UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz May 05 - May 11

Which of the following committees are related to electoral reforms?

1. K Santhanam Committee
2. Dinesh Goswami Committee
3. Tankha Committee
4. V R Rao Committee
5. K N Sahaya Committee

Answer according to the codes given below:

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Anti-defection Law?

1. Only when 2/3^rd members of the party agree to the merger, a merger takes place between parties.
2. The presiding officer of the House decides any question regarding disqualification arising out of defection.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Model Code of Conduct during elections?

1. Places of worship can be used as a forum for election propaganda.
2. Posters issued by one party shall not be removed by workers of another party.
3. Political parties shall ensure that their supporters do not break up meetings organized by other parties.
4. Parties and candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspects of private life.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect the Model Code of Conduct?

1. Ministers can combine their official visit with electioneering work.
2. Civil servants can lay foundation stones etc., of projects or schemes when election code of conduct is in place.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The legislature of a state may adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the state or Hindi as the official language of that state.
2. The proceedings of the Supreme Court are to be carried out in English or Hindi only.

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the language of communication in Indian polity?

1. Hindi communication between a Hindi and a non-Hindi state, should be accompanied by an English translation.
2. If one or more states want they can enter into an agreement with the Union to have a language of communication to be Hindi along with English.

What is a ‘tort’?

The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 has abolished the constitutional obligation to pay compensation in regard to the compulsory acquisition of private property by the governments except in case of

The Parliament and the State Legislatures can establish tribunals for adjudicating disputes relating to which of the following matters?

1. Taxation
2. Insurance
3. Consumer complaints
4. Rent and tenancy rights

Where was the first Municipal Corporation set up in India?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the National Action Plan for Children, 2016 (NPAC)?

1. The NPAC does not focus on online child abuse.
2. The NPAC 2016 is based on the principles embedded in the National Policy for Children 2013.

The Shailesh Nayak Committee was for

The Pakke-Paga festival is celebrated in which state?

What is interglaciation?

Scalp Cooler is being used for

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The term ‘substantial minority population’ in the 15 Point Programme applies to such districts/sub-district units where at least 35% of the total population of that unit belongs to minority communities.
2. There is no separate budget for ‘Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme’.

What is Mission 41k related to?

Which of the following parts or secretions of animals are used in Ayurvedic medicines?

1. Feathers
2. Excretions
3. Flesh

India signed its first strategic partnership with

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Gaur?

1. It is also called Indian Bison.
2. Its status on the IUCN Red List is ‘Vulnerable’.

The Colombo Declaration is related to

Which of the following is amongst the 10-point agenda of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)?

1. Invest in risk mapping globally.
2. Develop a network of universities to work on disaster issues.
3. Encourage greater involvement and leadership of women in disaster risk management.

What is Merchant Discount Rate?

Banasura laughingthrush is endemic to

Which of the following is/are true with respect to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)?

1. 1,00,000 youths in the Ganga Basin states will be trained and deployed as ‘Swachhta Doots’.
2. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan is entrusted with this task.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF)? 

1. Once states are excluded from NSSF investments, the investible funds of NSSF with Government of India (GoI) will decrease.
2. NSSF loans to the State Government were cheaper as the market rates are considerably higher.

Who developed Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT)?

1. Indian Council of Medical Research
2. Indian Agricultural Research Institute
3. National Institute of Nutrition

Which of the following is/are correct regarding “Adopt a Home” programme?

1. It is for adopting Elderly Homes by corporate sector and individuals.
2. Private Elderly homes can also be started or adopted under it.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI)?

1. It is a global alliance between governments, industries, WHO, civil society, etc.
2. It focusses on vaccine development.

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Indian Institute Of Skills?

1. It is in Kanpur.
2. This is established by the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Institute of Technical Education.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK)?

1. One Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra would be started in each district of the country.
2. It is a centre to train teachers of the various skill development programs.

What is Nidhi Company?

Which of the following schemes are merged into a new ‘umbrella’ scheme called ‘Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)’?

1. National Discipline Scheme
2. Youth Hostels
3. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan

Which of the following are components of the National Young Leaders Programme (NYLP)?

1. National Youth Corps
2. National Youth Development Fund
3. Neighbourhood Youth Parliament

Which ministry won gold in the Web Ratna category in the Digital India Awards, 2016?

India has attained which position in global wind power installed capacity?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. A target of 100 GW grid-connected solar rooftops to be achieved by 2022 has been set.
2. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has tied up with ISRO for Geotagging all the Rooftop plants using ISRO’s VEDAS Portal.

Which of the following observations were made regarding the neem coated urea? 

1. Reduced pest attack
2. Diversion of neem coated urea to non-agricultural uses
3. Improved soil health

Which new service has been formed to achieve the vision of “Startup India”, “Stand-up India” and “Make in India”?

Which of the following is/are true regarding the novel design of CO₂ sorbents developed by TIFR?

1. They have low amine loading.
2. Liquid sorbents exhibit better efficiency with greater potential to overcome the shortcomings of solid sorbents.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Bhimbetka paintings belong to the Upper Palaeolithic age.
2. The Bhimbetka rock shelters are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The first powerful dynasty to emerge in Magadha was the Sisunaga dynasty.
2. The first non-Kshatriya dynasty to emerge was the Nanda dynasty.

Which of the following kings of ancient India was called “Sarva Kashtriyantaka” and “Ekrat”?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Maurya administration?

1. The highest category of officials in the administration was called Tirtha.
2. The judiciary officers were called the Vyavharika Mahamatta.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
2. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War resulted in the Kingdom of Mysore entering into Subsidiary Alliance with the British.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?

1. It was brought into effect by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
2. This was also called the Zamindari System.

Which of the following were not reasons for the passing of the Regulating Act of 1773 by the British Parliament?

1. The East India Company was in severe financial crisis.
2. The complexity of the Dual form of administration created by Robert Clive.
3. The defeat of the East India Company against Mysore’s Hyder Ali in 1769.

Which of the following princely states was not annexed by the Doctrine of Lapse by the British?

Which of the following were not the objectives of the Home Rule Movement in India?

1. To achieve dominion status for India.
2. To promote political education and discussion to set up an agitation for self-government.

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Surat session 1907 – Party splits into extremists and moderates
2. Calcutta session 1917 – First woman president of the INC; Annie Besant
3. Lahore session 1929 – Resolution for Poorna Swaraj.