Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: December 18th - 24th

Question 1: Consider the following statements:

1. Currently, packaged food companies — including those who make instant noodles, biscuits, snacks and breakfast cereal — need to specify only the energy, protein, carbohydrate and fat content on their covers.
2. Information on other constituents such as sodium, salt, vitamins need not be disclosed unless companies claim it as part of their advertising pitch.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Question 2: Consider the following statements:

1. The Ashgabat Agreement is an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between East Asia and the Persian Gulf.
2. Accession to the Agreement enables India to utilise this existing transport and transit corridor to facilitate trade and commercial interaction with the Eurasian region.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 3:  Consider the following statements:

1. The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a proposed multimodal transportation system connecting the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via Islamic Republic of Iran, from where it connects St. Petersburg and North Europe.
2. It is expected that cargo by this route would reach Russia in about 25-30 days as against the present route through Suez which takes about 45-60 days.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 4: The region of ‘Subic Bay’ is part of which of the following.

Question 5: Consider the following statements:

1. Tajikistan is bordered by Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Afghanistan.
2. Tajikistan’s extensive mountain system spawns many rivers, with the most significant being the Syr Darya, Amu Darya.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 6: Consider the following statements, regarding ‘Amur Falcons’:

1. Since these falcons normally breed in south-eastern Siberia and North-eastern China where the Amur river divides the Russian Far East and China, they are named as ‘Amur falcons.’
2. Amur falcons are small birds of prey that undertake one of the longest migrations. In some parts of Nagaland, tribal people consider the falcons as messengers of God, their arrival indicating a good year and a bountiful harvest.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Question 7: Consider the following statements:

1] Article 262 of the Indian Constitution refers to election of the President of India.
2] The Constitution attaches a special status to inter-state water disputes, whereby they neither fall under the Supreme Court’s nor any other court’s jurisdiction. The courts can, at best, interpret a tribunal’s award.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 8: Consider the following statements:

1. The Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) has participated in the MALABAR exercise as a regular member since 2015.
2. In 2014, Japan has also been included as an observer in the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), a Maritime Cooperation construct conceptualised and pioneered by Indian Navy in 2008.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Question 9: ‘Mischief Reef’ is located in which of the following.

Question 10: Consider the following statements:

1. India was among first countries to recognise emergence of Tajikistan on dissolution of the former Soviet Union.
2. The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a proposed multimodal transportation system connecting the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via Islamic Republic of Iran, from where it connects St. Petersburg and North Europe.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 11: Consider the following statements:

1. The states that border Manipur are Nagaland, Mizoram, and Assam.
2. Manipur shares a border with Myanmar.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Question 12: Consider the following statements:

1. Red book contains data of endangered,extinct and threatened species
2. Red data book is prepared by UNDP with the involvement of NGOs and concerned states

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

Question 13: Consider the following statements:

1. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sectors are concurrent subjects.
2. A recent study has shown that WASH policies formulated by State governments have low robustness as compared to that of national policies.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Question 14: Consider the following statements:

1. According to Article 136 of the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court may, in its discretion, grant special leave to appeal from any judgment, decree, determination, sentence or order in any cause or matter passed or made by any court or tribunal in the territory of India.
2. Directive Principles of State Policy are justiciable in nature.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 15:  Consider the following statements with reference to the changes which the ‘Indian Independence Act of 1947’ made to the position of the Constituent Assembly:  

1. The assembly was made a fully sovereign body, which could frame any Constitution it pleased.
2. The assembly also became a legislative body.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question 16: Recently, an agreement signed regarding annual joint military exercises named “Khanjar-IV” was between which two countries?

Question 17: Consider the following statements, regarding “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)”

1. Under the scheme, the Government of India provides deposit free LPG connection of BPL families identified through the Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 data, which includes security of one cylinder, pressure regulator, hose pipe, installation charges and DGCC Book.
2. The consumer has to purchase ISI standard gas stove, which is optional. Further, Oil Marketing Companies are also financing purchase of LPG stove and 1st refill to BPL customers on instalment basis, if they so desire.

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

Question 18: Consider the following statements, regarding “Direct Benefit Transfer in PDS Kerosene Scheme (DBTK)”

1. Jharkhand has become first State in the country to implement DBTK
2. Under the Scheme, the Kerosene is being sold at non-subsidised price and subsidy, as admissible, is being transferred to consumers directly into his/her bank account.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 19: Consider the following statements regarding “PAHAL”:

1. PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hasthantarit Labh) is the world’s largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme.
2. Through PAHAL, subsidy given to consumers is directly transferred to the registered account of the consumer without involving any intermediary.
3. PAHAL Scheme has been acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest cash transfer programme (households).

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 20: Consider the following statements regarding ‘Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for North East India’:

1. The hydrocarbon vision 2030 aims at doubling Oil & Gas production by 2030, making clean fuels accessible, fast tracking projects, generating employment opportunities and promoting cooperation with neighbouring countries.
2. The Vision rests on five pillars: People, Policy, Partnership, Projects and Production.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question 21: Recently, an agreement signed regarding on a joint military exercise, called ‘Pratikar-1’ was signed between which two countries?

Question 22: Consider the following statements, regarding the recently launched, “‘Google Maps Toilet Locator App”:

1. ‘Google Maps Toilet Locator App’ will enable people locate the nearest public toilet for use in five cities in National Capital Region and Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh.
2. This facility would help in addressing open urination and open defecation.

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

Question 23:  Consider the following statements:

1. Cities and towns that have become ‘Open Defecation Free’ (ODF) recently are Visakhapatnam, Guntur and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, Thanesar and Sirsa in Haryana, NDMC, Suchindram and Mailadi in Tamil Nadu and Khopoli, Kolhapur and Nandurbar in Maharashtra.
2. The Quality Council of India verifies independently the claims of cities and towns before they are granted ODF certification.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Question 24: Consider the following statements Bio-fortification:

1. It is the idea of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value.
2. It is seen as an upcoming strategy for dealing with deficiencies of micronutrients in the developing world.

Which are correct?

Question 25: The main application of ISRO’s Geo-stationary satellites is________________.

Question 26: Consider the following statements on Uniform Civil Code:

1. Article 44 of the Constitution guarantees a Uniform Civil Code.
2. Goa is the only state in India to have a Uniform Civil Code.

Which of the above statements are true?

Question 27: AFSPA is not operational in which of the following states.

Question 28: Balochistan province of Pakistan borders which of the following countries.

 Question 29:  Vinaya Pitaka dealt with the _____________.

Question 30:  Who is the guardian of the Indian Constitution?

Question 31: Which of the following is the biggest Harappan site?

Question 32: Recently, the centre launched ‘Performance on Health Outcomes’ index. It is an initiative of ___________.

Question 33: Which of the following statements are correct?

(i) Ebola fever is a viral disease
(ii) Fruit bat is the natural carrier of Ebola virus
(iii) It is named after a river

Question 34: Which of the following statements are correct regarding China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – CPEC?

1. CPEC is an important part of China’s Belt and Road initiative
2. It links the Pakistani port of Gwadar with Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang province.

Question 35: ‘NITI Aayog’ works on the principle of _______________.