General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

In India, which day is celebrated as the National Panchayati Raj Day?

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    23 April
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    21 April
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    22 April
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    24 April
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Answer : 4. "24 April"
Explanation :

1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).

2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.

3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.

4. Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.

5. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

6. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.

7. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.

Q:

Which of the following committee is known to recommend 3-tier Panchayati Raj system?

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    Ashok Mehta Committee
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    Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
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    Sarkaria Committee
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    Rao Committee
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Answer : 2. "Balwant Rai Mehta Committee"
Explanation :

1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).

2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.

3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.

4. Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.

5. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

6. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.

7. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.

8. All types of major committees related to Panchayati Raj are as follows

- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)

- Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)

- Yes. V.K Rao Committee (1985)

- L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)

Q:

The National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on which date in India?

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    23 April
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    22 April
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    24 April
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    21 April
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Answer : 3. "24 April"
Explanation :

1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).

2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.

Q:

In the Indian Constitution, the power to issue a Writ of "Habeas Corpus` is vested in :

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    Supreme court only
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    High Court only
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    Subordinate courts
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    Supreme court and High Court
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Answer : 4. "Supreme court and High Court "
Explanation :

In the Indian constitution, both the Supreme Court and the High Court have the authority to grant a writ of 'Habeas Corpus.

Q:

Which type of writ is not issued under Indian constitution-

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    Mandamus
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    Prohibition
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    Injunction
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    Certiorari
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Answer : 3. "Injunction"
Explanation :

There are five writs issued by courts in India- Habeas corpus, Certiorari, Mandamus, Prohibition, and Quo warranto.

Q:

What is the full name of the DVD? 

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    Demand Video Disc
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    Digital Volatile Disc
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    Digital Viable Disc
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    Digital Versatile Disk
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Answer : 4. "Digital Versatile Disk "
Explanation :

1. Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), sometimes also known as Digital Video Disc (DVD), is an optical disc storage media format for storing digital data.

2. DVD offers higher storage capacity than compact disc (CD) when having the same size.

3. It is a digital optical dose storage format. It can be used for storing video, audio, images or data.

Q:

Beta biodiversity is an example of

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    Run of Kutch
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    Rajasthan
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    India
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    Asia
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Answer : 3. "India "
Explanation :

It is the number of species unique to each environment that is used to calculate species diversity between two nearby ecosystems. Considering the above slope example, the species diversity between any two patches and their communities in that particular slope represents beta diversity.

Q:

Where is the headquarters of Indian Bank?

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    Kolkata
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    Mumbai
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    Pune
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    Gurugram
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    Chennai
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Answer : 5. "Chennai"
Explanation :

Indian Bank is an Indian public sector bank, established in 1907 and headquartered in Chennai.

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