QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,23 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 United Nations warned recently that up to 14 million people in this country are on the brink of famine. The civil war has left 22 million people in need of humanitarian aid, created the world’s largest food security emergency, and led to a cholera outbreak that has affected 1.2 million people. Dubbed by some as the forgotten war of our time, this war has been on-going for the past few years in
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Solution: b.
BBC: The UN says Yemen is on the brink of the world’s worst famine in 100 years if the war continues. Just last month, it warned that half the population of the war-torn country was facing “pre-famine conditions”. A country has to meet the following criteria to be declared in famine:
- At least one in five households faces an extreme lack of food
- More than 30% of children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition
- At least two people out of every 10,000 are dying every day
The UN said – based on assessments from a year ago – the first two thresholds had either been exceeded or was dangerously close in 107 of Yemen’s 333 districts. But the third threshold about numbers of deaths was more difficult to confirm. The organisation is currently repeating the assessments.
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Solution: b.
BBC: The UN says Yemen is on the brink of the world’s worst famine in 100 years if the war continues. Just last month, it warned that half the population of the war-torn country was facing “pre-famine conditions”. A country has to meet the following criteria to be declared in famine:
- At least one in five households faces an extreme lack of food
- More than 30% of children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition
- At least two people out of every 10,000 are dying every day
The UN said – based on assessments from a year ago – the first two thresholds had either been exceeded or was dangerously close in 107 of Yemen’s 333 districts. But the third threshold about numbers of deaths was more difficult to confirm. The organisation is currently repeating the assessments.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.Under the seventh schedule, ‘Public order’ is a subject on the state list.
- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is governed by the NIA Act, 2008 that makes consent of a state government mandatory for conducting investigation in that state.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a.
Unlike the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is governed by its own NIA Act and has jurisdiction across the country, the CBI is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act that makes consent of a state government mandatory for conducting investigation in that state.
There are two kinds of consent: case-specific and general.
- Given that the CBI has jurisdiction only over central government departments and employees, it can investigate a case involving state government employees or a violent crime in a given state only after that state government gives its consent.
- “General consent” is normally given to help the CBI seamlessly conduct its investigation into cases of corruption against central government employees in the concerned state. Almost all states have given such consent. Otherwise, the CBI would require consent in every case. For example, if it wanted to investigate a bribery charge against a Western Railway clerk in Mumbai, it would have to apply for consent with the Maharashtra government before registering a case against him.
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Solution: a.
Unlike the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is governed by its own NIA Act and has jurisdiction across the country, the CBI is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act that makes consent of a state government mandatory for conducting investigation in that state.
There are two kinds of consent: case-specific and general.
- Given that the CBI has jurisdiction only over central government departments and employees, it can investigate a case involving state government employees or a violent crime in a given state only after that state government gives its consent.
- “General consent” is normally given to help the CBI seamlessly conduct its investigation into cases of corruption against central government employees in the concerned state. Almost all states have given such consent. Otherwise, the CBI would require consent in every case. For example, if it wanted to investigate a bribery charge against a Western Railway clerk in Mumbai, it would have to apply for consent with the Maharashtra government before registering a case against him.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with reference to India-U.S. relations:
1.The two countries now conduct more bilateral military exercises with each other than they do with any other country.
2.No project is yet to be initiated under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative which was launched in 2017.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a.
Statement 1 is correct.
During President Obama’s visit in January 2015, the two sides agreed to start cooperation on 4 DTTI pathfinder projects and 2 pathfinder initiatives, which are currently at various stages of execution. During RM’s visit in December 2015, the two sides also identified opportunities for bilateral cooperation in production and design of jet engine components. During Secretary Carter’s visit in April 2014, two more G-2-G DTTI projects were added to the list. The DTTI meeting in Delhi in July 2016 decided to broaden its agenda by setting up five new Joint Working Groups on: Naval Systems; Air Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Chemical and Biological Protection; and Other Systems.
Improvisation: TH;
Source: India-U.S. Brief;
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Solution: a.
Statement 1 is correct.
During President Obama’s visit in January 2015, the two sides agreed to start cooperation on 4 DTTI pathfinder projects and 2 pathfinder initiatives, which are currently at various stages of execution. During RM’s visit in December 2015, the two sides also identified opportunities for bilateral cooperation in production and design of jet engine components. During Secretary Carter’s visit in April 2014, two more G-2-G DTTI projects were added to the list. The DTTI meeting in Delhi in July 2016 decided to broaden its agenda by setting up five new Joint Working Groups on: Naval Systems; Air Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Chemical and Biological Protection; and Other Systems.
Improvisation: TH;
Source: India-U.S. Brief;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with reference to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
1.More than 500 islands are in the Andaman group.
2.The ten degree channel separates the North Sentinel Island from the South Sentinel Island.
3.Archaeological evidence confirms human occupation of the islands from at least around 2,000 years ago.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
About Andaman: Once a hill range extending from Myanmar to Indonesia, the islands today numbering around 572 and are covered with dense rain-fed, damp and evergreen forests and endless varieties of exotic flora and fauna. Most of these islands (about 550) are in the Andaman Group, 28 of which are inhabited. The smaller Nicobars, comprise some 22 main islands (10 inhabited). The Andaman and Nicobars are separated by the Ten Degree Channel which is 150 kms wide.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been inhabited for several thousand years, at the very least. Archaeological evidence yet documented goes back some 2,200 years; however, the indications from genetic, cultural and linguistic isolation studies point to habitation going back 30,000 – 60,000 years, well into the Middle Palaeolithic.
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Solution: c.
About Andaman: Once a hill range extending from Myanmar to Indonesia, the islands today numbering around 572 and are covered with dense rain-fed, damp and evergreen forests and endless varieties of exotic flora and fauna. Most of these islands (about 550) are in the Andaman Group, 28 of which are inhabited. The smaller Nicobars, comprise some 22 main islands (10 inhabited). The Andaman and Nicobars are separated by the Ten Degree Channel which is 150 kms wide.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been inhabited for several thousand years, at the very least. Archaeological evidence yet documented goes back some 2,200 years; however, the indications from genetic, cultural and linguistic isolation studies point to habitation going back 30,000 – 60,000 years, well into the Middle Palaeolithic.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Constitution debars certain retiring constitutional functionaries from reappointment or any further appointment by the government. Who of the following are among them?
1.Election Commissioners
2.A member of the Union Public Service Commission
3.Chairman of Finance Commission
4.Comptroller and Auditor General
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: d.
- The Constitution has not debarred the retiring election commissioners from any further appointment by the government.
- The chairman of UPSC (on ceasing to hold office) is not eligible for further employment in the Government of India or a state. A member of UPSC (on ceasing to hold office) is eligible for appointment as the chairman of UPSC or a State Public Service Commission (SPSC), but not for any other employment in the Government of India or a state.
- The Finance Commission members including the chairman are eligible for reappointment.
- The CAG is not eligible for further office, either under the Government of India or of any state, after he ceases to hold his office.
Refer Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth;
Improvisation: TH;
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Solution: d.
- The Constitution has not debarred the retiring election commissioners from any further appointment by the government.
- The chairman of UPSC (on ceasing to hold office) is not eligible for further employment in the Government of India or a state. A member of UPSC (on ceasing to hold office) is eligible for appointment as the chairman of UPSC or a State Public Service Commission (SPSC), but not for any other employment in the Government of India or a state.
- The Finance Commission members including the chairman are eligible for reappointment.
- The CAG is not eligible for further office, either under the Government of India or of any state, after he ceases to hold his office.
Refer Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth;
Improvisation: TH;
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