QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,11 January 2019
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 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with respect to CVC
- Its establishment was recommended by Santhanam committee.
- It is a constitutional body
- It is a single member body appointed by President on the recommendation of 3 member committee
Select the correct answer
Correct
Solution – C
Explanation
- Santhanam committee on prevention of corruption 1962-64
- Statutory body from September 2003
- It is a multi-member body consisting of Chief vigilance officer and not more than 2 vigilance officer
- Appointed by president on the recommendation of 3 member committee consisting of PM, Union home minister and Leader of opposition in LS
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Solution – C
Explanation
- Santhanam committee on prevention of corruption 1962-64
- Statutory body from September 2003
- It is a multi-member body consisting of Chief vigilance officer and not more than 2 vigilance officer
- Appointed by president on the recommendation of 3 member committee consisting of PM, Union home minister and Leader of opposition in LS
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with respect to Jawahar Navodaya vidyalaya
- System of alternate schools for gifted students in India.
- JNVs are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, with classes from VI to XII standard.
- JNVs are established throughout the country
Select the correct answer
Correct
Solution – B
Explanation
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are a system of alternate schools for gifted students in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
JNVs are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, with classes from VI to XII standard.
JNVs are specifically tasked with finding talented children in rural areas of India and providing them with an education equivalent to the best residential school system, without regard to their families’ socio-economic condition.
The Navodaya Vidyalaya system is a unique experiment unparalleled in the annals of school education in India and elsewhere. Its significance lies in the selection of talented rural children as the target group and the attempt to provide them with quality education comparable to the best in a residential school system. Such children are found in all sections of society, and in all areas including the most backward.
JNVs exist all over India, with the exception of Tamil Nadu, where anti Hind movements were widespread during past times.
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Solution – B
Explanation
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are a system of alternate schools for gifted students in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
JNVs are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, with classes from VI to XII standard.
JNVs are specifically tasked with finding talented children in rural areas of India and providing them with an education equivalent to the best residential school system, without regard to their families’ socio-economic condition.
The Navodaya Vidyalaya system is a unique experiment unparalleled in the annals of school education in India and elsewhere. Its significance lies in the selection of talented rural children as the target group and the attempt to provide them with quality education comparable to the best in a residential school system. Such children are found in all sections of society, and in all areas including the most backward.
JNVs exist all over India, with the exception of Tamil Nadu, where anti Hind movements were widespread during past times.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsUltima thule is
- Science fiction
- Frozen relic of early solar system
- Logistics service provider
Select the correct answer
Correct
Solution – B
Explanation
- NASA spacecraft New Horizons recently flew past the most distant world ever studied by humankind, Ultima Thule, a frozen relic of the early solar system that could reveal how planets formed.
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Solution – B
Explanation
- NASA spacecraft New Horizons recently flew past the most distant world ever studied by humankind, Ultima Thule, a frozen relic of the early solar system that could reveal how planets formed.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following are correctly matched
- Ross island – Shaheed dweep
- Havelock island – Swaraj dweep
- Neil island – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose island
Select the correct answer
Correct
Solution – B
- Ross island – Netaji Subhash Chandra bose island
- Havelock island – Swaraj dweep
Neil island – shaheed dweep
Incorrect
Solution – B
- Ross island – Netaji Subhash Chandra bose island
- Havelock island – Swaraj dweep
Neil island – shaheed dweep
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following with respect to Bureau of Indian standards
- It is working under Ministry of commerce
- It is a signatory to Code of Good practice for preparation, adoption and application of standards under WTO-TBT agreement
- It played important role in implementation of Gold monetisation scheme
Select the correct answer
Correct
Solution – C
Explanation
- The Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) is the national Standards Body of India working under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India.
- BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- BIS, being a signatory to the ‘Code of Good Practice for the preparation, adoption and application of standards (Article 4 of WTO-TBT Agreement, Annex 3)’ has also accordingly aligned its standards formulation procedure.
- of India had launched Gold Monetization Scheme on 5th Nov.2015. BIS played an important role in finalization and implementation of the Gold Monetization Scheme in association with Department of Economic Affairs and Reserve Bank of India. Under the Gold Monetization Scheme, Assaying & Hallmarking (A&H) Centres recognized by BIS have been qualified to act as Collection and Purity Testing Centres (CPTC).
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Solution – C
Explanation
- The Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) is the national Standards Body of India working under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India.
- BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- BIS, being a signatory to the ‘Code of Good Practice for the preparation, adoption and application of standards (Article 4 of WTO-TBT Agreement, Annex 3)’ has also accordingly aligned its standards formulation procedure.
- of India had launched Gold Monetization Scheme on 5th Nov.2015. BIS played an important role in finalization and implementation of the Gold Monetization Scheme in association with Department of Economic Affairs and Reserve Bank of India. Under the Gold Monetization Scheme, Assaying & Hallmarking (A&H) Centres recognized by BIS have been qualified to act as Collection and Purity Testing Centres (CPTC).
