UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Oct 19 - Oct 25

Which of the following was not a recommendation of the Nehru Report of 1928?

Which of the following proposed the setting aside of Rs. 1 lakh for the education of Indians?

Which of the following movements was for the temple-entry of the Depressed Classes?

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

1. The government banned the INC because of the Satyagraha.
2. C Rajagopalachari led a similar Satyagraha in Tamil Nadu.
3. It pushed Indian freedom struggle into the limelight in western media.

Who among the following declared “England’s need is India’s opportunity” with respect to the First World War?

According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas, the sequential order of the cycle of four eons (yugas) is:

What does the term ‘Yavanapriya’ denote in ancient Sanskrit texts?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Ghatikas were colleges attached to temples.
2. Eripatti was a village donated to the Brahmins.

Which of the following is/are correct sentences?

1. Mahabhishkramana is the event in which the Buddha left home to become an ascetic.
2. Mahaparinirvana is the event in which the Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath.

Which of Ashoka’s rock edicts mentions his victory over Kalinga?

Which of the following is correctly matched?

On planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion

Which of the following is/are unique characteristics of equatorial forests?

1. Presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy.
2. Coexistence of a large number of species.
3. Presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes.

Answer according to the codes below:

Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms?

1. Continental drift
2. Glacial cycles

Select the answer according to the code given below:

Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?

Turkey is located between:

Which of the following countries does not border the Caspian Sea?

Consider the following technique phenomena:

1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility
3. Gene silencing

Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?

Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in:

Which of the following is/are kharif crops?

1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat

Which of the following is/are Zaid crops?

1. Mustard
2. Cucumber
3. Sunflower
4. Cotton
5. Watermelon

Which of the following is/are correct with reference to the neem tree?

1. Neem oil can be used as a pesticide to control the proliferation of some species of insects and mites.
2. Neem seeds are used in the manufacture of biofuels and hospital detergents.
3. Neem oil has applications in the pharmaceutical industry.

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

Region                               Well-known for production of

1. Kinnaur                                         Areca nut
2. Mewat                                           Mango
3. Coromandel                                  Soyabean

Which of the following organisms is likely to show the highest concentration of DDT once it has been introduced into the ecosystem?

Which one of the following statements regarding starch and cellulose is not correct?

Which country launched the first 5G network?

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has launched which campaign to link beneficiaries of PMAY (urban) to other central schemes such as Ujjwala and Ayushman Bharat?

Which state in India has launched the “Walk to work” campaign?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Mukhyamantri Parivar Samriddhi Yojana?

1. This scheme provides social security to families by giving them life insurance, accidental insurance, crop insurance and pension-related benefits.
2. It was launched in Haryana.

What is Danx-19?

Consider the following statements with respect to the India Innovation Index:

1. India Innovation Index is co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2. The Index examines the innovation ecosystem of Indian states only.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization founded to develop policies to combat money laundering.
2. It is an initiative of the International Monetary Fund.

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

Consider the following statements with respect to Global Hunger Index:

1. The component indicators of Global Hunger Index are undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, child mortality.
2. It is published annually by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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

Which of the following is a part of the electoral college for the President but, not the forum for his impeachment?

Which of the following is correct regarding the duties of the Prime Minister?

Which one of the following was not proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?

If the Prime Minister belonged to the Upper House of Parliament:

If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended?

Which of the following is/are correct statements?

1. As per the RBI circular, collateral-free loans of any value can be given to MSMEs.
2. The Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) is set up by the RBI.

For the calculation of which of the following, the base year of 2011 – 12 is used?

1. GDP
2. CPI
3. WPI
4. IIP