Editorials Quiz 2021-22
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Introducing yet another ingenious course, InsightsIAS is excited to announce our new initiative QUED – Questions from Editorials. Considering the number of questions that appeared from Editorials in previous year UPSC Prelims Examinations, we feel it is wise for students to cover Editorials from Prelims point of view as well in order to achieve that extra edge. Although, we have covered important editorials separately in our Editorial Section as well as under Secure Initiative, MCQ practice can prove to be crucial for better performance and guaranteed result.
We strongly recommend you at add QUED along with Static Quiz ,Current Affairs Quiz and RTM for your Daily MCQ practice.
We will be posting 5 MCQs at 11am everyday from Monday to Saturday on http://www.insightsonindia.com. QUED will be available under QUIZ menu.
We hope students utilize this initiative to the best of advantage. 🙂
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements.
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5°C report calls for global carbon emissions to reach net-zero by 2050.
- In India, agriculture sector accounts for the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5°C report called for global carbon emissions to reach net-zero by 2050.
Electricity sector, which is the single largest source (about 40%) of India’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Solution: a)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1.5°C report called for global carbon emissions to reach net-zero by 2050.
Electricity sector, which is the single largest source (about 40%) of India’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
SVAMITVA scheme, sometimes seen in news is related to
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Solution: b)
SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
The aim to update rural land records, providing record of rights to village households and issue property cards. SVAMITVA will be implemented across the country in a phased manned over the next four years, covering around 6.62 lakh villages.
The scheme focuses on mapping rural-inhabited lands using drones as land records are inaccurate or do not exist for vast areas across India.
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Solution: b)
SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
The aim to update rural land records, providing record of rights to village households and issue property cards. SVAMITVA will be implemented across the country in a phased manned over the next four years, covering around 6.62 lakh villages.
The scheme focuses on mapping rural-inhabited lands using drones as land records are inaccurate or do not exist for vast areas across India.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Supercomputing play an important role in which of the following fields?
- Drug discovery
- Weather forecasting
- Quantum mechanics
- Oil and gas exploration
- Genomics
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: c)
Supercomputers are used for a wide range of computationally intensive tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, flood prediction, climate research, oil and gas exploration, genomics and drug discovery.
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Solution: c)
Supercomputers are used for a wide range of computationally intensive tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, flood prediction, climate research, oil and gas exploration, genomics and drug discovery.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- It is a legally-binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child.
- Governments are required to meet children’s basic needs and help them reach their full potential.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: d)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a legally-binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities.
Under the terms of the convention, governments are required to meet children’s basic needs and help them reach their full potential.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child urges all public and private actors to act in the best interests of the child, across all their developmental activities and provision of services.
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Solution: d)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a legally-binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities.
Under the terms of the convention, governments are required to meet children’s basic needs and help them reach their full potential.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child urges all public and private actors to act in the best interests of the child, across all their developmental activities and provision of services.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements.
- Public health and hospitals falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution.
- The Supreme Court has ruled that right to emergency medical treatment is part of the citizen’s fundamental rights.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
In Parmanand Katara v. Union of India (1989), the Supreme Court underlined the value of human lives and said that the right to emergency medical treatment is part of the citizen’s fundamental rights.
Public health and allied subjects, such as sanitation, hospitals and dispensaries, are the exclusive responsibilities of state governments under the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution whereas the prevention of the spread of infectious or contagious diseases from one state to another falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution, making it the shared responsibility of the Centre and the states.
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Solution: b)
In Parmanand Katara v. Union of India (1989), the Supreme Court underlined the value of human lives and said that the right to emergency medical treatment is part of the citizen’s fundamental rights.
Public health and allied subjects, such as sanitation, hospitals and dispensaries, are the exclusive responsibilities of state governments under the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution whereas the prevention of the spread of infectious or contagious diseases from one state to another falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution, making it the shared responsibility of the Centre and the states.
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