UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Apr 06 - Apr 12

Which of the following is/are correct about the Green-Ag project?

1. It seeks to integrate biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land management objectives and practices into Indian agriculture.
2. The government has partnered with the Global Environment Facility for this project.

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Which of the following is/are correct about the National Bamboo Mission (NBM)?

1. It is a sub-scheme of the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).
2. It aims to inter-alia supplement farm income of farmers with focus on the development of complete value chain of bamboo sector linking growers with industry.

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Which of the following is the first ever effort in the country to frame a national framework for air quality management with a time-bound reduction target?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Namami Gange Programme?

1. Its aim is to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
2. Afforestation is not one of the main pillars of this programme.

Which of the following is the oldest scientific department set up in India?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Regulations 2019?

1. The government has decided to de-freeze the Floor Space Index.
2. The new norms permit temporary tourism facilities such as shacks, toilet blocks, change rooms, drinking water facilities, etc. in beaches.

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Which of the following is/are ecologically sensitive areas identified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?

1. Gulf of Khambat in Gujarat
2. Gulf of Kutchh in Gujarat
3. Vembanad in Kerala
4. Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu
5. Krishna in Andhra Pradesh

Which Indian state has launched the Sustainable Catchment Forest Management (SCATFORM) project?

Which of the following is/are advantages of methanol as an alternative fuel?

1. It is a clean fuel.
2. It is cheaper than fossil fuels.
3. It can be used as an energy producing fuel, cooking fuel and transportation fuel, because of which it has the potential to reduce India’s oil import bill.
4. Unlike CNG, it requires minimal alteration in vehicles.

The third generation biofuels are those derived from____

Which of the following developed the SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting)?

Which of the following is/are the pollutants monitored by SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting)?

1. Ozone
2. Carbon Monoxide
3. CFCs

Which of the following states and state animals is/are correctly matched?

1. Rama Chiluka (rose ringed parakeet) – Andhra Pradesh
2. Palapitta – Telangana
3. Great hornbill – Kerala

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Volcanic eruptions are an indirect source of information.
2. Earthquakes are an indirect source of information.
3. Meteors are direct sources of information.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding seismic waves?

1. P – wave shadow zone lies between 105 to 105 degrees.
2. S – wave shadow zone lies between 105 to 145 degrees.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Isotherms?

1. In Northern hemisphere, the Isotherm on land surface moves towards north during the summer season with respect to oceanic surface.
2. In Northern hemisphere, the isotherm on oceanic surface moves towards North during winter season with respect to land surface.

Which of the following does not affect the temperature of a place?

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. The Inversion of temperature is a common phenomenon in the Polar region.
2. Inversion of temperature is associated with air drainage in hilly areas.

Which of the following is/are correct about the tropical cyclone?

1. The eye is a region of calm with uplifting air.
2. The wind reaches its maximum velocity in wall region.

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

1. If the environmental lapse rate is less than both the dry and moist adiabatic lapse rates, the environment is unstable.
2. If the environmental lapse rate is greater than both the dry and moist adiabatic lapse rates, the environment is stable.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Indus Valley Civilisation?

1. The cities were planned.
2. Non-standardized weights were used for measurement.

A stone cut water reservoir has been discovered from

Who were the two highest gods in the Vedic religion?

Boghazkoi is important because

Two popular assemblies that gradually lost its significance in the later Vedic period were

As per the Hindu scripture, Mahabharata, who was the first ruler of Magadha?

Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:

1. Nandas
2. Sisunagas
3. Mauryas
4. Haryankas

Satyagraha Sabha was founded by Mahatma Gandhi against which of the following Acts?

Who among the following leaders left the Indian National Congress after the declaration of the Non-cooperation Movement because they still believed in a lawful struggle for rights?

1. Subhas Chandra Bose
2. Annie Besant
3. G.S. Kharpade
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
5. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Who among the following was associated with the Heraka religious movement?

The historic ‘Objectives Resolution’ was passed in

When did India cease to be a British dominion?

Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution and their sources is/are correctly matched?

1. Procedure established by Law: Canadian Constitution
2. Concurrent List and Joint Parliament sitting: Australian Constitution
3. Fundamental Rights: Weimar Constitution of Germany

Consider the following statements regarding the Advocate General of a State:

1. The Advocate General of a State must be qualified to be appointed as a judge of a high court.
2. The Constitution specifies the age of Advocate General to be not more than 65 years.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Under the Anti-Defection Law, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha takes decisions on the question of disqualification of a member of the House under which of the following capacity?

Which Schedule of the Constitution is related to allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the States and the Union Territories?

A constitutional amendment to the Fundamental Rights

Which of the following are NOT the characteristics of a federal system?

1. Division of power between Centre and States
2. Supremacy of the Constitution
3. Separation of Power
4. States Not Indestructible

Consider the following statements about ‘The India Science, Technology and Innovation Portal (ISTI)’:

1. It has been developed by Vigyan Prasar, Ministry of Science and Technology.
2. It is a one-stop window for information about developments in India on science, technology and innovation.
3. A major thrust of the portal is to reach out to students, researchers, scholars, scientists both from India and abroad, so that they can choose from the mine of fellowships, scholarships and funding and startup opportunities that India puts on their plate.

Which of the above is/are correct statements?

Which of the following is/are correct about the ‘GSLV Mk-III’?

1. It is a three-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO.
2. It is designed to carry 4 ton class of satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) or about 10 tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
3. The vehicle has two solid strap-ons, a core liquid booster and a cryogenic upper stage.

‘Wolbachia’ recently seen in the news is

Which of the following is/are correct about the thermal battery?

1. It is based on the system of charging/discharging cycles that are driven by electricity.
2. The energy transfer in thermal batteries helps store heat when heat travels from one part of the battery setup to the other.
3. A thermal battery consists of two parts: a cool zone known as sink, and a hot source called source.

Of the following list of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage elements of India, the Indian subcontinent’s only surviving traditional and ancient form of Sanskrit theatre is

Which of the following statements is/are correct about sculpture in Harappan civilization?

1. The bronze statues were made using the “lost wax technique”.
2. The bronze image of a dancing girl has been found from Kalibangan.

The painted pottery of the Indus valley civilization is popularly known as

Lomash Rishi cave is situated in which one of the following sites?

Which of the following is the best description of the term ‘Asian Premium’ often seen in the news?

‘Generalised System of Preferences’, often seen in the news is:

Which of the following is/are correct about the  ‘Global Real Estate Transparency Index’?

1. The survey is released by the United Nations Human Settlement Programme.
2. In the latest edition (2018) of the index, India has moved up one place due to improvement in market fundamentals, policy reforms, and
   liberalisation of FDI.

Which of the following best describes ‘Liberalised Remittance Scheme’ of the RBI?