QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 03 August 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 pointsConsider the following statements:
- Following the economic reforms of 1991, no individual, body or institution can carry on by itself any trade, business, industry or service as a monopoly.
- The state can impose reasonable restrictions on the exercise of citizens’ right to practice any profession in the interest of the general public.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b.
Freedom of Profession: All citizens are given the right to practise any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. This right is very wide as it covers all the means of earning one’s livelihood.
The State can impose reasonable restrictions on the exercise of this right in the interest of the general public. Further, the State is empowered to:
- prescribe professional or technical qualifications necessary for practising any profession or carrying on any occupation, trade or business; and
- carry on by itself any trade, business, industry or service whether to the exclusion (complete or partial) of citizens or otherwise.
Thus, no objection can be made when the State carries on a trade, business, industry or service either as a monopoly (complete or partial) to the exclusion of citizens (all or some only) or in competition with any citizen. The State is not required to justify its monopoly.
Improvisation: TH;
Fundamental Rights, Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
Incorrect
Solution: b.
Freedom of Profession: All citizens are given the right to practise any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. This right is very wide as it covers all the means of earning one’s livelihood.
The State can impose reasonable restrictions on the exercise of this right in the interest of the general public. Further, the State is empowered to:
- prescribe professional or technical qualifications necessary for practising any profession or carrying on any occupation, trade or business; and
- carry on by itself any trade, business, industry or service whether to the exclusion (complete or partial) of citizens or otherwise.
Thus, no objection can be made when the State carries on a trade, business, industry or service either as a monopoly (complete or partial) to the exclusion of citizens (all or some only) or in competition with any citizen. The State is not required to justify its monopoly.
Improvisation: TH;
Fundamental Rights, Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following natural resources are most suited to provide drinking water to large populations in cities and towns on the basis of a ‘conserve and use’ principle?
1.Mountain springs
- Flood-plains of rivers
- Forested hills
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: b.
A mains-oriented question.
Floodplains of rivers are exceptional aquifers where any withdrawal is compensated by gravity flow from a large surrounding area and can be used as a source of providing water to cities. Some floodplains, such as those of Himalayan rivers, contain up to 20 times more water than the virgin flow in rivers in a year. Since recharge is by rainfall and during late floods, the water quality is good.
Currently, mineral water is brought from faraway mountain springs, putting huge pressure on the mountains. It is packaged and consumed in plastic bottles that end up in landfills. Forested hills are a result of evolution over millions of years. They are not polluted and sit on a treasure of underground aquifers that contain natural mineral water comparable to that found in a mountain spring.
About PI Sci: One of the objects of establishing PiSci is to undertake various non-invasive programmes and solutions that conserve and use living natural resources like water, rivers, forests, aquifers, renewable energy to provide health and economic benefits for the society and the planet as and to carry out scientific research in the above mentioned fields.
PiSci: Non-invasive solutions;
In the news: TH; From March: TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: b.
A mains-oriented question.
Floodplains of rivers are exceptional aquifers where any withdrawal is compensated by gravity flow from a large surrounding area and can be used as a source of providing water to cities. Some floodplains, such as those of Himalayan rivers, contain up to 20 times more water than the virgin flow in rivers in a year. Since recharge is by rainfall and during late floods, the water quality is good.
Currently, mineral water is brought from faraway mountain springs, putting huge pressure on the mountains. It is packaged and consumed in plastic bottles that end up in landfills. Forested hills are a result of evolution over millions of years. They are not polluted and sit on a treasure of underground aquifers that contain natural mineral water comparable to that found in a mountain spring.
About PI Sci: One of the objects of establishing PiSci is to undertake various non-invasive programmes and solutions that conserve and use living natural resources like water, rivers, forests, aquifers, renewable energy to provide health and economic benefits for the society and the planet as and to carry out scientific research in the above mentioned fields.
