UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Apr 20 - Apr 27

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The geoid is the shape that the ocean surface would take under the influence of the gravity and rotation of Earth alone, if other influences such as winds and tides were absent.
2. Mars is called the earth’s twin.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding heat zones of the earth?

1. The area between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn which receive the maximum heat are called frigid zones.
2. Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere, are very cold and are called torrid zones.

Which of the following regarding the Indian Standard Time is/are correct?

1. In India, the longitude of 82° 30’E is treated as the standard meridian.
2. IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Name the mountain range that separates Europe from Asia?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Hundru Falls?

1. It is situated at the edges of the Ranchi Plateau.
2. It is on the course of the Subarnarekha River.

Which of the following is/are tributaries of the River Ganga?

1. Gomti
2. Yamuna
3. Alaknanda
4. Amaravati

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan.
2. The Idukki Dam is the largest arch dam in Asia.

Consider the following statements regarding the motion of waves and water molecules on the sea surface:

1. Water particles only travel in a small circle as a wave passes.
2. When the depth of water is less than half the wavelength of the wave, the wave breaks.
3. The largest waves are found in enclosed sea.
4. Most of the waves are caused by the wind driving with the water.

Which of the above statements is correct?

Which of the following is not the relevant use of tidal movement?

Consider the following statements regarding the mineral resource of India:

1. India possesses more than 100 minerals, out of which only 30 minerals have economic significance.
2. Reserves of petroleum and some non-ferrous metallic minerals are inadequate in India and in order to fulfil the internal demands for these minerals, the country is dependent on the imports from other countries.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Vipassana?

1. It is a sect of Buddhism based on ideas of Bhakti movement.
2. It was taught by Lord Buddha.

Who among the following was the chief proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy?

Which of the following statements regarding the decline of the Mughals is/are correct?

1. Mughal nobles were well known for their loyalty but wars of successors degenerated the nobility which led to the decline of Mughals.
2. Mughal Empire declined due to over-decentralization of administration.

Which of the following regarding the Regulating Act 1773 is/are correct?

1. The act provided for appointment of a Governor-General along with four Councillors in the Presidency of Fort William (Calcutta), jointly called the Governor-General in Council.
2. The Governors in Councils at Madras and Bombay were brought under the control of Bengal, especially in matters of foreign policy.

Which of the following Acts granted permission to British missionaries to come to India and engage in religious proselytization?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the First Carnatic War?

1. The war was fought between British and French forces in southern India.
2. After the war, Madras was given back to the English.

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Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras.
2. The movement was not a mass movement. It was restricted to educated people and college students.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Home Rule Movement?

1. One of the objectives of the Movement was to attain full independence from the British.
2. The moderates, extremists and the Muslim League were briefly united through this movement.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Rangpur Dhing?

1. The Rangpur Dhing (rebellion) erupted in the district of Rangpur, Bengal in 1783.
2. The peasants and Zamindars were united in their protest against the British and the Ijardars.

Which of the following envisaged the formulation of a constitution-making body for India and the establishment of an Executive Council with the support of the major Indian parties?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Brahmo Samaj?

1. It denied that any scripture can enjoy the status of ultimate authority transcending human reason and conscience.
2. It did not take any definite stand on the doctrine of Karma.

The ‘Dancing Girl’ bronze statue belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation was found from

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the famous Statue of Gomateshwara at Sravana Belagola, Karnataka?

1. Granite statue of Lord Bahubali.
2. It was commissioned by Chamundaraya, the Prime Minister of the Hoysalas.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Dashavatara Vishnu Temple at Deogarh?

1. It is a west-facing temple.
2. It was built in the early 6th century CE.
3. Its patrons are unknown although it is a classic example of the late Gupta period temple architecture.

Jawara is a folk dance form popular in which state?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Monetary Policy Committee?

1. It announces changes to the benchmark policy interest rate.
2. The decisions are taken by consensus and are hence unanimous.
3. It conducts a review of the monetary policy in every fiscal quarter.

Which of the following statements correctly describes skewflation?

Which of the following are effects of inflation?

1. Redistribution of wealth from debtors to creditors
2. Bracket creep
3. Depreciation of currency

What is meant by the term inflation tax?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Goods and Services Tax?

1. It subsumes all indirect taxes, cesses and surcharges levied by the Union government.
2. It subsumes all indirect taxes levied by the State governments excluding VAT.
3. It subsumes all indirect taxes levied by local bodies.

The Fundamental Rights promote the idea of political democracy as

1. They limit the authority of the Union over the executive and arbitrary laws of the legislature.
2. They secure vital political rights to the citizens of India.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Article 13 declares that all laws that are inconsistent with or in derogation of any of the fundamental rights shall be void.
2. This is a constitutional provision that gives the judiciary the power of judicial review.

The Maneka Gandhi case (1978) concerns the issue of

Which of the following has been declared as “fundamental in the governance of the country” by the Constitution?

Which of the following is/are provisions under Directive Principles of State Policy under part IV of the Indian Constitution?

1. Securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.
2. Protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife.
3. Uniform Civil Code.

Which of the following features of the Constitution have been borrowed from the Government of India Act of 1935?

1. Office of Governor
2. Concurrent list
3. Emergency Provisions
4. Rule of law

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

The subject of ‘Urban Local Government’ is managed by which of the following Ministries of Government of India?

1. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
2. Ministry of Urban Development
3. Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Ministry of Defence

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Zero Hour’ discussion:

1. It is an informal device not mentioned in the Rules of Procedure of the Houses.
2. It is directed against an individual member.
3. It covers questions raised over matters of public importance.

When the Prime Minister submits his resignation to the President, then which of the following statements is correct?

‘India’s Academia Alliance Program’ has been launched to

Consider the following statements regarding ‘5G Technology’:

1. Fifth generation focus on (Voice over IP) VOIP-enabled devices that user will experience a high level of call volume and data transmission.
2. The main features in 5G mobile network is that users can simultaneously connect to multiple wireless technologies and can switch between them.

Which of the above is/are correct statements?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Exo-planets?

1. Planets of our solar system are also called as exoplanets.
2. EPIC (K2-236b) is the first exoplanet discovered by the Indian Space Agency.

With reference to ‘long-range artillery gun Dhanush, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is India’s first indigenous and long-range artillery gun system.
2. It has a strike range of 200 kilometers.
3. It is an upgraded version of Swedish Bofors gun procured by India in the mid-1980s.

Which of the following regarding Zero Budget Natural Farming is/are correct?

1. ‘Zero budget’ farming promises to end a reliance on loans and drastically cut production costs, ending the debt cycle for desperate farmers.
2. Under this initiative there is no use of chemicals.
3. The movement first evolved in Karnataka.

Identify the following National Park:

1. Brahmaputra river flows through this National Park.
2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3. Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, the park combines high species diversity and visibility.
4. It has also been declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.

Where is the Nauradehi Sanctuary located?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the bio-jet fuel?

1. It has been developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research based in Dehradun along with Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP).
2. It can be produced from animal fat, used cooking oil, waste dairy fat, sewage sludge, etc.

Which of the following is not a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member?

1. India
2. Australia
3. Russia
4. China
5. USA

Which of the following rebel groups and country is/are correctly matched?

1. Houthi: Oman
2. Hezbollah: Syria
3. Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front: Myanmar