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 WEEKLY QUIZ
(Week: 15th Nov.- 21st Nov.,2021)
(Quiz created from: NEWS HEADLINES)
(Source: THE HINDU)
25 MCQs: CURRENT AFFAIRS

Q1. Kalpathy chariot festival is held in

which of the following states? Q6. Which of the following countries
does not border Bolivia?
a) Kerala
a) Argentina
b) Tamil Nadu
b) Ecuador
c) Odisha
c) Peru
d) Telangana
d) Chile
Q2. Pochampally sari belongs to which
of the following states? Q7. Madeira and Negro Rivers are the
a) Tamil Nadu tributaries of
b) Telangana a) Zambezi
c) Andhra Pradesh b) Nile
d) Kerala c) Amazon
d) Congo
Q3. Consider the following statements:
1. Norovirus is a very contagious virus
Q8. Global Climate Risk Index is
that causes vomiting and diarrhea.
released by
2. Anyone can get infected and sick with
a) Organization for Economic
norovirus.
Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Which of the statements given above
b) Global Alliance on Health and
is/are correct?
Pollution (GAHP)
a) 1 only
c) Earth System Governance Project
b) 2 only
(ESGP)
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Germanwatch
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q9. Kaiser-i-Hind is the state butterfly of

Q4. Amazon rainforest does not occur in
which of the following states?
which of the following countries?
a) Uttarakhand
a) Bolivia
b) Himachal Pradesh
b) Venezuela
c) Sikkim
c) Ecuador
d) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Uruguay

Q10. Which of following statements

Q5. Uruguay shares land borders with
is/are correct?
a) Argentina and Brazil
1. Amazon River is the largest river by
b) Argentina and Paraguay
discharge volume of water in the
c) Paraguay and Bolivia
world.
d) Bolivia and Brazil

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2. Amazon Rainforest is a moist broadleaf 1. Fiscal policy refers to the use of
tropical rainforest. government spending and tax policies
Choose the correct code: to influence economic conditions.
a) 1 only 2. Fiscal policy is largely based on ideas
b) 2 only from John Nash.
c) Both 1 and 2 Choose the correct code:
d) Neither 1 nor 2 a) 1 only
b) 2 only
Q11. Which of following statements c) Both 1 and 2
is/are correct? d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. The Doha Round of WTO was
launched in 2001 to achieve major Q14. Which of the following ports is not
reform of the international trading situated in Sri Lanka?
system through the introduction of a) Hambantota
lower trade barriers and revised trade b) Sittwe
rules. c) Kankesanthurai
2. The Ministerial Conference is the d) Trincomalee
highest decision-making body of the
WTO and usually meets every two Q15. Which of the following countries
years. does not border Slovak Republic?
Choose the correct code: a) Romania
a) 1 only b) Hungary
b) 2 only c) Ukraine
c) Both 1 and 2 d) Poland
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q16. Makassar Strait connects
Q12. Which of following statements a) Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea
is/are correct? b) Celebes Sea and Molucca Sea
1. Part VI of the Indian Constitution c) Molucca Sea and Banda Sea
describes the role and responsibilities d) Celebes Sea and Java Sea
of Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG) of India. Q17. Which of the following statements
2. Article 148 of the Constitution of India is/are correct?
establishes the authority of CAG. 1. Net-zero is also referred to as carbon-
Choose the correct code: neutrality.
a) 1 only 2. Net-zero means that a country would
b) 2 only bring down its emissions to zero.
c) Both 1 and 2 Select the correct answer using the code
d) Neither 1 nor 2 given below:
a) 1 only
Q13. Which of following statements b) 2 only
is/are correct? c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q18. Arak, Bushehr and Darkhovin are Q22. India does not hold 2+2 dialogue
the with which of the following countries?
a) nuclear facilities in Iran. a) France
b) rivers in Kyrgyzstan. b) Australia
c) are the sub-species of Himalayan fur c) Japan
goat. d) USA
d) are the ports in Israel.
Q19. Arrange the following seas from Q23. Which of the following statements
east to west? is/are correct?
a) Banda Sea -- Arafura Sea -- Flores Sea – 1. Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is
Java Sea set up for a specific object and
b) Flores Sea – Java Sea - Arafura Sea - duration.
Banda Sea 2. Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is
c) Arafura Sea - Banda Sea – Flores Sea – constituted every year.
Java Sea Select the correct answer using the code
d) Arafura Sea - Banda Sea– Java Sea - given below:
Flores Sea a) 1 only
b) 2 only
Q20. Which of following statements c) Both 1 and 2
is/are correct? d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Sulu Sea lies to the east of Philippines.
2. Dili is the capital of East Timor. Q24. Which of the following statements
Choose the correct code: is/are correct?
a) 1 only 1. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
b) 2 only derives power to investigate from the
c) Both 1 and 2 Delhi Special Police Establishment Act,
d) Neither 1 nor 2 1946.
2. CBI operates under the jurisdiction of
Q21. Which of the following statements Ministry of Home Affairs.
is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code
1. 2+2 Ministerial is the highest-level given below:
institutional mechanism between the a) 1 only
two countries. b) 2 only
2. 2+2 is a format of dialogue where the c) Both 1 and 2
defence/foreign ministers or d) Neither 1 nor 2
secretaries meet with their counterparts
from another country. Q25. Consider the following statements:
Select the correct answer using the code 1. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is
given below: a law enforcement agency and economic
a) 1 only intelligence agency.
b) 2 only 2. ED is part of the Department of
c) Both 1 and 2 Revenue, Ministry of Finance,
d) Neither 1 nor 2 Government Of India.

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Which of the statements given above b) 2 only
is/are correct? c) Both 1 and 2
a) 1 only d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer Key

1. Ans. a) 10. Ans. c) 19. Ans. c)

2. Ans. b) 11. Ans. c) 20. Ans. b)
3. Ans. c) 12. Ans. b) 21. Ans. c)
4. Ans. d) 13. Ans. a) 22. Ans. a)
5. Ans. a) 14. Ans. b) 23. Ans. c)
6. Ans. b) 15. Ans. a) 24. Ans. a)
7. Ans. c) 16. Ans. d) 25. Ans. c)
8. Ans. d) 17. Ans. a)
9. Ans. d) 18. Ans. a)

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