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 .

In which of the houses chairperson is not member of that house?

Rajya Sabha

Lok Sabha

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Correct Answer : Rajya Sabha

The vice President is the chairman of Rajya Sabha. The chairman of Rajya Sabha is not the member of the house.

Published On : June 20, 2021

2 .

What is the slogan of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?

Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata

Kal ki Fikr Nahin

Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas

None of the above

Correct Answer : Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata

The slogan of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJY) introduced by PM Narendra Modi is Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata.

Published On : June 20, 2021

3 .

Union Budget is always presented first in

Meeting of the Union Cabinet

Joint session of the Parliament

The Lok Sabha

The Rajya Sabha

Correct Answer : The Lok Sabha

The first Union budget of independent India was presented by R. K. Shanmukham Chetty on November 26, 1947. Union Budget is presented first in Lok Sabha then in Rajya Sabha.

Published On : June 20, 2021

4 .

The item ' Education' belongs to the

Union List

Concurrent List

State List

Residuary subjects

Correct Answer : Concurrent List

Education is a subject mentioned under Concurrent list. Which means both centre and states have right to legislate on subject of education in India.

Published On : June 20, 2021

5 .

The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 Census. They shall remain unaltered till the first Census to be taken after the year

2010

2015

2020

2026

Correct Answer : 2026

Published On : June 20, 2021

6 .

Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India

C.Rajagopalachari

Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

K.M.Munshi

Correct Answer : Dr Rajendra Prasad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the president and Its vice-president was Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, a Christian from Bengal and former vice-chancellor of Calcutta University.

Published On : June 20, 2021

7 .

Who among the following was the first recognised Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament?

YB Chavan

NG Ranga

AK Gopalan

Dr SP Mukherjee

Correct Answer : YB Chavan

The late Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan of the Congress(I) known as YB Chavan was given the official status of the Leader of the Opposition, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister, in the Lok Sabha, in 1977 by the janata Government.

Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People

Hence, Chavan was thus the first opposition leader to enjoy this status.

Published On : June 20, 2021

8 .

The name of the candidate for the office of president of India may be proposed by

Any 5 members of the parliament

Any 5 citizens of India

Any 10 members of the Electoral College

Any 20 member of the Electoral College

Correct Answer : Any 10 members of the Electoral College

The name of a candidate for the office of president of India may be proposed by any ten members of the Electoral College.

Published On : June 20, 2021

9 .

Civil equality implies

Equality of opportunity

Equal distribution of wealth

Equal right to participate in the affairs of the State

Equality before law

Correct Answer : Equality before law

Published On : June 20, 2021

10 .

The Presidential Government operates on the principle of

Balance of powers

Separartion of powers

Centralisation of Powers

Division of powers between centre and state

Correct Answer : Separartion of powers

The parliamentary system is based on the principle of cooperation and coordination between the legislative and executive organs while the presidential system is based on the doctrine of separation of powers between the two organs.

Published On : June 20, 2021