Apr 2026 – Week 2 Current Affairs MCQ (8-14 Apr)
Practice 2026 Weekly Current Affairs MCQ
Q1. Harivansh Narayan Singh was nominated to the Rajya Sabha under which constitutional article?
Easy- Article 79
- Article 80
- Article 84
- Article 249
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Article 80 deals with the composition of the Rajya Sabha, including members nominated by the President.
Q2. What is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha?
Easy- 238
- 245
- 250
- 552
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The Constitution provides a maximum Rajya Sabha strength of 250 members: 238 elected and 12 nominated.
Q3. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule started the first girls school at Bhide Wada, Pune in which year?
Easy- 1827
- 1848
- 1873
- 1888
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Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule pioneered women’s education by starting a girls school in Pune in 1848.
Q4. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotiba Phule in which year?
Easy- 1848
- 1857
- 1873
- 1905
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Satyashodhak Samaj was founded in 1873 to fight caste discrimination and promote social equality.
Q5. The GeM Womaniya initiative primarily focuses on which group?
Easy- Women entrepreneurs
- Retired soldiers
- Urban local bodies
- Railway employees
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Womaniya is a GeM initiative to improve market access for women entrepreneurs and women-led enterprises.
Q6. Rajya Sabha is called a permanent House because:
Medium- It is never dissolved
- All members serve for life
- It controls all Money Bills
- It has no elected members
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Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution; one-third of its members retire every two years.
Q7. Which book by Jyotiba Phule criticised caste oppression and compared it with slavery?
Medium- Gulamgiri
- Anandamath
- Hind Swaraj
- Arthashastra
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Gulamgiri, published in 1873, is one of Phule’s best-known critiques of caste hierarchy.
Q8. India’s decision to ban new HFC projects after 2027 is linked with which international climate-ozone framework?
Medium- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
- Paris Peace Treaty
- Kyoto Protocol only
- Basel Convention only
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The Kigali Amendment targets phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons, which are powerful greenhouse gases.
Q9. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on which date?
Medium- 10 April 1919
- 13 April 1919
- 15 August 1919
- 26 January 1920
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The massacre occurred at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
Q10. Government e-Marketplace, often seen in news as GeM, is mainly used for:
Medium- Public procurement of goods and services
- Conducting general elections
- Filing income tax returns only
- Issuing passports
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GeM is an online platform for procurement by government departments and public sector organisations.
Q11. Consider Rajya Sabha: 1. Its members have a 6-year term. 2. One-third retire every two years. 3. Its Chairman is the Vice-President of India. Which statements are correct?
Difficult- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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All three statements are correct and are core features of the Council of States.
Q12. Which pair is correctly matched?
Difficult- Article 249 – Parliament can legislate on State List if Rajya Sabha passes a resolution
- Article 312 – Money Bill certification
- Article 80 – Emergency proclamation
- Article 79 – Fundamental Duties
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Article 249 gives Rajya Sabha a special federal role over State List matters in national interest.
Q13. The title Mahatma was conferred on Jyotiba Phule in 1888 by:
Difficult- Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Dadabhai Naoroji
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Phule received the title Mahatma in 1888 in recognition of his service to social reform.
Q14. Which combination is most accurate about HFCs?
Difficult- They are greenhouse gases targeted for phasedown under the Kigali Amendment
- They are only natural fertilisers
- They are ozone-friendly and have no climate impact
- They are protected under the Ramsar Convention
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HFCs do not deplete ozone like older CFCs, but they have high global warming potential.
Q15. Which statement best explains why Rajya Sabha nominations matter for exams?
Difficult- They test Article 80, nominated-member fields and the federal composition of Parliament
- They abolish elections to Parliament
- They convert Rajya Sabha into a state assembly
- They remove the role of the President
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Nominations connect current affairs with polity basics: composition, nominated seats and constitutional articles.
