Common Common General Knowledge questions and answers for interview preparation 08.Sep.2024

Q1. How Long A Person Should Have Practiced In A High Court To Be Eligible To Be Appointed As A Judge Of Supreme Court Of India?

10 Years.

Q2. The Sixth Schedule Of The Indian Constitution Deals With The Administration And Control Of Scheduled Areas And Scheduled Tribes In The Four States Of?

The 5th Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any state, except in the 4 states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram which has been dealt separately in 6th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Q3. Fraction Of Volume Of Ice Seen Outside When Immersed In Water?

10.5%

Q4. In Which Year Indian Citizenship Act Was Passed?

1955

Q5. The Election Commission Of India Is Not Concerned With The Elections Of /to The?

The Election Commission has the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to the Parliament, State legislatures, President and Vice President.

Q6. The Third Proclamation Of Emergency Under Article 352 Was Made By President Of India On Which Among The Following Grounds ?

Internal Disturbance

Q7. Which Of The Following Is The Largest Lok Sabha Constituency (areawise)?

The top five area-wise constituencies are- Ladakh (173,266 sq km), Barmer (71,601 sq km), Kutch (41,644 sq km), Arunachal West (40,572 sq km) and Arunachal East (39,749 sq km

Q8. Hasdo Valley In Chhattisgarh Is Famous For?

Coal mines

Q9. The Constitution Of India Empowers The Supreme Court Of India To Adjudicate Disputes Between The Centre And The States Through?

Original Jurisdiction

Q10. Sylheti Language Is A Dialect Of Which Of The Following Languages?

Bengali

Q11. Which Of The Following Schedules Of The Constitution Of India Has To Be Amended To Provide For The Formation Of A New State ?

First Schedule

Q12. The Setting Up Of Which Of The Following Is Not Mentioned In Constitution?

National Human Rights Commission

Q13. Special Theory Of Relativity Was Proposed In?

1905.

Q14. Which Of The Following Is Not An Event In Ancient Indian History In Bc Era?

Foundation of the Indo-Greek empire by Demetrius in 182 BC. Beginning of Vikram samvat Era in 58 BC by Vikramaditya of Ujjain. Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Kundalvan, Kashmir in 72 AD under the patronage of Kushan king Kanishka. The King Kharavela of Kalinga left Hathigumpha inscription in around 50 BC. So correct wer would be C.

Q15. The Device Used For Detecting Even Feeble Current?

Galvanoscope

Q16. Which Among The Following Was First Municipal Corporation Of India (established In 1687)?

Madras

Q17. The Disease " Bronchitis " Is Associated With?

Lungs

Q18. Jawahar Lal Nehru Headed The Interim Cabinet As _________?

Vice President

Q19. Which One Of The Following Items/subjects Belongs To The Concurrent List Of The Viith Schedule Of The Indian Constitution?

Forests

Q20. Which Among The Following Committee Is Known For Recommending A 3-tier Panchayati Raj System Which Includes Zila Parishad At The District Level, Panchayat Samiti At The Block/ Tehsil/ Taluka Level And

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

Q21. Which Of The Following Is Not One Of The Grounds For Disqualification For Being Elected As A Member Of Parliament?

Article 102: Disqualifications for being elected as an MP:

(1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament-

If he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder;
If he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
If he is an undischarged insolvent;
If he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State;
If he is so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament, explanation For the purposes of this clause a person shall not be deemed to hold an office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State by reason only that he is a Minister either for the Union or for such State.

(2)A person shall be disqualified for being a member of either House of Parliament if he is so disqualified under the Tenth Scheduled.

Q22. The Swaran Singh Committee Recommended?

In 1976, the Congress Party set up the Sardar Swaran Singh Committee to make recommendations about fundamental duties, the need and necessity of which was felt during the operation of the internal emergency (1975-1977). The committee recommended the inclusion of a separate chapter on fundamental duties in the Constitution.

it stressed that the citizens should become conscious that in addition to the enjoyment of rights, they also have certain duties to perform as well. The Congress Government at Centre accepted these recommendations and enacted the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 197@This amendment added a new part, namely, Part IVA to the Constitution.

