QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 03 DECEMBER 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.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about UNESCO’s list of intangible heritage:
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- The safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage is the responsibility of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee
- The tradition of Vedic chanting is an element inscribed on the list
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b.
Intangible cultural heritage is traditional, contemporary and living at the same time; it is inclusive, representative and community-based.
- “.. The list of ‘intangible’ cultural treasures was created in 2003, mainly to increase awareness about them, while UNESCO also sometimes offers financial or technical support to countries struggling to protect them…” .. The safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage is the responsibility of States Parties to the Convention. Developing States have the possibility to request international assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. The grant is decided by the Committee.
- There are 12 elements from India inscribed on the list.
https://ich.unesco.org/en/state/india-IN;
https://ich.unesco.org/en/what-is-intangible-heritage-00003;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/heritage-spin-for-naples-pizza/article21250499.ece;
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Solution: b.
Intangible cultural heritage is traditional, contemporary and living at the same time; it is inclusive, representative and community-based.
- “.. The list of ‘intangible’ cultural treasures was created in 2003, mainly to increase awareness about them, while UNESCO also sometimes offers financial or technical support to countries struggling to protect them…” .. The safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage is the responsibility of States Parties to the Convention. Developing States have the possibility to request international assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. The grant is decided by the Committee.
- There are 12 elements from India inscribed on the list.
https://ich.unesco.org/en/state/india-IN;
https://ich.unesco.org/en/what-is-intangible-heritage-00003;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/heritage-spin-for-naples-pizza/article21250499.ece;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) of Things’ refers to
Correct
Solution: a.
Devices used to build the Internet of Things (IoT), a network of devices capable of exchanging data, will be used by cyber criminals to ‘liberate’ attacks in the near future, said Sanjai Gangadharan, regional director, SAARC, A10 Networks, a cybersecurity firm.
“IoT will continue to be used to liberate attacks,” Mr. Gangadharan said in an e-mail interview. “The attackers will take advantage of lax security standards in connected smart devices to build massive botnets that are able to deploy DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) payloads.”
“When you combine this with the lack of consumer and user awareness about the vulnerabilities of IoT devices — you have the perfect storm! We call it the DDoS of ‘things,’” he said.
A DDoS attack will try to disrupt an online service, ranging from news websites to banks, unavailable by jamming it with traffic from multiple sources disabling the provider of such a service to publish or access information.
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Solution: a.
Devices used to build the Internet of Things (IoT), a network of devices capable of exchanging data, will be used by cyber criminals to ‘liberate’ attacks in the near future, said Sanjai Gangadharan, regional director, SAARC, A10 Networks, a cybersecurity firm.
“IoT will continue to be used to liberate attacks,” Mr. Gangadharan said in an e-mail interview. “The attackers will take advantage of lax security standards in connected smart devices to build massive botnets that are able to deploy DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) payloads.”
“When you combine this with the lack of consumer and user awareness about the vulnerabilities of IoT devices — you have the perfect storm! We call it the DDoS of ‘things,’” he said.
A DDoS attack will try to disrupt an online service, ranging from news websites to banks, unavailable by jamming it with traffic from multiple sources disabling the provider of such a service to publish or access information.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone’ can be found in
Correct
Solution: d.
President Xi’s backing for the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor followed last month’s announcement of this plan in Myanmar by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. During his visit to Myanmar, Mr. Wang said that the Y-shaped corridor can start from China’s Yunnan province, and head towards Mandalay in Myanmar. From there it could extend towards the east and west to Yangon New City and Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone, in the Rakhine province.
Myanmar Divisions/States: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/2a/e5/872ae52bdb58749129e0a3fe8f5ff300.gif;
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Solution: d.
President Xi’s backing for the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor followed last month’s announcement of this plan in Myanmar by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. During his visit to Myanmar, Mr. Wang said that the Y-shaped corridor can start from China’s Yunnan province, and head towards Mandalay in Myanmar. From there it could extend towards the east and west to Yangon New City and Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone, in the Rakhine province.
Myanmar Divisions/States: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/2a/e5/872ae52bdb58749129e0a3fe8f5ff300.gif;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe People’s Linguistic Survey of India
1.Was initiated by the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (BRPC)
2.Contains stories of people’s origin and dispersal
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
The People’s Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) was initiated in 2010 by Prof. G.N. Devy at the Language Confluence hosted by Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (an NGO), Vadodara and envisions the creation of a Linguistic Survey rooted in people’s perception of language. Conceived as a project to capture how people identify, name and perceive what they speak, the survey in its published form will also contain the stories of people’s origin, dispersal and relationship with the neighbouring cultures.
The PLSI is not
- A repeat, substitute, replacement or a sequel to Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India, or a sample survey or part of Census survey.
- It is not an exhaustive survey of each and every language in existence in India.
- It is not an exercise in standardizing or fixing the writing or the speech of Indian Language communities.
The PLSI is
- A quick, non-hierarchical, public consultation and appraisal, intended as an aid to cultural impact assessment of development, and as an acknowledgement of the self-respect and sense of identity of all, especially, endangered speech communities of India.
http://www.peopleslinguisticsurvey.org/aboutus.aspx?page=PLSI;
Improvisation (Reference to linguist G.N. Devy): http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/bharatavani-portal-offers-digital-dictionaries-of-vanishing-indian-languages/article21249663.ece
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Solution: c.
The People’s Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) was initiated in 2010 by Prof. G.N. Devy at the Language Confluence hosted by Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (an NGO), Vadodara and envisions the creation of a Linguistic Survey rooted in people’s perception of language. Conceived as a project to capture how people identify, name and perceive what they speak, the survey in its published form will also contain the stories of people’s origin, dispersal and relationship with the neighbouring cultures.
The PLSI is not
- A repeat, substitute, replacement or a sequel to Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India, or a sample survey or part of Census survey.
- It is not an exhaustive survey of each and every language in existence in India.
- It is not an exercise in standardizing or fixing the writing or the speech of Indian Language communities.
The PLSI is
- A quick, non-hierarchical, public consultation and appraisal, intended as an aid to cultural impact assessment of development, and as an acknowledgement of the self-respect and sense of identity of all, especially, endangered speech communities of India.
http://www.peopleslinguisticsurvey.org/aboutus.aspx?page=PLSI;
Improvisation (Reference to linguist G.N. Devy): http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/bharatavani-portal-offers-digital-dictionaries-of-vanishing-indian-languages/article21249663.ece
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?
Correct
Solution: d.
Q98, CS(P) 2017: http://www.insightsonindia.com/2017/06/19/answer-key-upsc-civil-services-prelims-exam-2017-general-studies-paper-1/;
Improvisation: Who.What.Why.When.Where Page, Sunday Edition The Hindu;
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Incorrect
Solution: d.
Q98, CS(P) 2017: http://www.insightsonindia.com/2017/06/19/answer-key-upsc-civil-services-prelims-exam-2017-general-studies-paper-1/;
Improvisation: Who.What.Why.When.Where Page, Sunday Edition The Hindu;
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