Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC IAS Exam - MAY 2017 (PART 2)

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You got 8 of 10 possible points.
Your score: 80%
Question 1

Which of the statements are correct regarding SIMBEX?
1. SIMBEX stands for “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercises“.
2. The Indian & Republic of Singapore Navy began participating in the bilateral exercises in 1996.

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
Selected
a) 1 Only1
Should have chosen
b) 2 Only0
c) Both 1 and 2 0
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 2

WannaCry, which was in news recently, is
a) A ransomware that locks up files on the computer and encrypts them in a way that cannot access them anymore
b) A Non-Profit Organisation helping poor children in Africa
c) A computer software which helps in tracking the incidents of child trafficking
d) None of the above

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
Selected
Option (a) 1
Should have chosen
Option (b) 0
Option (c) 0
Option (d) 0
Question 3

KAVACH is a..
a) Laser wall to safeguard the 198 km India-Pakistan international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
b) RADAR technique used at Indo-Pakistan border.
c) Unbreakable shield to protect army tanks.
d) Bunkers developed at the border region in Jammu and Kashmir.

Score: 0 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
Option (a)0
Should have chosen
Option (b)0
Selected
Option (c)0
Option (d)0
Question 4

Which of the statements are correct regarding One Belt One Road initiative?
1. The Belt and Road refers to the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt and the seagoing Maritime Silk Road.
2. China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a part of One Belt One Road initiative.

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) 1 only 0
b) 2 only0
Selected
c) Both 1 and 21
Should have chosen
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 5

Consider the following statements regarding Public Affairs Index:
1. Public Affairs Centre (PAC) releases the Public Affairs Index.
2. According to Public Affairs Index 2017, Kerala and Tamil Nadu has secured first and second rankings respectively.
Correct code(s) is/are:

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) 1 only0
b) 2 only0
Selected
c) Both 1 and 21
Should have chosen
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding World Press Freedom Index is correct?

Score: 0 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) The report is published annually by Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres) since 2002.0
Should have chosen
b) India has been ranked 78 in the 2017 index0
c )The report is released on May 6 every year, which is celebrated as World Press Freedom day.0
Selected
d) None of the above0
Question 7

Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanchar Kaushal Vikas Pratisthan Scheme is:

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
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a) A skill development scheme that will train rural youth to maintain mobile towers, repair optical fibres and fix other communication technologies across India.1
Should have chosen
b) A project to improve inter-ministerial communication architecture0
c) A project to create a robust architecture so as to establish effective communication link with rural masses0
d) None of the above0
Question 8

Consider the following statements regarding eVIN project:
1. eVINis an indigenously developed technology system in India that digitizes vaccine stocks and monitors the temperature of the cold chain through a smart phone application.
2. eVIN Project of Health Ministry becomes global best practise in immunization.
Correct code(s) is/are:

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) 1 only0
b) 2 only0
Selected
c) Both 1 and 21
Should have chosen
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 9

Consider the following statements regarding 'Darwaza Band' campaign:
1. It is aimed at promoting use of toilets and discouraging open defecation.
2. It has been launched by Ministry of Social Justice.
Correct code(s) is/are:

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
Selected
a) 1 only1
Should have chosen
b) 2 only0
c) Both 1 and 20
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 10

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Exclusion Report:
1. The Centre for Equity Studies (CES) releases the Indian Exclusion Report (IXR).
2. The 2016 Report reviews exclusion with respect to four public goods: pensions for the elderly, digital access, agricultural land, and legal justice for under trials.
Correct code(s) is/are:

Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) 1 only0
b) 2 only0
Selected
c) Both 1 and 21
Should have chosen
d) Neither 1 nor 20
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