UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jul 06 - Jul 12

Which of the following is/are correct about the Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman I?

1. He was also called Vatapikonda.
2. He founded the city of Mahabalipuram.

Which of the following ancient Indian poets lived in Pallava courts?

1. Kalidasa
2. Dandin
3. Bharavi

Which of the following kings are mentioned in the Aihole inscription written by Ravikirti?

Which ruler introduced the Mansabdari system in his empire?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Third Battle of Panipat?

1. It was fought between the Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire.
2. It was fought in 1761.

Which of the following are correct about the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?

1. It ended with the Treaty of Seringapatam.
2. After the war, the core area around Seringapatam and Mysore was restored to the Wodeyar dynasty.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Regulating Act of 1773?

1. The act provided for appointment of a Governor-General along with four Councillors in the Presidency of Fort William (Calcutta), jointly called the Governor-General in Council.
2. The Governors in Councils at Madras and Bombay were brought under the control of Bengal, especially in matters of foreign policy. Now, they could not wage war against Indian states without Bengal’s approval.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Ryotwari system of land revenue under the British?

1. This was practiced in the Madras and Bombay areas, as well as Assam and Coorg provinces.
2. The taxes were directly collected by the government from the peasants.
3. The rates of taxes were very high.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Extremist leaders of the INC?

1. They did not stick to constitutional methods to protest and demand. They resorted to boycotts, strikes, etc.
2. They opposed westernisation of Indian society by the British.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Government of India Act of 1919?

1. Dyarchy was introduced into the provincial government.
2. It introduced the concept of federal structure with a unitary bias.

Which of the following Statements is correct regarding the Election Commission of India?

Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution of India, Delhi was designated as National Capital Territory (NCT)?

Which of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India has to be amended to provide for the formation of a new State?

The Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court of India to adjudicate disputes between the Centre and the States through

Which one of the following items/Subjects belongs to the Concurrent list of the VII Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

With reference to the ‘Maitree Exercise’, which of the following statements is/are true?

1. It is a joint military exercise between Indian Army and Royal Bhutan Army.
2. The exercise seeks to enhance the skills in joint counter insurgency and counter terrorist operations in rural and urban scenario.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following questions about ‘Exercise Pitch Black’:

1. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational large force employment warfare exercise hosted by The Royal Australian Air Force.
2. Indian Air Force participated for the first time with air assets in the exercise.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following about Anti-tank Guided Missile HELINA:

1. It is indigenously developed by DRDO.
2. It is the helicopter launched version of NAG.
3. It has a range of 70-80 km.

Select the correct Answer using the code below:

Which of the following is/are correct about the National Security Guard?

1. It is an Indian Special Forces unit under the Ministry of Defence.
2. The National Security Guard (NSG) was set up in 2001 after Indian Parliament attack as a Federal Contingency Deployment Force to tackle all facets of terrorism in the country.

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘FASTag’:

1. It is a reloadable tag that automatically deducts and allows a vehicle to pass through a toll gate without stopping.
2. It uses radio frequency identification technology.
3. It has been launched by The National Highway Authority of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following states is home to the most number of tigers in India?

Which is the oldest bird sanctuary in India?

Which of the following are Ozone precursors?

1. Volatile organic compounds
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Sulphur dioxide
4. Nitrogen oxide

Which of the following is/are correct about red algae?

1. Red algae absorbs red light to photosynthesize.
2. Red algae lives in deep sea water.

Which of the following is the study of rearing honey bees?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Mediterranean agriculture?

1. It is a highly specialized commercial agriculture.
2. Viticulture is a specialty of Mediterranean agriculture.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Based on stock availability, resources are classified as renewable and non-renewable.
2. Actual resources are those resources whose entire quantity is known in comparison to potential resources, whose entire quantity might not be known.

Which of the following is/are correct about latitudes?

1. All parallels from equator to poles are called parallels of latitudes.
2. There are 180 latitudes.
3. They are indicated by the letter N or S.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Most of the coal and ferrous group of minerals in India occur in peninsula, south of Vindhyas.
2. The Peninsular India once formed part of a supercontinent which included Australia, Antarctica, Africa and South America.

Which of the following islands is of volcanic origin?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Under Basel 3, banks will have to maintain a capital conversion buffer of 3%.
2. The loans given by a bank into the government will have a lower risk weight compared to a loan given to a retail borrower.

Which of the following are the measures taken by the government to bridge the deficit?

1. Borrow from NSSF
2. Borrow from the market
3. BHARAT 22 ETF

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. All cess collected under the GST will be transferred to the consolidated fund of the centre.
2. The GST cess is imposed on all the products that are covered under the ambit of the GST.

There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which of the following actions can be taken by the government to reduce the deficit?

1. Reducing revenue expenditure
2. Introducing new welfare schemes
3. Rationalising subsidies

The objective of RBI in promoting the concept of external benchmarking is

1. To ensure efficient monetary policy transmission.
2. To ensure that the lending rates determination becomes more transparent.

With reference to ‘BIMSTEC’, consider the following:

1. It is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity.
2. It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Indonesia.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is not a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member?

1. India
2. Australia
3. Russia
4. China
5. USA

Consider the following statement about the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):

1. The IAEA is not an autonomous organization and it is under the direct control of the United Nations.
2. Signature and ratification of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) are preconditions for membership in the IAEA.

Select the correct answer using the codes:

Consider the following statements about the World Customs Organisation:

1. It is a specialized UN body to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations.
2. India is the permanent head of the Asia Pacific region of the Organisation.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

“Operation Nistar” recently seen in the news is related to

What is “Himawari-9” which was recently in the news?

With reference to the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is a Japanese mega-science project aiming to build the largest single dish radio telescope in the world.
2. The goal of FAST is to discover the laws of the development of the universe.

RESOURCESAT-2A, a remote sensing satellite launched recently by India using PSLV-C36, will give regular micro and macro information on

With reference to ‘Falcon 9’, consider the following statements:

1. It is a three-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX.
2. It was designed from the outset to deliver humans into space.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding coronary stents?

1. Coronary stents are used for treating heart blocks.
2. Coronary stents are included in National List of Essential Medicines.

Consider the following Statements regarding Aranyakas:

1. The Aranyakas or the treatises of the forest have their origin in the philosophical discussions of the Brahmanas.
2. They represent the transitional phase between the ritualistic symbolism of the Brahmanas and the philosophical doctrines of the Upanishads.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Puranas?

1. The Puranas were written to illustrate and expound the truth of the Vedas.
2. The fundamental abstruse philosophical and religious truths are expounded through popular legends or mythological stories.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Panchtantra was written by Narayan Pandit.
2. Hitopadesha was written by Vishnu Sharma.

Consider the following Statements regarding female poets of south India:

1. Sangam classics were written by 473 poets, among whom 30 were women, the famous poetess Avvaiyar being one of them.
2. The religion of Alvar poets, which included a woman poet, Andal, was devotion to God through love (bhakti).

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following Statements regarding Bhakti literature:

1. Bhakti literature is the most important development of the medieval period.
2. The dominating note in Bhakti is ecstasy and total identity with God.

Which of the above is/are correct?