UPSC GENERAL STUDIES QUIZ - II

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Question 1:

With reference to the 'Yuktdhara portal', consider the following statements:

1. It is a new geospatial planning portal under 'Bhuvan'.

2. It is a joint effort of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

3. It will serve as a repository of geotagged assets created under the various National Rural Development Programs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

Question 2:

With reference to Harappan civilisation, which of the following are excavated from the site Harappa?

1. A Thrashing floor.

2. Cemetery R 37

3. An statue wearing Dhoti

4. An oxen Made of conch shell

5. One utensil depicting Fisherman.

6. A granary outside of the citadel.

Select the correct using the code given below:

Question 3:

The term ‘Allium negianum’, recently seen in the news, refers to?

Question 4:

Which among the following events happened earliest?

Question 5:

What do lichens express?

Question 6:

With reference to early medieval society in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1.According to Al-Beruni Brahmans were not permitted to take benefit of ushary.

2.According to Huan-Tsang, cultivation was the occupation of Sudaras.

3. Vijnaneshwar describes about 15 types of slaves.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Question 7:

With reference to Nuclear Fusion, Consider the following statements:

  1. Heavy isotopes split apart to produce Energy.
  2. It is the process that powers the Sun.
  3. It takes place in a state of matter called plasma.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question 8:

Consider the following statement-
1. The Official Language Act provides for the language which may be used for the official purposes of the Union, Parliament, Central and State acts and High courts.
2.Central Institute of Indian languages(CIIL) protects and documents Minor, Minority and Tribal languages.
3.CIIL was set up in 1959 and is a subordinate office of the Ministry of Education.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 9:

Which one of the following best defines the term ‘State’

Question 10:

With reference to prison reforms in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The modern prison system was conceptualized by Macaulay in 1835.

2. In 1987 the Government of India appointed the justice Krishna Iyer committee to undertake a study on the situations of women prisoners in India.

3.Prison manual 2018 aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws, rules and regulations governing the administration of prisons and the management of prisoners all over the country.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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