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6. Which of the following is not true regarding the payment of the emoluments of
the President?
(a) They do not require any parliamentary sanction.
(b) They can be reduced during a Financial Emergency.
(c) They are shown separately in the budget.
24. Who among the following enjoys the rank of a Cabinet Minister of the Indian
Union?
(a) Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
(b) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
(c) Secretary to the Government of India
(d) None of the above
25. A person who is not a member of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister
by the President for a maximum period of
(a) 9 months (b) 6 months
(c) 12 months (d) 3 months
26. When can a President use his discretion in appointing the Prime Minister?
(a) In all circumstances
(b) In no circumstances
(c) Only when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved.
(d) When no political party enjoys a clear majority in the Lok Sabha.
27. If in a country there happens to be the office of monarchy as well as a
Parliamentary form of government this monarch will be called.
(a) Head of the government
(b) Head of the State
(c) Both Head of the government and State
(d) Head of the Cabinet
28. One feature distinguishing the Rajya Sabha from the Vidhan Partishad is
(a) Power of impeachment (b) Nomination of members (c) Tenure of membership (d)
Indirect election
29. Chief Ministers of all the states are ex-officio members of the
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Planning Commission
(c) National Development Council
(d) Inter State Council
30. Who, among the following, has the final right to sanction the expenditure of
public money in India?
(a) President (b) Prime Minister
(c) Parliament (d) Speaker
31. Which of the following is not an essential qualification for appointment as a
Governor?
(a) He should be a citizen of India.
(b) He should be a domicile of the state to which he is being appointed.
(c) President
(d) Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs with Prime Minister as the Chairman
41.What is the position of a 'Minister of State' in the Central Government?
(Teacher's Exam, 1993)
(a) He is the nominee of the State Governor.
(b) He is the nominee of the State Cabinet.
(c) He looks after the interests of the State Cabinet.
(d) He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet.
42.Who among the following is directly responsible to Parliament for all matters
concerning the Defence Services of India?
(a) Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs
(b) President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Defence Minister
43.How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?
(Intelligence Bureau, 1992)
(a) Once (b) 2 times
(c) 3 times (d) Any number of times
44.Who among the following has the power to form a new state within the Union
of India?
(a) President (b) Prime Minister
(c) Supreme Court (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
45.Is the Prime Minister bound to advise the President on matters on which his
advice is sought? (Stenographer's Exam. 1994)
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) It is discretionary (d) If the Council of Ministers so desires
46.Which of the following is not true regarding the Attorney General of India?
(a) He represents Government in any reference made by the President under Article
143.
(b) His consent is necessary for initiating proceedings for contempt, in certain cases.
(c) His consent is necessary for finalisation of appointment of Judges to State
High Courts.
(d) He appears in courts of law on behalf of the Houses of Parliament or the speaker.
47.When the Vice President officiates as President, he draws the salary of.
(a) President (b) Member of Parliament
(c) Chairman of Rajya Sabha (d) Both (a) & (c)
48.Which of the following is not correct?
(a) The Supreme Command of the Defence Forces is vested in the President.
(b) The three Chiefs of Staff (Army, Navy & Air Force) are under the direct control
of the President.
(c) The responsibility of National Defence rests with the Union Cabinet
(d) All important questions having a bearing on defence are decided by the Cabinet
Committee on Political Affairs under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister
.
49.Who among the following can attend meetings of the Union Cabinet?
(a) Cabinet Ministers (b) Ministers of State
(c) Deputy Ministers (d) President
50.Who among the following has the Constitutional authority to make rules and
regulations fixing the number of members of the UPSC?
(a) Home Ministry (b) President
(c) Cabinet Secretary (d) Vice-President
8. The Arab conquest of Sind took place in(a) 712 AD (b) 740 AD
(c) 1001 AD (d) 1009 AD
9. The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of(a) the Guptas (b) the Mauryas
(c) the Satavahanas (d) the Mahameghavahanas
10. Who among the following assumed the title of Ksitipasatapatih (Lord of
Hundred Kings)?