PiSci: Non-invasive solutions;
In the news: TH; From March: TH;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 points‘ISROSENE’, recently in the news, refers to
Correct
Solution: c.
PIB: ISRO has already begun the move towards environment-friendly and green propellants with the acceptance of Liquid Oxygen (LOX)/Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) and LOX/Kerosene based propulsion systems for launch vehicles, and use of electric propulsion for spacecraft. The LOX/LH2 combination is already being used in the cryogenic upper stages of GSLV and GSLV Mk-III launch vehicles. ISRO has successfully developed ISROSENE, which is a rocket grade version of kerosene as an alternative to conventional hydrazine rocket fuel.
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Incorrect
Solution: c.
PIB: ISRO has already begun the move towards environment-friendly and green propellants with the acceptance of Liquid Oxygen (LOX)/Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) and LOX/Kerosene based propulsion systems for launch vehicles, and use of electric propulsion for spacecraft. The LOX/LH2 combination is already being used in the cryogenic upper stages of GSLV and GSLV Mk-III launch vehicles. ISRO has successfully developed ISROSENE, which is a rocket grade version of kerosene as an alternative to conventional hydrazine rocket fuel.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsAfter Antarctica, the next largest store of frozen water on the planet is
Correct
Solution: c.
USGS: Ice, Snow and Glaciers: The vast majority, almost 90 percent, of Earth’s ice mass is in Antarctica, while the Greenland ice cap contains 10 percent of the total global ice mass.
NOAA: Cryosphere: There are places on Earth that are so cold that water is frozen solid. These areas of snow or ice, which are subject to temperatures below 32°F (0°C) for at least part of the year, compose the cryosphere. The term “cryosphere” comes from the Greek word, “krios,” which means cold.
Ice and snow on land are one part of the cryosphere. This includes the largest parts of the cryosphere, the continental ice sheets found in Greenland and Antarctica, as well as ice caps, glaciers, and areas of snow and permafrost. When continental ice flows out from land and to the sea surface, we get shelf ice.
The other part of the cryosphere is ice that is found in water. This includes frozen parts of the ocean, such as waters surrounding Antarctica and the Arctic. It also includes frozen rivers and lakes, which mainly occur in polar areas.
In the news: BBC;
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Incorrect
Solution: c.
USGS: Ice, Snow and Glaciers: The vast majority, almost 90 percent, of Earth’s ice mass is in Antarctica, while the Greenland ice cap contains 10 percent of the total global ice mass.
NOAA: Cryosphere: There are places on Earth that are so cold that water is frozen solid. These areas of snow or ice, which are subject to temperatures below 32°F (0°C) for at least part of the year, compose the cryosphere. The term “cryosphere” comes from the Greek word, “krios,” which means cold.
Ice and snow on land are one part of the cryosphere. This includes the largest parts of the cryosphere, the continental ice sheets found in Greenland and Antarctica, as well as ice caps, glaciers, and areas of snow and permafrost. When continental ice flows out from land and to the sea surface, we get shelf ice.
The other part of the cryosphere is ice that is found in water. This includes frozen parts of the ocean, such as waters surrounding Antarctica and the Arctic. It also includes frozen rivers and lakes, which mainly occur in polar areas.
In the news: BBC;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsAn estimated 35 to 41 leopards live in this National Park. As leopard habitats shrink and they move into the city to survive, some communities are afraid to leave their houses. Children in affected areas must walk around in groups of six or more. However, a recent study suggested that the leopards may be protecting their human neighbours from rabies. Around 40 per cent of the leopards’ diet is feral dogs, which is the main source of the deadly virus. The national park in question is
Correct
Solution: d.
Mumbai is home to the highest concentration of leopards anywhere in the world. They capitalise on hunting the animals that man brings into the city.
Source: BBC;
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Incorrect
Solution: d.
Mumbai is home to the highest concentration of leopards anywhere in the world. They capitalise on hunting the animals that man brings into the city.
Source: BBC;
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