Quiz mistakes

Question 1

Lowest level of Seismicity in Indian earthquake map

Answer 1

Zone 2

Question 2

9th schedule introduced in whose tenure?

Answer 2

Nehru

Question 3

Who transmits West Nile Virus?

Answer 3

Birds ( natural hosts ) and Culex mosquitoes

Question 4

UNEP Colombo Declaration

Answer 4

for tackling global nitrogen challenge

Question 5

Are insects covered in Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?

Answer 5

Yes.

Question 6

How does a region qualify for biodiversity hotspot?

Answer 6

1. Contains at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5% of the world’s total) as endemics
2. Lost at least 70% of its original habitat.

Question 7

Is starch a simple or complex carbohydrate?

Answer 7

Complex.

Question 8

Model Code of Conduct - which article?

Answer 8

Art 324

Question 9

Depsang Plains

Answer 9

B/w India and China

Question 10

1st space station

Answer 10

Salyut by Soviet Union

Question 11

NPCI was registered as not-for-profit under which act?

Answer 11

Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013

Question 12

What is the nodal agency for regulating intellectual property rights in India?

Answer 12

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

Question 13

Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases is a fundamental right under

Answer 13

Right to Freedom

Question 14

Article 243G

Answer 14

responsibility of Panchayats, which also covers school education.

Question 15

Ex-officio chairman of the Indian Parliamentary Group?

Answer 15

Speaker of Lok Sabha

Question 16

How is vice president elected?

Answer 16

Elected by members of electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament.

Question 17

Inter-State Council vs Zonal Councils

Answer 17

Constitutional body vs. extra-constitutional

Question 18

How is a Rajya Sabha member elected?

Answer 18

By Legislative Assembly of States and Union territories by means of single transferable vote through proportional representation.

Question 19

Are all fundamental laws directly enforceable?

Answer 19

No.

Question 20

Is the power of Supreme Court under Article 32 wider than the High Court under Article 226?

Answer 20

No, because the latter can issue writ for purposes other than fundamental rights too.

Question 21

Are MSPs being announced since the time of the Green Revolution?

Answer 21

Yes.