UPSC Exam Weekly Gk Current Affairs Quiz Sep15 Sep21

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. There was a large influx of refugees to India from East Bengal (Bangladesh) in 1971.
2. Enclaves in India and Bangladesh were exchanged by the 2 countries with the passage the 100th Amendment to the Indian Constitution.

Which of the following African countries is/are members of the OPEC?

1. Algeria
2. Nigeria
3. Libya
4. Angola

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. China is India’s largest trading partner followed by the UAE in second place.
2. India has a positive trade balance or trade surplus with the USA.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Open Market Operations refer to the purchase and sale of the Government securities by RBI from or to the market.
2. Open Market Operations are used to increase or decrease liquidity in the economy.

Which of the following statements regarding the Ganga Task Force is/are correct?

1. It is a force raised by the Indian Army to monitor pollution around and protect the Ganga River under the Namami Gange Program.
2. It comprises of Ex-servicemen also.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)?

1. It is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in order to rank all institutions of higher education in India.
2. It ranks the institutions on the basis of academic results only.

Which organisation releases the Development Report on Digital Dividends?

Which of the following are reforms brought out by FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) over the FERA (Foreign Exchange Regulation Act)?

1. An offence under the FEMA is considered to be a civil offence while under the FERA it was considered a criminal offence.
2. The monetary penalty has been brought down under the FEMA compared to the FERA.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the anti-defection law?

1. Independent members would be disqualified if they joined a political party.
2. Nominated members who were not members of a party could choose to join a party within six month; if not they are treated as independent.

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

1. An exoplanet is a planet outside the Milky Way galaxy.
2. The High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) and Kepler are telescopes which have made exo-planet discoveries.

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan?

1.  It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions.
2. It is implemented and monitored through an institutional structure comprising the National Mission Authority, Project Approval Board and the National Project Directorate at the centre and the State Higher Education Council and State Project Directorate at the state level.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Atmospheric entry is the movement of an object from outer space into and through the gases of an atmosphere of a planet, dwarf planet or natural satellite.
2. For Earth, atmospheric entry occurs above the Kármán line at an altitude of more than 100 km.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement)?

1. A DTAA is a tax treaty signed between two or more countries whose key objective is that tax-payers in these countries can avoid being taxed twice for the same income.
2. India has signed DTAA with more than 80 countries including the USA, UK and Australia.

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to a nuclear reactor’s components?

1. The moderator is a light material that allows the neutrons to slow down without being captured.
2. A coolant is a fluid circulating through the reactor core that is used to absorb and transfer the heat produced by nuclear fission.

Which of the following is/are not the tributaries of the River Yamuna?

1. Betwa
2. Chambal
3. Ken
4. Hemavati

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?

1. CPI (Urban), CPI (Rural) and Consolidated CPI for Urban + Rural are published by the Central Statistical Office.
2. Services are not included in the CPI.

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

1. Enforcement Directorate is the designated statutory authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
2. Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)- India is an independent body under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code defines criminal defamation.
2. According to Section 500 which prescribes punishment for defamation, whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the intellectual property rights?

1. Under a compulsory license, an individual or company seeking to use another’s intellectual property can do so without seeking the rights holder’s consent, and pays the rights holder a set fee for the license.
2. The general rule under intellectual property laws says that the intellectual property owner enjoys exclusive rights to allow or decline the use of intellectual property of the owner.

Which of the following islands is/are located in the South China Sea?

1. Paracel Islands
2. Spratly Islands
3. Tree Island
4. Balearic Islands

Which of the following statement is not true about the status of Governor of a state in India?

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

1. It is an independent constitutional body in the sense that it has been directly created by the Constitution.
2. Articles 315 to 323 in Part XIV of the Constitution contain elaborate provisions regarding the composition, appointment and removal of members along with the independence, powers and functions of the UPSC.

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Who among the following were members of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?

1. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
2. N. Gopalaswami
3. K.M Munshi

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code?

1. It was introduced in 1861 by the British government and modelled on the Buggery Act of 1533, an act of the British Parliament.
2. The Supreme Court recently denounced the application of the Act to consensual homosexual acts between adults.
3. But the Act remains in force with respect to bestiality and non-consensual sexual acts.

What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme? 

1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation

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

1. Neem oil can be used as a pesticide to control the proliferation of some species of insects and mites.
2. Neem seeds are used in the manufacture of biofuels and hospital detergents.
3. Neem oil has applications in pharmaceutical industry.

Consider the following statements:

1. It is located on the same latitude which passes through northern Rajasthan.
2. It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.
3. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes Protected Area Network in this State.

Which state in India is referred to in the question?

Which of the following is/are predominantly rainfed crops in India?

1. Groundnut
2. Sesamum
3. Pearl millet

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

1. The country’s total geographical area under the category of wetlands is recorded more in Gujarat as compared to other States.
2. In India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is larger than that of inland wetlands.

Which of the following is/are correct about Hindi Diwas in India?

1. September 14 is celebrated as Hindi Diwas in India.
2. This is the day in 1949 when Hindi in the Devanagari script became the official language of India under Article 343.

Which of these regions of India is most suitable for growing rice for all three cropping seasons –kharif, rabi and zaid?

Sacred groves:

1. Are pristine stretches of forests that must be registered under National Parks.
2. Have been left untouched by the local tribals as any interference with them is banned by the local community.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the impact of the SAUNI Yojana:

1. The project will make the longest conventional open canal system in India which would increase groundwater recharge in nearby regions.
2. The project requires a very large land area to be acquired which would result in large scale development displacement.

Raut Nacha is a folk dance performed mainly by the tribal communities of which state?

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Bharathanatyam – Tamil Nadu
2. Mohiniyattam – Kerala
3. Yakshagana – Telangana

Which of the following books and authors from ancient India is/are correctly matched?

1. Nitisara – Kamandaka
2. Ritusamhara – Kalidasa
3. Mrichhakatika – Bana

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

1. It is located in Tamil Nadu.
2. It houses the only rehabilitation centre for star tortoise in India.

Which of the following statements regarding Treasury Bills is/are correct?

1. They are debt instruments to raise money for short-term periods.
2. They cannot be kept by banks as part of SLR.

Which of the following are the features of Tropical Cyclones?

1. Low pressure center
2. Weak winds
3. Heavy rain

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Karachi session of the INC in 1931?

1. It was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. Resolutions on fundamental rights and national economic policy were passed during this session.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The first woman president of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
2. The first Muslim president of the INC was Badruddin Tyabji.

Who among the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break the salt law in April 1930?

Which of the following was/were proposals given by the Cripps Mission?

1. India should be granted dominion status.
2. India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth.

What was the main reason for the split in the INC at Surat in 1907?

Which of the following organisations were not founded by Keshub Chandra Sen?

The Montague-Chelmsford proposals were related to?

In which site was the Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization found?

Match the Vedic names of rivers to their modern names:

1. Parushni            A. Beas
2. Asikini                B. Ravi
3. Vipas                   C. Chenab
4. Vitasta                 D. Jhelum

Which of the following is/are correct about Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire?

1. He was also known as Amitraghata.
2. The Third Buddhist Council was held under his patronage.