Daily General Knowledge Questions and Answers Set-07 for All Competitive Examination

General Knowledge: SET-07

Questions

1. Which one of the following statements about the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is not correct ?
A. He appoints the Chief Justice of all High Courts.
B. The CJI administers the oath of office to the President
C. When both the offices of the President and Vice-President fall vacant simultaneously, the CJI discharge the duties of the President.
D. The CJI can hold his office till he attains the age of 65 years.
2. The States reorganization in 1956 created _
A. 17 States and 6 Union Territories
B. 17 States and 9 Union Territories
C. 14 States and 6 Union Territories
D. 15 States and 9 Union Territories
3. Which article of the Indian Constitution for all citizen in public employment ?
A. Article-22
B. Article-16
C. Article-20
D. Article-25
4. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the service has been provided in the Indian Constitution under
A. Article 375
B. Article 315
C. Article 335
D. Article 365
5. Which Article of the Indian constitution provides free and compulsory education to children?
A. Article 21-A
B. Article 46
C. Article 39
D. Article 15
6. Which among the following do not participate in election of the President?
A. Elected members of both the houses
B. Elected members of legislative assemblies of states
C. Elected members of legislative assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry
D. Nominated members of state legislative assemblies
7. Concept of Judicial Review in Indian Constitution has been taken from which country?
A. Ireland
B. USA
C. Australia
D. Canada
8. Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to alter Scheduled Area?
A. Supreme Court of India
B. High Court of State
C. Prime Minister of India
D. President of India
9. Martial law is _________
A. sudden overthrow of a government illegally
B. a system of rules that takes effect when a military authority takes control of normal administration of justice
C. territory under the immediate political control of another state
D. None of these
10. Formation of a new state in India is done by _____.
A. Special Majority
B. Simple Majority
C. Without Majority
D. None of these
11. Which state government has announced Jan Anushasan Pakhwara (JAP) or Public Discipline Fortnight?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
12. With which online travel company the Ministry of Tourism signed an MoU to strengthen the Hospitality & Tourism Industry especially during COVID?
A. Cleartrip
B. Ease My Trip
C. Yatra
D. Both A and B
13. Former Union Minister Bachi Singh Rawat has passed away recently, he was associated with which political party?
A. BJP
B. Congress
C. Rashtreey Janta Dal
D. Samajvadi Party
14. National Awardee Sumitra Bhave has passed away recently, she was a veteran _____.
A. Actor
B. Lyricist
C. Filmmaker
D. Choreographer
15. Under whose chairmanship the Reserve Bank of India has set up a six-member committee to carry out a comprehensive review of the working of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) in the financial sector ecosystem?
A. Sudarshan Sen
B. Vishakha Mulye
C. P N Prasad
D. Abizer Diwanji
16. Who launched the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) aims at providing financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market-entry, and commercialization?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. Anurag Thakur
D. Piyush Goyal
17. Veteran writer Ganjam Venkatasubbiah passed away recently; he was a writer of which language?
A. Tamil
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam
18. What is India’s rank in the Henley Passport Index 2021?
A. 56
B. 65
C. 84
D.88
19. Which country’s passport has been adjudged as the most powerful passport in the Henley Passport Index 2021?
A. Japan
B. Singapore
C. Germany
D. South Korea
20. Mirabai Chanu is associated with which sport who set a new World Record recently?
A. Wrestling
B. Boxing
C. Weightlifting
D. Shooting

Answers

Answer : A

Judges in a High Court are appointed by the president of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the governor of the state. The Constitution confers the power of appointment of judges on the president of India.

Answer : C

The States Reorganization Act 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India’s states and territories, organizing them along linguistic lines. lt divided the country. Into 14 states and 6 union territories:-is. The Act was implemented in November, 1956.

Answer : B

Article 16 of the Indian Constitution deals with equality of opportunity in matters of public employment. It states that no citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect or, any employment or office under the state.Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles apply to:

Access to jobs
Conditions of employment
Relationships in the workplace
The evaluation of performance and
The opportunity for training and career development.

Hence option B is the right answer.

Answer : C

Article 335 of the Indian Constitution deals with the claims of SCs and STs to services and posts, without sacrificing the efficiency of administration. However, the 82^nd Amendment Act of 2000 provision in favour of the SCs and STs for relaxation in qualifying marks in any examination or lowering the standards of evaluation, for reservation in matters of promotion to the public services of the centre and the states.

Answer : A

According to Article 21A of Indian Constitution, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.
This article was inserted in the constitution by 86th Amendment Act, 2002, also known as Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.

Answer : D

Nominated members of state legislative assemblies do not participate in election of the President. The President of the Republic of India is the ceremonial head of state of India and the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The president is indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising the Parliament of India (both houses) and the legislative assemblies of each of India’s states and territories, who themselves are all directly elected.

Answer : B

The concept of Judicial Review in Indian Constitution has been taken from USA.
complete details for the borrowed features of Indian Constitution from other countries from the link given below.

