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General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Welcome to the General Knowledge Section of Free Time Learning. As we are aware General Knowledge (GK) is a very important area in all the competitive exams held in the country. Nowadays, a good knowledge of general awareness is very important in clearing any competitive and government recruitment examinations.

These General Knowledge Question are very important and usefull to UPSC, IAS/PCS, UPPSC, IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC, CGL, Railway, APPSC, TSPSC, KPSC, TNPSC, TPSC, UPPSC, MPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, UKPSC, MPSC, and other competitive exams.

1 .
Which one of the following Committees of the Parliament has no Members from the Rajya Sabha?
A)
Public Accounts Committee
B)
Committee on Public Undertakings
C)
Estimates Committee
D)
Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Estimates Committee

Published On : July 20, 2020
2 .
If the President and the Vice President of India both have resigned, who will act as the President?
A)
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
B)
The Prime Minister
C)
The Home Minister
D)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Correct Answer : Option (D) - The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Published On : July 20, 2020
3 .
The power of the President of India to refer a matter back to the Council of Ministers for reconsideration was inserted in the Constitution by -
A)
44th Amendment
B)
42nd Amendment
C)
43rd Amendment
D)
45th Amendment

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 44th Amendment

Published On : July 20, 2020
4 .
Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments has enormously strengthened the powers of the Speaker/ Chairman of the Houses of the Parliament/ State Legislatures?
A)
61st Amendment which reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years
B)
Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment
C)
Repealing of many of the provisions of 42nd Amendment by 44th Amendment
D)
73rd Amendment that conferred extensive powers on Panchayat Bodies

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment

Published On : July 20, 2020
5 .
The Sarkaria Commission was set up for reviewing the relations between the -
A)
Prime Minister and President
B)
Legislature and Executive
C)
Executive and Judiciary
D)
Centre and States

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Centre and States

Published On : July 20, 2020
6 .
The federal systems of India and the USA are different in all the following respects, except -
A)
States representation in the Upper House
B)
Dual citizenship
C)
Dual system of Cour
D)
Dual Government

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Dual citizenship

Published On : July 20, 2020
7 .
Which one of the following judgements is associated with the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the Collegium of Judges in the appointment and transfer of the higher judiciary ?
A)
Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
B)
S. P. Gupta vs. President of India
C)
Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India
D)
S. R. Bommai vs. Union of India

Correct Answer : Option (B) - S. P. Gupta vs. President of India

Published On : July 20, 2020
8 .
The framers of the Constitution of India borrowed the concept of Fundamental Rights from the -
A)
Constitution of USA
B)
Constitution of Ireland
C)
Constitution of Canada
D)
Constitution of USSR

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Constitution of USA

Published On : July 20, 2020
9 .
which one of the following is not a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy?
A)
Uniform Civil Code for all citizens
B)
Separation of Judiciary from Executive
C)
Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and standard of living
D)
Promotion of scientific temper, humanity and the spirit of inquiry and reform

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Promotion of scientific temper, humanity and the spirit of inquiry and reform

Published On : July 20, 2020
10 .
Sikkim became an Associate State of the Indian Union through -
A)
The Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975
B)
The Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956
C)
The Constitution (35th Amendment) Act, 1974
D)
The Constitution (5th Amendment) Act, 1955

Correct Answer : Option (C) - The Constitution (35th Amendment) Act, 1974

Published On : July 20, 2020