QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 19 August 2017
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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 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following organisations is celebrating World Honey Bee Day to create awareness about beekeeping and uses of its products?
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Solution: d.
Honey, being an important Minor Forest Produce, TRIFED is playing and lead role in protecting, promoting and multiplication of Honey Bees by Scientific, Non-destructive collection practices, thereby increasing the livelihood of tribal people living in various forest areas of the country, contributing to the growth of Honey Bees population and reducing the mortality rate of Honey Bees drastically. About 90% of the Scheduled Tribes of the country live in and around forest areas and the forests provide 60% of the food & medicinal needs of tribals and 40% of their income from Minor Forest Produce (MFP) mostly of which come from Honey.Incorrect
Solution: d.
Honey, being an important Minor Forest Produce, TRIFED is playing and lead role in protecting, promoting and multiplication of Honey Bees by Scientific, Non-destructive collection practices, thereby increasing the livelihood of tribal people living in various forest areas of the country, contributing to the growth of Honey Bees population and reducing the mortality rate of Honey Bees drastically. About 90% of the Scheduled Tribes of the country live in and around forest areas and the forests provide 60% of the food & medicinal needs of tribals and 40% of their income from Minor Forest Produce (MFP) mostly of which come from Honey. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following pairs:
UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) – Subject/Issue
1. SDG 5 – Affordable and Clean Energy
2. SDG 7 – Gender Inequality
3. SDG 12 – Responsible (Sustainable) Consumption and Production
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?Correct
Solution: c.
1 and 2 (SGD 5 and 7) must be interchanged.http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/;
PIB, SDG 12: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168846;
PIB, SDG 7: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=169876;
PIB, SDG 5: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170085;
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Solution: c.
1 and 2 (SGD 5 and 7) must be interchanged.http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/;
PIB, SDG 12: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168846;
PIB, SDG 7: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=169876;
PIB, SDG 5: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170085;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following is NOT one of the subjects on which subgroups of Chief Ministers have been set up under the aegis of NITI Aayog?
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Solution: a.
An over-arching theme of the NITI Aayog was the change in focus from central planning to cooperative federalism. The Prime Minister said that “Through the NITI Aayog, India will move away from the one size fits all approach and forge a better match between schemes and needs of States”.
• The Governing Council of NITI Aayog met very often, and 3 sub-groups of Chief Ministers were worked on a) centrally sponsored schemes (CSS), b) skill development and c) Swach Bharat Mission.
• Based on their recommendations, the new CSS sharing system was notified and a transparent formula based allocation of resources was reached.
• The Swach Bharat cess was levied on all services.
• To promote skill development initiatives, the involvement of States in the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana was ensured. The Atal Innovation Mission was launched to seed innovations to teach young minds new skills.http://niti.gov.in/content/sub-group-chief-ministers;
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=170000;Incorrect
Solution: a.
An over-arching theme of the NITI Aayog was the change in focus from central planning to cooperative federalism. The Prime Minister said that “Through the NITI Aayog, India will move away from the one size fits all approach and forge a better match between schemes and needs of States”.
• The Governing Council of NITI Aayog met very often, and 3 sub-groups of Chief Ministers were worked on a) centrally sponsored schemes (CSS), b) skill development and c) Swach Bharat Mission.
• Based on their recommendations, the new CSS sharing system was notified and a transparent formula based allocation of resources was reached.
• The Swach Bharat cess was levied on all services.
• To promote skill development initiatives, the involvement of States in the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana was ensured. The Atal Innovation Mission was launched to seed innovations to teach young minds new skills.http://niti.gov.in/content/sub-group-chief-ministers;
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=170000; -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 pointsWith reference to the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, consider the following statements:
1. The need for such a set of principles was felt at the end of 1980s with centrally-planned economies in Europe transforming into market-oriented democracies
2. India recently adopted these principles
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Solution: c.
The adoption of the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics will bring professional independence, impartiality, accountability and transparency in methods of collection, compilation and dissemination of official statistics, besides adopting international standards. The adoption will also pave way for devising a National Policy on Official Statistics for improving systems, procedures and institutions consistent with these principles.http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=169931;
From May: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=144847;
About: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/gp/fundprinciples.aspx;
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Solution: c.
The adoption of the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics will bring professional independence, impartiality, accountability and transparency in methods of collection, compilation and dissemination of official statistics, besides adopting international standards. The adoption will also pave way for devising a National Policy on Official Statistics for improving systems, procedures and institutions consistent with these principles.http://pib.nic.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=169931;
From May: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=144847;
About: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/gp/fundprinciples.aspx;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 pointsUnder the provisions of which one of the following legislations did the state of Haryana recently ban the use of liquid nitrogen in food and drink items?
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Solution: b.
The ban has been imposed under Section 34 of the Food Safety and Security Act, 2006, titled “Emergency prohibition notices and orders”.http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/no-more-liquid-nitrogen-in-haryanas-drinks-4772197/;
http://vikaspedia.in/education/current-affairs/July_2017_National_Ca.pdf;
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Solution: b.
The ban has been imposed under Section 34 of the Food Safety and Security Act, 2006, titled “Emergency prohibition notices and orders”.http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/no-more-liquid-nitrogen-in-haryanas-drinks-4772197/;
http://vikaspedia.in/education/current-affairs/July_2017_National_Ca.pdf;
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