General awareness / studies questions and answers - Oct 29, 2014
1. Who among the following is NOT appointed by President of Indiai. Prime Minister.
ii. Chief Minister of Delhi.
iii. Chairman of State Public Service Commission.
a. Only (ii).
b. Only (iii).
c. (ii) and (iii).
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Only (iii).
The Prime Minister of India will be appointed by President of India. The Chief Ministers of the states are appointed by the Governors of the respective states, but Delhi being a Union Territory the Chief Minister will be appointed by President and Chairman of State PSC are appointed by Governor.
a. Prime Minister.
b. Opposition Leader of the House.
c. Speaker of Lok Sabha.
d. Union Cabinet.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Speaker of Lok Sabha.
The Speaker of Lok Sabha appoints the chairman of parliamentary committees of Lok Sabha, he also supervises the functions of those committees and he himself is the Chairman of three committees i.e. Business Advisory Committee, Rules Committee and General Purpose Committee.
i. They are members of last category of Council of Ministers.
ii. They do not have any department under their control.
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).
Parliamentary Secretaries are the last category of Council of Ministers and they do not have any department under their control and they assist the senior ministers. At present posts of Parliamentary Secretaries are not filled.
a. One.
b. Zero.
c. Two.
d. Four
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. One.
The Governors of the states can nominate one member to the State Legislative Assembly who belongs to the Anglo-Indian Community if he thinks that particular community is adequately represented.
a. Indus – Mount Kailas.
b. Ganges – Gangotri Glacier.
c. Krishna – Western Ghats.
d. Brahmaputra – Himalayas.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Brahmaputra – Himalayas.
Indian Rivers can be broadly classified into Himalayan Rivers and Peninsular Rivers. The major Himalayan Rivers are Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra etc., major peninsular rivers are Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Narmada etc. In the above list Brahmaputra is wrongly paired it originates at Manasarovar in Tibet.
a. Nehru Literacy Award.
b. Gandhi Educational Award.
c. Indira Puraskar.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Nehru Literacy Award.
Nehru Literacy Award is given to the people who contribute for the promotion of Adult Education in India. Durgabai Deshmukh was the first woman to receive this award.
a. Mahatma Gandhi.
b. Jawaharlal Nehru.
c. C. Rajagopalachari.
d. M. Visveswaraya.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. C. Rajagopalachari.
Bharat Ratna is the highest Civilian Award given in India till now it is given to 43 people. The first set of people who received this prestigious award was C. Rajagopalachari, S. Radhakrishnan, C.V. Raman, they were awarded in 1954.
a. Calcutta.
b. Madras.
c. Bombay.
d. New Delhi.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Calcutta.
The Indian Museum located in Calcutta is the largest and oldest museum in India. It was established in 1814, it was founded by the Asiatic Society of India. It has huge collection of books of varying time scale.
a. Almora.
b. Gulmarg.
c. Mussourie.
d. Nainital.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Gulmarg.
Uttaranchal is a state which is famous for tourist places; it is one of the major tourist places in India. It has beautiful lakes and hill stations, except Gulmarg the other three are located in Uttaranchal. Gulmarg is in Jammu and Kashmir.
i. Banks giving loans at lesser rate.
ii. Reserve Bank of India increasing Cash Reserve Ratio.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Only (i).
If commercial banks start giving loan to its customers at lesser rates then the money flow will increase and this leads to inflation. If RBI increases CRR then the banks will be left with less money to lend so the money flow decreases so there won’t be inflation.
