Top 50 GK (General Knowledge) Questions for NDA Exam 2017

General knowledge Question Answer for NDA exam 2017

1. Whose remarks are these-the Preamble is the horoscope of our soveregin democratic repubilc ?
   
   
   
   1. M.Munshi(a menber of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution Assembly)
   
   
   
   


2. Which part of Indian Constitution is described the MagnaCarta of India ?
   
   
   
   1. Part III containing Fundemental Right (Article 12 to 35 )
   
   
   
   


3. Which Article of the Constitution defies the term ‘State’ in India contex ? Article 12


4. The right to property was d3leted from the lit of Fundamental Right by : 44^th Constitution Act 1978


5. The only state in the Indian Union which has its own separate State Constitution is
   
   
   
   1. Jammu & Kashmir
   
   
   
   


6. A person to be eligible for election as President of India should have completed : 35 years of age


7. Granville Austin has described the Directive Principles and the Fundamental Right as :
   
   
   
   1. The Conscience of the Constitution
   
   
   
   


8. A Money Bill in the Parliament can be introduced only with the recommendation of The President of India


9. Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constitution in a state having a population less than
   
   
   
   1. Twenty Lakh
   
   
   
   


10. Who preside over the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha ? The speaker of the Lok Sabha


11. The electoral college the elects the Vice-President of India consists of
    
    
    
    1. Members of both the Houses of Parliament
    
    
    
    


12. According to the preamble to the Constitution , India is Sovereign, Socialist, Secular and Democratic Republic


13. What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?
    
    
    
    1. Six Months
    
    
    
    


14. Which are the two states (other than Uttar Pradesh) having the highest representation in Lok Sabha ?
    
    
    
    1. Bihar and Maharashtra
    
    
    
    


15. Who has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha ?
    
    
    
    1. President of India
    
    
    
    


16. By which Act was a second chamber of India Legislature known as Council of States created ?
    
    
    
    1. Government of India Ac 1919
    
    
    
    


17. Which body functioned as the Provisional Parliament until the Lok Sabha was constitution following General Election in 1952
    
    
    
    1. Constitution Assembly
    
    
    
    


18. Under which Article can the President of India be impeached on the ground of violation of Constitution ?
    
    
    
    1. Article 61
    
    
    
    


19. By the 69^th Constitutional Amendment Act 1991 Union Territory of Delhi was redesigned as :
    
    
    
    1. The National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1992
    
    
    
    


20. Cultural and Educational Right are enshrined in : Article 29-30


21. Which Article declares that a constitutional amendment a law and hence cannot be challenged ?
    
    
    
    1. Article 13
    
    
    
    


22. The law which imposes penalties retrospectively (retroactively)-upon acts already done or which increases the penalties for such acts is known as Ex-post-facto law


23. The most important law enforcing Article 24 prohibiting the empolyment of children beow the age of 14 years in any factory or other hazardous activities is The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation )Act 1986


24. Under the Chapter Amendment of the constitution (Article 368 in Part XX) special majority of Parliament means :
    
    
    
    1. More than 50%of the total membership of each House and a majority of two-thirds of the members of each House present and voting
    
    
    
    


25. In India, the president is the head of the state while the Prime Minister is the head of : The government


26. In scheme of bicameral legislature as provided in the Constitution of India, Rajya Sabha represent :
    
    
    
    1. The State of Indian Federation
    
    
    
    


27. The Constitution of India has divided the powers between the Centre and the States in terms of :
    
    
    
    1. The Union List, State List and Concurrent List
    
    
    
    


28. Incomparison with the American Federation which is described as an indestructible union of indestructible states the Indian Federation is : As Indestructible Union of Destructible States


29. The leader of the largest opposition party having not less than one-tenth seats of the total strength of the House is recognised as the : Leader of the opposition in each Houses of Parliament


30. The last session of the existing Lok Sabha,after a new Lok Sabha has been elected is called :
    
    
    
    1. Lam-Duck Session
    
    
    
    


31. Which Constitutional Amendment Act facilitates the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states ?
    
    
    
    1. 7^th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
    
    
    
    


32. Which Article of the Constitutin empowers the High Court to issue writes including habaes corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo warranto for the enforcement of fundamental right of the citizens and for any other purpose ?
    
    
    
    1. Article 226
    
    
    
    


33. Who headed the committee on ‘Revitalisation of Panchayati Raj’ Institutions for Democracy and Development appoited by the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1986 : M. Singhvi


34. 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 has added a new Part-IX to the contitution of India entitled as the “Panchayats” which provides for : a Three-Tier System of Panchayati Raj System


35. The Central Recruiting Agency of India is : The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)


36. To be eligible as Vice-President a person should have completed : 35 years of age


37. The pardoning power of the president in India as enshrined in the Article 72 of the Constitutional of India includes :
    
    
    
    1. Pardon, Commutation, Remission, Respite, Reprieve
    
    
    
    


38. Under which Article of the Constitution does the governor of state possess the pardoning power?
    
    
    
    1. Article 161
    
    
    
    


39. The Zonal Councils are the statutory bodies established by an Act of the Parliament that is :
    
    
    
    1. States Reorganisation Act of 1956
    
    
    
    


40. The first proclamation of National Emergency was issued in October 1962 on account of :
    
    
    
    1. Chinese aggression in the NEFA (North East Frontier Agency now Arunachal Pradesh)
    
    
    
    


41. The State has its own Constitution is : Jammu and Kashmir


42. The right to equal opportunity for all citizens in matters of public employment has been enshrined in :
    
    
    
    1. Article 16
    
    
    
    


43. In the Constitution of India, the idea of Uniform Civil Code is provided in :
    
    
    
    1. Directive Principle of State Policy
    
    
    
    


44. The Voting age in India was reduced to 18 years from 21 years in 1989 by :
    
    
    
    1. The 61^st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988
    
    
    
    


45. Indian Constitution provides only for : Single Citizenship


46. In which schedule to the Constitution of India have the powers authority and responsibililtes of municipalities been mentioned ? Twelfth Schedule


47. The provision of suspension of Fundamental Right is borrowed from :
    
    
    
    1. Weimer Constitution of Germany
    
    
    
    


48. Which Article makes a provision od Administrative Tribunals ? Article323-A


49. As per the peramble of the Constitution of India, the nature of India State is of :
    
    
    
    1. A sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republican polity
    
    
    
    


50. The Indian National Congress adopted a resolution to establish a socialistic pattern of Society in :
    
    
    
    1. Its Avadi session in 1955