General awareness / studies questions and answers - Oct 15, 2014
1. If no political party has won the majority then which is true,i. President appoints the leader of largest party as Prime Minister and asks him to prove majority.
ii. President asks the leader of largest party to prove majority and once majority is proven he will be appointed as PM.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Only (i).
In 1980, the Delhi High Court made it clear that it is not necessary for the person to prove the majority before he is appointed as PM. So it is the duty of President to first appoint a person as PM and then ask him to prove the majority.
a. Jet Lags.
b. Jet Streams.
c. Jet Clouds.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Jet Streams.
The high speed upper air circulations are called as Jet Streams which blow at very high speed and up to 184km/h. These winds are responsible to bring rains in winter season in northwest part of India in the form of western disturbances.
i. They are more or less risk free.
ii. They are sold by RBI through auction.
iii. Only Primary Customers take part in the auction.
a. Only (i).
b. (i) and (ii).
c. (ii) and (iii).
d. (i),(ii) and (iii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. (i),(ii) and (iii).
Government Bonds are also called Gilt-edge bonds because they are more or less risk free and the bonds are sold only to the primary customers i.e., commercial banks and the process is done by auction by Reserve Bank of India.
i. He takes oath of office and secrecy administered by President.
ii. He holds the office for a period of five years.
iii. He should have majority in Lok Sabha.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. (i) and (ii).
d. (i) and (iii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. (i) and (iii).
The Prime Minister of India is appointed by the President, he appoints the person who has majority in lower house of the Parliament. President will also administer the oath of office and secrecy to the Prime Minister. PM holds the office till he has majority and there is no fixed term of five years.
i. Tropical Cyclones.
ii. Western Cyclonic Disturbances.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Only (i).
Western Cyclonic Disturbances are caused by the Jet Streams during winter season, the wind blows from the Mediterranean region this causes rain in the north and north-western region of India and do not cause any destruction. The Tropical Cyclones which hits the coast of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh is very destructive in nature.
a. USA.
b. India.
c. Australia.
d. Russia.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Australia.
The process of preparing budget by keeping in mind the gender sensitivity is called as Gender Budgeting. It was introduced for the first time in Australia in 1984. It was introduced in India in 2004-05.
a. Deputy Ministers.
b. Ministers of State.
c. Cabinet Ministers.
d. Cabinet Secretary.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Cabinet Secretary.
Council of Ministers is a huge body which have around 70 members. Council of Ministers can be broadly classified into three categories – Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputy Minister; they vary in terms of ranks and importance. Cabinet Secretary is the senior-most civil servant he is an official and not an elected member.
a. Monsoon enters the Indian mainland through southern tip of India.
b. Monsoon withdraws from Indian mainland from North-western part.
c. Monsoon enters the Indian islands in the last week of April or first week of May.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. None of these.
Monsoon is a seasonal reversal in the wind direction, these winds causes huge rainfall in India. Monsoon is very important to India because the complete agriculture process in India depends on these monsoon winds which cause rain.
a. Anti-Dumping Tax.
b. Excise Tax.
c. Basic Tax.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Excise Tax.
The tax imposed on all the goods manufactured is called as the excise duty, this is imposed by the central government in India and state government has no authority over this.
a. India.
b. Germany.
c. England.
d. USA.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. England.
Shadow Cabinet is a unique setup in England where each and every minister will have an alternative in the opposition party. This concept will make the ministers to work for the progress of the country.
