QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 14 December 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,14 December 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
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Consider the following statements about SAUBHAGYA Scheme:
Under Saubhagya free electricity connections to only households in rural areas will be provided.
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been designated as nodal agencyfor the Saubhagya scheme.
A committee is constituted under the Ministry of Power to identify the beneficiaries for the scheme.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ was launched in September, 2017.
Under Saubhagya free electricity connections to all households (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and poor families in urban areas will be provided.
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been designated as nodal agency for the Saubhagya scheme.
The scheme aims to achieve universal household electrification in all parts of the country.
Eligibility: The prospective beneficiary households for free electricity connections under the scheme would be identified using SECC 2011 data. However, un-electrified households not covered under SECC data would also be provided electricity connections under the scheme on payment of Rs. 500 which shall be recovered by DISCOMs in 10 instalments through electricity bill.
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Solution: b)
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ was launched in September, 2017.
Under Saubhagya free electricity connections to all households (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and poor families in urban areas will be provided.
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been designated as nodal agency for the Saubhagya scheme.
The scheme aims to achieve universal household electrification in all parts of the country.
Eligibility: The prospective beneficiary households for free electricity connections under the scheme would be identified using SECC 2011 data. However, un-electrified households not covered under SECC data would also be provided electricity connections under the scheme on payment of Rs. 500 which shall be recovered by DISCOMs in 10 instalments through electricity bill.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
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Consider the following statements about National Register of Citizens (NRC)
National Register of Citizens is a register containing names of Indian citizens residing in Assam.
The register was first prepared after the 1971 Census of India.
The recently released draft of NRC includes the names of Indian citizens who have been residing in Assam before March 25, 1971.
The update process of NRC started in the year 2013 under monitoring of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: b)
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list that contains names of Indian citizens of Assam. It was last prepared after Census in 1951. The update process of NRC started in the year 2013 under the strict monitoring of Supreme Court of India.
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Solution: b)
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list that contains names of Indian citizens of Assam. It was last prepared after Census in 1951. The update process of NRC started in the year 2013 under the strict monitoring of Supreme Court of India.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 points
OSIRIS-Rex mission is related to
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Solution: b)
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered traces of hydrogen and oxygen molecules — part of the recipe for water and thus the potential for life — embedded in the asteroid Bennu’s rocky surface.
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Solution: b)
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered traces of hydrogen and oxygen molecules — part of the recipe for water and thus the potential for life — embedded in the asteroid Bennu’s rocky surface.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
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‘Momentum for Change’ is an initiative of
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Solution: a)
Momentum for Change is an initiative spearheaded by the UN Climate Change secretariat to shine a light on the enormous groundswell of activities underway across the globe that are moving the world toward a highly resilient, low-carbon future. Momentum for Change recognizes innovative and transformative solutions that address both climate change and wider economic, social and environmental challenges.
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Momentum for Change is an initiative spearheaded by the UN Climate Change secretariat to shine a light on the enormous groundswell of activities underway across the globe that are moving the world toward a highly resilient, low-carbon future. Momentum for Change recognizes innovative and transformative solutions that address both climate change and wider economic, social and environmental challenges.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
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FAME India Scheme is launched by?
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Solution: d)
To promote manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicle technology and to ensure sustainable growth of the same, Department of Heavy Industry is implementing FAME-India Scheme.
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Solution: d)
To promote manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicle technology and to ensure sustainable growth of the same, Department of Heavy Industry is implementing FAME-India Scheme.
