UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jun 16 - Jun 22

The Supreme Court quashed section 66A of the IT act. It did so on which of the following basis?

1. The punishment prescribed was extreme.
2. Expressions in the section were vague.
3. It had no proximate relationship to public order.

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The articles of the Constitution which has a bearing on the rights of women are:

1. Article 15
2. Article 42
3. Article 39
4. Article 123

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Which of the following is/are a part of the participatory development process?

1. State
2. NGOs
3. Pressure groups
4. Cooperatives

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In a democracy, civil services plays an important role in

1. Policy making
2. Policy implementation
3. Socio-economic development

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The collegium system of appointment of judges has been criticized on the basis that it leads to:

1. Undue interference by the Executive
2. Submissiveness of puisne judges
3. Destruction of judicial independence

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The Election process in India follows the First past the post (FPTP) system. THE FPTP system offers many advantages like:

1. Providing a proportionate outcome of seats based on votes
2. Less wastage of votes
3. Establishing a clear link between representatives and constituencies

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With reference to government and governance, consider the following statements:

1. Government is the structure while governance is a process.
2. There can be governance without a government.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Apart from lawmaking, Indian parliament also performs the function of

1. Providing representation
2. Constraining executive power
3. Providing legitimacy to government

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Which of the following actions can the parliament take with respect to any particular tax?

1. Increase it
2. Decrease it
3. Abolish it

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Out of the following, which is/are the non-federal features of the Indian Constitution?

1. All India Services
2. Flexibility of the constitution
3. Supremacy of constitution
4. Bicameralism

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Which of the following saints belong to the Nirguna sect?

1. Tulsidas
2. Ravidas
3. Kabir

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What was the objective of the Public Safety bill, 1928?

Which of the following is/are true about the Mauryan period?

1. Grants of villages on religious grounds
2. Large-scale state-sponsored trade
3. System of slavery

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Which of the following statements regarding Jainism is/are correct?

1. It rejects the concept of soul
2. It denies the existence of a supreme being

With reference to the Doctrine of Lapse, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Lord Dalhousie was the first to use it
2. It helped expand the market of British goods in India

Which of the following movements witnessed a low participation of Muslims in the context of the freedom struggle?

1. Swadeshi
2. Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Quit India Movement 

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The Shimla Conference was called to discuss

Which of the following is/are true about the Mughal land revenue system?

1. It varied from region to region
2. It varied according to the crop grown
3. The unit of land revenue assessment was the individual peasant

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The Cabinet mission plan, 1946 recommended

1. An undivided India
2. A strong centre
3. Residuary powers being given to provinces

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What was the reason for the rise of Magadha among the Mahajanpadas?

1. Strategic location
2. Association with the activities of Buddha
3. Fertile zone of land

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With reference to Barabar caves, consider the following statements:

1. They were built during the reign of Ashoka
2. They were dedicated to ajivikas

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are features of the Dravida style of temple architecture?

1.  Curvilinear shikhara
2. Recessed sculptures
3. Gopuram

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With reference to Phad paintings, consider the following statements:

1. They are the folk paintings of Maharashtra
2. Their themes include rural life, animals, and narratives of folk deities

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs of Indian embroidery is/are correctly matched with their state?

1. Kashida : Karnataka
2. Phulkari : Punjab
3. Kasuti : West Bengal

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Which of the following literary works were composed during the Gupta period?

Consider the following statements about International Finance Corporation:

1. It is known as the private arm of the World Bank
2. It lends money to private sector companies of all countries

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 National treatment (NT) is an important policy of WTO. NT means

Which of the following is/are used as an indicator in calculating Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?

1. Maternal mortality
2. Nutrition
3. Access to electricity
4. Access to telephone

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India maintains buffer stocks of food grains. The buffer stocks help in

1. Providing food security
2. Incentivizing farmers
3. Stabilizing prices
4. Running PDS

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The following are the characteristic features of which phase of business/economy cycle?

1. Prolonged increase in demand
2. Heating up of the economy
3. Demand-supply lag

Which of the following conditions is/are conducive for the formation of tropical cyclones?

1. Large and continuous supply of warm and moist air.
2. Large value of Coriolis force.
3. Inflow of air at the upper level of atmosphere.

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Secondary circulation in atmosphere consists of

1. polar easterlies
2. temperate cyclones
3. mountain winds
4. monsoon
5. sea breezes

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With reference to monsoon of eastern Asia and southern Asia, consider the following statements:

1. Winter monsoon in eastern Asia is stronger than summer monsoon while it is the opposite in southern Asia.
2. The burst of monsoon over southern Asia is associated with turbulent weather whereas that in East Asia is characterized by mild weather disturbances.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to frontal precipitation, consider the following statements:

1. Precipitation associated with a warm front is of long duration.
2. Heavy but short duration precipitation occurs because of stationary front.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following region/s will have most of its rainfall in the months of December-January?

1. Areas in the borderlands of the Mediterranean sea.
2. Central and southern California coast in the USA
3. Central Chile

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When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around near its base it gradually dries up and dies because

Which of the following is not a function of proteins?

Which of the following blood groups are “Universal Donor” and “Universal Receptor” respectively?

The Kaladan transport project by India and Myanmar consists of which of the following modes of transport?

1. Roads
2. Railways
3. Shipping
4. Inland water transport

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Under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), India has been given the exclusive right over the rivers of:

1. Chenab
2. Ravi
3. Beas
4. Indus
5. Satluj
6. Jhelum

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Which of the following countries is/are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?

1. India
2. Uzbekistan
3. Afghanistan

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Man causes soil erosion through:

1. Use of improper ploughing methods.
2. Leaving roots of crop in the field after harvest.
3. Practicing trash farming.
4. Use of heavy machines.

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The sources of mercury pollution include:

1. Coal-fired thermal power plants.
2. Supersonic jets
3. Automobiles
4. Waste incinerators

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With reference to Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), consider the following statements:

1. BOD is a measurement of consumed oxygen by aquatic microorganisms to decompose organic matter.
2. COD refers to the requirement of dissolved oxygen for the oxidation of organic constituents.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Bhitarkanika National Park: Odisha
2. Betla National Park: Madhya Pradesh
3. Chandoli National Park: Assam

Consider the following statements:

1. Kadaknath chicken has been approved GI tag status.
2. Kadaknath chicken breed is native to the state of MP.

Which of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. High-thrust Vikas engine and electromechanical actuation system will be inducted into GSAT 6.
2. The high-thrust Vikas engine and other systems would be eventually used in the future missions, including India’s second moon mission, Chandrayaan-II.
   Which of the statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. ISRO’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-II, will be launched in the year 2020.
2. GSAT-6A is a high-power S-band communication satellite.

Which of the statements are correct?

World Happiness Index is published by

Consider the following statements about Seeker Technology in Brahmos:

1. Seeker determines the accuracy of a missile.
2. Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully flight-tested for the first time with an indigenous seeker.

Which of the statements are correct?