General Knowledge Questions for Competitive exam
1. A Joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament is Presided over by the
a) President b) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha c) Speaker d) Vice-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
2. In the History of Independent India , the first State Governor to be dismissed by the President was
a) Ram Lal b) Prabhudas Patwari c) M.M. Thomas d) Mohammad Younus Saleem
3. The election of the President of India can be set aside by the Supreme Court under Article
a) 71 b) 75 c) 12 d) 21
4. A High Court for a Union Territory may be constituted by the
a) President b) Union Parliament c) Supreme Court of India d) Union Law Ministry
5. Suffrage means
a) the right to suffer b) the right of the citizen to expose the sufferings of others c) the right to vote
d) none of these.
6. The youngest High Court in the country is the
a) Delhi High Court b) Sikkim High Court c) Guwahati High Court d) Shimla High Court
7. The right to prorogue the two Houses of parliament rests with the
a) President b) Prime Minister c) Union Council of Ministers d) Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
8. A member of a Joint Service Commission shall address his letter of resignation to
a) the President b) the Governor c) the Chairman of the UPSC d) none of these authorities
9. How many members of every Public Service Commission should have served the Union/State
Governments for at least ten years?
a) One-fourth b) One-third c) One-half d) Two-thirds
60. Who, among the following , is/are not appointed by the President?
a) District and Sessions Judge b) High Court Judges c) Supreme Court Judges d) Attorney-General
of India.
61. In the case of a stalemate over a bill in a joint sitting of Parliament , the power to cast the deciding
vote lies with the
a) Prime Minister b) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha c) Union Law Minister d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
62. June 25 , 1975 was a significant date in the history of the nation , because
a)Emergency was clamped on the nation on this date by Mrs.Gandhi b)it wasthe date of death of
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru c) the Indian Rupee was devalued on that day d) the Tashkent
Agreement was signed on that day.
63. The Chairman of the Public accounts Committee of Parliament is appointed by the
a) Prime Minister b) Speaker of Lok Sabha c) President d) Union Finance Minister.
64. Next to Hindi, the largest linguistic unit in India is
a) Tamil b) Marathi c) Telugu d) Bengali
65. The Justice D.P.Wadhwa Commission was appointed to enquire into the
a)violence against Christians in Gujarat b) attacks on churches in Madhya Pradesh c)murder
of an Australian missionary and his sons d)burning of churches in Orissa
66. The Indian Administrative Service and The Indian Police Service have been created by the
a)Union Public Service Commission b) Union Parliament c) Union Home Ministry d)Constitution
67. Who among the following became president of India after having held the office of the Vice-
President of India?
a) Dr.Rajendra Prasad b) R.Venkataraman c) Zail Singh d) N.Sanjeeva Reddy
68. With a view to resolve the differences relating to certain provisions of the Dowry prohibition Bill,
the two houses of parliament sat in a joint session for the first time in
a) 1960 b) 1961 c) 1962 d) 1958
69. The speaker of Lok Sabha will address his letter of resignation to the
a) President b) Prime Minister c)Deputy Speaker d) Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
70. The first non-congress Government to be formed in any Indian state was the
a)Communist Govt. in Kerala b) CPI(M) Govt. in West Bengal c) Swatantra Party Govt. in Orissa
d) DMK Govt. in Tamilnadu.
71. The National Security Council is headed by the
a) Union Home Minister b) Defence Minister c) President d) Prime Minister
72. The first Vice-chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi was
a) Dr.S.Radhakrishnan b) G.Parthasarathy c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad d) Md.Hidayatullah
73. The Constitution of India makes a reference to village panchayats in the chapter on
a)Fundamental Rights b) Directive principles of State Policy c) Union and its Territory
d) Special provisions
74. The most powerful Upper House , among the following , is the
a) Rajya Sabha Iin India b) Senate in the USA c) House of Lords in the UK d) Council of
States in Switzerland.
