UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Apr 21 - Apr 27

Special provisions for women are made in which of the following?

1. Fundamental duties
2. Fundamental rights
3. DPSP
4. 11th and 12th Schedules

When one person is appointed the Governor of two or more states, the allowances and emoluments payable to him/her would be borne by

In case of death of a sitting governor, who among the following will discharge the functions of the governor of that state?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles together have been described as the ‘conscience of the Constitution’ by Granville Austin.
2. DPSP are in the nature of directives to all governments of the country, Central, State as well as local.
3. The Supreme Court has held that Fundamental Rights and DPSP are distinct schemes and that DPSP can override Fundamental Duties.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Parliament is the legislative organ of the Union government as well of the State governments.
2. The Parliament occupies a pre-eminent and central position in the Indian democratic political system due to the adoption of the parliamentary form of government, also known as the ‘Westminster’ model of government.

Which of the following statements regarding the Constitution of India is/are correct?

1. The political and philosophical part of the Constitution derive their inspiration from the British Constitution.
2. The Constitution is not rigid in structure.

The President of India is a part of which of the following two houses of parliament?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is fixed at 250.
2. There are 15 nominated members in the Rajya Sabha.

Which of the following statements regarding the 61st Amendment of the Constitution of India is/are correct?

1. This amendment reduced the minimum voting age to elections of the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies from 21 to 18 years.
2. It amended Article 326 of the Constitution.

Which of the following statements regarding the Preamble to the Constitution of India is/are correct?

1. It is based on Jawaharlal Nehru’s Objectives Resolution.
2. It contains the summary or the essence of the Constitution.

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

1. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate.
2. During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles.

Which of the following statements regarding the Vedic civilization of India is/are correct?

1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one’s duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.

The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of

What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?

1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.

The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British
2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians
3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else

Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India
2. All India Scheduled Castes Federation
3. The Independent Labour Party

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Which of the following statements regarding history during the mid-first century BCE is/are correct?

1. It saw the emergence of thinkers such as Zarathustra in Iran, Kong Zi in China, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in Greece, and Mahavira and Gautama Buddha in India.
2. The thinkers tried to understand the mysteries of existence and the relationship between human beings and the cosmic order.

During the birth period of Gautama Buddha, which of the following was growing most powerful?

The Quit India Movement was launched in response to

Which of the following are correct with respect to the Lucknow Pact of 1916?

1. As per this pact, both the INC and the Muslim League agreed to demand 1/3rd representation to Muslims in the central government.
2. As per this pact, both the INC and the League agreed to demand dominion status for India.

 “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes which of the following regions?

The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why?

1. It occupies a linear rift valley.
2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.
3. The land slopes towards the west from Central Asia.

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Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana belts.
2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.
3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum.

Which of the following is/are characteristic of Indian coal?

1. High ash content
2. Low sulphur content
3. Low ash fusion temperature

Which of the following is/are Kharif crops?

1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat

Consider the following statements regarding the concept of economic reform:

1. Economic reforms denote the process in which a government prescribes declining role for state and expanding role for the private sector in an economy.
2. It is safer to see economic reform as a policy shift in an economy from one to another or ‘alternative development strategies’.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Structural Reform Measures adopted by Indian during the Economic reforms of 1991:

1. Structural Reform Measures includes all the policy reforms which have been initiated by the government to boost the aggregate supply of goods and services in the economy.
2. It naturally entails unshackling the economy so that it may search for its own potential of enhanced productivity and production.
3. Under this measure, the purchasing capacity of the people to be increased, the economy needs increased income which comes from increased levels of activities.

Consider the following information regarding the process of reforms in India during the 1990s:

1. The process of reforms in India has to be completed via three other processes namely, liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation, popular by their short-form—the LPG.
2. Precisely seen, liberalisation shows the direction of reform, privatisation shows the path of reform and globalisation shows the ultimate goal of the reform.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are major sources of direct tax revenue at the third tier of government?

1. Property taxes
2. Professional taxes
3. Land tax

Which of the following is the most appropriate reason for persistence and delay in the revival of investment in the Indian economy?

What is/are common to the 2 historical places Ajanta and Mahabalipuram?

1. Both were built in the same period.
2. Both belong to the same religious denomination.
3. Both have rock-cut monuments.

Chaitra, of the national calendar based on the Saka Era, corresponds to which of the following dates of the Gregorian Calendar in a normal 365 day-year?

The arrival of Babur in India led to

1. The introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent.
2. The introduction of arch and dome in architecture.
3. The establishment of the Timurid dynasty.

With reference to art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made the earliest?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Islamic calendar is 12 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar.
2. The Islamic calendar began in 632 AD.
3. The Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar.

Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?

According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law?

1. Gharial
2. Indian wild ass
3. Wild Buffalo
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Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a standard criterion for

Which of the following natural ecosystems is/are dependent on solar radiation and energy subsidies such as wind, rain, and tides?

1. Tropical rain forest
2. Tidal estuaries
3. Coral reefs
4. Grasslands

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Which of the following are functions of ecosystem?

1. Energy flow through food chain
2. Ecological succession
3. Homeostatasis

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Consider the following statements. Sacred groves

1. Are pristine stretches of forests that must be registered under National parks
2. Have been left untouched by the local tribals as any interference with them is banned by the local community

Which of the above statements are correct?

What is the impact of SAUNI Yojna?

1. The project will make the longest conventional open canal system in India which would increase groundwater recharge in nearby regions.
2. The project requires a very large land area to be acquired which would result in large-scale development displacement.

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Hemoglobin in humans has the highest affinity for which of the following gases?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Ramanujan
Fellowship scheme:

1. Ramanujan Fellowship are only for those candidates who are doing Post Doctoral abroad.
2. Only Mathematics related research area is covered by this Fellowship.
3. The Ramanujan Fellows could work only in few selected scientific institutions and universities in the country.

Choose the correct statements from the options given below.

Consider the following statements with reference to the Innovation in Science
Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Faculty Scheme:

1. INSPIRE is an innovative programme sponsored and managed by the Department of Science & Technology for attraction of talent to Science
2. A striking feature of the programme is that it does not believe in conducting competitive exams for identification of talent at any level

Choose the correct statements from the options given below.

Edaphology is concerned with the ______?

Consider the following statements:

1. Karakoram Highway will be built between Rawalpindi and the Chinese border.
2. CPEC will link seaports in Gwadar and Karachi.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about Anaemia:

1. Haemoglobin (Hb) is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body.
2. The most common cause of anaemia in children is nutritional, chiefly due to iron deficiency and B12 deficiency.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Choose the correct statement/s with reference to Personal Rapid Transit:

Which of the statements are correct with respect to Justice Verma Committee
Report?

1. The Committee recommended that the exception to marital rape should be removed
2. The Committee accepted the proposal for chemical castration
3. It opined that death penalty should not be awarded