Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 49
20 & 21 February 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 10
1. Question
2 points‘Ibadat Khana’ from the Mughal Empire may refer to
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Solution: c.
NCERT class7 History, Chapter4, Page 54: While Akbar was at Fatehpur Sikri during the 1570s he started discussions on religion with the ulama, Brahmanas, Jesuit priests who were Roman Catholics, and Zoroastrians. These discussions took place in the Ibadat Khana.
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Solution: c.
NCERT class7 History, Chapter4, Page 54: While Akbar was at Fatehpur Sikri during the 1570s he started discussions on religion with the ulama, Brahmanas, Jesuit priests who were Roman Catholics, and Zoroastrians. These discussions took place in the Ibadat Khana.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsAkbar’s ‘Ibadat Khana’ is located in
Correct
Solution: b.
Read explanation above.
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Solution: b.
Read explanation above.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Emperor Ashoka, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
- He believed that an individual harmed others’ as well as his own religion when that individual honoured his religion and condemned others’
- He established the Mauryan Empire in the third century BCE
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: b.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Mauryan Empire was established by Chandragupta Maurya in the 4th Century BCE. His successor was Bindusara who was succeeded by Ashoka.
Emperor Ashoka’s Girnar Rock Edict near Junagarh in Gujarat around the year 260 BC:
‘The King honours all religions and sects. His Sacred Majesty does not value gifts and honours as he values the growth of the essential elements of all religious sects. But the root of it is restraint of speech, that is, there should not be honour only of one’s own religion and condemnation of other religions. On the other hand, other religions should be honoured too. By doing this, one helps his own religion to grow and benefits the religion of others also. By doing otherwise, one harms his own religion and injures the other religions too. For whoever honours only his own religion and condemns other religions injures more gravely his own religion. Hence concord alone is commendable and all should listen, and be willing to listen, to the beliefs professed by others.’
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Solution: b.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Mauryan Empire was established by Chandragupta Maurya in the 4th Century BCE. His successor was Bindusara who was succeeded by Ashoka.
Emperor Ashoka’s Girnar Rock Edict near Junagarh in Gujarat around the year 260 BC:
‘The King honours all religions and sects. His Sacred Majesty does not value gifts and honours as he values the growth of the essential elements of all religious sects. But the root of it is restraint of speech, that is, there should not be honour only of one’s own religion and condemnation of other religions. On the other hand, other religions should be honoured too. By doing this, one helps his own religion to grow and benefits the religion of others also. By doing otherwise, one harms his own religion and injures the other religions too. For whoever honours only his own religion and condemns other religions injures more gravely his own religion. Hence concord alone is commendable and all should listen, and be willing to listen, to the beliefs professed by others.’
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsDuring the second half of the nineteenth century, modern industry began to take root in India but its progress remained very slow. In this context, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
- Initially, this development was confined to the setting up of jute and cotton textile mills
- In the early years of the modern industry in India, the cotton textile mills were mainly dominated by Indians while the jute mills were dominated by the foreigners
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: d.
Both statements are correct.
Page 7 Indian Economic Development Class XI NCERT
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Solution: d.
Both statements are correct.
Page 7 Indian Economic Development Class XI NCERT
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsA ‘flag march’ is
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Solution: a.
It is an ancient concept of the Kings who used their armies to suppress difficult law and order situations in their kingdoms. King Ashoka and rulers in Mughal and medieval periods in India are said to have used their armies to quell civil up-risings in their territories. This worldwide concept had been frequently used by the British, first against their own people during the Tudor period in the 15th century, and then more freely, in their colonies to suppress revolts organised by natives against the British rule. During the struggle for independence in India, these marches were often conducted by the British Indian army.
“The Army conducted a flag march in tense areas of the State and used helicopters to reach parts of Rohtak district.”
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/blockades-force-army-to-airdrop-troops/article8262745.ece
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Solution: a.
It is an ancient concept of the Kings who used their armies to suppress difficult law and order situations in their kingdoms. King Ashoka and rulers in Mughal and medieval periods in India are said to have used their armies to quell civil up-risings in their territories. This worldwide concept had been frequently used by the British, first against their own people during the Tudor period in the 15th century, and then more freely, in their colonies to suppress revolts organised by natives against the British rule. During the struggle for independence in India, these marches were often conducted by the British Indian army.
“The Army conducted a flag march in tense areas of the State and used helicopters to reach parts of Rohtak district.”
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/blockades-force-army-to-airdrop-troops/article8262745.ece
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 pointsConsider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Many victims of extreme hypothermia peel off most or all of their clothing
Reason (R): Extreme hypothermia causes sudden, uncontrolled and intermittent spikes in body temperature
Select the correct answer:
Correct
Solution: d.
The term ‘paradoxical undressing’ describes the behavior among many victims of extreme hypothermia of peeling off most or all of their clothing, increasing heat loss.
To shut down the loss of heat from the extremities, the body induces vasoconstriction, the reflexive contraction of blood vessels. Over time, however, the muscles necessary for inducing vasoconstriction become exhausted and fail, causing warm blood to rush from the core to the extremities. This results in a kind of “hot flash” that makes victims of severe hypothermia — who are already confused and disoriented — feel as though they’re burning up, so they remove their clothes, researchers have concluded.
“When the rescue teams found him, he was wearing nothing but his thermals. He was found in a sitting position,” says Lt. Gen. S.D. Duhan, Director and Commandant of the Army hospital.
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Solution: d.
The term ‘paradoxical undressing’ describes the behavior among many victims of extreme hypothermia of peeling off most or all of their clothing, increasing heat loss.
