CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 43

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ -  43

1. The revolutionary organisation 'Abhinav Bharat Society' was founded in 1904 by:

[A]Bhagat Singh                              [B]Vinayak Damodar Savarkar 

[C]Barindra Kumar Ghosh               [D]Pulin Behari Das

2. Who among the following propounded the 'Safety Valve Theory' of the foundation of Congress?

[A]Lala Lajpat Rai                               [B]Anand Mohan Bose

[C]Surendra Nath Banerjee                  [D]Bipin Chandra Pal

3. Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'? [A]Ganesh Ghosh                  [B]Chandrashekhar Azad

[C]Surya Sen                        [D]Lala Hardayal

4. The Swaraj Party was divided into factions after the death of C.R.Das and its 'Responsivists' faction worked for/by:

[A]Safeguarding the Hindu interests by cooperating with the British Government.

[B]Creating obstacles in legislative process by acting as dissenters.

[C]Cooperating with the No-Changers of the Congress in the favour of constructive programme of Gandhi.[D]Maintaining a separate identity of the Party within the Congress.

5. Consider the following Statements:

1.The first muslim president of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.

2.The first Indian woman to preside over the session of Indian National Congress was Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.

Which among the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?

[A]Only 1                    [B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 and 2          [D]Neither 1 nor 2

6. Both the processes of transfer of power and the partition of India were hurried through in ____ days

[A]68                         [B]72                       [C]83               [D]94

7. Consider the following Statements:

1.Individual Satyagraha was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in retaliation to the August Offer.

2.Vinoba Bhave was the first Individual Satyagrahi. 

Which among the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?

[A]Only 1                    [B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 and 2          [D]Neither 1 nor 2

8. Which of the following was the most controversial measure of Lord Mountbatten?

[A]Partitioning of Punjab and Bengal

[B]Holding of a referendum in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)

[C]Setting up of an Executive Council comprising of Indians alone

[D]Advancing the date of transfer of power from June 1948 to August 15,1947.

9. The pioneer of Communism in India was:

[A]S.A.Dange                      [B]M.R.Jayakar

[C]M.N.Roy                        [D]Nalin Gupta

10. Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating Gandhiji's candidate :

[A]Dr. Rajendra Prasad               [B]J.B.Kriplani

[C]Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya              [D]Nellie Sengupta

11. Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the 'Ilbert Bill Controversy'?

[A]Lord Curzon          [B]Lord Lytton

[C]Lord Ripon            [D]Lord Hardinge

12. Consider the following Statements:

1.Warren Hastings laid the foundations of Calcutta Madrasa.

2.Sanskrit College was established at Banaras by Jonathan Duncan.

Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?

[A]Only1                                [B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 and 2                      [D]Neither 1 nor 2

13. The resolutions on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy were in which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress? 

[A]Belgaum,1934                         [B]Lahore,1929

[C]Karachi,1931                          [D]Faizpur,1936

14. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1896 to carry on humanitarian relief and social work? [A]Ramakrishna Paramahansa                       [B]Swami Dayananda Saraswati

[C]Swami Vivekananda                                 [D]Blavatsky and Olcott

15. Arrange the following events in the order of their chronology:

1.August Offer                   2.Poona Pact                     3.Third Round Table Conference

Choose the correct option:

[A]1-2-3                        [B]2-3-1                    [C]2-1-3                     [D]3-2-1

16.Consider the following statements:

1.The President is immune from any civil proceedings against him/her.

2.But after giving two months’ notice, criminal proceedings can be instituted again the President. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is correct regarding the immunity enjoyed by the President in respect of his/her 'personal' acts, during his/her tenure : 

[A]Only 1                                       [B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 and 2                             [D]Neither 1 nor 2

17.The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in the four states of :

[A]Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland 

[B]Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram 

[C]Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland

[D]Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland

18.Which of the following is not one of the grounds for disqualification for being elected as a Member of Parliament?

1.If the person holds an office of profit under the State Government.

2.If the person has voluntarily acquired citizenship of a foreign State.

3.If a person is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule.

4.If the person has/had been detained under the Preventive Detention Law. 

Choose the correct option:

[A]Only 2                            [B]Only 4

[C]1 and 4                          [D]1, 2 and 4

19.Consider the following Articles of the Constitution of India:

1. Article 72 - Pardoning power of the president

2. Article 143 - Advisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court

3. Article 360 - Provisions relating to Financial Emergency

4. Articles (148-151) - Powers and functions of the Attorney General of India

Which among the above Articles are paired correctly with their respective provisions?

[A]1 and 3                   [B]1, 2 and 3

[C]1, 2 and 4               [D]All of them

20.Which of the following Statements is correct regarding the Election Commission of India?

[A]It is an independent and statutory body.

[B]It consists of members having a tenure of six years. 

[C]It acts as a court for arbitration of disputes related to granting of recognition to political parties.

[D]Being an all-India body, it is also concerned with the elections with the elections to Gram Panchayats and State Muncipalities.

                                     ANSWER

1	B	6	B	11	C	16	D
2	A	7	C	12	C	17	B
3	C	8	D	13	C	18	B
4	A	9	C	14	C	19	B
5	A	10	C	15	B	20	B