. Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct? (a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President (b) He need not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the House within six months from the date of his election (c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the end of its normal tenure (d) If he intends to resign the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker

. Scratching eases itching because (a) It removes the outer dust in the skin (b) It kills the germs (c) It stimulates certain nerves which direct the brain to increase the production of antihistaminic chemicals (d) It suppresses the production of enzymes which cause itching

. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is (a) 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours (b) 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours (c) 1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours (d) Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours

. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude? (a) Bangalore and Madras (b) Bombay and Visakhapatnam (c) Ajmer and shillong (d) Nagpur and Calcutta

. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (a) Rationing : Fiscal Control (b) Cash Reserve Ratio : Selective Credit Control (c) Licensing : Comprehensive Control (d) Import Quota : Physical Control

Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of NAUROJ in India? (a) Balban (b) Iltutmish (c) Firuz Tughlaq (d) Ala-ud-din Khilji

. Though a few (gas-based) industries have already been established good reserves of natural gas in India remain unutilized. This vast resource of natural gas can be used in the production of (a) Fertilizers (b) Carbide (c) Graphite (d) Synthetic Petroleum

. Among the four political parties listed below, which one was the last to be formed? (a) The Conservative Party in Britain (b) The Democratic Party in U.S.A (c) The Republican Party in U.S.A (d) The Indian National Congress

. Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by (a) Females and expressed by females (b) Females and expressed by males (c) Males and expressed by females (d) Males and expressed by males

ICAD,

. Soils of western Rajasthan have a high content of (a) Alluminium (b) Calcium (c) Nitrogen (d) Phosphorus

SSC, TCS,

. Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court? (a) Disputes between the Centre and the states (b) Disputes between the States inter se (c) Protection of the Fundamental Rights (d) Protection against the violation of the Constitution

. Most-Favoured-Nations (MFN) clause under GATT implies (a) Most favour to some countries (b) Most favour to all countries (c) No favour to any country (d) No favour to some countries

. The Anti-Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in (a) Kerala (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu

APPSC, APSPSC, KAS Exam, RET, TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission,

. Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary control over the Budget? (a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget (b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund (c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President’s recommendation (d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President’s recommendation

. The first political organization established in India in 1838 was known as (a) British India Society (b) Bengal British India Society (c) Settlers Association (d) Zamindary Association