UPSC 2021: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Mar 06 - Mar 12

Which of the following are the Nordic countries?

1. Finland
2. Netherland
3. Norway
4. Denmark
5. Sweden

Options:

The CBI director is to be appointed on the recommendation of a three-member committee consisting of

1. Prime Minister
2. Home Minister
3. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha
4. Chief Justice of India or a judge of the Supreme Court
5. Cabinet Secretary

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Consider the following statements:

1. Model Code of Conduct comes into effect as soon as the election schedule is announced by the Election Commission (EC).
2. Kerala was the first state to adopt a code of conduct for elections.
3. Social media content by political parties falls under the Model Code of Conduct.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. 25 years to be the minimum age of contesting election to panchayats.
2. Reservation of one-third of seats (both members and Chairpersons) for SC/ST in panchayats at all the three levels.
3. The Legislature of a State can make provisions for reservation of seats in any Panchayat or offices of Chairpersons in the Panchayats at any level in favor of backward class of citizens.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

With reference to ‘LiFi’, recently in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It uses light as the medium for high-speed data transmission.
2. It is a wireless technology and is several times faster than ‘WiFi’.

Select the correct answer using the code given below. [Previous Year Question]

ShadowPad recently seen in news is a

With reference to Lake Natron, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is a salt lake in Arusha Region in Tanzania.
2. The water from the lake does not drain out to any river or sea.
3. High levels of evaporation cause sodium carbonate decahydrate to be left behind in its bed.

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

The Galapagos Islands area situated in the Pacific Ocean is part of

Consider the following:

1. Large scale fluctuations of oil flow from oil wells
2. Discharging of Radon gas
3. Drastic changes in water level in several wells

The above statements best describe which of the following events?

The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because

1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence
2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session
3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [Previous Year Question]

In which state is the Simlipal National Park located?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Hambantota port in Sri Lanka was developed by China.
2. India and Japan have developed the East Container Terminal at the Colombo port.
3. Sri Lanka is looking to offer the West Container Terminal at the Colombo port to the USA.

Options:

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Proceedings of the Parliament have been broadcast live since the 1980s.
2. To facilitate these live broadcasts, LSTV and RSTV were set up in 1989.
3. Recently, LSTV and RSTV have been merged to form the Sansad TV based on the recommendations of the Surya Prakash committee.

Options:

Negev Light Machine Guns being inducted into the Indian Army, has been procured from which country?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Himalayan serow is a subspecies of the mainland serow and is native to the Himalayas.
2. It is a high­ altitude dweller usually found 2,000­-4,000 metres above sea level.
3. The mainland serow is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List and has also been listed in CITES Appendix I.

Options:

With reference to India’s Desert National Park, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is spread over two districts.
2. There is no human habitation inside the Park.
3. It is one of the natural habitats of the Great Indian Bustard.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2020]

Which of the following is/are correct about the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)?

1. One of the scheme’s objectives is to develop new programmes and policies for fostering innovation in different sectors of the economy.
2. The Mentor India Campaign is a component of the Atal Innovation Mission.

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Consider the following statements about Aravallis:

1. It is a mountain range in Northwestern India starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Gujarat.
2. The highest peak is Guru Shikhar.
3. It is the oldest range of fold mountains in India.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

With reference to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It works under the aegis of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
2. BIS has its headquarters in New Delhi.
3. BIS certification scheme is compulsory in nature.

Options:

Consider the following statements:

1. Disputes relating to the election of members of Parliament falls under the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme court.
2. A lame duck session is conducted after the election of new members but before they are installed.

Which of the above statement/s is/are incorrect?

Strait of Hormuz is a channel linking

The Global Infrastructure Facility is a/an [Previous year question]

Which of the following is/are correct about Global Bio India 2021?

1. It is an event that showcases the strength and opportunities of India’s biotechnology sector at the national level and to the global community.
2. The theme for this year’s event is “Transforming lives” with the tag line “Biosciences to Bio-economy”.

Options:

Consider the following statements about the Western Ghats:

1. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world.
2. The Himalayas are older than the Western Ghats.
3. Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Through which of the following states does the Western Ghats pass through?

1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Karnataka
5. Kerala
6. Tamil Nadu

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With reference to the TEQIP Project, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is a project of the Government of India assisted by the World Bank.
2. The focus of the project is to address the low enrolment ratio of girl students in technical education.

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Which of the following statement/s about Chilika Lake is/are correct?

1. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest coastal lagoon in the world.
2. It is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian subcontinent.
3. Chilika Lake was designated the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Amazonia-1 satellite was jointly developed by Brazil and India.
2. It is used to provide accurate real-time positioning and timing services over Brazil and region extending to 1500 km around Brazil.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Consider the following liquid assets:

1. Demand deposits with the banks
2. Time deposits with the banks
3. Saving deposits with the banks
4. Currency

The correct sequence of these assets in the decreasing order of liquidity is [Previous Year Question]

Which of the following is/are correct about the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav?

1. One of the objectives of the festival is to celebrate the ‘Unity in Diversity’ of our nation and to maintain and strengthen the fabric of traditionally existing emotional bonds between the people of our country.
2. It is organised by the Ministry of Culture.