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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.

A)
Excise duties on medical and toilet materials
B)
Stamp duties
C)
Sales tax
D)
Both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Both (a) and (b)


The revenue generated from the Stamp duties and Excise duties on medical and toilet materials is imposed by the Central Government but collected and kept by the respective state government.

Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
Chief justice of India
B)
Deputy speaker of lok sabha
C)
President
D)
Prime minister

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Deputy speaker of lok sabha


A Speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. Usually the speaker remains in office during the life of the lok sabha. However he can resign earlier by writing to the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
President
B)
Prime Minister
C)
Voice-President
D)
Chairman or Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Chairman or Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha


Decision on questions as to disqualification on ground of defection. This provision mandates the Chairman or the Speaker of the respective legislative house to be the ultimate decision-making authority in case of any disqualification that arises.

Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
4 years or age of 65, whichever is lower
B)
5 years or age of 60, whichever is lower
C)
6 years or age of 65, whichever is lower
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 6 years or age of 65, whichever is lower


Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
Governor of the state
B)
President of India
C)
Deputy Chief Minister of the state
D)
Chief justice of the High Court

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Governor of the state


In the event of a Chief Minister's resignation, which conventionally occurs after a general election or during a phase of assembly majority transition, the outgoing Chief minister holds the informal title of "caretaker" chief minister until the Governor either appoints a new chief minister or dissolves the assembly. Since the post is not constitutionally defined, the caretaker chief minister enjoys all the powers a regular chief minister, but cannot to make any major policy decisions or cabinet changes during his/her short tenure as caretaker.

Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
Article 44
B)
Article 45
C)
Article 46
D)
Article 47

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Article 44


The code comes under Article 44 of the Constitution, which lays down that the state shall endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for the citizens throughout the territory of India.

Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
Article 342
B)
Article 115
C)
Article 124
D)
Article 324

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Article 324


Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of president of India and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission.

Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
Prime minister
B)
President
C)
Home minister
D)
Defence minister

Correct Answer : Option (B) - President


Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
Part-III
B)
Part-IV
C)
Part-IV A
D)
In schedule IV-A

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Part-IV A


The Fundamental Duties of citizens are mentioned in Part-IV A of the Indian Constitution. 

Published On : June 20, 2021
A)
22 high courts
B)
25 high courts
C)
29 high courts
D)
31 high courts

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 25 high courts


There are 25 high courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1080 of which 815 Judges are Permanent and remaining 265 sanctioned for Additional Judges.

Published On : June 20, 2021