UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Sep 07 - Sep 13

Which among the following amendments to the Constitution of India was Delhi designated as the National Capital Territory (NCT)?

Which of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India has to be amended to provide for the formation of a new State?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Legislative Council of a state in India can be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular state.
2. The Governor of a State nominates the Chairman of the Legislative Council of that particular state.
3. The State Assembly can abolish a legislative council or create it on its own.

Under the constitutional provisions, which authority has the power regarding the formation of new states or altering the boundaries of existing states?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

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

Which of the following is/are correct about the Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin?

1. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
2. It mainly focuses on ensuring the use of toilets, besides their construction.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Kisan SAMPADA Yojana?

1. It aims at integrating existing and new schemes targeted at reducing food wastage, provide quality food to consumers at reasonable prices and at the same time doubling farmer’s income.
2. It is under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Which of the following schemes allows private and public sector corporations to adopt any heritage site in India for its protection and development?

Which of the following activities come under the Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan?

1. Distribution of soil health cards to farmers
2. Bovine vaccination for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in villages
3. Artificial insemination saturation

Which of the following is/are correct about Target Olympic Podium Scheme?

1. Under the scheme, selected athletes are provided financial assistance for their customized training at Institutes.
2. The objective is to identify and support potential medal prospects for the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
3. Focused disciplines will be Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Wrestling, and Shooting.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Bhimbetka Paintings/Rock Shelters from prehistoric India?

1. They belong to the Upper Palaeolithic age.
2. The hills are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3. They are located in Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Indus Valley Civilisation?

1. Agriculture was the most important occupation.
2. It was the first civilisation to cultivate cotton.
3. Trade was conducted with the Sumerians.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Rig Veda?

1. It is divided into 10 books called Mandalas.
2. It is the oldest text in any Indo-European language.
3. Agni is the chief deity cited in the Rig Veda.

Who among the following is called the ‘first historical emperor of India’?

Which of the following is/are incorrect regarding the causes of the spread of Buddhism in ancient India?

Which of the following is/are correct about the historical work in Sanskrit Rajatarangini?

1. It is a historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir.
2. It was composed by Kalhana.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Battle of Plassey’s consequences?

1. Mir Jaffar was installed as the Nawab of Bengal.
2. The British became the paramount power in Bengal.

Which of the following was/were recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch?

1. Indians were to be educated in English and their native language.
2. Every district should have at least one government school.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Lord Dalhousie was the first one to use it in India.
2. As per this, any adopted son of the Indian ruler could not be proclaimed as heir to the kingdom, although he could inherit his foster father’s personal estates.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the provisions of the Government of India Act 1919?

1. A bicameral legislature was set up with two houses – Legislative Assembly and the Council of State at the Central government level.
2. The Act created an office of the High Commissioner for India in London.

Which of the following work as both erosional and depositional agent?

1. Running water
2. Groundwater
3. Glaciers
4. Wind
5. Waves

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Soils in tropical regions are characterised by high humus content.
2. In dry regions, salts accumulate in the top layer of soil due to capillary action.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the interior structure of the earth?

1. Moho’s discontinuity forms the boundary between the mantle and the core of the earth.
2. The lithosphere is the main source of magma that erupts as lava in a volcano.
3. The outer core is liquid while the inner core is solid.

Identify the type of rainfall from the following characteristics:

1. Common in the summer or in the hotter part of the day.
2. Short duration heavy rainfall with thunder and lightning.
3. Common in the equatorial regions and interior parts of a continent.

Alfred Wegener proposed which of the following forces to be responsible for continental drift?

1. Earth’s rotation
2. Tidal force of the moon
3. Tidal force of the sun

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Batagur baska, a reptile?

1. They are freshwater turtles.
2. They are not found naturally in India.
3. They are given legal protection under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

With reference to community in ecosystems, which of the following is/are correct?

1. It refers to the population of different kinds of organisms living together and sharing the same habitat.
2. It consists of all of the species living in an area.
3. It consists of interacting populations.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Global Peatlands Initiative?

1. It was initiated by the UNEP.
2. It aims to conserve and restore peatlands globally.

Which of the following is/are correct about ‘Future Earth’?

1. It is a global platform for international scientific collaboration related to global environmental change.
2. Over 200 global research projects are undertaken by this organisation.

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

Which of the following is/are correct about green bonds?

1. The first Green bond was issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2007.
2. The bond is voluntary and only issued by a financial institution.
3. A Green bond is functionally a debt instrument, like any other bond.

Cabotage Law is related to

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the e-way bill?

Which of the following sequence is correct about share capital in Regional Rural Banks?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Financial stability report?

1. It is released by the Ministry of Finance.
2. It reflects the overall assessment of the stability of India’s financial system and its resilience to risks emanating from global and domestic factors.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.
2. The Islamic Calendar began in AD 632.
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar.

The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of

Chakiarkoothu is a dance form from which state?

What is the difference between a CFL and an LED lamp?

1. To produce light, a CFL uses mercury vapour and phosphor while an LED lamp uses semiconductor material.
2. The average life span of a CFL is much longer than that of an LED lamp.
3. A CFL is less energy-efficient as compared to an LED lamp.

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

Satellites used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to be in such an orbit when:

1. The orbit is geosynchronous.
2. The orbit is circular.
3. The orbit lies in the plane of the Earth’s equator.
4. The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236 km.

Choose the correct answer from the options below: