UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Dec 22 - Dec 28

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Indian Parliament is a sovereign body.
2. The doctrine of ‘Sovereignty of parliament’ is associated with the British Parliament.

The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in the

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Only elected members of the state legislative council vote in President’s election.
2. Nominated members of the parliament also vote in vice president’s election.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Constitution of India does not contain any specific procedure for the selection of the Prime Minister.
2. Death of an incumbent Prime Minister automatically dissolves the Council of Ministers.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The writ of Mandamus can be issued against a private individual.
2. The writ of Habeas Corpus cannot be issued against private individuals.
3. The Parliament can empower any court of issue writs.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Rajya Sabha can only discuss the budget but cannot vote on the demands for grants.
2. Rajya Sabha can also remove the council of ministers by passing a no confidence motion.

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

1. The Constitution derives its authority from the Preamble.
2. The Indian Constitution is the first to begin with a Preamble.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in our Preamble have been taken from the French Revolution.
2. The Preamble is a source of power to the legislature.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. A river board is established by the President on the request of the state governments.
2. Chief Minister of state are also the members of inter-state council.

Under the Constitution of India, who is the ultimate sovereign?

The Indian Social Conference had launched the ‘Pledge Movement’. What was it regarding?

Which of the following social movements did Mahatma Gandhi support by being present in person?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Wahabi Movement?

1. It was started against the British in Punjab.
2. It recognised the role of individual conscience in religion.

Mohammaden Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was started by

In which of the following social reform movements did Dadabhai Naoroji participate?

Which of the following were factors responsible for the growth of modern nationalism in India?

1. Press and literature
2. Western thought and education
3. Rediscovery of India’s past

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Lord Metcalfe was called the ‘Liberator of the Indian Press’.
2. Lord Metcalfe passed the Press Act of 1835, which repealed the 1823 ordinance that had made starting or printing paper without permission a penal offence.

Which of the following about the Deoband Movement is/are correct?

1. It was started to keep alive the spirit of Jihad against foreign rulers.
2. It welcomed the formation of the Indian National Congress.
3. It was aimed at the welfare of the Muslim community through western education.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Akali Movement was regional movement but not communal.
2. The Theosophical movement had a very small base of support in the form of the westernised class.

Which of the following is the main source of knowledge about the Indus Valley Civilisation?

Structurally, Meghalaya is a part of

What happens during a solar eclipse?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Rajmahal Highland consists of lava flow deposits.
2. Bundelkhand Gneiss belongs to the oldest Archean rocks of India.

Amarkantak Hills is the source of which of the following rivers?

1. Narmada
2. Mahanadi
3. Tapti
4. Son

Which of the following is/are correct for the northern hemisphere?

1. Vernal equinox occurs on March 21.
2. Summer solstice occurs on December 22.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. GDR is a certificate issued by a depository bank, which purchases shares of foreign companies and deposits it on the account.
2. GDRs enable a company, the issuer, to access investors in capital markets outside of its home country.
3. Regulatory and other agencies suspect that GDR route is being used for bringing back suspected illicit funds stashed abroad.

Which state government introduced smart-card for unorganized sector workers?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1.  The Reserve Bank of India and the European Central Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the area of central banking.
2. The Reserve Bank of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information” with Banco Central do Brasil (BCB).

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

1. SDRs cannot voluntarily be exchanged among members for currencies.
2. The USA is the largest member of the IMF.

Which of the following is not an advantage of full capital account convertibility?

The Archaeological Survey of India cleaned up Hauz-e-Shamsi that allowed the arrival of Jal Murgi, a Himalayan bird. Who built Hauz-e-Shamsi?

Match the following classical dances of India with their states of origin:

1. Bharathanatyam                     A. Kerala
2. Sattriya                                     B. Tamil Nadu
3. Kathakali                                  C. Andhra Pradesh
4. Kuchipudi                                D. Assam

The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by which of the following Bhakti saints?

Which of the following temples were built by the Pallava king Narasimhaverman II?

1. Kanchi Kailasanatha Temple
2. Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram
3. Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Mahabalipuram

Which of the following is/are correct about the Nayanmars/Nayanars?

1. There were 63 Nayanmars in all and they were all saint poets of Lord Shiva.
2. They were from various backgrounds and included people of upper and lower castes.

Which is the oldest bird sanctuary in India?

Which of the following are Ozone precursors?

1. volatile organic compounds
2. carbon monoxide
3. sulphur dioxide
4. nitrogen oxide

Which of the following is/are correct about red algae?

1. It absorbs red light to photosynthesize.
2. It lives in deep sea water.

Consider the following types of forests:

1. Hill top forests
2. Cloud forests
3. Reed forests
4. Forests fringing river systems

Which of the above is/are referred to as Riparian Ecosystem?

Which of the sentences best describes bioleaching?

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

1. It is considered to be the lightest supersonic aircraft of its class.
2. It is equipped to handle air-to-air missiles only.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to maglev trains?

1. They are less expensive to operate and maintain.
2. They produce no air pollution during operation.
3. They are in operation in India.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the National Unified USSD Platform?

1. It is a platform that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank), merging several banking features, seamless fund routing and merchant payments into one hood.
2. It was developed by the National Payments Corporation of India.

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

1. It is a supersonic cruise missile.
2. It is a surface-to-surface missile.
3. Its range is more than 2000 km.

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

1. It stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation.
2. It is a system in which there are eight satellites in total.
3. It will provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the mainland.

“Saubhagya Portal” is related to which of the following government schemes?

‘State of the World’s Children Report’, recently in the news, is published by

With reference to “Ebola virus” recently in news, which of the following statement(s)
is/are correct?

1. The virus spreads through direct contact with body fluids, such as blood from infected humans or other animals.
2. Recently, the Democratic Republic of Congo noticed Ebola cases.

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Which of the following pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

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Consider the following statements about Shell Companies:

1. A shell corporation is a corporation without active business operations or significant assets.

2. All shell companies are illegal.

3. India has a concrete definition of shell companies.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?