How many present members of the Constituent Assembly signed the Constitution?
(A) 262
(B) 284
(C) 287
(D) 289
The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November, 1949 and the hon'ble members appended their signatures to it on 24 January, 1950. In all, 284 members actually signed the Constitution.
Which article of the Indian constitution deals with constitutional amendments?
(A) Article 332
(B) Article 386
(C) Article 368
(D) None of the above
Article 368 of the Indian Constitution deals with constitutional amendments. It is included in part XX of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India can be amended only in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 368.
Which constitutional amendment reduced voting rights from 21 years to 18 years?
(A) 54th
(B) 36th
(C) 62th
(D) 61st
The Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1989, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.
When the demand curve of a commodity is parallel to the X-axis, then the demand for that commodity is elastic.
(A) zero
(B) unit
(C) more than unit
(D) complete
Demand curve is parallel to X- axis n case of perfectly elastic demand. A perfectly elastic demand refers to the situation when demand is infinite at the prevailing price.
Geeta Gopinath has taken over as Chief Economist of IMF, tell who is the Chief Economist of IMF so far?
(A) 11th
(B) 10th
(C) 15th
(D) 18th
When was the Securities and Exchange Board of India established?
(A) 1992
(B) 1993
(C) 2002
(D) 1988
The Securities and Exchange Board of India was constituted on 12th April 1988. It is the regulator of the securities and commodity market in India owned by the Government of India. It was given Statutory Powers on 30th January 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992. SEBI has its headquarters at the business district of Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai and has Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Regional Offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad respectively. Controller of Capital Issues was the regulatory authority before SEBI came into existence; it derived authority from the Capital Issues (Control) Act, 1947. The aim of SEBI is .to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch is the current Chairman of SEBI.
Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of NITI Aayog (formerly known as the Planning Commission)?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Lok Sabha Speaker
(D) Vice-President
The correct answer is Prime Minister. Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairman of the NITI Aayog in India.
Gorumara National Park is located in which of the following Indian state/union territory?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Odisha
(D) West Bengal
Political Geography: The park is located in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district , in the state of West Bengal in India . Physical Geography: Gorumara is located in the Eastern Himalayas' submontane Terai belt.
The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for which period?
(A) July 2022
(B) January 2022
(C) May 2022
(D) March 2022
Centre extends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another three months (October 2022-December 2022)
The term ‘Parliament’ refers to the ____________.
(A) Rajya Sabha
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) State legislature
(D) National legislature
The most common meaning of parliament refers to a country's legislative (law-making) body. England's parliament is very famous. The word comes in part from the French verb parler, which means to speak, which makes sense since this group of people assemble to talk about laws and issues.
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