QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 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 pointsKey focus areas of the World Economic Forum include
- Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Solving the problems of the Global Commons
- Creating greater opportunities for women to decent employment and income
- Addressing global security issues
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsNicaragua
1.Lies to the south of Panama
- Opens out to the Caribbean Sea
- Shares borders with Mexico
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
The options were such that you could have eliminated two options (statements 1 and 3 cannot go together). Every Central American country except El Salvador opens out to the Caribbean Sea.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/nicaragua-rocked/article23741026.ece;
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Solution: b.
The options were such that you could have eliminated two options (statements 1 and 3 cannot go together). Every Central American country except El Salvador opens out to the Caribbean Sea.
Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/nicaragua-rocked/article23741026.ece;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsArmenia
1.Opens out to the Black Sea
2.Opens out to the Caspian Sea
- Shares borders with Afghanistan
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe Tiwa tribe – that celebrates the ‘Yangli’ festival in which they seek protection for their crops from natural calamities – belong to the state of
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute:
1.It is an independent institute that receives a substantial part of its funding from the Swedish Government
2.It updates the Global Military Expenditure Database annually
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
The Swedish Parliament established the Institute in 1966 with the legal status of an independent foundation.
- SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
- It receives a substantial part of its funding in the form of an annual grant from the Swedish Government. The Institute also seeks financial support from other organizations in order to carry out its research.
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Solution: c.
The Swedish Parliament established the Institute in 1966 with the legal status of an independent foundation.
- SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
It receives a substantial part of its funding in the form of an annual grant from the Swedish Government. The Institute also seeks financial support from other organizations in order to carry out its research.
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