UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Apr 14 - Apr 20

The Supreme Court is a court of record. This means

1. its judgements are recorded for perpetual memory.
2. it can punish for contempt of Supreme court.
3. it can punish for contempt of High court.

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In the order of precedence, the speaker has an equal rank to

Article 33 empowers the parliament to restrict or abrogate the Fundamental Rights of

1. members of armed forces
2. members of para-military forces
3. non-combatants employee of armed forces like barber, carpenters, etc.

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Which of the following are correct with respect to a political party?

1. The status is contingent on the performance of a party.
2. All recognized parties are either a National party or a State party.

The legislative assembly of Delhi can make laws on

1. public order
2. land
3. police

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On a question whether a member of parliament (MP) is subject to any of the disqualification under Representation of People’s Act, 1951 whose decision is final?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Election Commission of India?

1. The Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners are provided with security of tenure.
2. In case of a difference of opinion among the three, the view of the CEC will prevail.

Which of the following is/are the original jurisdiction of the High Court?

1. disputes related to the election of MPs and MLAs
2. matters of marriage and divorce
3. company laws
4. murder cases

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Vice President of India?

1. He/she can be removed on the grounds of violation of the Constitution.
2. If he/she resigns suddenly, elections to fill the post should be held within 6 months.

Which of the following bodies concerned with Inter-State relations are constitutional bodies?

1. River water tribunals
2. Inter-State Councils
3. Zonal Councils

What was the name of the commission which enquired into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Which of the following statements regarding the second Indian Factories Act is/are correct?

1. It provided for a weekly holiday for all workers.
2. Working hours for women were fixed at 11 per day while daily hours of work for children were reduced to 7.

Which of the following statements regarding the Vernacular Press Act is/are correct?

1. This act removed restrictions on the freedom of the Indian languages press.
2. The act was proposed by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Lytton and enacted in 1878.

Which of the following are correctly matched?

1. Jugantar – Chittagong Armoury Raid
2. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association – Lahore Conspiracy Case
3. Anushilan Samiti – Alipore Bomb Case

Who did Sarojini Naidu give the title of “the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity” after the successful Lucknow Pact between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League?

Rajukas performed which of the following functions in Ashoka’s Empire?

The Siddhimatrika script for writing Sanskrit was developed during the reign of

Which Vedic text describes the theory of rebirth for the first time?

At which of the following sites has the first astronomical observatory of the Harappan Civilisation been discovered?

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Meghadoota – Kalidasa
2. Karnabharam – Bhasa
3. Harshacharita – Vararuchi

In which of the following regions in India are shale gas resources found?

1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna – Godavari Basin

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The winds which blow between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in NW region of India are part of westerlies.

In which of the following states do tropical wet evergreen forests occur?

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram

In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

In the South Atlantic and South Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

Which of the following statements regarding the ‘Changpa’ community is/are correct?

1. They live mainly in Uttarakhand.
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.
3. They have been categorised as a ‘Scheduled Tribe’.

The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at

Which of the following is/are famous for Sun temples?

1. Arasavalli
2. Amarakantak
3. Omkareshwar

Which of the following is/are correct about the Gandhara School of art?

1. The Buddha images have Hellenistic features.
2. Marble was used extensively in this school of art.

Which of the following are correct with respect to Dhrupad?

1. It is a style of singing in Carnatic music.
2. Its primary nature is romantic.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. One Belt and One Road initiative by China is to revive the ancient Silk Road and Maritime Silk Roads.
2. India will counter China’s regional power ambitions through a Cotton Route and project Mausam.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The IMF Executive Board decides the Quota based on various parameters including GDP and tariff barriers.
2. Higher quota gives higher voting rights and borrowing permissions.

Who among the following has been awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, Pakistan’s highest civilian award?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. India handed over Cheetal copters to Afghanistan.
2. India handed over Chetak helicopters to Nepal and Bangladesh.

