UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jun 08 - Jun 14

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Jorwe culture?

1. It was a chalcolithic archaeological culture which existed in Western India.
2. There is evidence that they traded with Tekkalkotta in Karnataka for gold and ivory.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Great Bath at Mohenjo Daro?

1. It is a brick structure measuring 12 m by 7 m and almost 3 m deep.
2. Water was evidently supplied by a large well in an adjacent room, and an outlet from one corner of the bath led to a high corbelled drain disgorging on the west side of the mound.

Which of the following is incorrect regarding town planning in the Indus Valley Civilization?

The Harappan seals were made of which of the following materials?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Vedic Civilisation?

1. The most important source of information on the Vedic Civilisation are the Vedas.
2. Sama Veda is the oldest Veda.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Mughal Period?

1. Akbar had initiated the practice of “Jharokha Darshan” and “Tula­dan”.
2. The land grants received by a large class of religious divines and learned men in return for their services was called madad-i-maash.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Gandhi’s Satyagraha?

1. It was based on truth and non-violence.
2. Violence was preferred to cowardice.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Rowlatt Act?

1. Every Indian member of the Central Legislative Council opposed the passing of this bill.
2. The Act authorised the government to imprison any person without trial.
3. The act enabled the government to grant the right of Habeas Corpus.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The non-cooperation resolution was moved in the Nagpur session of the INC in 1920.
2. This resolution was moved by Mahatma Gandhi.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Champaran Satyagraha?

1. It is the first civil disobedience movement by Gandhi in the Indian freedom struggle.
2. The farmers were suffering  under heavy taxes and an exploitative tinkathia system.
3. The movement was a failure.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Big Bang Theory?

1. It is the most popular theory regarding the origin of the universe.
2. It is also called the expanding universe hypothesis.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The movement of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) plays an important role in the Indian Monsoon.
2. Monsoon refers to the climate associated with seasonal reversal in the direction of winds.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Mango Showers?

1.  It is a colloquial term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rainfall.
2. The showers mostly occur in May – June.
3. In India, they occur because of thunderstorm development in the Bay of Bengal.

Which of the following is incorrect about Hot, Wet Equatorial climate?

Match the following seasons with months in the Tropical Monsoon type of climate?

1. cool, dry season  A. March to mid-June
2. hot, dry season   B. October to February
3. rainy season        C. Mid-June to September

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Indian Parliament?

1. It is the legislative organ of the Central as well as the State governments.
2. Due to the adoption of the parliamentary form of government, the Indian political system is also called the Westminster model of government.
3. As per the Constitution, the Parliament consists of three parts: the Prime Minister, the Council of States and the House of People.

In which year were the names ‘Rajya Sabha’ and ‘Lok Sabha’ adopted for the Council of States and the House of the People respectively?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the President of India?

1. The President of India is a member of neither the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha.
2. The President summons and prorogues both the Houses, dissolves the Lok Sabha, addresses both the Houses, and issues ordinances when they are not in session.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the strength of the Rajya Sabha?

1. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is fixed at 250.
2. 12 members are nominated by the President.
3. There is nothing in the constitution regarding the allocation of seats to states and UTs in the Rajya Sabha.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Cabinet Committees?

1. The Cabinet Committees are not mentioned in the Indian Constitution but such committees are extra-constitutional in emergence.
2. Such Committees are set up by the Lok Sabha Speaker according to the exigencies of the time aid requirements of the situation.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect regarding ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana?

1. The scheme will cover expenses for primary health care.
2. The scheme will be cashless & paperless at public hospitals and empanelled private hospitals.
3. The benefit only includes pre-hospitalization expenses and not post-hospitalization expenses.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Seva Bhoj Yojana?

1. It is a programme of the Ministry of Culture.
2. The scheme envisages lessening the burden of such Charitable Religious Institutions who provide food without any cost.

Which one of the following is correct regarding ‘Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY)’, that was in the news recently?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Saubhagya Scheme?

1. It is a universal electrification programme which covers both rural and urban unelectrified households.
2. It provides free electricity supply to the beneficiary selected on the basis of socioeconomic and caste census 2011.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Pariwartan Scheme?

1. Under the scheme, there is a focus on increasing health insurance penetration in rural areas.
2. This scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Buddhist art?

1. During the Vajrayana phase of Buddhism, worship of the female form was seen.
2. The four-armed Avalokiteswara is a good example of a male figure in the Tribhanga pose.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Nataraja in Chola art?

1. The foot of the right leg of Nataraja is suppressing the apasmara (the demon of forgetfulness or ignorance).
2. Main right hand is in Bhujangatrasita stance.

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

1. The temple is enclosed within a compound wall.
2. There is an entrance gateway in the centre of the front wall called Gopuram.
3. Generally, the Garbhagriha was located in the tallest tower.

Match the following temples and architectural styles:

1. Lad Khan Temple, Aihole                 A. Dravida
2. Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakkal    B. Vesara
3. Hoysala temples at Belur                  C. Panchayatana

Which of the following are included in the cultural heritages in the UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list?

1. Koodiyattam
2. Vedic chanting
3. Ramlila
4. Kumbh Mela

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.
3. Recently its 4th summit was held in Nepal.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:

1. It is an intergovernmental organization to promote cooperation in trade, politics, and culture.
2. The Anti-Terrorist structure of SCO is located in Beijing.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

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

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

Which of the following is/are correct about the Indian Ocean Conference?

Why does the Government of India promote the use of ‘Neem-coated Urea’ in agriculture?

Which of the following can be threats to the biodiversity of a geographical area?

1. Global warming
2. Fragmentation of habitat
3. Invasion of alien species
4. Promotion of vegetation

The Indian government has started conservation projects of which of the following species?

Which of the following are tiger reserves in India?

1. Namdapha National Park
2. Nameri National Park
3. Kaziranga National Park
4. Valmiki National Park

All species of ‘Lemur’ are endemic to which among the following places of the world?

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

Consider the following statements regarding Autonomous and Accommodating transactions in BoP:

1. Autonomous items in BOP take place due to some economic motives like earning income and profit maximization.
2. Accommodating items in BOP refer to transactions that take place to cover deficit (or surplus) arising from autonomous transactions.

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Which of the following is/are correct about the National Capital Goods policy?

1. Department of Heavy Industries implements it.
2. It proposes for Enhancing the export of Indian made capital goods.

Which of the following is/are correct about chit funds?

1. It is a saving institution.
2. They have regular members who make periodical subscriptions to the fund.
3. Chit funds are included in the definition of Non- Banking Financial Companies.

Which of the following is/are incorrect about the International Financial Corporation?

1. It lends money to the private sector companies of the member nations.
2. It encourages foreign investment in developing economies by offering insurance to foreign private investors against loss caused by non-commercial risks.

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Which of the following is/are correct about Meningitis?

1. It is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
2. It can be caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, amoebic infection and also by non-infectious causes such as cancers, lupus, etc.

Which of the following is/are correct ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission?

1. It is India’s first interplanetary mission.
2. The primary objective of the mission is to develop the technologies required for designing, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission.

Which of the following is/are correct about exo-planets?

1. Planets of our solar system are also called as exoplanets.
2. EPIC (K2-236b) is the first exoplanet discovered by the Indian Space Agency.

Consider the following missile systems of India:

1. Agni
2. Barak- 8
3. Trishul

Which of the above is /are examples of Surface to Air Missile system?

‘Oumuamua’ that puzzled the scientific community is related to