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INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Hydrogen is lighter than air.
- Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe
- In India, Hydrogen is primarily produced from renewable energy sources.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Hydrogen is the lightest element in the periodic table. Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe.
Currently, India consumes around 5.5 million tonnes of hydrogen, primarily produced from imported fossil fuels.
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Solution: b)
Hydrogen is the lightest element in the periodic table. Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe.
Currently, India consumes around 5.5 million tonnes of hydrogen, primarily produced from imported fossil fuels.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsRecently the French National Assembly approved the creation of an “Ecocide” offence. Which of the following rightly describes the term “Ecocide”?
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Solution: c)
The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the creation of an “ecocide” offence as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment and tackling climate change.
Ecocide is “the massive contamination of air, land and water,” or “any action capable of producing an ecological disaster.
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Solution: c)
The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the creation of an “ecocide” offence as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment and tackling climate change.
Ecocide is “the massive contamination of air, land and water,” or “any action capable of producing an ecological disaster.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe term ‘Data Scraping’ sometimes seen in news, rightly denotes
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Solution: c)
Data scraping, or web scraping, is the process of extracting data from a website. Scraper bots are designed to derive information from these websites. A user designing a bot to extract data is called a scraper.
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Solution: c)
Data scraping, or web scraping, is the process of extracting data from a website. Scraper bots are designed to derive information from these websites. A user designing a bot to extract data is called a scraper.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Raisina Dialogue.
- The Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship annual geopolitical and geostrategic conference.
- It is jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF).
- Participation is limited to Foreign and Defence Ministers and select think tanks from member countries.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference held annually in New Delhi. Since its inception in 2016, the conference has emerged as India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics. The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, an independent think tank, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
The conference is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving a variety of global policymakers including heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials. In addition, the Dialogue also welcomes major private sector executives, as well as members of the media and academia. It is designed on the lines of Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue.
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The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference held annually in New Delhi. Since its inception in 2016, the conference has emerged as India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics. The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, an independent think tank, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
The conference is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving a variety of global policymakers including heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials. In addition, the Dialogue also welcomes major private sector executives, as well as members of the media and academia. It is designed on the lines of Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Supply chain resilience initiative.
- It is an initiative of India, Japan and Australia to achieve supply-chain resilience in the Indo-Pacific region.
- The idea is to reduce the reliance on China for supply of goods and services.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
In a move to counter China’s dominance of supply chain in the Indo-Pacific region, trade ministers of India, Japan and Australia on Tuesday formally launched the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI).
- The Supply Chain Resilience Initiative aims to create a virtuous cycle of enhancing supply chain resilience with a view to eventually attaining strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth in the Indo-pacific region.
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Solution: c)
In a move to counter China’s dominance of supply chain in the Indo-Pacific region, trade ministers of India, Japan and Australia on Tuesday formally launched the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI).
- The Supply Chain Resilience Initiative aims to create a virtuous cycle of enhancing supply chain resilience with a view to eventually attaining strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth in the Indo-pacific region.
