UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Mar 10 - Mar 16

Consider the following statements:

1. The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Congress Party in its Lucknow session in 1936.
2. The Lucknow session in 1936 was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.

Which of the above statements are correct?

The most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution was exercised by the

Which of the following are the principal features of Government of India Act, 1919?

1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces.
2. Introduction of separate communal electorate for Muslims.
3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces.
4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 introduced elections for the first time.
2. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms.

Which of the following are correctly matched?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji – President of the INC three times
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale – Home Rule League
3. Aurobindo Ghosh – Extremist turned spiritual leader

Which of the following is not specifically mentioned in Article 19 of the Constitution?

If an Indian citizen is denied a public office because of his religion, which of the following Fundamental Rights is denied to him?

The President can be removed by the way of impeachment which can be made only:

Which one of the following does not constitute the electoral college for electing the President of India?

The Chief Minister of Union Territory where such a set up exists, is appointed by the

In which of the following situations does the President act in his own discretion?

Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution are borrowed from the Constitution of the USA?

1. Independence of judiciary
2. Public Interest Litigation
3. Directive Principles of State Policy
4. Cabinet system

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Supreme Court’s decrees and orders are enforceable throughout India.
2. The Supreme Court is not bound by its earlier decisions.

Under a single, integrated, hierarchical judicial system, the High Courts in the States are directly under the:

Which of the following is in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India?

Which of the following statements regarding soil health card (SHC) scheme are correct?

1. SHC is a printed report card given to the farmers once in a year indicating the soil’s status.
2. It has five parameters.

Which of the statements regarding e-NAM are correct?

1. NAM is a pan-India electronic trading portal.
2. It does not network the existing APMC mandis.
3. It offers information like commodity arrivals, prices, buy and sell trade offers, etc.

Which of the following statements regarding Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana is/are correct?

1. It will promote organic farming.
2. Every farmer will be assisted to meet the expenditure.
3. It shall be implemented in a cluster-based approach.

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Jan Aushadhi Yojana?

1. Its objective is to make available quality branded drugs at a reasonable cost.
2. Drugs will be provided through the Jan Aushadhi stores opened in every state capital.

Which of the following statements regarding the Rashtriya Gokul Mission is/are correct?

1. It aims to conserve and develop indigenous cattle breeds in a focused and scientific manner.
2. It is under the national programme for bovine breeding and dairy development.

Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?

Most of the large Harappan towns had fortifications which served the purpose of

The word ‘Veda’ has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means

The Konark Sun Temple is attributed to which king?

Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?

Which of the following statements about the Lion Capital at Sarnath are correct?

1. It was commissioned to commemorate the first sermon of the Buddha or the Dharmachakrapravartana at Sarnath.
2. The four animals portrayed in the abacus are bull, horse, elephant and tiger.

Which of the following are correctly matched in the context of ancient Indian architecture?

1. Torana – gateway
2. Pradakshinapatha – circumambulatory path
3. Garbhagriha – sanctum sanctorum

In which region was the first metallic coin used In India?

The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are

Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of

Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the apex regulator of genetically modified seed. GEAC is established under the Ministry of

The coastal city of Hambantota has gained strategic significance due to

1. It’s being in the centre of the shipping lane of the Straits of Malacca.
2. Chinese sponsored infrastructure development supported by a South Asian neighbour of India.
3. Being the largest military base for US marine troops in Asia Pacific.

Identify the correct answer from the codes given below:

If 2 places on a map fall on the same isochrone line, it implies that

Which of the following processes is responsible for generation of local winds in Northern India, known as ‘loo’?

With reference to dust particles in atmosphere, consider the following statements:
1. They are generally concentrated in the lower layers of the atmosphere.
2. They are highly concentrated in equatorial and polar regions.
3. They assist in the formation of clouds. 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following statements regarding Geographical Indication (GI) is/are correct?
1. It is used for both agricultural and manufactured goods.
2. The registration of a good as GI is valid only for 10 years.
3. It is maintained under Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

With reference to Tsunami, consider the following statements:
1. The speed of tsunami wave is more in the shallow water than in the ocean deep.
2. It has long wavelength and short waveheight in ocean deep than shallow water.
3. It mainly occurs on the eastern coast of the continents.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Mohorovicic discontinuity:
1. It is the boundary between crust and mantle
2. Its average depth is same beneath oceanic and continental crust.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In India, which of the following valley is/are rift valley ?
1. Son valley
2. Damodar valley
3. Mahi valley

Which of the following are correctly matched?

1. Paracel Islands – South China Sea
2. Hawaiian Islands – Atlantic Ocean
3. Diego Garcia – Indian Ocean

Low productivity of agriculture in India is not caused by

GDR stands for?

The ideal average NPK ratio aggregated for the country as a whole is

Oil Pool Deficit is a deficit:
1. in the balance of payments
2. that the government owes to the world bank
3. in the oil pool account
4. that the government owes to the oil companies
Choose your answer from the codes given below:

Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tonnes) of the given food grains in India?

Ministry of Environment and Forest has come up with new rules for Livestock under Prevention of Cruelty to animal (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules 2017. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the new rules?
1. These new rules ban the sale of cattle for slaughter.
2. The cattle should be sold in the animal markets for farming purposes only.
3. Only naturally dead cattle will be sold for slaughter.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. All vulture species found in India are ‘critically endangered’.
2. Vultures died in drastic numbers by consuming carcasses of cattle which were tainted by a pain killer called diclofenac.

The pyramid of energy in an ecosystem explains the flow of energy from one trophic level to another. The pyramid of energy in a Forest Ecosystem is always

Consider the following statements:
1. A transition zone between two biomes is termed as Ecotone .
2. Sometimes the number of species and their density decreases in a transition zone between two ecosystems. This is called the ‘Edge effect’.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?

Which of the following statements regarding Ozone Hole formation are incorrect?
1. Ozone holes exist only in tropical areas due to high temperature.
2. Ozone reacts with Chlorine free radicals and gets depleted.
3. Chemically surface ozone is different from stratospheric ozone.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Sjögren’s Syndrome is related to

Which of the following statements are incorrect?

1. Potassium Chlorate is a dangerous and hazardous chemical and can ignite or explode spontaneously
2. Possession and sale of fireworks of foreign origin is illegal and punishable
3. Till date, no license for import of fireworks has been granted under the Explosives Rules, 2008

The term Mith/Mit or Mitini was recently in news. This is related to

Alipore Zoological Garden is in which of these States?

With reference to Neonicotinoid, consider the following statements:

1. It is an herbicide
2. It has the potential to kill bees

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Falta Special Economic Zone is in which of these states?

Consider the following statements:

1. The point when the moon is closest to the earth is called Perigee
2. The point when it is farthest from it is called Apogee
3. When a full moon occurs at its Apogee, it is called a supermoon.
4. The second full moon in a month is called a “Blue moon”.

Identify the correct statement/s from the codes given below:

With respect to the Surajkund International Crafts Mela, consider the following statements:

1. It was first introduced by Modi Govt to help address issues of Artists
2. This year, Uttar Pradesh has been chosen as the Theme State for the event

Identify the correct statement/s from the codes given below:

With reference to Autolykiviridae, consider the following statements:

1. It is a virus eating bacteria found in oceans
2. It has been named after a character in Greek mythology, Autolykos, who was a trickster and difficult to catch

Identify the incorrect statement/s from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements regarding AFSPA:

1. SARC recommended for repeal of AFSPA
2. Tripura is under control of AFSPA
3. The choice of declaring any area as ‘disturbed’ vests both with state and central government

Select the correct answer using the codes below: