Current Affairs Mock Test 8 - UPSC MCQ

With reference to the ‘Polar Vortex’ observe the following statements:

1. A polar vortex is an area of low pressure—a wide expanse of swirling cold air—that is parked in polar regions. This swirling air flows above the Arctic Circle at an altitude of 60,000 feet.
2. It can cause unusually heavy snowfall in the United States and Canada. 

Q. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

What do you understand by the ‘Cheque Diplomacy’ policy, prevailing in the world?

Observe the following two statements:

1. The provision for reservation for economically backward citizens from general category has been done through the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act.
2. The provision for reservation for economically backward citizens from general category has been done through the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill.

Q. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The principle of ‘Universal Basic Income’ is based on which of the following basic components?

1. Universality
2. Conditionality
3. Fulfillment of basic necessities of life

With reference to the ‘reservation for economically weaker citizens from general category’, which of the following statements is incorrect?

With reference to the ‘Personal Laws (Amendment) Act 2019’, observe the following statements:

1. Now leprosy cannot serve as a ground for divorce.
2. This law is applicable only to Hindu couples. 

Q. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to leprosy, observe the following statements:

1. It is an infectious disease.
2. It is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae.
3. It only affects the skin.

Q. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Under the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 it was proposed to grant Indian citizenship to illegal migrants from certain minority communities from which of the following countries?

1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Nepal
4. Pakistan
5. Myanmar

Which of the following provisions was included in the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016?

With reference to Indian citizenship or Indian nationality, observe the following statements:

1. The provisions related to Indian citizenship are described in the Articles 5-11 of the Constitution of India.
2. Indian citizenship law largely follows the principle of ‘citizenship by right of birth within the territory’.
3. Indian citizenship law also follows the principle of ‘Citizenship by descent’.
4. Indian citizenship law is similar to the United States law.

Q. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Article 15 of the Constitution prohibits discrimination on which of the following grounds?

1. Religion
2. Race
3. Caste
4. Untouchability
5. Economic condition

Under which article of the Constitution, untouchability has been declared a punishable offence?

Article 334 of the Constitution of India is related to which of the following?

1. Administrative tribunals
2. All India Services
3. Finance Commission
4. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha. Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in Lok Sabha.

Why was Venezuela being discussed in the newspapers lately?

You must have read/heard the word “Pabuk’ in the newspapers/news lately. What is it? 

What is the meaning of ‘Kumbh’ in respect of ‘Kumbh Mela’?

With reference to the 124th Constitutional Amendment, which of the following statements is incorrect?

With reference to a Constitutional Amendment Bill passed with a special majority, which of the following statements is incorrect?

With reference to various processes of amending the Constitution, observe the following statements:

1. Amendments related to formation of new states can be passed by a simple majority.
2. In order to amend the President’s electoral system, the consent of Legislatures of not less than one half of the states is compulsory, along with a special majority in the Parliament.
3. The President is bound to give his assent to the constitutional amendment bills passed by both the houses of parliament by special majority.

Q. Which of the statements given above are correct?

The ‘Kartarpur Corridor’, launched between India and Pakistan can be expressed more accurately by which of the following words?

Which member of the Committee constituted for the appointment of the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), truly represents the democratic nature of the Committee?

Indian satellite ‘Kalam SAT’ will prove to be the most usefulfor whom of the following?