Indian Polity - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Goa
B)
Uttarakhand
C)
Chhattisgarh
D)
Jharkhand

Correct Answer :   Jharkhand

A)
Abu Dhabi
B)
Delhi
C)
Kathmandu
D)
Kuala Lumpur

Correct Answer :   Kathmandu

South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC), organization of South Asian nations, founded in 1985 and dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasizing collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan joined the organization in 2007. Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries, twice annually. Headquarters are in Kathmandu, Nepal.

A)
T N Seshan
B)
Sukumar Sen
C)
Kalyan Sundaram
D)
V. S. Ramadevi

Correct Answer :   Sukumar Sen

Sukumar Sen (2 January 1898 – 13 May 1963) was an Indian civil servant who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958.

A)
Moraji Desai
B)
Rajiv Gandhi
C)
Indira Gandhi
D)
Lal Bahadur Shastry

Correct Answer :   Moraji Desai

A)
5
B)
4
C)
3
D)
2

Correct Answer :   2

A)
Indira Gandhi
B)
Anil Basu
C)
Khagen Das
D)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Correct Answer :   Anil Basu

A)
13th May,1945
B)
13th May,1949
C)
13th May,1952
D)
13th May,1957

Correct Answer :   13th May,1952

The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. The First Session of this Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952.

A)
19
B)
21
C)
23
D)
24

Correct Answer :   23

The IPC which was passed in year 1860 and came into force on 1st January 1862,  applies to the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It consisted of 23 chapter with more than 511 sections.

A)
Section 85
B)
Section 86
C)
Section 87
D)
Section 88

Correct Answer :   Section 85

An act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will is defined in section 85 of the Indian Penal Code of 1860. If any offence is committed in such a condition the person is not liable for commission of any offence.

A)
Lucknow
B)
Jaipur
C)
Mumbai
D)
New Delhi

Correct Answer :   New Delhi

The Headquarter of Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) is in NITI Aayog, New Delhi. DMEO has been mandated to actively monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programmes and initiatives of the Government.