To shut down the loss of heat from the extremities, the body induces vasoconstriction, the reflexive contraction of blood vessels. Over time, however, the muscles necessary for inducing vasoconstriction become exhausted and fail, causing warm blood to rush from the core to the extremities. This results in a kind of “hot flash” that makes victims of severe hypothermia — who are already confused and disoriented — feel as though they’re burning up, so they remove their clothes, researchers have concluded.
“When the rescue teams found him, he was wearing nothing but his thermals. He was found in a sitting position,” says Lt. Gen. S.D. Duhan, Director and Commandant of the Army hospital.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements about the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is/are incorrect?
- It is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB), and is also used as an additive in a number of cancer vaccines
- The BCG vaccine, in use at present, can only protect against severe forms of the disease in children but cannot prevent pulmonary TB in all age groups, including children
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: d.
Both statements are correct.
“All eyes are on a new BCG-based TB vaccine, VPM1002, which has shown promise in animal and small-scale human trials. Besides better efficacy, this recombinant BCG vaccine has been found to be superior safety-wise. Unlike the currently used vaccine that causes BCG-related disease in HIV-positive babies (as they have reduced immunity), the recombinant vaccine is expected to be safe in this population.”
Incorrect
Solution: d.
Both statements are correct.
“All eyes are on a new BCG-based TB vaccine, VPM1002, which has shown promise in animal and small-scale human trials. Besides better efficacy, this recombinant BCG vaccine has been found to be superior safety-wise. Unlike the currently used vaccine that causes BCG-related disease in HIV-positive babies (as they have reduced immunity), the recombinant vaccine is expected to be safe in this population.”
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?
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Solution: d.
FFC has recommended distribution of grants to States for local bodies using 2011 population data with weight of 90% and area with weight of 10%.
Any Finance Commission is required to recommend the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes of the Union between the Union and the States (commonly referred to as vertical devolution); and the allocation between the States of the respective shares of such proceeds (commonly known as horizontal devolution). In recommending horizontal distribution, the FFC has used broad parameters of population (1971) and changes of population since, income distance, forest cover and area.
“Members of the XIV Finance Commission have questioned the government’s failure to act on its recommendation to constitute an Independent Fiscal Council that objectively evaluates budget announcements and forecasts, stressing that such an institution was critical to improve the government’s credibility on fiscal management.”
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/experts-want-body-to-oversee-budget/article8262005.ece
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Solution: d.
FFC has recommended distribution of grants to States for local bodies using 2011 population data with weight of 90% and area with weight of 10%.
Any Finance Commission is required to recommend the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes of the Union between the Union and the States (commonly referred to as vertical devolution); and the allocation between the States of the respective shares of such proceeds (commonly known as horizontal devolution). In recommending horizontal distribution, the FFC has used broad parameters of population (1971) and changes of population since, income distance, forest cover and area.
“Members of the XIV Finance Commission have questioned the government’s failure to act on its recommendation to constitute an Independent Fiscal Council that objectively evaluates budget announcements and forecasts, stressing that such an institution was critical to improve the government’s credibility on fiscal management.”
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/experts-want-body-to-oversee-budget/article8262005.ece
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the FRBM Act, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
- The thirteenth finance commission had suggested setting up of a body which would undertake an ex ante analysis of the financial implications of budget proposals
- At present, the Comptroller Auditor General periodically monitors the compliance by the Government with the provisions of the Act (ex-post review)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: d.
Both statements are correct. The Thirteenth FC too had recommended a body similar to what the FFC has recommended – an Independent fiscal council.
Source (No need to read this, it is the entire 13th FC report, source is just being provided here): Recommendation #32, Summary of Recommendations
In 2012, the FRBM Act was amended to allow the CAG the periodically monitor the compliance with the provisions of the Act. But the FFC found this inadequate – this was an ex-post review; what is needed is an ex-ante review.
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/experts-want-body-to-oversee-budget/article8262005.ece
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http://swarajyamag.com/economy/strong-frbm-act-is-the-time-right-to-loosen-the-chastity-belt
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Solution: d.
Both statements are correct. The Thirteenth FC too had recommended a body similar to what the FFC has recommended – an Independent fiscal council.
Source (No need to read this, it is the entire 13th FC report, source is just being provided here): Recommendation #32, Summary of Recommendations
In 2012, the FRBM Act was amended to allow the CAG the periodically monitor the compliance with the provisions of the Act. But the FFC found this inadequate – this was an ex-post review; what is needed is an ex-ante review.
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/experts-want-body-to-oversee-budget/article8262005.ece
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http://swarajyamag.com/economy/strong-frbm-act-is-the-time-right-to-loosen-the-chastity-belt
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsWhat is a ‘Bad Bank’, often mentioned in the news?
Correct
Solution: a.
“….Even as mounting bad loans have put Indian banks in a pincer-like situation, the idea of a government-backed ‘bad bank’ has kicked off quite a debate. ‘Bad bank’ concept allows a government-supported entity to buy bad loans from stressed banks at a fair price (discount). Such an entity will then be responsible for recovering the debt….”
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/banks-require-holistic-cure/article8262010.ece
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Solution: a.
“….Even as mounting bad loans have put Indian banks in a pincer-like situation, the idea of a government-backed ‘bad bank’ has kicked off quite a debate. ‘Bad bank’ concept allows a government-supported entity to buy bad loans from stressed banks at a fair price (discount). Such an entity will then be responsible for recovering the debt….”
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/banks-require-holistic-cure/article8262010.ece
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