QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,27 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 pointsConsider the following statements:
- The Lodhi dynasty encompassed parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana.
- Guru Nanak was born, and the years leading up to his demise were spent, in present-day Pakistan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b.
Guru Nanak (1469-1539: he witnessed the decline of the Lodhi empire and the rise of the Mughals), the founder of Sikh religion was born at village Talwandi, now known as Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. Guru Nanak’s three important precepts are: first, contemplation of One God (nam- japna); second, earning one’s livelihood (kirat karna) and sharing one’s earnings with others (vand chhakna). To demolish caste- system he insisted on common kitchen and built the first dharamsala or chapel of the Sikhs at Kartarpur. The Kartarpur gurdwara, situated on the site on the bank of the Ravi where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, spent his last 18 years.
In the news: Kartarpur Corridor, TH;
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Solution: b.
Guru Nanak (1469-1539: he witnessed the decline of the Lodhi empire and the rise of the Mughals), the founder of Sikh religion was born at village Talwandi, now known as Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. Guru Nanak’s three important precepts are: first, contemplation of One God (nam- japna); second, earning one’s livelihood (kirat karna) and sharing one’s earnings with others (vand chhakna). To demolish caste- system he insisted on common kitchen and built the first dharamsala or chapel of the Sikhs at Kartarpur. The Kartarpur gurdwara, situated on the site on the bank of the Ravi where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, spent his last 18 years.
In the news: Kartarpur Corridor, TH;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following events had taken place before the enforcement of the Constitution?
1.Enactment of the Preamble to the Constitution.
- Adoption of the national flag.
- Election of Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India.
- Ratification of India’s membership of the Commonwealth.
- Adoption of the national anthem.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: a.
The motion on Draft Constitution was declared as passed on November 26, 1949, and received the signatures of the members present and the president. The Preamble was enacted after the entire Constitution was already enacted. This is also the date mentioned in the Preamble as the date on which the people of India in the Constituent Assembly adopted, enacted and gave to themselves this Constitution.
Some provisions of the Constitution pertaining to citizenship, elections, provisional parliament, temporary and transitional provisions, and short title contained in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 came into force on November 26, 1949 itself. The remaining provisions (the major part) of the Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950. This day is referred to in the Constitution as the ‘date of its commencement’, and celebrated as the Republic Day.
In addition to the making of the Constitution and enacting of ordinary laws, the Constituent Assembly also performed the following functions:
- It ratified the India’s membership of the Commonwealth in May 1949.
- (Rest are mentioned in the options to this question).
Indian Polity by M Laxmikant;
Improvisation: Constitution Day celebrations.
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Solution: a.
The motion on Draft Constitution was declared as passed on November 26, 1949, and received the signatures of the members present and the president. The Preamble was enacted after the entire Constitution was already enacted. This is also the date mentioned in the Preamble as the date on which the people of India in the Constituent Assembly adopted, enacted and gave to themselves this Constitution.
Some provisions of the Constitution pertaining to citizenship, elections, provisional parliament, temporary and transitional provisions, and short title contained in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 came into force on November 26, 1949 itself. The remaining provisions (the major part) of the Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950. This day is referred to in the Constitution as the ‘date of its commencement’, and celebrated as the Republic Day.
In addition to the making of the Constitution and enacting of ordinary laws, the Constituent Assembly also performed the following functions:
- It ratified the India’s membership of the Commonwealth in May 1949.
- (Rest are mentioned in the options to this question).
Indian Polity by M Laxmikant;
Improvisation: Constitution Day celebrations.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements:
1.The Jallianwala Bagh atrocities were a part of the efforts of the government to repress the first all-India struggle against the British government.
2.Satyagraha Sabhas were set up to launch the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c.
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and others felt that the government had no right to restrict people’s basic freedoms (context: Rowlatt Satyagraha). Gandhiji asked the Indian people to observe 6 April 1919 as a day of non-violent opposition to this Act, as a day of “humiliation and prayer” and hartal (strike). Satyagraha Sabhas were set up to launch the movement.
The Rowlatt Satyagraha turned out to be the first all-India struggle against the British government although it was largely restricted to cities. In April 1919 there were a number of demonstrations and hartals in the country and the government used brutal measures to suppress them. The Jallianwala Bagh atrocities, inflicted by General Dyer in Amritsar on Baisakhi day (13 April), were a part of this repression.
NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III Part-2;
In the news: PIB;
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Solution: c.
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and others felt that the government had no right to restrict people’s basic freedoms (context: Rowlatt Satyagraha). Gandhiji asked the Indian people to observe 6 April 1919 as a day of non-violent opposition to this Act, as a day of “humiliation and prayer” and hartal (strike). Satyagraha Sabhas were set up to launch the movement.
The Rowlatt Satyagraha turned out to be the first all-India struggle against the British government although it was largely restricted to cities. In April 1919 there were a number of demonstrations and hartals in the country and the government used brutal measures to suppress them. The Jallianwala Bagh atrocities, inflicted by General Dyer in Amritsar on Baisakhi day (13 April), were a part of this repression.
NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III Part-2;
In the news: PIB;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsThunderstorm, Lesknow, and Birbil are all terms sometimes seen in the news. These are associated with/related to
Correct
Solution: d.
PIB: United Nation Environment has awarded Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India with Asia Environment Enforcement Awards, 2018 for excellent work done by the Bureau in combating transboundary environmental crime.
WCCB has been conferred this award in Innovation category. WCCB has adopted innovative enforcement techniques that have dramatically increased enforcement of transboundary environmental crimes in India. Notably it has developed an online Wildlife Crime Database Management System to get real time data in order to help analyze trends in crime and devise effective measures to prevent and detect wildlife crimes across India.
This system has been successfully used to analyse trends, helping put in preventive measures as well as for successfully carrying out operations such as Operation SAVE KURMA, THUNDERBIRD, WILDNET, LESKNOW, BIRBIL, THUNDERSTORM, LESKNOW-II along with other enforcement agencies.
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Solution: d.
PIB: United Nation Environment has awarded Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India with Asia Environment Enforcement Awards, 2018 for excellent work done by the Bureau in combating transboundary environmental crime.
WCCB has been conferred this award in Innovation category. WCCB has adopted innovative enforcement techniques that have dramatically increased enforcement of transboundary environmental crimes in India. Notably it has developed an online Wildlife Crime Database Management System to get real time data in order to help analyze trends in crime and devise effective measures to prevent and detect wildlife crimes across India.
This system has been successfully used to analyse trends, helping put in preventive measures as well as for successfully carrying out operations such as Operation SAVE KURMA, THUNDERBIRD, WILDNET, LESKNOW, BIRBIL, THUNDERSTORM, LESKNOW-II along with other enforcement agencies.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 is being hosted by
