Basic General Knowledge problems
- 1. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India pertains to the administration of tribal areas in which of the following States?
Options- A. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
- B. Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram
- C. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
- D. Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
Explanation:
The Constitution of India makes special provisions for the administration of the tribal dominated areas in four states viz. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. As per article 244 and 6th Schedule, these areas are called ?Tribal Areas?, which are technically different from the Scheduled Areas under fifth schedule.
- 2. The Deccan Agriculturalists 'Relief Act of 1879 was enacted with which one of the following objectives?
Options- A. Restore lands to the dispossessed peasants
- B. Ensure financial assistance to peasants during social and religious occasions
- C. Restrict the sale of land for indebtedness to outsiders
- D. Give legal aid to insolvent peasants Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Give legal aid to insolvent peasants
Explanation:
The Deccan Riots Commission was set up which presented a report to the British Parliament in 1878.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.It was an Act for the relief of Indebted Agriculturists in certain parts of the Deccan.
- 3. Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?
Options- A. Mandamus
- B. Prohibition
- C. Quo Warranto
- D. Certiorari Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Certiorari
Explanation:
A writ of certiorari is issued to quash the order passed by an inferior court or tribunal in excess of jurisdiction.
A writ of prohibition is issued to prevent an inferior court or tribunal to go ahead with the trial of a case in which it has assumed excess of jurisdiction.
- 4. Which among the following statements about the power to change the basic structure of the Constitution of India is/are correct?1. It falls outside the scope of the amending powers of the Parliament.2. It can be exercised by the people though representatives in a Constituent Assembly.3. It falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament.Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 3
- B. 1 and 2
- C. 1 only
- D. 2 and 3 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 1 and 3
Explanation:
The Parliament cannot amend those provisions which form the ?basic structure? of the Constitution. This was ruled by the Supreme Court in the Kesavan and a Bharati Case. (1973)
Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution is not defined. But according to SC, the basic structure can be evolved but cannot be destroyed. Hence it falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament. Hence both 1 and 3 are correct.
- 5. Who amongst the following organized the All India Scheduled Castes Federation?
Options- A. Jyotiba Phule
- B. Periyar
- C. B.R. Ambedkar
- D. M.K. Karunanidhi Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation:
Scheduled Caste Federation was founded by Dr. Ambedkar in 1942 to fight for the rights of the Dalit community. SCF was the successor organization of the Independent Labour Party led by Ambedkar. SCF later evolved into the Republican Party of India.
- 6. The mobile app 'cVIGIL' is helpful in
Options- A. conducting free and fair e-tendering process in government offices
- B. fighting against corruption in public services
- C. removing garbage from the muncipal areas
- D. reporting violation of model code of conduct in election bound States Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: reporting violation of model code of conduct in election bound States
Explanation:
The Chief Election Commissioner Shri. O.P. Rawat, along with theElection Commissioners Shri Sunil Arora and Shri Ashok Lavasa launched a mobile app, called ?Cvigil,? on July 3, 2018, for citizens to report any violation of the model code of conduct during elections.
?cVIGIL" is a user-friendly and easy to operate Android application.
- 7. Prahaar' is
Options- A. a battle tank
- B. a surface-to-surface missile
- C. an aircraft carrier
- D. a submarine Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: a surface-to-surface missile
Explanation:
The Prahaar is a short-range, solid propellant, road-mobile ballistic missile designed for tactical strikes against close range targets.It is a surface to surface missile. Prahaar is expected to replace the Prithvi-I short-range ballistic missile in Indian service.
- 8. Which European traveller had observed,"A Hindu woman can go anywhere alone, even in the most crowded places, and she need never fear the impertinent looks and jokes of idle loungers"?
Options- A. Francois Bernier
- B. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
- C. Thomas Roe
- D. Abbe J.A. Dubois Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Abbe J.A. Dubois
Explanation:
A European traveler, Abbe J.A. Dubois, commented, at the beginning of the 19th century: "A Hindu woman can go anywhere alone, even in the most crowded places, and she need never fear the impertinent looks and jokes of idle loungers....A house inhabited solely by women is a sanctuary which the most shameless libertine would not dream of violating.' The women of the time possessed title individuality of their own. This does not mean that there were no exceptions to this rule.
- 9. Which Indian social theorist had argued that the idea of a homogenized the 'cultural arrogance of post-enlightenment Europe'?
Options- A. Ashis Nandy
- B. Partha Chatterjee
- C. T.K.Oommen
- D. Rajni Kothari Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Ashis Nandy
Explanation:
Ashis Nandy traced the roots of colonialism's mandate to absolutize the relative differences between cultures to the cultural arrogance of Enlightenment Europe.
- 10. Sub-prime crisis' is a term associated with which one of the following events?
Options- A. Economic recession
- B. Political instability
- C. Structural adjustment programmes
- D. Growing social inequality Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Economic recession
Explanation:
The United States subprime mortgage crisis was a nationwide financial crisis, occurring between 2007 and 2010, that contributed to the U.S. recession of December 2007 ?June 2009.It was triggered by a large decline in home prices after the collapse of a housing bubble, leading to mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures and the devaluation of housing-related securities.
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