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____ was the first female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

 

A) Ranasinghe Premadasa B) Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike D) Chandrika Kumaratunga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

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Which one of the following is correct?

 

A) Infantry Regiment is also known as the Mechanized Infantry Regiment. B) Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is subsumed in the corps of Engineers.
C) Army Medical Corps and ArmyDental Corps are two divisions of the Army Service Corps. D) Army has its own Corps of Air Defence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is subsumed in the corps of Engineers.

Explanation:

The Infantry Regiment is also known as the Mechanised Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army. Though its aggregate size, it is closer to that or a full mechanised division with 26 mechanised battalions.

Indian Army Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers are an arms and service branch of Indian Army having varied responsibilities of design, development, trial, inspection and refit of weapon systems and equipment. They also provide technical advice to units on systems and recovery operations in peace and war.

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Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is/are not correct?

1.He is the first Law Officer of the Government of India.

2.He is entitled to the privileges of a Member of the Parliament.

3.He is a whole-time counsel for the Government.4. He must have the same qualifications as are required to be a judge of the Supreme Court.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2 and 4
C) 3 only D) 1 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

The   Attorney   General   is   responsible   for   giving advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters  and  to  perform  such  other  duties  of  legal character as may be referred or assigned to him by the President. The  Attorney  General  has  the  right  of  audience  in all Courts in India as well as the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote.

The   Attorney   General   appears   on   behalf   of Government  of  India  in  all  cases  (including  suits, appeals  and  other  proceedings) in  the  Supreme Court in which Government of India is concerned.

He also represents the Government of India in any reference  made  by  the  President  to  the  Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution.

The  Attorney  General  for  India  is  appointed  by  the President   of   India   under   Article   76(1)   of   the Constitution  of  India  and  holds  office  during  the pleasure  of  the  President.  He  must  be  a  person qualified  to  be appointed  as  a  Judge  of  the Supreme Court. So, statement 4 is incorrect.

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Q:

Which country is set to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications (GI)?

 

A) Pakistan B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pakistan

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Which of the following statementsregarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct?

1.The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.

2.The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise.

3.The scheme of election was laid down by the Cabinet delegation.

4.The distribution of seats was done on the basis of the Mountbatten plan.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 1 and 3 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Explanation:

In India, the Universal Adult Franchise was introduced only in the post-independence period during the first general elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies.

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for the Constituent Assembly.

Constituent Assembly members were elected indirectly by members of the newly elected provincial assemblies, and initially included representatives for those provinces that formed part of Pakistan (some of which are now in Bangladesh).

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Q:

Which one of the following canons of taxation was not advocated by Adam Smith?

 

A) Canon of equity B) Canon of certainty
C) Canon of convenience D) Canon of fiscal adequacy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Canon of fiscal adequacy

Explanation:

Adam Smith propounded the following first four canons of taxation -(1)Canon of Equity. (2) Canon of Certainty: (3) Canon of Convenience or Ease (4) Canon of Economy.

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Which Indian bank has signed pact with Indian Oil Corporation under its ‘e-Dealer’ scheme?

 

A) Yes Bank B) Axis Bank
C) Punjab National Bank D) HDFC Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Punjab National Bank

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Q:

What is the official language of Nepal?

 

A) Bhojpuri B) Tharu
C) Hindi D) Nepali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nepali

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