QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 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 India Cooling Action Plan.
- India is the second country after china to develop such a document.
- The plan aims at reducing emissions and providing thermal comfort to citizens.
- Recognizes “cooling and related areas” as a thrust area of research under the national S&T Programme.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
- India is the first country in world to develop such a document (ICAP), which addresses cooling requirement across sectors and lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand.
- The overarching goal is to provide sustainable cooling and thermal comfort for all while securing environmental and socio-economic benefits for the society.
The India Cooling Action seeks to recognize “cooling and related areas” as a thrust area of research under national S&T Programme.
IncorrectSolution: b)
- India is the first country in world to develop such a document (ICAP), which addresses cooling requirement across sectors and lists out actions which can help reduce the cooling demand.
- The overarching goal is to provide sustainable cooling and thermal comfort for all while securing environmental and socio-economic benefits for the society.
The India Cooling Action seeks to recognize “cooling and related areas” as a thrust area of research under national S&T Programme.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Chang’e-4 mission.
- It is the first probe ever to explore the dark side of the Moon.
- The mission in China’s first lunar mission.
- The mission aims to deliver samples of Moon rock and soil to Earth.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
China has launched Chang’e-4, a first probe ever to achieve soft-landing on the far side of the Moon.
Chang’e 4 is the fourth mission in the country’s lunar mission series which is being named after the Chinese moon goddess.
- The tasks of the Chang’e-4 probe include low-frequency radio astronomical observation, surveying the terrain and landforms, detecting the mineral composition, and measuring the neutron radiation and neutral atoms to study the environment on the far side of the moon.
- The mission aims to deliver samples of Moon rock and soil to Earth.
IncorrectSolution: c)
China has launched Chang’e-4, a first probe ever to achieve soft-landing on the far side of the Moon.
Chang’e 4 is the fourth mission in the country’s lunar mission series which is being named after the Chinese moon goddess.
- The tasks of the Chang’e-4 probe include low-frequency radio astronomical observation, surveying the terrain and landforms, detecting the mineral composition, and measuring the neutron radiation and neutral atoms to study the environment on the far side of the moon.
- The mission aims to deliver samples of Moon rock and soil to Earth.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsRecently Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) caused the death of five Asiatic lions in Gir forest, Gujarat. Consider the following statements about Canine Distemper Virus (CDV).
- CDV causes a highly contagious and life-threatening disease in dogs.
- CDV can only be spread through direct contact.
- The virus infects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
CDV causes a highly contagious and life-threatening disease in dogs. CDV also affects other wild carnivores, including wolves, foxes, raccoons, red pandas, ferrets, hyenas, tigers, and lions.
CDV spreads through aerosol droplets and through contact with infected bodily fluids, including nasal and ocular secretions, feces, and urine.
The virus then enters the blood stream and infects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, epithelial, and central nervous systems, and optic nerves.
IncorrectSolution: b)
CDV causes a highly contagious and life-threatening disease in dogs. CDV also affects other wild carnivores, including wolves, foxes, raccoons, red pandas, ferrets, hyenas, tigers, and lions.
CDV spreads through aerosol droplets and through contact with infected bodily fluids, including nasal and ocular secretions, feces, and urine.
The virus then enters the blood stream and infects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, epithelial, and central nervous systems, and optic nerves.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Official Secrets Act.
- The Official Secrets Act was first enacted in 1923 and was retained after Independence.
- The law is applicable to government servants only and not to citizens.
- Public servants could deny any information terming it a “secret” when asked under the RTI Act.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
The Official Secrets Act was first enacted in 1923 and was retained after Independence. The law, applicable to government servants and citizens, provides the framework for dealing with espionage, sedition, and other potential threats to the integrity of the nation. The law makes spying, sharing ‘secret’ information, unauthorised use of uniforms, withholding information, interference with the armed forces in prohibited/restricted areas, among others, punishable offences. If guilty, a person may get up to 14 years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.
The information could be any reference to a place belonging to or occupied by the government, documents, photographs, sketches, maps, plans, models, official codes or passwords.
The OSA does not define “secret” or “official secrets”. Public servants could deny any information terming it a “secret” when asked under the RTI Act.
IncorrectSolution: c)
The Official Secrets Act was first enacted in 1923 and was retained after Independence. The law, applicable to government servants and citizens, provides the framework for dealing with espionage, sedition, and other potential threats to the integrity of the nation. The law makes spying, sharing ‘secret’ information, unauthorised use of uniforms, withholding information, interference with the armed forces in prohibited/restricted areas, among others, punishable offences. If guilty, a person may get up to 14 years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.
The information could be any reference to a place belonging to or occupied by the government, documents, photographs, sketches, maps, plans, models, official codes or passwords.
The OSA does not define “secret” or “official secrets”. Public servants could deny any information terming it a “secret” when asked under the RTI Act.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Global Gender Gap Index 2018.
- It is released annually by World Bank.
- It measures economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment and health and survival.
- India has fully closed its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
Global Gender Gap report is published annually by the world economic forum since 2006. Global gender gap index is a part of this which measures gender equality across four pillars– they are economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment and health and survival.
India has recorded improvement in wage equality for similar work and has fully closed its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Global Gender Gap report is published annually by the world economic forum since 2006. Global gender gap index is a part of this which measures gender equality across four pillars– they are economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment and health and survival.
India has recorded improvement in wage equality for similar work and has fully closed its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.