13-7-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements about Article 15(1) of the Constitution of India:

1. It prohibits the state from discriminating against individuals based on characteristics such as religion, race, caste, sex, and place of birth.
2. It also bars private individuals or institutions from doing so.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. World Population Day is celebrated on:

3. Consider the following statements:

1. The Ravi is the largest tributary of the Indus.
2. The area enclosed between Chenab and Ravi rivers is called Bari doab.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4. With reference to the KesariaStupa, consider the following statements:

1. It is a Buddhist stupa in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
2. It is regarded as the largest Buddhist stupa in the world.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

5. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Hawa Mahal?

1. It is known as the “Palace of Breeze”, was built in 1799 as an extension to the Royal City Palace of Jaipur.
2. Lal Chand Usta was the architect of Hawa Mahal.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

6. Consider the following statements:

1. Lok Adalat is one of the components of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system.
2. Lok Adalat shall have no jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to divorce or matters relating to an offence not compoundable under any law.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

7. Consider the following statements about Nagas:

1. These are a hill people in Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh and living in the remote and mountainous country between the Indian state of Assam and Burma.
2. The Nagas are not a single tribe, but an ethnic community that comprises several tribes.
3. Nagas belong to the Indo-Mongoloid Family.

Which of the above statements are correct?

8. Consider the following statements about the Bryumbharatiensis:

1. It has been named after India and India’s Antarctic station Bharati.
2. It is a plant species that has been discovered in the four decades of the Indian Antarctic mission.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

9. Consider the following statements:

1. Deputy Speaker performs the duties of the Speaker’s office when it is vacant.
2. Whenever Deputy Speaker is appointed as a member of a parliamentary committee, he/she automatically becomes its chairman.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

10. With reference to the Jagannath Rath Yatra, consider the following statements:

1. It is a 9 day-long event and marks the return of Lord Krishna to Vrindavan with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra to Gundicha Temple via Mausi Maa Temple.
2. The three holy chariots carrying idols of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balaram (Balabhadra) and sister Subhadra are pulled by thousands of devotees from India and abroad.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?