QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 April 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 pointsThe countries bordering Venezuela are
- Brazil
- Suriname
- Colombia
- Guyana
Select the correct code:
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Solution: c)
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Solution: c)
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about International Labour Organisation (ILO).
- ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency since 1919, that brings together governments, employers and workers of its member States.
- India has ratified more than half of the ILO conventions.
- ILO is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019.
- Future of Work initiative was launched by ILO.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: d)
- ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 that brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
- India being a founding member has played an active role in every field of the organization. India has ratified 47 out of 189 ILO conventions during the century.
- ILO is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019.
- In order to understand and to respond effectively to new challenges, ILO launched a “Future of Work initiative” in order to advance its mandate for social justice.
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Solution: d)
- ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 that brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
- India being a founding member has played an active role in every field of the organization. India has ratified 47 out of 189 ILO conventions during the century.
- ILO is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019.
- In order to understand and to respond effectively to new challenges, ILO launched a “Future of Work initiative” in order to advance its mandate for social justice.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS).
- Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) are declared as per the provisions of Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
- Areas with High endemism and presence of keystone species can be declared as Biodiversity Heritage Sites.
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) will notify areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
“Biodiversity Heritage Sites” (BHS) are well defined areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems – terrestrial, coastal and inland waters and, marine having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components: richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories, high endemism, presence of rare and threatened species, keystone species, species of evolutionary significance, wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or their varieties, past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds and having significant cultural, ethical or aesthetic values and are important for the maintenance of cultural diversity, with or without a long history of human association with them.
Under Section 37 of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BDA) the State Government in consultation with local bodies may notify in the official gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS).
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Solution: c)
“Biodiversity Heritage Sites” (BHS) are well defined areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems – terrestrial, coastal and inland waters and, marine having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components: richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories, high endemism, presence of rare and threatened species, keystone species, species of evolutionary significance, wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or their varieties, past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds and having significant cultural, ethical or aesthetic values and are important for the maintenance of cultural diversity, with or without a long history of human association with them.
Under Section 37 of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BDA) the State Government in consultation with local bodies may notify in the official gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS).
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Joint maritime surveillance system, recently seen in news.
- ISRO and European Space Agency have signed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in India.
- They will put up a constellation of low-Earth orbiting satellites that will identify and track movement of ships only in the Indian Ocean region.
- It provides for a maritime surveillance centre to be set up in India.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: a)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Paris based National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) of France have signed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in India.
- The two nations will explore putting up a constellation of low-Earth orbiting satellites that will identify and track movement of ships globally and in particular those moving in the Indian Ocean region where France has its Reunion Islands.
- It provides for a maritime surveillance centre to be set up in India.
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Solution: a)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Paris based National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) of France have signed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in India.
- The two nations will explore putting up a constellation of low-Earth orbiting satellites that will identify and track movement of ships globally and in particular those moving in the Indian Ocean region where France has its Reunion Islands.
- It provides for a maritime surveillance centre to be set up in India.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about rare disease.
- Rare disease is the one which occurs rarely during extreme weather conditions.
- Most rare diseases are genetic in nature.
- The most common rare diseases recorded in Indiaare Lysosomal storage disorders such as Pompe disease, Hirschsprung disease and Gaucher’s disease.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population.
Most rare diseases are genetic, and are present throughout a person’s entire life, even if symptoms do not immediately appear.
- The most common rare diseases recorded in Indiaare Haemophilia, Thalassemia, sickle-cell anaemia and primary immuno deficiency in children, auto-immune diseases, Lysosomal storage disorders such as Pompe disease, Hirschsprung disease, Gaucher’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Hemangiomas and certain forms of muscular dystrophies.
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Solution: c)
A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population.
Most rare diseases are genetic, and are present throughout a person’s entire life, even if symptoms do not immediately appear.
- The most common rare diseases recorded in Indiaare Haemophilia, Thalassemia, sickle-cell anaemia and primary immuno deficiency in children, auto-immune diseases, Lysosomal storage disorders such as Pompe disease, Hirschsprung disease, Gaucher’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Hemangiomas and certain forms of muscular dystrophies.
