QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 09 JANUARY 2018
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 pointsThe argument put forth by the tobacco industry against the use of 85 per cent packaging space on tobacco products for pictorial warnings is that
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Solution: d.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal for the tobacco industry said effects of tobacco were horrible. “So, let the government ban tobacco products,” he submitted.. Instead of a ban, the government is using “absolutely horrifying” pictures with no named source or scientific value on the tobacco packets.
He submitted that the use of such pictures on 85% packaging space is a violation of their fundamental right to do business under Article 19 (1)(g) and that a parliamentary standing committee has already recommended pictorial warnings on 50% space and this should be adopted till March 31, 2018, when the issue would be re-examined.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-for-larger-warnings-on-cigarette-packs/article22400143.ece;
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Solution: d.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal for the tobacco industry said effects of tobacco were horrible. “So, let the government ban tobacco products,” he submitted.. Instead of a ban, the government is using “absolutely horrifying” pictures with no named source or scientific value on the tobacco packets.
He submitted that the use of such pictures on 85% packaging space is a violation of their fundamental right to do business under Article 19 (1)(g) and that a parliamentary standing committee has already recommended pictorial warnings on 50% space and this should be adopted till March 31, 2018, when the issue would be re-examined.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-for-larger-warnings-on-cigarette-packs/article22400143.ece;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.A ‘whip’ of a political party’s parliamentary body makes sure that the party’s members in Parliament turn out for important votes
- The first All India Whips Conference was organised following the introduction of the Anti-Defection Law
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: a.
A whip is an important member of a political party’s parliamentary body, having a central role in ‘Floor Management’ in both the Houses of Parliament and is responsible for discipline within the party.
- Their main job is ensuring that their members in Parliament and legislature vote in line with the party’s official policy on important issues and make sure that the members turn out for important votes.
- Such an importance of Whips in the Parliamentary system had been acknowledged by organizing the First All India Whips Conference at Indore in 1952, in the very first year of general elections to the First Lok Sabha.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=175448;
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Solution: a.
A whip is an important member of a political party’s parliamentary body, having a central role in ‘Floor Management’ in both the Houses of Parliament and is responsible for discipline within the party.
- Their main job is ensuring that their members in Parliament and legislature vote in line with the party’s official policy on important issues and make sure that the members turn out for important votes.
- Such an importance of Whips in the Parliamentary system had been acknowledged by organizing the First All India Whips Conference at Indore in 1952, in the very first year of general elections to the First Lok Sabha.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=175448;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following statements is INCORRECT?
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Solution: d.
- The ozone molecule (O3) is harmful to air quality, outside of the ozone layer.
- Ground level or “bad” ozone is not emitted directly into the air, but is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the presence of sunlight. This happens when pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries, chemical plants, and other sources chemically react in the presence of sunlight.
- Ozone at ground level is a harmful air pollutant, because of its effects on people and the environment, and it is the main ingredient in “smog.”
https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution;
https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/basic-information-about-ozone#what%20where%20how;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-much-neglected-pollutant/article22399237.ece;
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Solution: d.
- The ozone molecule (O3) is harmful to air quality, outside of the ozone layer.
- Ground level or “bad” ozone is not emitted directly into the air, but is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the presence of sunlight. This happens when pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries, chemical plants, and other sources chemically react in the presence of sunlight.
- Ozone at ground level is a harmful air pollutant, because of its effects on people and the environment, and it is the main ingredient in “smog.”
https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution;
https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/basic-information-about-ozone#what%20where%20how;
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-much-neglected-pollutant/article22399237.ece;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following countries is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
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Solution: a.
A map-based question. The only African country from the list which is “West African” is Liberia. Angola is a member of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEMAC).
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-liberian-example/article22399212.ece;
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Solution: a.
A map-based question. The only African country from the list which is “West African” is Liberia. Angola is a member of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEMAC).
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-liberian-example/article22399212.ece;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following pairs:
Tiger Reserve – State in which it is found:
- Simlipal – Odisha
- Bor – West Bengal
- Kalakkad Mundanthurai – Kerala
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Solution: a.
Bor Tiger Reserve – Maharashtra
Kalakkad Mundanthurai – Tamil Nadu
https://www.gktoday.in/gk/tiger-reserves-of-india/;
Imrpovisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mankidia-denied-habitat-in-simlipal/article22392195.ece;
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Solution: a.
Bor Tiger Reserve – Maharashtra
Kalakkad Mundanthurai – Tamil Nadu
https://www.gktoday.in/gk/tiger-reserves-of-india/;
Imrpovisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mankidia-denied-habitat-in-simlipal/article22392195.ece;
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