UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Oct 06 - Oct 12

After which of the following events the Cabinet Mission was thought to have become defunct?

Consider the following about the famous Bengali play ‘Neel Darpan’:

1. The play is about the Indigo Rebellion in Bengal in the 19th century.
2. It was written by Dinabandhu Mitra and translated into English by Rev. Long.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statements about the Muslim League is/are correct?

1. It was established by M A Jinnah in Dhaka in 1906.
2. Its London branch was established by Amir Ali.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Kakori Conspiracy Case?

1. The Kakori train robbery took place in 1925.
2. An important women associate of Chandrasekhar Azad in this robbery was Pritilata Waddedar.

Which of the following is/are correct about the National Archives of India?

1. It is a repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and operates under the Ministry of Culture.
2. It was established in 1891 as the Imperial Records Department.

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

1. It refers to the famine in the years 1899 – 1900 in northern India because of the El Nino years 1896 and 1899 which led to decreased monsoons.
2. The famine is so called because in the Vikram Samvat, the year was 1956.

Which among the following organisations was established after the formation of the Indian National Congress?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Treaty of Salbai?

1. It was signed in 1782 between the British East India Company and the Marathas to end the First Anglo-Maratha War.
2. This treaty made Raghunath Rao retire off with a pension.

Which of the following is/are incorrectly matched?

1. Raja Rammohan Roy – Brahmo Samaj
2. Atmaram Pandurang – Prarthana Samaj
3. Jyotirao Phule – Satyashodhak Samaj

The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the Independence for India League in opposition to the

What is the correct sequence of the following events?

1. Lucknow Pact
2. Introduction of dyarchy
3. Rowlatt Act
4. Partition of Bengal

Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization cites was a dock?

The Battle of the Ten Kings or Dasharajan Yudha is mentioned in

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Hindustani Music?

1. It has its origins in Bharata’s Natya Shastra.
2. Dhrupad, Khayal are its styles.

Which of the following criteria was laid down to determine a language as classical?

1. Literary tradition be original and not borrowed from another speech community.
2. High antiquity of its early texts

Of the following land uses, which is restricted to Special Economic Zones?

Who conducts the buffer stock operation in India?

Who sponsors the regional rural banks in India?

A sunrise industry is one that is new or relatively new, growing fast and is expected to become important in the future. Which of the following are considered an example of sunrise industry?

1. Space tourism
2. Petrochemical
3. Electronics
4. Paper

The reserve held by commercial banks over and above the statutory minimum with the RBI is called

Which of the following is not related to wind erosion?

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Arrange the following geological systems of India in the correct order of formation starting with the oldest?

1. Dharwars
2. Aravallis
3. Cuddapahs
4. Vindhyas

Which of the following is the cause of long-term sea-level change?

Match the following ocean currents with the country associated:

                     Ocean current                                Country

1. Agulhas current                             A. Peru
2. Humboldt current                         B. South Africa
3. Labrador current                          C. Argentina
4. Falkland current                           D. Canada

Which of the following organism(s) can be considered detritivores?

1. earthworm
2. carrion beetle
3. pseudomonas

An assemblage or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area and in a particular time is called_____________ in ecology.

In a terrestrial ecosystem, the trophic level that would contain the largest biomass would be the:

The use of living organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site is known as

The Great Himalayan National Park, which hosted the 2017 UNESCO Nature Fest is in which state?

Which of the following is/are correct with reference to appointment of the Chief Justice of India:

1. By convention the outgoing Chief Justice of India selects his successor

2. He is appointed on the basis of seniority as per the age of the Judge.

In 1981, in Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib case, Supreme Court gave a judgement and explained the conditions in which ‘other authorities’ can be defined as State. Which of the following is not a condition for an enterprise to be called ‘State’ as per the judgement?

1. Entire share capital help by government

2. Most of the financial assistance coming from the state

3. Working in Public interest

4. Enjoying autonomy

Options:

Consider the following statements regarding the Preamble of the constitution of India:

1. It is based on the Objective resolution introduced by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 22 January 1947.

2. Only Sovereign and Secular words were added to the Preamble by 42nd constitutional amendment act, 1976.

3. In Keshavanand Bharti case, Supreme Court held that the Preamble is an integral part of the constitution.

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

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Abolition of untouchability is guaranteed by the state against private individuals, under Article 17.

2. Offences committed on grounds of untouchability lead to disqualification from election to parliament and state legislature.

3. It is an absolute right guaranteed by the Constitution.

The Right of a child to free and compulsory education is a Fundamental right under Article 21A. Consider the following statements in this regard:

1. Children of the age 6 to 14 years are entitled to free and compulsory education.

2. It has been enforced in every state.

3. It is in consonance with the Directive Principle provided under Article 45.

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

Consider the following statements regarding Article 33:

1. Under this, Parliament is empowered to restrict Fundamental rights of Armed forces.

2. It includes Court martial also.

Choose the correct option:

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

1. Article 23 permits state to impose compulsory service for public purposes.

2. Article 23 allows gender based discrimination.

Which of the following statement/s with respect to UIDAI is/are correct?

1. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established in 2009 by the government of India.

2. It works under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

3. It follows the provisions of the Aadhar Act, 2016.

Options:

The inter-state council, provided under article 263, for the coordination between states is chaired by:

Before elections to the state legislature, regional commissioners are appointed, in  consultation with the election commission, by:

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which among the following organisations commenced under the Marrakesh Agreement?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The UN Secretariat is one of the 7 principal organs of the UN system.
2. The UN Secretariat supports the other UN bodies administratively (like in the organisation of conferences, writing of reports, preparation of budget, etc.)

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to GST Verify app?

1. It is an android app to verify if the person collecting GST from the consumer is eligible to collect it or not.
2. It was developed by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the National Science Day?

1. It is observed every year on 28th February.
2. It is the anniversary of the date on which Sir C V Raman discovered the Raman Effect.

Which of the following is/are correct about Muntra?

1. It is India’s first unmanned tank.
2. It would be used for surveillance missions, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio threats.

What is India’s rank in 4G speed across the globe?

Which of the following agricultural commodity of India gives largest in terms of export value?

Which of the following is/are correct about International Securities Identification Number (ISIN):

1. SEBI is authorised to issue the ISIN to the securities other than G-Secs.
2. Securities to which ISINs can be issued does not include debt securities and derivatives.

Which of the following is the world’s largest wetland system?