QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 29 October, 2016
QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
29 October, 2016
Q5, October 27th (Click Here): An unexpected error while uploading the solutions. Here’s the explanation for the ‘Biosecurity’ measures question –
- Biosecurity helps protect farms against every disease, not only avian flu.
- Biosecurity refers mainly to good farm practices.
- It is a way to avoid contact between animals and microbes.
- If there are outbreaks of avian flu, stronger measures than in normal times must be taken.
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151999
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Source for ‘Biosecurity’ definition (Need not be read! We are just providing the source): http://www.fao.org/3/a-ai005e/ai005e03.pdf
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The questions may be tough, because you are likely not to have come across the news – we post questions from multiple sources which includes the BBC, PIB releases and features, PRS Monthly Policy Reviews, Indian Express and the Hindu, among others. We can, if required, frame a hundred questions on a daily basis, because there are so many news sources. That, is not the main idea of this initiative. Neither is this quiz, we repeat, a “test of your knowledge”. With a focus largely on current affairs-based questions, some with a plain General Knowledge motive, and some with a mains perspective, these questions are meant to help you read news (regardless of the number of articles and sources you read from) in an active and not a passive manner. And to a good extent, it is meant to help you improve your knowledge and approach to reading news relevant to and with a focus on the Civil Services Examination (Pre + Mains). You may be disheartened if there’s an article on which you think we may ask a question, but turns out we actually don’t. No big deal. You are the one who gains with the knowledge (so long as it is relevant!). Remember, this quiz is not the UPSC preliminary exam. The next UPSC Preliminary Exam is on 18th June, 2017. Happy quizzing 🙂
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2016. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.
Please try to enjoy questions, discuss the concepts and facts they try to test from you and suggest improvements.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2016
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Question 1 of 8
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following list of countries:
- Brazil
- Russia
- India
- China
- South Africa
Which of the above are members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)?
Correct
Solution: d.
If you read the BBC article whose link was was provided yesterday with the solution of two questions, you would have noticed that the ‘CCAMLR’ was mentioned, and you would have read that “24 countries and the EU have agreed that the Ross Sea……”. This ought to have made you wonder whether India is a member of CCAMLR or not. Had you checked that, you could have answered this question, because India’s mentioned in only one option.
- The goal of CCAMLR, now numbering 25 members (24 nations and the European Union), is to preserve marine life and environmental integrity in and near Antarctica. It meets every year in late October to deliberate on the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Antarctic Ocean.
- At this meeting in Hobart, Australia, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) agreed unanimously to designate the Ross Sea as an MPA, after years of protracted negotiations, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced.
Improvisation: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37789594
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Solution: d.
If you read the BBC article whose link was was provided yesterday with the solution of two questions, you would have noticed that the ‘CCAMLR’ was mentioned, and you would have read that “24 countries and the EU have agreed that the Ross Sea……”. This ought to have made you wonder whether India is a member of CCAMLR or not. Had you checked that, you could have answered this question, because India’s mentioned in only one option.
- The goal of CCAMLR, now numbering 25 members (24 nations and the European Union), is to preserve marine life and environmental integrity in and near Antarctica. It meets every year in late October to deliberate on the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Antarctic Ocean.
- At this meeting in Hobart, Australia, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) agreed unanimously to designate the Ross Sea as an MPA, after years of protracted negotiations, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced.
Improvisation: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37789594
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Question 2 of 8
2. Question
1 pointsThe practice of ‘Maitri Karar’ has found a mention in the Uniform Civil Code Questionnaire prepared by the Law Commission. This custom is practiced mostly in the state of
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Solution: a.
A general question based on the ongoing debate about the UCC. “The commission in its questionnaire not only referred to the practice of triple talaq but also to the right of inheritance of Hindu women and Maitri Karar, being practised in Gujarat.”
Maitri Karar – “In Gujarat, is a social tradition that is used to circumvent the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act by men so they can “have another woman” in their lives….”
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Solution: a.
A general question based on the ongoing debate about the UCC. “The commission in its questionnaire not only referred to the practice of triple talaq but also to the right of inheritance of Hindu women and Maitri Karar, being practised in Gujarat.”
Maitri Karar – “In Gujarat, is a social tradition that is used to circumvent the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act by men so they can “have another woman” in their lives….”
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Question 3 of 8
3. Question
1 pointsSardar Vallabhai Patel’s organisational capacities are well known, especially in association with his diplomacy in winning over several hundred princely states as independence approached. However, the state of Hyderabad and Junagadh had to be coerced into joining India, post Independence. Who is considered responsible for their accession to India?
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Solution: a.
