QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 16 October 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 regarding NIRVIK scheme.
- The scheme aims to ease the lending process and enhance loan availability for exporters.
- The scheme has been introduced by Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC).
- The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) is a fully government-owned company that was established to promote exports by providing credit insurance services.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: d)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry through Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) has introduced a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK to enhance loan availability and ease the lending process.
- The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) is a fully government-owned company that was established in 1957 to promote exports by providing credit insurance services.
- The ECGC provides Export Credit Insurance to Banks (ECIB) to protect the banks from losses on account of export credit at the Pre and Post-Shipment stage given to exporters due to the risks of insolvency or protracted default of the exporter borrower.
IncorrectSolution: d)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry through Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) has introduced a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK to enhance loan availability and ease the lending process.
- The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) is a fully government-owned company that was established in 1957 to promote exports by providing credit insurance services.
- The ECGC provides Export Credit Insurance to Banks (ECIB) to protect the banks from losses on account of export credit at the Pre and Post-Shipment stage given to exporters due to the risks of insolvency or protracted default of the exporter borrower.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsAbhedya related to Indian Navy, recently seen in news is related to?
CorrectSolution: d)
- It is Indian Navy’s state of the art Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Training Facility (NBCTF) which was inaugurated recently at INS Shivaji, Lonavala.
- The new facility is expected to help train personnel of naval ships fitted with nuclear, biological and chemical detection and protection systems.
- The nuclear training facility will help Indian Navy in providing realistic simulation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological warfare to its personnel during their NBC damage control training, which was till now largely limited to theoretical training.
IncorrectSolution: d)
- It is Indian Navy’s state of the art Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Training Facility (NBCTF) which was inaugurated recently at INS Shivaji, Lonavala.
- The new facility is expected to help train personnel of naval ships fitted with nuclear, biological and chemical detection and protection systems.
- The nuclear training facility will help Indian Navy in providing realistic simulation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological warfare to its personnel during their NBC damage control training, which was till now largely limited to theoretical training.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about International Energy Agency (IEA).
- It is an autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of OPEC.
- India is a member country.
- World Energy Outlook(WEO) is published by IEA.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
IEA is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis.
In March 2017, India joined the IEA as an Association country.
Reports:
- Global Energy & CO2 Status Report 2017.
- World Energy Outlook.
- World Energy Statistics 2017.
- World Energy Balances 2017.
- Energy Technology Perspectives.
IncorrectSolution: c)
IEA is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis.
In March 2017, India joined the IEA as an Association country.
Reports:
- Global Energy & CO2 Status Report 2017.
- World Energy Outlook.
- World Energy Statistics 2017.
- World Energy Balances 2017.
- Energy Technology Perspectives.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding National Digital Library of India (NDLI).
- National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a project of the Ministry of Human Resource Developmentunder the aegis of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT).
- The objective of National Digital Library is to make digital educational resources available to all citizens of the country.
- National Digital Library has been designed to benefit differently abled users as well.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: d)
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a project of the Ministry of Human Resource Development under the aegis of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT).
It is developed by IIT Kharagpur.
Objective: The objective of NDL is to make digital educational resources available to all citizens of the country to empower, inspire and encourage learning.
IncorrectSolution: d)
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a project of the Ministry of Human Resource Development under the aegis of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT).
It is developed by IIT Kharagpur.
Objective: The objective of NDL is to make digital educational resources available to all citizens of the country to empower, inspire and encourage learning.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsAsia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) 2019 has been released by
CorrectSolution: c)
The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) is a biennial publication of the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
IncorrectSolution: c)
The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) is a biennial publication of the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.