QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,17 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 pointsWhich one of the following countries is a NATO member?
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Solution: d.
Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova are not members of NATO.
Map: NATO Members and Partners;
NATO frequently in the news: TH1; TH2;
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Solution: d.
Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova are not members of NATO.
Map: NATO Members and Partners;
NATO frequently in the news: TH1; TH2;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following countries participate in the East Asia Summit as members but are not participants in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations?
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Solution: c.
The EAS consists of 10 ASEAN nations (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos), Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the U.S. It was formed to further the objectives of regional peace, security and prosperity. RCEP is EAS minus USA and Russia.
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Solution: c.
The EAS consists of 10 ASEAN nations (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos), Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the U.S. It was formed to further the objectives of regional peace, security and prosperity. RCEP is EAS minus USA and Russia.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe Great March of Return protests are associated with certain events that have occurred in
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Solution: a.
TH: In March, thousands of Palestinians marched towards the border, demanding their right to return to the homes and lands their families were expelled from in the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948, immediately after the creation of the state of Israel. About 750,000 Palestinians were estimated to have been forced out of their homes during the war. The March of Return protests continued on the border since then, and have often been met with live bullets fired by Israeli soldiers.
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Solution: a.
TH: In March, thousands of Palestinians marched towards the border, demanding their right to return to the homes and lands their families were expelled from in the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948, immediately after the creation of the state of Israel. About 750,000 Palestinians were estimated to have been forced out of their homes during the war. The March of Return protests continued on the border since then, and have often been met with live bullets fired by Israeli soldiers.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following pairs:
GSLV MkIII engine/boosters – State of matter of fuel
- S200 – Liquid
- L110 – Solid
- Cryogenic Upper Stage – Liquid
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
Core Stage : L110 Liquid Stage
The L110 liquid stage is powered by two Vikas engines designed and developed at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
Solid Rocket Boosters : S200
GSLV Mk III uses two S200 solid rocket boosters to provide the huge amount of thrust required for lift off. The S200 was developed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. They use a solid rocket fuel called hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) propellant. HTPB is a hard rubbery material that binds together the fuel and oxidizer.
Cryogenic Upper Stage : C25
The C25 is powered by CE-20, India’s largest cryogenic engine, designed and developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre. The fuel used is Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Hydrogen.
In the news: GSAT-29 launch.
Incorrect
Solution: c.
Core Stage : L110 Liquid Stage
The L110 liquid stage is powered by two Vikas engines designed and developed at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
Solid Rocket Boosters : S200
GSLV Mk III uses two S200 solid rocket boosters to provide the huge amount of thrust required for lift off. The S200 was developed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. They use a solid rocket fuel called hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) propellant. HTPB is a hard rubbery material that binds together the fuel and oxidizer.
Cryogenic Upper Stage : C25
The C25 is powered by CE-20, India’s largest cryogenic engine, designed and developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre. The fuel used is Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Hydrogen.
In the news: GSAT-29 launch.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Quadrilateral Coordination Group that was launched in 2016 involved
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Solution: b.
TH: A new initiative (Quadrilateral Coordination Group) involving the U.S., China, Pakistan and Afghanistan was launched in January 2016. After a couple of meetings, there was a roadmap; Pakistan was to use its influence to get the Taliban to the negotiating table. Hopes were dashed when the Taliban demanded exit of foreign troops, release of detainees from Guantanamo, and removal of its leaders from international blacklists. Frustrated with Pakistan’s inability to get Mullah Mansour to fall in line, the U.S. eliminated him in a drone strike in May 2016 in Balochistan.
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Solution: b.
TH: A new initiative (Quadrilateral Coordination Group) involving the U.S., China, Pakistan and Afghanistan was launched in January 2016. After a couple of meetings, there was a roadmap; Pakistan was to use its influence to get the Taliban to the negotiating table. Hopes were dashed when the Taliban demanded exit of foreign troops, release of detainees from Guantanamo, and removal of its leaders from international blacklists. Frustrated with Pakistan’s inability to get Mullah Mansour to fall in line, the U.S. eliminated him in a drone strike in May 2016 in Balochistan.
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