QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 01 March 2017
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
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 2017. 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.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following pairs of emission standard-associated technology is/are correctly matched?
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Solution: b.
BS-V compliant engines require a Diesel Particulate Filter, not BS-IV.
IE: The race over speed bumps;—
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Solution: b.
BS-V compliant engines require a Diesel Particulate Filter, not BS-IV.
IE: The race over speed bumps;—
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2. Question
1 pointsUnlike Operation Zarb-e-Azb, Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, recently in the news, is
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Solution: a.
A GK question.
Radd-ul-Fasaad is the latest in a string of Pakistani counter-terrorism operations, directed at dismantling jihadist infrastructure within the country. It marks an official acceptance of the well-known fact that terrorists are active in Northern Sindh and Punjab, and that there’s a need to act against them if terrorism in the country is to be defeated.
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A GK question.
Radd-ul-Fasaad is the latest in a string of Pakistani counter-terrorism operations, directed at dismantling jihadist infrastructure within the country. It marks an official acceptance of the well-known fact that terrorists are active in Northern Sindh and Punjab, and that there’s a need to act against them if terrorism in the country is to be defeated.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 points‘Al Nagah’ and ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ are military exercises that India and which one of the following countries participate in?
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Solution: d.
The armies of India and Oman are scheduled to conduct their second bilateral exercise, Al Nagah-II 2017, in March with a focus on counter-terrorism. India and Oman already have extensive cooperation in the maritime domain. The navies of the two countries have been holding the bilateral maritime exercises called ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ since 1993.
India, Oman to hold counter-terror exercises;
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Solution: d.
The armies of India and Oman are scheduled to conduct their second bilateral exercise, Al Nagah-II 2017, in March with a focus on counter-terrorism. India and Oman already have extensive cooperation in the maritime domain. The navies of the two countries have been holding the bilateral maritime exercises called ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ since 1993.
India, Oman to hold counter-terror exercises;
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4. Question
1 pointsWhat is ‘LiDAR’?
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Solution: d.
Uber is being sued for stealing trade secrets and technology from Google. The technology in question is LiDAR (also called LIDAR, LADAR), a laser-based radar system that helps the self-driving cars “see” what is around them.
- LIDAR—Light Detection and Ranging—is a remote sensing method used to examine the surface of the Earth.
- LIDAR uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to the Earth. These light pulses—combined with other data recorded by the airborne system— generate precise, three-dimensional information about the shape of the Earth and its surface characteristics.
NOAA: What is LiDAR?;
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Solution: d.
Uber is being sued for stealing trade secrets and technology from Google. The technology in question is LiDAR (also called LIDAR, LADAR), a laser-based radar system that helps the self-driving cars “see” what is around them.
- LIDAR—Light Detection and Ranging—is a remote sensing method used to examine the surface of the Earth.
- LIDAR uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to the Earth. These light pulses—combined with other data recorded by the airborne system— generate precise, three-dimensional information about the shape of the Earth and its surface characteristics.
NOAA: What is LiDAR?;
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5. Question
1 pointsTagging species with transponders that communicate via satellite or radio has become an increasingly common way to study species. According to a new study, what, though, is the problem associated with this method of studying species?
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Solution: b.
At-risk species, including wolves and sharks, are being targeted by hunters using signals sent by radio tags to home in on the animals. The behaviour of non-endangered species is also being skewed as nature-lovers use the signals to get close to wild animals, say biologists.
Tagged Animals at risk from hunters and nature-lovers;
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Solution: b.
At-risk species, including wolves and sharks, are being targeted by hunters using signals sent by radio tags to home in on the animals. The behaviour of non-endangered species is also being skewed as nature-lovers use the signals to get close to wild animals, say biologists.
Tagged Animals at risk from hunters and nature-lovers;
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