Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 09
11 January 2016
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2016. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2016
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsKanams of northern Kerala refer to
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Ans: d.
“Under their barren look, the laterite hills in northern Kerala conceal patches of biodiversity-rich small groves, known as Kanam in local parlance.”
“With ecological significance of these hills remaining unknown, Kanams are recorded as waste lands in revenue records and often assigned to development projects. Mining too is damaging this system. As the laterite hills are recorded as waste land since it is not productive for agriculture there is the tendency to allot these areas to large-scale projects, which leads to the destruction of the unique ecosystem, pointed out Dr. Sreejith Namboodiri from the Kerala Forest Research Institute in Thrissur.”
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“Under their barren look, the laterite hills in northern Kerala conceal patches of biodiversity-rich small groves, known as Kanam in local parlance.”
“With ecological significance of these hills remaining unknown, Kanams are recorded as waste lands in revenue records and often assigned to development projects. Mining too is damaging this system. As the laterite hills are recorded as waste land since it is not productive for agriculture there is the tendency to allot these areas to large-scale projects, which leads to the destruction of the unique ecosystem, pointed out Dr. Sreejith Namboodiri from the Kerala Forest Research Institute in Thrissur.”
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2. Question
1 pointsRecent research has revealed that the South Asian Monsoon has been weakening since the 1950s with an increased incidence of extreme rainfall events. What may be the reasons for the same?
- Increased greenhouse gas emissions
- Increased atmospheric aerosols
- Land-use changes
Select the correct answer using codes given below:
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Ans: d.
“Greenhouse gases trap the heat over land and sea and result in both the land and sea being warm, that is, the thermal contrast is greatly reduced. Reduce incoming solar radiation over northern India and the northern Indian Ocean and lead to cooling on both land and sea resulting in a lowered thermal contrast. A third, and nevertheless important, contributor to monsoon weakening is the albedo effect of deforestation by humans. Reduced land cover increases the reflectivity (albedo effect) which leads to cooling of land in contrast to the ocean and results in a weakened monsoon circulation.”
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“Greenhouse gases trap the heat over land and sea and result in both the land and sea being warm, that is, the thermal contrast is greatly reduced. Reduce incoming solar radiation over northern India and the northern Indian Ocean and lead to cooling on both land and sea resulting in a lowered thermal contrast. A third, and nevertheless important, contributor to monsoon weakening is the albedo effect of deforestation by humans. Reduced land cover increases the reflectivity (albedo effect) which leads to cooling of land in contrast to the ocean and results in a weakened monsoon circulation.”
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following pairs is/are NOT matched correctly?
- Vembanad lake – Kerala
- Pulicat lake – Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
- Chilika lake – Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct answer using codes given below:
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Ans: c.
Chilika lake – Odisha
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Ans: c.
Chilika lake – Odisha
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4. Question
1 pointsThe Mandal Commission was the Second Backward Class Commission. The First Backward Class Commission was the
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“Shah hit out at the Congress for having “ignored” the OBCs, saying the word “backward” would not have to be still used for so many had the Kaka Kalelkar (First Backward Class Commission) report been accepted.”
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Ans: a.
“Shah hit out at the Congress for having “ignored” the OBCs, saying the word “backward” would not have to be still used for so many had the Kaka Kalelkar (First Backward Class Commission) report been accepted.”
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following pairs is/are matched correctly?
- Pushkar Mela – Rajasthan
- Sonepur Mela – Odisha
- Malegaon Yatra – Maharashtra
Select the correct answer using codes given below:
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Ans: c.
Sonepur Mela – Sonepur, Bihar
“Will the Malegaon yatra, the second biggest animal fair in the country after Rajasthan’s Pushkar mela, continue to be as glorious without its donkeys, horses and camels? The number of animals traded at the annual yatra which takes place in the month of Pousya (December-January) has fallen drastically over the last three years since the clampdown on the ‘jaat’ panchayats at the place.”
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Ans: c.
Sonepur Mela – Sonepur, Bihar
“Will the Malegaon yatra, the second biggest animal fair in the country after Rajasthan’s Pushkar mela, continue to be as glorious without its donkeys, horses and camels? The number of animals traded at the annual yatra which takes place in the month of Pousya (December-January) has fallen drastically over the last three years since the clampdown on the ‘jaat’ panchayats at the place.”
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