11. The Sultan who called himself "Naib-e-Khuda" was(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Balban
(c) Iltutmish (d) Alauddin Khilji
13. Balban's greatest achievement was(a) curbing of the power of nobles (b) establishment of peace and security
(c) defence against the Mongols (d) suppression of revolts
14. Which of the following was a saint of the Bhakti movement in Bengal ?
(a) Kabir (b) Tulsidas
(c) Vivekananda (d) Chaitanya
16. During his pilgrimage, Chaitanya received enlightment at(a) Kanchipuram (b) Rameshwaram
(c) Gaya (d) Allahabad
18. The peacock throne was made for(a) Jahangir (b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan' (d) Aurangzeb
19.The Sikh Guru who was killed by the orders of Aurangzeb was(a) Guru Ramdas (b) Guru Arjun Dev
(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh
21. The Directive Principles of state policy included in the Indian constitution has
been inspired by the constitution of(a) U. S. A. (b) Ireland
(c) Canada (d) Australia
22. The Fundamental Right that aims at the abolition of social distinctions is the
right(a) to property (b) against exploitation
(c) to equality (d) to freedom
23. The total number of Fundamental duties mentioned the constitution is(a) 9 (b) 10
(c) 11 (d) 12
24. The Right to property is a(a) Legal Right (b) Fundamental Right
(c) Free Right (d) Universal Right
25. The first woman film star nominated to the Rajya Sabha was(a) Nargis Dutt (b) Vjayantimala
(c) Hema Malini (d) Jaya Lalita
26. Who among the following fixes the salaries and the allowances of the speaker
of Lok Sabha ?
(a) President (b) Council of Ministers
(c) Cabinet (d) Parliament
29. Which of the following became the 25th state of the Indian Union ?
(a) Goa (b) Sikkim
(c) Tripura (d) Mizoram
34. National Development Council was set up in(a) 1948 (b) 1950
(c) 1951 (d) 1952
35. The steel plants at Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela were established during the
period of which plan ?
(a) first (b) second
(c) third (d) fourth
36. The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is(a) Saturn (b) Pluto
(c) 'Mercury (d) Neptune
37. Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets(a) Venus (b) Mercury
(c) Mars (d) Earth
38. Vernal equinox falls on(a) 21st March (b) 21st June
(c) 23rd Sept. (d) 22nd Dec.
39. The seasonal contracts are maximum in(a) low lattitudes (b) mid lattitudes
(c) sub-tropics (d) high latitudes
41. The most populated city in the world is(a) Cairo (b) New York
(c) London (d) Tokyo
43. The first satellite was launched by(a) France (b) Japan
(c) U. S. A. (d) U. S. S. R.
47. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin ?
(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
48. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is renowned player of(a) Tabla (b) Sarod
(c) . Flute (d) Shehnai
49. The title of 'Desert Fox' is given to(a) Prince Bismark (b) Hitler
(c) Gen Rommel (d) Joan of Arc
50. The first history book was written by(a) Euclid (b) Julius Ceasar
(c) Armein pakka answers provide karunga..later..
.
1.Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant of a member absents
himself without permission from the sessions for(a) 30 days (b) 60 days
(c) 90 days (d) 120 days
5. The charge of impeachment against the President of India for his removal can be
preferred by(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha and chairman of Rajya Sabha
(d) Both Houses of Parliament
6. Under whose advice the President of India declares emergency under Article 352 ?
(a) council of ministers (b) cabinet
(c) Chief ministers of all states (d) Prime Minister
7. The President of India can be removed from his office by the(a) Prime Minister (b) Lok Sabha
(c) Chief Justice of India (d) Parliament
8. Which subject was transferred from state list to concurrent list by the 42 nd
amendment of the constitution ?
