Quiz-summary
0 of 10 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
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 10 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0)
| Average score |
|
| Your score |
|
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
-
New Initiative: Revision Through MCQs (RTM) – Revision of Current Affairs Made Interesting
As revision is the key to success in this exam, we are starting a new initiative where you will revise current affairs effectively through MCQs (RTM) that are solely based on Insights Daily Current Affairs.
These questions will be different than our regular current affairs quiz. These questions are framed to TEST how well you have read and revised Insights Current Affairs on daily basis.
We will post nearly 10 MCQs every day which are based on previous day’s Insights current affairs. Tonight we will be posting RTM questions on the Insights current affairs of October 3, 2019.
The added advantage of this initiative is it will help you solve at least 20 MCQs daily (5 Static + 5 CA Quiz + 10 RTM) – thereby helping you improve your retention as well as elimination and guessing skills.
| Pos. | Name | Entered on | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table is loading | ||||
| No data available | ||||
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Answered
- Review
-
Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
-
- According to the Constitution, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners shall be appointed by the President, with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
- The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed only through impeachment by the Parliament.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
- According to Article 324(2) of the Constitution, the CEC and ECs shall be appointed by the President, with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, till Parliament enacts a law fixing the criteria for selection, conditions of service and tenure.
- The Chief Election Commissioner can only be removed through impeachment by the Union Parliament.
Incorrect
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
- According to Article 324(2) of the Constitution, the CEC and ECs shall be appointed by the President, with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, till Parliament enacts a law fixing the criteria for selection, conditions of service and tenure.
- The Chief Election Commissioner can only be removed through impeachment by the Union Parliament.
-
-
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsItaly shares borders with
-
- Austria
- Spain
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
Select the correct answer using the code below:
Correct
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/india-and-italy-elevate-ties-to-strategic-partnership/
Incorrect
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/india-and-italy-elevate-ties-to-strategic-partnership/
-
-
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
-
- Coal sector was nationalized by the Government of India under Indira Gandhi.
- Now, coal blocks are allocated on lottery basis.
- Till recently, India imported coal to meet the shortages of domestic supply, but now India is self-sufficient in coal production.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- India’s coal industry was predominantly driven by the private sector after Independence until the Indira Gandhi government decided to transfer all coal holdings to Coal India through the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. See https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/canary-in-coal-mine/article22838759.ece
- S2 is done on an auction basis. See http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1566734
- India is still import-dependent for coal supply.
Incorrect
Ans: (a)
Explanation:
- India’s coal industry was predominantly driven by the private sector after Independence until the Indira Gandhi government decided to transfer all coal holdings to Coal India through the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. See https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/canary-in-coal-mine/article22838759.ece
- S2 is done on an auction basis. See http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1566734
- India is still import-dependent for coal supply.
-
-
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
-
- Cold water corals, in general, have greater amounts of zooxanthellae than warm water corals and do not build reef-like structures.
- Cold-water corals differ from warm water corals because the former does not contain symbiotic algae for photosynthesis and grow more slowly.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Corals that inhabit the colder deep waters of continental shelves and offshore canyons, ranging from 50 to over 1000m depths lack zooxanthellae and may build reef-like structures or occur solitarily.
- Cold-water corals are different from their warm-water counterparts because they do not contain symbiotic algae for photosynthesis and grow more slowly. Cold-water corals obtain all their energy from organic matter and zooplankton, which they catch from the currents drifting past.
- Cold-water corals can be found over a wide range of latitudes, from tropical to Polar Regions, and from the shallow to the deep seas.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/coral-reefs-damaged-whats-the-big-deal/
Incorrect
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Corals that inhabit the colder deep waters of continental shelves and offshore canyons, ranging from 50 to over 1000m depths lack zooxanthellae and may build reef-like structures or occur solitarily.
- Cold-water corals are different from their warm-water counterparts because they do not contain symbiotic algae for photosynthesis and grow more slowly. Cold-water corals obtain all their energy from organic matter and zooplankton, which they catch from the currents drifting past.
- Cold-water corals can be found over a wide range of latitudes, from tropical to Polar Regions, and from the shallow to the deep seas.
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/coral-reefs-damaged-whats-the-big-deal/
-
-
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Coral bleaching.
-
- When corals are stressed by changes in temperature, light or nutrients, they expel the algae living in their tissue, causing them to turn white.
