QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 07 November 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 Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) for Cotton.
- India implements a Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) for cotton in all cotton growing African countries.
- India is providing assistance to strengthen both the agriculture and textile part of the cotton value chain in Africa.
- The second phase of Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) for Cotton is scaled up in size and coverage and will be introduced in some South Asian Countries.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: b)
India implemented a technical assistance programme (TAP) for cotton in six African countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda, from 2012 to 2018.
In the five year long second phase, the programme will be scaled up in size and coverage and will be introduced in five additional countries, namely Mali, Ghana, Togo, Zambia and Tanzania. The Cotton TAP programme will now cover 11 African countries including the C4 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali)”.
India is also engaging meaningfully in providing assistance to strengthen both the agriculture and textile part of the cotton value chain in Africa through training and capacity-building of farmers, scientists, government officials and industry representatives and through the creation of cotton-related infrastructure.
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Solution: b)
India implemented a technical assistance programme (TAP) for cotton in six African countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda, from 2012 to 2018.
In the five year long second phase, the programme will be scaled up in size and coverage and will be introduced in five additional countries, namely Mali, Ghana, Togo, Zambia and Tanzania. The Cotton TAP programme will now cover 11 African countries including the C4 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali)”.
India is also engaging meaningfully in providing assistance to strengthen both the agriculture and textile part of the cotton value chain in Africa through training and capacity-building of farmers, scientists, government officials and industry representatives and through the creation of cotton-related infrastructure.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- According to WHO, No country in the southeast Asia region have successfully controlled Hepatitis B.
- Hepatitis B is said to be controlled when the disease prevalence is reduced to less than 10% among children less than five years of age.
- In India, a nation-wide Hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in the Universal Immunisation Programme.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: c)
On September 3, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand became the first four countries in the World Health Organization’s southeast Asia region to have successfully controlled hepatitis B.
The virus is said to be controlled when the disease prevalence is reduced to less than 1% among children less than five years of age.
Despite the introduction of hepatitis B vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme in 2002 and scaling-up nationwide in 2011, about one million people in India become chronically infected with the virus every year.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
On September 3, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand became the first four countries in the World Health Organization’s southeast Asia region to have successfully controlled hepatitis B.
The virus is said to be controlled when the disease prevalence is reduced to less than 1% among children less than five years of age.
Despite the introduction of hepatitis B vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme in 2002 and scaling-up nationwide in 2011, about one million people in India become chronically infected with the virus every year.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are liver infections caused by three different viruses.
- Hepatitis A is usually a short-term infection and does not become a long-term infection.
- There are vaccines to prevent hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Solution: a)
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. When the liver is inflamed or damaged, its function can be affected.
Causes: Heavy alcohol use, toxins, some medications, and certain medical conditions can all cause hepatitis. However, hepatitis is often caused by a virus.
What is the difference between hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C?
Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are liver infections caused by three different viruses.
- Hepatitis A is usually a short-term infection and does not become a long-term infection.
- Hepatitis B and hepatitis C can also begin as short-term infections but in some people, the virus remains in the body, and causes chronic, or lifelong, infection.
There are vaccines to prevent hepatitis A and hepatitis B; however, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C.
The hepatitis B virus is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not infected.
Incorrect
Solution: a)
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. When the liver is inflamed or damaged, its function can be affected.
Causes: Heavy alcohol use, toxins, some medications, and certain medical conditions can all cause hepatitis. However, hepatitis is often caused by a virus.
What is the difference between hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C?
Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are liver infections caused by three different viruses.
- Hepatitis A is usually a short-term infection and does not become a long-term infection.
- Hepatitis B and hepatitis C can also begin as short-term infections but in some people, the virus remains in the body, and causes chronic, or lifelong, infection.
There are vaccines to prevent hepatitis A and hepatitis B; however, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C.
The hepatitis B virus is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not infected.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Indian Rhino Vision 2020.
- It was launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in partnership with WWF-India.
- The vision is to attain a population of 1000 wild rhinos in Assam.
- The programme involves wild-to-wild translocation of Rhinos.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Solution: c)
Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) programme launched by the Assam Forest Department in partnership with WWF-India, the International Rhino Foundation and US Fish & Wildlife Service in 2005.
The programme aims at increasing the number and range of rhinos in Assam through wild-to-wild translocations from Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary to potential Protected Areas including Manas National Park, Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, and Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
The vision is to attain a population of 3000 wild rhinos in Assam, distributed over seven of its Protected Areas by 2020.
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Solution: c)
Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) programme launched by the Assam Forest Department in partnership with WWF-India, the International Rhino Foundation and US Fish & Wildlife Service in 2005.
The programme aims at increasing the number and range of rhinos in Assam through wild-to-wild translocations from Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary to potential Protected Areas including Manas National Park, Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, and Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
The vision is to attain a population of 3000 wild rhinos in Assam, distributed over seven of its Protected Areas by 2020.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsOperation Peace Spring, recently seen in news was conducted by
Correct
Solution: c)
The 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, code-named by Turkey as Operation Peace Spring is an ongoing cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Syrian National Army (SNA) against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in north-eastern Syria.
Incorrect
Solution: c)
The 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, code-named by Turkey as Operation Peace Spring is an ongoing cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Syrian National Army (SNA) against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in north-eastern Syria.
