UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Sep 14 - Sep 20

When the Indian National Congress announced the Non-cooperation Movement, many leaders left the party citing their belief in lawful struggle only. Who among the following did not leave the party at this juncture?

Which of the following is/are correctly matched with respect to the Indian freedom struggle?

1. Sikh agitation – For the removal of Mahants in Punjab
2. Awadh Kisan Movement – Against talukdars and landlords who demanded high rents from the peasants
3. Eka Movement – Against oppression by thikadhars who were entrusted to collect rent

Which of the following proposed separate electorates for Muslims for the first time?

Arrange the following movements in the correct chronological order starting from what happened first:

1. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
2. Non-cooperation Movement
3. Champaran Agitation
4. Quit India Movement

Which of the following is/are correct about Dadabhai Naoroji?

1. He started an English weekly titled ‘New India’.
2. He was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the House of Commons in the UK.

Which of the following is correct about the Battle of Talikota?

1. It led to the eventual collapse of the Vijayanagara Empire.
2. In the aftermath of the Battle, the splendid city of Hampi was destroyed and reduced to ruins.

Which of the following is/are correct about Jainism?

1. The Jainism spread to south India when Bhadrabahu went to the South during the 12-year famine in Magadha.
2. The South-returned Jainas were called Shvetambaras.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Vedas?

1. Rig Veda is a collection of hymns.
2. Sama Veda is a collection of songs mostly taken from the Rig Veda.
3. Atharva Veda is the oldest Veda.

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

1. It is also called the Harappan Civilisation since the site at Harappa was discovered first.
2. The site at Harappa was discovered by archaeologist R D Bannerjee.

During the birth period of Gautama Buddha, which of the following was growing most powerful?

The Arabian Sea branch of the Monsoons is more powerful than the Bay of Bengal branch because of which of the following?

1. The Arabian Sea is larger than the Bay of Bengal.
2. The entire Arabian Sea current advances towards India, whereas only a part of the Bay of Bengal current enters India.

Answer as per the options given below:

Which of the following is/are correct about Primary Winds?

1. These are the planetary winds which blow extensively over continents and oceans.
2. Trade Winds are a kind of Primary Winds.

Which of the following is/are correct about westerlies?

1. They blow from the sub-polar low-pressure belts towards the subtropical high-pressure belts.
2. The westerlies of the southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than those of the northern hemisphere.

What is katabatic wind?

Which of the following is/are correct about temperature inversion?

1. It is a reversal of the normal behavior of temperature in the troposphere, in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air.
2. Inversions play an important role in determining cloud forms, precipitation, and visibility.

What are ‘Kalyan Sona’, ‘Sharbati’ and ‘Sonalika’?

Which of the following is/are correct about the Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India (BGREI) Scheme?

1. BGREI is a flagship programme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).
2. It is intended to address the constraints limiting the productivity of “rice-based cropping systems”.

Which of the following is/are examples of bio-fertilisers?

1. Rhizobium
2. Azotobacter
3. Urea

Which of the following diseases in domestic animals are caused by viruses?

1. Foot and mouth disease
2. Pox
3. Dermatitis
4. Anthrax

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Lignite is also called Brown Coal.
2. Anthracite coal is also called Hard Coal.

Which country has the largest number of Ramsar sites?

Which of the following is/are correct about Ashtamudi Wetland?

1. It is a Ramsar site.
2. It forms an estuary with the Arabian Sea at Neendakara, Kerala.

Which is the largest coastal lagoon in India?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Mangroves moderate monsoonal tidal floods and reduce inundation of coastal lowlands.
2. Mangroves also prevent coastal soil erosion.

Arrange the following in the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of decreasing productivity:

1. Mangroves
2. Oceans
3. Lakes
4. Grasslands

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The oldest rock-cut architecture in India is found in the Barabar caves, Bihar.
2. The earliest surviving Chaitra arch structure is the Lomas Rishi Cave, in the Barabar Hills.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Kailasa Temple at Ellora?

1. It is a megalith carved out of one single rock.
2. It is attributed to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I.
3. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Which of the following is/are UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India?

1. Ellora Caves
2. Group of Monuments at Hampi
3. Fatehpur Sikri
4. Golden Temple at Amritsar

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

1. Bluetooth is more secure than Wi-Fi.
2. Bluetooth consumes less power than Wi-Fi.

What is Kessler Syndrome?

What are the advantages aluminium offers for their use in aircrafts?

1. Excellent machinability and plasticity which helps in bending, cutting, and drawing aluminium sheets.
2. Ability to withstand the stresses that occur during launch and operation in space.

What is the principle behind the Phenolphthalein Test?

Microfinance include which of the following?

1. small loans
2. small deposits
3. money transfer
4. payment services

Which of the following amount to inclusive growth?

1. poverty reduction
2. disinvestment
3. good governance
4. skill-building

What does National Treatment mean with respect to the WTO?

1. All countries must not discriminate between imported and domestic product.
2. WTO members must not discriminate between imported and domestic product.
3. Exported products of a WTO member state must not be discriminated by other members via-a-vis domestic products.

Article 16 provides that No citizen can be discriminated against or be ineligible for any employment or office under the State on grounds of only:

1. descent
2. language
3. place of birth
4. race

If both speaker and deputy speaker of Lok Sabha is absent from a joint sitting, then who presides over such a sitting?

Who among the following can be appointed as an acting Chief Justice of India by the President?

1. an SC judge
2. a judge of a High Court
3. a senior advocate of the SC

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Right to strike is a fundamental right.
2. Right to form trade unions is a fundamental right.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Hindi was adopted as the official language of the Union of India in 1949.
2. 14th September is observed as Hindi Diwas in India.