QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,03 November 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 Generalised System of Preferences, the largest and oldest U.S. trade preference programme, is designed to promote economic development by allowing duty-free entry for thousands of products from designated beneficiary countries. The country recently revoked duty-free concessions on import of at least 50 Indian products, mostly from the
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Solution: c.
TH: The U.S. on Thursday revoked duty-free concessions on import of at least 50 Indian products, mostly from handloom and agriculture sectors, reflecting the Trump administration’s tough stand on trade-related issues with New Delhi. The federal register issued a notification, listing out 90 products which were so far subject to duty-free provisions under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). U.S. President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation on Tuesday, leading to the removal of these products from the privilege beginning November 1.
As of November 1, these products “will no longer qualify for duty-free preferences under the GSP programme but may continue to be imported subject to regular Most Favored Nation duty-rates,” an official of U.S. Trade Representative told PTI. A review of the products indicates that the presidential proclamation is not country specific, but product specific. With India being the largest beneficiary of the GSP, it has been hit the most by the latest decision of the Trump administration.
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Solution: c.
TH: The U.S. on Thursday revoked duty-free concessions on import of at least 50 Indian products, mostly from handloom and agriculture sectors, reflecting the Trump administration’s tough stand on trade-related issues with New Delhi. The federal register issued a notification, listing out 90 products which were so far subject to duty-free provisions under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). U.S. President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation on Tuesday, leading to the removal of these products from the privilege beginning November 1.
As of November 1, these products “will no longer qualify for duty-free preferences under the GSP programme but may continue to be imported subject to regular Most Favored Nation duty-rates,” an official of U.S. Trade Representative told PTI. A review of the products indicates that the presidential proclamation is not country specific, but product specific. With India being the largest beneficiary of the GSP, it has been hit the most by the latest decision of the Trump administration.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with reference to Subordinate Courts in India:
1.Appointment, posting and promotion of district judges in a state are made by the governor of the state in consultation with the high court.
- Appointment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a state are made by the governor of the state after consultation with the State Public Service Commission and the high court.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
Both statements are correct.
With reference to statement 2: In practice, the State Public Service Commission conducts a competitive examination for recruitment to the judicial service of the state.
Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Solution: c.
Both statements are correct.
With reference to statement 2: In practice, the State Public Service Commission conducts a competitive examination for recruitment to the judicial service of the state.
Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with reference to India-related findings of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index:
1.The MPI has gone down across communities, but it is still nearly double among Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes when compared to Other Backward Classes.
2.The least multidimensionally poor state is Meghalaya.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: d.
The least multidimensionally poor state is Kerala.
Refer pages 8 and 9 of Global MPI Country Briefing: India 2018;
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Solution: d.
The least multidimensionally poor state is Kerala.
Refer pages 8 and 9 of Global MPI Country Briefing: India 2018;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the provisions in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016:
1.The bill amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 to exclude some sections of people from being treated as illegal migrants.
2.It dilutes the qualifications for being able to apply for citizenship by naturalisation for certain sections of people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
Definition of illegal migrants:
- The Citizenship Act of 1955 prohibits illegal migrants from acquiring Indian citizenship. It defines an illegal migrant as a foreigner: (i) who enters India without a valid passport or travel documents, or (ii) stays beyond the permitted time.
- The amendment Bill amends the Act to provide that that the following groups of persons will not be treated as illegal migrants: (i) Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, (ii) who have been exempted from provisions of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, and the Foreigners Act, 1946 by the central government. The 1920 Act mandates foreigners to carry passport, while the1946 Act regulates the entry and departure of foreigners in India.
Citizenship by naturalisation:
- The Act allows a person to apply for citizenship by naturalisation, if the person meets certain qualifications. One of the qualifications is that the person must have resided in India or been in service of the central government for at least 11 years before applying for citizenship.
- The Bill creates an exception for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, with regard to this qualification. For these groups of persons, the 11 years’ requirement will be reduced to six years.
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Solution: c.
Definition of illegal migrants:
- The Citizenship Act of 1955 prohibits illegal migrants from acquiring Indian citizenship. It defines an illegal migrant as a foreigner: (i) who enters India without a valid passport or travel documents, or (ii) stays beyond the permitted time.
- The amendment Bill amends the Act to provide that that the following groups of persons will not be treated as illegal migrants: (i) Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, (ii) who have been exempted from provisions of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, and the Foreigners Act, 1946 by the central government. The 1920 Act mandates foreigners to carry passport, while the1946 Act regulates the entry and departure of foreigners in India.
Citizenship by naturalisation:
- The Act allows a person to apply for citizenship by naturalisation, if the person meets certain qualifications. One of the qualifications is that the person must have resided in India or been in service of the central government for at least 11 years before applying for citizenship.
- The Bill creates an exception for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, with regard to this qualification. For these groups of persons, the 11 years’ requirement will be reduced to six years.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsRecently in the news, the NASA’s Orion is
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Solution: a.
NASA: For the first time in a generation, NASA is building a human spacecraft for deep-space missions that will usher in a new era of space exploration. A series of increasingly challenging missions awaits, and this new spacecraft will take us farther than we’ve gone before, including to the vicinity of the Moon and Mars.
In the news: BBC;
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Solution: a.
NASA: For the first time in a generation, NASA is building a human spacecraft for deep-space missions that will usher in a new era of space exploration. A series of increasingly challenging missions awaits, and this new spacecraft will take us farther than we’ve gone before, including to the vicinity of the Moon and Mars.
In the news: BBC;
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