Latest Indian Politics General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Rajya Sabha Elections for 57 seats will take place on which date?

A)

2nd June 2022

B)

10th June 2022

C)

June 30th

D)

July 15th

Correct Answer : 10th June 2022

Elections will be held on 10th June 2022 to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states falling vacant due to the retirement of members on different dates between June and August, the Election Commission said on Thursday(12th May 2022).

Prominent among those retiring are Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Congress leaders Ambika Soni, Jairam Ramesh and Kapil Sibal, and BSP's Satish Chandra Misra.

Members are retiring between June 21 and August 1.

While 11 seats are falling vacant in Uttar Pradesh, six members each are retiring from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, five from Bihar and four each from Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka..

Source : Business Standard

2 .

Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has proposed how many seats in the Jammu region?

A)

32

B)

37

C)

43

D)

49

Correct Answer : 43

The Delimitation Commission tasked with redrawing the assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday(5th May 2022) met to finalise the delimitation order for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Nine seats have been reserved for STs for the first time and all five Parliamentary constituencies will have an equal number of Assembly constituencies, the commission decided.

As per the final Delimitation Order, out of the 90 Assembly constituencies in the region, 43 will be a part of Jammu region and 47 of the Kashmir region keeping in view the provisions of Section 9(1)(a) of the Delimitation Act, 2002 and Section 60(2)(b) of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019.

After consultation with associate members, representatives of political parties, citizens and civil society groups, nine ACs have been reserved for STs, out of which, 6 are in Jammu region and 3 ACs in the Valley..

Source : Indian Express

3 .

Who has been sworn in as the new Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 11th Apr 2022?

A)

RK Roja

B)

Ushasri Charan

C)

Taneti Vanita

D)

Dharmana Prasada Rao

Correct Answer : Taneti Vanita

Taneti Vanita has been given the crucial portfolio of Home along with Disaster Management. She was a part of the earlier Andhra Pradesh cabinet as well. In the previous cabinet, she handled the Women & Child Welfare portfolio.

4 .

How many Rajya Sabha MPs are set to retire between March-July 2022?

A)

53

B)

59

C)

67

D)

72

Correct Answer : 72

Rajya Sabha will bid farewell to 72 members this year between March and July. While 65 of them represent 19 states, seven were nominated members. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed their contribution and MPs fondly reminisced on their experiences during their farewell ceremony.

5 .

Which Chief Minister was Pramod Sawant sworn in for the second time?

A)

Goa

B)

Kerala

C)

Manipur

D)

Uttarakhand

Correct Answer : Goa

"Pramod Sawant" took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa on March 28, 2022, for the second straight five-year term. Sawant led the BJP in the recently concluded 2022 Goa Assembly elections and won 20 seats in the 40-member Goa Assembly. Mr Sawant was administered the oath by Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai at the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium near Panaji.

Mr Sawant is an Ayurveda Medical practitioner by profession. He was sworn in as Chief Minister in March 2019 after the death of the sitting chief minister Manohar Parrikar. Mr Sawant represents the Sanquelim constituency.

Attendances : The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other ministers like Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, BJP national president JP Nadda, Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Arlekar, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis among others.

6 .

When will CM-designate Yogi Adityanath be sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state?

A)

24th March 2022

B)

25th March 2022

C)

26th March 2022

D)

27th March 2022

Correct Answer : 25th March 2022

After Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic win in UP Assembly Elections 2022, Yogi Adityanath is all set to return as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second term. The oath ceremony of UP CM will take place on 25th March 2022, and as per the reports, grand plans are underway for the upcoming event.

7 .

How many MLAs were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers of Uttarakhand on March 23, 2022?

A)

8

B)

15

C)

19

D)

27

Correct Answer : 8

Eight(8) MLAs were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers on March 23, 2022. The swearing-in took place alongside the oath-taking ceremony of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The 8 Cabinet Ministers include Satpal Maharaj, Premchand Aggarwal, Ganesh Joshi, Dhan Singh Rawat, Subodh Uniyal, Rekha Arya, Chandan Ram Das and Saurabh Bahuguna.

8 .

When will Pushkar Singh Dhami take oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister?

A)

March 22nd

B)

March 23rd

C)

March 24th

D)

March 25th

Correct Answer : March 23rd

Uttarakhand CM-designate "Pushkar Singh Dhami" will take oath as the state's new Chief Minister on March 23, 2022. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 3.30 pm at Parade Ground in Dehradun. This comes after Dhami was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Uttarakhand on March 21st, ending all speculations regarding the next Uttarakhand CM.

9 .

Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Manipur following the state Assembly elections 2022?

A)

Pramod Sawant

B)

Okram Ibobi Singh

C)

N Biren Singh

D)

Thongam Biswajit Singh

Correct Answer : N Biren Singh

The BJP has tapped "N Biren Singh" as the chief minister of Manipur for a second time. He was unanimously elected to the CM post in the "Manipur BJP legislature" party meeting in Imphal on Sunday(20 Mar 2022).

The decision comes 10 days after the BJP returned to power in Manipur for the second time in a row, winning 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly elections in the state. N Biren Singh had won from the Heingang assembly seat.

There had been intense speculation over who would be appointed the next chief minister of the northeastern state. While N Biren Singh was a top contender for the post, two-time MLA and former cabinet minister Th Bishwajit Singh was also said to be in the running.

Welcoming N Biren Singh's second term as chief minister of Manipur, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "It is a good decision taken unanimously by everyone. It will ensure that Manipur has a stable and responsible government which will build further because the Centre today under the leadership of PM Modi gives special attention to Northeastern states."

Sitharaman, along with Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju, was in Imphal on Sunday to attend a meeting with the newly elected BJP MLAs in the state.

This time around, the BJP contested the Manipur Assembly polls alone and managed to win a majority on the plank that a vote for the party would bring peace to the insurgency-hit state..

Source : India Today

10 .

Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly?

A)

Jaswinder Singh

B)

Harpal Singh Cheema

C)

Kuljit Singh Randhawa

D)

Kultar Singh Sandhwan

Correct Answer : Kultar Singh Sandhwan

Kultar Singh Sandhwan was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha. His name was suggested for the post by new Punjab Chief Minister "Bhagwant Mann" and was seconded by Cabinet Minister Harpal Cheema.

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