Sunday, 21 August 2016

Questions on Indian Polity and Constitution

★ The name of a candidate for the office of President of India may be proposed by
—any fifty members of the Electoral College
★ The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity as enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution are inspired by the
—French Revolution
★ The minimum number of mem¬bers that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is —one-tenth of the total member¬ship of the House
★ The Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in
—both union and concurrent list
★ The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
—the President
★ The President can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
—on the recommendation of the Prime Ministers
★ The office of the Prime Minister of India
—has a constitutional basis
★ The members of the parliamentary committee are taken from various groups and parties in Parliament
—in proportion to their respective strengths
★ The phrase ‘bicameral legislature’ means
—a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
★ The position of the President which was undermined by the 42nd Amendment was subsequently somewhat retrieved by the
—44th Amendment
Indian National Movement which he surrendered during the Non-cooperation Movement was
—Kaiser-e-Hind
★ Lord Linlithgow (1936-44) described the Quit India Movement as
—the most serious revolt after sepoy mutiny
★ Rowlatt satyagraha was the first venture of Gandhi on
—all India level
★ Bal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P’s-Prayer, petition and protest as  
—political mendicancy
★ In the Act of 1935 provincial autonomy replaced 
—diarchy
★ Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsend opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage ? 
—Subhash Chandra Bose
★ Which one leader of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan ?
—Sardar Patel
★ Which Indian leader was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service ?
—Surendranath Banerji *
★ The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the
—special privileges on British imports in India
★ “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which events did this remark of Aitchison relate ?
—Revolt of 1857
History and Culture of India
★ The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the office of the Governor- General of India for the first time in —1858 A.D.
To which dynasty did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong ?
—Parmara
Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 B.C. in commemoration of his victory over
—Sakas
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memoirs. They were
—Babar and Jahangir
To which king belongs the Lion Capital at Sarnath ?
—Ashoka
The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
—14th Century A.D.
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
—Pali
There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one group did not revolt in the 1820s ?
—Santhals
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
—Travancore Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India —N.W.F.P. and the Sylhet district of Assam
The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
—The King
Economic Affairs of India
Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if – prices of exports remain constant 
★ The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in —1948
★  Who was the first captain of Indian Test team ?
—C. K. Nayudu
★ Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1999 ?
—Australia
★ Who did the Rock beat to win his first WWE Title ?
—Mankind
★ The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with
—Weightlifting
★ In what year was the first international cricket match held ?
—1844 between Canada and the USA
Miscellany
★ The year 1995 was the Golden Jubilee year of which international organisation ?
—UNO
★ The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which place ?
—Geneva
★ Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which field ?
—Protection of human rights
★ The office of the UN General Assembly is in
—New York
★ Journalist Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on
—October 28,1984

★ ‘Teacher’s Day’ is observed on which date ?
—September 5
★ The World Environment Day is celebrated on
—June 5
★ Which day is observed as World No Smoking Day ?
—31st May
★ B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
—Medicine
★ In which year was Pulitzer Prize established ? —1917
★ Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
—Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
★ Who has been awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema ?
—Ashok Kumar
★ Thgaspfes Tous Ramon Magsa- ysay Award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which field ?
—Government Service
★ Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’ ?
—Jagmohan
★ The book ‘To Live or Not to Live’ was written by
—Nirad C. Chaudhuri
★ In India the first television programme was broadcasted in
—1959
★ ‘A Voice for Freedom’ is a book written by
—Nayantara Sahgal
★ Who is the father of English Poetry ? *
—Chaucer
★ The popular TV serial ‘Neem Ka Ped’ was written by
—Rahi Masoom Raza
★ Who wrote ‘War and Peace’ ?
—Leo Tolstoy
★ What did James Watt invent ?
—Rotary Steam Engine
★ Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named ?
—Staffordshire
★ Who invented Jet Engine ?
—Sir Frank Whittle
★ What invention caused many deaths while testing it ?
—Parachute
★ Who invented Gunpowder ?
—Roger Baco
★ Professor Amartya Sen is famous in the field of —Economics
★ Which field was Satyajit Ray associated with ?
—Film Direction
★ Dr. Joon Lew of Korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the
—Eradication of leprosy
★ Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which musical instrument ?
—Sarod
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