(a) Agriculture (b) Education
(c) Irrigation (d) Local self government
10. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the Supreme Court may issue a/an(a) decree (b) ordinance
(c) notificatioThe main function of the kidney is: (1)To control blood pressure
(2)To control body temperature
(3)To remove waste products from the body
(4)To help in digestion of food
3. A person of which of the following blood groups can receive blood of any group?
(1) A (2) AB
(3) B (4) O
6. The disease in which bronchial tubes become narrow due to spasms of bronchial
muscles is called:
(1)Influenza (2) Asthma
(3)Diphtheria (4) None of these
Indian economy
India is----fourth------largest economy of the world
Who decide the minimum support price on behalf of government (agricultural product)--ACPC agricultural cost and price commission----
which country holds first positiion in the world in the production of sugercane sugerindia-------- and which country is Know of sugar bowl of world ____cuba_________ this
country produces suger made up of___beet_________
The total value of good and services at market price produced in one year in a country
including Net Income from abroad is known as __GNP___________
Who was the first chairman of the planning commission--Pt jawahar lal nehru----------
Which of the following does not come under Bharat Nirman Yajana launched on Dec 16
2005___HOusing/Roads/Irrigation/ Electrification/railway/rural communication
The Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana is funded on _75 __:_25___ basis by the
centre and states
The difference between the value of goods exported and the value of goods imported
per annum is known as ___balance of trade_____________
BSE SENSEX represent index of how many shares___30______ (asked last year)
The budget consist of two parts first is Revenue budget and second is _capital_______
who issues currency notes and coins of rupee one _finance ministry_________
Sales tax custom tax and excise taxes are Indirect/ direct taxes
The tax in which goods are taxed by their value like VAT is known as __Ad
valorem _______
The term use in stock exchange It refers to person who sell share in hope that stock's
prices would fall____bear___
________
which of the following is provided by the constitution finance commission/ Planning
commission/ National Integration Council/National development council
During emergency the Parliament can legislate regarding state subject True/false
Vice president can be removed from the office by Impeachment/ resolution of the
rajya
sabha agreed by lok sahbha/resolution of the rajya sabha not agreed by lok sahbha/
A money bill is introduce in rajya sabha/ loksabha/ both
Half an hour discussion can be held in loksabha during last half an hour on following
day of the weak__MON_________ ___WED____________ and ____FRI_________
who was the first leader to be given status of leader of opposition in loksabha with the
rank of cabinet minister--Y B chauhan--of congress-----
The party which has secured __1/10_______th of the total seats is entitled to have
leader of opposition in lok sabha
Parliament can legislate on the state subject only if Rajya Sabha resolves for this by a
_____2/3__majority
Who has the power to remove the members of state Public Service
Commision President/Governor/PM/ Chief Minister
The Governor has the power to nominate __one____member of the Anglo Indian
community to the legislative Assembly
Which of the following has not two houses ie Legislative Assembly and Legislative
Council
Karnataka/ Bihar / Uttarpradesh/ Maharastra / Rajasthan/Andhra pradesh/ Jammu
Kashmir
The size of legislative Council should be one third of the legislative assembly but not
less than_40____
What is the minimum age fixed for the judge of the supreme court---no minimum age --
To be a judge in supreme court a person should have been an Advocate in high court
for at least _____10_______ or has been a High court judge for at least __5_____years
A motion addressed to (remove / Impeach a supreme court judge) the president signed
by at least ____100____ of the lok sabha or __50__ members of the rajya sabha is
delivered to the chairman
After retirement the judge of the high court cannot plead any where in India True/ false (