75. For a successful and effective functioning of the parliamentary system , it is necessary to have a
a) strong opposition party b) Presidential form of Govt. c) multi-party system d)no-party system
76. Who, among the following, was the first recognized leader of the opposition in the Union
Parliament?
a)Dr.S.P.Mukherji b)A.K.Gopalan c) Y.B.Chavan d) Prof.N.G.Ranga
77.Which of the following countries provided the lead to the development of modern constitutional
government?
a)France b) Britain c) the USA d) Spain
78. The CAG does not audit the receipts and expenditure of
a)Municipal Undertakings b) State Governments c) Governments Companies d) Union Government
79. The timetable of Parliament is controlled by the
a)President b) Union Cabinet c) Prime Minister c) Speaker
80. The House of People shall have not more than ____members to represent Union Territories.
a) 20 b) 25 c) 30 d) 35
81. If a political party is recognized in ___ or more states, it is deemed to be a National Party.
a) one b) two c) three d) four
82. The principal organ of the United Nations is the
a) Security Council b) General Assembly c) Secretariat d) UNESCO
83.”Sare Jahan Se Achcha, Hindustan Hamara” was composed by
a) Mohammed Iqbal b) Mrs.Sarojini Naidu c) Rabindranath Tagore d) Bankm Chandra Chatterji
84. The model for Fundamental Rights in India has been taken from the
a)Constitution of India b) British Constitution c) Irish Constitution d) Constitution of New Zealand
85. The procedure for removing the judges of the Supreme Court of India is by an /the
a)decision by a majority of the Lok Sabha b)order by the President for their removal c)address to
the President for their removal passed by a special majority of Parliament d)removal from office
after an impeachment.
86.The first Governor-General of Free India was
a)C.Rajagopalachari b) Lord Mountbatten c)Lord Wavell d) Lord Linlithgow
87. Who, among the following painters, was invited to draw sketches on the theme of national
integration in the first copy of the constitution of India?
a)Nandalal Bose b) M.F.Hussain c) Satyajit Ray d) J.Swaminathan
88. The late Mrs.Vijaylakshmi Pandit was the first
a) Indian to become President of the UN General Assembly b) women cabinet minister of a State
in Free India c) woman ambassador of free India to a foreign country d)all the three given above.
89. An Advocate General is a/an
a)State Government Official b) Union Govt.Official c) Extra-constitutional authority d) subordinate of the Attorney-General of India.
90. Which, among the following Union Territories , has a legislature and a Council of Ministers?
a)Lakshadweep b) Dadra & Nagar- Haveli c) Pondicherry d) Chandigarh
91. Who,among the following, acted as Prime Minister of India for 12 days, on the death of Nehru?
a)Morarji Desai b) Gulzarilal Nanda c) Mrs.Indira Gandhi d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
92. A meeting of the Union Council of Ministers was held outside NewDelhi for the forst time during
Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure.The venue of the meeting was
a)Kottayam(kerala)b) Sariska (rajasthan) c) Santiniketan(west Bengal)d)Shimla (Himachal pradesh)
93. Money can be advanced out of the Contigency Fund of India, to meet unforeseen expenditures, by
a) the Parliament b) the President c) the Prime Minister d) The Finance Minister
94. The de jure head of a State administration is the
a)Chief Minister b) Law Minister c) Home Minister d) Governor
95. The chief minister of a State is not eligible to vote in the Presidential election if he
a)himself is candidate b) is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the State Assembly
c)is a member of the Upper house of the State Legislature d) is a caretaker Chief Minister.
96. Normally, no person can be held under preventive detention for more than _____ months.
a) two b) three c) six d) twelve
97. The 44th Amendment to the constitution provides for
a)suspension of individual liberty during an emergency b) right to property as no longer a
fundamental right c) barring of courts from interfering in disputes regarding election of prime
Minister d) more importance to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights
98. The Uttar Pradesh Govt. has accorded the second official language status to _____ in the State.
a) English b) Sanskrit c)Maithili d) Urdu
99. The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court of India hold Office until they attain
the age of ______ years. a)58 b) 60 c) 65 d) 70
100. The provisions relating to the suspension of fundamental rights by the President during
emergencies were borrowed from the
a) Constitution of Canada b) Constitution of USA c) British Constitution d) Weimer Constitution of Germany
