QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 09 July 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.
- India recently set up an Indo-Pacific division in the Ministry of Defence.
- The Indo-Pacific division will integrate the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), ASEAN region and the Quad.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
India recently set up an Indo-Pacific division in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The division will integrate the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Asean region and the Quad to the Indo-Pacific table.
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Solution: b)
India recently set up an Indo-Pacific division in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The division will integrate the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Asean region and the Quad to the Indo-Pacific table.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes.
- President alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list.
- There is provision for the reservation of Scheduled Castes both in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Solution: c)
- Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes.
- Under the provision of Article 341, first list of SCs in relation to a states/UT is to be issued by a notified Order of the President after consulting concerned state Government.
- But the clause (2) of Article 341 envisages that, any subsequent inclusion in or exclusion from the list of Scheduled Castes can be effected through an Act of Parliament.
The Uttar Pradesh government’s latest attempt to extend the benefits available to Scheduled Castes to 17 castes that are now under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list. It is fairly well- known that Parliament alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the SC list under Article 341 of the Constitution.
Statement 3: Reservation is there only in the Lok Sabha.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
- Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes.
- Under the provision of Article 341, first list of SCs in relation to a states/UT is to be issued by a notified Order of the President after consulting concerned state Government.
- But the clause (2) of Article 341 envisages that, any subsequent inclusion in or exclusion from the list of Scheduled Castes can be effected through an Act of Parliament.
The Uttar Pradesh government’s latest attempt to extend the benefits available to Scheduled Castes to 17 castes that are now under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list. It is fairly well- known that Parliament alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the SC list under Article 341 of the Constitution.
Statement 3: Reservation is there only in the Lok Sabha.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF).
- The SRPF is basically a tiger protection force named after the rhino since the threat of poaching is more for the one-horned herbivore.
- It is an initiative of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
- The force would be used for Kaziranga National Park, Orang National Park and Manas National Park.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
SRPF was raised for better protection of rhinos. The SRPF is basically a tiger protection force named after the rhino since the threat of poaching is more for the one-horned herbivore. The force would be exclusively used for Kaziranga National Park, Orang National Park and Manas National Park. The Assam government would be paying the salaries of the SRPF members and the amount would be reimbursed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. The process of setting up the special force was started in 2015.
The squad, raised in collaboration between the central and state governments, is an initiative of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
Incorrect
Solution: d)
SRPF was raised for better protection of rhinos. The SRPF is basically a tiger protection force named after the rhino since the threat of poaching is more for the one-horned herbivore. The force would be exclusively used for Kaziranga National Park, Orang National Park and Manas National Park. The Assam government would be paying the salaries of the SRPF members and the amount would be reimbursed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. The process of setting up the special force was started in 2015.
The squad, raised in collaboration between the central and state governments, is an initiative of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about North Eastern Council.
- NEC establishedby an Act of Parliament is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region.
- Minister of Development of NER is the ex-officio Chairman of North Eastern Council.
- Initially Sikkim was not the part of North Eastern Council and was added to the council in the year 2002.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
North Eastern Council (NEC) was constituted as a statutory advisory body under the NEC Act 1971 and came into being on the 7th November, 1972 at Shillong. The eight States of Northeast India viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, are members of the council, with their respective Chief Ministers and Governors representing them.
Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002.
In June 2018, the chairmanship of NEC was transferred by Union Cabinet to Home Minister from Minister of Development of NER.
Incorrect
Solution: b)
North Eastern Council (NEC) was constituted as a statutory advisory body under the NEC Act 1971 and came into being on the 7th November, 1972 at Shillong. The eight States of Northeast India viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, are members of the council, with their respective Chief Ministers and Governors representing them.
Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002.
In June 2018, the chairmanship of NEC was transferred by Union Cabinet to Home Minister from Minister of Development of NER.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsArticle 371(A) of the Constitution provides special status to which of the following state:
Correct
Solution: c)
371A: Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
371A: Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
