General awareness / studies questions and answers - Oct 18, 2014
1. The National Emergency which is declared can be revoked byi. President at any time without permission of Parliament.
ii. President must revoke if the Lok Sabha passes a resolution with simple majority.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Both (i) and (ii).
The National Emergency which will be proclaimed by the President can be revoked at any time by him. According to the 44 Constitutional Amendment Act there is a provision for the Lok Sabha i.e., President has to revoke the emergency if Lok Sabha passes a resolution with simple majority.
a. Parliamentary Affairs Committee.
b. Appointment Committee.
c. Political Affairs Committee.
d. Economic Affairs Committee.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Political Affairs Committee.
The most powerful of all the cabinet committees in India is Political Affairs Committee which is headed by the Prime Minister and deals with all the policy matters of the domestic and foreign affairs.
a. Kerala and Karnataka.
b. Kerala and Delhi.
c. Kerala and Puducherry.
d. Kerala and Gujarat.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Kerala and Puducherry.
The sex ratio is calculated during every census, according to the 2011 census the sex ratio of Kerala and Puducherry is 1084 and 1038 respectively.
a. 245 and 545.
b. 240 and 540.
c. 250 and 552.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. 250 and 552.
The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is 250, but the actual strength of Rajya Sabha is 245 and the maximum strength of Lok Sabha is 552 and the actual strength of Lok Sabha is 545.
a. Buddha period.
b. Maurya period.
c. Gupta period.
d. Later Vedic period.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Gupta period.
The Indian temple Architecture started from the Gupta period (4th – 5th century AD). The Gupta temples are very basic structures as they inaugurated the temple architecture. The most notable Gupta temple is the Dasavatra temple at Deograh.
a. Uttar Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
b. Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
c. Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
d. Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
The Biggest state in India is Rajasthan which cover about 342239 sq. km, but Rajasthan has only 6 percent of India’s total population. The most populous state in India is Uttar Pradesh which has about 16 percent of India’s population.
a. The voters of that particular state.
b. Nominated by the Governor.
c. By the elected members of Legislative Assembly.
d. By the members of both Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. By the elected members of Legislative Assembly.
The representatives of state in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the state. They elect them by process of indirect election in accordance to the proportional representation by single transferable vote.
a. Gujarat.
b. Maharashtra.
c. Andhra Pradesh.
d. West Bengal.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Andhra Pradesh.
Kuchipudi is a dance form performed in Andhra Pradesh, it is not just dance but it is a combination of dance, gestures, speech and song. Kuchipudi dancer should be good in dancing, acting and music.
a. The Greater Hinggan, China.
b. The Gir Forest, India.
c. The Lowland Rain Forests of Sri Lanka.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. The Gir Forest, India.
The only place in the world where the Asiatic Lions move freely is The Gir Forest in India. All the other natural habitats are encroached by the humans for agriculture and constructional activities.
i. In India each state has equal representation in the upper house i.e., Rajya Sabha.
ii. In USA the seats allotted to each state in Senate is according to their population.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
In India ,the seats allotted to each state in the upper house is according to their population . So ,there is no equal representation. In USA, the seats allotted in the upper house i.e., Senate is equal to all the states irrespective of their population.
