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MONTHLY TEST – JAN 2020

Question Set Subject Code Test ID A [General Students & current affairs] – Staff. Sathish UPSC - 011 JAN – 01 B [General Students & current affairs] – Staff. Anbu RRB & SSC - 055 JAN – 01 C [Aptitude and Reasoning & current affairs] – Staff. Maruthu BANK - 333 JAN – 01 D [Aptitude and Reasoning & current affairs] – Staff. Adhithya BANK - 333 JAN – 01

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1. The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by :

(a) Stafford Cripps

(b) A.V. Alexander

(c) Lord Pethick Lawrence

(d) Hugh Gaitskell

2. The Constitution of India was adopted by the:

(a) Governor General

(b) British Parliament

(c) Constituent Assembly

(d) Parliament of India

3. The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on

(a) 6th December, 1946

(b) 9th December, 1946

(c) 20th February, 1947

(d) 3rd June, 1947

4. When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31 st October, 1947, its reduced membership was:

(a) 299

(b) 311

(c) 319

(d) 331

5. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?

(a) Dr. B.N. Rao B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar C) K.M. Munshi D) M.c. Setalved

6. The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up :

(a) under the Indian Independence Act, 1947

(b) under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

(c) through a resolution of the provisional government

(d) by the Indian National Congress

7. The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was set

up in :

(a) 1945

(b) 1946

(c) 1947

(d) 1949

8. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?

(a) Sachidananda Sinha

(b) B. R. Ambedkar

(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(d) P. Upendra

9. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(c) C. Rajagopalachari

(d) B. R. Ambedkar

10. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution?

(a) about 6 months in 1949

(b) exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948

(c) about 2 years since Aug 15, 1947 (d) about 3 years since Dec 9, 1946

11. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (d) C. Rajagopalachari

12. The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National Congress in 1936 at its session held at :

(a) Kanpur

(b) Bombay

(c) Lucknow

(d) Lahore

13. The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the

Constitution:

(a) by a majority vote

(b) by a two-thirds majority

(c) by consensus

(d) unanimously

14. The most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution was exercised

by the

(a) U.S. Constitution

(b) British Constitution

(c) Government of India Act, 1935

(d) French ideals of Liberty and Fraternity

15. Match the following:

Committees of Constituent Assembly Chairmen

A. Drafting Committee 1. Vallabhbhai PateI

B. Committee on Fundamental and Minority Rights 2. Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Union Constitution Committee 3. Kanhiyalal Munshi

D. Working Committee

4. B.R. Ambedkar

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 2 1 3 (c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 4 1 2 3

16. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year

1946

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru; M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the

Constituent Assembly of India

(c) The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947

(d) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950


A. July 22, 1947 1. Adoption of National Song by the Constituent Assembly

B. January 24, 1950 2. Adoption of National Emblem by the Government

C. January 26, 1950 3. Adoption of National Calendar by the Government

D. March 22, 1957 4. Adoption of National Flag by the Constituent Assembly

A B C D

(a) 4 1 2 3

(b) 3 1 2 4

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 2 1 3 4

18. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

I. India's National Song-Vande Mataram

II. India s National Flower-Rose

III. India's National Animal-Tiger

IV. India's National Bird-Eagle

(a) 1 and 4

(b) I, II and III (c) II, III and IV (d) 1 and 3

19. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of India in:

(a) July, 1948

(b) July, 1950

(c) July, 1947

(d) August, 1947

20. Which of the following are the principal features of Government of India Act, 1919?

1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces.

2. Introduction of separate communal electorate for Muslims.

3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces.

4. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 3 and 4

21. Which of the following proved to be the most short lived of all the British constitutional

experiments in India?

(a) Government of India Act, 1919

(b) Indian Council Act, 1909

(c) Pitt's India Act, 1784

(d) Government of India Act, 1935

22. Which one of the following Acts formally introduced the principles of elections for the

first time?

(a) Indian Councils Act, 1909

(b) Government of India Act, 1919


(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947

23. Which of the following features do not contribute to making the Indian Constitution the bulkiest in the world?

I. Various types of emergencies are considered in detail.

II. It codifies the rights and privileges of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures.

III. It enumerates all types of Indian citizenship and how it can be terminated.

IV. It contains not only a list of fundamental rights but also the restrictions to be placed on them.

(a) I and II (b) I and IV (c) II and III (d) II, III and IV

24. Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the Objectives Resolution?

I. It was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly.

II. It called for just rights for minorities.

III. It formed the basis for the chapter on Fundamental Rights.

IV. It called for the establishment of a socialist and secular polity.

(a) I and II

(b) I, II and III

(c) III and IV

(d) Only III

25. Which of the following items is wrongly matched?

(a) December 9, 1947-Constituent Assemby's first meeting

(b) November 26, 1949-the people of India adopted, enacted and gave to themselves the

Constitution

(c) January 24,' 1950-the Constitution was finally signed by the members of the Constituent

Assembly

(d) January 26, 1950-the date of commencement of the Constitution

26. Which of the following provisions of the Constitution came into force from November 26, 1949 ?

I. Provisions relating to citizenship.

II. Provisions relating to elections.

III. Provisions relating to provisional Parliament.

IV. Fundamental Rights.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) I, III and IV (c) I, 2 and 3 (d) None

27. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature?

(a) Indian Councils Act, 1909

(b) Indian Councils Act, 1919


(d) None of the above

28. The Crown took the Government of India into its own hands by :

(a) Charter Act, 1833


(c) Indian Council Act, 1861


29. Consider the following statements. The Indian Constitution is :

(1) unwritten Constitution.

(2) written Constitution.

(3) largely based on Government of India Act, 1935.

(a) 2 and 1 are correct

(b) 2 and 3 are correct

(c) 1 and 2 are correct

(d) 1 and 3 are correct

30. The Indian Constitution establishes a secular state, meaning:

1. the State treats all religions equally.

2. freedom of faith and worship is allowed to all the people.

3. educational institutions, without exception, are free to impart religious instruction.

4. the State makes no discrimination on the basis of religion in matters of employment.

(a) I and II

(b) I, II and III

(c) II, III and IV

(d) I, II and IV

31. The nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the:

(a) Cripps proposals (b) August Offer (c) Cabinet Mission Plan (d) Govt of India Act of 1935

32. Which of the following was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of India?

(a) Four lions

(b) Chariot wheel

(c) Horse

(d) Words 'Satyameva Jayate’

33. The office of Governor General of India was created by:

(a) Charter Act, 1813

(b) Charter Act, 1833



34. Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Vallabhbhai Patel

35. When did Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, announce the transfer of power to the

Indians?

(a) February, 1947

(b) August, 1947

(c) June, 1948

(d) June, 1949

36. Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) B.R. Ambedkar

(c) B.N. Rao

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

37. Which of the following is correct regarding the Indian Constitution?

(a) It is completely based on British Constitution

(b) It is made only on the basis of Government of India Act, 1935

(c) It is a mixture of several Constitutions

(d) It is original


A. Govt. of India Act, 1919 1. Provincial autonomy

B. Govt. of India Act, 1935 2. Separate Electorate

C. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dyarchy

D. Cabinet Mission Plan 4. Constituent Assembly

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 2 4 3 1

(c) 4 1 3 2

(d) 3 1 2 4

39. The amendment procedure laid down in the Constitution of India is on the pattern of?

(a) Government of India Act, 1935


(c) Constitution of South Africa

(d) Constitution of UK

40. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in :

(a) Bombay

(b) Calcutta

(c) Lahore

(d) New Delhi

41. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? [IAS 2005]

(a) B.R. Ambedkar

(b) J.B. Kripalani


(d) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

42. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(b) Acharya J.B. Kriplani

(c) Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan

(d) K.M. Munshi

43. Which among the following is/are the feature (s) of a Federal State?

1. The powers of the Central and the State (Constituent Unit) Governments are clearly laid

down

2. It has an unwritten Constitution. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

44. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Gulzari Lal Nanda

(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(d) JohnMathai

45. Under whom among the following was the first draft of the Constitution of India

prepared in October 1947 by the advisory branch of the office of the Constituent

Assembly?

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) K.M. Munshi

(d) B.N. Rau

46. Which one among the following is a fundamental duty of citizens under the Constitution of India?

(a) To provide friendly cooperation to the people of the neighbouring countries

(b) To protect monuments of national importance

(c) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so

(d) To know more and more about the history of India

47. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the

(a) Minto-Morley Reforms

(b) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

(c) Simon Commission

(d) First Round Table Conference

48. The Constitution of India divided the states of India in categories A. B. C. and D in the

year 1950. In this context which of the following statements is correct? [CDS 2011]

(a) The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of category A states. The Rajpramukh

was the executive head of category B states. The Governor was the executive head of

categories C and D states.

