Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 23
28 September 2015
From today onwards, we will be starting current events quiz. The quiz will have 5-10 MCQs every day. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2015-16
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following is the best description of the term ‘philately’?
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
- Pollutants from forest fires might cause a significant increase in ozone levels
- Carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons plus nitrogen oxides along with sunlight, are needed to make ozone
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements about ‘small banks’ are correct?
- Companies and Societies as well as resident individuals/professionals with ten years of experience in banking and finance are eligible to set them up
- Their area of operations will be restricted to contiguous districts in a homogenous cluster of States/Union Territories – this requirement may be exempted in some cases
- Unlike Payment Banks, they will primarily undertake basic banking activities of acceptance of deposits and lending
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Correct
Ans: d.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the ‘UN Millennium Project’:
- It was headed by the eminent economist, Jeffrey Sachs
- Its task was to recommend a concrete action plan for the world to reverse the grinding poverty, hunger and disease affecting billions of people
- Their final report was titled, “Investing in Development: The Millennium Development Goals”
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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The Millennium Project was commissioned by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2002. Their final report was titled, “Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals”.
At the Millennium Summit in September 2000 the largest gathering of world leaders in history adopted the UN Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015, that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals.
http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/who/index.htm
http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/
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The Millennium Project was commissioned by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2002. Their final report was titled, “Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals”.
At the Millennium Summit in September 2000 the largest gathering of world leaders in history adopted the UN Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015, that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals.
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1 pointsWhat is Rio+20 conference, often mentioned in the news?
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