PSC GK Question bank Part 29
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- 701. Name the Malayali poet who struggled against social evils like caste system and untouchability through his works?
- A) Vallathol
B) Ulloor
C) Kumaranasan
D) G. Sankara Kurup - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 702. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner?
- A) Parliament
B) The President of India
C) The Prime Minister
D) The Chief Justice of India - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 703. Who among the following non-Indians was conferred India’s highest national Award Bharat Rathna?
- A) Sam Nujoma
B) Martin Lutherking
C) Zubin Mehta
D) Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan - Answer
- Correct Option : D
- Explanation
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- 704. Which among the following is closest to the equator?
- A) Kanyakumari
B) Thiruvananthapuram
C) Tuticorin
D) Great Nicobar Islands - Answer
- Correct Option : D
- Explanation
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- 705. The earth revolves round the sun. This causes:
- A) formation of day and night
B) deflection of winds and currents
C) change of seasons
D) difference in longitude and time - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 706. In which Shakespearian drama is Desdemona a character?
- A) Hamlet
B) Merchant of Venice
C) Othello
D) As you like it - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 707. The meeting of the Rajya Sabha is presided over by:
- A) The speaker
B) Vice-President of India
C) The President of India
D) The Prime Minister - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 708. Which is the most powerful house of legislature at the centre in India?
- A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Vidhan Sabha
D) Vidhan Parishad - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 709. Dhanwanthari Award is given for the outstanding contribution to
- A) Social Science
B) Medical Science
C) Literature
D) Peace - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 710. The Constitution of India came into effect on :
- A) 9th December 1946
B) 26th November 1949
C) 26th January 1950
D) 15th August 1947 - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 711. The first woman appointed as the judge of the supreme court of India hailed from
- A) Tamil Nadu
B) Orissa
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 712. Taxes paid by a producer on the production of some commodity is :
- A) Profession tax
B) Income tax
C) Excise duty
D) Compulsory tax - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 713. A country with a high per capita income is a
- A) Developed country
B) Developing country
C) Capitalist country
D) Socialist country - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 714. Crop failure is a common phenomenon in the Indian agricultural field because the farmers depend on water.
- A) seasonal rains
B) irrigation canals
C) wells
D) pump sets - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 715. ‘Operation Black Board’ has been adopted as a mean to overcome illiteracy in the country under the
- A) New Education Policy
B) VII Five -Year Plan
C) VIII Five-Year Plan
D) World Bank - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 716. The author of War and Peace
- A) Charles Dickens
B) Adam Smith
C) Bernard Shaw
D) Tolstoy - Answer
- Correct Option : D
- Explanation
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- 717. Who said “ there is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim only man”?
- A) Guru Nanak
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Sree Ramakrishna
D) Chaitanya - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 718. How long can a person continue to be a Minister in India without being a member of either House of Parliament
- A) Three months
B) Six months
C) One year
D) No time limit - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 719. When did East India Company was permitted to trade in Bengal
- A) A.D.1600
B) A.D.1700
C) A.D.1634
D) A.D.1857 - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 720. Which fundamental right is concerned with abolition of social distinctions?
- A) Right to equality
B) Right against exploitation
C) Right to freedom
D) Cultural and Educational Rights - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 721. What is the time limit in which an information is to be provided regarding the life and liberty of a person under the R.T.I. Act 2005?
- A) 30 days
B) 24 hrs
C) 60 days
D) 48 hrs - Answer
- Correct Option : D
- Explanation
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- 722. The SC/ST (Preventions of Atrocities) Act 1989 enforced with effect from:
- A) 30th January 1990
B) 22nd February 1991
C) 30th November 1990
D) 30th July 1990 - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 723. Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by
- A) 43rd Amendment
B) 45th Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 42nd Amendment - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 724. Public health and sanitation, under the Indian Constitution fall in ............ list
- A) Central list
B) State list
C) Concurrent list
D) Not listed - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 725. Which State of India occupies 3rd position of population and area?
- A) Rajasthan
B) Bihar
C) Wedst Bengal
D) Maharashtra - Answer
- Correct Option : D
- Explanation
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