QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz- 104

 Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016)  – 104

03 May 2016

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Clarifications: Quiz 103, May 2, 2016

Question 1: Past news reports state that “Sikkim is the first state in India to achieve 100 percent sanitation coverage”.

According to this PIB release, “Andhra Pradesh is the first state in the country to become Open Defecation Free in urban areas. During the review, it emerged that Andhra Pradesh which has been in the forefront of construction of toilets in urban areas can make all 100 municipalities Open Defecation Free by October 2 this year as per the action plans in progress. As against the Mission target of construction of 1,94,336 individual household toilets in urban areas of Andhra Pradesh, work has started in respect of 1,53,779 and construction of 1,04,732 toilets has already been completed.”

So it appears that the number of toilets (or sanitation coverage) is the basis on which Andhra Pradesh has been declared the first state in the country set to become Open Defecation Free in urban areas.

Sanitation coverage can be 100% but Open Defecation may persist to a large extent. So, with respect to sanitation coverage, Sikkim turns out to be the actual “winner”. But according to PIB, Andhra Pradesh is the first state in the country to become Open Defecation Free in urban areas (although this remains, as per the above explanation, open to question).

And to understand Statement 2 of Question 3, please read the Economic Survey!

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1. Question 1 of 5

   1. Question

   2 points

   The Justice Doabia Committee in 2012 was set up to

   • a) study the activities that are required for optimal development of a river basin
   • b) provide views on issues related to taxation of e-commerce and recent international developments in this area
   • c) simplify the Income Tax Act, 1961
   • d) revisit civil services examination pattern
   Correct
   

   Solution: a.

   http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/status-of-brahmaputra-board-and-nebrra-bill-116050200917_1.html

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   Solution: a.

   http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/status-of-brahmaputra-board-and-nebrra-bill-116050200917_1.html
2. Question 2 of 5

   2. Question

   2 points

   In the context of the recent Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh forest fires, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

   1. These were mostly ground fires
   2. Ground fires spread with a flaming front and burn leaf litter, fallen branches and other fuels located at ground level
   3. About half of India’s forests are prone to fires, most of which are man-made

   Select the correct answer using the code given below:

   • a) 2 and 3 Only
   • b) 1 and 2 Only
   • c) 2 Only
   • d) 1 Only
   Correct
   

   Solution: c.

   Types of Fire Spread:

   Ground fires—which burn organic matter in the soil beneath surface litter and are sustained by glowing combustion.
   Surface fires—which spread with a flaming front and burn leaf litter, fallen branches and other fuels located at ground level.
   Crown fires—which burn through the top layer of foliage on a tree, known as the canopy or crown fires. Crown fires, the most intense type of fire and often the most difficult to contain, need strong winds, steep slopes and a heavy fuel load to continue burning.

   “A report titled Forest Fire Disaster Management, prepared by the National Institute of Disaster Management, a body under the Ministry of Home Affairs, in 2012, said about half of India’s forests were prone to fires. The Forest Survey of India’s State Forest Report, 1995 – a compilation of 25 years of observations and analyses – revealed that more than 95% of wildfires in India were man-made.”

   http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/uttarakhand-fire-himachal-fire-india-forests-fire-2781274/

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   Solution: c.

   Types of Fire Spread:

   Ground fires—which burn organic matter in the soil beneath surface litter and are sustained by glowing combustion.
   Surface fires—which spread with a flaming front and burn leaf litter, fallen branches and other fuels located at ground level.
   Crown fires—which burn through the top layer of foliage on a tree, known as the canopy or crown fires. Crown fires, the most intense type of fire and often the most difficult to contain, need strong winds, steep slopes and a heavy fuel load to continue burning.

   “A report titled Forest Fire Disaster Management, prepared by the National Institute of Disaster Management, a body under the Ministry of Home Affairs, in 2012, said about half of India’s forests were prone to fires. The Forest Survey of India’s State Forest Report, 1995 – a compilation of 25 years of observations and analyses – revealed that more than 95% of wildfires in India were man-made.”

   http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/uttarakhand-fire-himachal-fire-india-forests-fire-2781274/
3. Question 3 of 5

   3. Question

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   Consider the following statements:

   Assertion (A): Crown fires are ecologically more damaging than ground fires

   Reason (R): The influence of wind is greater in the tree canopy than on the ground

   Select the correct answer using the code given below:

   • a) A and R both are true, and R is the correct explanation for A
   • b) A and R both are true, and R is the NOT the correct explanation for A
   • c) A is correct, R is incorrect
   • d) A and R both are incorrect
   Correct
   

   Ans: a.

   Crown fires—which burn through the top layer of foliage on a tree, known as the canopy or crown fires. Crown fires, the most intense type of fire and often the most difficult to contain, need strong winds, steep slopes and a heavy fuel load to continue burning.

   “Apart from the threat to life, forest fires are ecologically damaging depending on whether they are ground fires or crown fires. When fires spread at the level of treetops — the crown — they irreversibly damage trees. The fires in Uttarakhand this year, according to Mr. Kumar are largely ground fires.”

   http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttarakhand-blaze-a-manmade-disaster/article8542421.ece

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   Ans: a.

   Crown fires—which burn through the top layer of foliage on a tree, known as the canopy or crown fires. Crown fires, the most intense type of fire and often the most difficult to contain, need strong winds, steep slopes and a heavy fuel load to continue burning.

   “Apart from the threat to life, forest fires are ecologically damaging depending on whether they are ground fires or crown fires. When fires spread at the level of treetops — the crown — they irreversibly damage trees. The fires in Uttarakhand this year, according to Mr. Kumar are largely ground fires.”

   http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttarakhand-blaze-a-manmade-disaster/article8542421.ece
4. Question 4 of 5

   4. Question

   2 points

   In the Index of Eight Core Industries, which one of the following is given the least weight?

   • a) Coal Production
   • b) Electricity generation
   • c) Fertilizer Production
   • d) Cement Production
   Correct
   

   Solution: c.

   Electricity: 10.32%
   Cement: 2.41%
   Coal: 4.38%
   Fertilizers: 1.25%

   http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=144646

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   Solution: c.

   Electricity: 10.32%
   Cement: 2.41%
   Coal: 4.38%
   Fertilizers: 1.25%

   http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=144646
5. Question 5 of 5

   5. Question

   2 points

   Which of the following are NOT some of the challenges faced by India on the World Trade Organisation platform?

   1. Lack of a sufficient pool of trade law experts to represent India at the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body
   2. Efforts by some countries to bring within the WTO’s ambit non-trade issues such as labour and environment

   Select the correct answer using the code given below:

   • a) 1 Only
   • b) 2 Only
   • c) Both 1 and 2
   • d) Neither 1 nor 2
   Correct
   

   Solution: d.

   http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/nontrade-issues-at-wto-lack-of-legal-experts-worry-india/article8548230.ece

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   Incorrect
   

   Solution: d.

   http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/nontrade-issues-at-wto-lack-of-legal-experts-worry-india/article8548230.ece

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