UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Sep 29 - Oct 05

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

1. Special majority of parliament is required for the purpose.
2. President should ascertain the views of concerned legislature to this effect.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Residence of the state and union territories is a necessary qualification for employment under that state or union territory.
2. To legislate in this matter state government shall have voice.

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

1. It is not enforceable by courts.
2. It is part of constitution.
3. Preamble enshrines narrow objectives of governments.

With reference to the words, ‘justice’ and ‘fraternity’ in the Preamble, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Justice signifies political and economic justice only.
2. Fraternity was incorporated from article 1 of universal declaration of human rights.

Parliamentary democracy envisages:

1. Representation of people
2. Responsible government
3. Accountability of council of ministers to government

Answer according to the codes given below:

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
2. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India.

RERA is a

Which of the following statements regarding the Bhoomi Rashi Portal is/are correct?

1. This portal comprises the entire revenue data of the country, right down to 6.4 lakh villages.
2. It is an initiative aimed at expediting pre-construction processes relating to land acquisition.
3. It is developed by the Ministry of Rural development.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the National Statistical Commission (NSC)?

1. It is a statutory Body
2. Established on the recommendations of the Rangarajan Commission
3. It is an attached office under Central Statistical Office

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

1. The MPLAD Scheme is Central Sector Scheme.
2. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MSPI) is the nodal ministry to coordinate work under the scheme.
3. Funds released under the scheme are lapsable.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Mahadayi originates in Bhimgad in Belagavi district of Karnataka.
2. It is described as the lifeline of Karnataka.

Consider the following about Ischemic stroke:

1. The State Disaster Response Fund corpus is contributed by the Union government and the respective State governments in a 50:50 ratio for general category States and 75:25 ratio for the Special Category States.
2. As per the Disaster Management Act, 2005 a disaster would be given more importance or urgency in relief only if it is declared as a national disaster.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. River waters use/harnessing is included in states jurisdiction.
2. The Union Government cannot make laws on regulation and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys.

Which of the following about O-SMART (Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science) is/are correct?

1. The implementation of O-SMART will help in addressing issues relating to Sustainable Development Goal-14, which aims to conserve use of oceans, marine resources.
2. The O-SMART Scheme will help in efficiently dealing with ocean disasters like Tsunami, storm surges.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission 2018 was held in Chebarkul, Russia.
2. The Peace Mission 2018 exercise was aimed at enhancing cooperation between member states to deal with the growing threat of terrorism and extremism.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The subduction of the Nazca tectonic plate to the east is responsible for the creation of the volcanic Andes mountain range.
2. Volcano Calbuco in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades.

Which of the following has highest albedo?

Which of the following is/are not characteristics of El Nino?

Which of the following are causes of eruption of volcano?

1. Due to diverging or converging tectonic plates
2. High volume magma’s upper movement
3. Decrease in pressure of Magma as it rises up towards the crust
4. Injection of a new batch of magma into an already filled magma chamber

Which is India’s only confirmed active volcano?

Which of the following statements regarding the Gupta rule are correct?

1. Civil and Criminal Laws were differentiated during this rule
2. Trader’s Guilds played a dominant role in trade and commerce

Which of the following statements with reference to “Ghadar Movement” are correct?

1. Har Dayal, Rash Bihari Bose, Barkatullah were the leaders of this movement.
2. It involved Punjabi immigrants on the West Coast of North America.

Which of the following statements about ‘Velu Thampi’ are correct?

1. He was the Dewan (Dalawa) of Travancore Empire
2. He Led a rebellion against the British forces in Travancore
3. Battle of Quilon was fought between British and Velu Thampi’s men

‘Vachana literature’ was heavily influenced by which of the following Philosophers?

Which of the following statements about “Chola Empire” of 10^th and 11^th century is/are correct?

1. Cholas had the strongest Navy in the Arabian and adjoining ocean during.
2. Cholas carried out a Naval Expediation against the Sri Vijaya Empire of Vietnam.
3. Cholas sent diplomatic and commercial embassies to Japan.

Which of the following statements regarding the Second Battle of Panipat is/are correct?

1. It was fought between Akbar and Rana Sanga in 1556
2. Akbar was 13 when this battle was fought.

Which among the following statements is/are true with regards to Chalcolithic Culture.

1. The houses were normally built by Burnt Bricks
2. They used to produce Wheat and Rice crops

With reference to the ‘Communal Award’, which of the following statements is not correct?

1. British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin declared the communal award after third-round table conference.
2. Award proposed to declare the depressed classes to be minorities and entitled them to reservation of seats.

October 2nd is Gandhi Jayanti. Consider the following statements with respect to Mahatma Gandhi’s life and select the correct ones from the codes below:

1. Mahatma Gandhi started his Satyagraha from his days in South Africa where he was working as a barrister.
2. In India, his first experiment in Satyagraha was in Champaran, Bihar.

The famous Bardoli Satyagraha in Gujarat in 1928 was led by

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

1. S-400 is a long-range surface-to-air missile (MLR SAM) system built by Russia.
2. The mobile S-400 system can engage all types of aerial targets.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission 2018 was held in Chebarkul, Russia.
2. The Peace Mission 2018 exercise was aimed at enhancing cooperation between member states to deal with the growing threat of terrorism and extremism.

Kudumbashree is the women empowerment and poverty eradication program by the State of

Krem puri recently in news is in the state of

Kowsar is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by

Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation are:

Plasmids present in bacterial cells are:

Which of the following is/are correct about CERN?

1. CERN is the acronym of European Organization for Nuclear Research in the French Language.
2. CERN was founded in 1954.
3. It is located at Geneva.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding MAGLEV Technology?

1. It is Magnetic Suspension technology to keep object suspended with no support.
2. This technology is used in planes and ships.

Which of the following is/are correct regarding bio-fertilizers?

1. It is a substance which contains living microorganisms which, when applied to seeds, plant surfaces, or soil, colonize the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant.
2. Urea is an example of a bio-fertilizer

Consider the following statements regarding the national legislation to protect the environment in India:

1. The forty second amendment Clause (g) to Article 51A of the Indian constitution made it a fundamental duty to protect and improve the natural environment.
2. There is a directive, given to the State as one of the Directive Principles of State Policy regarding the protection and improvement of the environment. 
3. The Department of Environment was established in India in 1980 to ensure a healthy environment for the country.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The Environment Protection Act of 1986 (EPA) came into force soon after which of the following disaster in India?

In every ecosystem, organisms are linked through feeding relationships. Which of the following process deals with the relationship between the number of primary producers and consumers?

The sequence of energy transfer from the lower level to the higher trophic level is called

Which of the following national parks is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. GDR is a certificate issued by a depository bank, which purchases shares of foreign companies and deposits it on the account.
2. GDRs enable a company, the issuer, to access investors in capital markets outside of its home country.
3. Regulatory and other agencies suspect that GDR route is being used for bringing back suspected illicit funds stashed abroad.

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. “Dhan Sangam” was seminar for banker was arranged by the Finance Ministry.
2. S.S. Mundra Committee was set up for governance in banks.

According to P.J. Nayak committee recommendations:

1. Transfer of government shares in PSB to to Bank investment Company (BIC) so BIC will become Holding company and PSB banks became BIC’s subsidiary companies.
2. Until BIC is formed Committee recommended formation of Bank Board Bureau.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. Rudrasagar Lake Annual boat racing festival is held in Tripura.
2. Local fishermen community participates in the event every year.

The Bagwal festival is a festival for