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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 21501. |
Who used the word Pakistan for the first time? |
| A. | Chowdhary Khaliq-uz Zaman |
| B. | Fazlul Haq |
| C. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Chaudhry Rahmat Ali |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21502. |
Which country's company is building the Jaitapur nuclear plant in Maharashtra? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | France |
| C. | America |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. America | |
| 21503. |
N. D. A. Who was the chairman of the commission set up for review by the government? |
| A. | Justice M.S. Verma |
| B. | Justice Vaiktachalaiah |
| C. | Subhash Kashyap |
| D. | V. P. Rao |
| Answer» C. Subhash Kashyap | |
| 21504. |
Poona Pact was related to – |
| A. | from the downtrodden |
| B. | Hindu-Muslim unity |
| C. | by constitutional progress |
| D. | by educational reform |
| Answer» B. Hindu-Muslim unity | |
| 21505. |
Which one of the following is wrong due to slow implementation of Directive Principles? |
| A. | lack of political will |
| B. | lack of resources with the government |
| C. | opposition to society |
| D. | Difficulties arising due to the expansion of the country |
| Answer» D. Difficulties arising due to the expansion of the country | |
| 21506. |
Which of the following bills should be passed separately by both the Houses of Parliament with a special majority? |
| A. | ordinary bill |
| B. | Money Bill |
| C. | constitutional amendment |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 21507. |
The names of the three Congress leaders who formed the National Congress Party after being expelled from the party were- |
| A. | PA Sangma, Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar |
| B. | Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma and Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| C. | Sharad Yadav P., P.A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar |
| D. | Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and Buta Singh |
| Answer» B. Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma and Ghulam Nabi Azad | |
| 21508. |
When was the first railway line built in India? |
| A. | Between Howrah and Serampore |
| B. | Between Bombay and Thane |
| C. | Between Madras and Guntur |
| D. | between Delhi and Agra |
| Answer» C. Between Madras and Guntur | |
| 21509. |
N. D. A. M.N. by Govt. How many members were there in the Constitution Review Commission constituted under the chairmanship of Venkatachalaiah? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» D. 13 | |
| 21510. |
NDA. Who was not included in the members of the Constitution Review Commission constituted by? |
| A. | Nirmala Deshpande |
| B. | Justice R. s. Sarkaria |
| C. | Subhash Kashyap |
| D. | Of. parasaran |
| Answer» B. Justice R. s. Sarkaria | |
| 21511. |
Whose salary is not paid from the Consolidated Fund of India? |
| A. | President of India |
| B. | Chief Justice of India |
| C. | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| D. | Prime minister |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21512. |
Who among the following has the distinction of being the first leader of the opposition party? |
| A. | Ram Subhag Singh |
| B. | Y.B. Chavan |
| C. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Y.B. Chavan | |
| 21513. |
Appointment of judges in the Supreme Court on ad-hoc basis |
| A. | collected to settle matters |
| B. | when a judge is on leave |
| C. | When a suitable candidate is not available for a permanent post |
| D. | is done if the necessary judge is not available to hold the meeting of the court. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21514. |
Which statement is false regarding the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League? |
| A. | Mumbai Indians won this championship for the first time |
| B. | Orange Cap Michael Hussey with most runs |
| C. | Dwayne Bravo won the Purple Cap with the most wickets |
| D. | 10 teams participated in this tournament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21515. |
How can a sitting of the Lok Sabha be terminated? |
| A. | By postponement |
| B. | by breaking |
| C. | by session |
| D. | by all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21516. |
Who has been appointed as the Defense Secretary of the country on May 25, 2013? |
| A. | RK Mathur |
| B. | Vijay Chauhan |
| C. | N. Sunday |
| D. | AK Mukherjee |
| Answer» B. Vijay Chauhan | |
| 21517. |
The seat of a Member of Parliament can be declared vacant after being absent for how long? |
| A. | three months |
| B. | six months |
| C. | two months |
| D. | One year |
| Answer» C. two months | |
| 21518. |
Which of the following methods is not adopted by pressure groups? |
| A. | strike |
| B. | collective bargaining |
| C. | behind the scenes methods |
| D. | contest for power |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21519. |
If the Finance Minister is unable to get the annual budget passed in the Parliament, then the Prime Minister? |
| A. | Can force the Finance Minister to resign |
| B. | can resign his cabinet |
| C. | It can be referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament. |
| D. | Can form another cabinet with different members |
| Answer» C. It can be referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament. | |
| 21520. |
Where is the Indian Agricultural Research Institute located? |
| A. | Karnal |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | coimbatore |
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
| 21521. |
Fifth note of musical scale. For how many years did Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu hold this post before resigning? |
| A. | 21 years |
| B. | 24 years |
| C. | 19 years |
| D. | 23 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21522. |
The Parliament of India can make laws for the implementation of inter-state treaties for the whole or any part of the country, whose permission is needed to do so? |
| A. | of all states |
| B. | most of the states |
| C. | Of the concerned state |
| D. | no state |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21523. |
How many members were fixed in the Constituent Assembly? |
| A. | 389 |
| B. | 308 |
| C. | 292 |
| D. | 208 |
| Answer» B. 308 | |
| 21524. |
Who was appointed statutory advisor by the Constituent Assembly? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | NS. N. Rao |
| C. | BR ambedkar |
| D. | Satchidanand Sinha |
| Answer» C. BR ambedkar | |
| 21525. |
On the weighted expenditure of the Consolidated Fund of India? |
| A. | Parliament can both debate and vote |
| B. | Parliament can debate but not vote |
