UPSC 2021: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Feb 13 - Feb 19

Which of the following is/are the sources of Parliamentary Privileges?

1. Constitutional Provisions
2. Various Laws made by the Parliament
3. Judicial Interpretations

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With reference to Parliamentary Privileges, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. No special law defining the privileges has been made by Parliament so far.
2. Parliamentary Privileges are extended to the President as he is a constituent part of Parliament but not to the Attorney General of India.

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NAMASTE Portal is related to

Consider the following statements about National Coal Index (NCI):

1. The NCI is a price index which reflects the change of price level of coal on a particular month relative to the fixed base year.
2. The base year for the NCI is FY 2012-13.
3. Prices of coal from all the sales channels of coal, excluding import, are taken into account for compiling the NCI.

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

Which of the following schemes and their objectives is/are correctly matched?

1. SAMARTH: skill the youth for gainful and sustainable employment in the textile sector
2. KUSUM: promoting decentralized solar power production
3. SVAMITVA: eliminate child labour in hazardous industries

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What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt?

1. It is located in the subtropical high-pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. SCISAT- NASA
2. ExoMars- European Space Agency (ESA)
3. Parker Solar Probe- Canadian Space Agency
4. Hope Probe- UAE Space Agency

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The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is the annual flagship event of

With reference to Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. Under the UAPA, the investigating agency can file a chargesheet in maximum 160 days after the arrests and the duration can be extended further after intimating the court.
2. It empowers the government to designate individuals as terrorists.
3. Any Indian or foreign national charged under UAPA is liable for punishment under this Act, irrespective of the location of crime/offense committed.

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Consider the following pairs of mangoes and states:

1. Banganapalle – Andhra Pradesh
2. Alphonso – Maharashtra
3. Sindhoora – Tamil Nadu

Which of the above has/have been accorded GI tag and is/are correctly matched?

With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, kadura and Chaul were well known as [UPSC 2020]

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Carotene is a photosynthetic pigment important for photosynthesis and is responsible for orange pigmentation in several fruits, vegetables and flowers.
2. There is a high demand for carotene in the pharma and food processing sector.
3. Currently, India imports most of its carotene from China and other countries.

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India is building the Shahtoot Dam as a part of its development partnership with which country?

Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) Scheme is implemented by which ministry?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. “Police” and “Public Order” are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
2. So States/UTs are primarily responsible for strengthening their law enforcement agencies and have the responsibility of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes.
3. But State Governments are provided central assistance by the Home Ministry for the acquisition of latest weaponry, training gadgets, advanced communication/forensic equipment, Cyber Policing equipment, etc.

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With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to [UPSC 2018]

The upcoming Kuthiran Tunnel connects which two locations?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Dhauliganga river originates from Vasudhara Tal, one of the largest glacial lakes in Uttarakhand.
2. It is a left-bank tributary of the Alaknanda and flows into it at Vishnuprayag.

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How is the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) related to the United Nations?

The term ‘rules-based international order’ is often used in the context of which grouping?

What are Ethereum, Ripple and Doge, which are often seen in the news?

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]

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) occur from an unstable natural dam formed from a glacial retreat.
2. When a glacier retreats, it leaves behind a large impression in the ground, filling it with water and a lake is formed with accumulation of debris known as moraine.
3. In the Himalayas, moraine-dammed glacial lakes are common and numerous GLOF events have been traced back to the failure of moraine dams.

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In the context of disaster management in India, the National Crisis Management Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of –

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

1. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was launched in 2016 in line with One Nation – One Scheme theme.
2. It replaced two existing schemes – National Agricultural Insurance Scheme and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme.
3. It provides insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of any of the notified crop as a result of natural calamities, pests & diseases.
4. The premium to be paid by the farmers varies from state to state and on the type of crop.

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The Nord Stream pipeline, often seen in the news, transports natural gas between which two countries?

Which of the following statements best describes “carbon fertilization”? [UPSC 2018]

Which of the following is not a criteria for declaring a language as ‘Classical Language’ in India?

Consider the following statements with respect to the ‘Nai Roshni’ Scheme:

1. It is a Leadership Development Programme to empower and instill confidence among minority women.
2. It was launched by the Ministry of Women & Child Development in 2012-13.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The term ‘APASTI’ often seen in news is related to which of the following?