QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,26 November 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2018. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration:
- It will be the first-ever UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions.
- It is the result of the adoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
The global compact for migration is the first, intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner. It won’t be legally binding.
In September 2016 the General Assembly decided, through the adoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, to develop a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration… The Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration will be held on 10 – 11 December (2018) in Marrakech, Morocco.
Improvisation: TH;
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Solution: c.
The global compact for migration is the first, intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner. It won’t be legally binding.
In September 2016 the General Assembly decided, through the adoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, to develop a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration… The Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration will be held on 10 – 11 December (2018) in Marrakech, Morocco.
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsA ‘flyway’ is a geographical region within which a single or a group of migratory species completes its annual cycle – breeding, moulting, staging and non-breeding. Consider the following statements in this context:
1.There are nineteen flyways in the world.
- Including the Central Asian Flyway, parts of India are are visited by migratory birds belonging to three flyways.
- Most of the species of migratory birds that visit the Indian sub-continent use wetlands as habitats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: b.
TOI: The Central Asian Flyway encompasses overlapping migration routes over 30 countries for different water-birds linking their northernmost breeding ground in Siberia to the southernmost non-breeding grounds in west and south Asia, the Maldives and the British Indian Ocean territory. “India has a strategic role in the flyway as it provides critical stopover sites to over 90% of the bird species known to use this migratory route,” says the India’s National Action Plan (NAP) for Conservation of Migratory Birds and their Habitats.
According to the NAP, at least 370 species of migratory birds from three flyways (CAF, East Asian Australasian Flyway covering parts of eastern India and Asian East African Flyway covering parts of western India) are reported to visit Indian sub-continent during their annual cycle.
Improvisation: TH;Incorrect
Solution: b.
TOI: The Central Asian Flyway encompasses overlapping migration routes over 30 countries for different water-birds linking their northernmost breeding ground in Siberia to the southernmost non-breeding grounds in west and south Asia, the Maldives and the British Indian Ocean territory. “India has a strategic role in the flyway as it provides critical stopover sites to over 90% of the bird species known to use this migratory route,” says the India’s National Action Plan (NAP) for Conservation of Migratory Birds and their Habitats.
According to the NAP, at least 370 species of migratory birds from three flyways (CAF, East Asian Australasian Flyway covering parts of eastern India and Asian East African Flyway covering parts of western India) are reported to visit Indian sub-continent during their annual cycle.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsSometimes in the news, ‘Survival International’ is a movement that advocates the rights of
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Solution: c.
About SI: “We are Survival, the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights. We’re the only organization that champions tribal peoples around the world. We help them defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their own futures.”
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4. Question
1 pointsNational Highway 4, numbered earlier as NH 223, recently in the news, is about 331 kilometrs in length. It passes through
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following tribal groups is restricted to the islands of Nicobar?
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Solution: c.
A&N Islands The Jarawa, the Onge, and the Sentinelese are the indigenous people of the Andamans. The indigenous peoples of the Nicobars are the Nicobarese, or Nicobari, and the Shompen.
Improvisation – death of the American who visited the North Sentinel Island.
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Solution: c.
A&N Islands The Jarawa, the Onge, and the Sentinelese are the indigenous people of the Andamans. The indigenous peoples of the Nicobars are the Nicobarese, or Nicobari, and the Shompen.
Improvisation – death of the American who visited the North Sentinel Island.
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