Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 14
16 January 2016
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2016
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following services recently launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is/are NOT correctly defined?
- ‘Kilkari’ – Crèches for infants to be set up at every district and to be managed by Accredited Social Health Activists
- ‘M-Cessation’ aims at reaching out to those addicted to drugs and support them towards successful quitting through text messages sent via mobile phones
- ‘Mobile Academy’ is a free podcast designed to provide information, counselling and treatment support services for common ailments
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Ans: d.
Kilkari, which means ‘a baby’s gurgle’, delivers free, weekly, time-appropriate 72 audio messages about pregnancy, child birth and child care directly to families’ mobile phones from the second trimester of pregnancy until the child is one year old.
Mobile Academy is a free audio training course designed to expand and refresh the knowledge base of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and improve their communication skills.
M-Cessation aims at reaching out to those willing to quit tobacco use and support them towards successful quitting through text messages sent via mobile phones.
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Kilkari, which means ‘a baby’s gurgle’, delivers free, weekly, time-appropriate 72 audio messages about pregnancy, child birth and child care directly to families’ mobile phones from the second trimester of pregnancy until the child is one year old.
Mobile Academy is a free audio training course designed to expand and refresh the knowledge base of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and improve their communication skills.
M-Cessation aims at reaching out to those willing to quit tobacco use and support them towards successful quitting through text messages sent via mobile phones.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements about the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is/are correct?
- The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has been given the status of a statutory body under this act
- It establishes Child Welfare Committees (CWC) along with Juvenile Justice Boards (JJB) in each district
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3. Question
1 pointsIn tennis, ‘WTA’ stands for
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1 pointsWhich of the following statements associated with the Railway Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) is/are correct?
- The project is being executed by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), a special purpose vehicle set up under the Ministry of Railways
- The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) will mainly benefit export-import container traffic, while the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) will benefit coal-based power plants
- The two DFCs can allow train speeds up to a maximum of 130 km per hour
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Ans: a.
Referring to saturation of the capacity in different routes, the Railway Minister said in his Budget speech this year that “On a single track, the Indian Railways have to run fast express trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi, ordinary slow passenger trains as well as goods trains. Is it surprising that though Rajdhani and Shatabdi are capable of doing 130 km per hour, the average speed does not exceed 70? Is it surprising that the ordinary train or a goods train cannot average more than around 25 km per hour.” It is noteworthy that the two dedicated freight corridors can allow train speed up to a maximum of 100 km per hour.
The WDFC will mainly benefit export-import container traffic, besides petroleum, oils and lubricants, imported fertilizers and coal, food grains, cement, salt, and iron and steel.
The EDFC benefits will include coal for power plants in the northern region from coalfields in Bihar, Jharkhand and Bengal; finished steel, food grains and cement.
Dedicated Freight Corridors: Paradigm Shift Coming in Indian Railways’ Freight Operations
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Referring to saturation of the capacity in different routes, the Railway Minister said in his Budget speech this year that “On a single track, the Indian Railways have to run fast express trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi, ordinary slow passenger trains as well as goods trains. Is it surprising that though Rajdhani and Shatabdi are capable of doing 130 km per hour, the average speed does not exceed 70? Is it surprising that the ordinary train or a goods train cannot average more than around 25 km per hour.” It is noteworthy that the two dedicated freight corridors can allow train speed up to a maximum of 100 km per hour.
The WDFC will mainly benefit export-import container traffic, besides petroleum, oils and lubricants, imported fertilizers and coal, food grains, cement, salt, and iron and steel.
The EDFC benefits will include coal for power plants in the northern region from coalfields in Bihar, Jharkhand and Bengal; finished steel, food grains and cement.
Dedicated Freight Corridors: Paradigm Shift Coming in Indian Railways’ Freight Operations
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5. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements associated with the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) is/are incorrect?
- WDFC and EDFC will converge at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh
- EDFC, starting in West Bengal, will pass through the states of Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to terminate in Punjab
- WDFC, starting in Uttar Pradesh, will traverse through the National Capital Region and the States of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa
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Ans: b.
The EDFC, starting from Dankuni in West Bengal will pass through the States of Jharkhand, Bihar (NO Chattisgarh), Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to terminate at Ludhiana in Punjab. The WDFC connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), will traverse through the National Capital Region and the States of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra (NO Goa). The WDFC will join the EDFC at Dadri.
Dedicated Freight Corridors: Paradigm Shift Coming in Indian Railways’ Freight Operations
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Ans: b.
The EDFC, starting from Dankuni in West Bengal will pass through the States of Jharkhand, Bihar (NO Chattisgarh), Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to terminate at Ludhiana in Punjab. The WDFC connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), will traverse through the National Capital Region and the States of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra (NO Goa). The WDFC will join the EDFC at Dadri.
Dedicated Freight Corridors: Paradigm Shift Coming in Indian Railways’ Freight Operations
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