(b) The Pajpramukh was the executive head of category A states. The Chief Commissioner

was the executive head of categories Band C states. The Governor was the executive head of

the category D states.

(c) The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Rajpramukh was the

executive head of category B states. The Chief Commissioner was the executive head of


(d) The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Chief Commissioner was

the executive head of category B states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of


49. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because:

(a) this day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929

(b) it was the wish of the framers of the Constitution

(c) the British did not want to leave India earlier than this date

(d) it was an auspiciousday

50. The idea of the Constitution of India was first of all given by :

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar


(d) M.N. Roy

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51 Which Indian female chess player recently won the World Rapid Championship title?

a) Koneru Hampy b) Pragya Vajpayee c) Ankita Bhambri d) Nutan Awasthi

52. What is the title of movie based on the life of Malala Yousafzai?

a) Chamba Chameli b) Childhood Dreams c) Gul Makai d) Malala: Name of Struggle

53. Which city has been adjudged as the cleanest for the 4th time in the latest cleanliness survey of the

union government?

a) Indore b) Bhopal c) Surat d) Rajkot

54.Which state has become the first state in India to pass a resolution demanding scrapping of the

controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

a) Maharastra b) Kerala c)Telengana d) Uttarpradesh

55. The Reserve Bank of India has launched which app to help the visually challenged identify the

denomination of currency notes?

a) INSIGHT b) Surya c) MANI d) ABLE

56. Which metro station in Delhi was renamed as Supreme Court metro station?

a) Rajiv Chowk b) Mandi House c) Indraprastha d) Pragati Maidan

57. Which state has been declared 'disturbed' for another six months under AFSPA?

a) Assam b) Nagaland c) Jammu & Kashmir d) Arunachal Pradesh

58. Which country launched missiles at US troops in Iraq?

a) Ukraine b) Iran c) Turkey d) Yemen

59. Which state has decided to insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh to Ganga Sagar pilgrims?

a) Bihar b) West Bengal c) Jharkhand d) Uttar Pradesh

60. Which country has developed a laser-based aerial defense system?

a) Iran b) North Korea c) Israel d) Turkey

61. Who among the following was recently elected as the President of Croatia?

a) Zoran Milanovic b) Kolinda Grabar c) Zoast Hernadi d) Viktor Orban

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62. Who is ranked at the top of Forbes India’s list of 20 people to watch in the 2020s?

a) Eliud Kipchoge b) Hassan Minhaj c) Greta Thunberg d) Mahua Moitra

63. The Income Tax Department has launched a 24x7 control room to monitor black money in

which state/ UT?

a) Maharashtra b) Delhi c) Chandigarh d) Karnataka

64. Which court issued the death warrant against Nirbhaya Case Convicts?

a) Saket Court b) Delhi High Court c) Patiala House Court d) Supreme Court

65. Which Indian-origin writer was recently honoured with the UK Children's Book Award?

a) Amarjit Kaur b) Jasbinder Bilan c) Sharanjeet Chahal d) Minhas Verma

66. Which bank has launched new residential builder finance with buyer guarantee scheme?

a) RBI b) SBI c) OBC d) BOI

67. When is Indian Army Day observed every year?

a) 13th January b) 14th January c) 15th January d) 16th January

68. When is the foundation day of India Meteorological Department observed?

a) January 15th b) January 14th c) January 10th d) January 21st

69. Kerala has invoked which article to challenge CAA in the Supreme Court? a) Article 32 b) Article 131 c) Article 352 d) Article 371 70. Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary is celebrated every year on which day? a) 23rd January b) 22nd January c) 21st January d) 20th January 71. India’s first e-waste clinic has opened in which city? a) Pune b) Bhopal c) Chennai d) Indore 72. What is the name of the human robot that has been developed by ISRO to send to space? a) Vyommitra b) Vayusana c) Pragya d) Suryavanshi 73. India was ranked at which position in the recently released EIU’s Global Democracy Index-2019? a) 40 b) 51 c) 63 d) 77 74. Which state’s CM has launched a guarantee card promising 24x7 electricity and cleaning drinking water supply among other guarantees? a) Maharashtra b) Delhi c) Uttar Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh 75. Which country has elected Katerina Sakellaropoulou as its first woman President? a) Ethiopia b) Greece c) Italy d) Ireland

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