Basic GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams

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Q :  

Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is related to?

(A) Emergency powers of the President

(B) specific provisions for minorities

(C) the special situation of Jammu and Kashmir

(D) through amendment process


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

In which year was the first general election of independent India held?

(A) 1947-48

(B) 1948-49

(C) 1950-51

(D) 1951-52


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

For whom does the Election Commission conduct elections in India?

(A) Parliament

(B) Parliament and State Legislative Assembly

(C) Parliament, State Legislative Assembly and State Legislative Council

(D) Parliament, State Legislature, President and Vice President


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who appoints the Comptroller and Inspector General of Accounts of India?

(A) Prime Minister

(B) President of India

(C) Finance Minister

(D) none of these


Correct Answer : B

Q :  

According to which article of the Indian Constitution, the President's rule is implemented within a state?

(A) 380

(B) 370

(C) 356

(D) 326


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which one of the following fundamental rights has not been included in our constitution?

(A) Right to Equality

(B) Right to freedom of press

(C) Right to work

(D) Right to Religion


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

For how long can a Police Inquiry Officer keep an arrested person in detention under his own authority?

(A) a week

(B) a month

(C) a day

(D) one year


Correct Answer : C

Q :  

To whom is the Union Cabinet responsible for its activities?

(A) Lok Sabha

(B) Rajya Sabha

(C) Parliament

(D) President


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which of the following subjects is not in the Central List?

(A) Citizenship

(B) Banking

(C) mail and telegram

(D) Jungle


Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The 74th amendment of the constitution is related to?

(A) Panchayati Raj

(B) Political defection

(C) Reducing the age of the voter to 18 years

(D) Urban Local Institutions


Correct Answer : D

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