SSC General Awareness Question-Answers

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General Awareness & Current Affairs Questions-Anwers

1. Design of the National Flag was adopted by the constituent Assembly of India in-

• July, 1948
• July, 1950
• July, 1947
• Aug., 1947

2. Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian constitution ?

• Rajendra Prasad
• Tej Bahadur Sapru
• C. Rajgopalachari
• B. R. Ambedkar

3. What is the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir ?

• Indian laws are not applicable
• It has its own constitution
• It is not one of the integral part of India
• k is above Indian constitution

4. The Indian constitution closely follows the constitutional system of -

• USA
• U. K.
• Switzerland
• Russia

5. In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the state are vested in the-

• council of ministers
• President
• Government
• Parliament

6. The Directive Principles of state policy included in the constitution of India have been inspired by constitution of-

• U. S. A.
• Ireland
• Canada
• Australia

7. What is the minimum permissible age for employment In any factory or mine ?

• 12 years
• 14 years
• 16 years
• 18 years

9. Who is a highest Law Officer of a state ?

• Attorney General
• Advocate General
• Solicitor General
• Secretary General

10. Which of the following is also called the "house of elders"?

• Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha
• Gram Sabha
• Vidhan Sabha

11.Members of the Union Public Service Commission function

• 60 years
• 58 years
• 62 years
• 65 years

12. The first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha After independence was in the year-

• 1954
• 1960
• 1963
• 1975

13. The Legislative Council in a state can be created or disbanded by the-

• State Legislative alone
• Parliament alone
• Parliament on recommendation of the state legislative
• President on recommendation of the Governor

l4.The Union Territories get representation in-

• Lok Sabha
• Rajya Sabha
• Both houses of Parliament
• None of these

1 5 In a case of a deadlock between the two Houses of the parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the-

• President
• Vice-President
• Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Member of the Lok Sabha specially selected for the purpose

16. Joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament are held to-

• elect the President of India
• elect the Vice-President
• adopt a constitution amending Bill
• consider and pass a bill on which two Houses disagree

17. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed by Rajya Sabha within-

• 14 days
• 21 days
• 1 month
• 3 months

18.Parliament of India is composed of-

• Lok Sabha only
• Rajya Sabha only
• Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President

19. When can the speaker exercise his right to vote In the House ?

• whenever he desires
• whenever the House desires
• only in the event of equality of votes
• whenever his party desires

20. Who presided over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha ?

• President
• Vice-President
• Prime Minister
• Speaker

21.Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant of a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for-

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 120 days

22. Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected according to

• cumulative vote system
• single non-transferable vote system
• single transferable vote system
• none of these

23. Which of the following can be abolished but not dissolved ?

• Rajya Sabha
• Municipal Bodies
• State Legislative Council
• None of these

24. Which of the following appointment is not made by the President of India ?

• Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Chief Justice of India
• Chief of the Air Force
• Chief of the Army

25. The charge of impeachment against the President of India for his removal can be preferred by-

• Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha
• Speaker of Lok Sabha and chairman of Rajya Sabha
• Both Houses of Parliament

26. Under whose advice the President of India declares emergencey under Article 352 ?

• council of ministers
• cabinet
• Chief ministers of all states
• Prime Minister

27. The President of India can be removed from his office by the-

• Prime Minister
• Lok Sabha
• Chief Justice of India
• Parliament

28.Which subject was transferred from state list to concurrent list by the 42 nd amendment of the constitution ?

• Agriculture
• Education
• Irrigation
• Local self government

29.Who has the constitutional authority to decide tax share of states ?

• Finance Minister
• Finance Commission
• Planning Commission
• Union Cabinet

30. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, the Supren1 Court may issue a/an-

• decree
• ordinance
• notification
• writ

31.Which High Court has jurisdiction over the state Arunachal Pradesh ?

• Guwahati
• Mumbai
• Kolkata
• Chandigarh

32. Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right ?

• Habeas corpus
• Mandamus
• Prohibition
• Certiorari

33. Which of the following Articles deals with the Amendment to our constitution ?

• 356
• 368
• 370
• 372

34. In India, political parties are given recognization by-

• President
• Law Commission
• Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Election Commission

35.The Election Commission does not conduct the elections to the-

• Lok Sabha
• Rajya Sabha
• Local bodies
• President's elections

36.Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Parliament
• Chief Justice of India

37.Who among the following is authorized to declare elections of the Lok Sabha ?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Union Cabinet
• Election Commission

38. The Panchayati Raj system was adopted to-

• make people aware of politics
• decentralize the power of democracy
• educate the peasants
• none of these

39.Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats ?

• Income Tax
• Sales Tax
• Professional Tax
• Levy Duties

40. which of the following states was the Panchayati Raj first introduced ?

• Rajasthan
• Gujarat
• U. P.
• Bihar

41.In 1992 in which amendment the historic Panchayati Raj bill was adopted by the Parliament ?

• 70th
• 72nd
• 74th
• 68th

42.Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayats ?

• Property Tax
• House Tax
• Land Tax
• Vehicle Tax

43.Which is at the apex of the three-tier system of Panchi Raj ?

• Gram Sabha
• Gram Panchayat
• Zila Parishad
• Panchayat Samiti

44. Special representation in Panchayati Raj Institutlo given to

• Women
• Co-operative societies
• Bar' A/ard classes
• All of these

45.Whir.i article of the constitution directs the government to organize Village Panchayats-

• Art-32
• Art-40
• Art-48
• Art-51

46.Planning Commission is a-

• Statutory body
• Executive body
• Autonomous body
• None of these

47.Which of the following is not an essential element state-

• Population
• Territory
• Sovereignty
• Democracy

48.The only President of India who was elected unoppoi is-

• S. Radhakrishnan
• Dr. Zakir Hussain
• Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad

49. Protection of the interests of the minorities is envisaged in which of the folic policies ?

• 14
• 19
• 29
• 32

50.Territorial waters of India extends up to how many nautical miles ?

• 8
• 12
• 16
• 22