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 2021. 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.
Please try to enjoy questions, discuss the concepts and facts they try to test from you and suggest improvements.
Hope you enjoy this quiz. If you like it, then please share it. Thank you.
INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
Quiz-summary
0 of 5 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Information
The following Quiz is based on the Hindu, PIB and other news sources. It is a current events based quiz. Solving these questions will help retain both concepts and facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services exam.
To view Solutions, follow these instructions:
-
Click on – ‘Start Quiz’ button
-
Solve Questions
-
Click on ‘Quiz Summary’ button
-
Click on ‘Finish Quiz’ button
-
Now click on ‘View Questions’ button – here you will see solutions and links.
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading...
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz:
Results
0 of 5 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0)
Average score |
|
Your score |
|
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
Pos. | Name | Entered on | Points | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Table is loading | ||||
No data available | ||||
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- Answered
- Review
-
Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- It requires presidential assent for states notifying changes to OBC categories.
- According to Indra Sawhney judgement, under no circumstances the Centre can exceed 50 percent limit on reservations.
- Article 16 of the Constitution deals with equality of opportunity in public employment.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
The Supreme Court recently said it would hear arguments on the issue of whether the landmark 1992 judgement in the Indra Sawhney case should be re-looked at and referred to a larger bench.
The verdict in the case of the Indra Sawhney vs Union of India— also known as the Mandal verdict — capped reservations at 50 percent.
The judgment also laid down that the extent of reservation should not cross the 50 percent limit, unless a special case was made out for extraordinary situations and peculiar conditions to relax the rule.
Article 16 of the Constitution deals with equality of opportunity in public employment, and Clause 4 under it reads, “Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favor of any backward class of citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is not adequately represented in the services under the State.”
Article 342A introduced by the 102nd Constitution Amendment Act (2018), which requires presidential (Centre’s) assent for states notifying changes to OBC categories.
Incorrect
Solution: b)
The Supreme Court recently said it would hear arguments on the issue of whether the landmark 1992 judgement in the Indra Sawhney case should be re-looked at and referred to a larger bench.
The verdict in the case of the Indra Sawhney vs Union of India— also known as the Mandal verdict — capped reservations at 50 percent.
The judgment also laid down that the extent of reservation should not cross the 50 percent limit, unless a special case was made out for extraordinary situations and peculiar conditions to relax the rule.
Article 16 of the Constitution deals with equality of opportunity in public employment, and Clause 4 under it reads, “Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favor of any backward class of citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is not adequately represented in the services under the State.”
Article 342A introduced by the 102nd Constitution Amendment Act (2018), which requires presidential (Centre’s) assent for states notifying changes to OBC categories.
-
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsTrueNat mchines, recently seen in news can be used to test
- Covid-19
- Tuberculosis
- HIV
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: d)
TrueNat
This is a privately designed test that works on the same principle as RT-PCR, but with a smaller kit and with faster results. TrueNat, designed by MolBio Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Goa, is commonly used for tuberculosis and HIV testing. The ICMR approved TrueNat for screening and confirmation for Covid-19.
Incorrect
Solution: d)
TrueNat
This is a privately designed test that works on the same principle as RT-PCR, but with a smaller kit and with faster results. TrueNat, designed by MolBio Diagnostics Pvt Ltd, Goa, is commonly used for tuberculosis and HIV testing. The ICMR approved TrueNat for screening and confirmation for Covid-19.
-
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsOperation ‘Clean Art’, sometimes seen in news is the initiative of
Correct
Solution: c)
Operation ‘Clean Art’:
It is first pan India operation to crackdown on the smuggling of mongoose hair.
Conceived by WCCB.
Aim: To ensure that the mongoose hair brush trade should be closed down across the country.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
Operation ‘Clean Art’:
It is first pan India operation to crackdown on the smuggling of mongoose hair.
Conceived by WCCB.
Aim: To ensure that the mongoose hair brush trade should be closed down across the country.
-
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsAccess to “the bare necessities” are a sine qua non to live a decent life. In order to improve access to “the bare necessities,” the successive Governments have launched which of the following schemes?
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
- National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)
- Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY)
- Saubhagya
- Ujjwala Yojana
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: d)
The “bare necessities” of housing, water, sanitation, electricity and clean cooking fuel are jointly consumed by all the members of a household.
In order to improve access to “the bare necessities,” successive governments have made constant efforts. The network of schemes designed to deliver these necessities include inter-alia the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), Saubhagya, and Ujjwala Yojana.
Incorrect
Solution: d)
The “bare necessities” of housing, water, sanitation, electricity and clean cooking fuel are jointly consumed by all the members of a household.
In order to improve access to “the bare necessities,” successive governments have made constant efforts. The network of schemes designed to deliver these necessities include inter-alia the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), Saubhagya, and Ujjwala Yojana.
-
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
- NCDC is the apex financing organization of Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- NCDC is a statutory Corporation set up under an Act of Indian Parliament.
- NCDC carries out planning and promoting programmes for production, processing, marketing, storage, export and import of agricultural produce.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is the apex financing organization of Union Agriculture Ministry.
About NCDC:
It is a statutory corporation set up under the National Cooperative Development Corporation Act, 1962.
The objectives of NCDC are planning and promoting programmes for production, processing, marketing, storage, export and import of agricultural produce, foodstuffs, industrial goods, livestock and certain other notified commodities and services on cooperative principles.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is the apex financing organization of Union Agriculture Ministry.
About NCDC:
It is a statutory corporation set up under the National Cooperative Development Corporation Act, 1962.
The objectives of NCDC are planning and promoting programmes for production, processing, marketing, storage, export and import of agricultural produce, foodstuffs, industrial goods, livestock and certain other notified commodities and services on cooperative principles.