General awareness / studies questions and answers - Nov 14, 2014
1. Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. The UPSC is the central recruiting agency in India.
ii. The SPSC is created by an act of the Parliament.
a. i only
b. ii only
c. both
d. none
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. i only
The SPSC and UPSC both are created directly by the constitution. The provisions regarding the PSCs are contained in the Articles 315 to 323.
a. The Comptroller and Auditor –General
b. The Attorney General of India
c. The Union Law Minister
d. The Chief Justice of India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. The Attorney General of India
The AGI is appointed by the President of India. By convention, when ever a Government changes, the AGI resigns and the new Government selects one.
i. Battle of Panipat -------- A. Ibraham Lodi
ii. Battle of Khanwa -------- B. Rana Sangha
iii. Battle of Chanderi ----- C. Medini Rai
a. 1A 2B 3C
b. 1C 2B 3A
c. 1C 2A 3B
d. 1B 2C 3A
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. 1A 2B 3C
In the Battle of Panipat (1526) , Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi. In the Battle of Khanwa (1527) , he defeated Rana Sangha and in The Battle of Chanderi (1528), he defeated Medini Rai.
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Madhawacharya
c. Shankaracharya
d. Chaitanya
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya propounded the theory of Advaitism. He is considered so because he is said to have reduced the self- contradicting sentences in the Upanishads into a consistent system.
i. The Muslim League rejected the Nehru Report.
ii. The Muslim League observed the Deliverance Day.
iii. The passage of Pakistan Resolution
iv. Karachi session of the Muslim League
a. iv, iii, ii, i
b. iv, i, iii, ii
c. i, ii, iv, iii
d. i, ii, iii, iv
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. i, ii, iii, iv
The Report was rejected in 1928 and December 22nd of 1939 was observed as the Deliverance Day. In 1940, the Lahore Session passed the Pakistan resolution and in the 1943 Session, the League adopted the slogan ‘Divide and Quit.’
a. Hindi.
b. English.
c. Both (a) and (b).
d. Any language mentioned in VIII Schedule.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Both (a) and (b).
The Constitution of India specifies that Hindi and English can be used for the transaction of business in the house. The presiding officer can also allow the Member of parliament to speak in their mother tongue.
a. Zero Hour.
b. Question Hour.
c. Critical Hour.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Question Hour.
The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is called as question hour .It is during this period when the members can ask their questions and usually the ministers will answer these questions.
a. Starred Question.
b. Unstarred Question.
c. Short Notice Question.
d. Immediate Question.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Unstarred Question.
The questions which require the written answer from the ministers are called Un-starred questions. Here no follow on questions or supplementary questions can be asked.
a. September 22nd or 23rd.
b. December 21st or 22nd.
c. March 20th or 21st.
d. June 20th or 21st.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. March 20th or 21st.
Equinox is a period when both days and nights are of equal length and this happens twice a year- vernal equinox and autumnal equinox. During this period the sun will be exactly at the Equator.
a. Lahars.
b. Fumaroles.
c. Ash fall.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Lahars.
Volcanic materials which are present ,when mixed with water results in Mudflows and it is very destructive in nature. It is called as Lahars.
