QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 31 October 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 regarding Bio-Plastics.
- Bioplastics can be made from agricultural by-products and also from used plastic bottles and other containers using microorganisms.
- Some bioplastics are soil and marine-safe and they safely degrade in the environment within weeks or months, leaving no harmful residues.
- Bioplastics save more non-renewable energy than conventional plastics and emit less GHG compared to conventional plastics.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc. Bioplastic can be made from agricultural by-products and also from used plastic bottles and other containers using microorganisms. Not all bioplastics are biodegradable nor biodegrade more readily than commodity fossil-fuel derived plastics.
Some bioplastics like PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates) are soil- and marine-safe — that is, they safely degrade in the environment within weeks or months, leaving no harmful residues.
Although bioplastics save more nonrenewable energy than conventional plastics and emit less GHG compared to conventional plastics, bioplastics also have negative environmental impacts such as eutrophication and acidification.
Bioplastics induce higher eutrophication potentials than conventional plastics. Biomass production during industrial farming practices causes nitrate and phosphate to filtrate into water bodies; this causes eutrophication which is the richness of the nutrients in body waters. Bioplastics also increase acidification. The high increase in eutrophication and acidification caused by bioplastics is also caused by using chemical fertilizer in the cultivation of renewable raw materials to produce bioplastics.
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Solution: d)
Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc. Bioplastic can be made from agricultural by-products and also from used plastic bottles and other containers using microorganisms. Not all bioplastics are biodegradable nor biodegrade more readily than commodity fossil-fuel derived plastics.
Some bioplastics like PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates) are soil- and marine-safe — that is, they safely degrade in the environment within weeks or months, leaving no harmful residues.
Although bioplastics save more nonrenewable energy than conventional plastics and emit less GHG compared to conventional plastics, bioplastics also have negative environmental impacts such as eutrophication and acidification.
Bioplastics induce higher eutrophication potentials than conventional plastics. Biomass production during industrial farming practices causes nitrate and phosphate to filtrate into water bodies; this causes eutrophication which is the richness of the nutrients in body waters. Bioplastics also increase acidification. The high increase in eutrophication and acidification caused by bioplastics is also caused by using chemical fertilizer in the cultivation of renewable raw materials to produce bioplastics.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following are the potential high-altitude tiger landscapes.
- Manas-Royal Manas-Jigme Dorji.
- Neora Valley-Torsa-Buxa-Phibsu
- Askot-Pithoragarh-Nandhaur-Suklaphanta
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution: d)
A study jointly conducted by three countries had established that there were 52,671 sq.km. of tiger habitat in high altitudes or Himalayan habitats of India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Potential high altitude tiger landscapes include the Valmiki-Chitwan-Annapurna (India-Nepal), Manas-Royal Manas-Jigme Dorji (India-Bhutan); Neora Valley-Torsa-Buxa-Phibsu (India-Bhutan); Askot-Pithoragarh-Nandhaur-Suklaphanta (India-Nepal); and Arunachal-Sikkim-bordering Bhutan (India-Bhutan).
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Solution: d)
A study jointly conducted by three countries had established that there were 52,671 sq.km. of tiger habitat in high altitudes or Himalayan habitats of India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Potential high altitude tiger landscapes include the Valmiki-Chitwan-Annapurna (India-Nepal), Manas-Royal Manas-Jigme Dorji (India-Bhutan); Neora Valley-Torsa-Buxa-Phibsu (India-Bhutan); Askot-Pithoragarh-Nandhaur-Suklaphanta (India-Nepal); and Arunachal-Sikkim-bordering Bhutan (India-Bhutan).
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile.
- BRAHMOS is the first supersonic cruise missile known to be in service.
- The missile has flight range of up to 290-km with supersonic speed only during the initial stage of its flight.
- It operates on ‘Fire and Forget Principle’, adopting varieties of flights on its way to the target.
- It is fully indigenously developed by India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: d)
The missile has flight range of up to 290-km with supersonic speed all through the flight, leading to shorter flight time, consequently ensuring lower dispersion of targets, quicker engagement time and non-interception by any known weapon system in the world.
It operates on ‘Fire and Forget Principle’, adopting varieties of flights on its way to the target.
It carries a conventional warhead weighing 200 to 300 kgs.
Special Features
- Universal for multiple platforms
- “Fire and Forget” principle of operation
- High supersonic speed all through the flight
- Long flight range with varieties of flight trajectories
- Low radar signature
- Shorter flight times leading to lower target dispersion and quicker engagement
- Pin point accuracy with high lethal power aided by large kinetic energy on impact
It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace.
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Solution: d)
The missile has flight range of up to 290-km with supersonic speed all through the flight, leading to shorter flight time, consequently ensuring lower dispersion of targets, quicker engagement time and non-interception by any known weapon system in the world.
It operates on ‘Fire and Forget Principle’, adopting varieties of flights on its way to the target.
It carries a conventional warhead weighing 200 to 300 kgs.
Special Features
- Universal for multiple platforms
- “Fire and Forget” principle of operation
- High supersonic speed all through the flight
- Long flight range with varieties of flight trajectories
- Low radar signature
- Shorter flight times leading to lower target dispersion and quicker engagement
- Pin point accuracy with high lethal power aided by large kinetic energy on impact
It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Project Navlekha.
- The project is to make online content relevant for more Indian users especially in local languages.
- The project aims to bring 135,000 local language publishers onlineby making web hosting smooth and simple.
- It is the initiative of Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
Google has unveiled Project Navlekha to make online content relevant for more Indian users especially in local languages.
The project aims to bring 135,000 local language publishers online by making web hosting smooth and simple.
Incorrect
Solution: a)
Google has unveiled Project Navlekha to make online content relevant for more Indian users especially in local languages.
The project aims to bring 135,000 local language publishers online by making web hosting smooth and simple.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Project REPLAN.
- The project was launched by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research as part of its commitment to Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
- The waste plastic from nature is collected, de-structured and de-gradated and then mixed with paper pulp in a ratio of 80 is to 20.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
Contributing to ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign in a unique way, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a designer carry bag made from a mix of plastic waste and paper pulp.
In its project called REPLAN (Reducing Plastic in Nature), the waste plastic from nature is collected, de-structured and de-gradated and then mixed with paper pulp in a ratio of 80 is to 20.
REPLAN aims to remove the existing waste plastic material from nature and use it in a semi-permanent manner, so that availability of plastic in nature is reduced to a large extent.
Incorrect
Solution: b)
Contributing to ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign in a unique way, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a designer carry bag made from a mix of plastic waste and paper pulp.
In its project called REPLAN (Reducing Plastic in Nature), the waste plastic from nature is collected, de-structured and de-gradated and then mixed with paper pulp in a ratio of 80 is to 20.
REPLAN aims to remove the existing waste plastic material from nature and use it in a semi-permanent manner, so that availability of plastic in nature is reduced to a large extent.
