General awareness / studies questions and answers - Nov 13, 2014
1. Which of the following is NOT true about a Money Bill?i. Money Bill can be introduced only after the President’s recommendation.
ii. Money Bill can be introduced in both the houses.
iii. Both the houses have equal powers.
a. (i) and (ii).
b. (ii) and (iii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. (ii) and (iii).
Money bills can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and only after the recommendation of the President. Lok Sabha has more powers compared to Rajya Sabha in case of Money Bills.
a. President of India.
b. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
c. Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
d. Finance Minister of India.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
The complete authority to decide whether the given bill is money bill or not is with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and his decision is final and no one can question him.
i. Rajya Sabha can accept or amend or reject or keep the bill in pending.
ii. Rajya Sabha can keep the bill in pending only for 14 days.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Only (i).
Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in case of Ordinary Bills. Rajya Sabha can accept the bill without amendment, it can amend the bill and send back, it can reject the bill, and it can keep the bill in pending for six months. After that there will be a Joint Sitting.
i. Give assent to the bill.
ii. Return the bill for reconsideration.
iii. Withhold the Bill.
a. (i) and (ii).
b. (ii) and (iii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. (i) and (iii).
When Money Bill is passed by both the houses of the Parliament it goes for the President’s assent. President can give assent to the bill or withhold the bill but he cannot send back for reconsideration.
a. Track Ball.
b. Microphone.
c. Concept Keyboard.
d. Sound Card.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Sound Card.
Input devices in the computer are used to give the inputs i.e. the instructions to the computer. Track Ball is used as an alternative to the Mouse, Microphone is used to input the sound, and Concept Keyboard is a type of Keyboard. Sound Card is the device which helps to produce the sound output.
a. Vacuum Tubes.
b. Transistors.
c. Integrated Circuits.
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Transistors.
Based on the advancement of technology and the devices used, Computers are classified into various generations. Second Generation existed between 1954 and 1964; Transistors were used as switching devices in Second Generation Computers.
a. Sir C.V.Raman.
b. Ravindra Nath Tagore.
c. Mother Teresa.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Ravindra Nath Tagore.
The first Indian to win Nobel prize was Ravindra Nath Tagore. He won the Nobel prize for his work in literature in 1913. Till date, seven Indians have won Nobel Prize. The Last one to win was Kailash Satyarthi for peace in 2014.
a. Pakistan.
b. Australia.
c. West Indies.
d. South Africa.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. West Indies.
The BCCI cancelled all its bilateral series with West Indies after it pulled out from the ongoing series with India. West Indies Board and Players have some financial issues that is one of the reason for the series to stop.
a. Organisation of grand Darbar in Delhi.
b. Introduction of Arms Act.
c. Partition of Bengal.
d. Changed Civil Service Exam rules.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Partition of Bengal.
The Partition of Bengal was done by Lord Curzon and not by Lord Lytton. The Delhi darbar was organised in 1877 and the Arms act was introduced in 1878. By changing the Civil Service Exam rules, he made difficult for Indians to clear that exam.
i. Censorship was put on the Indian Language newspapers.
ii. Newspapers were not allowed to circulate outside the province.
iii. Restriction was put on the number of copies to be published.
a. (i) and (ii).
b. (ii) and (iii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. All of these.
The Vernacular Press Act was introduced in 1878 by Lord Lytton. This Act had put serious restrictions on the Indian language newspapers. They couldn’t be circulated outside the province where it was published and there was a limit for total number of copies also.