| C. | Parliament can neither debate nor vote |
| D. | Parliament cannot debate but can vote |
| Answer» C. Parliament can neither debate nor vote | |
| 21526. |
The concept of welfare state is mentioned in which of the following articles under the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | Compliance. 31 |
| B. | Compliance. 39 |
| C. | Compliance. 49 |
| D. | Compliance. 51 |
| Answer» C. Compliance. 49 | |
| 21527. |
Which Constitutional Amendment Act reduced the number of fundamental rights of freedom to six? |
| A. | 45th Constitution Amendment |
| B. | 44th Amendment to the Constitution |
| C. | 43rd Amendment to the Constitution |
| D. | 42nd Amendment to the Constitution |
| Answer» C. 43rd Amendment to the Constitution | |
| 21528. |
When was the first amendment in the constitution of India done? |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1976 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» C. 1976 | |
| 21529. |
Who was elected as the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly? |
| A. | NS. Of. Mukherjee |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Dr. S. radhakrishnan |
| D. | Dr. Satchidanand Sinha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21530. |
In which year did the All India National Congress pass a resolution demanding that the people of India make a constitution without any outside interference? |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1936 |
| C. | 1928 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1928 | |
| 21531. |
The country's second uranium mining and processing plant has been set up at which place in Andhra Pradesh? |
| A. | thummalayali |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Guntur |
| D. | Nellore |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 21532. |
Which part of the Indian Constitution is called its soul? |
| A. | to fundamental rights |
| B. | Directive Principles of State Policy |
| C. | to the preamble of the constitution |
| D. | to schedules |
| Answer» D. to schedules | |
| 21533. |
Which article of the Constitution has been misused the most within and outside the Parliament and which has been used many times by the ruling party (Congress and non-Congress) in their own interests? |
| A. | Article 352 |
| B. | Article 360 |
| C. | Article 370 |
| D. | Article 356 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21534. |
Have the power to enforce Fundamental Rights? |
| A. | Of the President |
| B. | to parliament |
| C. | Supreme Court only |
| D. | Of the Supreme and High Court |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21535. |
There is also a provision of 44th constitutional amendment that a fundamental right cannot be suspended even in emergency, is that a fundamental right? |
| A. | right to freedom of movement |
| B. | right to life and personal liberty |
| C. | right to religious freedom |
| D. | right to equality of opportunity |
| Answer» C. right to religious freedom | |
| 21536. |
Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the “Atithi Devo Bhava” campaign of the Union Ministry of Tourism? |
| A. | shahrukh khan |
| B. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | Maneka Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Maneka Gandhi | |
| 21537. |
There is a big difference between the fundamental rights given in the constitution and the limited reality of these rights. Who has written this? |
| A. | Prof. Payali |
| B. | Of. D. Rao |
| C. | David H, Bailey |
| D. | Norman De Palmer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21538. |
Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights? |
| A. | Kushal Singh |
| B. | Girija Vyas |
| C. | Mamta Sharma |
| D. | Pramila Bedi |
| Answer» B. Girija Vyas | |
| 21539. |
Which female Indian badminton player won the singles title of Malaysian Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament by defeating Juan Joon of Singapore in May 2013? |
| A. | Saina Nehwal |
| B. | Ashwini Ponnappa |
| C. | PV Indus |
| D. | Jwala Gutta |
| Answer» D. Jwala Gutta | |
| 21540. |
Including the fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution, who addressed them as the soul of the Constitution? |
| A. | Dr. B. R. ambedkar |
| B. | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| C. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21541. |
In which states of India, the World Bank has selected 20 organizations/projects working in the field of financial inclusion, health, education etc. in May 2013 to give one lakh dollars in assistance? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21542. |
Who won the National Women's Hockey Championship held in Lucknow in May 2013 by defeating Railways? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Army |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21543. |
Which of the following languages was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution by the 21st Amendment of the Constitution? |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Urdu |
| C. | Sindhi |
| D. | English |
| Answer» D. English | |
| 21544. |
When was the national flag of India accepted? |
| A. | August 15, 1947 |
| B. | 22 November, 1947 |
| C. | May 22, 1947 |
| D. | July 22, 1947 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21545. |
Which amendment was made in the constitution to nullify the decision given by the Supreme Court in the case of Golaknath Vs Sarkar? |
| A. | 42nd |
| B. | 44th |
| C. | 24th |
| D. | no one |
| Answer» B. 44th | |
| 21546. |
Which of the following was upheld by the Supreme Court in Golaknath Vs Punjab Government case? |
| A. | Parliament can limit or take away Fundamental Rights |
| B. | Parliament does not have the power to limit or modify the Fundamental Rights |
| C. | Only the President has the right to make changes in the Fundamental Rights. |
| D. | Only the Supreme Court can change the fundamental rights. |
| Answer» C. Only the President has the right to make changes in the Fundamental Rights. | |
| 21547. |
Which amendment act of the constitution has made provision for compulsory education of children? |
| A. | 86 W |
| B. | 92 W |
| C. | 91 W |
| D. | 88 W |
| Answer» B. 92 W | |
| 21548. |
From where was Chandrayaan-1 launched? |
| A. | from Orissa |
| B. | from Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | from Tamil Nadu |
| D. | from Karnataka |
| Answer» C. from Tamil Nadu | |
| 21549. |
Which Article of the Constitution? Union Public Service Commission is related to? |
| A. | Article 315 |
| B. | Article 312 |
| C. | Article 324 |
| D. | Article 348 |
| Answer» B. Article 312 | |
| 21550. |
How many articles were there in the original constitution? |
| A. | 395 |
| B. | 400 |
| C. | 410 |
| D. | 319 |
| Answer» B. 400 | |