GENERAL STUDIES SERIES DAY 6
51 to 60
04 August Quiz Materials
(With Answer key)
Useful for BANK. SSC, Railway, UPSC, PSC, WBCS
- Answer : (B)
Explanation : In the Article 244(1) of the Constitution, the expression of Scheduled Areas means such areas as the President may by order declare to be Scheduled Areas.
The President may at any time by order
direct that the whole or any specified part of a Scheduled Area shall cease to be a Scheduled Area or a part of such an area;
increase the area of any Scheduled Area in a State after consultation with the Governor of that State;
alter, but only by way of rectification of boundaries, any Scheduled Area;
on any alteration of the boundaries of a State on the admission into the Union or the establishment of a new State, declare any territory not previously included in any State to be, or to form part of, a Scheduled Area;
rescind, in relation to any State of States, any order or orders made under these provisions and in consultation with the Governor of the State concerned, make fresh orders redefining the areas which are to be Scheduled Areas.
- Answer : (B)
Explanation : The State Legislative Assemblies are a part of the electoral college for the Election of the President but does not participate in the proceedings for his/her impeachment.
- Answer : (C)
Explanation : Sardar Swaran Singh Committee was formed in the year 1976 to make recommendations about Fundamental Duties. Committee recommended to include Fundamental Duties as a separate chapter in the constitution & stressed the need to make people aware of the duties they have to perform along with enjoying rights.
- Answer : (A)
Explanation : For the purpose of constituting the Lok Sabha , the whole country has been divided into
543 Parliamentary Constituencies , each one of which elects one member. The members
of the Lok Sabha are elected directly by the eligible voters . The President of India can
nominate a maximum of two members as representatives of the Anglo- Indian
community . Some seats are reserved in Lok Sabha for the members of the Schedule
Castes and Scheduled Tribes. As per the order issued by the Delimitation Commission in
2008 , 412 are general, 84 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 47 seats for the
Scheduled Tribes .Earlier it was 79 and 41 for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
respectively.
- Answer : (C)
Explanation : The Concurrent List or List-III contains 52 items. Forests belongs to the Concurrent list of the VIIth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
- Answer : (D)
Explanation : Narmada also known by the name Rewa does not flow into the Arabian sea. It is a river of Central India and the sixth longest river of India. The source of the river is the amarkantak and it flows through the Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and thus it is the lifeline f these two states.
- Answer : (C)
Explanation : Dhupgarh is the highest peak of Satpura Range.
It has an elevation of 1,352 metres (4,429 ft).
It has an elevation of 1,352 metres (4,429 ft).
- Answer : (B)
Explanation : The Tummalapalle Mine is a uranium mine in Tumalapalli village located in Kadapa of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Results from research conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission of India in 2011 made the analysts conclude that this mine might have one of the largest reserves of uranium in the world.
- Answer : (A)
Explanation : The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India: Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan (Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), Chhattisgarh (Sonhat), Jharkhand (Lohardaga), West Bengal (Krishnanagar), Tripura (Udaipur) and Mizoram (Champhai).
- Answer : (A)
The land frontier of India is about 15200 KM. The neighboring countries of India in decreasing order of border length are: 1st - Bangladesh-2nd-China-3rd-Pakistan-4th-Nepal-5th-Myanmar-6th-Bhutan-7th-Afghanistan.
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