UPSC 2020: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Sep 12 - Sep 18

Consider the following statements with respect to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960:

1. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
2. As per the provisions of the law, the government of India formed the Animal Welfare Board of India.
3. The act makes a provision under “Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion” that nothing contained in the Act shall render it an offence to kill any animal in a manner required by the religion of any community.

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

Which of the following statements is wrong?

Consider the following statements with respect to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC):

1. National Human Rights Commission of India is a statutory body.
2. NHRC has the powers of a civil court.
3. The chairperson and members of the NHRC are appointed by the President of India.

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

Which of the following statements regarding Chile is wrong?

Which of the following statements is/are wrong?

1. An avalanche (also called a snowslide) is an event that occurs when a cohesive slab of snow lying upon a weaker layer of snow fractures and slides down a steep slope.
2. Presently there are no methods to mitigate or prevent avalanches.

Options:

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the National School of Drama?

1. It is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture.
2. Bharat Rang Mahotsav is the annual theatre festival organized by the National School of Drama.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Sharavathi LTM Wildlife Sanctuary?

1. It is located in Karnataka.
2. It is known for the conservation of the Lion-Tailed Macaque.

Which of the following winds is/are correctly matched?

1. Khamsin – Korean Peninsula
2. Santa Ana Winds – Southern California
3. Mistral – France
4. Harmattan – Central Asia

Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development:

1. Low birth rate with low death rate
2. High birth rate with high death rate
3. High birth rate with low death rate

Which of the following is/are correct regarding PM SVANidhi?

1. It was launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
2. It provides affordable working capital loans to street vendors.

Which of the following conditions have to be met for the development of a cyclone?

1. Ocean water at least 27 degrees celsius warm.
2. A pre-existing low-level focus or disturbance.
3. Absence of Coriolis Force.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Jaipur has received the UNESCO World Heritage tag.
2. Patrika Gate is located in Jodhpur.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Taj Trapezium Zone?

1. It is a defined area around the Taj Mahal to protect the monument from pollution.
2. Supreme Court has banned the use of coal/coke in industries located in the Zone.
3. Taj Mahal is the only monument located in the Zone.

Universal Immunization Programme provides free vaccines for which of the following?

1. Diphtheria
2. Tetanus
3. Polio
4. Measles
5. Hepatitis B

Which of the following is/are correct about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)?

1. It lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world’s oceans and seas establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources.
2. It entered into force in 1982.
3. India has ratified it.

India has not ratified which of the following?

Which of the following is/are programmes of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?

1. Earth Hour
2. Clean up the World
3. Billion Tree Campaign
4. Seal the Deal
5. Pain for the Planet

Which of the following is/are correct about the Cartagena Protocol?

1. It is a supplementary agreement to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD).
2. It concerns the movement of LMOs (living modified organisms) resulting from modern technology from one nation to another.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The domestic legislation in India for the implementation of the UNCBD is the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
2. The Nagoya Protocol is not legally binding.

The Court should not examine stale cases, because the Court is to help an individual or party that is vigilant and not indolent. This is related to which of the following doctrines?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the apex body that allows for the commercial release of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India.
2. GEAC allowed the commercial release of Bt cotton in 2020.
3. Bt cotton is the only GM crop allowed to be cultivated in India.

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

Which of the following are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?

1. Tajikistan
2. China
3. Pakistan
4. Turkmenistan
5. Kyrgyzstan
6. Afghanistan

Choose the correct option:

Consider the following statements:

1. National Bamboo Mission (NBM) is a sub-scheme under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).
2. NBM is a centrally sponsored scheme.
3. In 2017, the Indian Forest Act, 1927 was amended to include bamboo in the category of trees.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The keystone species of the Mukurthi National Park is the Nilgiri tahr.
2. Mukurthi National Park is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

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

Consider the following statements with reference to Ajmer Dargah:

1. A Dargah is the tomb or shrine of an Islamic saint.
2. Ajmer Dargah was built as the mausoleum of Nizamuddin Auliya.
3. It has a square structure of the royal darbar called Mehfil Khana.

Which of the statement/s is/are correct?

Which of the following movements had contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?

With reference to Congress Socialist Party, which of the following is/are correct?

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and the evasion of taxes.
2. It advocated separate electorates for minorities and oppressed classes.

The arrival of Babur into India led to which of the following?

1. Introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent.
2. Introduction of the arch and dome in the region’s architecture.
3. Establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region.

Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements :

1. The concept of Bodhisattva is central to the Hinayana sect of Buddhism.
2.  Bodhisattva is a compassionate one on his way to enlightenment.
3. Bodhisattva delays achieving his own salvation to help all sentient beings on their path to it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?