QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
06 September, 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 pointsIt is due to reservations expressed by Pakistan that the SAARC Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) could not be signed. This consequently led to the pursuit of a sub-regional MVA among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. The MVA, when operational, will regulate the movement of which type of vehicular traffic?
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Solution: d.
“Three countries, viz., Bangladesh, India and Nepal have currently ratified the MVA and Bhutan is in the process of completing its ratification formalities. To help in finalization of Protocols that would facilitate trade and maintain balance with effective controls, the countries had agreed to conduct trial runs of vehicles, in terms of the MVA.”
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149551
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Solution: d.
“Three countries, viz., Bangladesh, India and Nepal have currently ratified the MVA and Bhutan is in the process of completing its ratification formalities. To help in finalization of Protocols that would facilitate trade and maintain balance with effective controls, the countries had agreed to conduct trial runs of vehicles, in terms of the MVA.”
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149551
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2. Question
1 pointsA Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) named “Tihayu” was recently handed over to the Indian Navy. This WJFAC has been named after
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Solution: a.
“The Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), “TIHAYU” built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was handed over to the Indian Navy on 30 Aug 2016.” It is named after an island in the Andaman.
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Solution: a.
“The Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), “TIHAYU” built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was handed over to the Indian Navy on 30 Aug 2016.” It is named after an island in the Andaman.
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1 pointsWhich among the following South American nations border both – the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean?
- Venezuela
- Ecuador
- Colombia
- Chile
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
Colombia and Chile share their borders with both the oceans.“The Strait of Magellan is the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans but it is considered a difficult route to navigate because of the unpredictable winds and currents and the narrowness of the passage.” This strait is in possession of Chile. See image of the tip of South America which shows border between Chile and Argentina.
Improvisation: Indian Express, “How Colombia’s 52-yr war came to an end”, Explained Page.
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Solution: d.
Colombia and Chile share their borders with both the oceans.“The Strait of Magellan is the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans but it is considered a difficult route to navigate because of the unpredictable winds and currents and the narrowness of the passage.” This strait is in possession of Chile. See image of the tip of South America which shows border between Chile and Argentina.
Improvisation: Indian Express, “How Colombia’s 52-yr war came to an end”, Explained Page.
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1 pointsThat NASA has unveiled plans to send a submarine into the depths of an ocean on Saturn’s moon Titan is well known. What is the name of the ocean to which this submarine is proposed to be deployed?
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Solution: c.
Based on an article which appeared in the Science and Technology section in the Hindu on August 29th, 2016.
“NASA is working on sending a submarine into the depths of the Kraken Mare.”
Kraken Mare is the largest ocean on Titan.
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Solution: c.
Based on an article which appeared in the Science and Technology section in the Hindu on August 29th, 2016.
“NASA is working on sending a submarine into the depths of the Kraken Mare.”
Kraken Mare is the largest ocean on Titan.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, consider the following statements:
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Solution: b.
Based on an article which appeared on the 30th of August, 2016.
“In recent years, several reports have warned of alarming groundwater depletion in northwest India and Pakistan based on satellite imagery from the Gravity Recovery and Satellite Experiment (GRACE) that has minutely tracked how gravity varies across the earth since 2002.”
- The Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE), a joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center, has been making detailed measurements of Earth’s gravity field anomalies since its launch in March 2002.
- Gravity is determined by mass. By measuring gravity anomalies, GRACE shows how mass is distributed around the planet and how it varies over time.
- Data from the GRACE satellites is an important tool for studying Earth’s ocean, geology, and climate.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/data/water-table-rises-in-ganga-basin-but-so-does-salinity/article9051315.ece
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Solution: b.
Based on an article which appeared on the 30th of August, 2016.
“In recent years, several reports have warned of alarming groundwater depletion in northwest India and Pakistan based on satellite imagery from the Gravity Recovery and Satellite Experiment (GRACE) that has minutely tracked how gravity varies across the earth since 2002.”
- The Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE), a joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center, has been making detailed measurements of Earth’s gravity field anomalies since its launch in March 2002.
- Gravity is determined by mass. By measuring gravity anomalies, GRACE shows how mass is distributed around the planet and how it varies over time.
- Data from the GRACE satellites is an important tool for studying Earth’s ocean, geology, and climate.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/data/water-table-rises-in-ganga-basin-but-so-does-salinity/article9051315.ece
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