Varuna is a naval exercise between India and 

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Kanha National Park – Uttar Pradesh
2. Bannerghatta National Park – Karnataka
3. Navegaon National Park – Maharashtra

The Environment Protection Act of 1986 (EPA) came into force soon after which of the following disaster in India?

Which of the following method is suitable for conservation of water?

Consider the following statements regarding the reasons for biodiversity loss:

1. Introduction of foreign species
2. Environmental degradation
3. Loss of habitat

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Which body conducts the survey of threatened and important species of flora in India?

Consider the following statement with reference to the recently promulgated ordinance by the Rajasthan government, The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017.

1. Provide immunity to serving and retired public servants, judges and magistrates from probe and prosecution on complaints about their alleged offences without prior sanction.
2. It also bars the media from reporting on such accusations till sanction is given.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Consider the following statements:

1. India is the only country with Right to Privacy as a Fundamental right under its Constitution.
2. In the Justice K. S. Puttaswamy vs Union Of India case, Supreme Court of India upheld right to privacy as a fundamental right protected under Article 21 and Part 3 of the Constitution.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Recently Law commission of India published a report titled
‘Assessment of Statutory Frameworks of Tribunals in India’. In this report
it has recommended for:

1. A Committee led by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the appointments of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Judicial Members of the various central tribunals.
2. The restoration of the High Courts’ power of judicial review over the decisions of the tribunals.

Choose the correct statements from the options given below.

The objective of Monetary policy in India is to

1. Control inflation
2. Increase foreign exchange reserves
3. Reduce the fiscal deficit
4. Generate surplus factors of production

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Zero defect zero effect scheme is associated with which sector?

NNP at factor cost is

Which of the following is the top level organizational structure of WTO?

Sjögren’s Syndrome is related to

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Potassium Chlorate is a dangerous and hazardous chemical and can ignite or explode spontaneously
2. Possession and sale of fireworks of foreign origin is illegal and punishable
3. Till date, no license for import of fireworks has been granted under the Explosives Rules, 2008

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was built by

Consider the following statement with reference to Rajiv Gandhi
Shramik Kalyan Yojana:

1. RGSKY is an unemployment benefit scheme.
2. Under RGSKY unemployment benefit is provided for the period of 12 months.
3. RGSKY also covers medical care for the beneficiary and the beneficiary’s family.

Identify the correct statements.

Consider the following statements with reference to Textile Workers
Rehabilitation Fund Scheme:

1. The main aim of the scheme is to provide relief to workers rendered jobless due to permanent closure of non-SSI (Small Scale Industry) textile mills in private sector.
2. Under the scheme workers who have suffered job loss are given wages for two years on tapering basis.
3. This scheme has been merged under Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana in 2017.

Identify the correct statements from the options given below:

India’s first ever Mega Textiles Trade Fair was held in

Consider the following statements with respect to Jira river:

1. It is a tributary of Mahanadi
2. It flows through the region of Chhattisgarh

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Uranium, thorium and potassium are the radioactive elements.

2. Jupiter’s powerful gravitational attraction causes the Europa’s orbit to be extremely elliptical.

3. Europa is the natural satellite of Jupiter.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about Chandrayaan-2:

1. Chandrayaan-2 will be ISRO’s first inter-planetary mission to land a rover on any celestial body.

2. A rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other celestial body.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is also known as Nhava Sheva.

2. JNP accounts for more than half of total container volumes.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Assam is home to more than 50% of Indian rhinos.

2. Wildlife fast-track courts exclusively deal with poaching and other related crimes against wild animals.

3. Such courts have been set up for the first time in the country in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to National Nutrition Mission:

1. It aims to reduce anemia among young children, women and adolescent girls by 3% a year.

2. Under NNM, the Ministries of Women and Child development, Health and Family welfare, and Water and Sanitation will work together.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to Future Skills:

1. The platform offers skilling and up-skilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI), virtual reality, robotic process automation, Internet of Things.

2. It is an initiative of CII.

Which of the above statements are correct?