UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Oct 27 - Nov 02

Why does the government of India promote the use of Neem-coated urea in agriculture?

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Limboo – Sikkim
2. Karbi – Himachal Pradesh
3. Dongaria Kondh – Odisha
4. Bonda – Tamil Nadu

Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?

1. Deepening the Malacca Straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra Isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea.

Which of the following is/are the tributaries of the River Brahmaputra?

1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit

Turkey is located between

Match the following:

1. Atal 1 and Atal 2               A. Uttarakhand
2. Anamudi                            B. Tamil Nadu
3. Doddabetta Peak              C. Kerala
4. Guru Shikhar Peak           D. Rajasthan

Which of the following countries border the Indian Ocean?

1. Mozambique
2. Kenya
3. Ethiopia
4. Somalia
5. Tanzania

The correct code is:

Match the following:

1. Milex 2018            A. Thailand
2. Maitree                  B. BIMSTEC
3. Lamitye VIII         C. China
4. Hand in Hand      D. Seychelles

Arrange the following places from south to north:

1. Tashkent
2. Bishkek
3. Astana
4. Dushanbe

The correct code is:

Improper handling and storage of cereal grains and oilseeds result in the production of toxins known as aflatoxins which are not generally destroyed by normal cooking process. Aflatoxins are produced by:

Which of the following with respect to the Rainbow Trout is incorrect?

Greasing the wheel of commerce is the apt description for

In which of the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

1. Faizpur session of INC was the first session held in a village.
2. Belgaum session was the only INC session presided over by Gandhi.
3. All the INC sessions were presided over by Indians.
4. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to preside over an INC session.

Article 371J of the Indian Constitution provides for:

Consider the following statements with respect to Gecko:

1. Geckos are lizards and are found in warm climates throughout the world.
2. Most geckos are nocturnal.
3. Common house Gecko is found in India.

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

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Consider the following statements about the Wardha scheme of education:

1. Zakir Hussain committee drafted the national scheme for basic education.
2. Wardha scheme rejected the trickle down methodology used by Britishers.
3. It supported vernacular education.
4. It recommended inclusion of basic handicraft in the syllabus.

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

Majority as under Article 368 is needed in which of the following?

1. for the passage of Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Parliament.
2. for the removal of judges of SC and HCs.
3. for the continuation of national emergency.
4. for the removal of Speaker of Lok Sabha.
5. for the removal of Vice-president in Rajya Sabha.

Choose the correct option:

The objective(s) of the Theory of Separation of Power is/are:

1. To prevent the concentration of powers of government in a single authority.
2. To safeguard the individual’s liberty.

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

The real aim of the political work of the Congress, in words of the moderates, was:

Which of the following introduced bicameralism and direct elections in India?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Artefacts are the old objects like tools, weapons, pots, coins which were used by early man.
2. Archaeologist is a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Garo Hills are located in Assam.
2. Vindhya Range runs through Madhya Pradesh and extends up to Gujarat in the west, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the East.

What do we call the area along the River Ganga and its tributaries in the ancient times?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Some of the tributaries of the River Ganga are Son, Yamuna and Koshi.
2. About 2500 years ago, cities developed on the banks of the Ganga and its tributaries.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding inscriptions?

1. These are writings on relatively hard surfaces such as stone or metal.
2. Kings got their orders inscribed so that people could see, read and obey them.
3. They were used by kings and queens to record what they did.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Indian National Congress?

1. It was established in 1885 by Englishman A O Hume.
2. It was formerly called the Indian National Union.
3. The first session was held in Calcutta and it was presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji.

Which of the following were the demands of the moderates of the INC?

1. Civil rights for Indians
2. Indians in the Viceroy’s Council
3. Swaraj within the British Crown
4. Stopping the economic drain of India

Who was the Viceroy of India when Bengal was partitioned in 1905?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Indian Parliament:

1. The Appropriation Bill must be passed by both Houses of Parliament before it can be enacted into law.
2. No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under the appropriation made by the Appropriation Act.

Which one of the following correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Which one of the following bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliamentary separately by a special majority?

Match the following features of the Constitution with the country from which it was borrowed?

1. DPSP                              A. Australia
2. Fundamental Rights   B. Canada
3. Concurrent List            C. Ireland
4. India as a union of states with greater powers to the Union    D. USA

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution.
2. The first joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha was held in 1961.

The state where a body of water acquires a high concentration of nutrients, especially phosphates and nitrates is called

Which of the following is/are effects of eutrophication?

1. decreased biodiversity
2. new species invasion
3. increase in toxicity

Which of the following are examples of marine mammals?

1. polar bear
2. dolphin
3. whale
4. walrus

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Cetaceans are species that spend their whole lives in water such as whales, dolphins, etc.
2. Pinnipeds are carnivore species that use flippers for movement on land and in water such as seals, walruses, etc.

In an aquatic ecosystem, the organisms found living in the bottom of the water mass is known as:

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?

1. It will provide a comprehensive insurance cover against failure of the crop thus helping in stabilising the income of the farmers.
2. The Maximum Premium payable by the farmers will be 2% for all Kharif Food & Oilseeds crops, 1.5% for Rabi Food & Oilseeds crops and 5% for Annual Commercial/Horticultural Crops.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana?

1. It is an insurance scheme especially targeted at poor people in rural areas.
2. It provides accident cover with death benefits of up to Rs. 2 lakhs. 
3. The premium is just Rs.12 per annum for each member.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Atal Innovation Mission?

1. It is NITI Aayog’s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
2. Its sub-schemes include Atal Tinkering Labs and Atal Incubation Centres.

Consider the following statements about Scrub typhus:

1. Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by a virus.
2. The disease has no cure, only its symptoms can be treated.

Which of the statement/s is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Assam, is recognized as an endemic zone for acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).
2. Japanese encephalitis (JE), a vector-borne viral disease

Which of the statement/s is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Iran nuclear deal framework was a preliminary framework agreement reached in 2015 between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America.
2. USA unilaterally pulled out of the Iran Nuclear Deal Framework in 2018.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. All natural Earthquakes take place in the lithosphere.
2. Tectonic Earthquakes occur due to the sliding of the rocks along the fault line.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Richter scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake.
2. The energy released during a quake is expressed in absolute numbers of 0-10.

Zika Virus is related to which of the following virus/es:

1. Yellow fever
2. Dengue
3. Japanese encephalitis

Options:

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. India is a signatory to UN Convention on Refugees.
2. Rohingyas as classified as Refugees by the Indian Government.
3. Government of India launched “Operation Insaniyat” to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.