QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 12 December 2019
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Review Petition.
- According to the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court has the power to review any of its judgments or orders.
- Any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review.
- The court exercises its discretion to allow a review petition only when it shows the grounds for seeking the review.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
Under Article 137, the Supreme Court has the power to review any of its judgments or orders.
When a review takes place, the law is that it is allowed not to take fresh stock of the case but to correct grave errors that have resulted in the miscarriage of justice.
The court has the power to review its rulings to correct a “patent error” and not “minor mistakes of inconsequential import”.
Who can file a review petition?
As per the Civil Procedure Code and the Supreme Court Rules, any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review. However, the court exercises its discretion to allow a review petition only when it shows the grounds for seeking the review.
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Solution: d)
Under Article 137, the Supreme Court has the power to review any of its judgments or orders.
When a review takes place, the law is that it is allowed not to take fresh stock of the case but to correct grave errors that have resulted in the miscarriage of justice.
The court has the power to review its rulings to correct a “patent error” and not “minor mistakes of inconsequential import”.
Who can file a review petition?
As per the Civil Procedure Code and the Supreme Court Rules, any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review. However, the court exercises its discretion to allow a review petition only when it shows the grounds for seeking the review.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.
- It will be the country’s first river interlinking project.
- Ken and Betwa rivers originate in Madhya Pradesh and are the tributaries of Narmada River.
- Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
The government has said it is pushing Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to make progress on the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.
Conceived as a two-part project, this is the country’s first river interlinking project.
The project aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken river in MP to Betwa in UP to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region spread across the districts of two states mainly Jhansi, Banda, Lalitpur and Mahoba districts of UP and Tikamgarh, Panna and Chhatarpur districts of MP.
- Ken and Betwa rivers originate in MP and are the tributaries of Yamuna.
- Ken meets with Yamuna in Banda district of UP and with Betwa in Hamirpur district of UP.
- Rajghat, Paricha and Matatila dams are over Betwa river.
- Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve.
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Solution: b)
The government has said it is pushing Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to make progress on the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.
Conceived as a two-part project, this is the country’s first river interlinking project.
The project aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken river in MP to Betwa in UP to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region spread across the districts of two states mainly Jhansi, Banda, Lalitpur and Mahoba districts of UP and Tikamgarh, Panna and Chhatarpur districts of MP.
- Ken and Betwa rivers originate in MP and are the tributaries of Yamuna.
- Ken meets with Yamuna in Banda district of UP and with Betwa in Hamirpur district of UP.
- Rajghat, Paricha and Matatila dams are over Betwa river.
- Ken River passes through Panna tiger reserve.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding coalbed methane (CBM).
- Coalbed methane (CBM) is an unconventional form of natural gas found in coal deposits or coal seams.
- India has the largest coal reserves in the world,and CBM has been looked at as a clean alternative fuel.
- CBM cannot be used as feedstock for fertilisers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
India has the fifth-largest coal reserves in the world, and CBM has been looked at as a clean alternative fuel with significant prospects.
- The country’s coal and CBM reserves are found in 12 states of India, with the Gondwana sediments of eastern India holding the bulk.
- The Damodar Koel valley and Son valley are prospective areas for CBM development.
What is coalbed methane (CBM)?
It is an unconventional form of natural gas found in coal deposits or coal seams.
CMB is formed during the process of coalification, the transformation of plant material into coal.
CBM can be used
- In Power generation.
- As Compressed natural gas (CNG) auto fuel.
- As feedstock for fertilisers.
- Industrial uses such as in cement production, rolling mills, steel plants, and for methanol production.
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Solution: a)
India has the fifth-largest coal reserves in the world, and CBM has been looked at as a clean alternative fuel with significant prospects.
- The country’s coal and CBM reserves are found in 12 states of India, with the Gondwana sediments of eastern India holding the bulk.
- The Damodar Koel valley and Son valley are prospective areas for CBM development.
What is coalbed methane (CBM)?
It is an unconventional form of natural gas found in coal deposits or coal seams.
CMB is formed during the process of coalification, the transformation of plant material into coal.
CBM can be used
- In Power generation.
- As Compressed natural gas (CNG) auto fuel.
- As feedstock for fertilisers.
- Industrial uses such as in cement production, rolling mills, steel plants, and for methanol production.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding ElectroSkin.
- ElectroSkin is a robot made from the skin.
- ElectroSkin is an important step toward soft robots that can be easily transported, deployed and even worn.
- While traditional robots are rigid and incompliant, soft robots are compliant and can stretch and twist to adapt to their environments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
Researchers have developed stretchable, pocket-sized robots which could crawl up walls and across ceiling to clean them, for environmental monitoring and deployment in hazardous environments.
“ElectroSkin” is a new fundamental building block for a range of soft next-generation robots.
‘ElectroSkin’ is an important step toward soft robots that can be easily transported, deployed and even worn. The combination of electrical artificial muscles and electrical gripping replicated the movements of animals like slugs and snails
The thin and light robots have been developed using a new way of embedding artificial muscles and electrical adhesion into soft materials.
traditional robots are rigid and incompliant whereas soft robots are compliant and can stretch and twist to adapt to their environments.
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Solution: d)
Researchers have developed stretchable, pocket-sized robots which could crawl up walls and across ceiling to clean them, for environmental monitoring and deployment in hazardous environments.
“ElectroSkin” is a new fundamental building block for a range of soft next-generation robots.
‘ElectroSkin’ is an important step toward soft robots that can be easily transported, deployed and even worn. The combination of electrical artificial muscles and electrical gripping replicated the movements of animals like slugs and snails
The thin and light robots have been developed using a new way of embedding artificial muscles and electrical adhesion into soft materials.
traditional robots are rigid and incompliant whereas soft robots are compliant and can stretch and twist to adapt to their environments.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsMission Raksha Gyan Shakti is related to
Correct
Solution: c)
As part of the ongoing initiatives to enhance self-reliance in defence, the Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti aims to provide a boost to the IPR culture in indigenous defence industry.
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Solution: c)
As part of the ongoing initiatives to enhance self-reliance in defence, the Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti aims to provide a boost to the IPR culture in indigenous defence industry.
