QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,25 October 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 National Health Policy 2017
- Proposes raising health expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP by 2025.
- Aims to increase utilisation of public health facilities by 50% from 2017 levels by 2025.
- Seeks to establish regular tracking of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) Index as a measure of burden of disease and its trends by major categories by 2022.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: d.
All statements are correct.
The Policy advocates a progressively incremental assurance-based approach. It envisages providing larger package of assured comprehensive primary health care through the ‘Health and Wellness Centers’ and denotes important change from very selective to comprehensive primary health care package which includes care for major NCDs, mental health, geriatric health care, palliative care and rehabilitative care services.
PIB: National Health Policy 2017;
In the news: TH;
Incorrect
Solution: d.
All statements are correct.
The Policy advocates a progressively incremental assurance-based approach. It envisages providing larger package of assured comprehensive primary health care through the ‘Health and Wellness Centers’ and denotes important change from very selective to comprehensive primary health care package which includes care for major NCDs, mental health, geriatric health care, palliative care and rehabilitative care services.
PIB: National Health Policy 2017;
In the news: TH;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.Most of the rise in the total tax collection in the last few years has come from indirect tax collections.
- The contribution of direct taxes to the total amount of taxes collected by the government is currently more than 50 per cent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
TH: The widening of the tax base is clearly good news for a government which, from the very beginning of its tenure, has declared its intent to improve tax collections. But the contribution of direct taxes to the total amount of taxes collected by the government, which is currently 52.29%, is still below what it was when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. In fact, the share of direct taxes has fallen every single year since 2013-14, except this year. It is also far too low when compared to its peak of over 60% in 2009-10. In other words, most of the rise in the total tax collection in the last few years has come from indirect tax collections. This year, direct tax collection increased at a higher rate compared to the collection of indirect taxes.
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Incorrect
Solution: c.
TH: The widening of the tax base is clearly good news for a government which, from the very beginning of its tenure, has declared its intent to improve tax collections. But the contribution of direct taxes to the total amount of taxes collected by the government, which is currently 52.29%, is still below what it was when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. In fact, the share of direct taxes has fallen every single year since 2013-14, except this year. It is also far too low when compared to its peak of over 60% in 2009-10. In other words, most of the rise in the total tax collection in the last few years has come from indirect tax collections. This year, direct tax collection increased at a higher rate compared to the collection of indirect taxes.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe recommendation of a three-member committee – consisting only of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India – is necessary for the appointment of heads of which of the following non-constitutional bodies?
1.Central Vigilance Commission (Chairperson)
2.Central Bureau of Investigation (Director)
- Lokpal (Chairperson)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: c.
- CVC: Recommendation of a three-member committee consisting only of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Union minister of home affairs.
- Lokpal: PM, Speaker of LS, Leader of Opposition in LS, CJI (or a sitting judge nominated by him).
- CBI: PM, LoP in LS (or leader of the single largest party in the opposition) and CJI (or a sitting judge nominated by him).
Improvisation: TH;
Incorrect
Solution: c.
- CVC: Recommendation of a three-member committee consisting only of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Union minister of home affairs.
- Lokpal: PM, Speaker of LS, Leader of Opposition in LS, CJI (or a sitting judge nominated by him).
- CBI: PM, LoP in LS (or leader of the single largest party in the opposition) and CJI (or a sitting judge nominated by him).
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe web portal and app “Main Nahin Hum” launched recently is most appropriately related to
Correct
Solution: b.
PIB: The portal, which works on the theme “Self4Society”, will enable IT professionals and organizations to bring together their efforts towards social causes, and service to society, on one platform. In doing so, the portal is expected to help catalyse greater collaboration towards the service of the weaker sections of society, especially by leveraging the benefits of technology. It is also expected to generate wider participation of interested people who are motivated to work for the benefit of society.
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Incorrect
Solution: b.
PIB: The portal, which works on the theme “Self4Society”, will enable IT professionals and organizations to bring together their efforts towards social causes, and service to society, on one platform. In doing so, the portal is expected to help catalyse greater collaboration towards the service of the weaker sections of society, especially by leveraging the benefits of technology. It is also expected to generate wider participation of interested people who are motivated to work for the benefit of society.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Union Cabinet recently approved the constitution of a High Level Steering Committee for periodically reviewing and refining the National Indicator Framework (NIF) for monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This committee will be chaired by
Correct
Solution: b.
PIB: The committee will be chaired by the Chief Statistician of India (who presently is also the Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation), with the Secretaries of Data Source Ministries and NITI Aayog members and Secretaries of other related ministries as special invitees.
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Incorrect
Solution: b.
PIB: The committee will be chaired by the Chief Statistician of India (who presently is also the Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation), with the Secretaries of Data Source Ministries and NITI Aayog members and Secretaries of other related ministries as special invitees.
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