Axis Bank Model General Awareness Questions - Part 1

1. Which of the following is the winner of Miss Universe 2008
Riyo Mori  Zhang Zilin  Dayana Mendoza  Simaran Kaur Mundi  None
 

2. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha :
6 members  9 members  12 members  15 members  None
 

3. The first General elections under the Indian constitution were held in :
1950  1951  1952  1953  None
 

4. The President of India is elected by :
Parliament  State legislatures  ) by the people directly  by an electrol college consisting of the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.  None
 

5. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the President of India to impose central rule on a state?
Article 256  Article 356  Article 370  Article 373  None
 

6. . The time-gap between two sessions of parliament must not exceed :
3 months  6 months  9 months  12 months  None
 

7. The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within :
6 month  9 month  12 month  3 month  None
 

8. The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar  Dr. Rajendra Prasad  N. Gopalaswamy  Jawahar Lal Nehru  None
 

9. The Union Cabinet is responsible to :
The Rajya Sabha only  The Lok Sabha only  The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha  The President of India  None
 

10. Which of the following bodies has not been provided for by the Indian constitution ?
Election Commission  Planning Commission  Finance Commission  Union Public Service Commission  None
 

11. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is :
2  3  4  5  None
 

12. The sanctioned strength of the Judges of Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice is :
15  17  20  26  None
 

13. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
Dr. S. Radhakrishana  N. Sanjiva Reddy  V. V. Giri  V. V. Giri  None
 

14. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is :
525 and 250  552 and 250  535 and 275  500 and 250  None
 


15. If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to :
The President of India  The Prime Minister  The Chief Justic of India  The Speaker of the Lok Sabha  None
 

16. What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative Assembly?
40  60  50  70  None
 

17. India is the third developing country to host the 2010 commonwealth Games. The other two are
Malaysia and South Korea  Singapore and Jamaica  Jamaica & China  Malaysia & Jamaica  None
 

18. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the :
Prime Minister of India  President of India  Finance Minister  Lok Sabha  None
 

19. Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals with :
The Emergency Powers of the President  The Emergency Powers of the President  The power of the President to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of public importance  Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the State  None
 

20. The Supreme commander of the Defence Forces of India is :
The Defence Minister  The Prime Minister  The Chief of the Army Staff  The President of India  None
 

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