UPSC 2020: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Nov 07 - Nov 13

Which of the following were founded or published by Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Young India
2. Harijan
3. Natal Indian Congress

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. States Reorganisation Commission was headed by Fazal Ali with H. N. Kunzru and K. M. Panikkar as its members.
2. Post-independence, the first state to be created on a linguistic basis was Andhra in 1953.
3. Potti Sreeramulu’s hunger strike and subsequent death led to the formation of a separate Telugu-speaking state from the dominant Tamil-speaking state of Madras presidency.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. India spends 9% of its GDP on healthcare.
2. A big portion of India’s health expenditure is financed by households out of their own pockets.

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The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal has been set up under –

With reference to the circumstances in Indian agriculture, the concept of “Conservation Agriculture” assumes significance. Which of the following fall(s) under the Conservation Agriculture? [UPSC 2018]

1. Avoiding monoculture practices
2. Adopting minimum tillage
3. Avoiding the cultivation of plantation crops
4. Using crop residues to cover soil surface
5. Adopting spatial and temporal crop sequencing/crop rotations

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following provisions can be found in the POCSO Act?

1. Protect children from offences of sexual assault
2. Stringent punishment for child pornography
3. Safeguard the interests of the child at every stage of the judicial process by incorporating child-friendly mechanisms for reporting, recording of evidence, investigation, etc.
4. Explicitly prevent child marriages

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National Highway 306 (NH 306) is a critical highway for which states?

Which was the first language to be given the status of ‘Classical Language of India’?

Which of the following methods were adopted under the Non-Cooperation Movement?

1. Revival of Swadeshi
2. Boycott of foreign goods
3. Establishment of direct trade relations with friendly foreign countries
4. Boycott of the Councils

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The CBI automatically enjoys country-wide jurisdiction to investigate cases.
2. The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act makes consent of the state government mandatory for conducting CBI investigation in that state.
3. There are two kinds of consent – case-specific consent and general consent.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The National Defence College in New Delhi provides training only for military officers.
2. It admits officers only from the Indian armed forces.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge’?

1. It aims to develop and implement initiatives to improve the quality of life in cities for young children, caregivers and families.
2. It will be open for the 100 Smart Cities, cities with population of more than 5 lakh and State/Union Territory capitals.
3. It is implemented by the Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The only country to have signed, ratified and later withdrawn from the Paris Agreement is the USA.
2. Article 28 of the agreement enables parties to withdraw from the agreement.

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Consider the following statements with regard to the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)–

1. Its establishment was proposed by the Republic of Korea.
2. It provides training programs for election officials of member nations and provides support during a country’s election cycle to boost election management capacity.
3. India is looking to become a member of the association soon.

Which of the statement/s is/are correct?

The joint military exercise between India and Nepal is known as –

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

        India’s Military Exercises                         Country

1. Shakti & Varuna                                                  France
2. Indra                                                                      Russia
3. Ajeya Warrior & Konkan                                      UK

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The Kartarpur Corridor has been built across which river?

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) deals with –