Top 50 Common GK Questions
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Common GK Questions
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Top 50 Common GK Questions
Q : Who is in charge of the 'Voters Register' at the polling station during the voting in India-
(A) First Polling Officer
(B) Second Polling Officer
(C) Third polling officer
(D) Presiding officer
Correct Answer : A
In which system of governance is the executive responsible to the legislature?
(A) Parliamentary government
(B) Presidential government
(C) Totalitarian government
(D) Military rule
Correct Answer : A
National Voters' Day is celebrated in India on?
(A) 25 November
(B) 25 September
(C) 25 January
(D) 25 March
Correct Answer : C
Chittaranjan Locomotive established under which Plan?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Correct Answer : A
In which state along with Rajasthan, Panchayati Raj system was implemented?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andra Pradesh
Correct Answer : D
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. The 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.
She was the first Muslim woman ruler of India.
(A) Noorjahan
(B) Mirza Altunia
(C) Maham Anga
(D) Razia Sultana
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Sultan Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent, and the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi.
Alexander the Great invaded India during the rule of?
(A) Ajatshatru
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Mahapadma Nanda
(D) Dhana Nanda
Correct Answer : D
In which year, Ashoka invaded Kalinga?
(A) 238 BC
(B) 275 BC
(C) 261 BC
(D) 235 BC
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following defeated Muhammad Ghori near Mount Abu?
(A) Bhimdev Solanki - I
(B) Bhimdev Solanki - III
(C) Bhimdev Solanki - II
(D) Vijaya Dav
Correct Answer : C
Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty?
(A) Dhanananda
(B) Nandivardhan
(C) Mahapadmananda
(D) Shishunaga
Correct Answer : C
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