INDIAN POLITY AND CONSTITUTION

INDIAN POLITY AND CONSTITUTION

The name of a candidate for the office of President of India may be proposed by
—any fifty members of the Electoral College

The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity as enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution are inspired by the
—French Revolution

The minimum number of mem¬bers that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is
—one-tenth of the total member¬ship of the House

The Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in
—both union and concurrent list

The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with —the President

The President can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
—on the recommendation of the Prime Ministers

The office of the Prime Minister of India
—has a constitutional basis

The members of the parliamen-tary committee are taken from various groups and parties in Parliament
—in proportion to their respective strengths

The phrase 'bicameral legisla-ture' means
—a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber

The position of the President which was undermined by the 42nd Amendment was sub-sequently somewhat retrieved by the
—44th Amendment Indian National Movement

which he surrendered during the Non cooperation Movement was
—Kaiser-e-Hind

Lord Linlithgow (1936-44) des-cribed the Quit India Movement ^ as
—the most serious revolt after sepoy mutiny

Rowlatt satyagraha was the first venture of Gandhi on
—all India level

Bal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P's-Prayer, petition and protest as
—political mendicancy

In the Act of 1935 provincial autonomy replaced
—diarchy

Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsend opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage ? ^
—Subhash Chandra Bose

Which one leader of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan ?
—Sardar Patel

Which Indian leader was dissmissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service ?
—Surendranath Banerji

The term 'imperial preference' was applied to the
—special privileges on British imports in India
"In this instance we could not play off the Mohammdans against the Hindus."

To which + events did this remark of Aitchison relate ?
—Revolt of 1857

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor- General of India for the first time in —
1858 A.D.

To which dynasty did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong ?
—Parmara

Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 B.C. in commemoration of his victory over—Sakas

Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memoirs. They were—Babar and Jahangir

To which king belongs the Lion Capital at Sarnath ?—Ashoka

The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the—14th Century A.D.

The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was—Pali

There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one group did not revolt in the 1820s ?—Santhals

Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of —Travancore

Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India —N.W.F.P. and the Sylhet district of Assam

The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with —The King

Economic Affairs of India Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if -prices of exports remain constant

The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in —1948

Who was the first captain of Indian Test team ?—C. K. Nayudu

Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1999 ?—Australia

Who did the Rock beat to win his first WWE Title ?—Mankind

The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with—Weightlifting

In what year was the first inter-national cricket match held ?—1844 between Canada and the USA Miscellany

The year 1995 was the Golden Jubilee year of which international organisation ?—UNO

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which place ?—Geneva

Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which field ?—Protection of human rights

The office of the UN General Assembly is in—New York

Journalist Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on—October 28,1984

'Teacher's Day' is observed on which date ?—September 5

The World Environment Day is celebrated on—June 5

Which day is observed as World No Smoking Day ?—31st May

B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of—Medicine

In which year was Pulitzer Prize established ? —1917

Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
—Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

Who has been awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award for his/her contribution in the field of Cinema ?—Ashok Kumar

Thgaspfes^^Tous Ramon Magsa- ysay Award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which field ?—Government Service

Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir' ?—Jagmohan

The book 'To Live or Not to Live' was written by—Nirad C. Chaudhuri

In India the first television programme was broadcasted in—1959

'A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by—Nayantara Sahgal

Who is the father of English Poetry ? —Chaucer

The popular TV serial 'Neem Ka Ped' was written by—Rahi Masoom Raza

Who wrote 'War and Peace' ?—Leo Tolstoy

What did James Watt invent ?—Rotary Steam Engine

Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named ?—Staffordshire

Who invented Jet Engine ?—Sir Frank Whittle

What invention caused many deaths while testing it ?—Parachute

Who invented Gunpowder ?—Roger Baco

Professor Amartya Sen is famous in the field of —Economics

Which field was Satyajit Ray associated with ?—Film Direction

Dr. Joon Lew of Korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the
—Eradication of leprosy

Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which musical instrument ?—Sarod