QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 25 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.
- Bureau of Indian Standards is the national agency that is responsible for carrying out certification for instruments and equipments for monitoring emissions and ambient air.
- National Clean Air Programme is a five-year action plan with an aim of 20-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024.
- National Clean Air Programme also includes increasing number of monitoring stations in the country including rural monitoring stations.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently designated the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) as a national agency that shall be responsible for carrying out certification for instruments and equipments for monitoring emissions and ambient air.
The ministry issued a notification under Section 3 of the Environment Protection Act, giving CSIR-NPL the authority to certify instruments.
The government launched National Clean Air Programme, a time-bound national level strategy to tackle increasing air pollution.
The NCAP will be a mid-term, five-year action plan with 2019 as the first year. The main aim of the programme would be 20-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024. The programme would take 2017 as the base year for the comparison of concentration.
The approach for NCAP includes collaborative, multi-scale and cross-sectoral coordination between the relevant central ministries, state governments and local bodies.
Other features of NCAP include, increasing number of monitoring stations in the country including rural monitoring stations, technology support, emphasis on awareness and capacity building initiatives, setting up of certification agencies for monitoring equipment, source apportionment studies, emphasis on enforcement, specific sectoral interventions etc.
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Solution: c)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently designated the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) as a national agency that shall be responsible for carrying out certification for instruments and equipments for monitoring emissions and ambient air.
The ministry issued a notification under Section 3 of the Environment Protection Act, giving CSIR-NPL the authority to certify instruments.
The government launched National Clean Air Programme, a time-bound national level strategy to tackle increasing air pollution.
The NCAP will be a mid-term, five-year action plan with 2019 as the first year. The main aim of the programme would be 20-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024. The programme would take 2017 as the base year for the comparison of concentration.
The approach for NCAP includes collaborative, multi-scale and cross-sectoral coordination between the relevant central ministries, state governments and local bodies.
Other features of NCAP include, increasing number of monitoring stations in the country including rural monitoring stations, technology support, emphasis on awareness and capacity building initiatives, setting up of certification agencies for monitoring equipment, source apportionment studies, emphasis on enforcement, specific sectoral interventions etc.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following are the possible implications when a country adopts negative rate policy.
- Increases borrowing costs.
- Help weaken a country’s currency rate by making it a less attractive investment than that of other currencies.
- Boosts Inflation
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: c)
Under a negative rate policy, financial institutions are required to pay interest for parking excess reserves with the central bank.
That way, central banks penalise financial institutions for holding on to cash in hope of prompting them to boost lending.
What are the pros of negative rates?
- Lowers borrowing costs.
- Help weaken a country’s currency rate by making it a less attractive investment than that of other currencies.
- A weaker currency gives a country’s export a competitive advantage and boosts inflation by pushing up import costs.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
Under a negative rate policy, financial institutions are required to pay interest for parking excess reserves with the central bank.
That way, central banks penalise financial institutions for holding on to cash in hope of prompting them to boost lending.
What are the pros of negative rates?
- Lowers borrowing costs.
- Help weaken a country’s currency rate by making it a less attractive investment than that of other currencies.
- A weaker currency gives a country’s export a competitive advantage and boosts inflation by pushing up import costs.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 points‘Global Assessment of Forest Biodiversity’ report has been released by
Correct
Solution: c)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released the first-ever global assessment of forest biodiversity.
Key findings:
- There has been a 53% decline in the number of forest wildlife populations since 1970.
- Of the 455 monitored populations of forest specialists, more than half declined at an annual rate of 1.7 per cent, on average between 1970 and 2014.
- While the decline was consistent in these years among mammals, reptiles and amphibians (particularly from the tropical forests), it was less among birds (especially from temperate forests).
Incorrect
Solution: c)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released the first-ever global assessment of forest biodiversity.
Key findings:
- There has been a 53% decline in the number of forest wildlife populations since 1970.
- Of the 455 monitored populations of forest specialists, more than half declined at an annual rate of 1.7 per cent, on average between 1970 and 2014.
- While the decline was consistent in these years among mammals, reptiles and amphibians (particularly from the tropical forests), it was less among birds (especially from temperate forests).
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsResearchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) developed “Shakti” is related to
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding C-Sat-Fi technology.
- C-Sat-Fi technology is based on satellite communication to extend connectivity to the unserved areas including the remote islands and difficult terrains.
- C-Sat-Fi can work on any WiFi enabled phone.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
C-Sat-Fi (C-DOT Satellite WiFi) is based on the optimal utilization of wireless and satellite communication to extend connectivity to the unserved areas including the remote islands and difficult terrains. Besides offering the ease of deployment, the solution is ideally suited to addressing disasters and emergencies when no other means of communication are available. This cost-effective solution does not require the expensive Satellite Phones and can work on any WiFi enabled phone.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
C-Sat-Fi (C-DOT Satellite WiFi) is based on the optimal utilization of wireless and satellite communication to extend connectivity to the unserved areas including the remote islands and difficult terrains. Besides offering the ease of deployment, the solution is ideally suited to addressing disasters and emergencies when no other means of communication are available. This cost-effective solution does not require the expensive Satellite Phones and can work on any WiFi enabled phone.
