General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The Act that is also known as ‘Morley-Minto Reforms’ is:

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    Government of India Act, 1935
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    Indian Councils Act, 1909
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    Rowlatt Act, 1919
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    Government of India Act, 1912
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Answer : 2. "Indian Councils Act, 1909"
Explanation :

1. India Council Act in 1909 which is also known as 'Morley-Minto Reforms'.

2. For the first time, Indians got representation in the Executive Council of the Governor General and limited rights were also given to the members of the Central and Legislative Councils.

3. The following are the main provisions of this Act.

- The number of Indians in the Governor General's Executive Council was increased.

- The number of elected seats for Indians in the Central Legislative Council was increased.

- The number of elected seats for Indians in the provincial legislative councils was increased.

- Provincial Legislative Councils were given the right to debate the budget and ask supplementary questions.

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Answer : 4. "a-ii, b-1, c-iv, d-iii"
Explanation :

The matching of List-I and List-II regarding the National Sports Awards 2022 is correct.

List-I                                                        List-II

(a) Arjun Award                                   - Seema Punia Teja

(b) Dronacharya Award Regular       - Jiwanjot Singh

(c) Dronacharya Award Life time     - Dinesh Jawahar Lad

(d) Dhiyanchand Award                     - Ashwini Akkunji

Q:

Bhimbetka, a noted site of the Palaeolithic period, is located in which the state of India?

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    Bihar
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    Uttar Pradesh
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    Rajasthan
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    Madhya Pradesh
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Answer : 4. "Madhya Pradesh"
Explanation :

1. Bhimbetka is a Palaeolithic residential site located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.

2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of seven hills and more than 750 rock shelters distributed over 10 km.

3. Bhimbetka rock shelters are the oldest signs of human life in India. They provide important information about the life, culture and art of early man.

4. Bhimbetka was discovered by Dr. Vishnu Sridhar Wakankar in 1957. It was declared a site of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Division in 1990.

Q:

In India, which of the following statements about the National Investment Fund is true?
 Statements:
 I. It was created in 2005.
 II. 75% of its annual income was to be used for schemes promoting health, education and employment.
 III. It was dissolved in 2018.

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    Only statement I
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    Only statement II
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    Only statements I and III
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    Only statements I and II
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Answer : 4. "Only statements I and II"
Explanation :

All the statements about the National Investment Fund in India are true.

I. It was created in 2005.

II. 75% of its annual income was to be used for schemes promoting health, education and employment.

Q:

Which of the following is constituted under Article 280 of the Constitution of India?

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    Advocate General
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    Central Vigilance Commission
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    Finance Commission
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    National Commission for Women
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Answer : 3. "Finance Commission"
Explanation :

1. Under Article 280 of the Constitution of India, the President is required to constitute a Finance Commission at the end of every five years or at such earlier time as the President considers necessary.

2. The Finance Commission is a 'constitutional body' constituted by the President of India.

3. Who gives his advice to the President on the states' share in the taxes of the Centre?

4. K.C. Niyogi was the first Chairman of the Finance Commission.

Q:

Which part of the Constitution of India consists of the idea of a Welfare State?

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    Directive Principles of State Policy
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    Fundamental Duties
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    Fundamental Rights
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    Preamble
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Answer : 1. "Directive Principles of State Policy"
Explanation :

1. Welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a vital role in protecting and promoting the economic and social well-being of its citizens.

2. Part IV of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy.

3. The Directive Principles of State Policy constitute a comprehensive socio-economic program for a modern democratic state.

Q:

In which year was the Estimates Committee constituted for the first time in India?

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    1948
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    1950
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    1947
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    1949
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Answer : 2. "1950"
Explanation :

1. The Estimates Committee is the largest parliamentary committee.

2. The Estimates Committee consists of 30 members.

3. All the members of the Estimates Committee are selected only from the Lok Sabha.

4. The first Estimates Committee in independent India was constituted in 1950.

5. It was formed on the recommendation of former Finance Minister John Mathai.

Q:

Which scientist suggested that the magnet must exert an equal and opposite force on the current-carrying conductor?

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    Michael Faraday
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    Andre Marie Ampere
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    Joseph Henry
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    William Gilbert
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Answer : 2. "Andre Marie Ampere "
Explanation :

1. French scientist Andre-Marie Ampère suggested that a magnet should also exert an equal and opposite force on a current-carrying conductor.

2. A current-carrying wire has its own magnetic field.

3. A current-carrying wire attracts a magnetic material like a normal bar magnet.

4. When the current is withdrawn or the switch is closed, there is no magnetic effect in that case.

5. This phenomenon was called the magnetic effect of current.

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