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INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following regions are associated with Line of Actual Control (LAC) dispute between India and China?
- Galwan Valley
- Gogra heights
- Hot Springs
- Depsang Plains
- Pangong Tso lake
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Between the 14th and 15th (Finance Commissions), the incidence of cess and surcharge has gone up.
- A constitutional amendment is required to include Cess and surcharge in the divisible pool of revenue which is distributed between the Centre and the States.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: d)
Cess and surcharge is not part of the divisible pool. However, it’s not in the hands of the Finance Commission to cap it. This requires a constitutional amendment. It was in 2000 during the period of (then PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee when there was a constitutional amendment that kept cess and surcharge outside the divisible pool. If cess and surcharge are to be part of the divisible pool, there has to be a constitutional amendment.
Between the 14th and 15th (Finance Commissions), the incidence of cess and surcharge has gone up.
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Solution: d)
Cess and surcharge is not part of the divisible pool. However, it’s not in the hands of the Finance Commission to cap it. This requires a constitutional amendment. It was in 2000 during the period of (then PM) Atal Bihari Vajpayee when there was a constitutional amendment that kept cess and surcharge outside the divisible pool. If cess and surcharge are to be part of the divisible pool, there has to be a constitutional amendment.
Between the 14th and 15th (Finance Commissions), the incidence of cess and surcharge has gone up.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsArrange the following Great Lakes of North America from West to East
- Erie
- Michigan
- Superior
- Huron
- Ontario
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: b)
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Solution: b)
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Bottom trawling.
- Bottom trawling is a method of fishing that involves dragging heavy weighted nets across the sea floor, in an effort to catch fish.
- Bottom trawling is considered environment friendly and does not affect the marine biodiversity.
- Majority of the commercial fishing in India is done through the method of Bottom trawling.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
Bottom trawling is an industrial fishing method where a large net with heavy weights is dragged across the seafloor.
When the weighted nets and trawl doors are dragged along the seafloor, everything in their path is disturbed or destroyed, including seagrasses, coral reefs or rock gardens where fish hide from predators.
Bottom trawls are used in catching marine life that live on the seafloor, such as shrimp, cod, sole and flounder.
The damage from bottom trawling is not limited to habitat destruction. As the net drags along the seafloor, all creatures in its path—fish, animals, marine mammals, plants, and turtles—are scooped up along the way.
India has taken measures to stop bottom trawling by its fishermen in the waters near the Sri Lankan coastline.
Recent initiatives taken by the Government of India to end bottom trawling in the Palk Bay area include the launch of a programme on diversification of bottom trawlers into deep-sea fishing vessels for tuna long lining under the Blue Revolution Scheme, construction of Mookaiyur and Poompuhar fishing harbours, and capacity-building programmes for fishermen of the Palk Bay area in deep sea tuna long lining.
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Solution: a)
Bottom trawling is an industrial fishing method where a large net with heavy weights is dragged across the seafloor.
When the weighted nets and trawl doors are dragged along the seafloor, everything in their path is disturbed or destroyed, including seagrasses, coral reefs or rock gardens where fish hide from predators.
Bottom trawls are used in catching marine life that live on the seafloor, such as shrimp, cod, sole and flounder.
The damage from bottom trawling is not limited to habitat destruction. As the net drags along the seafloor, all creatures in its path—fish, animals, marine mammals, plants, and turtles—are scooped up along the way.
India has taken measures to stop bottom trawling by its fishermen in the waters near the Sri Lankan coastline.
Recent initiatives taken by the Government of India to end bottom trawling in the Palk Bay area include the launch of a programme on diversification of bottom trawlers into deep-sea fishing vessels for tuna long lining under the Blue Revolution Scheme, construction of Mookaiyur and Poompuhar fishing harbours, and capacity-building programmes for fishermen of the Palk Bay area in deep sea tuna long lining.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsSinjar Mountains, sometimes seen in news lies in
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Solution: c)
Sinjar Mountains are a 100-kilometre-long mountain range that runs east to west, rising above the surrounding alluvial steppe plains in north-western Iraq. The western and lower segment of these mountains lies in Syria. These mountains are regarded as sacred by the Yazidis.
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Solution: c)
Sinjar Mountains are a 100-kilometre-long mountain range that runs east to west, rising above the surrounding alluvial steppe plains in north-western Iraq. The western and lower segment of these mountains lies in Syria. These mountains are regarded as sacred by the Yazidis.
