Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 63
06 March 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 6
1. Question
2 pointsWhich among the following conventions/protocols aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of Genetically Modified Organisms?
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Solution: d.
“An appreciable number of people have concerns about the potential risks that GMOs pose to the environment (through geneflow) and human health (through allergies). However, no such harmful effects have been recorded over the 20 years of commercialisation of GMO crops. It is in recognition of such concerns that the global community devised the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of GMOs,” Chikelu said.
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/agricultural-biotechnolgies-a-boon-to-family-farmers-52862
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Solution: d.
“An appreciable number of people have concerns about the potential risks that GMOs pose to the environment (through geneflow) and human health (through allergies). However, no such harmful effects have been recorded over the 20 years of commercialisation of GMO crops. It is in recognition of such concerns that the global community devised the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention on Biological Diversity which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of GMOs,” Chikelu said.
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/agricultural-biotechnolgies-a-boon-to-family-farmers-52862
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
2 points2016 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of
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Solution: b.
2014 was the International Year of Family Farming. 2016 is the International Year of Pulses.
“… During an international symposium hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva said, “We cannot lose sight that biotechnologies, knowledge and innovation must be available, accessible and applicable to family farmers, including small holders.” …”
Improvisation: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/agricultural-biotechnolgies-a-boon-to-family-farmers-52862
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Solution: b.
2014 was the International Year of Family Farming. 2016 is the International Year of Pulses.
“… During an international symposium hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva said, “We cannot lose sight that biotechnologies, knowledge and innovation must be available, accessible and applicable to family farmers, including small holders.” …”
Improvisation: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/agricultural-biotechnolgies-a-boon-to-family-farmers-52862
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
2 pointsThe ‘Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG)’ recently seen in the news, consists of
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Solution: a.
“India, Iran and Russia should be included in the talks with the Taliban, says former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who said that the current talks among the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) were Afghanistan’s “only hope for peace” despite the fact that the talks were being held in Pakistan. Mr. Karzai’s comments came as there was uncertainty in Islamabad over just when the next round of QCG talks that include representatives from the U.S., China, Pakistan and Afghanistan, would be scheduled.”
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Solution: a.
“India, Iran and Russia should be included in the talks with the Taliban, says former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who said that the current talks among the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) were Afghanistan’s “only hope for peace” despite the fact that the talks were being held in Pakistan. Mr. Karzai’s comments came as there was uncertainty in Islamabad over just when the next round of QCG talks that include representatives from the U.S., China, Pakistan and Afghanistan, would be scheduled.”
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
2 pointsConsider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Global firms that offer online advertisement services in India cannot claim a tax credit (on account of the ‘Equalization Levy’ imposed by India) in their home country under the double taxation avoidance agreements
Reason (R): ‘Equalisation Levy’ on online advertisement services is not a part of the Income Tax Act
Which of the above statements is/are true?
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Ans: a.
“Further, as the levy is not introduced as part of the Income Tax Act but as a separate legislation under the Finance Bill, global firms that offer such services in India cannot claim a tax credit in their home country under the double taxation avoidance agreements, experts point out.”
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Ans: a.
“Further, as the levy is not introduced as part of the Income Tax Act but as a separate legislation under the Finance Bill, global firms that offer such services in India cannot claim a tax credit in their home country under the double taxation avoidance agreements, experts point out.”
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
2 pointsThe effectiveness of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has been steadily declining. Which of the following measures, if adopted, can prevent the proliferation of Anti-Microbial Resistance?
- Crackdown on the practice of the pharma-industry incentivising doctors to prescribe certain medicines
- Crackdown on sale of loose antimicrobials
- Better and greater access to diagnostic facilities
- Better sanitation
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
“A recent study reported fixed dose combinations and loose antimicrobials for tuberculosis. Loose antimicrobials come without packaging and do not mention the name of the drug, its manufacturer, the date of manufacture, or the date of expiry.”
“Better sanitation and effective infection control measures in health-care settings will also drastically cut the spread of drug-resistant strains.”
“Inadequate diagnostic facilities, lack of antibiotic guidelines and patients’ demand for quick relief often determined doctors’ prescription habits, besides incentives from drugs companies and chemists to push certain products.”
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-antibiotic-red-line-of-control/article8318355.ece
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Solution: d.
“A recent study reported fixed dose combinations and loose antimicrobials for tuberculosis. Loose antimicrobials come without packaging and do not mention the name of the drug, its manufacturer, the date of manufacture, or the date of expiry.”
“Better sanitation and effective infection control measures in health-care settings will also drastically cut the spread of drug-resistant strains.”
“Inadequate diagnostic facilities, lack of antibiotic guidelines and patients’ demand for quick relief often determined doctors’ prescription habits, besides incentives from drugs companies and chemists to push certain products.”
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-antibiotic-red-line-of-control/article8318355.ece
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
2 pointsWhich of the following statements about ‘Asur’, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, is/are incorrect?
- The Asur people claim to be descendants of Mahishasur, the buffalo-demon whom Goddess Durga kills after a fight lasting nine nights
- It is thought that these people were once iron smelters, which the Magadhan empire benefitted from
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
Both statements are correct. An interesting article on the Asur people:
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Solution: d.
Both statements are correct. An interesting article on the Asur people:
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