UPSC 2020: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Feb 29 - Mar 06

Which of the following is/are correct about the Government of India Act, 1935?

1. It introduced direct elections in India for the first time.
2. It introduced bicameralism in India for the first time.

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. The Dandi March started from the Sabarmati Ashram.
2. The march was marred by violence in a few places.

Which of the following legislations of the British Raj created entire caste groups who were presumed guilty by birth, and whose members could be arrested by virtue of their caste status?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Home Rule Movement?

1. One of the objectives of the movement was to achieve complete independence.
2. The movement was able to briefly unite moderates, extremists and the Muslim League members.

Which of the following is/are incorrect about the Indus Valley Civilization?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Polar Vortex?

1. It is a whirling cone of high pressure over the poles.
2. It spins in the mesosphere.

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. The Pakke Tiger Reserve is located in Arunachal Pradesh.
2. The Pakke Tiger Reserve has won the India Biodiversity Award 2016 for its efforts towards tiger conservation.

Which of the following towns (frequently seen in the news) and their countries is incorrectly matched?

Which of the following is an artificial lake?

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. The Earth’s magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.
2. When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon dioxide.

Which one of the following groups of items is included in India’s foreign exchange reserves?

Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur if

Despite being a high saving economy, capital formation may not result in a significant increase in output due to:

Which of the following is/are correct about the capital conservation buffer (CCB)?

1. CCB is a part of the Basel 1 guidelines.
2. CCB applicable for PSBs is 2.5% of the risk-weighted asset (RWA).

Which of the following is/are correct regarding agricultural exports?

1. The government has issued GI tags for more than 300 items of which 120 are agricultural commodities.
2. The Darjeeling Tea has been given the GI tag.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The President’s special address to the Parliament has been provided under Article 87 of the Constitution.
2. In the case of the first session after each general election, the President addresses only the newly-elected Lok Sabha members and later the Members subscribe to the oath or affirmation and the Speaker is elected.

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. In the case of the first session of each year, the President addresses both Houses of Parliament.
2. The President’s speech essentially highlights the government’s policy priorities and plans for the upcoming year.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Kautilya’s Arthashastra?

1. It discusses a mixed economic model, where private enterprise and state enterprise frequently competed side by side.
2. Private economic activities were regulated via royal statutes and officials and some economic activity was the monopoly of the state.
3. It states that protecting the consumer must be an important priority for the officials of the kingdom.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the ‘Trans-Pacific Partnership’?

1. It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia.
2. It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security only.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Central Vigilance Commission?

1. It is a statutory body.
2. The Commission’s members are appointed by the President after recommendation by a 3-member committee that includes the Prime Minister.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The flame-throated bulbul is found only in the forests of the Western Ghats.
2. It is the state bird of Karnataka.

What is Cas9 protein that is often mentioned in the news?

In the Union Budget 2020-21, the government announced that five archaeological sites across India would be developed into “iconic sites”. Which of the below-mentioned sites has/have been included?

1. Rakhigarhi, Haryana
2. Hastinapur, UP
3. Dholavira, Gujarat

Which of the following tribes have been included by the Assam government under its planned socio-economic census of indigenous Muslims of the state?

1. Goria
2. Moria
3. Desi
4. Jola
5. Kachari Muslims

Which of the following is/are correct about the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

1. It is a primary organ of the UN.
2. It has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis.
3. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 2006.
4. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is a department of the UN Secretariat and acts as the Secretariat of the UNHRC.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Data Protection Bill?

1. This will be the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.
2. It is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration recommended by the UNGA in 1997.

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. Technical textiles are used in manufacturing stain-proof and odour-free clothing and fashion apparel.
2. The Government of India has launched the National Technical Textiles Mission with the aim of positioning the country as a global leader in technical textiles.

World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is organised by:

Which of the following is/are correct about ‘Sundarban Reserve Forest’?

1. It is the largest Ramsar site in India.
2. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Which of the following programmes is not under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)?