UPSC Polity, Geography and Current Affairs Challenge

Question 1

Which constitutional office is empowered to decide questions of disqualification of Members of Parliament under the Tenth Schedule, subject to judicial review?

Accepted Answer

Speaker or Chairman of the House

Answer

Chief Election Commissioner

Answer

President of India

Answer

Attorney General of India

Question 2

The Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and only with the President's prior recommendation.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 3

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched with the constitutional body and its primary role?

Accepted Answer

Election Commission — conducts elections to Parliament and state legislatures

Answer

Finance Commission — adjudicates inter-state river disputes

Answer

Union Public Service Commission — audits government expenditure

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NITI Aayog — amends the Constitution

Question 4

In India, the Governor of a state is elected directly by the people of that state.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 5

Which writ is typically issued by a higher court to order a public authority to perform a legal duty it has failed to discharge?

Accepted Answer

Mandamus

Answer

Certiorari

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Quo warranto

Answer

Habeas corpus

Question 6

The Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved, but one-third of its members retire every two years.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 7

Which amendment is most closely associated with giving constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions?

Accepted Answer

73rd Amendment

Answer

42nd Amendment

Answer

44th Amendment

Answer

86th Amendment

Question 8

A constitutional amendment in India always requires ratification by at least half of the state legislatures, regardless of subject matter.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 9

Which feature best reflects the principle of collective responsibility in the Indian parliamentary system?

Accepted Answer

The Council of Ministers is accountable to the Lok Sabha as a body

Answer

Judges can be removed by a simple majority

Answer

The President can veto all constitutional amendments

Answer

The Rajya Sabha controls state police forces

Question 10

Under the Indian Constitution, Fundamental Duties are enforceable by courts in the same manner as Fundamental Rights.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 11

Which river is known for forming one of the world's largest inland river islands, Majuli?

Accepted Answer

Brahmaputra

Answer

Godavari

Answer

Mahanadi

Answer

Narmada

Question 12

The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight Indian states.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 13

Which of the following best explains why western Rajasthan has an arid climate?

Accepted Answer

The Aravallis run parallel to the southwest monsoon, limiting orographic uplift

Answer

It lies on the windward side of the Western Ghats

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It receives intense winter cyclonic rainfall

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It is too far north to be affected by any monsoon branch

Question 14

The Deccan Plateau is bordered by the Eastern Ghats on the west and the Western Ghats on the east.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 15

Which Himalayan pass connects Leh with Srinagar by road and is strategically important in Ladakh?

Accepted Answer

Zoji La

Answer

Nathu La

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Bomdi La

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Shipki La

Question 16

Black soil in India is especially suitable for cotton cultivation partly because of its high moisture-retention capacity.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 17

Which current is primarily responsible for moderating the climate of Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift

Answer

California Current

Answer

Canary Current

Answer

Peru Current

Question 18

The Himalayan rivers are generally perennial because they are fed by both glaciers and rainfall.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 19

Recent reporting on severe flooding in Nepal has most often linked the disaster risk to which combined factor?

Accepted Answer

Intense monsoon rainfall, steep terrain and river swelling

Answer

Retreating winter monsoon and volcanic activity

Answer

Cyclonic storm surge from the Arabian Sea alone

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Tidal flooding along a long ocean coastline

Question 20

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was originally founded by all five BRICS countries together.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

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