UPSC 2019 Daily Current Affairs MCQ- Free PDF Download | 28th July’18 By Dr Gaurav Garg

Q1) What is E3+3 ?
1. It is a group of 5 permanent members of UN & Germany
2. It is a group of countries often said to be opposing the new world order
3. NASA’s mission to Andromeda galaxy
4. 3 regional heads of WTO & 3 ob
Q2) Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
(a) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
(b) a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
(c) an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
(d) a peasant movement in Punjab
Q3) What is/are common to the two historical places known as Ajanta and Mahabalipuram?
A) Both were built in the same period
B) Both belong to the same religious denomination.
C) Both have rock-cut monuments.
Options :
1)A & B are correct
2) B & C are correct
3)Only C is correct
4)Only B is correct
Difference Ajanta – 200BC to 650 AD by Vakataka Kings Mahabalipuram – 7th to 8th Century by Pallava Kings
Q4) With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements :
1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q5) Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?
(a) Swapnavasavadatta
(b) Malavikagnirnitra
(c) Meghadoota
(d) Ratnavali
Swapnavasavadatta: Sanskrit play written by Bhasa about romantic narratives about the Vatsa king Udayana and Vasavadatta, the daughter of Pradyota, the ruler of Avanti Meghadoota: lyric poem written by Kalidas, story of a king who convinces a passing cloud to convey a message to his wife Ratnavali: Drama between Queen Ratnavali and King Udayana
Q6) Consider the following pairs: Famous place Region
1. Bodhgaya Baghelkhand
2. Khajuraho Bundelkhand
3. Shirdi Vidarbha
4. Nasik Malwa
5. Tirupati Rayalaseema
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5
Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool
Q7) Consider the following statements
1.The National Waterways Act 2016 declared 111 new waterways as national waterways
2.The HQ of Inland Waterways Authority of India is in New Delhi
3.The longest waterway of India is NW-2 from Dhubri to Sadiya
Options :
1) None is correct
2) All are correct
3) Only A & B are correct
4) Only B & C are correct
Q8) What is Bombali and Ampil respectively?
a) Virus type, New discovered species of Orang Utan
b) City in Sierra Leone, Virus Strain
c) Cyclone, Last surviving Kiwi species
d) Virus Type, Cyclone
Q9) Consider the following statements about Prime Minister’s Research Fellows Scheme
1.It is restricted only to graduates from the IITs, IISc, IISERs, NITs and centrally-funded IIITs
2.The fellowship grants between Rs 70,000 and Rs 80,000 per month to scholars apart from an annual Rs 2 lakh grant to pursue a PhD
3.Its scope has been expanded now to include science and technology graduates from any university in the country
Options :
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) Only A is correct
4) Only C is correct
Q10) Consider the following statements
a) Western Dedicated Corridor (WDFC) will connect Delhi to Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust
b) It is financed by the World Bank
c) The eastern and western dedicated corridor will meet at Dadri
Options :
1) All are correct
2) Only A is correct
3) Only B is correct
4) Only C is correct

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