INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2022
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1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Hypertension and diabetes are the biggest causes of kidney damage in India.
- Under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, organs can be harvested from deceased donors or from living relatives of the recipient.
- According to the law in India, Livers, pancreas, lungs and Kidneys can be harvested from living donors.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: d)
Under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, amended in 2011 and 2014, organs can be harvested from deceased donors or from living relatives of the recipient (children, siblings, spouse, or grandparents, and grandchildren). The Act also allows unrelated donors such as relatives other than close ones, long-term friends, or in-laws, but prohibits any financial exchange.
Although livers, pancreas, or lungs can be harvested from living donors, the rackets mainly target the kidney as it is the most in demand.
The kidney can survive longer outside of the body — 24 to 36 hours — than the lungs (4-5 hour) and the liver (8-12).
What causes kidney failure?
The most common cause is hypertension and diabetes. Other causes include certain hereditary diseases, infections, and autoimmune diseases. “High blood pressure and diabetes are the biggest causes of kidney damage in India, leading to 50% of kidney failures. Obesity is also a big risk factor because it increases the risk of diabetes and hypertension.
IncorrectSolution: d)
Under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, amended in 2011 and 2014, organs can be harvested from deceased donors or from living relatives of the recipient (children, siblings, spouse, or grandparents, and grandchildren). The Act also allows unrelated donors such as relatives other than close ones, long-term friends, or in-laws, but prohibits any financial exchange.
Although livers, pancreas, or lungs can be harvested from living donors, the rackets mainly target the kidney as it is the most in demand.
The kidney can survive longer outside of the body — 24 to 36 hours — than the lungs (4-5 hour) and the liver (8-12).
What causes kidney failure?
The most common cause is hypertension and diabetes. Other causes include certain hereditary diseases, infections, and autoimmune diseases. “High blood pressure and diabetes are the biggest causes of kidney damage in India, leading to 50% of kidney failures. Obesity is also a big risk factor because it increases the risk of diabetes and hypertension.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsMauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, recently seen in news is located in
CorrectSolution: c)
Carbon dioxide measured at the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, Hawaii, run by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), peaked for 2022 at 421 parts per million in May.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Carbon dioxide measured at the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, Hawaii, run by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), peaked for 2022 at 421 parts per million in May.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- The Bhakti movement started earlier and got well established first in North India and much later in South India.
- During Bhakti movement, many of the poet-saints were preaching for abolishing the Varna system.
- One school within the Bhakti movement was the Nirguni tradition, according to which God was understood to be universal and formless being.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
The Bhakti movement, which began in the 7th century in South India, had begun to spread across north India in the 14th and the 15th centuries. The movement was characterized by popular poet-saints who sang devotional songs to God in vernacular languages, with many preaching for the abolishing the Varna system and some kind of Hindu-Muslim unity. They emphasized an intense emotional attachment with God.
One school within the Bhakti movement was the Nirguni tradition and Sant Kabir was a prominent member of it. In this tradition, God was understood to be a universal and formless being.
IncorrectSolution: c)
The Bhakti movement, which began in the 7th century in South India, had begun to spread across north India in the 14th and the 15th centuries. The movement was characterized by popular poet-saints who sang devotional songs to God in vernacular languages, with many preaching for the abolishing the Varna system and some kind of Hindu-Muslim unity. They emphasized an intense emotional attachment with God.
One school within the Bhakti movement was the Nirguni tradition and Sant Kabir was a prominent member of it. In this tradition, God was understood to be a universal and formless being.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe Gulf located between Sweden and Finland is
CorrectSolution: c)
The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland’s west coast and Sweden’s east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea.
IncorrectSolution: c)
The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland’s west coast and Sweden’s east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Protection and Improvement of Environment as a fundamental duty was included in the Original Constitution.
- Under Article 253, Parliament has the power to make laws for implementing international treaties and agreements.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
CorrectSolution: a)
After the Stockholm Declaration on the Global Environment, the Constitution was amended in 1976 to include Protection and Improvement of Environment as a fundamental duty.
Under Article 253, Parliament has the power to make laws for implementing international treaties and agreements and can legislate on the preservation of the natural environment. Parliament used Article 253 to enact the Environment Protection Act to implement the decisions reached at the Stockholm Conference.
IncorrectSolution: a)
After the Stockholm Declaration on the Global Environment, the Constitution was amended in 1976 to include Protection and Improvement of Environment as a fundamental duty.
Under Article 253, Parliament has the power to make laws for implementing international treaties and agreements and can legislate on the preservation of the natural environment. Parliament used Article 253 to enact the Environment Protection Act to implement the decisions reached at the Stockholm Conference.
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