UPSC 2020: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Dec 21 - Dec 27

Which of the following is/are correct about the Cornwallis Code, 1793?

1. It is a body of legislation enacted in 1793 by the East India Company to improve the governance of its territories in India.
2. It created a new class of officers called the ‘District Judge’ to preside over the district civil court.
3. It introduced the Permanent Settlement.
4. This unified revenue and judicial administration.

Which of the following acts re-designated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India?

Who among the following Governors-General created the Covenanted Civil Service of India, which later became the Indian Civil Service?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Indian Councils Act, 1861?

1. It initiated the process of decentralisation by restoring the legislative powers to the Bombay and Madras presidencies.
2. It gave recognition to the ‘portfolio’ system introduced by Lord Canning in 1859.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established in Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in 1860.

Which is the longest lake in India?

Which of the following river(s) flow(s) from Tibet to India?

1. Satluj
2. Brahmaputra
3. Indus

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Mesosphere is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
2. The Aurora lights are generated by the Ionosphere.

Jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation?

1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.

Normally, the temperature decreases with the increase in height from the Earth’s surface, because:

1. the atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the Earth’s surface.
2. there is more moisture in the upper atmosphere.
3. the air is less dense in the upper atmosphere.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Union Government?

1. The Constitution of India provides that all Cabinet Ministers shall compulsorily be sitting members of the Lok Sabha only.
2. The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates under the direction of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Which of the following is/are included in the DPSP?

1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.
2. Prohibition of the consumption of intoxicating drinks and other drugs which are injurious to health except for medicinal purposes.

Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet the regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.
2. Constitution of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (the Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
3. A naturalised citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Part IX of the Constitution of India provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1992.
2. Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and the Article243Q envisages two types of municipalities: A Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation for every State.

The scheme ‘Niryat Bandhu’ aims at which of the following?

The ‘Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme’ targets which of the following sectors?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Ujjawala Scheme?

1. The scheme deals with the prevention of trafficking of children and women for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
2. It also facilitates the repatriation of cross-border victims into their home country.

Which of the following is/are correct?

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

Which of the following is/are correct about the Sikh Gurus?

1. The Adi Granth was compiled by Guru Arjan Dev.
2. The Khalsa was founded by Guru Gobind Singh.

Consider the following statements with respect to the Citizenship Amendment Act:

1. The Act gives eligibility for Indian citizenship to illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Myanmar and Pakistan.
2. The Act does not apply to the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.

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

Consider the following statements with respect to Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR):

1. LiDAR is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure variable distances to the Earth.
2. Topographic LiDAR typically uses a near-infrared laser to map the land, while bathymetric LiDAR uses water-penetrating green light to also measure seafloor and riverbed elevation.
3. LiDAR can be used for monitoring pollution.

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

“SURYA KIRAN” is a joint military training exercise between:

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) are regulated only by the RBI.
2. Deposits in UCBs are not covered by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India.

Options:

Consider the following statements with respect to Leopard (Panthera pardus):

1. It is listed at par with Tigers under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972.
2. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
3. It is a nocturnal animal.

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

Consider the following statements with respect to ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV):

1. PSLV can launch satellites into GTO (geosynchronous transfer orbit) only.
2. Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission and the space recovery mission were launched on PSLV.

Which of the given statement/s is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements with respect to International Court of Justice (ICJ):

1. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is an independent judicial body and is not associated with the United Nations.
2. It is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office.
3. It is situated at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Odisha is home to 50% of the world’s total population of Olive Ridleys and about 90% of the Indian population of sea turtles.
2. Rushikulya rookery is a major nesting site for the Olive Ridleys along the Indian coast.
3. Olive Ridleys are mostly carnivorous but occasionally consume algae and seaweed.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region.
2. It brings sudden winter rain to the north-eastern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
3. The western disturbances are highly beneficial for the standing rabi crops.

Which of the given statement/s is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ease of Doing Business Report measures the performance of countries across 10 different parameters.
2. Ease of Doing Business Report is published by the World Bank.
3. In India, the Ease of Doing Business Index is calculated based on the data from all the Metro cities.

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