UPSC 2023: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Dec 03 - Dec 09

With respect to Norovirus, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a form of a virus that causes encephalitis.
2. Wild animals typically thought to be carriers include raccoons, bats and foxes.

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Consider the following statements:

1. The council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Governor.
2. The salaries and allowances of the ministers shall be determined by a committee appointed by the Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition and a cabinet minister selected by the Chief Minister.

 Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which amongst the following statements is the best description of Tallinn Manual?

Which of the following Rivers are west flowing?

1. Narmada
2. Mahi
3. Sabarmati
4. Luni
5. Tapi
6. Tawa
7. Sharavati

Options:

Out of the following statements, choose the one that brings out the principle underlying 
the Cabinet form of Government: [UPSC 2017]

Consider the following Pairs:

            Tribe                                 State

1. Chenchus                        Telangana
2. Kattupaniya                   Tamil Nadu
3. Sherdukpen             Himachal Pradesh

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

With reference to TESS, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a NASA Astrophysics Explorer mission.
2. It is designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method.

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Which of the following are Mosquito-borne diseases?

1. Chikungunya
2. Cholera
3. Dengue Fever
4. Yellow Fever
5. Zika

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Consider the following statements:

1. It is a semi-xerophyte crop, grown in tropical & subtropical conditions
2. It requires uniformly high temperatures varying between 21°C and 30°C.
3. It is a plant that needs a long frost-free period, a lot of heat and plenty of sunshine
4. It is semi-tolerant to salinity and sensitive to water logging and thus prefers well drained soils.

The above statements describe:

Consider the following statements in respect of Trade Related Analysis of Fauna and Flora 
in Commerce (TRAFFIC):

1. TRAFFIC is a bureau under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
2. The mission of TRAFFIC is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to Earthquakes:

1. The magnitude of earthquakes is measured on the Mercalli Scale.
2. The magnitude is expressed in absolute numbers, 0-10.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With respect to Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin), which of the following statements 
is/are correct?

1. The cost of houses would be shared between Centre and States.
2. Selection of beneficiaries is only based on housing deprivation parameters of Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011

Options:

Consider the following statements:

1. Kaiser-i-Hind was recently declared as State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Its IUCN status is Near Threatened
3. Kaiser-i-Hind is protected under Schedule II of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Kamo'oalewa recently seen in news is 

In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security 
incidents?

1. Service providers
2. Data centres
3. Body corporate

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

‘SITMEX’, recently seen in the news, refers to -

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Birsa Munda is a 16th-century tribal freedom fighter.
2. During British rule, he spearheaded an Indian tribal religious movement across the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand.
3. His birth anniversary is marked as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, to remember the contribution of tribal freedom fighters.

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Rani Kamlapati belonged to which tribal community?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Forex reserves are maintained by the RBI.
2. RBI often intervenes in the forex market and buys up US dollars to prevent the rupee from losing its export competitiveness.
3. This has led the US Treasury Department to put India on its ‘currency manipulator’ watch list.

Options:

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support 
Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Kartarpur Corridor?

1. The Kartarpur Corridor is a visa-free border crossing and corridor between India and Pakistan.
2. It enables both border trade and pilgrimage.
3. It is built across the Chenab river.

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

1. The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
2. It promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth and is committed to promoting tourism as an instrument in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
3. It runs a global initiative known as ‘The Tourism Villages’ to highlight villages where tourism preserves cultures and traditions, celebrates diversity, provides opportunities and safeguards biodiversity.

Options:-

What led to the latest crisis at Belarus-Poland border?

If your fundamental rights have been violated, how can you seek remedy from the courts?

It is possible to produce algae based biofuels, but what is/are the likely limitation(s) 
of developing countries in promoting this industry? (UPSC-2017)

1. Production of algae based biofuels is possible in seas only and not on continents.
2. Setting up and engineering the algae based biofuel production requires high level of expertise/technology until the construction is completed.
3. Economically viable production necessitates the setting up of large scale facilities which may raise ecological and social concerns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The Election Commission of India performs which of the following functions?

1. Determining the territorial areas of electoral constituencies.
2. Advise President/Governor in the matter of post-election disqualification.
3. Acting as a court to settle disputes concerning the granting of recognition to political parties and allocating election symbols to the parties.
4. Play a leading role in promoting participatory democracy and election administration worldwide.

Options:

The Sydney Dialogue is focussed on -

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Cyber Security Grand Challenge was launched in 2020 to promote innovation and provide impetus to the growth of Indian cyber security products.
2. It was launched by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY).

Options:

Which committee referred to the 5th Schedule as “Constitution within Constitution”?

In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”? (UPSC 2018)