- Increase in zooplankton levels triggers coral bleaching.
- Cold water temperatures also cause coral bleaching.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- What is coral bleaching?
- According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), when corals are stressed by changes in conditions such as temperature, light or nutrients, they expel the algae living in their tissue, causing them to turn white, hence bleached.
- Coral bleaching does not mean the corals are dead, but make them vulnerable, hence increasing their mortality. Warm ocean temperatures are one condition that could lead to coral bleaching. For instance, in 2005, the US lost half of its coral reefs in the Caribbean in one year due to a massive bleaching event.
- Even so, NOAA says that not all bleaching events are due to warmer temperatures. In January 2010, cold water temperatures in the Florida caused a coral bleaching event that resulted in some coral deaths.
- List of triggers
- increased water temperature (marine heatwaves, most commonly due to global warming), or reduced water temperatures
- oxygen starvation caused by an increase in zooplankton levels as a result of overfishing
- increased solar irradiance (photosynthetically active radiation and ultraviolet light)
- increased sedimentation (due to silt runoff)
- bacterial infections
- changes in salinity
- herbicides
- extreme low tide and exposure
- cyanide fishing
- elevated sea levels due to global warming (Watson)[
- mineral dust from African dust storms caused by drought
- pollutants such as oxybenzone, butylparaben, octyl methoxycinnamate, or enzacamene: four common sunscreen ingredients that are nonbiodegradable and can wash off of skin
- ocean acidification due to elevated levels of CO2caused by air pollution
- being exposed to Oil or other chemical spills
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/coral-reefs-damaged-whats-the-big-deal/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- What is coral bleaching?
- According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), when corals are stressed by changes in conditions such as temperature, light or nutrients, they expel the algae living in their tissue, causing them to turn white, hence bleached.
- Coral bleaching does not mean the corals are dead, but make them vulnerable, hence increasing their mortality. Warm ocean temperatures are one condition that could lead to coral bleaching. For instance, in 2005, the US lost half of its coral reefs in the Caribbean in one year due to a massive bleaching event.
- Even so, NOAA says that not all bleaching events are due to warmer temperatures. In January 2010, cold water temperatures in the Florida caused a coral bleaching event that resulted in some coral deaths.
- List of triggers
- increased water temperature (marine heatwaves, most commonly due to global warming), or reduced water temperatures
- oxygen starvation caused by an increase in zooplankton levels as a result of overfishing
- increased solar irradiance (photosynthetically active radiation and ultraviolet light)
- increased sedimentation (due to silt runoff)
- bacterial infections
- changes in salinity
- herbicides
- extreme low tide and exposure
- cyanide fishing
- elevated sea levels due to global warming (Watson)[
- mineral dust from African dust storms caused by drought
- pollutants such as oxybenzone, butylparaben, octyl methoxycinnamate, or enzacamene: four common sunscreen ingredients that are nonbiodegradable and can wash off of skin
- ocean acidification due to elevated levels of CO2caused by air pollution
- being exposed to Oil or other chemical spills
Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/coral-reefs-damaged-whats-the-big-deal/
-
-
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsIt was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his first and chief wife Dilras Banu Begum. The structure, known as the ‘Taj of the Deccan’ because of its striking resemblance to the Taj Mahal. It is considered to be a symbol of Aurangzeb’s ‘conjugal fidelity’. It is
Correct
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
- Built by Aurangzeb in Aurangabad in 1660 for his wife, Bibi ka Maqbara is half the size of the Taj Mahal and covered in burnished stucco. Introduces a new architectural style of the 17th and 18th centuries
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
Incorrect
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
- Built by Aurangzeb in Aurangabad in 1660 for his wife, Bibi ka Maqbara is half the size of the Taj Mahal and covered in burnished stucco. Introduces a new architectural style of the 17th and 18th centuries
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
-
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements regarding the medieval Indian rulers is correct?
Correct
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a new department called Diwan-i- Khairat (Department of Charity) to take care of orphans and widows. Free hospitals like Dar-ul-Shafa and marriage bureaus for poor Muslims were also established. He has also created the department of slaves or Diwan-i-Bandagan.
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his cousin (not uncle) Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
- Ala-ud-din Khalji introduced a system of chehra, an identity card system for every soldier, Dagh to brand horses to be used specifically for wars. Dagh and chehra were the 2 reforms in the army.