Answer : D

President of India is constitutionally empowered to alter Scheduled Area. The President at any time can order that the whole or part of a schedule area ceases to be a scheduled area. Thus, the President of India has the power to announce an area as scheduled area and also the power to declare a scheduled area to be ceased to be known as scheduled area. President can also by order alter the boundaries of the scheduled areas. However, to change the boundary of a scheduled area, the president is required to consult the Governor of the state in which the area is located. No separate act/ law is needed to establish, change boundaries or discontinue a scheduled area.

Answer : B

Martial law is a system of rules that takes effect when a military authority takes control of normal administration of justice. The Martial Law is mentioned in the Article 34 of Indian Constitution. Till now, martial law has not been used in India.
Hence, Option B is the correct answer.

Answer : B

The formation of a new state in India is done by Simple Majority. Article 3 of the Indian Constitution deals with the formation of new states. It says; Parliament may by law
a) form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State;
b) increase the area of any State;
c) diminish the area of any State;
d) alter the boundaries of any State;
e) alter the name of any State;

Answer : B

Rajasthan govt announced Jan Anushasan Pakhwara (JAP) or Public Discipline Fortnight
The decision came on a day when the state crossed 10,000 new cases for the first time
JAP is essentially an extension of the curfew the Rajasthan government had announced for the weekend
However, the government has neither called it a lockdown, nor a curfew, mainly because of the interpretations associated with both, as they have been implemented in the past.

Answer : D

Ministry of Tourismsigned MoU with Cleartrip and Ease My Trip to strengthen the Hospitality & Tourism Industry especially during COVID
Aim: To provide extensive visibility to accommodation units which have self-certified themselves on SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness & Training for the Hospitality Industry)on OTA platform
MoU also outlines both parties to encourage Units to register on NIDHI and thereby on SAATHI and encourage local

Answer : A

The senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Bachi Singh Rawat has passed away.
He was a four-time MP from the Almora-Pithoragarh constituency in Uttarakhand.
He had served as the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

Answer : C

Acclaimed Marathi filmmaker, Sumitra Bhave has passed away. Sumitra Bhave was popular as a duo with filmmaker Sunil Sukthankar in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre.
She was known for her out-of-the-box content and also for the way she handled social issues in her films.
The duo of Sumitra and Sunil together directed several popular films like Doghi, Dahavi Fa, Vastupurush, Devrai, Badha, Ek Cup Chya, Samhita, Astu, Kaasav, among others.

Answer : A

The RBI set up a committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the working of asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) in the financial sector ecosystem and recommend suitable measures for enabling them to meet the growing requirements.
The six-member committee will be headed by Sudarshan Sen, former executive director, Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
As per the terms of reference of the committee, the panel will review the existing legal and regulatory framework applicable to ARCs and recommend measures to improve efficacy of ARCs.
It will also review the role of ARCs in the resolution of stressed assets, including under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), and give suggestions for improving liquidity in and trading of security receipts.

Answer : D

Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS).
The Fund aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market-entry, and commercialization.
The government has approved Rs. 945 Crore corpus for the fund, which will be divided over the next 4 years beginning April 01, 2021, for providing seed funding to eligible startups through eligible incubators across India. The scheme is expected to support an estimated 3,600 startups through 300 incubators.

Answer : C

Veteran Kannada writer Ganjam Venkatasubbiah, who also was a grammarian, editor, lexicographer and literary critic, has passed away.
He was 107. He was commonly known as a walking encyclopedia of Kannada language and culture, in his literary circles.
Professor G Venkatasubbaiah had compiled 12 dictionaries and had authored around 60 books.
He received the Padma Shri in 2017 for his proficiency in Kannada literature, poetry, essays and translations. Apart from this, we were also a recipient of the Kannada Sahitya Akademi Award and the Pampa Award among others.

Answer : C

The Henley Passport Index, which has been regularly monitoring the world’s most travel-friendly passports since 2006, has released its latest rankings and analysis.
India stands at number 84 on the list, as the Indian citizens can visit Visa-Free or Visa-on-Arrival in over 58 places.
Japan, Singapore and Germany, South Korea stand in Top 3 respectively.

Answer : A

The Henley Passport Index, which has been regularly monitoring the world’s most travel-friendly passports since 2006, has released its latest rankings and analysis.
India stands at number 84 on the list, as the Indian citizens can visit Visa-Free or Visa-on-Arrival in over 58 places.
Japanese passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 167 more destinations than citizens of Afghanistan, who are at the bottom of the ranking as they can only visit 26 places without needing a visa in advance.
Singapore remains in second place (with a score of 192) and South Korea ties with Germany in third place (with a score of 191).

Answer : C

Indian Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu set a new World Record in the women’s 49kg Clean and Jerk with a massive 119 kg lift at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent.
The 26-year-old Indian won the bronze medal at the event.
The gold medal went to Hou Zhihui of China who created a new world record in snatch.
Asian Games, held once every 4yrs, is the 2nd largest multi-sport event after Olympics.