UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jun 15 - Jun 21

Identify the Act passed by the British Parliament based on the following statements:

1. It was also called the Saint Helena Act.
2. It ended the commercial activities of the East India Company.
3. The post of the Governor-General of India was created.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Government of India Act, 1858?

1. This Act made the British monarch the sovereign of British territories in India.
2. This Act gave a monopoly to the East India Company on the tea trade.

Which of the following was not an objective of the moderates of the Indian National Congress?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the effect of the Lucknow Pact of 1916?

1. This pact pushed the hitherto less relevant Muslim League into the forefront of Indian politics along with the Congress Party.
2. It formally established communal politics in India.

Which of the following princely states were annexed by the British by the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Jhansi
2. Travancore
3. Hyderabad
4. Jaipur
5. Nagpur

Which of the following is/are correct about the Hindi work ‘Padmavat’?

1. It was written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi.
2. It was written during the reign of Sher Shah Suri.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding social structure in the early Vedic Period?

1. Women were allowed to take part in the Sabhas and Samitis.
2. There was no practice of child marriage.
3. Social distinctions existed but were not rigid and hereditary.

Which of the following kings convened the First Buddhist Council in ancient India?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Mahapadma Nanda is considered the first ‘historical emperor of India’.
2. Alexander invaded north-west India during the reign of Dhana Nanda.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Gupta Empire?

1. Sanskrit Literature flourished under the Guptas.
2. The Indian number system with a base of 10 which is the present numeral system evolved from scholars of this era.

Which of the following elements formed the initial atmosphere on the earth?

1. Hydrogen
2. Helium

Which of the following were responsible for the formation of the earth’s atmosphere?

1. Interior of the earth
2. Sun
3. Living organisms

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Saturation of oceans with oxygen altered the character of atmosphere.
2. Life evolved first in oceans before on the land.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Alluvial soils are rich in nitrogen content.
2. Black soils are rich in iron and lime but deficient in nitrogen.

In which state is the Loktak Lake situated?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the UN Convention on Combating Desertification?

1. It addresses the land degradation in arid, semi arid and dry sub humid areas, known as the drylands.
2. It is not legally binding on the parties.

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. A biodiversity hotspot must have at least 1500 vascular plants as endemics.
2. Europe has only one biodiversity hotspot – the Mediterranean Basin.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Central Zoo Authority?

1. It was set up under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
   1. Exchange of animals between foreign and Indian zoos should be approved by the Authority before the requisite clearances under EXIM policy.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Endosulphan?

1. It is a widely-banned pesticide with hazardous effects on genetic and endocrine systems.
2. The Supreme Court of India banned the production, distribution and use of endosulphan in 2011.

The Constitution of India can be amended through

Which of the following parts of the Constitution uphold the secular character of the Indian state?

1. Preamble
2. Fundamental Rights
3. DPSP
4. Fundamental Duties

The doctrine of basic structure aims to

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the 42nd Amendment Act 1976?

1. It amended the Preamble for the first time.
2. It removed the Right to Property from fundamental rights.
3. It added fundamental duties under Part IV-A of the Constitution.

Which among the following best describes the model of separation of powers adopted by India?

Which of the following statements regarding Autonomous and Accommodating transactions in BoP is/are correct?

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.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Broad Money?

1. It is the total stock of money that is circulating in an economy.
2. It is also called money supply.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Reserve money is also called Narrow money.
2. It includes the currency that is in circulation in the economy and deposits of commercial banks with the RBI.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Devaluation and Depreciation refer to reduction in the value of domestic currency.
2. Both are performed by the government or the central bank.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Market price includes taxes but excludes subsidies.
2. Basic price includes subsidies without taxes.

Ghumot is declared as which state’s heritage instrument?

Match the following dance forms with their states of origin:

1. Mohiniyattam    A. Assam
2. Kuchipudi           B. Andhra Pradesh
3. Ghoomar             C. Kerala
4. Sattriya                D. Rajasthan

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Walmiki is a language spoken in the district of Koraput in Odisha.
2. Malhar is a language spoken by only about 75 speakers.

Which is India’s first tribal language to get its own Wikipedia edition?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Generally, in the Dravida style of temple architecture, there are grand boundary walls around the temple complex.
2. The Kalasha is the topmost part of temples generally in the Nagara style.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding India’s Ballistic Missile Defence Shield (BMD)?

1. It is an indigenously developed interceptor missile system.
2. The BMD is being developed by the DRDO.

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

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

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.

With reference to ‘Aquila’, recently in the news, 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 ‘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?

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Global Liveability Index’:

1. It is released by Economist Intelligence Unit.
2. It ranks 140 cities worldwide based on 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories of Stability, Healthcare, Culture and environment, Education and Infrastructure.

Select the correct Answer using the codes given below:

‘The Rajiv Gauba Panel’ recently seen in news relates to:

‘Happiness Curriculum’ recently seen in the news has been introduced by which among the following states?

President of India provides the Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman to which of the following languages?

1. Sanskrit
2. Classical Tamil
3. Classical Malayalam
4. Pali

Codes:

Consider the following statements about the Logistics Performance Index:

1. It is a biennial survey led by World Bank Group to help reform the Logistics sector of world countries.
2. India is ranked 44th in 2018 report which is below all members of the BRICS group.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding zero budget natural farming?

1. It is a farming practice that believes in natural growth of crops without adding any fertilisers and pesticides or any other foreign element.
2. It was launched under the GOI’s Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.

Which of the following are commercial crops in India?

Which Indian state produces the largest quantity of pulses?

Which of the following is not correct?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Kisan SAMPADA Yojana?

1. It was formerly called the Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters and operates under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
2. The scheme intends to identify agro clusters and grant them subsidies so that the transfer of food products from the producing centres to the market becomes seamless.