QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,06 December 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:
- As per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (the Act) nearly 3 per cent of the population has one or multiple types of disabilities.
- ‘Relief of the disabled’ is a subject under the state list in the seventh schedule of the Constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b.
Statement 2 is correct.
In India, according to the 2011 Census, 2.21% of the population has one or multiple types of disabilities, making the country home to one of the largest disabled populations in the world. World Bank suggests that the numbers are nearly four-five times higher.
From 2016 (IE): The 2011 Census put the number of disabled in India at 2.68 crore, or 2.21% of the population. This a gross underestimation, especially in the light of the Act, which greatly widen the current Census definition of disability (21 types of disabilities are listed under the Act).
Improvisation: TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: b.
Statement 2 is correct.
In India, according to the 2011 Census, 2.21% of the population has one or multiple types of disabilities, making the country home to one of the largest disabled populations in the world. World Bank suggests that the numbers are nearly four-five times higher.
From 2016 (IE): The 2011 Census put the number of disabled in India at 2.68 crore, or 2.21% of the population. This a gross underestimation, especially in the light of the Act, which greatly widen the current Census definition of disability (21 types of disabilities are listed under the Act).
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is/are provisions made by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016?
1.The act applies only to individuals identified as being disabled by the latest available census.
- Reservation in vacancies in government establishments has been increased to 4% for persons with benchmark disability.
- District level committees will be constituted by State Governments to address local concerns of PwDs.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct
Solution: c.
Statement 1 is incorrect (refer explanation to previous answer).
Provisions at state and district levels as per the Act:
- State Advisory Boards on Disability are to be set up to serve as apex policy making bodies at State level.
- The office of State Commissioners of Disabilities has been strengthened who will be assisted by an Advisory Committee comprising of not more than 5 members drawn from experts in various disabilities.
- The State Commissioners will act as regulatory bodies and Grievance Redressal agencies and also monitor implementation of the Act at state level.
- District level committees will be constituted by the State Governments to address local concerns of PwDs.
- State Funds will be created to provide financial support to the persons with disabilities.
- Special Courts will be designated in each district to handle cases concerning violation of rights of PwDs.
From 2016 (PIB): Bill as passed by Parliament;
Improvisation: TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: c.
Statement 1 is incorrect (refer explanation to previous answer).
Provisions at state and district levels as per the Act:
- State Advisory Boards on Disability are to be set up to serve as apex policy making bodies at State level.
- The office of State Commissioners of Disabilities has been strengthened who will be assisted by an Advisory Committee comprising of not more than 5 members drawn from experts in various disabilities.
- The State Commissioners will act as regulatory bodies and Grievance Redressal agencies and also monitor implementation of the Act at state level.
- District level committees will be constituted by the State Governments to address local concerns of PwDs.
- State Funds will be created to provide financial support to the persons with disabilities.
- Special Courts will be designated in each district to handle cases concerning violation of rights of PwDs.
From 2016 (PIB): Bill as passed by Parliament;
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThere is substantial spatial variation in child stunting across India, with high and very high levels being reported from central and northern India respectively. Which one of the following factors, as per the Global Nutrition Report 2018, is the single most important cause for this spatial variation?
Correct
Solution: a.
The study found that factors such as women’s low BMI accounted for 19% of the difference between the low versus high-burden districts. Other influential gender-related factors included maternal education (accounted for 12%), age at marriage (7%) and antenatal care (6%). Children’s diets (9%), assets (7%), open defecation (7%) and household size (5%) were also influential. This study is important in that it reinforced the multisectoral nature of stunting by highlighting that differences between districts were explained by many factors associated with gender, education, economic status, health, hygiene, and other demographic factors.
Improvisation: TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: a.
The study found that factors such as women’s low BMI accounted for 19% of the difference between the low versus high-burden districts. Other influential gender-related factors included maternal education (accounted for 12%), age at marriage (7%) and antenatal care (6%). Children’s diets (9%), assets (7%), open defecation (7%) and household size (5%) were also influential. This study is important in that it reinforced the multisectoral nature of stunting by highlighting that differences between districts were explained by many factors associated with gender, education, economic status, health, hygiene, and other demographic factors.
Improvisation: TH;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWith which one of the following countries is India cooperating to construct the Mangdechhu power project?
Correct
Solution: d.
The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project is a 720MW run-of-river power plant being built on the Mangdechhu River in central Bhutan. Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA), which is constituted by the Indian Government and the Royal Government of Bhutan, is developing the project.
TH;
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Incorrect
Solution: d.
The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project is a 720MW run-of-river power plant being built on the Mangdechhu River in central Bhutan. Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA), which is constituted by the Indian Government and the Royal Government of Bhutan, is developing the project.
TH;
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following statements is incorrect?
Correct
Solution: c.
Source: The Hindu.
Incorrect
Solution: c.
Source: The Hindu.
