UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Oct 12 - Oct 18

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

1. It is the lengthiest written constitution in the world.
2. The word ‘Federation’ has not been used in the constitution.

With reference to ‘voting in India’ which of the following statements is/are correct?

1.  In India, Voting can be done in three ways: in person, through posts and through a proxy.
2. Voting through post and proxy are only allowed to NRIs.
3. Lok Sabha recently passed Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to provide for online voting facility to NRIs.

‘NOTA’ option is available to voters in which of the following elections?

1. Lok Sabha elections
2. Rajya Sabha elections
3. State Assembly elections
4. State Council elections

Consider the following statements about the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha:

1.  In the election of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha participate.
2. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha is subordinate to Chairman of Rajya Sabha and is not directly responsible to Rajya Sabha.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following Directives Principles are based on liberal Intellectual Principles?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat programme?

1. It is held by the Ministry of Culture.
2. It was promoted engagement amongst the people of different States/UTs so as to enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures.
3. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs are held under its aegis.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Rozgar Mela?

1. It is a job fair conducted by the National Skill Development Corporation for leather workers.
2. It provides vocational training opportunities as well to the youth.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect regarding ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana?

1. The scheme will cover expenses for primary health care.
2. The scheme will be cashless & paperless at public hospitals and empanelled private hospitals.
3. The benefit only includes prehospitalization expenses and not posthospitalization expenses.

Consider the following statements about Van Dhan Scheme:

1. This scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
2. This scheme seeks to improve tribal incomes through value addition of tribal products.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to ‘Poshan Abhiyan/National Nutrition Mission’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
2. The goals of the National Nutrition Mission are to achieve improvements in the nutritional status of children from 6-14 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers.
3. Its main objective is to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anemia and low birth weight babies.

The most important fishing grounds of earth are found in regions where

Which of the following is/are correct about Burkina Faso?

1. It is a country on the western coast of Africa opening to the Atlantic.
2. It is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The winds which blow between 30 degree north and 60 degree south latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in the North-western region of India are part of westerlies.

Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?

1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth

Which of the following is/are correct about the MOSAiC expedition?

1. It is the largest ever Arctic expedition in history.
2. The mission is aimed at studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic and how it could affect the rest of the world.

Which one of the following national parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

In which of the following states do ‘Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests’ occur?

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram

In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

In Indian cities, which among the following atmospheric gases are normally considered in calculating the value of Air Quality Index?

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Nitrogen dioxide
4. Sulfur dioxide
5. Methane

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Annex I Countries – Cartagena Protocol
2. Certified Emissions Reductions: Nagoya Protocol
3. Clean Development Mechanism – Kyoto Protocol

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of India.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of  Bengal.
3. Louis Mountbatten was the last Governor-General of India.

Who among the following gave the slogan ‘Back to the Vedas’?

Which of the following is/are correct about Champaran Satyagraha?

1. It is called the first experiment on Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi.
2. This movement was against the tinkathia system.

Which among the following were the causes of the rise of extremism in the Indian national movement?

1. The 1905 partition of Bengal
2. The failure of the moderate leaders in getting any significant results from the British authorities.
3. World events such as Russia’s defeat at the hands of Japan, and Abbysinia’s repulsion of the Italian army

Which of the following were the limitations of the Govt. of India Act 1919?

1. This act extended consolidated and communal representation.
2. Allocation of the seats for the central legislature was not based on population but the ‘importance’ of the province in the eyes of the British.
3. The governor-general and the governors had a lot of power to undermine the legislatures at the centre and the provinces respectively.

Which of the following was/were provisions of the Regulating Act of 1773?

1. It provided for the appointment of a Governor-General along with four Councillors in the Presidency of Fort William (Calcutta), jointly called the Governor-General in Council.
2. A Supreme Court of Judicature was established at Calcutta.

Which of the following is/are correct about Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagara?

1. He belonged to the Tuluva dynasty.
2. He had in his court 8 scholars known as Ashtadiggajas.

Which of the following is/are correct about Sunga Kings?

1. King Agnimitra was a hero in one of Kalidasa’s poem.
2. Sunga kings patronised art and architecture, and also the Sanskrit language.

Which of the following is/are correct about Mahavira’s teachings?

1. One will be punished or rewarded as per one’s karma.
2. The universe is a product of the natural phenomenon of cause and effect.
3. There is an all-powerful God.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Pallava King Narasimhavarman I?

1. He was also called Vatapikonda.
2. He founded the city of Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram.

Astronomers took the first-ever image of a black hole with the help of which telescope?

Which country’s spacecraft Chang ‘e-4’ has made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon?

ISRO has launched which defence satellite for DRDO?

Which of the following folk dance forms is incorrectly matched with its state?

Avanaddha Vadya refers to which of the following?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Qila Rai Pithora?

1. It is a fortified complex attributed to the Rajputs.
2. It is located in Agra.

Which of the following is/are correct about Padmasambhava?

1. He is also venerated as the Second Buddha.
2. He is also known as Guru Rinpoche.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. India has a trade surplus with all the members of proposed RCEP.
2. India is a member of SAARC and ASEAN.

Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur if

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Lotteries are legal in all states of India.
2. State-run and state-authorised lotteries can be sold outside the state.