Saturday, August 29, 2015

General Knowledge :Quiz

1. The phrase 'procedure established by the law' means
A. the judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the limits of the constitution
B. judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is within the limits of the constitution
C. judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not due or is unjust
D. None of the above

2. The national anthem was written by
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
 
3. The member of a State Public Service Commission can be removed on the ground of misbehavior only after an enquiry has been conducted by the
A. Supreme Court of India
B. High Court of the state
C. committee appointed by the president
D. None of the above

4. The members of the standing committee are taken from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the ratio of
A. two and one respectively
B. three and one respectively
C. four and one respectively
D. equal members for both the Houses
 
5.The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
A. the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
B. the Nehru report
C. a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
D. the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly

6. The Nagaland State of India cannot be termed as a state because it lacks
A. sovereignty
B. bicameral legislature
C. a high court exclusively of its own
D. None of the above

7. The Objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
A. 22nd January 1947
B. 26th November 1946
C. 1st October 1948
D. None of the above

8. The preamble declares India as a sovereign state which implies
A. India is free to conduct her internal affairs
B. India is free to conduct her external affairs
C. India is free to conduct here internal as well as external affairs
D. None of the above
 
9. The parliament works through committees which
A. help the government in the formulation of policy
B. exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis
C. ensure that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and the prescribed parliamentary procedure
D. both (a) and (b)
 
10.The Muslim League as a political party was founded in
A. 1906
B. 1909
C. 1915
D. 1919

11.The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
A. questions and supplementary questions
B. criticism of its policies
C. adjournment motion
D. All of the above

12.The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except
A. adult franchise
B. equality of status
C. fraternity
D. justice

13. Mainstream Nationalism in India
A. was characterized by Chauvinism
B. aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
C. had national socialism as its ultimate goal
D. aimed at emancipation from colonial rule

14.The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is
A. 25 years
B. 30 years
C. 40 years
D. 35 years

15. The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was
A. extension of provincial assemblies
B. to give more powers to local government
C. to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India
D. to establish diarchy in provinces

Answers 
1.A
2. B
3. A
4.A
5.D
6.A
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. A
15. A

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