UPSC 2020: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz May 02 - May 08

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Zoji La separates the Kashmir Valley from the Drass Valley.
2. Zoji La is located on National Highway 1.

What is the geographical divide that separates Sri Lanka from India?

Consider the following statements with respect to the Aegean Sea:

1. It is located between Greece and Turkey.
2. It is connected to the Marmara Sea through the Dardanelles Strait.

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

Consider the following statements with respect to World Meteorological Organization (WMO):

1. Its secretariat is in Geneva.
2. India is a member of WMO.

Which of the statement/s is/are correct?

The Gini coefficient measures:

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Nirbhaya Fund Framework provides for a non-lapsable corpus fund for safety and security of women.
2. The Nirbhaya Fund will be administered by the Ministry of Women & Child Development.
3. Central Victim Compensation Fund has been funded under the Framework of Nirbhaya Fund to support States/ UTs for their Victim Compensation Scheme.

Options:

Who of the following are members of the Defence Acquisition Council in India:

1. Prime Minister
2. Defence minister
3. National Security Adviser
4. Chief of Defence Staff

Options:

Which of the following is/are incorrect with respect to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

1. NHRC is a constitutional body.
2. NHRC can only make recommendations, without the power to enforce decisions.
3. NHRC cannot investigate an event if the complaint was made more than one year after the incident.

‘MSME Sambandh’ is:

Consider the following statements with respect to Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme:

1. The scheme does not cover oilseeds and commercial crops.
2. It is a yield guarantee insurance.

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

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

1. The Law Commission of India is a Constitutional body.
2. The first Law Commission was formed as a result of the Charter Act of 1853.
3. The first Law Commission was formed under the chairmanship of TB Macaulay.

Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution mentions about the appointment of the Prime Minister?

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. The Prime Minister should necessarily be a member of the Lok Sabha.
2. The Supreme Court has held that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as Prime Minister for six months, within which, he should become a member of either of the Houses.

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the emergency provisions?

1. During an Emergency, the Central Government becomes all powerful and the states go into the total control of the Centre.
2. It converts the unitary structure into a federal one without a formal amendment of the Constitution.

Which of the following types of Emergency provisions is/are contained in the Indian Constitution?

Consider the following statements with respect to Mudumalai National Park:

1. Mudumalai National Park is located at the tri-junction of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
2. It is a declared tiger reserve.
3. It is contiguous with Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary on the West, Bandipur Tiger Reserve on the North.

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

Which of the following National Parks is/are a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve?

1. Bandipur National Park
2. Mukurthi National Park
3. Silent Valley National Park

Choose the correct option:

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Kawal Tiger Reserve is situated in Northern Telangana.
2. The predominant vegetation of the Kawal Tiger Reserve includes the deciduous forests of Teak.

Options:

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals is also known as the Bonn Convention.
2. India played host to the 13^th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Migratory Species.
3. India hosted the conference of parties of the Convention on Migratory Species for the second time after playing host to the 4^th COP in 1994.

Options:

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Biochemical oxygen demand is generally less than Chemical oxygen Demand.
2. Higher Biochemical oxygen demand implies lower water pollution.

Options:

Which of the following pairs of the Harappan sites and the respective states is wrongly matched?

Match the following ancient Buddhist Councils and the places where they were conducted:

1. First Buddhist Council          A. Vaishali
2. Second Buddhist Council     B. Rajagriha
3. Third Buddhist Council        C. Kashmir
4. Fourth Buddhist Council     D. Pataliputra

Which of the following texts is a dialogue between the Indo-Greek King Menander and sage Nagasena?

Which of the following is/are correct the Buddha?

1. The Buddha did not believe in God.
2. He taught in the Sanskrit language.
3. He was against the Varna system.

Consider the following statements with respect to Asian Development Bank:

1. India is a founding member of Asian Development Bank.
2. India and China hold the largest share in the bank.
3. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

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

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the SASCOF?

1. The South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF) was established in 2010.
2. It is coordinated by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
3. It covers Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Which of the following is/are correct about the BRICS?

1. South Africa joined BRICS in 2010.
2. The term BRIC was coined by Jim O’ Neil, the then chairman of Goldman Sachs.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. RBI decides the lending rates of the banks under MCLR (Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate).
2. MCLR replaced the BPLR (Benchmark Prime Lending Rate).

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. As per the RBI Act, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has to meet 6 times in 1 year compulsorily.
2. In the MPC, the RBI Governor has veto power.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Competition Commission of India?

1. It is a constitutional body.
2. It has replaced the MRTP Act.