General awareness / studies questions and answers - Nov 27, 2014
1. Which of the following is NOT the power of the Parliament?i. All the three types of emergency have to be approved by the Parliament.
ii. Parliament can abolish or create the Legislative Council after the recommendation of Legislative Assembly.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
Parliament has the power to approve all the three emergencies. Only after its approval, the emergency continues. The creation and abolition of the Legislative Council is in the hands of Parliament.
i. It can authorise the Parliament for creation of new All India Service.
ii. It can authorise the Parliament to make law from the State List by passing resolution.
iii. It is the only authority to introduce constitutional amendment bill.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. (i) and (ii).
d. (ii) and (iii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. (i) and (ii).
There are few powers which are exclusively given to the Rajya Sabha – Creation of new All India Service, this can be done only by Rajya Sabha and can’t be done by Lok Sabha. It can pass resolution to move state list subject to concurrent list.
i. It was set up in the year 1921, under provision of Government of India Act of 1919.
ii. It consists of 7 members from Lok Sabha and 15 members from Rajya Sabha.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Only (i).
Publics Accounts Department examines the annual audit reports of CAG. It was set up in 1921 under the provision of Government of India Act of 1919. It consists of 22 members 15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha.
a. Estimate Committee.
b. Departmental Standing Committee.
c. Committee on Public Undertaking.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Departmental Standing Committee.
The Departmental Standing Committees assists the Parliament in debating the budget and each and every ministry has its standing committee. It was set up in 1993 and 17 standing committees were set up then and again in 2004 seven more was added.
a. Metals are malleable.
b. Metals are ductile.
c. Metals have low melting and boiling point.
d. Metals are lustrous.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Metals have low melting and boiling point.
Metals are malleable i.e. they can be made as sheets, metals are ductile i.e. they can be made as wires, metals are good conductors of heat and electricity, they are lustrous, they have high melting and boiling points, they are usually solids and very hard.
a. Compounds.
b. Mixtures.
c. Metalloids.
d. Colloids.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Metalloids.
Elements showing partial property of metals as well as non metals are called as Metalloids. They have mixed properties like, they look like metals but will be brittle like non-metals etc.
a. Raman Effect.
b. Raleigh Effect.
c. Tyndall Effect.
d. None of these.
e. Collide is a solution in which the particle size of the solute is bigger than that of true solution, it is heterogeneous. When light is passed through it, it scatters the light and this effect is called Tyndall effect.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Tyndall Effect.
i. Foreign Investors are allowed to pay tax in India or any country with which India has signed agreement.
ii. Usually DTAA will be signed with tax heaven countries.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Both (i) and (ii).
DTAA is the agreement which will be usually signed with the tax heaven countries, that is the countries which have zero or very low tax rates. DTAA is signed in order to attract the foreign investors.
a. China.
b. Iran.
c. Pakistan.
d. India.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. India.
The country which has won highest number of gold medals in Asian Kabaddi is India. It has won six consecutive times from 1990 when it was introduced. In latest 2014 games also India won Gold Medal.
a. Chandigarh.
b. Ahmadabad.
c. Mysore.
d. Pune.
e. 1A, 2B, 3C, 4D.
f. 1D, 2C, 3B, 4A.
g. 1A, 2B, 3D, 4C.
h. 1B, 2A, 3D, 4C.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: g. 1A, 2B, 3D, 4C.
Chandigarh is the Union Territory and also joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, Ahmadabad is located in Gujarat, Mysore is in Karnataka and Pune in Maharashtra.
