QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,25 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.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsRecently Caspian Sea Breakthrough Treaty was signed. Which of the following countries are parties to the treaty?
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Turkmenistan
- Azerbaijan
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Solution: b)
Five Caspian Sea states (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan) reached a breakthrough agreement on sovereign rights to the sea, paving the way for new oil and gas extraction — and pipelines.
The treaty ends a spat over whether the Caspian is a sea or a lake, granting it special legal status and clarifying the maritime boundaries of each surrounding country.
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Solution: b)
Five Caspian Sea states (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan) reached a breakthrough agreement on sovereign rights to the sea, paving the way for new oil and gas extraction — and pipelines.
The treaty ends a spat over whether the Caspian is a sea or a lake, granting it special legal status and clarifying the maritime boundaries of each surrounding country.
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2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following sites is known as Diamond Triangle
- Lalitgiri
- Vindyagiri
- Ratnagiri
- Pushpagiri
- Udayagiri
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Solution: a)
Buddhist site museum has been inaugurated at Lalitgiri in Odisha. The Diamond Triangle, consisting of the three Buddhist sites of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri & Lalitgiri. Belonging to the Vajyarajyan sect of Buddhism, which is popularly known as the Diamond Vehicle, and hence the name Diamond Triangle.
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Solution: a)
Buddhist site museum has been inaugurated at Lalitgiri in Odisha. The Diamond Triangle, consisting of the three Buddhist sites of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri & Lalitgiri. Belonging to the Vajyarajyan sect of Buddhism, which is popularly known as the Diamond Vehicle, and hence the name Diamond Triangle.
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3. Question
1 pointsIndia is a member country of which of the following organizations?
- East Asia Summit
- ASEAN + 3
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
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Solution: a)
Statement 1: 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian regions
(Including India), USA and RUSSIA are its members. Trade is an important focus for the summit.
Statement 2: ASEAN+3 includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and VietNam) plus China, Japan, and Korea. It excludes India.
Statement 3: China has consistently blocked India’s bid to APEC membership.
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Solution: a)
Statement 1: 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian regions
(Including India), USA and RUSSIA are its members. Trade is an important focus for the summit.
Statement 2: ASEAN+3 includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and VietNam) plus China, Japan, and Korea. It excludes India.
Statement 3: China has consistently blocked India’s bid to APEC membership.
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4. Question
1 pointsHongyun project recently seen in news is related to
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Solution: c)
China has launched its first communication satellite to provide broadband internet services worldwide. The satellite is the first in the Hongyun project planned by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The Hongyun project, started in September 2016, aims to build a space-based communications network to provide broadband internet connectivity to users around the world, especially those in the underserved regions.
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Solution: c)
China has launched its first communication satellite to provide broadband internet services worldwide. The satellite is the first in the Hongyun project planned by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The Hongyun project, started in September 2016, aims to build a space-based communications network to provide broadband internet connectivity to users around the world, especially those in the underserved regions.
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5. Question
1 pointsMount Anak Krakatau recently in news is located in?
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Solution: d)
Both sides of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait – Java on the east and Sumatra on the west – have been hit by a tsunami. The tsunami is believed to have been caused by undersea landslides from volcanic activity.
Indonesia’s climatology agency (BMKG) said undersea landslides triggered by an eruption of the Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, located about 50km offshore in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, may have triggered the tsunami.
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Solution: d)
Both sides of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait – Java on the east and Sumatra on the west – have been hit by a tsunami. The tsunami is believed to have been caused by undersea landslides from volcanic activity.
Indonesia’s climatology agency (BMKG) said undersea landslides triggered by an eruption of the Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, located about 50km offshore in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, may have triggered the tsunami.
