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451.

Rajya Sabha can stop any money bill?

A. up to one month
B. up to 14 days
C. up to 2 months
D. up to 6 months
Answer» C. up to 2 months
452.

The Governor of a state of India is responsible for his act?

A. State Legislative Assembly
B. Lok Sabha
C. Chief Minister
D. President
Answer» E.
453.

District information is available?

A. Mehrauli iron pillar
B. Buddhist literature
C. Economics
D. Monasteries
Answer» C. Economics
454.

What was Vajji Mahajanapada?

A. Commercial State
B. Republic
C. Military State
D. None of these
Answer» C. Military State
455.

What was the caste-system in the district based on?

A. Religion
B. On birth
C. Business
D. Income
Answer» C. Business
456.

What was the head of the village of Mahajanapada called?

A. Head
B. District Officer
C. Village Head
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
457.

Which one of the following planets takes the maximum time for an orbit around the Sun?

A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Venus
Answer» D. Venus
458.

Approximately what percentage of the moon appears at the time of super moon?

A. 5%
B. 14%
C. 50%
D. 20%
Answer» C. 50%
459.

Who started the Individual Civil Disobe dience?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. J.R. B. Kripalani
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi
460.

In which state was the Panchayati Raj first started?

A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer» E.
461.

In which articles of the constitution the provisions of Directive Principles of State Policy have been made?

A. Articles 33 to 48
B. Articles 36 to 51
C. Articles 39 to 54
D. Articles 41 to 56
Answer» C. Articles 39 to 54
462.

The declaration of Emergency is contained in which of the following articles?

A. Article 352
B. Article 356
C. Article 368
D. Article 370
Answer» B. Article 356
463.

Who among the following recommended the provision of 'Fundamental Duties' in the Indian Constitution?

A. Thakkar Commission
B. Iyengar Committee
C. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
D. Swaran Singh Committee
Answer» E.
464.

Who decides a bill to be a money bill?

A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. Central Cabinet
Answer» D. Central Cabinet
465.

What is the basis for determining the number of members of Lok Sabha?

A. State Population
B. Area of the state
C. Member Number of Legislative Assembly
D. Number of districts
Answer» B. Area of the state
466.

The Constitution has given the authority to issue ordinances?

A. Only to the Prime Minister
B. Only to the Governor
C. Only to the President
D. Both the President and the Governor
Answer» E.
467.

Which part of the Indian Constitution that expresses the mood and ideals of the framers of the Constitution correctly?

A. Directive Principles of Policy
B. Fundamental Rights
C. Fundamental Duties
D. Citizenship
Answer» B. Fundamental Rights
468.

A Bill becomes law when?

A. is passed by both the Houses of Parliament
B. It gets signed by the President
C. It is signed by the Prime Minister
D. It is signed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer» C. It is signed by the Prime Minister
469.

"Swarajya is my birthright." Where was it?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Gokhale
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Lokmanya Tilak
Answer» E.
470.

In which place did the first session of the Indian National Congress take place?

A. Kolkata (Calcutta)
B. Mumbai (Bombay)
C. Chennai (Madras)
D. Lahore
Answer» C. Chennai (Madras)
471.

Which state has become the first state in India to issue educational documents using Blockchain technology?

A. Rajasthan
B. Punjab
C. Manipur
D. Maharashtra
Answer» E.
472.

When India attained independence, was the Viceroy at that time?

A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Halifax
Answer» C. Lord Linlithgow
473.

By whom was the Homerul movement started?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Annie Besant
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» C. Sarojini Naidu
474.

India attained independence?

A. October 2, 1869
B. 14 November 1889
C. August 15, 1947
D. 26 January 1950
Answer» D. 26 January 1950
475.

When was the Battle of Plassey?

A. 1557
B. 1657
C. 1757
D. 1857
Answer» D. 1857
476.

Who started the system of communal constituencies in India?

