UPSC Subject Quiz Weekly

Which of the following given below services are exempted under GST?

Inflation is associated with a sustained-

Bilateral monopoly refers to the market situation of:

Consider the following:

1) Gifts from abroad which bring transfer payment.

2) Imputed expenditure on own account output.

3) Expenditure on purchase of second-hand goods.

4) Government expenditure on all transfer payments.

Which of the above items are not included while accounting for national income by expenditure method?

Which of the following factors are responsible for the difference in the Consumer price index and the GDP deflator?

1) GDP deflator does not take into account all goods and services produced in the country whereas CPI does.

2) CPI includes prices of imported goods. GDP deflator does not include prices of imported goods.

3) The weights are constant in CPI – but they differ according to production level of each good in GDP deflator.

Codes:

Consider the following statements:

1) Red soils are generally derived from crystalline rock. 

2) Alluvium soil consists of silt, sand, clay, and gravel and often contains a good deal of organic matter.

Select the correct statements using the code given below.

Code:

Consider the following statements about The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

1). It is a is a high-pressure zone where air tends to descend

2). In July when located around 20°N-25°N latitudes over the Gangetic plain it is called the monsoon trough.

3). In winter, the ITCZ moves southward causing reversal of winds from northeast to south and thus leading to northeast monsoons.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which among the following is/are the left bank tributaries of river Brahmaputra?

1) Dhansiri

2) Lohit

3) Manas

4) Subansiri

Select the correct code:

Arrange the following states in increasing order of sex ratio as per census 2011.

1) Odisha

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Chhattisgarh

4) Kerala

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Consider the following pairs of landform and their evolution:-

Land from - evolution

1) Running water - ‘v’ shaped valley

2) Glacial - cirque

3) Wind - playas

4) Ocean current - cliffs

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding Jal Jeevan Mission:

1) It Aims to provide piped water supply to all households.

2) This scheme also promotes water harvesting and de-salination.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI):

1). It was established under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2). It is an attached office under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

3). Both Centre and State governments have concurrent control over CBI.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Apart from the federal features, the Indian Constitution also possesses unitary features. Which of the following are the unitary features of the Constitution?

1) Single Constitution

2) Integrated Judiciary

3) All India Services

4) Bicameralism

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to the Attorney General of India, consider the following statements:

1) He should be qualified to be appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court.

2) He has the right to attend, speak and vote in proceedings of both houses of parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Butler Committee:

1. It was set up to examine the nature of the relationship between the princely states and the colonial government.

2. It recommended that States should be handed over to an Indian Government in British India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Vaikom Satyagraha, consider the following statements:

1) It was a temple entry movement led by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker.

2) Mahatma Gandhi undertook a tour of Kerala in support of this movement

3) It led to the opening of all government-controlled temples to all Hindus by the Maharaja of Travancore.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements regarding the women’s organization is/are correct?

1) Rashtriya Stree Sangha was started as an auxiliary body of Congress.

2) Bharat Stree Mahanandala was formed in 1910 by Sarala Devi Chaudhurani.

3) Women’s Indian Association was started in Madras in 1917 by Margaret Cousins and Annie Besant.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Which of the following statements regarding the Pigments in plants is not correct?

The correct order of the following islands in terms of decreasing area is-

Which of the following is found in the water of the Ganges River, due to which, the water of the Ganges River never gets insects?