QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 08 March 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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1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the recently launched programme ‘PARIVESH’.
- It is a web-based single-window system for environmental clearances from Central and State level authorities only.
- It seeks to get Environment, Forests, Wildlife clearances and not CRZ clearances.
- It is under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
CorrectSolution: d)
PARIVESH is a web based, role based workflow application which has been developed for online submission and monitoring of the proposals submitted by the proponents for seeking Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ Clearances from Central, State and district level authorities. It automates the entire tracking of proposals which includes online submission of a new proposal, editing/updating the details of proposals and displays status of the proposals at each stage of the workflow.
IncorrectSolution: d)
PARIVESH is a web based, role based workflow application which has been developed for online submission and monitoring of the proposals submitted by the proponents for seeking Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ Clearances from Central, State and district level authorities. It automates the entire tracking of proposals which includes online submission of a new proposal, editing/updating the details of proposals and displays status of the proposals at each stage of the workflow.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Swift (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) messaging system.
- It is a messaging network that financial institutions use to securely transmit information and instructions through a standardized system of codes.
- SWIFT facilitate funds transfer and sends payment orders.
- SWIFT India is a consortium of all Indian public sector banks.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
It is a messaging network that financial institutions use to securely transmit information and instructions through a standardized system of codes. Under SWIFT, each financial organization has a unique code which is used to send and receive payments.
- SWIFT does not facilitate funds transfer: rather, it sends payment orders, which must be settled by correspondent accounts that the institutions have with each other.
- The SWIFT is a secure financial message carrier — in other words, it transports messages from one bank to its intended bank recipient.
SWIFT India is a joint venture of top Indian public and private sector banks and SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication). The company was created to deliver high quality domestic financial messaging services to the Indian financial community.
IncorrectSolution: a)
It is a messaging network that financial institutions use to securely transmit information and instructions through a standardized system of codes. Under SWIFT, each financial organization has a unique code which is used to send and receive payments.
- SWIFT does not facilitate funds transfer: rather, it sends payment orders, which must be settled by correspondent accounts that the institutions have with each other.
- The SWIFT is a secure financial message carrier — in other words, it transports messages from one bank to its intended bank recipient.
SWIFT India is a joint venture of top Indian public and private sector banks and SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication). The company was created to deliver high quality domestic financial messaging services to the Indian financial community.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about GSAT -7A
- GSAT-7Ais a communication satellite designed specifically for military operations.
- GSAT-7A is similar to Indian navy’s GSAT-7 and the Indian Air Force will be the sole operator of the satellite.
- It is the 50th Indian communication satellite.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
GSAT 7A is the 35th Indian communication satellite. GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant exclusively for the Indian Air Force. GSAT-7A is similar to Indian navy’s GSAT-7 and the Indian Air Force will be the sole operator of the satellite. The satellite will enhance Network-centric warfare capabilities of the Indian Air Force and therefore enhance its global operations.
IncorrectSolution: a)
GSAT 7A is the 35th Indian communication satellite. GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant exclusively for the Indian Air Force. GSAT-7A is similar to Indian navy’s GSAT-7 and the Indian Air Force will be the sole operator of the satellite. The satellite will enhance Network-centric warfare capabilities of the Indian Air Force and therefore enhance its global operations.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about World Air Quality Report 2018.
- It was released by World Health Organisation (WHO).
- The main objective behind the report was to measure the presence of Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5.
- India has progressed in controlling air pollution and of the 10 cities with highest pollution only 2 are in India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace have released World Air Quality Report 2018.
- The main objective behind the report was to measure the presence of fine particulate matter known as Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5, which has been recorded in real-time in 2018.
- Of the 10 cities with highest pollution, seven are in India, while one is in China and two are in Pakistan.
- India’s Gurugram led the list of most polluted cities in the world in 2018, followed by Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida, and Bhiwadi in the top six worst-affected cities.
IncorrectSolution: b)
IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace have released World Air Quality Report 2018.
- The main objective behind the report was to measure the presence of fine particulate matter known as Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5, which has been recorded in real-time in 2018.
- Of the 10 cities with highest pollution, seven are in India, while one is in China and two are in Pakistan.
- India’s Gurugram led the list of most polluted cities in the world in 2018, followed by Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida, and Bhiwadi in the top six worst-affected cities.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Oxytocin.
- Oxytocin has been dubbed as the hug hormone due to its effects on behaviour.
- Oxytocin is a hormone that is made in the brain, in the hypothalamus.
- WHO has come up with Carbetocin as a safe and effective alternative to the drug oxytocin.
- It does not have any effect on female reproductive functions.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
- Oxytocin has also been dubbed the hug hormone, cuddle chemical, moral molecule, and the bliss hormone due to its effects on behaviour, including its role in love and in female reproductive biological functions in reproduction.
- Oxytocin is a hormone that is made in the brain, in the hypothalamus. It is transported to, and secreted by, the pituitary gland, which is located at the base of the brain.
- It acts both as a hormone and as a brain neurotransmitter.
- The release of oxytocin by the pituitary gland acts to regulate two female reproductive functions: Childbirth and Breast-feeding.
Carbetocin: The World Health Organization (WHO) has come up with a safe and effective alternative to the controversial drug oxytocin.
IncorrectSolution: b)
- Oxytocin has also been dubbed the hug hormone, cuddle chemical, moral molecule, and the bliss hormone due to its effects on behaviour, including its role in love and in female reproductive biological functions in reproduction.
- Oxytocin is a hormone that is made in the brain, in the hypothalamus. It is transported to, and secreted by, the pituitary gland, which is located at the base of the brain.
- It acts both as a hormone and as a brain neurotransmitter.
- The release of oxytocin by the pituitary gland acts to regulate two female reproductive functions: Childbirth and Breast-feeding.
Carbetocin: The World Health Organization (WHO) has come up with a safe and effective alternative to the controversial drug oxytocin.