QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 01 September 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 pointsWhy is it that “unconventional” reservoirs can produce gas cost-effectively only by using special stimulation techniques such as hydraulic fracturing?
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Solution: a.
US EPA: Unconventional Natural Gas Production: Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used in “unconventional” gas production. “Unconventional” reservoirs can cost-effectively produce gas only by using a special stimulation technique, like hydraulic fracturing, or other special recovery process and technology. This is often because the gas is highly dispersed in the rock, rather than occurring in a concentrated underground location.
TH: Unlike conventional hydrocarbons that can be sponged out of permeable rocks easily, shale gas is trapped under low permeable rocks. Therefore, a mixture of ‘pressurised water, chemicals, and sand’ (shale fluid) is required to break low permeable rocks in order to unlock the shale gas reserves.
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Solution: a.
US EPA: Unconventional Natural Gas Production: Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used in “unconventional” gas production. “Unconventional” reservoirs can cost-effectively produce gas only by using a special stimulation technique, like hydraulic fracturing, or other special recovery process and technology. This is often because the gas is highly dispersed in the rock, rather than occurring in a concentrated underground location.
TH: Unlike conventional hydrocarbons that can be sponged out of permeable rocks easily, shale gas is trapped under low permeable rocks. Therefore, a mixture of ‘pressurised water, chemicals, and sand’ (shale fluid) is required to break low permeable rocks in order to unlock the shale gas reserves.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.Over a period of time, the usage of water dramatically increases for extracting the same amount of shale gas from a well.
- Shale rocks are always found adjacent to aquifers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a.
A recent study from Duke University observes that from 2011 through 2016, the water use per well in the U.S. increased up to 770% resulting in some shale wells consuming up to 42 million litres of water per well. The study further conveys that over a period of time, the usage of water dramatically increases for extracting the same amount of shale gas from a well (this is because more water is required to extract the same volume of gas as the reservoir gradually goes empty).
Shale rocks are usually (not always) adjacent to rocks containing useable/ drinking water known as ‘aquifers’.
TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: a.
A recent study from Duke University observes that from 2011 through 2016, the water use per well in the U.S. increased up to 770% resulting in some shale wells consuming up to 42 million litres of water per well. The study further conveys that over a period of time, the usage of water dramatically increases for extracting the same amount of shale gas from a well (this is because more water is required to extract the same volume of gas as the reservoir gradually goes empty).
Shale rocks are usually (not always) adjacent to rocks containing useable/ drinking water known as ‘aquifers’.
TH;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 points“ARIIA”, recently in the news, is
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Solution: c.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development recently launched the Innovation Cell and Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA).
The primary mandate of Innovation Cell is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by exposing them to new ideas and processes resulting in innovative activities in their formative years fostered through Network of Innovation clubs in Higher Educational Institutions.
To ensure that Innovation is primary fulcrum of all HEIs, the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)’ has been introduced to systematically rank education institutions and universities primarily on innovation related indicators. ARIIA considers all major indicators which are commonly used globally to rank most innovative education institutions/ universities in the world.
PIB;
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Solution: c.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development recently launched the Innovation Cell and Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA).
The primary mandate of Innovation Cell is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by exposing them to new ideas and processes resulting in innovative activities in their formative years fostered through Network of Innovation clubs in Higher Educational Institutions.
To ensure that Innovation is primary fulcrum of all HEIs, the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)’ has been introduced to systematically rank education institutions and universities primarily on innovation related indicators. ARIIA considers all major indicators which are commonly used globally to rank most innovative education institutions/ universities in the world.
PIB;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following foodstuff does not presently have a geographical indication tag?
Correct
Solution: d.
Since 2009, the Sirarakhong village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district has celebrated the Hatei Phanit festival, dedicated to its indigenous, organically-grown chilli called the Sirarakhong, which is slowly gaining popularity for its distinct taste.
More importantly, however, the Sirarakhong is a source of economic sustenance for the remote Manipuri village. The chillies grow over eight inches in length and are calcium-rich apart from possessing a high Vitamin C content which makes them a fantastic source of nutrients and antioxidants. Their stark red colour is a result of high carotene levelS.
The State Horticultural Department is planning to lobby for the chilli to obtain a GI tag.
TBI;
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Solution: d.
Since 2009, the Sirarakhong village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district has celebrated the Hatei Phanit festival, dedicated to its indigenous, organically-grown chilli called the Sirarakhong, which is slowly gaining popularity for its distinct taste.
More importantly, however, the Sirarakhong is a source of economic sustenance for the remote Manipuri village. The chillies grow over eight inches in length and are calcium-rich apart from possessing a high Vitamin C content which makes them a fantastic source of nutrients and antioxidants. Their stark red colour is a result of high carotene levelS.
The State Horticultural Department is planning to lobby for the chilli to obtain a GI tag.
TBI;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Nilgiri Tahr is
1.A critically endangered species.
2.Distributed across all states in which the western ghats are spread.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
The present distribution of the Nilgiri tahr (endangered) is limited to approximately 5% of the Western Ghats in southern India, in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India, although not along the border between these two states. At the beginning of this century the range of tahr probably extended northward at least to the Brahmagiri hills of southern Karnataka. The animals are more or less confined to altitudes of 1,200 to 2,600 meters.
IUCN;
th;
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Incorrect
Solution: d.
The present distribution of the Nilgiri tahr (endangered) is limited to approximately 5% of the Western Ghats in southern India, in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India, although not along the border between these two states. At the beginning of this century the range of tahr probably extended northward at least to the Brahmagiri hills of southern Karnataka. The animals are more or less confined to altitudes of 1,200 to 2,600 meters.
IUCN;
th;
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