QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 12 April 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.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Group of 77(G77).
- It is a coalition of 77 developing nations, designed to promote its members’ economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations.
- China does not consider itself to be a member of G77.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
- The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations is a coalition of 134 developing nations, designed to promote its members’ collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations.
- G77 was formed on 15 June 1964 by the “Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Countries” issued at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- Since China participates in the G77 but does not consider itself to be a member, all official statements are issued in the name of The Group of 77 and China.
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Solution: b)
- The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations is a coalition of 134 developing nations, designed to promote its members’ collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations.
- G77 was formed on 15 June 1964 by the “Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Countries” issued at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- Since China participates in the G77 but does not consider itself to be a member, all official statements are issued in the name of The Group of 77 and China.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsMangdechhu hydropower project, recently seen in news is to be setup in which country?
Correct
Solution: b)
India is expected to commission a 720-megawatt Mangdechhu hydropower project in Bhutan.
India is a major stake holder in Mangdechhu project as it is one of the ten Hydroprojects planned by Bhutan to generate 10,000MW hydropower by 2020 with support from the Government of India.
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Solution: b)
India is expected to commission a 720-megawatt Mangdechhu hydropower project in Bhutan.
India is a major stake holder in Mangdechhu project as it is one of the ten Hydroprojects planned by Bhutan to generate 10,000MW hydropower by 2020 with support from the Government of India.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Neelakurinji.
- It is a shrub that is found only in the shola forests of the Western Ghats.
- Neelakurinji blossoms during September-October every year.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
- Kurinji or Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthianus) is a shrub that is found in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in South India.
- Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue mountains, got their name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that blossoms only once in 12 years.
Besides the Western Ghats, Neelakurinji is also seen in the Shevroys in the Eastern Ghats, Anamalai hills Idukki district and Agali hills in Palakad in Kerala and Sanduru hills of Bellary district in Karnataka.
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Solution: d)
- Kurinji or Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthianus) is a shrub that is found in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in South India.
- Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue mountains, got their name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that blossoms only once in 12 years.
Besides the Western Ghats, Neelakurinji is also seen in the Shevroys in the Eastern Ghats, Anamalai hills Idukki district and Agali hills in Palakad in Kerala and Sanduru hills of Bellary district in Karnataka.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Director of CBI.
- The Central Government will appoint the Director of CBI on the recommendation of a three-member committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
- The CBI Director is an Indian Police Service officer with a rank of Director General of Police.
- The Director of CBI has been provided security of two-year tenure in office.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
The CBI is headed by a Director, an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer with a rank of Director General of Police. The Director of CBI has been provided security of two-year tenure in office by the CVC
Act, 2003.
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act (2013) amended the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (1946) and made the following changes with respect to the composition of the CBI:
The Central Government shall appoint the Director of CBI on the recommendation of a three-member committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India or Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by him.
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Solution: d)
The CBI is headed by a Director, an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer with a rank of Director General of Police. The Director of CBI has been provided security of two-year tenure in office by the CVC
Act, 2003.
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act (2013) amended the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (1946) and made the following changes with respect to the composition of the CBI:
The Central Government shall appoint the Director of CBI on the recommendation of a three-member committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India or Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by him.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsUNNATI programme is aimed at
Correct
Solution: c)
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) capacity-building programme on nanosatellite development, UNNATI, was inaugurated recently.
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Solution: c)
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) capacity-building programme on nanosatellite development, UNNATI, was inaugurated recently.
