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2. A. the people
B. LokSabha
C. elected members of the legislative
assembly
D. elected members of the legislative council
3. Answer: Option C. elected members of the
legislative assembly
Explanation:
Members of RajyaSabha are elected by the
elected members of the Assemblies of States
and Union territories in accordance with the
system of proportional representation by
means of the single transferable vote
4. The members of the panchayat are
A. nominated by the district officer
B. the electorates of the respective territorial
constituencies
C. nominated by local self-government
minister of the state
D. nominated by the block development
organization
5. Answer: Option B. the electorates of the
respective territorial constituencies
Explanation:
The Members of Gram Panchayats, Panch of
Gram Kutchahry, Members of PanchayatSamiti
and ZilaParishad are elected directly by the
electorates of the respective territorial
constituencies through universal adult
franchise.
6. The members of LokSabha hold office for a
term of
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. 3 years
10. The Parliament enjoys legislative power over
subjects in
A. the union list only
B. the concurrent list only
C. both union and concurrent list
D. all the three lists, viz. union list, state list
and the concurrent list
12. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel
Prize awarded?
A. Physics and Chemistry
B. Physiology or Medicine
C. Literature, Peace and Economics
D. All of the above
16. The Battle of Plassey was fought in
A.1757
B.1782
C.1748
D.1764
17. Answer: Option A. 1757
Explanation:
The Battle of Plassey, 23 June 1757, was a decisive
British East India Company victory over the Nawab of
Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company
rule in South Asia which expanded over much of the
Indies for the next 190 years. The battle took place at
Palashi, Bengal, on the river banks of the Bhagirathi
River, about 150 km north of Calcutta, near
Murshidabad, then capital of undivided Bengal. The
belligerents were Siraj-ud-daulah, the last
independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East
India Company.
18. To which king belongs the Lion capital at
Sarnath?
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Harsha
46. The ratio of width of our National flag to its
length is
A. 3:5
B. 2:3
C. 2:4
D. 3:4
47. Answer: Option B . 2:3
Explanation:
The National Flag of India is a horizontal tricolour of
deep saffron [kesaria] at the top, white in the middle
& dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The
ratio of width of the flag to its length is 2 to 3. In the
centre of the white band of the Indian National Flag,
there is a navy blue wheel which represents the
chakra. Its design is that of the wheel which appears
on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
Its diameter comes close to the width of the white
band & it has twenty four spokes. The design of the
National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly of India on 22 July 1947.
48. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana GanaMana' has
been adopted as India's National Anthem.
How many stanzas of the said song were
adopted?
A. Only the first stanza
B. The whole song
C. Third and Fourth stanza
D. First and Second stanza
54. The National Anthem was first sung in the
year
A. 1911
B. 1913
C. 1936
D. 1935
55. Answer: Option A . 1911
Explanation:
The national anthem of India is 'Jana-gana-mana',
composed originally in Bengali, by Rabindranath
Tagore. 'Jana-gana-mana' was first sung on 27th
December 1911, long before Indian gained
independence, at the Calcutta Session of the Indian
National Congress. The complete song consists of
five stanzas. As for the playing time of the full
version of the national anthem, it will take up
approximately 52 seconds. A short version,
consisting of first and last lines of the stanza
(playing time approximately 20 seconds), is also
played on certain occasions.
56. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan
Se Achha'?
A. Jaidev
B. Mohammad Iqbal
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Rabindranath Tagore
72. Sometimes computers and cache registers in
a foodmart are connected to a UPS system.
What does UPS mean?
A. United Parcel Service
B. Uniform Product Support
C. Under Paneling Storage
D. Uninterruptable Power Supply
82. MUDRA bank is as -
1) to boost imports
2) Provide tax free interest to investors
3) Flush out black money from the economy
4) Encourage entrepreneurship in India
86. Globalization does not include -
1) reduction in import duties
2) abolition of import licensing
3) free flow of FDI
4) disinvestment of Public Sector Equity