UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jul 07 - Jul 13

When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha:

Which of the following is not a fundamental duty?

How long should a person have practiced in a High Court to be eligible to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India?

Which of the following amendment redesignated Delhi as the National Capital Territory (NCT)?

Which of the following is not one of the grounds for disqualification for being elected as a Member of Parliament?

1. If the person holds an office of profit under the State Government.
2. If the person has voluntarily acquired citizenship of a foreign State.
3. If a person is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule.
4. If the person has/had been detained under the Preventive Detention Law.

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The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in the four states of:

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

The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in:

Unaided minority institutions have been excluded from the ambit of RTE Act due to which of the following fundamental rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution:

The Election Commission of India is not concerned with the elections of /to the:

Which of the following questions based on the Mauryan administration is/are correct?

1. It was based on “Saptanga Rajya Theory of administration”
2. It was introduced by Kautilya in “Artha Shastra”
3. “Maya” was one of the Sapta-Anga in the theory

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Amrita Bazar Patrika newspaper was started in 1868 in the Bengal Presidency.
2. It was a Hindi language newspaper.

Which of the following statements with reference to the “Ghadar Movement” is/are correct?

1. Har Dayal, Rash Bihari Bose, Barkatullah were the Leaders of this movement
2. It involved Punjabi immigrants on the West Coast of North America

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Which of the following statements with respect to the Battle of Quilon (Kollam) is/are correct?

1. It was fought in 1809 between the East India Company and the troops of Velu Thampi Dalawa of Travancore.
2. It was a decisive victory for the East India Company.

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Which of the following kingdoms of southern India led a naval expedition against the Sri Vijaya Empire of Sumatra?

Which of the following battles were fought by Babur?

1. Battle of Khanwa
2. Second Battle of Panipat
3. Battle of Chanderi
4. Battle of Chausa

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Which of the following are correctly matched?

1. Naturalis Historia – Pliny
2. Harshacharita – Banabhatta
3. Rajatarangini – Kalhana

What was the system of revenue administration introduced by Akbar called?

Which of the following Mudra is called as the “Mudra of Six elements” or the “fist of Wisdom”?

The language used on Ashoka edicts was generally

Soil Health Card was issued in which state?

What is the premium rate, under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, for Kharif crops?

Which scheme for launched by the Union Government to promote agricultural education?

Which mission was launched for conservation and development of indigenous breeds in a focused and scientific manner?

Which of the following statements regarding the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana is/are correct?

1. The implementation agency for this scheme is the Department of Pharmaceuticals, GOI.
2. The Government of India will provide full financial support for the scheme during the initial years.

Which among the following is not a subsidiary of RBI?

Which among the following is a qualitative tool of monetary policy? 

What term is used for maximum capital which the company can raise in its lifetime? 

Which of the following best defines a floating-rate bond?

Why are the indirect taxes termed regressive taxing mechanisms?

Which among the following is the world’s largest wetland system? 

Which of the following environmentalists first gave the concept of biodiversity ‘hotspots’?

Lemurs are endemic to ____

Which among the following multilateral convention seeks to protect the human health and environment from Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs)? 

The ‘Montreaux Record’ is a register of: 

Which among the following chronic lung disease commonly known as ‘black lung’ disease, leads to reduced life expectancy in coal-miners?

Where is the Sangai festival celebrated?

The temples constructed at Khajuraho are:

1. Jain temples
2. Vaishnavite Temples
3. Saivite Temples

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Where is the Elephant Festival celebrated annually?

Crystals of which of the following naturally-occurring substances exhibit both ‘pyroelectric’ and ‘piezoelectric’ properties making it versatile for application in the field of electronics?

Which among the following was the first human-made plastic?

Plants which are adapted to grow in soils containing high concentration of salt are known as

Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?

Laterite soils are formed due to which of the following actions?

Which of the following main rivers of North America originate from the Rocky Mountains?

1. Mississippi
2. Missouri
3. Colorado
4. Rio Grande
5. Columbia

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Which of the following statements with respect to Enforcement Directorate is correct?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Foreign sovereign bodies are immune to Article 14.
2. There can be no civil proceeding against the President, during office term.

The interpretation of the word ‘Swaraj’ kept on changing during course of the Indian freedom struggle. But who presided over Calcutta session of the Congress in 1906 and declared its goal as ‘Swaraj’ for the first time?

Identify the correctly matched pairs:

1. M S P – Pre-announced price for crops
2. Issue price – The price of food grains in ration shops
3. Procurement cost -The final price at which government buys the food grains

Which of the following are included in Right to life?

1. Right to pollution-free water.
2. Right to life with human dignity.
3. Right to free legal aid and speedy trial.
4. Right to livelihood.
5. Right of women to be treated with decency.

Choose the correct option: