UPSC 2020: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Feb 15 - Feb 21

Which of the following rulers are referred to as Andhras in the Puranas?

Hiuen Tsang visited the Pallava kingdom during the rule of which of the following rulers?

Which of the following is/are correct about Pallava society and culture?

1. The Vaishnava and Saiva literature flourished during the period of the Pallava reign.
2. The Shore Temple was built during this period.

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

1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.

Which of the following movements contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of the extremists and the moderates?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Congress Socialist Party?

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and the evasion of taxes.
2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.
3. It advocated separate electorates for minorities.

The Government of India of 1919 clearly defined:

Who among the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

The Ghadar was?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)?

1. The Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) was introduced in the Finance Act of 1997.
2. It has to be paid by all the companies functioning in India.
3. It will attract surcharge and cess.

Which of the following Committees has recently recommended external benchmarking?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. In the case of centrally sponsored schemes, the centre and states have equal contribution.
2. The MNREGA is a central sector scheme.

Which of the following indices is/are prepared by the Labour Bureau?

1. CPI (IW)
2. CPI (AL)
3. CPI (RL)

The RBI regulates the commercial banks in matters of

1. Liquidity of assets
2. Branch expansion
3. Merger of banks
4. Winding-up of banks

Which of the measure(s) may be taken in order to address the slowdown situation in India?

1. Decrease the policy rate
2. Decrease the income tax rate
3. Doubling the MNREGA wages

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

Nuclear Power Station          State

1. Gorakhpur                                Haryana
2. Kakrapur                                   Gujarat
3. Kudankulam                             Tamil Nadu

Which of the following is the correct description of Change 4?

Which of the following rivers is/are tributaries of River Yamuna?

1. Tons River
2. Giri River
3. Hindon River
4. Sind River

Match the following tribes with states:

1. Lepchas       A. Sikkim
2. Tiwa             B. Karnataka
3. Siddhis        C. Assam

Which of the following is/are correct about ‘Electronic Voting Machine’?

1. An EVM is designed with two units: the control unit and the balloting unit.
2. EVMs in India were first used in 2014 General Elections to the Parliament.

Sendai Framework is:

Technological development like the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence will permanently change the current working environment. In order to understand the challenges and opportunities provided by these technologies, ‘Future of Work Initiative’ was launched by

Beirut Declaration, often seen in the news for peace and development in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East is associated with:

Which of the following is associated with the Paris Call?

Which of the following items are included under the Essential Commodities Act of 1955?

1. Drugs
2. Pulses and edible oils
3. Petroleum and Petroleum products
4. Fertilisers

Choose the correct option: