Q.12349·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyWhich of the following statements are correct regarding Joint Session of the Houses of the Parliament in India? 1. It is an enabling provision, empowering the President to take steps for resolving deadlock between the two Houses. 2. It is not obligatory upon the President to summon the Houses to meet in a joint sitting. 3. It is being notified by the President. 4. It is frequently resorted to establish the supremacy of the Lok Sabha. Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12350·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy"The Draft Constitution as framed only provides a machinery for the government of the country. It is not a contrivance to install any particular party in power as has been done in some countries. Who should be in power is left to be determined by the people, as it must be, if the system is to satisfy the test of democracy." The above passage from Constituent Assembly debates is attributed toView question
Q.12351·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyAccording to the Companies Act, 2013, ‘nominal capital’ impliesView question
Q.12352·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following statements about Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development: 1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was selected for the Prize for the year 2013. 2. The award is accorded annually to individuals only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.12353·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyAfter a Bill has been passed by the Houses of the Parliament, it is presented to the President who may either give assent to the Bill or withhold his assent. The President mayView question
Q.12354·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following statements about the First Session of the Indian National Congress: 1. It was held in Bombay in 1885. 2. Surendranath Banerji could not attend the Session due to the simultaneous session of the Indian National Conference. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.12355·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following statements about Pragati missile system of India: 1. It is a short range solid fuel missile system. 2. It has all weather day and night operational launch capability. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.12356·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyCertain Bills cannot be introduced or proceeded with unless the recommendation of the President is received. However, no recommendation is required in some other cases. In which one of the following cases such recommendation is not required?View question
Q.12357·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyWhat is the number of integral solutions of the equations HCF (a, b) = 5 and a + b = 65 ?View question
Q.12358·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following statements concerning the initial phase of the Industrial Revolution in England : 1. England was fortunate in that coal and iron ore were plentifully available to be used in industry. 2. Until the eighteenth century, there was a scarcity of usable iron. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.12359·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following statements : 1. Forming a cooperative society is a Fundamental Right in India. 2. Cooperative societies do not fall within the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.12360·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe principle of ‘collective responsibility’ under parliamentary democracy implies that 1. a motion of no-confidence can be moved in the Council of Ministers as a whole as well as an individual minister 2. no person shall be nominated to the Cabinet except on the advice of the Prime Minister 3. no person shall be retained as a member of the Cabinet if the Prime Minister says that he shall be dismissed Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12361·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe functions of the Committee on Estimates, as incorporated in the Constitution of India, shall be to 1. report what economies, improvements in organization, efficiency or administrative reform may be effected 2. suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration 3. examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates 4. examine the reports, if any, of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the public undertakings Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12362·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe Society of Jesus, whose followers were called Jesuits, was set up byView question
Q.12363·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyWhich of the following is/are the objective(s) of ‘Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana’? To encourage and enable the overseas Indian workers by giving Government contribution to 1. save for their return and resettlement 2. save for their old age 3. obtain a life insurance cover against natural death for the entire life of the worker Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12364·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThere are provisions in the Constitution of India which empower the Parliament to modify or annul the operation of certain provisions of the Constitution without actually amending them. They include 1. any law made under Article 2 (relating to admission or establishment of new States) 2. any law made under Article 3 (relating to formation of new States) 3. amendment of First Schedule and Fourth Schedule Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12365·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyWho among the following was not associated with the activities of the Theosophical Society?View question
Q.12366·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy'Inclusive growth' is a phrase used in India's 1. 9th Plan 2. 10th Plan 3. 11th Plan 4. 12th Plan Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question