QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 04 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.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2018. 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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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsRani-ki-Vav, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is/was
- A stepwell in Rajasthan
- Initially built as a memorial to a king
- Designed as an inverted temple
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
Rani-ki-Vav, on the banks of the Saraswati River (Patan, Gujarat), was initially built as a memorial to a king in the 11th century AD.
- Stepwells are a distinctive form of subterranean water resource and storage systems on the Indian subcontinent, and have been constructed since the 3rd millennium BC. They evolved over time from what was basically a pit in sandy soil towards elaborate multi-storey works of art and architecture.
- Rani-ki-Vav was built at the height of craftsmens’ ability in stepwell construction and the Maru-Gurjara architectural style, reflecting mastery of this complex technique and great beauty of detail and proportions.
- Designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water, it is divided into seven levels of stairs with sculptural panels of high artistic quality; more than 500 principle sculptures and over a thousand minor ones combine religious, mythological and secular imagery, often referencing literary works.
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Solution: b.
Rani-ki-Vav, on the banks of the Saraswati River (Patan, Gujarat), was initially built as a memorial to a king in the 11th century AD.
- Stepwells are a distinctive form of subterranean water resource and storage systems on the Indian subcontinent, and have been constructed since the 3rd millennium BC. They evolved over time from what was basically a pit in sandy soil towards elaborate multi-storey works of art and architecture.
- Rani-ki-Vav was built at the height of craftsmens’ ability in stepwell construction and the Maru-Gurjara architectural style, reflecting mastery of this complex technique and great beauty of detail and proportions.
- Designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water, it is divided into seven levels of stairs with sculptural panels of high artistic quality; more than 500 principle sculptures and over a thousand minor ones combine religious, mythological and secular imagery, often referencing literary works.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe National Committee for Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the first meeting of which was recently held, is chaired by
Correct
Solution: a.
The Committee has a total of 125 members, including 116 from India and encompasses the President (as chair), the Vice-President, Prime Minister, Union Ministers, former Prime Ministers, Chief Ministers, senior MPs and political leaders from across party lines, and eminent Gandhians, social thinkers and activists representing a cross-section of Indian society and regional diversity. The Committee also has nine international members, including two former Secretaries General of the United Nations – Mr Kofi Annan and Mr Ban Ki-moon – and Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and former US Vice-President Al Gore.
List of Members of the Committee;
PIB;
Incorrect
Solution: a.
The Committee has a total of 125 members, including 116 from India and encompasses the President (as chair), the Vice-President, Prime Minister, Union Ministers, former Prime Ministers, Chief Ministers, senior MPs and political leaders from across party lines, and eminent Gandhians, social thinkers and activists representing a cross-section of Indian society and regional diversity. The Committee also has nine international members, including two former Secretaries General of the United Nations – Mr Kofi Annan and Mr Ban Ki-moon – and Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and former US Vice-President Al Gore.
List of Members of the Committee;
PIB;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana was announced in 2003 with the objectives of
1.Early identification of defects at birth, development delays and early intervention for children
2.Augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the country
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was announced in 2003 with objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. PMSSY has two components:
- Setting up of AIIMS like institutions
- Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges/Institutions.
PIB;
Incorrect
Solution: b.
The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was announced in 2003 with objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. PMSSY has two components:
- Setting up of AIIMS like institutions
- Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges/Institutions.
PIB;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe “Elephant Curve”, sometimes in the news, is related to
Correct
Solution: b.
General question, but relevant for prelims. It appears sometimes in the news while discussing global inequality.
Image source: wid.world;
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Solution: b.
General question, but relevant for prelims. It appears sometimes in the news while discussing global inequality.
Image source: wid.world;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 points‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ is a scheme of the Centre aimed at
Correct
Solution: c.
While just 143 premier institutions like IITs and NITs took part in the first stage, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 will see open and much wider participation from many higher educational institutions.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, with the intention to enrich Rural India. The knowledge base and resources of the Premier Institutions of the country are to be leveraged to bring in transformational change in rural developmental process. It also aims to create a vibrant relationship between the society and the higher educational institutes, with the latter providing the knowledge and technology support to improve the livelihoods in rural areas and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and private organisations in the society.
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Solution: c.
While just 143 premier institutions like IITs and NITs took part in the first stage, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 will see open and much wider participation from many higher educational institutions.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, with the intention to enrich Rural India. The knowledge base and resources of the Premier Institutions of the country are to be leveraged to bring in transformational change in rural developmental process. It also aims to create a vibrant relationship between the society and the higher educational institutes, with the latter providing the knowledge and technology support to improve the livelihoods in rural areas and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and private organisations in the society.
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