QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 December 2016

Solution: b.
“The dispute over the hydroelectric project on the Kishanganga, a tributary of the Jhelum, is not new. Pakistan took it to the Court of Arbitration in 2010…”. Also, the Ratle project is a run-off the river hydroelectric project under construction on River Chenab.

IE: What newest twist in Indus Treaty tale means;

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Solution: b.

“In the 1980s, Mishra turned his attention to water conservation and management. He realised that water, not oil, was the key to a sustainable future for India and the world. (As he put it in his TED talk, water is the centre of life.) He saw the callous treatment of water all around him, the pollution of rivers by careless city dwellers and the reckless depletion of groundwater aquifers by farmers with electric-powered tube-wells. So, he began documenting the indigenous systems of water harvesting that were rooted in community control and based on a careful understanding of the local landscape.”

IE: The Quiet Fighter;

Solution: d.

GK question. Useful for the main examination.

“The wonderful speech — also available on the Parliament website — should be mandatory reading for our Parliamentarians, especially those sitting on the government side, to understand that even when they don’t agree or have a vicious disagreement with the other side, it is important to engage with them. Remember these famous words? “… however good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it happen to be a bad lot. The Constitution can provide only the organs of state such as the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The factors on which the working of those organs of the state depend are the people and the political parties they will set up as their instruments to carry out their wishes and their politics.” These sentences are part of this speech by Ambedkar.”

IE: Is anyone listening to Ambedkar?

Solution: c.

Both statements are correct.

Extract from the WPA, 1972 (Click HERE): “…..the Chief Wildlife Warden may, if he is satisfied that any wild animal specified in Schedule 1 has become dangerous to human life or is so disabled or diseased as to be beyond recovery, by order in writing and stating the reasons therefor, permit any person to hunt such animal or cause animal to be hunted…”

TH: Leopards in a spot;

Solution: b.

All are located in North India.

• TH: Leopards in a spot: “When talking about wild species, the notion of ‘stray’ assumes importance. In the second case, the Forest Department in Delhi was quick to conclude, without any scientific basis, that the leopard had “strayed” from either the Kalesar National Park in Haryana or the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh.”
• TH: Elephant Safari back at Rajaji Tiger Reserve: “Nine years after the death of its “most dependable” elephant Arundhati, authorities at the Rajaji Tiger Reserve (Uttarakhand) have restarted the elephant safari, this time betting on three tuskers — Raja, Rangeeli and Radha.”

Solution: a.

India is not yet a full-member of SCO. It is slated to become one, along with Pakistan, in 2017. Their applications for membership have already been accepted by the SCO. This is a small technicality, make sure you pay attention to news associated with it whenever it appears.

• “Kyrgyzstan is home to the great Mughals of India and Emperor Babur came from the city Osh and even in his memoir, Baburnama, he refers to his place of origin in the mountains near Osh,” Mr. Atambaev said referring to the shared heritage and values of his country and India and laying out a common plan to deal with emerging and contemporary challenges.
• “Following a bilateral summit at Hyderabad House, the delegations finalised plans to hold the annual joint military exercises named “Khanjar-IV” in February-March…”
• “We regard Kyrgyz Republic as a valuable partner in our common pursuit of making Central Asia a region of sustainable peace, stability and prosperity. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization will also give us a valuable framework to work together on these issues..”

PIB;

TH: India, Kyrgyzstan seek a global pact against terror;

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