UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Nov 30 - Dec 06

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The right to property is a legal right.
2. Article 24 of the Indian Constitution relates to the prohibition of child labour.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to writs in India?

1. Habeas Corpus can not be issued when the proceeding is for contempt of a legislature or a court.
2. The writ Mandamus cannot be issued against a private individual.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Consolidated Fund of India?

1. The government needs parliamentary approval to withdraw money from this fund.
2. The provision for this fund is given in Article 266(1) of the Constitution of India.
3. States cannot have their own Consolidated Funds.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Article 348 of the Constitution of India provides that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every High court shall be in the English Language until Parliament by law otherwise provides.
2. Article 343 of the Constitution provides that Hindi in Devanagari script shall be the Official Language of the Union.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Lok Sabha?

1. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.
2. Money Bill under Article 110 can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Ujjawala Scheme?

1. It is a scheme for the prevention of trafficking of children and women for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
2. The scheme also covers the repatriation of cross-border victims into their home countries.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Zero Hunger Programme?

1. The programme lays focus upon nutrition, health and agriculture in a symbiotic manner for developing a unified approach in dealing with malnutrition and hunger.
2. The programme is initiated by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in alliance with other bodies and state governments.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Saubhagya Scheme?

1. Under this scheme, transformers, meters, wires and other such types of equipment will be made available at subsidized prices.
2. The nodal agency for implementation of the scheme across the country would be the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC).

Which of the following is/are correct about the govt. scheme UDAY?

1. It is a scheme to help the DISCOMs in financial turnaround.
2. One of the objectives of the scheme is to reduce the cost of power generation.

Consider the following statements:

1. Cartosat-3 is a high-resolution imaging satellite that will help large-scale urban planning, infrastructure development, and coastal land use.
2. The Cartosat-3 is the 9th satellite of the Cartosat series.

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

Consider the following statements about Mandana paintings:

1. It is done on the floor and walls as a mark of celebration and to protect home and earth.
2. The art is typically passed on from mother to daughter and uses white khariya or chalk solution and geru or red ochre.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding revenue expenditure:

1. Revenue expenditure consists of all those expenditures that result in creation of assets.
2. It includes those expenses that are incurred for the normal functioning of the government departments.

Which of the above is/are correct?

With reference to International Dateline, consider the following statements:

1. It is not a perfect straight line
2. While crossing International Date Line from Marshal Island to Hawaii Island, a person gains a day.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP):

1. It seeks to empower Tiger Range Country (TRCs) to address the entire spectrum of threats, domestic as well as trans-boundary related to tigers.
2. It has a shared goal of doubling the number of wild tigers globally by 2022.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Net population size in an area will increase if:

Match the following with respect to the Mauryan administration:

1. Tirthas:                                     A. Judiciary officers
2. Amatyas:                                  B. Highest category of officials
3. Vyavharika Mahamatta:       C: Secretaries

Which of the following granted the East India Company the authority to grant licenses to individuals and company employees to carry on trade in India known as ‘privilege’ or ‘country trade’?

Which of the following granted permission to the missionaries to come to India and engage in religious proselytization?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Pitt’s India Act of 1784?

1. This act made a distinction between the commercial and political activities of the East India Company.
2. This act established the British Crown’s authority in civil and military administration of its Indian territories.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Cabinet Mission?

1. One of the objectives of the Mission was to formulate a constitution-making body for India.
2. The then Viceroy Lord Wavell was a member of the Mission.

Consider the following statements:

1. Cyclone Idai is a Tropical Cyclone.
2. The cyclone has been named by Zimbabwe.

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

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Bogibeel river bridge is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India.
2. It is the first rail-cum-road bridge built over the Brahmaputra River in Assam.

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:

Which of these states shares its border with Myanmar and Bangladesh?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Iran shares borders with Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
2. Chabahar Port is a seaport in Chabahar located in southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft spent more than a decade examining Saturn’s rings more closely than any spacecraft before it.
2. Saturn’s rings are made of billions of pieces of ice, dust and rocks. Some of these particles are as small as a grain of salt.

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

1. A nanomagnet is a submicrometric system that presents spontaneous magnetic order at zero applied magnetic field.
2. The small size of nanomagnets prevents the formation of magnetic domains.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Toluene when oxidised gets converted into benzoic acid.
2. Benzoic acid is used as a food preservative (E210) and medicine for fungal/bacterial infection.

“Abhedya” recently seen in news is:

Consider the following statements about Fag/Phag festival:

1. It is celebrated in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
2. It is celebrated to welcome the Hindu New Year.

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

Commercialisation of agriculture is a phenomenon associated with British rule in India. Which of the following factors increased the pace of this commercialisation?

1. American Civil War
2. Opening of Suez Canal
3. Replacement of old sailing ships with steamships in Britain
4. Depression in British shipping industry
5. Extension of railways in India
6. Movement from barter trade to money economy in India

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Isostacy explains that up-raised parts of the earth are balanced by down-set parts of the earth.
2. Sea floor spreading occurs at the mid-oceanic ridge where plates diverge to form new crust.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Which of the following is/are incorrect about Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSC)?

1. All bills in the parliament are referred to these committees.
2. Recommendations of the committees are binding.
3. No outside expert opinions are taken by the committees.

Which of the following are women saints of the Bhakti Movement of medieval India?

1. Akka Mahadevi
2. Lal Ded
3. Lopamudra
4. Sant Soyarabai

Which of the following countries share a border with the Persian Gulf?

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Lebanon
3. Oman
4. Iraq

“Global Trends Report”, an annual report on the world level trends on displacement is released by:

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Economic Advisory Council?

1. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister has been constituted to advice the PM on all critical economic and related issues which have been referred to it by the PM.
2. The Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India.

Which of the following is/are incorrect with respect to the United Nations Human Rights Council?

1. It is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe.
2. India was elected as a member country from January 2019 for a period of 3 years.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. All member nations of BBIN are also members of SAARC.
2. India is not a member of SCO, but a member of BBIN.
3. All member nations of SAARC are also members of BIMSTEC.