QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 12 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 5
1. Question
1 points‘DAKSH’, recently in the news, most appropriately refers to
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Solution: d.
DAKSH is a civil society organisation (founded in 2008) that undertakes research and activities to promote accountability and better governance in India. Its two main activities are measuring political and judicial performance.
- They have designed, developed, and deployed a variety of measures to assess and analyse performance in the political space, such as conducting physical surveys to gather data on people’s perceptions of their elected representatives.
- They embarked on the Rule of Law Project in 2014 in order to evaluate judicial performance and in particular, to study the problem of pendency of cases in the Indian legal system. This project is based on quantitative research that will map the administration of justice in India.
The latest Economic Survey (Ch-9, Volume 1) has utilised data generated by DAKSH. The organisation’s findings were also in the news some time ago.
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Solution: d.
DAKSH is a civil society organisation (founded in 2008) that undertakes research and activities to promote accountability and better governance in India. Its two main activities are measuring political and judicial performance.
- They have designed, developed, and deployed a variety of measures to assess and analyse performance in the political space, such as conducting physical surveys to gather data on people’s perceptions of their elected representatives.
- They embarked on the Rule of Law Project in 2014 in order to evaluate judicial performance and in particular, to study the problem of pendency of cases in the Indian legal system. This project is based on quantitative research that will map the administration of justice in India.
The latest Economic Survey (Ch-9, Volume 1) has utilised data generated by DAKSH. The organisation’s findings were also in the news some time ago.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsIndia will NOT attract sanctions under the CAATSA for doing military business with
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Solution: a.
In 2017, the U.S. President signed into law the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (CAATSA), which among other things, imposes new sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea. It also penalises countries that do military trade with them.
CAATSA has frequently been appearing in the news over the past few weeks.
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Solution: a.
In 2017, the U.S. President signed into law the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (CAATSA), which among other things, imposes new sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea. It also penalises countries that do military trade with them.
CAATSA has frequently been appearing in the news over the past few weeks.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
1.The international media relies on information such as daily casualty figures released by it
2.It is a UK-based organisation that was established in an effort to raise awareness of freedom of speech in Syria
- ‘The Syria Campaign’, a global movement working towards a peaceful future for all Syrians, was launched by it
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
SOHR (UK-based) was started in 2006 by a businessman, Rami Abdul Rahman, in an effort to raise awareness of human rights and freedom of speech in a country where those who spoke out frequently found themselves arrested. When the Syrian uprising broke out in 2011, the Observatory switched its focus to report developments on the ground, rapidly building up its network to do so.
Those in Syria work to confirm casualty reports of people that have come from activists or been cited in the media, checking with family members, witnesses or medics on the ground. As foreign journalists are unable to operate freely in Syria to verify reports themselves, the media are increasingly reliant on such information. The group says it is impartial in its reporting, recording the deaths of soldiers as well as civilians and protesters. The names of all those killed are carefully documented, along with the circumstances surrounding their death, including videos if they are available.
‘The Syria Campaign’ aims to build a global movement of solidarity and action working toward a peaceful and dignified future for all Syrians. It is an initiative that is independent of the SOHR as well as the White Helmets (also known as the Syrian Civil Defense).
Often in the news. Most recently: TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: c.
SOHR (UK-based) was started in 2006 by a businessman, Rami Abdul Rahman, in an effort to raise awareness of human rights and freedom of speech in a country where those who spoke out frequently found themselves arrested. When the Syrian uprising broke out in 2011, the Observatory switched its focus to report developments on the ground, rapidly building up its network to do so.
Those in Syria work to confirm casualty reports of people that have come from activists or been cited in the media, checking with family members, witnesses or medics on the ground. As foreign journalists are unable to operate freely in Syria to verify reports themselves, the media are increasingly reliant on such information. The group says it is impartial in its reporting, recording the deaths of soldiers as well as civilians and protesters. The names of all those killed are carefully documented, along with the circumstances surrounding their death, including videos if they are available.
‘The Syria Campaign’ aims to build a global movement of solidarity and action working toward a peaceful and dignified future for all Syrians. It is an initiative that is independent of the SOHR as well as the White Helmets (also known as the Syrian Civil Defense).
Often in the news. Most recently: TH;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsIn the context of recent sports-related developments, the ‘Independent Review Panel’ is associated with the sport of
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Solution: d.
The Independent Review Panel (IRP) was set up by the governing bodies of professional tennis in 2016 after investigations by BBC and Buzzfeed claimed that there was widespread match-fixing and illegal betting in tennis. Reports had also suggested that the governing bodies such as the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the Association of Tennis Professionals, the Women’s Tennis Association, the Grand Slams and the Tennis Integrity Unit did little to combat the problem. The panel published a draft report last month, titled the “Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis”, after surveying more than 3,200 tennis players and interviewing 200 others, over a span of two years.
TH;
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Solution: d.
The Independent Review Panel (IRP) was set up by the governing bodies of professional tennis in 2016 after investigations by BBC and Buzzfeed claimed that there was widespread match-fixing and illegal betting in tennis. Reports had also suggested that the governing bodies such as the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the Association of Tennis Professionals, the Women’s Tennis Association, the Grand Slams and the Tennis Integrity Unit did little to combat the problem. The panel published a draft report last month, titled the “Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis”, after surveying more than 3,200 tennis players and interviewing 200 others, over a span of two years.
TH;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe ‘chytrid fungus’, with possible origins in east asia, has caused a decline worldwide in the population of
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Solution: b.
The chytrid fungus – which has caused amphibian declines worldwide and has been recorded in India too – possibly originated in east Asia, shows a study published in the international journal Science.
The team behind the study also find that the disease is not many thousands of years old as previously thought, but expanded greatly between 50 and 120 years ago, coinciding with the rapid global expansion of intercontinental trade. Thus, the movement of amphibians by humans – such as through the pet trade – has directly contributed to spreading the pathogen around the world.
The chytrid fungus has affected around 700 amphibian species worldwide and caused frog declines and even extinctions in many areas.
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Solution: b.
The chytrid fungus – which has caused amphibian declines worldwide and has been recorded in India too – possibly originated in east Asia, shows a study published in the international journal Science.
The team behind the study also find that the disease is not many thousands of years old as previously thought, but expanded greatly between 50 and 120 years ago, coinciding with the rapid global expansion of intercontinental trade. Thus, the movement of amphibians by humans – such as through the pet trade – has directly contributed to spreading the pathogen around the world.
The chytrid fungus has affected around 700 amphibian species worldwide and caused frog declines and even extinctions in many areas.
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