UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Sep 08 - Sep 14

Which of the following statements regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy is/are correct?

1. The Principles spell out the socio-economic democracy in the country.
2. The provisions contained in these Principles are not enforceable by any court.

The ideal of ‘Welfare State’ in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its

“To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India” is a provision made in the

Which of the following 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 Legislative Council of that particular state.

Which of the following is the ‘Custodian of the Constitution of India’?

The provisions in Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Indian Constitution are made in order to

In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is included in the 

Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution contains provisions regarding anti-defection?

Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution of India?

1. National Development Council
2. Planning Commission
3. Zonal Councils

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only.
2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the state of India.

With reference to the Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.
2. In the Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to use the Home Rule League.
3. Demonstrations against the Simon Commission coincided with the Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Who of the following was/were economic critic(s) of colonialism in India?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Subramania Iyer
3. C Dutt

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

1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Congress Socialist Party?

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and the evasion of taxes.
2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.
3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

The Government of India Act 1919 clearly defined

Which of the following was the largest site of the Indus Valley Civilization?

Which is the river most mentioned in Vedic literature?

Which of the following is not a part of early Jain literature?

Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism?

1. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment.
2. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas.
3. Denial of the efficacy of rituals.
4. Non-injury to animal life.

Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta Period?

Ragamala paintings during the medieval period

1. depicted the amalgamation of art, poetry and classical music.
2. depicted the story of a hero and a heroine using ragas each of which was personified using a colour.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the art form from Kerala, Kathakali?

1. Most of them represent the eternal conflict between good and evil.
2. There is minimal use of properties but an elaborate makeup is present.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the dance forms of India?

1. Jugalbandhi is a component of Kathak.
2. Jala Chitra Nrityam is an element of Kuchipudi.

Mural paintings are found in which of the following places?

1. Ajanta caves
2. Lepakshi Temple
3. Sanchi Stupa

Which of the following tie and dye arts is incorrectly matched with the state?

1. Laharia – Rajasthan
2. Ikat- Kerala
3. Bandhani – Gujarat

Where is the Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park located?

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

1. Teesta
2. Subansiri
3. Sankosh

Which of the following regarding salt production in India is/are correct?

1. India is the second largest producer of iodised salt in the world, next only to China.
2. Gujarat is the leading producer of salt in India.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to earthquakes?

1. They largely occur along the converging plate boundaries.
2. The intensity of the earthquake decreases with distance from the earthquake.

Which of the following is not correct for Aridisols, one of the soil orders?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)?

1. It was established under an Act of the Parliament.
2. It contributed to the Green Revolution of the 1970s.

IMPRINT India initiative of the Government of India relates to

Which of the following can be called as ‘Factors of production’?

1. Human labour
2. Land
3. Consumer goods
4. Capital goods

APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojana relates to

As per Classical Economic thought, if the buyers and sellers in each market take their decisions following only their own self-interests, then which of these will follow?

GDP deflator is a measure of

A country will necessarily be economically developed if

1. It has large reserves of natural resources.
2. It has a large base of working age population.

Rural India’s version of Startup India was named as_____

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Creative India; Innovative India – Intellectual Property Rights
2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana – Financial inclusion
3. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana – MSME sector

Which of the following countries have been put into the list of countries that support terrorism by the US?

1. North Korea
2. Iran
3. Sudan
4. Syria

Which among the following sanctions are imposed as a result of a State Sponsor of Terrorism designation by the USA?

1. A ban on arms-related exports and sales
2. Controls over exports of dual-use items
3. Prohibitions on economic assistance

Which of the following countries have recently achieved malaria-free status?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Bhutan
3. Maldives

According to the WHO, India is unlikely to cut Malaria burden by half in 2020 because of which of the following factors:

1. Weak surveillance system
2. Low funding per person at risk
3. Resistance to certain frontline insecticides

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. A cryptocurrency is basically an asset that has been created to function as a medium of exchange like cash.
2. Cryptocurrencies exist in both physical and digital form.

India has recently announced an Asia-Africa Growth Corridor with which of the following countries?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. MILAN is a congregation of littoral navies.

2. It is conducted annually by the Navy under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Dragonfly Project of NASA will explore the satellite of Jupiter.

2. Titan is the only satellite of Saturn.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Uranium, thorium and potassium are the radioactive elements.

2. Jupiter’s powerful gravitational attraction causes the Europa’s orbit to be extremely elliptical.

3. Europa is the natural satellite of Jupiter.

Consider the following statements about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA):

1. A measure that protected residents who entered the country illegally as children from deportation.

2. It is an initiative of Donald Trump.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Rustom-2 is a type of UAV.

2. It can fly up to an altitude of 22,000 feet.

3. It is capable of carrying payloads for electronic and signal intelligence missions.