QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 10 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.
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 pointsThe subject of flood management including erosion control falls within the purview of
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Solution: a.
The subject of flood management including erosion control falls within the purview of the States. The flood management & anti-erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by the State Governments with their own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Government renders technical guidance and promotional financial assistance to States.
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Solution: a.
The subject of flood management including erosion control falls within the purview of the States. The flood management & anti-erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by the State Governments with their own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Government renders technical guidance and promotional financial assistance to States.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.The Fall Armyworm (FAW) Is native to Africa.
- FAW can feed on over fifty species of plants.
- Inter-cropping is known to protect crops against attack by FAW.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b.
TH: The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sounded the alarm after the invasive agricultural pest Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) was discovered in Karnataka this July.
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Solution: b.
TH: The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sounded the alarm after the invasive agricultural pest Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) was discovered in Karnataka this July.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Article 35A, recently in the news:
1.It is a provision incorporated in the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.
2.It enables the Jammu and Kashmir legislature to decide who all are the state’s ‘permanent residents’ and confer on them special rights and privilege.
- No act of the J&K legislature coming under Article 35A can be challenged for violating the Indian Constitution or any other law of the land.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
What is Article 35A?
It is a provision incorporated in the Constitution through a Presidential Order, and not by parliamentary debate, giving the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature a complete say in deciding who the ‘permanent residents’ of the State are. The State Legislature can grant its permanent residents special rights and privileges in public sector jobs, acquisition of property, scholarships and other public aid and welfare programmes within the State.
How did the Article come about?
It was incorporated into the Constitution in 1954 by an order of President Rajendra Prasad on the advice of the Jawaharlal Nehru Cabinet. The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 1954 followed the 1952 Delhi Agreement entered into between Prime Minister Nehru and Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah extending Indian citizenship to the ‘State subjects’ of Jammu and Kashmir. Article 35A was added to the Constitution as a testimony of the special consideration the Indian government accorded the ‘permanent residents’ of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Presidential Order was issued under Article 370(1)(d), which allows the President to make certain “exceptions and modifications” to the Constitution for the benefit of Jammu and Kashmir. However Article 368(i) of the Constitution mandates that only the Parliament can amend the Constitution by introducing a new article.
From 2017: TH;
In the news: TH;
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Solution: c.
What is Article 35A?
It is a provision incorporated in the Constitution through a Presidential Order, and not by parliamentary debate, giving the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature a complete say in deciding who the ‘permanent residents’ of the State are. The State Legislature can grant its permanent residents special rights and privileges in public sector jobs, acquisition of property, scholarships and other public aid and welfare programmes within the State.
How did the Article come about?
It was incorporated into the Constitution in 1954 by an order of President Rajendra Prasad on the advice of the Jawaharlal Nehru Cabinet. The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 1954 followed the 1952 Delhi Agreement entered into between Prime Minister Nehru and Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah extending Indian citizenship to the ‘State subjects’ of Jammu and Kashmir. Article 35A was added to the Constitution as a testimony of the special consideration the Indian government accorded the ‘permanent residents’ of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Presidential Order was issued under Article 370(1)(d), which allows the President to make certain “exceptions and modifications” to the Constitution for the benefit of Jammu and Kashmir. However Article 368(i) of the Constitution mandates that only the Parliament can amend the Constitution by introducing a new article.
From 2017: TH;
In the news: TH;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe state with the most number of completed dams is
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Solution: c.
Such a straightforward question will not be asked by UPSC; this information though will be of help in some way or the other for this exam. Maharashtra has the largest number of dams (2069) followed by Madhya Pradesh (899), then Gujarat (620).
See table: PIB;
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Solution: c.
Such a straightforward question will not be asked by UPSC; this information though will be of help in some way or the other for this exam. Maharashtra has the largest number of dams (2069) followed by Madhya Pradesh (899), then Gujarat (620).
See table: PIB;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe ‘National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA)’, proposed to be established under the Dam Safety Bill, 2018 will
1.Examine the cause of any major dam failure.
2.Perform the role of a State Dam Safety Organization in cases where a dam extends over two or more States or if the dam of one State falls under the territory of another.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: c.
The NDSA is also mandated to
- maintain liaison with the State Dam Safety Organisations and the owners of dams for standardisation of dam safety related data and practices;
- provide the technical and managerial assistance to the States and State Dam Safety Organisations;
- maintain a national level data-base of all dams in the country and the records of major dam failures;
- publish and update the standard guidelines and check-lists for the routine inspection and detailed investigations of dams and appurtenances;
- accord recognition or accreditations to the organisations that can be entrusted with the works of investigation, design or construction of new dams; and
- resolve issue between the State Dam Safety Organisation of states, or between the State Dam Safety Organisation and the owner of a dam in that State.
Additional Information: Water is a state subject.
PIB;
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Solution: c.
The NDSA is also mandated to
- maintain liaison with the State Dam Safety Organisations and the owners of dams for standardisation of dam safety related data and practices;
- provide the technical and managerial assistance to the States and State Dam Safety Organisations;
- maintain a national level data-base of all dams in the country and the records of major dam failures;
- publish and update the standard guidelines and check-lists for the routine inspection and detailed investigations of dams and appurtenances;
- accord recognition or accreditations to the organisations that can be entrusted with the works of investigation, design or construction of new dams; and
- resolve issue between the State Dam Safety Organisation of states, or between the State Dam Safety Organisation and the owner of a dam in that State.
Additional Information: Water is a state subject.
PIB;