- Diwan-i-Arz was established by Balban. Diwan-i-Arz was essentially the Department of Military managed by Ariz-i-Mamalik. He was accountable for the regulation and preservation of the royal army.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
Incorrect
Ans: (c )
Explanation:
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a new department called Diwan-i- Khairat (Department of Charity) to take care of orphans and widows. Free hospitals like Dar-ul-Shafa and marriage bureaus for poor Muslims were also established. He has also created the department of slaves or Diwan-i-Bandagan.
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his cousin (not uncle) Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
- Ala-ud-din Khalji introduced a system of chehra, an identity card system for every soldier, Dagh to brand horses to be used specifically for wars. Dagh and chehra were the 2 reforms in the army.
- Diwan-i-Arz was established by Balban. Diwan-i-Arz was essentially the Department of Military managed by Ariz-i-Mamalik. He was accountable for the regulation and preservation of the royal army.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
-
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsSisupalgarh, believed to have been built around the 7th to 6th century BCE, served as the capital of the
Correct
Ans: (c )
Explanation: About Sisupalgarh:
- Sisupalgarh, believed to have been built around the 7th to 6th century BCE, served as the capital of the Kalinga kingdom and was an important centre of trade and commerce during ancient times.
- The urban centre had an area of 1.2 km by 1 km, and it was surrounded by a moat (a deep wide trench around the walls of a castle or fortress that is usually filled with water).
- The water management system of the city was unique. The fortification was carried out in the 4th to 3rd century BCE when King Kharavela took up the repair of the city 2,100 years ago.
- The excavation of the Sisupalgarh site was first taken up in 1948, when it was declared a Centrally Protected Monument under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
Incorrect
Ans: (c )
Explanation: About Sisupalgarh:
- Sisupalgarh, believed to have been built around the 7th to 6th century BCE, served as the capital of the Kalinga kingdom and was an important centre of trade and commerce during ancient times.
- The urban centre had an area of 1.2 km by 1 km, and it was surrounded by a moat (a deep wide trench around the walls of a castle or fortress that is usually filled with water).
- The water management system of the city was unique. The fortification was carried out in the 4th to 3rd century BCE when King Kharavela took up the repair of the city 2,100 years ago.
- The excavation of the Sisupalgarh site was first taken up in 1948, when it was declared a Centrally Protected Monument under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
-
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is/are the important tributaries of the Ken River?
-
- Sonar
- Bewas
- Urmil
- Kutni
- Patan
Select the correct answer using the code below:
Correct
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- The Ken River is one of the major rivers in the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna.
- The important tributaries of the Ken River are Sonar, Bearma, Kopra, Bewas, Urmil, Mirhasan, Kutni, Kail, Gurne, Patan and Siameri.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
Incorrect
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
- The Ken River is one of the major rivers in the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna.
- The important tributaries of the Ken River are Sonar, Bearma, Kopra, Bewas, Urmil, Mirhasan, Kutni, Kail, Gurne, Patan and Siameri.
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
-
-
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
-
- Indian States Electricity Transition (SET) report is published by The Energy and Resources Institute.
- As per the report, Karnataka and Gujarat have topped the list of Indian states adopting cleaner energy transition.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Karnataka and Gujarat have topped the list of Indian states adopting cleaner energy transition. Whereas, states like Bihar, West Bengal and UP lagged behind in the transition (as per the recent report Indian States’ electricity transition Report)
- About the report:
- The report provides progress and performance of Indian states on various aspects of the clean electricity transition.
- The report has been released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
Incorrect
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
- Karnataka and Gujarat have topped the list of Indian states adopting cleaner energy transition. Whereas, states like Bihar, West Bengal and UP lagged behind in the transition (as per the recent report Indian States’ electricity transition Report)
- About the report:
- The report provides progress and performance of Indian states on various aspects of the clean electricity transition.
- The report has been released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Refer: facts for prelims: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2023/03/03/mission-2023-insights-daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-03-march-2023/
-
Follow us on our Official TELEGRAM Channel HERE
Subscribe to Our Official YouTube Channel HERE
Please subscribe to Our podcast channel HERE
Official Facebook Page HERE
Follow our Twitter Account HERE
Follow our Instagram Account HERE
Follow us on LinkedIn: HERE
