UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Feb 17 - Feb 23

Which of the following government schemes aims to motivate and engage children of the age group 6-18 years in Science, Mathematics and Technology by observation, experimentation, inference drawing and model building, through both inside and outside classroom activities?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) was launched to promote industry-specific need-based research so as to keep up the competitiveness of the Indian industry in the global market.
2. e-PATHSHALA is a single point repository of e-resources containing, NCERT textbooks and various other learning resources.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:

1. Lodha Committee is the first report with respect to governance of cricket board.
2. The Committee recommended that one association should represent an entire state and only one vote per state.
3. It recommended separate governing bodies for the IPL and BCCI.
4. It made a strong recommendation to lawmakers to legalise betting in cricket for all.

Which of the above statements are wrong?

Consider the following statements about the Gandhara School of art.

1. It had a strong Greek influence.
2. The sculptures of Buddha styled in this school always had immensely decorated halos around the heads.

Which of the above statements are correct?

The Vedic literature can be broadly classified into Shruti and Smriti. In this light, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Shruti comprises of the sacred texts of Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads.
2. Smriti literally means ‘that which is remembered’.
3. The Puranas and Itihasas are part of the Smriti.

Consider the following statements:

1. BHIM is a biometric payment system app using Aadhar platform, and is based on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to facilitate e-payments directly through bank.
2. The payments through the new system (BHIM App) can be made by just a thumb impression after the bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding “NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION (NAM)”:

1. The basic objective of NAM is to promote AYUSH medical systems through cost effective AYUSH services, strengthening of educational systems, facilitate the enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs and sustainable availability of ASU & H raw-materials.
2. Although the NAM contemplates establishment of a National Mission, corresponding Missions at the State level is not envisioned.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the concept ‘Distance to Frontier’ as featured in “The World Banks’ Doing Business 2017” report:

1. The absolute score of ‘Distance to Frontier’ measures the gap between India and the global best practice.
2. In the 2017 report, this absolute score has increased for two consecutive years.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Implementation Trust Fund (DMIC-PITF Trust) is now re-designated with an expanded mandate of integrated development of Industrial Corridors.
2. This would be an Apex body under administrative control of DIPP for coordinated and unified development of all industrial corridors in the country.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

Jain literature was chiefly written in which of the following language(s)?

1. Sanskrit
2. Pali
3. Prakrit

Which of the following are correct regarding the Amichai settlements?

Arrange these Japanese islands from north to south:

1. Hokkaido
2. Kyushu 
3. Shikoku
4. Honshu

Which of the following is correct regarding Malimath committee?

1. It has been formed to look into river water disputes in India.
2. It was formed in 2003.

Which among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?

Which of the following is/are part of India’s external debt?

1. IMF loans
2. NRI deposits
3. Commercial borrowings

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding exports in India?

1. Agricultural export is the largest portion of Indian export.
2. Petroleum sector accounts for close to 20 percent of all the exports.

Which organisation publishes the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)?

Article 16 provides that no citizen can be discriminated against or be ineligible for any employment or office under the State on grounds of only
1. descent
2. language
3. place of birth
4. race
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following is/are a Fundamental Right under part 3 of the Indian Constitution?
1. Right to form trade unions.
2. Right to obtain recognition of the trade union.
3. Right to Strike
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

With reference to speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
1. Whenever he/she is appointed as a member of a parliamentary committee, he/she automatically becomes its chairman.
2. His work and conduct cannot be discussed and criticised in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The legislative council has equal power and status with respect to legislative assembly in which of the following matters?
1. ratification of constitutional amendment bill.
2. enlargement of jurisdiction of State Public Service Commission.
3. election of President.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following are the non-federal features in the Indian Constitution?

1. All India Services
2. Supremacy of the Constitution
3. Flexibility of the Constitution
4. Bicameralism

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Some of the provisions of the Constitution came into force on November 26th, 1949 itself. Which of the following are they?

1. Fundamental Rights
2. Citizenship
3. Elections

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following takes place in case the Speaker adjourns the Lok Sabha?

