QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 04 March 2019
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.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2018. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Glyphosate.
- It is an Insecticide used to target Cotton bollworm.
- Recently Kerala government banned the sale and distribution of Glyphosate.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses.
The Kerala government has banned the sale and distribution of the weed-killer Glyphosate and all products containing it citing its harmful effects on human health and the environment. Glyphosate tops the sales charts among weedicides sold in the State.
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Solution: b)
Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses.
The Kerala government has banned the sale and distribution of the weed-killer Glyphosate and all products containing it citing its harmful effects on human health and the environment. Glyphosate tops the sales charts among weedicides sold in the State.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsMiyako strait is located between
Correct
Solution: d)
- The Miyako Strait is a waterway which lies between Miyako Island and Okinawa Island. It has become a bone of contention between Japan and China recently.
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Solution: d)
- The Miyako Strait is a waterway which lies between Miyako Island and Okinawa Island. It has become a bone of contention between Japan and China recently.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO) programme.
- It is an initiative that will enable collection and conversion of used cooking oil to bio-diesel.
- It was launched by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had launched RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil), an initiative that will enable collection and conversion of used cooking oil to bio-diesel.
- Under this initiative, 64 companies at 101 locations have been identified to enable collection of used cooking oil.
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Solution: a)
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had launched RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil), an initiative that will enable collection and conversion of used cooking oil to bio-diesel.
- Under this initiative, 64 companies at 101 locations have been identified to enable collection of used cooking oil.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsDeopahar was notified as a ‘Proposed Reserved Forest’. It is located in which state?
Correct
Solution: c)
The Supreme Court on 18 January ordered a public oil refinery in Assam to entirely remove a controversial wall built on one of the state’s major elephant migration corridors in Deopahar Reserve Forest, adjacent to the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Golaghat, Assam.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
The Supreme Court on 18 January ordered a public oil refinery in Assam to entirely remove a controversial wall built on one of the state’s major elephant migration corridors in Deopahar Reserve Forest, adjacent to the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Golaghat, Assam.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
- It was created by an executive order.
- The decision of TDSAT is final and no further appeal in allowed to any court.
- The jurisdiction of TDSAT stands extended to matters that lay before the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and also the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
The TRAI Act of 1997 was amended in the year 2000 and TDSAT was set up to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals with a view to protect the interests of service providers and consumers of the telecom sector.
The decision of TDSAT is appealed to Supreme Court of India.
The jurisdiction of TDSAT stands extended to matters that lay before the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and also the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal.
Incorrect
Solution: b)
The TRAI Act of 1997 was amended in the year 2000 and TDSAT was set up to adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals with a view to protect the interests of service providers and consumers of the telecom sector.
The decision of TDSAT is appealed to Supreme Court of India.
The jurisdiction of TDSAT stands extended to matters that lay before the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and also the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal.
