QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 December

2019
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December 5,
2019

QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 December 2019

The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The
Hindu and PIB news articles.

This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to
UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2018. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you
score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.

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1. Question 1 of 5
1. Question
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Consider the following statements regarding Gram Sabha.

1. Gram Sabha is not a permanent body.

2. Constitution mentions that Gram Sabha exercises such powers and performs
such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law,
provide.
3. The power to annul a decision of the Gram Sabharests with the Gram
Panchayat only.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

1.
2.
3.
4.
Correct
Solution: b)

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 The term Gram Sabha is defined in the Constitution of India under Article 243(b).
Gram Sabha is the primary body of the Panchayati Raj system and by far the
largest.

It is a permanent body.

The power to annul a decision of the Gram Sabha rests with the Gram Sabha only.

Composition:

1. Persons, those who are above 18 years of age.

2. Living in the village.
3. Whose names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat at
the village level.
Constitution mentions that Gram Sabha exercises such powers and performs such
functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.

Incorrect
Solution: b)

The term Gram Sabha is defined in the Constitution of India under Article 243(b).
Gram Sabha is the primary body of the Panchayati Raj system and by far the
largest.

It is a permanent body.

The power to annul a decision of the Gram Sabha rests with the Gram Sabha only.

Composition:

1. Persons, those who are above 18 years of age.

2. Living in the village.
3. Whose names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat at
the village level.
Constitution mentions that Gram Sabha exercises such powers and performs such
functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.

2. Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding space internet.

1. Starlink network project of SpaceX is one of several ongoing efforts to

start beaming data signals from space.
2. Usually Geostationary orbit is used for placing satellites because satellites in
this orbit complete one revolution of the Earth in the same time that the
earth rotates once on its axis.

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Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1.
2.
3.
4.
Correct
Solution: a)

SpaceX, the world’s leading private company in space technology, has launched 60
satellites into the low earth orbit, under the Starlink network project. The Starlink
network is one of several ongoing efforts to start beaming data signals from space.

The aim is to provide low-cost and reliable space-based Internet services to the world.

Why use low earth orbit instead of geostationary?

Geostationary orbit is located at a height of 35,786 km over the Earth’s

surface, directly above the Equator. Satellites in this orbit move at speeds of about
11,000 km per hour, and complete one revolution of the Earth in the same time
that the earth rotates once on its axis. To the observer on the ground, therefore, a
satellite in geostationary orbit appears stationary.

Advantages: Signals from geostationary orbit can cover a very large part of the
Earth. Signals from one satellite can cover roughly a third of the planet — and
three to four satellites would be enough to cover the entire Earth. Also, because
they appear to be stationary, it is easier to link to them.

Then what’s the issue?

There is a time lag — called latency — between a user seeking data, and the server
sending that data.

And because data transfers cannot happen faster than the speed of light (in reality,
they take place at significantly lower speeds), the longer the distance that needs to
be covered the greater is the time lag, or latency.

A transmission from a satellite in geostationary orbit has a latency of about 600

milliseconds.

Incorrect
Solution: a)

SpaceX, the world’s leading private company in space technology, has launched 60
satellites into the low earth orbit, under the Starlink network project. The Starlink
network is one of several ongoing efforts to start beaming data signals from space.

The aim is to provide low-cost and reliable space-based Internet services to the world.
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Why use low earth orbit instead of geostationary?

Geostationary orbit is located at a height of 35,786 km over the Earth’s

surface, directly above the Equator. Satellites in this orbit move at speeds of about
11,000 km per hour, and complete one revolution of the Earth in the same time
that the earth rotates once on its axis. To the observer on the ground, therefore, a
satellite in geostationary orbit appears stationary.

Advantages: Signals from geostationary orbit can cover a very large part of the
Earth. Signals from one satellite can cover roughly a third of the planet — and
three to four satellites would be enough to cover the entire Earth. Also, because
they appear to be stationary, it is easier to link to them.

Then what’s the issue?

There is a time lag — called latency — between a user seeking data, and the server
sending that data.

And because data transfers cannot happen faster than the speed of light (in reality,
they take place at significantly lower speeds), the longer the distance that needs to
be covered the greater is the time lag, or latency.

A transmission from a satellite in geostationary orbit has a latency of about 600

milliseconds.

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3. Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 points
Signal fish, recently seen in news, was discovered near

1.
2.
3.
4.
Correct
Solution: c)

New signal fish discovered off Kerala coast.

Called Pteropsaron indicum, it is the first one of the genus recorded in Indian
waters

The deep waters of the Lakshadweep sea off the Kerala coast are home to an
unusual species of fish with a unique colour pattern and an interesting behaviour
that allows it to communicate with others of the same species by flipping its highly
specialised dorsal fins.

Incorrect
Solution: c)

New signal fish discovered off Kerala coast.

Called Pteropsaron indicum, it is the first one of the genus recorded in Indian
waters

The deep waters of the Lakshadweep sea off the Kerala coast are home to an
unusual species of fish with a unique colour pattern and an interesting behaviour
that allows it to communicate with others of the same species by flipping its highly
specialised dorsal fins.

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4. Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 points
Consider the following statements.

1. To ensure uninterrupted supply of onion throughout the year, the crop is

grown in three cycles –Kharif, late kharif and Rabi.
2. kharif and late kharif onion crops contain large moisture content compared
to rabi crop.
3. Karnataka is India’s largest onion-growing state.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1.
2.
3.
4.
Correct
Solution: c)

Maharashtra, India’s largest onion-growing state.

To ensure uninterrupted supply of onion throughout the year, the crop is grown in
three cycles –Kharif (which is sown in May-July and harvested in October-
December); late kharif (which is sown in August-September and harvested in
January-March); and Rabi (which is sown in October-November and harvested in
April).

Of these, kharif and late kharif crops cannot be stored because of large moisture
content. Which means, onion grown in the rabi crop cycle is the only one that can
be stored.

Incorrect
Solution: c)

Maharashtra, India’s largest onion-growing state.

To ensure uninterrupted supply of onion throughout the year, the crop is grown in
three cycles –Kharif (which is sown in May-July and harvested in October-
December); late kharif (which is sown in August-September and harvested in
January-March); and Rabi (which is sown in October-November and harvested in
April).

Of these, kharif and late kharif crops cannot be stored because of large moisture
content. Which means, onion grown in the rabi crop cycle is the only one that can
be stored.

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5. Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh.

1. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) along with Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation has launched the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh
(BPKK).
2. The BPKK will be a repository of diverse crops across different agro-climatic
zones in India.
3. It aims at reducing malnutrition through a multi-sectoral results-based
framework, including agriculture, among women and children across the
country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1.
2.
3.
4.
Correct
Solution: d)

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) along with Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation has launched the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK). The BPKK
will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for
better nutritional outcomes. The Kosh aims at reducing malnutrition through a
multi-sectoral results-based framework, including agriculture, among women and
children across the country.

Incorrect
Solution: d)

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) along with Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation has launched the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK). The BPKK
will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for
better nutritional outcomes. The Kosh aims at reducing malnutrition through a
multi-sectoral results-based framework, including agriculture, among women and
children across the country.

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