Trick question. Sardar Vallabhai Patel himself, along with V.P. Menon are considered responsible for the integration of all Indian states. Lord Mountbatten’s talk to the Chamber of Princes on 25th July, 1947 is considered an important event, for it put across a message to most of the princes that “independence for them was a mirage”. But Mountbatten was not responsible for the implementation of the process of integration, and certainly not with coercing Hyderabad and Junagadh into acceding to India.
“Apples in the Basket”, India after Independence by Ramachandra Guha;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=153068
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Solution: a.
Trick question. Sardar Vallabhai Patel himself, along with V.P. Menon are considered responsible for the integration of all Indian states. Lord Mountbatten’s talk to the Chamber of Princes on 25th July, 1947 is considered an important event, for it put across a message to most of the princes that “independence for them was a mirage”. But Mountbatten was not responsible for the implementation of the process of integration, and certainly not with coercing Hyderabad and Junagadh into acceding to India.
“Apples in the Basket”, India after Independence by Ramachandra Guha;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=153068
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Question 4 of 8
4. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the no tax movement that was launched in Bardoli taluq of Surat district in Gujarat in 1928, consider the following statements:
- Whereas the constitutionalist leaders argued that the entire land revenue demand must be withheld to have any effect on the government, the ‘Ashram’ leaders advised the peasants to resist by withholding only the enhanced amount.
- The Bardoli taluq was selected during the Non-Cooperation days as the place from where Gandhiji would launch the civil disobedience campaign which, though, never took off.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: b.
- Whereas the ‘Ashram’ leaders argued that the entire land revenue demand must be withheld to have any effect on the government, the constitutionalist leaders advised the peasants to resist by withholding only the enhanced amount.
- The Bardoli taluq was selected during the Non-Cooperation days as the place from where Gandhiji would launch the civil disobedience campaign which, though, never took off due to the events at Chauri Chaura.
Page 204-206, India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=153068
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Solution: b.
- Whereas the ‘Ashram’ leaders argued that the entire land revenue demand must be withheld to have any effect on the government, the constitutionalist leaders advised the peasants to resist by withholding only the enhanced amount.
- The Bardoli taluq was selected during the Non-Cooperation days as the place from where Gandhiji would launch the civil disobedience campaign which, though, never took off due to the events at Chauri Chaura.
Page 204-206, India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=153068
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Question 5 of 8
5. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’ of 1928 was lead by
Correct
Solution: b.
Page 206-207, India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=153068
Incorrect
Solution: b.
Page 206-207, India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra;
Improvisation: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=153068
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Question 6 of 8
6. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It defines a benami transaction as a transaction where a property is held by or transferred to a person, but has been provided for or paid by another person.
- A person caught with ‘Benami’ property, or for giving false information will face rigorous imprisonment and have to pay a fine.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: c.
- According to the new law, people caught with ‘benami’ properties could serve up to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and have to pay a significant fine. Additionally, the properties will be confiscated.
- Under the Act, a transaction is named ‘benami’ if property is held by one person, but has been provided or paid for by another person.
- A person could also face rigorous imprisonment for up to five years for knowingly giving false information and will have to pay a fine of up to 10 per cent of the market value of the property.
http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Benami/Bill%20Summary-%20Benami%20Transactions.pdf
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Primary Source: http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/new-benami-act-to-take-effect-from-nov-1/article9282344.ece
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Solution: c.
- According to the new law, people caught with ‘benami’ properties could serve up to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and have to pay a significant fine. Additionally, the properties will be confiscated.
- Under the Act, a transaction is named ‘benami’ if property is held by one person, but has been provided or paid for by another person.
- A person could also face rigorous imprisonment for up to five years for knowingly giving false information and will have to pay a fine of up to 10 per cent of the market value of the property.
http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Benami/Bill%20Summary-%20Benami%20Transactions.pdf
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Primary Source: http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/new-benami-act-to-take-effect-from-nov-1/article9282344.ece
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Question 7 of 8
7. Question
1 pointsThe ‘National Committee on Trade Facilitation’, which recently held its first meeting, is a mandatory requirement under the
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Solution: d.
“Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha stressed the need for the trade ecosystem to increasingly become growth-oriented, adding that India must be in a state of readiness to implement the commitments under the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Mr. Sinha was speaking in his capacity as the chairman of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF), during its first meeting. The NCTF is a mandatory requirement under the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation.”
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-must-ready-itself-to-implement-tfa/article9282440.ece
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Solution: d.
“Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha stressed the need for the trade ecosystem to increasingly become growth-oriented, adding that India must be in a state of readiness to implement the commitments under the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Mr. Sinha was speaking in his capacity as the chairman of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF), during its first meeting. The NCTF is a mandatory requirement under the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation.”
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-must-ready-itself-to-implement-tfa/article9282440.ece
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Question 8 of 8
8. Question
1 pointsWhich nation in India’s neighbourhood recently left the Commonwealth of Nations?
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