General awareness / studies questions and answers - Oct 03, 2014
1. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following states?i. Gujarat.
ii. Bihar.
iii. Rajasthan.
iv. Tripura.
a. (i),(ii),(iii).
b. (i),(iii),(iv).
c. (i),(iv),(ii).
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. (i),(iii),(iv).
The Tropic of Cancer passes through 23.5 degree north latitude. It divides India into almost two equal halves. It passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
a. Right to equality of opportunity in public employment.
b. Right to vote in elections of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections.
c. Cultural and Educational Rights.
d. Right to protection against arrest and detention.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Right to protection against arrest and detention.
Friendly Aliens are the citizens of the country with whom India has friendly relationship. Among the given four rights, the first three rights are provided only for Indian citizens and not for aliens.
i. Direct tax is more than Indirect tax.
ii. The share of Income Tax is highest among all the taxes.
a. only (i).
b. only (ii).
c. both (i) and (ii).
d. neither (i) or (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. only (i).
Indian taxation system is more equitable, as a result the Direct tax collected is greater (55%) than the Indirect tax (45%). The highest individual tax collected is the corporate tax whose share is 35% of the total tax collected.
i. A. O. Hume.
ii. George Yule.
iii. Annie Besant.
a. (i) and (ii).
b. (ii) and (iii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. (i), (ii), (iii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. (i) and (ii).
The four British Citizens who played an important role in the Indian National Congress are A.O. Hume, George Yule, William Wedderburn, Sri Henry Cotton. A.O. Hume was the founder of INC and the other three presided at least one of the INC sessions.
i. Pakistan.
ii. Afghanistan.
iii. China.
iv. Sri Lanka
a. (i),(ii),(iii).
b. (i),(iii),(iv).
c. (i),(iv),(ii).
d. (i),(ii),(iii),(iv).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. (i),(ii),(iii).
India is a country which is southward extension of Asia. India shares its border with seven countries Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan. India does not share its border with Sri Lanka. It is separated by a narrow channel of sea.
a. Assam.
b. Sikkim.
c. Jammu and Kashmir.
d. Nagaland.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Jammu and Kashmir.
The Constitution of India which was framed by the Constituent Assembly holds good for all the states except for Jammu and Kashmir which has its own constitution. It came into force on 26th January 1957. Jammu and Kashmir has been given a special status.
a. Repo Rate.
b. Bank Rate.
c. Reverse Repo Rate.
d. Base Rate.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Bank Rate.
The Reserve Bank of India gives loans to the commercial banks when they need. The rate at which it gives loans is called as Bank Rate. The Repo and Reverse Repo are the rates which are used to control the money flow in the country. Base Rate is the rate at which banks give loan to its customers.
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
b. Aurobindo Ghosh.
c. Lala Lajpat Rai.
d. Ashwini Kumar Dutt.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Aurobindo Ghosh.
Aurobindo Ghosh published series of articles with the caption “New Lamp for the Old” in which he made fun of the Moderate leaders. He published these articles in the newspaper called Induprakash.
a. Mahendra Giri.
b. Dodda Betta.
c. Annai Mudi.
d. Kudremukh.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Annai Mudi.
The Western Ghats is the Western boundary of the Deccan Plateau. These ranges are parallel to the West coast. They are continuous and can be passed only through the passes. Annai Mudi is highest peak (2695m), followed by Dodda Betta, Kudremukh and Mahendra Giri.
a. The Parliament.
b. The Supreme Court.
c. The Election Commission of India.
d. The Committee which is set up to deal with it.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. The Supreme Court.
The President is elected by the elected members of the Parliament and the state Legislative Assembly. If there is any conflict regarding the elections of the President and the Vice -President ,the decision of the Supreme Court is final.
