QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 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 pointsThe indigenously developed Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ is meant to be launched from
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the MPLADS scheme:
1.The annual fund entitlement per Member of Parliament has remained unchanged since its inception.
- Lok Sabha Members can recommend works only within their constituencies.
- Rajya Sabha Members can recommend works only within the state they represent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: d.
In 1993-94, when the Scheme was launched, an amount of Rs. 5 lakh per Member of Parliament was allotted which became Rupees one crore per annum per MP constituency from 1994-95. This was stepped up to Rs. 2 crore from 1998-99 and now it is Rs.5 crore from the financial year 2011-12.
Some features of the scheme:
- Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election.
- Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere in the country.
- In the event of “Calamity of severe nature” in any part of the country, an MP can recommend works up to a maximum of Rs.1 crore for the affected district.
- If an elected Member of Parliament finds the need to contribute MPLADS funds to a place outside that State/UT, or outside the constituency within the State, or both, the MP can recommend eligible works under these Guidelines up to a maximum of Rs. 25 lakh in a financial year. Such a gesture on the part of an MP will promote national unity, harmony, and fraternity among the people at the grassroots level.
PIB;
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Solution: d.
In 1993-94, when the Scheme was launched, an amount of Rs. 5 lakh per Member of Parliament was allotted which became Rupees one crore per annum per MP constituency from 1994-95. This was stepped up to Rs. 2 crore from 1998-99 and now it is Rs.5 crore from the financial year 2011-12.
Some features of the scheme:
- Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election.
- Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere in the country.
- In the event of “Calamity of severe nature” in any part of the country, an MP can recommend works up to a maximum of Rs.1 crore for the affected district.
- If an elected Member of Parliament finds the need to contribute MPLADS funds to a place outside that State/UT, or outside the constituency within the State, or both, the MP can recommend eligible works under these Guidelines up to a maximum of Rs. 25 lakh in a financial year. Such a gesture on the part of an MP will promote national unity, harmony, and fraternity among the people at the grassroots level.
PIB;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe annual Global Liveability Index is released by
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Solution: b.
In the 2018 ranking, Mumbai and Delhi have been ranked 117 and 112 out of 140 countries respectively.
PIB: “..There has been a debatein public domain related to the rankings of Mumbai and Delhi between the Ease of Living Index of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) released on13th August, 2018 and the Global Liveability Index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), on 14 August, 2018..”
TH;
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Solution: b.
In the 2018 ranking, Mumbai and Delhi have been ranked 117 and 112 out of 140 countries respectively.
PIB: “..There has been a debatein public domain related to the rankings of Mumbai and Delhi between the Ease of Living Index of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) released on13th August, 2018 and the Global Liveability Index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), on 14 August, 2018..”
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsIt was one of the first domesticated food crops and is today the world’s most widely cultivated crop. The crop can be grown from equatorial regions to within the Arctic Circle; it has also been recorded growing as high as 4.5km above sea level. Recently, after nearly 13 years of research, this crop’s genome has been fully annotated for the first time. This crop is
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Solution: c.
The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) published recently in the international journal Science the first fully annotated reference genome of bread wheat, the world’s most widely cultivated crop. This work will pave the way for the production of wheat varieties better adapted to climate challenges, with higher yields, enhanced nutritional quality and improved sustainability.
PIB: “In an article published in ‘Science’, the authors said, the DNA sequence has been ordered and it represents the highest quality genome sequence generated to date for the bread wheat. The reference genome covers 94% (14.5 Gb) of the entire wheat genome. The bread wheat has a complex hexaploid genome which is 40 times larger than that of the rice genome and 5 times larger than the human genome. The research article was authored by more than 200 scientists – including 18 from India – from 73 research institutions in 20 countries..”
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Solution: c.
The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) published recently in the international journal Science the first fully annotated reference genome of bread wheat, the world’s most widely cultivated crop. This work will pave the way for the production of wheat varieties better adapted to climate challenges, with higher yields, enhanced nutritional quality and improved sustainability.
PIB: “In an article published in ‘Science’, the authors said, the DNA sequence has been ordered and it represents the highest quality genome sequence generated to date for the bread wheat. The reference genome covers 94% (14.5 Gb) of the entire wheat genome. The bread wheat has a complex hexaploid genome which is 40 times larger than that of the rice genome and 5 times larger than the human genome. The research article was authored by more than 200 scientists – including 18 from India – from 73 research institutions in 20 countries..”
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsRecently in the news, ‘iCRAFPT’ is related to
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Solution: b.
PIB: “The International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) got underway today at Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur in Tamilnadu..”
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Solution: b.
PIB: “The International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) got underway today at Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur in Tamilnadu..”
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