he can plead in supreme court)
The Idea of provision concerning the suspension of fundamental right is taken from
constitution of which country__Germany__( remeber hitler)____
Right to property was taken away from the list of fundamental right by which
Constitutional amendment--44 amendment-----
Which constitutional amendment act brought down the age of voting from 21 to 18---61
The constitution of India consist of 444 articles divided into __22_____ parts
and _12____ schedules
The Bombay Organisation act 1960 divided the state of Bombay into states
__maharastra_______and ___Gujrat_____
The Directives principles are not enforceable in the courts True/ False
Indian polity
arrange them in chronological orderFakhruddin Ali Ahmad
Sri N Sanjeeva Reddy
Sri V.V Giri
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Giani Zail singh
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Sri V.V Giri
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
Sri N Sanjeeva Reddy
Giani Zail singh
For the first time in 1969 when the president Dr Zakir Hussain died and the Vice
President V V Giri resigned the chief justice _Hidyatullah_____________ acted as
president
When the Vice president acts as president he gets the emoluments of the President
True / False
The member can be absent from the house for a period of __60_______ without the
permission of House
The resolution to remove the speaker is to moved after ___14________ days notice in
advance
who can certify the money bill. President/ prime/ minister/parliament/ none of these
the rajya sabha has to return the money bill to the lok sabha within __14_____ days
The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General laid before the Parliament is
examined by the ___PAC________
The minimum number of member of the legislature must be present to make the
saleukas Nikator
Chandragupta maurya adopted during the last phase of his life Buddhism/Jainism
Ashoka killed all his brother except his youngest brother named _Teesta_________
Saka era was started by kaniska the famous kushan ruler in _78AD_
The chiniese Pilgrims huen tsang visited India during his reign
__Harshavardhana_____
Who among the following betrayed sirajuddaula, Mirjafar, Amichand , Jagat seth all of
them
When was post and telgraph introduced by british __1853_ Same year first railway____
_____
IN ryotwari system ryot means___cultivator______
Raja ram Mohan rai founded Atmiya samaj or brohmo samaj both
Who was cammanding the revolt which was from Lucknow __begam hazarat
begam_____________ (lady)
who was british suppressor who faught with Rani Laxmibai huge rose
How many delegates attended the first session of Indian National Congress_72_______
The INC split into two groups the extremists and moderates at the___surat
1907_________(Place)session of congress
which reforms envisages a separate electorate for Muslims besides other constitutional
measures---1909--------
Gandhiji was elected the president of congress in this session of Indian National
congress__Belgam session 1924____
Who called title Mahatma to Mahatma Gandhi__Rabindra nath Tagore__________
Who shot down Gen O dyer who was responsible for Jallianwala bagh
Massacre__Udham singh___
Poorna swaraj as a goal of Indian national congress was declared as national goal in
which session of Congress__1929________Lahor session
during whose period the railway line was started in 1853-- Dalhausi-----------------
which bill granted equal status to both British and Indian Judges___Ilbirt Bill________
geography again
which of them does not form Delta Godavari , Krishna, Mahanadi, Narmada, Cauvery.
The east coastal plain is divided into two parts. The northern part is
called sircar________ plains and southern part is called --coromandal---------
Andaman and Nicobar islands are separated by deep sea known as __10
degree_________as this latitude passes from there
Which soil is unsuitable for agriculture laterite soil, red soil, alluvial soil.
The system of farming in which the cultivator uses large amount of labour and capital on
a relatively small area _extensive farming____
Once called valley of sorrow ___Damodar valley___________ has now turned into a
valley of plenty.
