UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Mar 02 - Mar 08

Why are night blooming flowers mostly white in colour?

Which of the below-mentioned animals undergo Aestivation?

1. Earthworms
2. Bats
3. Crocodiles
4. Frogs and Toads

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The flow of energy from lower to higher trophic level in the ecosystem is mainly explained by

1. First law of thermodynamics
2. Second law of thermodynamics
3. Third law of thermodynamics

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Three-fourth of the earth’s surface is covered by water but less than 3% is fresh water used for human consumption.
2. Of the total fresh water available, ice-cap has the highest share of 2% followed by groundwater 0.68%.

Which of the following terms and personalities are correctly matched?

1. Charles S Elton – Ecological explosion
2. Arthur Tansley – Ecosystem
3. Ernst Haeckel – Ecology

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Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Consumers are called autotrophs.
2. The duration of sun exposure is called photo-period.
3. Producers are called heterotrophs.

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

1. It is the synthesis of organic compounds from inorganic compounds using energy stored in inorganic substances such as sulphur, ammonia, and hydrogen. Energy is released when these substances are oxidised by certain organisms.
2. Organisms at the bottom of oceans and in dark caves develop their food through the process of Chemosynthesis.

Which of the following national parks is/are in Gujarat?

1. Blackbuck National Park
2. Gir Forest National Park
3. Indravati National Park

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Which of the following about the Kaziranga National Park is/are correct?

1. It has the highest known tiger density in the world.
2. It is a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Which of the following about the Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project is/are correct?

1. It is an initiative of the Indian Government to provide safeguards to the Asiatic lion from extinction in the wild by means of reintroduction.
2. The last wild population of the Asiatic lion is found in the region of Gir Forest National Park, in the state of Gujarat.
3. The project aims to establish a second independent population of Asiatic lions at the Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.

With reference to the judges of the Supreme Court, which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Constitution has not prescribed a minimum age for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court.
2. Tenure of the judges of the Supreme Court is not fixed by the Constitution.
3. Salaries, allowance and privileges of the judge of the Supreme Court cannot be varied to their disadvantage after their appointment under any circumstance.

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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

1. Advice tendered by the Supreme Court is binding on the President.
2. Writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is both original as well as exclusive.
3. Parliament can neither curtail nor extend the jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The salary, as well as pension of the high court judge, is charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
2. The jurisdiction and power of the high court can be extended both by the parliament and state legislature.
3. The writ jurisdiction of high court is wider than that of supreme court.

With reference to the office of the Governor, consider the following statements:

1. The governor has no security of tenure and no fixed term of office.
2. Governor can issue ordinances in all the cases without any instructions from the
   President.
3. Governor can pardon a death sentence only if a state law prescribes such sentence.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The discretionary power of the governor is wider than that of President.
2. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act has made ministerial advice binding on the governor.

The Hague Convention often seen in the news is related to which of the following?

India has Kalapani and Susta territorial dispute with

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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Sri Lanka has handed over which strategic port to China for a 99-year lease?

The first India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise 2017 (IMBAX 2017) was held in which Indian state?

The Kudumbashree program by the Kerala government works in the area of

1. reducing maternal mortality
2. providing micro credit
3. enhancing entrepreneurship
4. providing housing

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Which of the following schemes has an impact on women empowerment?

1. ICDS
2. ASIDE
3. Swadhar
4. Ujjawala

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Bringing Green Revolution to eastern India is a sub scheme of

Which of the following are agricultural schemes in India?

1. Krishonnati Yojana
2. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme 
3. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
4. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna

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Which of the following is/are correct regarding the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)?

1. It aims at promoting Sustainable Agriculture through climate change adaptation measures, enhancing agriculture productivity especially in rainfed areas focusing on integrated farming, soil health management, and synergizing resource conservation.
2. Rainfed Area Development is a subscheme under it.

The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?

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

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

The Temperate Grassland or Shrub-Land Biome is commonly known as

1. Steppe in Central Asia
2. Prairie in North America
3. Veld in South America

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Which of the following are ‘erosional landforms’?

1. Inselbergs
2. Loess
3. Zeugen
4. Buttes

Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following about the Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019 is/are correct?

1. It was a three-day exercise between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) as a part of confidence-building measures between the two border guards.
2. The exercise was named after Mainamati hill range situated 8 km west of Comilla Township in Bangladesh, which is home to an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in the region.

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Bagru printing is one of the traditional techniques of printing with natural colour from which state?

The Ghumot is an instrument from which Indian state?

Which of the following is/are correct about Guru Padmasambhava?

1. He was born in India and travelled all across the Himalayan region in the 8th century to spread Buddhism and Buddhist teachings.
2. He is highly revered in Bhutan.

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Which of the following statements regarding the Harappan agriculture system is/are correct?

1. The bull was known to the people of Harappan Civilization.
2. Evidence of plough field has been found at Harappan sites.
3. Harappan agriculture was dependent on monsoon and no irrigation facility was
   required.

The rigidity of the Varna system was maintained by Brahmans by following which of
these strategies:

1. They asserted that Varna order was of divine origin.
2. They advised kings to ensure that the system is followed in his kingdom.
3. The system was reinforced by the stories told in religious text.

Which of the following about Jain philosophy is/are correct?

1. The principle of Ahimsa is derived from Jain Philosophy.
2. Jains did not believe in the cycle of birth and death based on Karma.

Arrange the following in chronological order with respect to their date of arrival in
India?

1. Al-Biruni
2. François Bernier
3. Ibn Battuta
4. Marco Polo

Which of the following are the features of fortification of Vijayanagara?

1. Vijayanagara had five lines of fortification.
2. Agricultural tracts were incorporated within the fortified area.
3. The massive masonry construction was built with the use of mortar or cementing
   agent.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following about Sikandar Lodi is/are correct?

1. He was the founder of the Lodi Dynasty.
2. He was a bigot and destroyed many Hindu temples
3. He was arrogant and openly humiliated his nobles.

Which of the following is not correct about Zamindari System?

1. Landlords were given hereditary rights of succession of the lands under them.
2. The Zamindars could not sell or transfer the land as they wished.

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The Fort William College at Calcutta was founded during the reign of which of the
following?

Which of the following were the features of the Charter Act of 1833?

1. The Company’s monopoly over trade in India ended, but the Company retained
   the trade with China and the trade in tea.
2. The governor-general was given the power to superintend, control and direct all
   civil and military affairs of the Company.

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Which of the following about the Policy of Ring Fence is/are correct?

1. It was aimed at creating buffer zones to defend the Company’s frontiers.
2. Policy of subsidiary alliance was an extension of the Policy ring fence.
3. Protection from Maratha and Afghans were the major reason for the Policy of
   Ring Fence.

Match the following Governors-General to the events:

1. Sir George Barlow – A. Treaty of Sagauli
2. Lord Hastings – B. First Burmese War
3. Lord Wellesley – C. Treaty of Bassein
4. Lord Amherst – D. Vellore Mutiny

Which of the following is/are correct about the Gross National Product?

1. It Includes Factor income earned by the factors of production of the rest of the world employed in the domestic economy.
2. It excludes Factor income earned by the domestic factors of production employed in the rest of the world.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Net National Product at market price = Gross Domestic Product – Depreciation
2. Net National Income at factor cost = Personal Income

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Real GDP increases when the value of goods and services increases.
2. Nominal GDP is the value of GDP at current prevailing prices.

Which of the following is a measure of Inflation in an economy?

1. GDP deflator
2. Consumer Price Index
3. Whole sale Price Index

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. An increase in GDP implies a better quality of life of the people of the country.
2. Services provided by women in their household is not calculated in the GDP.