QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 01 May 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 6
1. Question
1 points“Blue House” is a term that appears in the news related to the affairs of
Correct
Solution: d.
The Blue House is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea, and is located in the capital city of Seoul.
Learning:
- “Wolesi Jirga” refers to the Lower House of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan for which elections are due this year.
- “Capitol Hill” is a metonym for U.S. Congress.
TH;
Incorrect
Solution: d.
The Blue House is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea, and is located in the capital city of Seoul.
Learning:
- “Wolesi Jirga” refers to the Lower House of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan for which elections are due this year.
- “Capitol Hill” is a metonym for U.S. Congress.
TH;
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 points“Peace Mission” is a multi-nation counter-terror exercise that will witness the participation of
Correct
Solution: c.
TH: In a first, arch rivals India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in Russia in September, which will also be joined by China and several other countries.
The military exercise will take place under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a China-dominated security grouping which is increasingly seen as a counterweight to NATO.
It will be for the first time since Independence that India and Pakistan will be part of a military exercise, though the armies of the two nations have worked together in U.N. peacekeeping missions.
Incorrect
Solution: c.
TH: In a first, arch rivals India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in Russia in September, which will also be joined by China and several other countries.
The military exercise will take place under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a China-dominated security grouping which is increasingly seen as a counterweight to NATO.
It will be for the first time since Independence that India and Pakistan will be part of a military exercise, though the armies of the two nations have worked together in U.N. peacekeeping missions.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsThe latest Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS 2) in India was conducted by
Correct
Solution: a.
GATS 2 was conducted between August 2016 and February 2017 by TISS, Mumbai for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The GATS (under the aegis of the World Health Organisation) is a global standard for systematically monitoring adult tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) and tracking key tobacco control indicators.
Improvisation (TH): Contrary to tobacco companies’ claims, there is now empirical evidence that large, graphic pictorial warnings on tobacco products have a telling effect on consumer behaviour. From 38% in 2009-10, the proportion of cigarette smokers in India who thought of quitting due to pictorial warnings increased sharply to nearly 62% in 2016-17. Though not dramatic, the proportion of bidi smokers who wanted to quit also increased from about 30% to 54%, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), undertaken in 2009-10 and 2016-17, respectively. The increase among adults wanting to quit smokeless tobacco was also significant — 34% to 46% during the two periods.
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Incorrect
Solution: a.
GATS 2 was conducted between August 2016 and February 2017 by TISS, Mumbai for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The GATS (under the aegis of the World Health Organisation) is a global standard for systematically monitoring adult tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) and tracking key tobacco control indicators.
Improvisation (TH): Contrary to tobacco companies’ claims, there is now empirical evidence that large, graphic pictorial warnings on tobacco products have a telling effect on consumer behaviour. From 38% in 2009-10, the proportion of cigarette smokers in India who thought of quitting due to pictorial warnings increased sharply to nearly 62% in 2016-17. Though not dramatic, the proportion of bidi smokers who wanted to quit also increased from about 30% to 54%, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), undertaken in 2009-10 and 2016-17, respectively. The increase among adults wanting to quit smokeless tobacco was also significant — 34% to 46% during the two periods.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following states was the first in the country to pass a social audit law?
Correct
Solution: a.
Meghalaya recently became the first state in India to operationalise a law ‘The Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017’ that makes social audit of government programmes and schemes a part of government practice.
- First, it will make it easier to correct course as the scheme is rolling along; the audit is not after all the money has been spent.
- Two, it gives people a direct say in how money will be spent and fills an information gap for officers as they are directly in touch with the ground.
- Third, social audits have been civil society initiatives rather than government-mandated. They are now part of the system (they are institutionalised).
From December 2017: IE
Improvisation: TH;
Incorrect
Solution: a.
Meghalaya recently became the first state in India to operationalise a law ‘The Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017’ that makes social audit of government programmes and schemes a part of government practice.
- First, it will make it easier to correct course as the scheme is rolling along; the audit is not after all the money has been spent.
- Two, it gives people a direct say in how money will be spent and fills an information gap for officers as they are directly in touch with the ground.
- Third, social audits have been civil society initiatives rather than government-mandated. They are now part of the system (they are institutionalised).
From December 2017: IE
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsThe first Indian law to mandate social audit as a statutory requirement was the
Correct
Solution: b.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was the first law to mandate social audit as a statutory requirement.
Improvisation: TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: b.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was the first law to mandate social audit as a statutory requirement.
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following important events of Buddha’s life did NOT occur within the borders of present-day India?
Correct
Solution: a.
The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC.
- Enlightenment – Bodh Gaya, Bihar;
- First sermon – Deer Park, Sarnath, UP;
- Death – Kushinagar, UP;
Incorrect
Solution: a.
The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC.
- Enlightenment – Bodh Gaya, Bihar;
- First sermon – Deer Park, Sarnath, UP;
- Death – Kushinagar, UP;
