General awareness/studies Q & A - Dec 23, 2014

General awareness / studies questions and answers - Dec 23, 2014


1. Which of the following is NOT true about a Money Bill?

i. Money Bill can be introduced only after the President’s recommendation.
ii. Money Bill can be introduced in both the houses.
iii. Both the houses have equal powers.

a. (i) and (ii).
b. (ii) and (iii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. All of these.

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ANSWER: b. (ii) and (iii).

Money bills can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and only after the recommendation of the President. Lok Sabha has more powers compared to Rajya Sabha in case of Money Bills.




2. Which of the following was used as switching device in Second Generation Computers?

a. Vacuum Tubes.
b. Transistors.
c. Integrated Circuits.
d. All of these.

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ANSWER: b. Transistors.

Based on the advancement of technology and the devices used, Computers are classified into various generations. Second Generation existed between 1954 and 1964; Transistors were used as switching devices in Second Generation Computers.




3. The First Indian to win a Nobel Prize was.

a. Sir C.V.Raman.
b. Ravindra Nath Tagore.
c. Mother Teresa.
d. None of these.

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ANSWER: b. Ravindra Nath Tagore.

The first Indian to win Nobel prize was Ravindra Nath Tagore. He won the Nobel prize for his work in literature in 1913. Till date, seven Indians have won Nobel Prize. The Last one to win was Kailash Satyarthi for peace in 2014.




4. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) cancelled all its bilateral series with which country in October 2014?

a. Pakistan.
b. Australia.
c. West Indies.
d. South Africa.

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ANSWER: c. West Indies.

The BCCI cancelled all its bilateral series with West Indies after it pulled out from the ongoing series with India. West Indies Board and Players have some financial issues that is one of the reason for the series to stop.




5. Which of the following was NOT done by Lord Lytton during his rule as Viceroy of India?

a. Organisation of grand Darbar in Delhi.
b. Introduction of Arms Act.
c. Partition of Bengal.
d. Changed Civil Service Exam rules.

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ANSWER: c. Partition of Bengal.

The Partition of Bengal was done by Lord Curzon and not by Lord Lytton. The Delhi darbar was organised in 1877 and the Arms act was introduced in 1878. By changing the Civil Service Exam rules, he made difficult for Indians to clear that exam.




6. Which of the following is true about the Vernacular Press Act?

i. Censorship was put on the Indian Language newspapers.
ii. Newspapers were not allowed to circulate outside the province.
iii. Restriction was put on the number of copies to be published.

a. (i) and (ii).
b. (ii) and (iii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. All of these.

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ANSWER: d. All of these.

The Vernacular Press Act was introduced in 1878 by Lord Lytton. This Act had put serious restrictions on the Indian language newspapers. They couldn’t be circulated outside the province where it was published and there was a limit for total number of copies also.


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