GK History (Ancient - Modern History,Social Science) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1411 :
What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post of the President of India?

  1. 58 years
  2. 60 years
  3. 62 years
  4. There is no maximum age limit
  

Question 1412 :
AADHAR is a programme

  1. To help senior citizens
  2. To provide nutritional support to adolescent woman
  3. To train people for social defence
  4. To provide identity to Indian residents
  

Question 1413 :
The Vice President of India is elected for a period ofto hold office?

  1. 5 years
  2. Till he attains the age of 65 years
  3. 6 years
  4. 2 years
  

Question 1414 :
Who appoints the Chairman and the members of Union Public Service Commission?

  1. Parliament
  2. President
  3. Chief Justice of India
  4. Selection Committee
  

Question 1415 :
Which among the following is not a part of the electoral reforms?

  1. Installation of electronic voting machines
  2. Appoinment of election Commissioner
  3. Registration of Political parties
  4. Disqualifying the offenders
  

Question 1416 :
Who held the office of the Vice — President of India for two consecutive terms?

  1. Dr. Radhakrishnan
  2. Mr. R. Venkatraman
  3. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
  4. Mr. V.V. Giri
  

Question 1417 :
Which Amendment Act facilitated the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states?

  1. 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956
  2. 8th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1960
  3. 10th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1961
  4. 15th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1963
  

Question 1418 :
The Directive principles of state policy is a cheque which his paid on Bank's convenience, Who told it?

  1. B.R. Ambedkar
  2. K.M. Munshi
  3. 3 Rajendra Prasad
  4. K.T. Seth
  

Question 1419 :
Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by:

  1. The Simla Conference
  2. The Cripps proposal
  3. The Cabinet Mission Plan
  4. The Indian Independence Act
  

Question 1420 :
On which date Constitution of India was adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly?

  1. August 15, 1947.
  2. January 26, 1950.
  3. November 26, 1949.
  4. January 30, 1948.
  

Question 1421 :
Panchayati Raj System was adopted to:

  1. Make people aware of politics.
  2. Decentralize the power of democracy.
  3. Educate the peasants.
  4. To introduce a form of local self-government at the village, block and district levels.
  

Question 1422 :
By virtue of which Act, diarchy was introduced in India?

  1. Indian Council Act, 1909
  2. Government of India Act, 1919
  3. Government of India Act, 1935
  4. Indian Independence Act, 1947
  

Question 1423 :
When was Jana-Gana-Mana (Which later became National anethm of Infirst sung and where?

  1. 24th January, 1950 in Allahabad
  2. 24th January, 1950 in Delhi
  3. 26th December, 1942 in Calcutta
  4. 27th December, 1911 in Calcutta
  

Question 1424 :
In Which one of the following Ministries, the 12 Census Organization has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961?

  1. Home affairs
  2. Health and family development
  3. Human Resource Development
  4. Social Justice and Empowerment
  

Question 1425 :
Which Indian State had the first woman chief Minister?

  1. U.P.
  2. Bihar
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Delhi
  

Question 1426 :
Which one of the following offices is held during the pleasure of the President of India?

  1. Vice-President
  2. Chief Justice of India
  3. Governor of a State
  4. Chairman of UPSC
  

Question 1427 :
The Number of Union Territories in India is —

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 9
  

Question 1428 :
Where was, the concept of written constitution, first born?

  1. France
  2. USA
  3. Britain
  4. Switzerland
  

Question 1429 :
The script of Indus valley has been

  1. Adhipati
  2. Gahapati
  3. Jethaka
  4. Adhikari
  

Question 1430 :
Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly had been chaired by:

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
  2. Sardar Patel.
  3. Bishwanath Das.
  4. None of these.
  

Question 1431 :
The basic parameters of India' Foreign policy means laid down by:

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Dr. Radhakrishnan
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Dr. Zakir Hussain
  

Question 1432 :
The term socialist used in the Preamble means a State whose basic policy is to

  1. prohibit concentration of wealth.
  2. distribute equitably the natural resources.
  3. prohibit concentration of wealth and uplift the living standards of people.
  4. prohibit concentration of wealth and distribute equitably the natural resources.
  

Question 1433 :
The directive principles of state policy are:

  1. justicable
  2. non-justicable
  3. Only some of the provisions are justicable
  4. None of the above
  

Question 1434 :
The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through:

  1. Indian Council Acts, 1861
  2. Indian Council Acts, 1892
  3. Indian Council Acts, 1909
  4. Government of India Act, 1919
  

Question 1435 :
If a Minister loses a no- confidence motion, then

  1. Lok Sabha is dissolved
  2. Only Prime Minister and that Minister resigns.
  3. The whole Council of Ministers resigns
  4. The Minister resigns
  

Question 1436 :
In the event of a vacancy in the offices of both the President and vice-president of India, the person who performs the duty of a President is —

  1. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  2. Chief Justice of India
  3. Chairman of Rajya Sabha
  4. Attorney General
  

Question 1437 :
When can a President use his discretion for appointing the Prime Minister?

  1. When no political party enjoys a clear majority in the Lok Sabha.
  2. Only when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved.
  3. Under all circumstances
  4. President has no discretion
  

Question 1438 :
The preamble of our Constitution reads India as

  1. Sovereign, Socialist, Secular Democratic Republic
  2. Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular Republic
  3. Socialist, Sovereign, Democratic, Secular Republic
  4. Democratic, Sovereign, Secular, Socialist Republic
  

Question 1439 :
In India, the Controller General of Accounts presents a detailed analytical review of Union Government accounts to the Finance ministry every-

  1. Year
  2. Six months
  3. Three months
  4. Month
  

Question 1440 :
The President can proclaim national emergency on the written advice of the

  1. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  2. Prime Minister
  3. Chief Justice of India
  4. Union Cabinet