The national highway development programme called East - west corridor will connect
silchar to ___porbunder________
capital of Lakswadeep_Kavaretti____
The line which divide north Korea and South Korea is known as _38 parallel ____
GEOGRAPHY
when glacier melts completely water accumulates in the cirque and forms a lake which
is known as __tarn_________
The fine sand particles carried by the wind get deposited when speed of the wind is
reduced forming crescent shaped dunes. Such hills are called __Barkhans_______
The seeping water evaporates, some of the calcium carbonates is deposited on the
cave roof. A column is seen growing from the roof toward the floor is called
__ stalactites( remember If ''c" comes it ceiling)____________
The shallow lake is formed between the sand and the sea coast It is
called __lagoon_______
Which latitude passes through middle of India -tropic of cancer , Equator, tropic of
Capricorn
eography time friends
The nearest star after sun is ____proxima centuri_______________
The outer layer of sun's atmosphere made up of thin hot gases is called crona_
fossil Planet__moon__
When was Pluto removed from the list of planets _24 aug 2006 ___________
It is characterized by it tail which is always pointing away from the sun. when travelling
away from the sun it is led by its tail. it is called __comet__________
Who circumnavigated the earth for the first time---Ferdinand Magellan--------The busiest ocean for trade and commerce___atlantic ocean________
The zone between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricon is __ torrid zone_________
Roaring forties /furious fifties are example of Trade wind / westerlies / polar winds
This mass of ice sliding down from the mountains is called __alpine
glacier______________
the cgs unit of work is --erg------one angstron is equal to ---10^15 m--------Escape velocity is dependent on mass/ shape / size of the body / it direction of
projection / none of these
sudden fall in barometric reading is indication of --storm-----slow fall in barometric reading is the indication of -rain---Hydraulic brake / hydraulic lift / hydraulic press work/ works on the principal of
Pascal's law.all of them
The relative density is measured by --hydrometer-----When Ice floats on the water its --1/10--- th part remain outside the water
Sound wave is longitudinal/ transverse wave
Infra red waves was discovered by -Hershel----------Long radio waves was discovered by -Marconi-------Galton's Whistle or Hartman's generator are use for production of --ultrasonic waves-----speed of sound is maximum in solid ,liquid or gases
The speed of sound is independent of temperature/ pressure / density/ humidity.
For artificial respiration mixture of oxygen and helium /neon / argon or pure oxygen is
used
Awhite crystalline solid which is 550 time sweeter than sugar but does not have any
food value--saccharin--------------
Vinegar is Acetic---acid
The substance which have same chemical properties but different physical properties
are called -Allotrops------
Two or more compounds having same molecular formula but different physical and
chemical properties are called -Isomer-----------
------A substance added to ore to remove impurities is called -flux-------Lemonite is an ore of-Iron--------
An alloy in which one of the component metals is mercury is called --Amalgum---------Cu 90% +Sn 10% makes -Bronze--------- alloy
Lightest metal--lithium----------
The number of images formed when the mirror is place at 90 degree to each other---3
The reflector of the search light or head light of vehicle is convex/ concave mirror
Oval shape of sun of sun in the morning and evening is due to refraction--------
Primary rainbow is due to -two------ refraction and one --total internal reflection---------
------In primary rainbow the ----red---colour is on the convex side --violet------ is on concave
side
The colour green + red =---yellow----------
Any two colour when added produces white light are said to be ___ complimentary
_______
Blue colour of the sky is due to total internal reflection/ reflection/
refraction/ scattering of light/dispersion
Least distance of distinct vision is ---25cm-------Long sightedness remedy is convex/ concave lenses
There are two kinds of vision cell in the retina.They are called --rods ------- and --cones-----
The temperature at which the ferromagnetic substances changes into para magnetic
substances is called __Curie temperature_____________
The device which converts alternating current int direct current is called
_rectifier___________
__
The device which measures the pitch of sound___tonometer_________
Dynamite-Alfred Noble / Dynamo -Micheal Faraday which is correctly matched both are
correct
Cryptogames are plant with/ without seedsAlgae and fungi are thalophyta or
Bryophyto or petridophyta
Phloem / Xylem conducts the food prepared by the leaves to different parts of the plant
biology again
structural model of DNA was given by --watson and crickMitosis occur in -somatic -------- type of cell
Human have -23---pair of chromosome in which --22--- pair are autosomes and --01-pair are sex chromosome
organ which are seen different due to use in various function but its structure is same
are
Homologous/ Analogous / vestigial organ
father of botanyTheophrastus
study of fungi mycology
study of fishesIchthyology
study of algae phycology