Which one of the following features make our Constitution
Unitary?
(a) Emergency Powers of the Centre
(b) Imposition of President?s Rule in a State
(c) Union Government?s power to issue directions to the
State Governments
(d) Residuary Powers with the Union Parliament
In the atmosphere ultraviolet rays are absorbed by (a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Ozone (d) Helium
What is Sagar Samriddhi project which was in the Indian news in recent times? 1 A Central Government project in collaboration with States to promote marine fishery industry 2 A Central Government project to cultivate certain marine plankton which yield inexpensive but protein rich foods 3 An oil and natural gas exploration project 4 The Cultivation of pearls in shallow coastal waters undertaken by coastal States
The term Fourth Estate refers to (a) Judiciary (b) Parliament (c) Press (d) Very backward state
If the Parliament refers a bill to the President then what the President can constitutionally do is to : (a) reject it (b) refuse to sign it (c) summon a joint session of the two Houses (d) sent it for reconsideration
The final power to reprieve or remit a punishment and/or to commute death sentence rests with the: (a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India (b) President of India (c) Prime Minister (d) Attorney-General
Which of the following provisions can be amended by the simple majority of the members present and voting in the parliament? (a) Provisions relating to citizenship (b) Creation or abolition of Upper House of State Legislatures (c) Administration of SC/ST (d) Creation or abolition of a State (e) Changing the boundary or name of a State
. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Crops) (Crop pests) A. Rice 1. Aphid B. Wheat 2. Gundhi bug C. Sugarcane 3. Greasy cutworm D. Gram 4. Top shoot borer moth 5. Bollworm (a) A B C D 2 3 4 5 (b) A B C D 3 1 2 4 (c) A B C D 2 1 4 3 (d) A B C D 5 4 1 3
Who is the Chairman of the Tenth Finance Commission in India? (1) Dr. Debi Prasad Pal (2) Mr. K.C. Pant (3) Mr. B.P.R. Vithal (4) Dr. C. Rangarajan
The First Maratha War took place during the Governor Generalship of (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Sir John Shore
Navabrahma temples are located at (1) Srisailam (2) Draksharamam (3) Alampur (4) Palakol
Bachendri Pal is: (a) the first Indian woman to win a medal in Olympic Games (b) the first Indian woman to climb Mt Everest (c) the first woman pilot of Indian Airlines (d) the first woman IPS Officer of India
Which of the following States enforced an ordinance against Usury to harassment by such people? 1 Tamil Nadu 2 Maharashtra 3 Gujarat 4 Delhi