A. Indian Council Act of 1892
B. Minto-Marley Reforms of 1909
C. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
D. Government of India Act of 1935
Answer» C. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
477.

Who among the following leaders of 1857 was the first to sacrifice his life?

A. Kunwar Singh
B. Tantya Tope
C. Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi
D. Mangal Pandey
Answer» E.
478.

Name the first Indian elected in the Indian Civil Service?

A. Satyendranath Tagore
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. CR Slave
Answer» B. Sarojini Naidu
479.

Who were the delegates attending the three Round Table Conferences called for consideration of the Simon Report?

A. Madan Mohan Malaviya
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Answer» E.
480.

What is the function of central processing unit of computer?

A. deletes the data
B. Creates an invoice
C. Performs calculations and processing
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
481.

Recently, which city has become the first city in India to start the Drink From Tap project?

A. Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
B. Puri (Odisha)
C. Bundi (Rajasthan)
D. Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Answer» C. Bundi (Rajasthan)
482.

Which is the largest seafood item exported from India?

A. Frozen Shrimp
B. Frozen Crabs
C. Cephalopod
D. frozen fish
Answer» B. Frozen Crabs
483.

When was the National Investment Fund established?

A. 2002
B. 2004
C. 2005
D. 2007
Answer» D. 2007
484.

Who chairs the Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC)?

A. Prime Minister
B. Finance Secretary
C. Finance Minister
D. Commerce Minister
Answer» D. Commerce Minister
485.

What should be the minimum proportion of women in Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme?

A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
Answer» C. 40%
486.

Gram Anaj Bank Scheme is being implemented by which ministry?

A. Ministry of Rural Development
B. Village Grain Bank Scheme
C. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
D. Ministry of Agriculture
Answer» C. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
487.

Where is the first Special Economic Zone of India?

A. Surat
B. Indore
C. Jaipur
D. Ahmedabad
Answer» C. Jaipur
488.

Bhagat Singh was hanged for which of the following reasons?

A. Because of participating in Vande Mataram movement
B. Reasons for killing General Sanders
C. Due to participation in the Calcutta conspiracy
D. Reasons for participating in Jallianwala Bagh event
Answer» C. Due to participation in the Calcutta conspiracy
489.

Under which act is Hawala transaction closed in India?

A. FERA
B. FRBMA
C. AFSPA
D. FEMA
Answer» E.
490.

Which of the following term is not commonly associated with the budget of India?

A. Rigid budget
B. Gender Budget
C. Gross Budgetary Support
D. Outcome Budget
Answer» B. Gender Budget
491.

Who started the Ahmadiya movement in Punjab?

A. Sir Syed Ahmed
B. S. God
C. Badruddin Tyabji
D. Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
Answer» E.
492.

Which is the largest market in India for marine products from India?

A. EU
B. Japan
C. France
D. USA
Answer» B. Japan
493.

Who among the following women was the first President of All India Congress?

A. Nally Sengupta
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Annie Besant
D. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay
Answer» D. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay
494.

Who was the leader of the Gadar Party?

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. V. D. Savarkar
Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
495.

Who was called as the Nightingale of India?

A. Vijay Laxmi Pandit
B. Mother Teresa
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Indira Gandhi
Answer» D. Indira Gandhi
496.

When and where was 'Jana Gana Mana' first sung?

A. 1947, Delhi
B. 1950, Delhi
C. 1931, Calcutta
D. 1911, in Calcutta
Answer» E.
497.

When was the 20 point program reinstated?

A. 2008
B. 2009
C. 2005
D. 2007
Answer» E.
498.

When did Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March begin?

A. March 1930
B. June 1930
C. August 1930
D. September 1930
Answer» B. June 1930
499.

Who was the founder-editor of 'Kesari' during the freedom struggle of India?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Maulana Azad
Answer» B. Surendranath Banerjee
500.

When was the family planning insurance scheme launched?

A. 2004
B. 2007
C. 2009
D. 2005
Answer» E.