QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 16 September 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.
- UchhatarAvishkar Yojana (UAY) is a pan-IIT and IISc joint collaboration to develop a blueprint for research of immediate relevance to society.
- IMPRINT India scheme aims to promote innovation of a higher order that directly impacts the needs of the Industry and thereby improves the competitive edge of Indian manufacturing.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
‘IMPRINT India’, is a pan-IIT and IISc joint collaboration to develop a blueprint for research of immediate relevance to society requiring innovation, direct scientific research into identified areas, ensure higher funding support for research into these areas and measure outcomes of the research efforts with reference to the impact on the standard of living in rural/urban areas.
UchhatarAvishkar Yojana (UAY) was announced on October 6, 2015 with a view to promoting innovation of a higher order that directly impacts the needs of the Industry and thereby improves the competitive edge of Indian manufacturing.
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Solution: d)
‘IMPRINT India’, is a pan-IIT and IISc joint collaboration to develop a blueprint for research of immediate relevance to society requiring innovation, direct scientific research into identified areas, ensure higher funding support for research into these areas and measure outcomes of the research efforts with reference to the impact on the standard of living in rural/urban areas.
UchhatarAvishkar Yojana (UAY) was announced on October 6, 2015 with a view to promoting innovation of a higher order that directly impacts the needs of the Industry and thereby improves the competitive edge of Indian manufacturing.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding National Population Register (NPR).
1. The objective of the National Population Register is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country.
2. National Population Register is similar to decennial Census, which records biometric and family-tree details of Indian citizens.
3. It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
The next round of recording biometric and family-tree details of Indian citizens under the National Population Register (NPR) will be conducted in September 2020.
The exercise is different from the decennial Census and is not linked to the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country. The database would contain demographic as well as biometric particulars.
The exercise was conducted earlier in two phases in 2010 and 2015.
For the purpose of NPR, a usual resident is defined as a person who has resided in a local area for six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next six months or more.
It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR.
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Solution: d)
The next round of recording biometric and family-tree details of Indian citizens under the National Population Register (NPR) will be conducted in September 2020.
The exercise is different from the decennial Census and is not linked to the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country. The database would contain demographic as well as biometric particulars.
The exercise was conducted earlier in two phases in 2010 and 2015.
For the purpose of NPR, a usual resident is defined as a person who has resided in a local area for six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next six months or more.
It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project.
- Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project is the third major river interlinking project in the country to be approved by Central Government.
- Kosi is an international river originating from Tibet and flows through plains of North Bihar.
- Mechi river is a tributary of river Mahanadi.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Solution: c)
Union Government has approved Rs 4,900 crore Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project for interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers of Bihar. This is the second major river interlinking project in the country to be approved by Central Government after the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh.
The river Kosi is an international river originating from Tibet and flowing through Nepal in Himalayan Mountains and the lower portion through plains of North Bihar.
River Mechi is a tributary of river Mahananda.
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Solution: c)
Union Government has approved Rs 4,900 crore Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project for interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers of Bihar. This is the second major river interlinking project in the country to be approved by Central Government after the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh.
The river Kosi is an international river originating from Tibet and flowing through Nepal in Himalayan Mountains and the lower portion through plains of North Bihar.
River Mechi is a tributary of river Mahananda.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsCanine Distemper Virus (CDV) had caused the death of five Asiatic lions in Gir forest, Gujarat. Consider the following statements about Canine Distemper Virus (CDV).
- CDV causes a highly contagious and life-threatening disease in dogs.
- CDV can only be spread through direct contact.
- The virus infects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
CDV causes a highly contagious and life-threatening disease in dogs. CDV also affects other wild carnivores, including wolves, foxes, raccoons, red pandas, ferrets, hyenas, tigers, and lions.
CDV spreads through aerosol droplets and through contact with infected bodily fluids, including nasal and ocular secretions, feces, and urine.
The virus then enters the blood stream and infects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, epithelial, and central nervous systems, and optic nerves.
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Solution: b)
CDV causes a highly contagious and life-threatening disease in dogs. CDV also affects other wild carnivores, including wolves, foxes, raccoons, red pandas, ferrets, hyenas, tigers, and lions.
CDV spreads through aerosol droplets and through contact with infected bodily fluids, including nasal and ocular secretions, feces, and urine.
The virus then enters the blood stream and infects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, epithelial, and central nervous systems, and optic nerves.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs).
- Fixed dose combinations (FDCs) are the cocktail of two or more active drug ingredients in a fixed ratio of doses.
- They are less popular in India.
- The Government is promoting Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) through Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Programme.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Solution: c)
An FDC is a cocktail of two or more active drug ingredients in a fixed ratio of doses.
FDCs’ popularity in India is due to advantages such as increased efficacy, better compliance, reduced cost and simpler logistics of distribution.
Fixed dose combinations (FDCs) were declared “irrational” by a Health Ministry expert committee set up in 2014.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
An FDC is a cocktail of two or more active drug ingredients in a fixed ratio of doses.
FDCs’ popularity in India is due to advantages such as increased efficacy, better compliance, reduced cost and simpler logistics of distribution.
Fixed dose combinations (FDCs) were declared “irrational” by a Health Ministry expert committee set up in 2014.
