WBSC 2020: Current Affairs Quiz 1 for Other State PSC Exams

Question 1

Arrange the following into chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A) Muhammad Shah

B) Jahandar Shah

C) Alamgir II

D) Ahmadshah

Question 2

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Question 3

With reference to the Subsidiary Alliance System, consider the following statements:
1) Indian ruler who entered into the subsidiary alliance had to maintain a contingent of Indian troops in his territory, commanded by a British officer.
2) The protected state need not cut off its connection with European powers.
3) The paramount power can interfere in the internal affairs of the protected state.
Choose the incorrect statements:

Question 4

Arrange the following in the correct sequence of their occurrence during primary succession on land:

1) Shrubs

2) Forest

3) Lichens

4) Bryophytes

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Question 5

Which of the following statements are correct:
1) The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization.
2) The treaty is concerned with the application of food safety and animal and plant health regulations.
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Question 6

Which among the following is the secondary pollutant?

Question 7

Which of the following statement(s) are correct:
1) Birdlife International is the official RED LIST authority for birds, for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
2) Greenpeace is an intergovernmental organisation
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Question 8

With reference to ocean salinity, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) Wind influences salinity of an area by transferring water to other areas.
2) Surface salinity in Polar Regions is influence by the processes of freezing and thawing of ice.
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Question 9

Identify it:
1) It is defined as a large body of air having little horizontal variation in temperature and moisture.
2) Classified according to the source regions.
Which of the following is related to the above statements?

Question 10

Which of the following factors helps in Inversion of Temperature?
1) A long winter night
2) Cloudy sky
3) Moving air

Question 11

Which among the following is/are the salient features of the Government of India Act, 1935?

1) Establishment of Federal Court

2) Abolition of Council of India

3) Abolition of Dyarchy in the States

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Question 12

Consider the following statements about Price deficiency payment (PDP) schemes:
1) The market is allowed to set prices based on normal supply and demand forces
2) In this the government simply pays the difference between the MSP and the market-determined price.
3) Under this, government support to producers involve direct market intervention
Which of the following is/are correct?

Question 13

Which one of the following constitutional amendments states that the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total members of the House of the People?

Question 14

Consider the following:
1) Pools, Sinkholes, Lapies and Limestone Pavements are associated with Karst cycle of erosion and deposition.
2) In Karst cycle, we see the action of sea waves on the surface of limestone.
3) The term Doline is sometimes used to refer the collapse sinks in Karst cycle.
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Question 15

Which of the following was an Indo-Greek ruler during ancient times?

Question 16

Consider the following statements about ‘Directive Principles of the State Policy’:

1) Uniform civil code.

2) To promote equal justice and to provide paid legal aid to the poor.

3) Opportunities for healthy development of children.

4) To protect monuments, places and objects of artistic or historic interest which are declared to be of national importance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 17

Choose the correct statement.
I. Mahavira organized Sangha to spread his teachings for the monks only.
II. Mahavira admitted both men and women in the Sangha.

Question 18

What is the difference between a ‘Product Market’ and a “Factor Market”?

1) The demand for product is direct demand , where as factors have a derived demand.

2) The price of the product is determined by the interaction of demand and supply of product whereas the price of factors is determined by the interaction of demand and supply of the factors.

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Question 19

With reference to Project Tiger in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) Under this project, tiger reserves were created based on a 'core-buffer' strategy.
2) The core areas have the legal status of a national park or a sanctuary.
3) The buffer areas are a mix of forest and non-forest land.
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Question 20

With reference to the Harappan Civilization, consider the following statements.
I. Foreign trade was mainly conducted with Mesopotamia, Afghanistan and Iran.
II. The chief male deity was Pasupati, (proto-Siva), surrounded by four animals (elephant, tiger, rhino and buffalo).

Choose the incorrect statement.

Question 21

With reference to the latest data on export concentration in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. India’s firm export structure is substantially more egalitarian than in other large countries.
2. Export concentration at firm-level has positive spillover effects.
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Question 22

Consider these statements and identify the layer of atmosphere:
1) It is the heaviest in terms of mass.
2) Most important layer for all biological activity.
3) All changes in climate and weather take place in this layer.
4) The temperature in this layer decreases with increase of height from earth surface.

Question 23

Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?

Question 24

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to foreign visitors in India?
1) Hiuen Tsang came during reign of Chandragupta Maurya.
2) Ibn Batuta came during reign of Mohammad bin Tughlaq.
3) Megasthenes came during reign of Harshavardhana.
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Question 25

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Green climate fund’
i. It was setup by the 194 countries who are parties to the UNFCCC in 2015 during the Paris summit.
ii. It aims to deliver equal amounts of funding to mitigation and adaptation, while being guided by principles and provisions of the convention.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Question 26

Consider the following statements:
1) Primary Deficit is considered the root cause of Fiscal Deficit.
2) Revenue deficit is arrived at by deducting interest paid on the borrowings from the fiscal deficit.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 27

Consider the following statements with reference to the phenomenon of Western Disturbances:
1) They are cyclonic in nature.
2) They are most prominent in summer season.
3) They are brought to India by the Westerly Jet stream.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 28

Consider the following statements.
1). Muslim League observed the ‘Direct Action Day’ on 16 August 1946.
2). Communal riots started first at Noakhali in Calcutta.
3). Syed Suhrawardy, the chief Minister of Bengal openly supported Direct Action Day.
Choose the incorrect statement.

Question 29

Consider the following statements regarding ‘National green tribunal’
i. The tribunal is bound by the procedure laid down under the code of civil procedure,1908.
ii. It is guided by the principles of natural justice.
Choose the correct statements?

Question 30

With reference to the Himalayas, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) They are young, weak and flexible in their geological structure as compared to Peninsular Block.
2) These mountains are tectonic in origin, dissected by rivers which are in their mature stage.
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