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India Latest GK Current Affairs, General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1. With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched?
(A) Forest
Concurrent list
(B) Stock ExchangeConcurrent list
(C) Post Office Saving BankUnion list
(D) Public Health State list
2. According to the National Human Right Commission Act, 1993, who amongst the
following can be its Chairman?
(A) Any Serving Judge of the Supreme Court
(B) Any Serving Judge of the High Court
(C) Only a retired Chief Justice of India
(D) Only a retired Chief Justice of a High Court
3. Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian
Parliament separately by special majority?
(A) Ordinary Bill
(B) Money Bill
(C) Finance Bill
(D) Constitution Amendment Bill
4. What could be the maximum time limit of Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha?
(A)30 minutes
(B)One hour
(C) Indefinite period
(D) Two hours
5. Which one of the following cannot be dissolved but can be abolished?
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) State Legislative Assemblies
(D) State Legislative Councils
6. The nomenclature of the Executive Head of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir was
changed from Sadar-i-Riyasat to Governor in 1965 by
(A) a Lok Sabha Resolution
(B) the Executive Order of the President
(C) the 6th Amendment in the State Constitution of J & K
(D) the State Government under Article 371
7 .
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches?
Kolkata High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Bombay High Court
Guwahati High Court
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8. The minimum age limit for casting vote in Lok Sabha and State Vidhan Sabha
elections was lowered down from 21 years to 18 years by?
(A) 44th Amendment of the Constitution
(B) 52nd Amendment of Constitution
(C) 61st Amendment Constitution
(D) 72nd Amendment of the Constitution
9. He represents the nation but does not lead the nation, This dictum applies on
whom of the following?
(A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(B) President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Chief Justice of India
10. How much time the Constituent Assembly took to frame the Constitution of India?
(A) 2 years 11 months 18 days
(B) 2 years 7 months 23 days
(C) 3 years 4 months 14 days
(D) 3 years 11 months 5 days
11. Procedure for creation of Legislative Council in States has been described in
which Article of the Constitution?
(A) Article 368
(B) Article 69
(C) Article 269
(D) Article 169
12.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

The proposal relating to dismissal of the Vice President can be presented in?
Any House of the Parliament
Rajya Sabha
The LokSabha
None of the above

13. The Directive Principles of State Policy is a cheque which is paid on Banks
Convenience. Who told it?
(A) B. R. Ambedkar
(B) K. M. Munshi
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) K. T. Seth
14. When the Supreme Court issues a writ to a person or to an institution to perform
its duty, it is called?
(A) Certiorari
(B) Mandamus
(C) Quo Warranto
(D) Habeas Corpus
15. Which one of the following has the power to initiate the Motion of Impeachment
of the President of India?
(A) Both the Houses of the Parliament
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(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
16. The Constitution authorises the President to make provisions for discharge of
duties of Governor in extraordinary circumstances under the?
(A)
Article 160
(B)
Article 162
(C)
Article 165
(D)
Article 310
17. Who of the following moved the Objective Resolution in the
Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
(B) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Dr. C. D. Deshmukh
18. Which one of the following is not the main jurisdiction of the High
Court of a State?
(A) Advisory jurisdiction
(B) Original jurisdiction
(C) Supervisory jurisdiction
(D) Appellate jurisdiction
19. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Part-Il of the ConstitutionFundamental Rights
(B) Part-III of the ConstitutionCitizenship
(C)Part-IVA of the Constitution Fundamental duties
(D) Part-V of the ConstitutionPrinciple of the State Policy
20 . Which of the Constitutional Pro vision lays down that taxes can neither be
levied nor collected without the authority of law?
(A) Article 265
(B) Article 266
(C) Article 300
(D) Article 368
21. Which one of the following is not a constitutional prerogative of the President
of India?
(A) Returning an ordinary bill for reconsideration
(B) Returning a financial bill for reconsideration
(C) Dissolving the Lok Sabha
(D) Appointing the Prime Minister
22.
(A)
(B)
(C)

Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

The Human Rights Com mission
Finance Commission of a State
The Lok Sabha Secretariat
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(D) Finance Commission at the Centre
23. In the General Election 2009, election for 543 Lok Sabha Constituencies were
held. Out of these, how many Lok Sabha Constituencies are from the States?
(A)
525
(C)
530
(B)
528
(D)
532
24. Under which of the following circumstances, can the President
declare an emergency?
1. External aggression
2. Internal disturbances
3. Failure of the constitutional machinery in States
4. Financial crisis
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
25.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

1,2 and 3
1,3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1,2 and 4
Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Duty?
To respect the National Anthem
To safeguard public property
To protect monuments and places of public importance
To protect and improve the natural environment

Answers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

B
C
D
B
B
C
D
C
B
A
D
B
A
B
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

A
A
B
A
C
A
B
A
C
D
C

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