UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jul 13 - Jul 19

Anti-defection Law is given in which Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

The idea of the Preamble in the Constitution was taken from which Constitution?

Which of the following attribute in the Preamble states that No one should treat a fellow citizen as inferior?

Which of the following has the power to form new states or to change the borders of the states?

Which body decides the conditions for getting the citizenship of India?

According to the Constitution, Right to Life is a

Which type of writ is not issued under the Indian Constitution?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Fundamental Duties?

1. It was introduced as a recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
2. It was introduced in 1976.

Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution states that all persons shall be equally protected by the laws of the country?

Ideas of welfare state are contained in

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India.
2. The Government of India Act, 1858 is also called the Act of Good Governance.

Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’?

Who was given the title of “The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity” for being the architect of the historic Lucknow Pact?

Who among the following co-founded the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?

Which of the following is/are correct about the provisions of the Poona Pact?

1. Certain seats for the provincial legislatures would be reserved for the Depressed Classes.
2. A certain sum of money from the educational grant would be allotted for the education of the Depressed Classes in all provinces.

The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of India was first used by the

Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?

Match the following eras and their reckoned from years:

A. Vikrama Era     i. 3102 BC

B. Saka Era            ii. 320 AD

C. Gupta Era         iii. 78 AD

D. Kali Era             iv. 58 BC

v. 248 AD

In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period, women and Sudras speak

The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

The Sahara has a number of distinct physical features such as ergs, regs, hamadas and oases. Among these, which of the following makes up almost 70% of the Sahara?

Which reference to the Strait of Gibraltar, consider the following statements:

1. It connects the South Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
2. It separates Portugal and Morocco.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements regarding the Tarai belt of Northern Plains is/are correct?

1. Rivers coming from the Siwalik, deposits pebbles and larger stones in this region.
2. The forests of this region have been cleared to reclaim land for agriculture.
3. Most of the small streams disappear in this belt.

Which of the following are the oldest types of rock in the Indian strata?

Which of the following correctly explains the meaning of river regimes?

Which of the following countries/regions do NOT have coastline on the Mediterranean Sea?

Which of the following statements is/are correct for rice cultivation:

1. It requires clayey soil and standing water.
2. It is a Rabi crop and requires temperature less than 15 degree Celsius.
3. It is grown in areas with more than 100 cm rainfall.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Golden Quadrilateral?

1. It is a network of railway connectivity project started by the GOI.
2. It aims to connect 4 cities in the northeast – Guwahati, Shillong, Imphal and Kohima.

Which of the following regarding coal reserves in India is/are correct?

1. About 80% of the coal deposits in India is of lignite type.
2. The most important Gondwana coal fields of India are located in the Damodar Valley.

Continental Shelf is formed due to:

1. The rise in sea level
2. Submergence of a part of a continent
3. Sedimentary deposits brought down by rivers

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. The word ‘ecology’ was coined by Aristotle.
2. Natural capital in ecology consists of all trees on earth.
3. Biodiversity typically measures variation at the species level.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding ecological niche?

1. It is simply the geographical territory that is defined by the term for an animal.
2. According to the competitive exclusion principle, no two species can occupy the same niche in the same environment for a long time.

With reference to fly ash, which of the following is/are correct?

1. Fly ash is emitted from coal-powered thermal plants.
2. It can be used in making bricks.

Which of the following is/are correct about the World Sustainable Development Summit?

1. It is the flagship forum of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
2. It seeks to bring together global leaders and thinkers in the fields of sustainable development, energy, and environment sectors on a common platform.

Which of the following is/are correct about the National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board?

1. It runs the national afforestation programme.
2. It falls under the Ministry of Agriculture.
3. It was set up under the NAPCC.

Imputed gross rent of owner-occupied buildings is a part of

From the national point of view, which of the following indicates micro approach?

The concept of joint sector implies cooperation between

Which of the following categories of workers is termed as cultivators?

The supply of labour in the economy depends on

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Saudi Arabia is the largest supplier of crude oil to India.
2. Recently, the Saudi Arabian oil company ARAMCO decided to partner in the Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemical Project in Maharashtra.

The Wakhan Corridor is a region connecting

With respect to Akashvani Maitree, consider the following statements:

1. Akashvani Maitree is AIR’s cross-border Myanmar service
2. It is a counter to the presence of CRI (Chinese Radio International with its strong programming)

Which of the above is/are correct?

The Quadrilateral Coordination Group does not include which of the following countries?

With reference to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which of the following statements are correct?

1. It is an intergovernmental organization located at The Hague in the Netherlands.
2. The PCA is not a court, but rather a bureaucracy that provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes between member states.
3. It is a part of the UN.

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Refugee convention, 1951?

1. India is a member of this.
2. The 1967 Protocol included refugees from all countries as opposed to the 1951 Convention that only included refugees from Europe.

Carter Doctrine is a policy by USA

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Commonwealth of Independent States?

1. These were countries which were once colonized by the British.
2. It is headquartered in London.

With reference to ‘Aquila’, which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. It is an initiative of Google launched in collaboration with Tata Trusts to educate women in rural India on the benefits of using the Internet.
2. Rather than use under-ground fibre optic cables or construct cell towers to connect users, it will use balloons that float in the stratosphere.

With reference to ‘Zika virus’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Zika virus is known to cause microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
2. There is no medicine or vaccine for Zika.
3. Skin rash, muscle and joint pain are some of the symptoms of the Zika virus disease.