UPSC 2024: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Feb 17 - Feb 23

Which of the statements are not true regarding the PM Kisan Yojana? (Level–Moderate)

1. It provides for 6000 Rs. in 4 instalments to the beneficiaries.
2. It is applicable to all the farmers of the country.
3. It is a central sector scheme.

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Which of the statements are true regarding Bharat Shared Repository of 
inscription? (Level – Difficult)

1. It will be established under the aegis of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
2. It will be a digital repository.
3. It will be established in Hyderabad.

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Which of the following Indian states border Myanmar?  (Level – Difficult)

1. Assam
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Meghalaya
4. Nagaland
5. Manipur
6. Mizoram

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In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the
following statements:  (Level – Difficult) PYQ 2021

1. The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is a part of a project led by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research program.
2. The project of CCAFS is carried out under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.
3. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct? (Level – Moderate)

1. As per Section 33(7) of the Representation of People’s Act (RPA), 1951, one candidate can contest from a maximum of two constituencies.
2. Section 70 of RPA bars candidates from representing two constituencies in the Lok Sabha/state Assembly.
3. The Law Commission was not in favour of the Election Commission’s recommendation to amend Section 33 (7).

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With respect to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, which of 
the following statements is/are correct? (Level – Moderate)

1. The Act extends to the whole of India and it applies also to all Indian citizens outside of India.
2. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) helps in the implementation of countermeasures against illicit traffic under various international conventions.

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Consider the following statements: (Level – Difficult)

1. Red Sanders is a flora species that is endemic to a distinct tract of forests in the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Pradesh.
2. It is listed as ‘endangered’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
3. Under the foreign trade policy of India, the import of Red Sanders is prohibited, while export is restricted.
4. It is listed under Schedule VI of the Wildlife Protection Act.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With respect to Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, which of the following 
statements is/are correct? (Level – Easy)

1. It is an agreement between the United States and South Korea.
2. The agreement commits the two countries to provide mutual aid if either faces external armed attack and allows the United States to station military forces in South Korea.

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Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of 
the other three cities at any given instant? (Level – Difficult) PYQ (2007) 

Consider the following statements regarding legislative councils in India: 
(Level – Easy)

1. In 2020, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a resolution for the abolition of the Legislative Council.
2. The Parliament can abolish a Legislative Council (where it already exists) or create it (where it does not exist) by a special majority, if the legislative assembly of the concerned state, by a simple majority, passes a resolution to that effect.
3. The tenure of a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) is six years, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.

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Consider the following statements with regards to Dholavira: (Level – Moderate)

1. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2021, Dholavira is believed to have been occupied from around 3500 BC (pre-Harappan) till around 1800 BC (late-Harappan period).
2. Dholavira is the fifth largest of eight major Harappan sites, including Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Ganeriwala, Rakhigarhi, Kalibangan, Rupnagar and Lothal.
3. Dholavira’s location is on the Tropic of Cancer.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Kaladan multimodal project aims to improve connectivity to which of the 
Indian states through Myanmar? (Level – Easy)

“It is a group of mostly western creditor countries that grew from a 1956 meeting
 in which Argentina agreed to meet its public creditors. Their objective is to find 
sustainable debt-relief solutions for countries that are unable to repay their 
bilateral loans.” Which group is this? (Level – Moderate)

Consider the following: (Level – Difficult)

1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
3. Indian Reform Association

Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?

Consider the following statements regarding appointment of judges in the Supreme 
Court of India: (Level – Easy)

1. The collegium system does not provide any specific criteria for testing the candidate for the post of CJI because of which it leads to wide scope for nepotism and favouritism.
2. SC introduced the Collegium system, holding that “consultation” really meant “concurrence”.
3. Judges of the higher judiciary are appointed only through the collegium system and the government has a role only after names have been decided by the collegium.

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Which of the following was named the world’s first heritage University? 
(Level – Moderate)

Consider the following statements with regards to Antrix: (Level – Moderate)

1. Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL), Bengaluru is a wholly owned Government of India Company under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
2. It is a marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO.
3. It was incorporated as a private limited company owned by Government of India in September 1992.

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Which amongst the following is the official state bird of Rajasthan?(Level–Easy)

The term “two-state solution” is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context 
of the affairs of (Level – Easy)

Which of the following statements is the best description of 'Project Genetrix'? 
(Level – Difficult)

With respect to Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), which of the 
following statements is/are correct? (Level – Moderate)

1. He is an agent of the President and conducts audit of expenditure on behalf of the President.
2. He is not eligible for further office, either under the Government of India or of any state, after he ceases to hold his office
3. Jawaharlal Nehru told the Constituent Assembly that he saw the CAG as “probably the most important officer in the Constitution of India”.

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Consider the following statements with respect to National Centre for Biological 
Sciences (NCBS): (Level – Moderate)

1. NCBS is a research centre specialising in biological research and is located in Hyderabad.
2. It is a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) under the Department of Atomic Energy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct? (Level – Moderate)

1. Muons are unstable elementary particles and are heavier than the electron and neutrinos
2. Muons are much more deeply penetrating than X-rays.
3. Muons can be used to image magma chambers to predict volcanic eruptions.
4. Muography can be used to investigate the conditions of nuclear reactors damaged by the nuclear disasters

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Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following? 
(Level – Easy) PYQ (2007)

Consider the following statements regarding Tribals in India: (Level – Moderate)

1. India’s tribal communities form 8.6% of the country’s population according to the 2011 Census.
2. The Tribal Affairs Ministry was set up in 1999 after the bifurcation of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with the objective of providing a more focused approach to the integrated socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes (STs).
3. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs runs the ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi’ initiative, also known as ‘Mission Van Dhan’, in line with the Prime Minister’s aim to establish a sustainable livelihood for India’s tribal population.

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Consider the following statements with regard to INS Vikrant: (Level – Easy)

1. Vikrant is named after India’s first aircraft carrier, bought from the USSR and commissioned in 1961.
2. Vikrant is the largest naval ship to be designed and built in India.
3. Naval LCA became the first aeroplane to touch down on INS Vikrant.

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Consider the following statements with regard to Keoladeo National Park: 
(Level – Easy)

1. Keoladeo National Park is formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.
2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage and a Ramsar site.
3. Gambhir and Banganga are two rivers that flow through this National Park.

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Consider the following statements with regard to earthquakes: (Level – Moderate)

1. Shallow earthquakes are generally more devastating because they carry greater energy when they emerge on the surface.
2. Magnitude is measured on a logarithmic scale, which means the seismic waves produced by a magnitude 6 earthquake have 10 times higher amplitude than the ones produced by a magnitude 5 earthquake.
3. Seismic waves travel significantly faster than the speed of light.

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In India, the use of carbofuran, methyl parathion phorate and triazophos is viewed 
with apprehension. These chemicals are used as (Level – Difficult) PYQ (2019)

Consider the following statements: (Level – Moderate)

1. The rate at which the central bank extends a short-term loan to the commercial bank is called the repo rate.
2. Under the expansionary monetary policy, RBI reduces the repo rate and the bank rate to increase liquidity in the banking sector.

Which of these statements is/are correct?