GK INFOPEDIA

[1] Which of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct? A. A Money Bill can be tabled in either House of Parliament. B. The Speaker of sLok Sabha is the final authority to decide whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not. C. The Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill […]

[1] The committee on subordinate legislation deals with – A. Delegated legislation B. Financial legislation C. Municipal legislation D. State legislation Ans: Delegated legislation Explanation : The Committee on Subordinate Legislation of Lok Sabha consists of 15 members nominated by the Speaker. A Minister is not nominated to this Committee. The Committee scrutinizes and reports […]

[1] ‘Pivot to Asia’ is the strategy of the foreign policy of – A. India B. Japan C. China D. U.S. Ans: India Explanation : Pivot to Asia was one of the United States of America’s central foreign policy initiatives during the tenure of President Barack Obama. [2] According to Iris L Calude Jr. which […]

[1] The Preventive Detention Act curtailed – A. Right to Freedom B. Right to Equality C. Right to Property D. Education Right Ans: Right to Freedom Explanation : The Preventive Detention Act was enacted in 1950 to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and matter connected therewith. It empowered the government to imprison a […]

[1] Which among the following States did record the formation of maximum Coalitation Governments in between 1967 to 1971? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Haryana C. Bihar D. Punjab Ans: Bihar Explanation : The maximum number of coalition government between 1967 to 1971-72 was formed in Bihar. During this period 9 governments were formed in the […]

[1] The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajasthan and _. A. Andhra Pradesh B. Uttar Pradesh C. Gujrat D. Haryana Ans: Andhra Pradesh Explanation : The Panchayat raj system was first adopted by the state of Rajsthan in Nagor district on 2nd Oct 1959. The second state was […]

[1] Special status to Jammu and Kashmir is given by the Indian Constitution under the article – A. 364 B. 368 C. 370 D. 377 Ans: 370 Explanation : Article 370 of the Indian constitution is a law that grants special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. This article specifies that except for Defence, Foreign […]

[1] Age of a candidate to contest Parliamentary election should not be lesser than– A. 18 years B. 21 years C. 25 years D. 26 years Ans: 25 years Explanation : To be eligible for membership in the Lok Sabha, a person must be a citizen of India and must be 25 years of age […]

[1] Which of the Constitution provisions lays down that taxes can neither be carried nor collected without the authority of law? A. Article 265 B. Article 266 C. Article 300 D. Article 368 Ans: Article 265 Explanation : Article 265 of the constitutional provisions lays down that taxes can neither be levied nor collected without […]

[1] Article 371 B of the Constitution of India makes special provision for which of the following states? A. Maharashtra and Gujarat B. Assam C. Nagaland D. Manipur Ans: Assam Explanation : Article 371 B makes special provision for Assam. Article 371 A for Nagaland Article 371 C for Manipur state Article 371 for state […]