UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz May 11 - May 17

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of The Government of India Act, 1919.
2. This act provided for the first time, the establishment of a public service commission in India.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Regulating Act, 1773?

1. As per this, Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William.
2. A Supreme Court of Judicature was established at Madras.

In which of the following Acts was the term ‘British possessions in India’ used for the first time?

Which of the following was the first princely state to enter into a subsidiary alliance with the British?

Which of the following wars and treaties are correctly matched?

1. First Anglo-Sikh War – Treaty of Delhi
2. First Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Madras
3. Second Anglo-Mysore War – Treaty of Mangalore

In Mauryan administration, what were officers in charge of land measurement and boundary-fixing known as?

Which of the following statements about Gupta kings is/are correct?

1. Samudragupta was called ‘Indian Napoleon’.
2. Poet Kalidasa was in the court of the Gupta king, Chandragupta II.
3. Nalanda University was founded by the Gupta king, Kumaragupta.

Which of the following ancient Indian works is incorrectly worked with its author?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Hiuen Tsang visited India during Harshavardhana’s reign.
2. Harsha could not expand his kingdom to south India because he was defeated by the Chalukya king Pulakesin II.

Which of the following is/are correct about Emperor Ashoka?

1. He sent his children to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism.
2. Ashokavadana, a source about Ashoka is written in Sanskrit.

Which of the following regarding heat zones of the earth is/are correct?

1. The area between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn receives the maximum heat and is called Torrid Zone.
2. Midday sun is overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in Torrid Zone.
3. Midday sun never shines overhead on any latitude in Temperate and Frigid Zones.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. All planets have at least one natural satellite.
2. Saturn has the largest number of natural satellites.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding longitutes?

1. These are lines of reference running from north to south.
2. All of them are equal in length.

Which of the following is/are correct about the atmosphere’s structure?

1. All the weather phenomenon takes place in the stratosphere.
2. Meteorites burn up on entering the thermosphere.

Which of the following is/are incorrect about life in the Amazon Basin?

1. It has hot and wet climate throughout the year.
2. Bromeliads, which are special plants that store water in their leaves grow here.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding sea salinity?

1. Ocean salinity depends on evaporation and precipitation.
2. Any change in the temperature or density influences the salinity.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Dharwar geological systems?

1. They belong to Archean geological period.
2. They are metamorphosed sedimentary rocks.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Circum Pacific Belt?

1. It is an active volcanic realm.
2. It is an active seismic realm.
3. It is a divergent plate boundary.
4. It is prone to Tsunami.

Which of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?

Which of the following is not a tributary of the River Ganga?

Constitutionalism is a philosophy of a limited government. Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution helps in enforcing this philosophy?

1. Fundamental Rights
2. DPSP
3. Fundamental Duties

Which of the following is/are the defining features of the parliamentary form of government in India?

1. Watertight separation of powers between executive, legislature and judiciary.
2. Executive being responsible to the legislature.
3. Division of powers between centre and state.

Which of the following writs can be issued against a private individual as well as a public authority?

1. Habeas Corpus
2. Mandamus
3. Prohibition

Which of the following is/are correct about the basic structure of the Indian Constitution?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Constituent Assembly was constituted as per the India Independence Act.
2. Seats allocated to each British province were to be divided among three principal communities Muslims, Scheduled Communities and Hindus.
3. The Assembly thus was an elected body.

With respect to the suspended animation of legislative assembly, consider the following statements:

1. A legislative assembly can go in suspended animation if after assembly elections, no party wins a clear mandate.
2. An assembly can be kept under suspended animation even after new members have taken oath of office.
3. There is no time limit on keeping the assembly under suspended animation.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following are the unitary features of the Indian Constitution?

1. Indestructible states
2. Flexible constitution
3. Indian judicial system
4. Some discretionary powers of governor
5. Article 312
6. Equal representation of states in Rajya Sabha

The parliamentary privileges are available to:

1. Union Ministers
2. Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha
3. Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

Answer as per the codes below:

Which of the following constitutes contempt of the House?

1. Publication of false or distorted report of the Proceedings of the House
2. Publication of expunged proceedings of the House
3. Publication of proceedings of secret Sessions of the House

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. No criminal proceedings whatsoever can be instituted against the President of India.
2. No civil proceedings in which relief is claimed against the President shall be instituted during his term of office in any court.

Rekhapida, Pidhadeul and Khakra are classifications of the temple architecture of

The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Buddhist stupas and their architecture?

1. It comprises a a hemispherical dome into which one can enter and worship Buddha’s relics.
2. Only at Nagarjunakonda one can find a fully intact Buddhist Stupa south of the Godavari River.

Where is the famous rock cut temple – the Draupadi Ratha found?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Dhamekh stupa at Sarnath?

1. It belongs to the Gupta age.
2. It is said to mark the spot where the Buddha gave the first sermon to his first five brahmin disciples after attaining enlightenment.

Which of the following best describes ‘Liberalised Remittance Scheme’ of RBI?

Which of the following is the best description of the term ‘Mathew Effect’ sometimes seen in news?

Which of the following best describes ‘No-Fly List’?

With reference to ‘Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016’, consider the following statements:

1. It deals primarily with insolvency issues in the banking sector.
2. Timeline for Insolvency resolution process is 2 years under IBC, 2016.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to ‘Consumer Confidence Survey’, consider the following statements:

1. It is released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
2. This survey is being used by the Reserve Bank as one of the important inputs for monetary policy formulation.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about ‘Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project’:

1. It is fully funded by Central Government.
2. The objectives of DRIP are to improve the safety and operational performance of selected existing dams.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following best describes ‘REDD+’?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘GENETICALLY MODIFIED crops’:

1. As per report of International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, 2018, India ranks 5th in global cultivation of GM crops.
2. Bt. cotton is the only GM crop approved for commercial cultivation in the Country.
3. The approval of any new genetically modified crop is given on a case to case basis after thorough scientific evaluation of health and environment safety as per applicable guidelines made under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rules, 1989.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Recently which state has written to National Tiger Conservation Authority to revive the plan to reintroduce cheetahs in the state’s sanctuary?

Consider the following statements about ‘National Tiger Conservation Authority’:

1. It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
2. It has been constituted under enabling provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for strengthening tiger conservation, as per powers and functions assigned to it under the said Act.
3. Prime Minister is the chairman of the authority.

Identify the Biosphere Reserve:

1. It is the highest biosphere reserve in India.
2. It comprises of India’s first ‘Mixed Heritage Sites’.
3. It is one of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots that has good species diversity with high levels of endemism, with many mountains, peaks, lakes, caves, rocks, stupas (shrines) and hot springs.

Select the correct answer:

Consider the following about ‘Repurpose Used Cooking Oil’:

1. It is an initiative of FSSAI.
2. It is an ecosystem that will enable the collection and conversion of UCO to biodiesel.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are correct about Gravitational waves?

1. Gravitational waves are ‘ripples’ in the fabric of space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe.
2. Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity.

Which of the following is/are correct about LIGO-India?

1. LIGO-India is planned as a collaborative project between a consortium of Indian research institutions and the LIGO Laboratory in the USA, along with its international partners Australia, Germany and the UK.
2. Hingoli district of Maharashtra has been selected as the primary site.

Which of the following is/are correct Helium?

1. It was discovered by astronomers studying the sun during a total solar eclipse.
2. It helps in determining the chemical composition of stars and gases far away, and even calculate their temperature and density.