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Important General Knowledge Questions and Answers for Competitive Exam

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Q :  

The Comptroller and Auditor - General of India can be removed from his office in like manner as 

(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(B) Attorney General of India

(C) Judge of the Supreme Court

(D) Chairman of Union Public Service Commission

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Identify the incorrect pair of Panchayati Raj institutions intermediary level and related state-

(A) Kshetra Panchayat- Uttar Pradesh

(B) Panchayat Samiti - Madhya Pradesh

(C) Taluka Panchayat - Gujarat

(D) Mandal Panchayat - Karnataka

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Madhya Pradesh has a three-tier Panchayat system with Gram Panchayat at the village level, Janpad Panchayat at the intermediate (block) level and Zilla Panchayat at the district level.


Q :  

Which of the following are Financial Committees of Indian Parliament ? 

( A ) Estimates Committee 

( B ) Public Accounts Committee 

( C ) Committee on Public Undertakings 

( D ) Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowance for Members of Parliament . 

Select the correct answer using code given below : 

Codes :

(A) (A), (C) and (D)

(B) (A), (B) and (D)

(C) (A), (B) and (C)

(D) (B) , (C) and (D)

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

______deals with complaints of corruption and public grievances in the states. 

(A) Anti – Corruption Bureau

(B) Lokpal

(C) Lokayukta

(D) Administrative Tribunal

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

“Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries” is an entry in the__________.

(A) State List

(B) Concurrent List

(C) Union List

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which Women leader represented India in Second Round Table Conference? 

(A) Sarojini Naidu

(B) Aruna Asaf Ali

(C) Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya

(D) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

 Which of the following was called by Mahatma Gandhi "A post - dated cheque"?

(A) Cripps Mission

(B) Simon Commission

(C) Young Husband

(D) Cabinet Mission Mission

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which of the following not a feature of Representative Democracy? 

(A) Representatives chosen through elections.

(B) Decision making in the hands of the representatives.

(C) Direct participation of people in decision making.

(D) Franchise rights to people.

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Which of the following is a characteristic of representative democracy.        

(1) Election of representative by voting

(2) The process of decision making in the hands of representatives

(3) The public has the right to vote


Q :  

What are the D.K. Basu guidelines which were laid down by the Supreme Court of India?

(A) guidelines related to prevention of sexual harassment at workplace.

(B) guidelines related to protection of children from hazardous employment.

(C) guidelines related to protection of women from domestic violence.

(D) guidelines related to the procedures to be followed by police for arrest, detention and interrogation.

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

D.K. given by the Supreme Court of India. The Basu Instructions are instructions regarding procedures to be followed by the police during arrest, detention and interrogation.


Q :  

Family planning programme of India is mainly controlled by which of the following ministry?

(A) Ministry of Health

(B) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

(C) Ministry of Family Welfare

(D) Ministry of Social Welfare

Correct Answer : B

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