QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 26 July 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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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsThe quadrennial tiger census – the almost 500-day long process this time – has been designed by the
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Solution: a.
The quadrennial survey will cover almost 4,00,000 sq km of tiger habitats in India. This time, the almost 500-day-long process began in December 2017 across different parts of the country. Designed by scientists at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), it involves four distinct phases.
Almost 15,000 pairs of camera ‘traps’ are being placed across protected areas and reserve forests in 18 States — all to count the elusive national animal. Photographs of the big cats and indirect tiger signs will contribute to the fourth All India Tiger Estimation, undertaken to ascertain India’s current tiger population. But scientists will arrive at the final number only by the first quarter of 2019, for the process is lengthy, the science complex, and the implementation of the exercise challenging.
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The quadrennial survey will cover almost 4,00,000 sq km of tiger habitats in India. This time, the almost 500-day-long process began in December 2017 across different parts of the country. Designed by scientists at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), it involves four distinct phases.
Almost 15,000 pairs of camera ‘traps’ are being placed across protected areas and reserve forests in 18 States — all to count the elusive national animal. Photographs of the big cats and indirect tiger signs will contribute to the fourth All India Tiger Estimation, undertaken to ascertain India’s current tiger population. But scientists will arrive at the final number only by the first quarter of 2019, for the process is lengthy, the science complex, and the implementation of the exercise challenging.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsRecently in the news, the ‘New Southern Policy’ is aimed at deepening of ties between
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Solution: b.
South Korea’s new policy is aimed at deepening ties with Southeast Asia, as the North Asian economic powerhouse seeks to curb its reliance on traditional trading partners like China and the United States.
The “New Southern Policy” aims to better connect South Korea to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping and expand the economic influence of Asia’s fourth-largest economy in the region home to more than half a billion people.
Efforts have been made to link India’s Act East Policy and the New Southern Policy by the leaders of the two countries.
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Solution: b.
South Korea’s new policy is aimed at deepening ties with Southeast Asia, as the North Asian economic powerhouse seeks to curb its reliance on traditional trading partners like China and the United States.
The “New Southern Policy” aims to better connect South Korea to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping and expand the economic influence of Asia’s fourth-largest economy in the region home to more than half a billion people.
Efforts have been made to link India’s Act East Policy and the New Southern Policy by the leaders of the two countries.
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3. Question
1 pointsThe ‘Girinka – one cow per poor family’ programme, recently in the news, is meant to provide nutritional and financial security. This programme is being implemented by
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Solution: c.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 24 presented 200 cows to poor villagers in Rwanda to support President Paul Kagame’s ambitious initiative for poverty reduction and tackling childhood malnutrition. The Girinka Programme was initiated by Mr. Kagame in 2006 to provide one cow per poor family for their nutritional and financial security.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 24 presented 200 cows to poor villagers in Rwanda to support President Paul Kagame’s ambitious initiative for poverty reduction and tackling childhood malnutrition. The Girinka Programme was initiated by Mr. Kagame in 2006 to provide one cow per poor family for their nutritional and financial security.
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4. Question
1 pointsThe “Sashakt” plan will help alleviate the problems associated with
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Solution: d.
The inter-creditor agreement is aimed at the resolution of loan accounts with a size of ₹50 crore and above that are under the control of a group of lenders. It is part of the “Sashakt” plan approved by the government to address the problem of resolving bad loans.
BT: The Sunil Mehta Committee, set up to look into the faster resolution of stressed assets, had recommended a bank-led resolution process and a five-pronged strategy to resolve stressed assets called Project Sashakt.
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Solution: d.
The inter-creditor agreement is aimed at the resolution of loan accounts with a size of ₹50 crore and above that are under the control of a group of lenders. It is part of the “Sashakt” plan approved by the government to address the problem of resolving bad loans.
BT: The Sunil Mehta Committee, set up to look into the faster resolution of stressed assets, had recommended a bank-led resolution process and a five-pronged strategy to resolve stressed assets called Project Sashakt.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.The interim government that ruled the country after the declaration of Independence and the first general election included opposition leaders like Dr. Ambedkar and Shyama Prasad Mukerjee.
2.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was the founder-President of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
3.Ambedkar was associated with the formation of the Republican Party of India, the Scheduled Castes Federation and the Independent Labour Party.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: d.
All statements are correct.
Improvisation: PIB;
Chapter ‘Era of One Party Dominance’, NCERT Politics in India since Independence Class XII;
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Solution: d.
All statements are correct.
Improvisation: PIB;
Chapter ‘Era of One Party Dominance’, NCERT Politics in India since Independence Class XII;
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