UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Sep 21 - Sep 27

Which of the following is/are correct regarding early Vedic literature?

1. The Sindhu is the river most mentioned in early Vedic literature.
2. The river Satluj was referred to as Shutudri in early Vedic literature.

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

Which of the following was/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.

Which one of the following statements regarding Ashoka stone pillars is incorrect?

Which of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?

What is the chronological order in which the following appeared in India?

1. Gold coins
2. Punch marked silver coins
3. Iron plough
4. Urban culture

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Third Anglo-Mysore War: 1790 – 92
2. First Anglo-Burmese War: 1824 – 26
3. Second Anglo-Sikh War: 1845 – 46

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the objectives of the Ilbert Bill of 1883?

1. To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned.
2. To encourage native Indians to appear for the civil services examinations by conducting them in India.

The radical wing of the Indian National Congress with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the Independence for India League in opposition to:

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Non-cooperation Movement?

1. The movement led to the INC becoming a mass movement for the first time.
2. It led to Hindu-Muslim unity.
3. It removed the fear of the British from the minds of the people.
4. It led to the British government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.

While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was:

The Hunter Commission was appointed after which incident?

The Aran Festival is associated with rodent trapping. Which community chiefly observes this festival?

What is the following description of Buddha’s posture called?

Buddha’s right hand points downwards towards the earth, hanging over the knee and palm facing inwards. The left hand rests on the lap with the palm upright.

With respect to Hindu temple architecture, what is the name of the Mandapa (porch-like structure leading to the main temple) in Odisha?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding asteroids?

1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying size orbiting the sun.
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km.
3. The orbit of the asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

Volcanic eruptions do not occur in:

Consider the following ecosystems:

1. Taiga
2. Tropical evergreen
3. Tropical deciduous
4. Tundra

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the Albedo values of these ecosystems is:

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The axis of the earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 and a half to the geographic axis of the earth.
2. The earth’s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada.
3. The earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.

A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that:

The Constitution of India recognises:

An amendment to the Constitution can be initiated by the:

1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. State Legislature
4. President

Which of the following is/are correct about the Attorney General of India?

1. He is appointed by the President of India.
2. He must have the same qualifications as are required for a judge of the Supreme Court.

The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties:

Which of the following is/are correct about the Finance Commission?

1. The distribution of all the direct and indirect taxes collected is done as per the recommendations of the Finance Commission.
2. It is a constitutional body.

Which of the following is/are correct about Differential Voting Rights (DVRs)?

1. These are not allowed to be traded in the market.
2. Investors owning DVRs are not allowed to vote.

Which of the following schemes has been launched by the government to skill labour in the textiles sector?

What is/are the consequences of a country becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)?

1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
2. It automatically becomes a member of the “treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)”.

“Rule of Law Index” report is released by which of the following?

The Himalayan Range is very rich in species diversity. Which one among the following is the most appropriate reason for this phenomenon?

There is a concern over the increase in harmful algal blooms in the sea waters of India. What could be the causative factors for this phenomenon?

1. Discharge of nutrients from the estuaries.
2. Run-off from the land during the Monsoons.
3. Upwelling in the seas.

Which of the following does not add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on earth?

Biodiversity forms the basis for human existence in which of the following ways?

1. Soil formation
2. Prevention of soil erosion
3. Recycling of waste
4. Pollination of crops

Which of the following is not a site for in-situ method of conservation of flora?

When the same note is played on a sitar and a flute, the sound produced can be distinguished from each other because of the difference in:

During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the

1. meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky
2. lightning that separates the nimbus clouds
3. violent upward movement of air and water particles

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A person in a spaceship located half-way between the earth and the sun will notice that the:

1. sky is jet black
2. stars do not twinkle
3. temperature outside the spaceship is much higher than that on the surface of the earth

Most of the desert plants bloom during the night time because

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. India has the largest population of livestock.
2. India is the largest producer of buffalo meat and the third-largest producer of goat meat.