Q23. In Stone Age, The Microliths Were Most Commonly Found In Which Of The Following Ages?

Microliths were most commonly found in Mesolithic era.

Q24. The Jurisdiction Covering The Andaman And Nicobar Islands Falls Under The Supervision Of __?

A circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court at Port Blair.

Q25. Which Among The Following Is Constituted By The President Of India Under Article 280 (1) Of The Constitution?

Finance Commission

Q26. Which Of The Following Committees Had Recommended The Panchayat Raj Finance Corporation ?

K. Santhanam Committee (1963)

Q27. Which Of The Following Government Gets The Stamp Duty Collected On Promissory Notes?

State Government 100%

Q28. Via Which Among The Following Amendments Of The Constitution Of India, Delhi Was Designated As National Capital Territory (nct)?

69th Amendment Act

Q29. Which Among The Following Was The Out Come Of Kesavananda Bharati Case V/s State Of Kerala Case 1973?

Preamble is Part of the constitution and subject to amending power of the parliament.

Q30. No Citizen Shall, On Grounds Only Of Religion, Race, Caste, Sex, Descent, Place Of Birth, Residence Or Any Of Them, Be Eligible For, Or Discriminated Against In Respect Of, Any Employment Or Office Un

Article 16.

Q31. Bring Out The Only Incorrect Statement?

India Parliament is based upon bicameralism. Bicameralism and Dyarchy are different words

Q32. The Concept Of Judicial Review In The Constitution Of India Is Borrowed From Which Of The Following?

USA

Q33. Black Hole Is An Object To Be Found?

in the sky

Q34. The Working Of A Rockets Based On The Principle Of?

Conservation of momentum

Q35. Who Among The Following Was President Of United States When Cripps Mission Visited India?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Q36. Exchange Particle In Quark-quark Interaction?

Gluon

Q37. Who Among The Following Is Widely Remembered For His Efforts In Achieving The Official Language Of India Status For Hindi?

Purshottam Das Tandon

Q38. Which Among The Following Acts Has Not Been Enacted By Parliament Of India?

MCOCA

Q39. Anemometer Is An Instrument Used For Measuring?

Wind speed

Q40. "optical Phenomenon" In The Fringe Pattern Of Cd Is?

Interference

Q41. Which Among The Following Is Not A Classical Language?

Bengali is not a classical language as of now.

he classical languages are as follows:

Tamil (since 2004)
Skrit (since 2005)
Telugu (since 2008)
Kannada (Since 2008)
Malayalam (since 2013)
Odia (since 2014)

Q42. Under The Provisions Of Which Of The Following, 5 Zonal Councils Were Established In India?

States Reorganization act 1956

Q43. Which Of The Following Is A Correct Statement About Indus Valley Civilization?

Mohenjo Daro was located on banks of river Indus. Harappa on Ravi. Chanhudaro is in Pakistan now. Lothal was on mouth of Gulf of Cambay.

Q44. Which Among The Following Was The First French Enclave Of Pondicherry To Merge With The Dominion Of India?

Pondicherry

Q45. Who Among The Following Determines The Qualifications Which Shall Be Requisite For Appointment As Members Of The Finance Commission In India?

Article 280 (2) (2) Parliament may by law determine the qualifications which shall be requisite for appointment as members of the Commission and the manner in which they shall be selected. In context with the above article, the parliament enacted the Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1951

Q46. Iradian Is?

57.3 degree

Q47. Which Of The Following Was Most Probably The First Metal To Be Used In India?

The earliest historic evidences of use of metal are of Chalcolithic Age or Stone-Copper Age, which covered the period from 1800 to 800 BC. This period was marked by the use of copper (the first metal to be used in India) as well as stone.

Q48. President Can Proclaim National Emergency Under Article 352 In The Entire Country Or In Any Part Of It, On The Grounds Of?

The term ‘armed rebellion’ did not exist in the original constitution but was inserted by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act (1978) replacing the original term ‘internal disturbance.

Q49. Which Of The Following Is A Part Of The Electoral College For The Election Of The President But Does Not Participate In The Proceedings For His/her Impeachment?

State Legislative Assemblies

Q50. Who Among The Following Founded The Indian Statistical Institute?

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis