QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 01 June 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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The following Quiz is based on the Hindu, PIB and other news sources. It is a current events based quiz. Solving these questions will help retain both concepts and facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services exam.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsMembers of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, apart from its chairman, are appointed by the
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsA “fish ladder” is
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Solution: a.
A fish ladder, or fishway, is essentially a structure that allows migrating fish passage over or around an obstacle — dams, culverts, waterfalls — on a river. Fishways give anadromous fish — whose survival depends on migration — a detour, and have been considered critical in keeping up fish stocks. Fish ladders are common in the US, and are of designs that depend on the obstruction, river flow, and species of affected fish. The general principle, however, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the US Department of Commerce, is the same for all: “the ladder contains a series of ascending pools that are reached by swimming against a stream of water. Fish leap through the cascade of rushing water, rest in a pool, and then repeat the process until they are out of the ladder.”
Improvisation: PIB;
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Solution: a.
A fish ladder, or fishway, is essentially a structure that allows migrating fish passage over or around an obstacle — dams, culverts, waterfalls — on a river. Fishways give anadromous fish — whose survival depends on migration — a detour, and have been considered critical in keeping up fish stocks. Fish ladders are common in the US, and are of designs that depend on the obstruction, river flow, and species of affected fish. The general principle, however, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the US Department of Commerce, is the same for all: “the ladder contains a series of ascending pools that are reached by swimming against a stream of water. Fish leap through the cascade of rushing water, rest in a pool, and then repeat the process until they are out of the ladder.”
Improvisation: PIB;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThree rivers – the Ganga and Yamuna in India, and the Whanganui in New Zealand (NZ) – were recently declared to be “living people”. What is/are the key differences in the two declarations?
- In the case of the Whanganui, it was the NZ Parliament that passed a bill recognising it as a living entity, whereas in India, it was a judicial pronouncement
- The custodians appointed to act on behalf of the rivers in India are only government authorities, whereas in NZ, the custodians include a local representative
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
- There is though a fundamental difference between New Zealand’s (legislative) recognition of their third largest river as a living entity and that of Uttarakhand High Court according the status to two of India’s prominent rivers. It has led to questions being raised by various stakeholders here.
- It pertains to the custodians appointed to act on behalf of the rivers. New Zealand has appointed two guardians — one from the crown and one from the Whanganui iwi tribe itself. In India, the three custodians are solely government authorities: the chief secretary of the state of Uttarakhand, the advocate general of the state of Uttarakhand and the director of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
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Solution: c.
- There is though a fundamental difference between New Zealand’s (legislative) recognition of their third largest river as a living entity and that of Uttarakhand High Court according the status to two of India’s prominent rivers. It has led to questions being raised by various stakeholders here.
- It pertains to the custodians appointed to act on behalf of the rivers. New Zealand has appointed two guardians — one from the crown and one from the Whanganui iwi tribe itself. In India, the three custodians are solely government authorities: the chief secretary of the state of Uttarakhand, the advocate general of the state of Uttarakhand and the director of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following countries are contiguous with Afghanistan?
- Iran
- Turkmenistan
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
“The diplomatic challenge before Mr. Ghani is to cut off the Taliban’s supplies from abroad. It is an open secret that Pakistan is supporting the insurgency. There were reports recently that Iran and Russia may also be arming them for geopolitical reasons.”
Improvisation: TH: Uncertain times;
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Solution: d.
“The diplomatic challenge before Mr. Ghani is to cut off the Taliban’s supplies from abroad. It is an open secret that Pakistan is supporting the insurgency. There were reports recently that Iran and Russia may also be arming them for geopolitical reasons.”
Improvisation: TH: Uncertain times;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsINS Kalvari, a Scorpene Submarine named after a deep-sea tiger shark, is going through the final phase of trials. The selection of names of ships and submarines of the Indian Navy is done by the
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Solution: a.
- The selection of names of ships and submarines of the Indian Navy is done by the Internal Nomenclature Committee (INC) at the Defence Ministry. The INC is headed by the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy & Plans), and has representatives from the historical section of the Defence Ministry, Department of Archaeology in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and the Ministry of Surface Transport, among others. As per the policy guidelines, the recommendations of this committee are approved by the Navy Chief. Names, crests and mottos of major war vessels require the assent of the President as well.
- To maintain uniformity in the names of vessels of one type, the Internal Nomenclature Committee follows certain broad parameters, which have been enumerated in the policy guidelines. So, a cruiser or a destroyer is named after a state capital, a large city, or a great king or warrior from India’s history — for example, INS Delhi and INS Ranjit.
- Names of vessels in a certain class begin with the same letter, and describe similar/related objects.
Improvisation: TH: First scorpene sub to be commissioned by July;
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Solution: a.
- The selection of names of ships and submarines of the Indian Navy is done by the Internal Nomenclature Committee (INC) at the Defence Ministry. The INC is headed by the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy & Plans), and has representatives from the historical section of the Defence Ministry, Department of Archaeology in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and the Ministry of Surface Transport, among others. As per the policy guidelines, the recommendations of this committee are approved by the Navy Chief. Names, crests and mottos of major war vessels require the assent of the President as well.
- To maintain uniformity in the names of vessels of one type, the Internal Nomenclature Committee follows certain broad parameters, which have been enumerated in the policy guidelines. So, a cruiser or a destroyer is named after a state capital, a large city, or a great king or warrior from India’s history — for example, INS Delhi and INS Ranjit.
- Names of vessels in a certain class begin with the same letter, and describe similar/related objects.
Improvisation: TH: First scorpene sub to be commissioned by July;
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