General awareness / studies questions and answers - Sep 28, 2014
1. The first Municipal Corporation was setup in India at
a. Calcutta.
b. Bombay.
c. Madras
d. Delhi.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Madras
It was started in 1687 at Madras. Municipal Corporations are setup in order to administer the cities. At present in India almost all major cities have Municipal Corporation to administer.
2. Which of the following courts have greater jurisdiction on writs
i. Supreme Court.
ii. High Court.
iii. District Court.
a. i. only
b. ii. only
c. i. and ii. only
d. All of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. ii. only
In India Supreme Court can issue writs only for enforcement of the Fundamental Rights, whereas High Courts can issue writs for enforcement of Fundamental Rights and also for any other cases.
3. Which of the following Fundamental Rights will be suspended automatically during External emergency
i. Article 20.
ii. Article 21.
iii. Article 19.
a. i. only
b. iii. only
c. i. and ii. only
d. i. and iii. only
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. iii. only
Article 19 of Indian Constitution will be automatically suspended as soon as National Emergency on the grounds of external aggression is declared. No other article will be suspended automatically. Article 19 will not be suspended during Internal Emergency.
4. Which was the committee setup to make recommendations about Fundamental Duties?
a. Ashok Mehta Committee.
b. Dantwala Committee.
c. G.V.K. Rao Committee.
d. Swaran Singh Committee.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Swaran Singh Committee.
In 1976, Congress Government set up Swaran Singh Committee in order to find out whether Parliamentary form of Government is working well. This particular committee also made recommendation on Fundamental Duties
5. Africa is World’s largest producer of ___________
i. Diamond
ii. Gold
iii. Silver
iv. Copper
v. Platinum
a. (i),(ii),(iv)
b. (ii),(iv),(v)
c. (i),(ii),(v)
d. (i),(ii),(iii),(v)
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. (i),(ii),(v)
Africa is very rich in minerals. Apart from Diamond, Gold, Platinum Africa also produces Copper, Iron-ore, Chromium etc., South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zaire has large deposits of Gold.
6. The largest producer of High grade Iron-ore is _________
a. China.
b. Brazil.
c. Canada.
d. India.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Brazil.
Brazil a country in South America produce world’s largest High grade Iron-ore. China and India also has large amount of iron-ore deposits in them. India also produce High grade Iron-ore.
7. Which of the following states produce mica in India?
i. Jharkhand.
ii. Rajasthan.
iii. Andhra Pradesh.
iv. Karnataka.
a. (i) only.
b. (i),(ii) only.
c. (i),(ii),(iii) only.
d. (i),(ii),(iii),(iv).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. (i),(ii),(iii) only.
India is the largest producer and exporter of the Mica in the World. In India Mica is found in Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan.
8. The North Atlantic sub-tropical gyre is named as ____________
a. Navigator gyre.
b. Columbus gyre.
c. Turtle gyre.
d. Majid gyre.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Columbus gyre.
Each Sub-tropical Gyre is given a different name. North Atlantic Gyre is named as Columbus Gyre because it was he who exploited it during his journey towards America.
9. Which of the following are the recommendations of Narsimhan Committee on Banking Sector was accepted
i. Reduction of SLR and CRR.
ii. Reduction of Priority sector lending from 40% to 10%.
a. (i) only
b. (ii) only
c. Both (i) and (ii)
d. Neither (i) and (ii)
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. (i) only
Narsimhan Committee gave some recommendations on banking sector, few were accepted and few were not accepted. As per recommendation SLR and CRR was reduced from 38.5% and 14% respectively. But priority sector lending was not reduced.
10. If there is a rapid rise in general price level and rapid fall in value of the currency then it is called
a. Core Inflation
b. Hyper inflation
c. Disinflation
d. Deflation
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Hyper inflation
Hyper Inflation is a situation when there is billion times increase in price levels and drastic fall in the value of the currency. people lose faith on the currency and the government is forced to change the currency. Recent example of Hyper Inflation is Zimbabwe.
