With reference to the office of Governor in India, consider the following statements:
1.The Governor appoints the Judge of a High Court with the advice of the President.
2.The first Constitutional Amendment Act provides for the provision to appoint the same person as a Governor of two or more States.
3.The grounds of removal of the Governor are laid down in the constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1.The Governor appoints the Judge of a High Court with the advice of the President.
2.The first Constitutional Amendment Act provides for the provision to appoint the same person as a Governor of two or more States.
3.The grounds of removal of the Governor are laid down in the constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the ‘Shaphari’ scheme?
1. It is a scheme of the Department of Fisheries to promote the export of frozen shrimp which is the country’s biggest seafood item.
2. The scheme will be a certification scheme to certify hatcheries and approve shrimp farms adopting good practices based on the FAO’s technical guidelines on aquaculture certification.
3. Marine Products Exports Development Authority will be the nodal agency for its
implementation.
1. It is a scheme of the Department of Fisheries to promote the export of frozen shrimp which is the country’s biggest seafood item.
2. The scheme will be a certification scheme to certify hatcheries and approve shrimp farms adopting good practices based on the FAO’s technical guidelines on aquaculture certification.
3. Marine Products Exports Development Authority will be the nodal agency for its
implementation.
Select the correct codes from below -
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14%
1 and 2
31%
2 and 3
53%
1, 2 and 3
3%
1 only
With reference to pardoning power of the President, consider the following pairs:
1.Reprieve : Awarding less sentence
2.Respite : Temporary suspension of sentence
3.Remission : Reducing amount of sentence
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1.Reprieve : Awarding less sentence
2.Respite : Temporary suspension of sentence
3.Remission : Reducing amount of sentence
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements:
1. In the event of occurrence of vacancy in both the offices of the President and the Vice-President, the speaker of Lok Sabha discharges the functions of the President
2. Till now, there has been no instance when both these offices have been vacant.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. In the event of occurrence of vacancy in both the offices of the President and the Vice-President, the speaker of Lok Sabha discharges the functions of the President
2. Till now, there has been no instance when both these offices have been vacant.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about ‘Aahaar Kranti’?
1. The programme is launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to spread the message of the need for a nutritionally balanced diet to people.
2. The programme will focus on training teachers, who, in turn, will pass on the message to the multitudes of students, and through them to their families and finally the society at large.
1. The programme is launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to spread the message of the need for a nutritionally balanced diet to people.
2. The programme will focus on training teachers, who, in turn, will pass on the message to the multitudes of students, and through them to their families and finally the society at large.
Select the correct codes from below -
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20%
1 only
22%
2 only
49%
Both 1 and 2
10%
None
The so-called ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is located in -
Anonymous Quiz
24%
Artic ocean
24%
Siberia
45%
Antartica
6%
None of the above
Jallianwala Bagh’s 102nd anniversary
• April 13, 2021, marks the 102nd anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The killings took place at Jallianwala on April 13, 1919.
Some facts:
• People were not made aware of the Martian Law imposition that prohibited public gatherings. As a result, thousands gathered to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi, which is marked on April 13 in the year 1919.
• The killings took place on the orders of colonel Reginald Dyer, the Acting Brigadier. Colonel Dyer ordered the firing without warning or asking the crowd to disperse. That day witnessed incessant firing for 10 to 15 minutes, which included 1,650 rounds of bullets being fired on the spot; which resulted in the death of over 1,000 people.
• The site of the brutal, unfortunate incident was an enclosed garden in Amritsar, Punjab, known as theJallianwala Bagh. The event is also addressed as Amritsar Massacre.
• The place was closed on three sides as there were houses built around it with their back walls enclosing the area. Barring the main entrance, there was no way for the people gathered to flee.
• Rabindranath Tagore refused to accept his knighthood as a protest to the heinous Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
• Owing to the same reason, Mahatma Gandhi returned his ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ award. He was honoured for his role in the Boer War in South Africa by the British government.
• Udham Singh, a member of the revolutionist Ghadar party, shot Michael O’Dwyer on March 13, 1940. He took revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
• Shingara Singh, the last known survivor of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, passed away in Amritsar on June 29, 2009, at the age of 113.
• April 13, 2021, marks the 102nd anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The killings took place at Jallianwala on April 13, 1919.
Some facts:
• People were not made aware of the Martian Law imposition that prohibited public gatherings. As a result, thousands gathered to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi, which is marked on April 13 in the year 1919.
• The killings took place on the orders of colonel Reginald Dyer, the Acting Brigadier. Colonel Dyer ordered the firing without warning or asking the crowd to disperse. That day witnessed incessant firing for 10 to 15 minutes, which included 1,650 rounds of bullets being fired on the spot; which resulted in the death of over 1,000 people.
• The site of the brutal, unfortunate incident was an enclosed garden in Amritsar, Punjab, known as theJallianwala Bagh. The event is also addressed as Amritsar Massacre.
• The place was closed on three sides as there were houses built around it with their back walls enclosing the area. Barring the main entrance, there was no way for the people gathered to flee.
• Rabindranath Tagore refused to accept his knighthood as a protest to the heinous Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
• Owing to the same reason, Mahatma Gandhi returned his ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ award. He was honoured for his role in the Boer War in South Africa by the British government.
• Udham Singh, a member of the revolutionist Ghadar party, shot Michael O’Dwyer on March 13, 1940. He took revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
• Shingara Singh, the last known survivor of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, passed away in Amritsar on June 29, 2009, at the age of 113.
With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘ganadharas’?
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22%
Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval south India
28%
Chief disciples of a Tirthankara
27%
Merchants who would sell performs in the medieval times
24%
Titles given to court musician and dancer
Who among the following said,"If religion does not sanction social refom, then change religion"?
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16%
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
16%
Bal Shastri Jambekar
29%
Jyotibha Phule
38%
B.R Ambedkar
Who among the following started the weekly newspaper 'Darpan' in 1832?
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18%
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
43%
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
23%
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
16%
Bal Shastri Jambekar