1. all pending notices would lapse.
2. a bill pending in lok sabha lapses.
3. a bill passed by both houses but pending assent by president does not lapse
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Rajya Sabha has equal power to the Lok Sabha in case of approval of national emergencies.
2. The Rajya Sabha can vote on demand for grants.

The climate of India is mainly tropical because?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Duncan Passage is situated between:

The States which have common borders with China are:
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Sikkim
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh

Which of the following statements about the Aravalli Range are is/correct?

1. It is the oldest mountain range in India.
2. The Delhi Ridge is the northernmost end of the range.

Which of the following hill stations are in the Nilgiris?

1. Ooty
2. Coonoor
3. Kullu

Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes?

Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India?

Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats?

Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south:

1. Nallamala Hills
2. Nilgiri Hills
3. Anaimalai Hills
4. Cardamon Hills

Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?

In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha’s First Sermon at Sarnath is

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Aihole inscription?

1. The name of the poet Kalidasa is mentioned here.
2. It was written by Ravikirti, court poet of Pulakesin II.
3. It is written in Sanskrit language in the Devanagari script.

Remains of which animal have not been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization?

The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in

Which of the following statements about the Battle of Buxar are correct?

1. It ended with the Treaty of Allahabad.
2. It was fought between the English and the French in India.

Consider the following statement with reference to the recently promulgated ordinance by the Rajasthan government, The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017.

1. Provide immunity to serving and retired public servants, judges and magistrates from probe and prosecution on complaints about their alleged offences without prior sanction.
2. It also bars the media from reporting on such accusations till sanction is given.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Consider the following statements.

1. India is the only country with Right to Privacy as a Fundamental right under its Constitution
2. In the Justice K. S. Puttaswamy vs Union Of India case, Supreme Court of India upheld right to privacy as a fundamental right protected under Article 21 and Part 3 of the Constitution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

The objective of Monetary policy in India is to

1. Control inflation
2. Increase foreign exchange reserves
3. Reduce the fiscal deficit
4. Generate surplus factors of production

Select the correct answer using the codes below

The United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (or UN-REDD Programme) is a collaborative programme of the

1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
3. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
4. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Select the correct answer using the codes below

Consider the following statements with reference to “FAME India scheme”

1. It is a part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
2. It intends to promote electric and hybrid vehicles
3. It is being administered by the Department of Science and Technology3.

Select the correct answer using the codes below

Recently Law commission of India published a report titled
‘Assessment of Statutory Frameworks of Tribunals in India’. In this report
it has recommended for

1. A Committee led by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the appointments of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Judicial Members of the various central tribunals.
2. The restoration of the High Courts’ power of judicial review over the decisions of the tribunals.

Choose the correct statements from the options given below.

Consider the following statement with reference to Brain corals

1. Brain corals are slow-growing species of coral which often act as foundations for reefs.
2. Brain corals do not possess biological brains
3. Brain corals are found in Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Identify the correct statement from the options given below

The Architectural Splendour of Hampi is located in which of these river basins?

Dear Money Policy implies:

What is meant by “The Forty” or “Chalisa”?

Probiotics are

The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is:

Consider the following statements:

1. Government of India has notified a scheme for Viability Gap Funding to infrastructure projects that are to be undertaken by Public sector alone.
2. Viability Gap Funding is administered by the Ministry of Finance with suitable budgetary provisions to be made in the Annual Plans on a year-to- year basis.

Choose the correct statements from the options given below

The Naf River acts as a natural international frontier between

Pakistan has raised objections in the past to India’s hydroelectric project on the Kishanganga. The Kishanganga is a tributary of river

Consider the following statements:

1. Bromeliads can be found at altitudes from sea level to 4200 meters, from rainforests to deserts.
2. Pineapple is a bromeliads

Choose the correct statements

Which among the following are the ‘Credit-Rating Agencies’ of India?

1. CRISIL
2. CARE
3. ICRA
4. ONICRA

Choose the correct options

The Ratapani Tiger Reserve (RTS) is located in

Hemoglobin in humans has the highest affinity for which of the following gases?