UPSC 2020: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Dec 05 - Dec 11

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about Indian peacock softshell turtle?

1. It is a species of turtle found in South Asia.
2. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species.

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With reference to Barak River, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It rises in the Indian state of Assam.
2. It flows through the states of Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam.
3. National waterway development activity has been initiated on Barak River.

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Consider the following statements about the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI):

1. It is an index published annually by Berlin-based Transparency International.
2. The score runs from zero, which is very clean, to 100, which is highly corrupt.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Which of the following statement/s about BRICS Grouping is/are correct?

1. The BRICS grouping’s first formal summit was held in China.
2. It is headquartered in Beijing.

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Which of the following differences between the Gandhara and the Mathura Schools is/are correct?

1. Gandhara School was profoundly influenced by Greek methodologies. The Mathura School of Art was entirely influenced by Indianism.
2. In the Gandhara School, the figures of Buddha were more spiritual and carved mainly in grey and bluish-grey colour with the finest details. The stone used in the Mathura school of arts was red sandstone. The sculptures were less spiritual.

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Consider the following pairs:

River                 Flows into

1. Mekong – Andaman Sea
2. Thames – Irish Sea
3. Volga – Caspian Sea
4. Zambezi – Indian Ocean

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2020]

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

Security Force                                            Regions of Operation

1. Border Security Force (BSF)                   Pakistan and Bangladesh
2. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)                            Nepal
3. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)       China and Bhutan

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Which of the following statement/s about Caspian Sea is/are correct?

1. It is the Earth’s largest inland body of water.
2. The Caspian Sea is endorheic.
3. The major rivers — Volga, Ural, and Danube — empty into the northern Caspian Sea.

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With reference to Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is an indicator of business activity in the manufacturing sector only.
2. The PMI is usually released every six months and is considered a good leading indicator of economic activity.

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Which of the following are envisaged by the Right against Exploitation in the Constitution of India?

1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
2. Abolition of untouchability
3. Protection of the interests of minorities
4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. Supreme Court has never seen a female CJI (Chief Justice of India).
2. Supreme Court has never got a ‘distinguished jurist’ as a judge.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Consider the following statement/s with respect to NETRA (NEtwork TRaffic Analysis):

1. It is a software network developed by Indian Railways.
2. The system was developed to monitor traffic on a real time basis.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Which of the following are correctly matched?

1. Remission – Reducing the period of sentence without changing its character
2. Respite – Awarding a lesser sentence in place of one originally awarded due to some special fact
3. Reprieve – Stay on execution of a sentence for a temporary period

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The Vital Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Fluorosis is caused by excess intake of fluoride through drinking water/food products/industrial pollutants over a long period.
2. Upon prolonged consumption of fluoride contaminated water, adults suffer from skeletal fluorosis that deforms bones and children have dental fluorosis.
3. In India, fluorosis is mainly due to excessive fluoride in water except in parts of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, where industrial fluorosis is also seen.

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Indentured labourers from India were taken to Fiji by the British to primarily work in –

Legislators and MPs who have been convicted for serious offences are barred from contesting elections for –

P-8I Poseidon aircraft operated by the Indian Navy is used for –

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Bhasan Char Island?

1. The Bhasan Char island, which is in news, is located in Bangladesh.
2. The Government of Bangladesh is resettling Rohingya refugees on the island.
3. It is a low-­lying island located in an area that is highly prone to cyclones and coastal floods.

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With reference to solar power production in India, consider the following statements:

1. India is the third-largest in the world in the manufacture of silicon wafers used in photovoltaic units.
2. The solar power tariffs are determined by the Solar Energy Corporation of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2018]

Jiacha Dam recently seen in news is being constructed in which country?

With reference to Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is one of the largest sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh.
2. Kibber happens to be the only cold desert wildlife sanctuary in India.

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Consider the following statements with reference to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC):

1. It is the world’s largest intergovernmental organization.
2. The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union.
3. It is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Terrorist Organisation            Region

1. Al-Badr                           France
2. Boko Haram                  Nigeria
3. Al-Shabaab                  East Africa

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With reference to solar water pumps, consider the following statements: [UPSC 2020]

1. Solar power can be used for running surface pumps and not for submersible pumps.
2. Solar power can be used for running centrifugal pumps and not the ones with piston.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)?

1. It is an array of thirty fully steerable parabolic radio telescopes of 45-metre diameter.
2. It is operated by ISRO.
3. It is located at Devasthal, Nainital Uttarakhand at a height of 2,500 metres.

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With reference to Noctiluca scintillans, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is a free-living, marine-dwelling species of dinoflagellate that exhibits bioluminescence.
2. The species does not produce a toxin but it was found to accumulate toxic levels of ammonia.

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Which of the following are correctly matched?

Schedule                                        Subject Matter

1. 4th Schedule                   Forms of oath and affirmation
2. 7th Schedule                      Official languages
3. 9th Schedule                  Deals with the state acts and regulations with regard to land reforms
4. 10th Schedule                    Anti Defection Laws

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Consider the following statements with respect to anti-defection Law:

1. The Presiding Officer has to decide on a disqualification plea within 30 days.
2. The courts can intervene only after the Presiding Officer has decided on the matter.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Consider the following activities:

1. Spraying pesticides on a crop field
2. Inspecting the craters of an active volcano
3. Collecting breath samples from spouting whales for DNA analysis

At the present level of technology, which of the above activities can be successfully carried out using drones?