QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,31 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 pointsInfantry Day is a commemoration of an event that also marks
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Solution: c.
IE: Infantry Day is commemorated in remembrance and honour of all those members of the Infantry who made the supreme sacrifice fighting Pakistani Raiders in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. Another significance of this date, October 27 1947, is that India as an independent nation was first time engaged in operations against an aggressor.
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Solution: c.
IE: Infantry Day is commemorated in remembrance and honour of all those members of the Infantry who made the supreme sacrifice fighting Pakistani Raiders in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. Another significance of this date, October 27 1947, is that India as an independent nation was first time engaged in operations against an aggressor.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with reference to provisions of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act:
1.The Central Vigilance Commission exercises superintendence over the Central Bureau of Investigation in relation to offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
- The CBI director cannot be transferred without the previous consent of a high-powered committee chaired by the Chief Justice of India.
- The CVC has no role, whatsoever, in curtailing or extending the tenure of the CBI director.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
TH: The CVC and the government both agree they have the power to divest Alok Verma of his office to save the credibility of the institution.
- For this, they bank on Section 4(1) of the DSPE Act, which allows the commission to supervise investigation of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The DSPE Act gives the Centre the power of superintendence over the CBI “in all other matters.” But the moot point is whether these provisions allow the government and the commission to strip the CBI Director of his job.
- In this regard, legal experts refer to Section 4B(2) of the DSPE Act, which mandates that the CBI Director cannot be “transferred” without the previous consent of a high-power committee chaired by the Prime Minister. Firstly, they argue, the CBI Director is appointed on the recommendation of this committee which has the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of India as members. Relieving the CBI chief of his post would, as a natural corollary, require taking the consent of this committee.
- Experts further point to Section 4C of the DSPE Act. This provision clearly says that the CVC has no role, whatsoever, in curtailing or extending the tenure of the CBI Director.
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Solution: c.
TH: The CVC and the government both agree they have the power to divest Alok Verma of his office to save the credibility of the institution.
- For this, they bank on Section 4(1) of the DSPE Act, which allows the commission to supervise investigation of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The DSPE Act gives the Centre the power of superintendence over the CBI “in all other matters.” But the moot point is whether these provisions allow the government and the commission to strip the CBI Director of his job.
- In this regard, legal experts refer to Section 4B(2) of the DSPE Act, which mandates that the CBI Director cannot be “transferred” without the previous consent of a high-power committee chaired by the Prime Minister. Firstly, they argue, the CBI Director is appointed on the recommendation of this committee which has the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of India as members. Relieving the CBI chief of his post would, as a natural corollary, require taking the consent of this committee.
- Experts further point to Section 4C of the DSPE Act. This provision clearly says that the CVC has no role, whatsoever, in curtailing or extending the tenure of the CBI Director.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsDoyang lake near Pangti village in Nagaland and Umru village on the Assam-Meghalaya border are visited by flocks of Amur falcons, the world’s longest travelling raptors, during winter. These places serve as a stopover for the falcons during their annual migration from
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThe Graded Response Action Plan, sometimes in the news, has been prepared for implementation in
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Solution: d.
TH: Apart from Delhi, in most cities the online monitoring was happening with less than 4 monitoring stations and Srinagar had none. Delhi has close to 40 monitoring stations that display data online every day. Most cities, unlike Delhi do not have an emergency response plan to tackle air pollution. While some of the cities like Patna and Varanasi have recently formulated action plans, there are none in place to issue advisories or mitigate the pollution at the source level instantly as in the case of the Graded Response Action Plan.
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Solution: d.
TH: Apart from Delhi, in most cities the online monitoring was happening with less than 4 monitoring stations and Srinagar had none. Delhi has close to 40 monitoring stations that display data online every day. Most cities, unlike Delhi do not have an emergency response plan to tackle air pollution. While some of the cities like Patna and Varanasi have recently formulated action plans, there are none in place to issue advisories or mitigate the pollution at the source level instantly as in the case of the Graded Response Action Plan.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Narasimhan Committee is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of affairs related to
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Solution: a.
CEC PDF: Several committees constituted to resolve problems of Commercial Banking in India, two important ones are-
- a) Narasimham Committee I (1991) – aimed at bringing “operational flexibility” and “functional autonomy” so as to enhance efficiency, productivity and profitability
- b) Narasimham Committee II (1998)- bringing structural changes so as to strengthen banking system to make it more stable.
TH: Former RBI governor YV Reddy.. said the RBI says that it does not have enough regulatory powers. The government, however, says that the RBI has enough regulatory powers, he said.
“If the regulator and government could not agree and cannot agree, what is the truth? The truth is that there is a problem of dual control. Narasimhan committee recommended 20 years ago, please end this. Till today, it has not ended,” he said.
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Solution: a.
CEC PDF: Several committees constituted to resolve problems of Commercial Banking in India, two important ones are-
- a) Narasimham Committee I (1991) – aimed at bringing “operational flexibility” and “functional autonomy” so as to enhance efficiency, productivity and profitability
- b) Narasimham Committee II (1998)- bringing structural changes so as to strengthen banking system to make it more stable.
TH: Former RBI governor YV Reddy.. said the RBI says that it does not have enough regulatory powers. The government, however, says that the RBI has enough regulatory powers, he said.
“If the regulator and government could not agree and cannot agree, what is the truth? The truth is that there is a problem of dual control. Narasimhan committee recommended 20 years ago, please end this. Till today, it has not ended,” he said.
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