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 WEEKLY QUIZ
(Week: 7th Feb. - 13th Feb., 2022)
(Quiz created from: NEWS HEADLINES)
(Source: THE HINDU)
25 MCQs: CURRENT AFFAIRS

Q1. Pangong Tso lake is situated in (c) Adriatic Sea

(a) Lahaul and Spiti (d) White Sea
(b) Ladakh
(c) Eastern Sikkim Q6. Which of following statements is/are
(d) Tawang correct?
1. The Universal Declaration of Human
Q2. Which of following statements is/are Rights (UDHR) is an international
correct? document adopted by the United
1. The Indo-Pacific comprises the tropical Nations General Assembly in 1948.
waters of the Indian Ocean, the western 2. UDHR is legally binding on the
and central Pacific Ocean. nations.
2. The Indo-Pacific has "symbiotic link" Choose the correct code:
with the Quadrilateral Security (a) 1 only
Dialogue. (b) 2 only
Choose the correct code: (c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 Q7. Consider the following statements:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. The Rajya Sabha is an institutional
mechanism to provide representation
Q3. The Lombardy plains is situated in to the states. Its purpose is to protect
(a) Australia the powers of the states.
(b) South Africa 2. Rajya Sabha cannot initiate, reject or
(c) France amend money bills.
(d) Italy Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
Q4. Which of the following countries (a) 1 only
does not have land border with Italy? (b) 2 only
(a) Slovenia (c) Both 1 and 2
(b) Croatia (d)Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Austria
(d) France Q8. The members of the Rajya Sabha are
not associated with:
Q5. Which of the following seas does not 1. Public Accounts Committee
lie in Mediterranean? 2. Estimates Committee
(a) Ionian Sea 3. Committee on Public Undertakings
(b) Tyrrhenian Sea Choose the correct code:

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(a) 1 and 2 2. Marriages solemnized under Special
(b) 2 only Marriage Act are not governed by
(c) 3 only personal laws.
(d) 1 only Choose the correct code:
(a) 1 only
Q9. Which of following statements is/are (b) 2 only
correct? (c) Both 1 and 2
1. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) (d) Neither 1 nor 2
is an index which shows the growth
rates in different industry groups of the Q12. Which of following statements
economy in a stipulated period of time. is/are correct?
2. he IIP index is computed and 1. Tapovan Vishnugad power plant is a
published by the Central Statistical 520MW run-of-river project being
Organisation (CSO) on a quarterly constructed on Dhauliganga River.
basis. 2. Tapovan Vishnugad power plant is
Choose the correct code: constructed by NHPC.
(a) 1 only Choose the correct code:
(b) 2 only (a) 1 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q10. Under IIP, the growth rate of
industry groups is classified as: Q13. Which of following statements
1. Broad sectors, namely, Mining, is/are correct?
Manufacturing and Electricity. 1. Titanium is a lustrous transition metal
2. Use-based sectors, namely Basic Goods, with a silver color, low density, and
Capital Goods and Intermediate high strength.
Goods. 2. Titanium is resistant to corrosion in sea
Choose the correct code: water, aqua regia, and chlorine.
(a) 1 only Choose the correct code:
(b) 2 only (a) 1 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q11. Which of following statements
is/are correct? Q14. Which of following statements
1. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 has is/are correct?
provision for civil marriage (or 1. The Intergovernmental Panel on
"registered marriage") for people of Climate Change (IPCC) is the United
India and all Indian nationals in foreign Nations body for assessing the science
countries, irrespective of the religion or related to climate change.
faith followed by either party. 2. The Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) was
established in 1988 by the World

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 Meteorological Organization (WMO) (d)Neither 1 nor 2
and the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP). Q18. Which of following statements
Choose the correct code: is/are correct?
(a) 1 only 1. Nano-optics is a part of
(b) 2 only nanotechnology that investigates the
(c) Both 1 and 2 behavior of light on nanometer scales.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. The term "nano-optics" usually refers to
situations involving ultraviolet, visible,
Q15. Which of following statements and near-infrared light.
is/are correct? Choose the correct code:
1. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a (a) 1 only
Transfat. (b) 2 only
2. CLA is artificially produced. (c) Both 1 and 2
Choose the correct code: (d)Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only Q19. River Kaladan flows from
(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) Manipur to Myanmar
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Mizoram to Myanmar
(c) Nagaland to Myanmar
Q16. Which of following statements (d) Bangladesh to Myanmar
is/are correct?
1. Consuming trans fats increases High Q20. Which of following statements
Density Cholesterol (HDL). is/are correct?
2. Trans fats come in both natural and 1. The Kaladan River is called the
artificial forms. Chhimtuipui River in India.
Choose the correct code: 2. The Kaladan River forms the
(a) 1 only international border between India and
(b) 2 only Myanmar.
(c) Both 1 and 2 Choose the correct code:
(d)Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
Q17. Which of following statements (c) Both 1 and 2
is/are correct? (d)Neither 1 nor 2
1. A genome is an organism’s complete
set of genetic instructions. Q21. Consider the following statements
2. The genome includes both the genes with respect to inflation:
(the coding regions) and the noncoding 1. Inflation is good for those who lend
DNA, as well as mitochondrial DNA money than for those who borrow money.
and chloroplast DNA. 2. Inflation is good for those who make
Choose the correct code: the products than for those who buy it.
(a) 1 only Which of the statements given above
(b) 2 only is/are correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) 1 only

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(b) 2 only (a) It explains the nature of energy and
(c) Both 1 and 2 matter.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) It is used for making computers much
faster than super computers.
Q22. Which of the following statements (c) The technology can be used for
is/are correct? communications, chemistry, cryptography
1. Stagflation is characterised by slow etc.
economic growth and high (d) Quantum field has been commercially
unemployment. exploited completely.
2. Skewflation is price rise of a small
group of commodities over a sustained Q24. Which of the following seas are
period of time. connected by Strait of Bab-el –Mandeb?
3. Hyperinflation is a large and (a) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
accelerating inflation that takes place (b) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
over a very short period of time. (c) Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea
Select the correct answer using the code (d)Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
given below:
(a) 2 only Q25. Apennines mountains range is
(b) 2 and 3 only located in –
(c) 1 and 2 only (a) France
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Spain
(c) Germany
Q23. Which of the following is false (d) Italy
about quantum technology?

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Answer Key

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

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

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