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Who among the following did not serve as the Vice president before becoming president of India ?
Dr. S Radhakrishnan
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
R. Venkatarama
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
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Which category of the minority has been recognized by the Constitution of India?
Religious minorities and Linguistic minorities
minorities
Religious minorities
none of these
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Religious minorities and Linguistic minorities
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Which among the following articles defines the Money Bill?
Article 110
Article 111
Article 112
Article 113
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Only those financial bills which contain provisions exclusively on matters listed in article 110 of the constitution are called Money Bills
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Which Committee has been constituted by the Union Government to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into Union Territories?
Sanjay Mitra Committee
Ajay Kumar Committee
Amit Shah Committee
Rajnath Singh Committee
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The Union government recently constituted a 3-member committee chaired by former defence secretary Sanjay Mitra to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into two Union Territories. The other Members of the Committee are Arun Goyal, retired IAS officer and Giriraj Prasad Gupta, retired Indian Civil Accounts Service officer. The Committee will look into distribution of assets and liabilities of J&K between two UTs.
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Who has been appointed the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh?
Acharya Devvrat
Kalraj Mishra
Lalji Tandon
Jagdish Mukhi
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Kalraj Mishra, the former Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has been appointed the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He replaced Acharya Devvrat, who has been transferred and appointed as the Governor of Gujarat. Mr. Mishra (78) had resigned from the Narendra Modi-led government as Minister for MSME in 2017 after he crossed the age of 75, the BJP’s unofficial age limit for holding an elected post.
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Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Andhra Pradesh?
Rameshwar Thakur
T. Harish Rao
Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
Revanth Reddy
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Senior BJP leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has been named as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
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A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) has recommended what kind of status for the Staff Selection Commission (SSC)?
Constitutional Status
Statutory Status
Regulatory Status
Non Statutory Status
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Statutory Status- A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) has recommended statutory statusto the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), one of the largest recruitment agencies in the country. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and all State Public Service Commissions either have constitutional or legal status.
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Which OPEC nation has decided to cut its oil exports in January by 10 per cent?
UAE
Bahrain
Oman
Saudi Arabia
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Answer: Option DExplanation
OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia announced on January 10, 2019 that it has decided to slash its oil exports in January by 10 per cent in comparison to November. Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih said the kingdom, the world’s top crude supplier, would cut its exports to 7.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, down from 8.0 million bpd in November. He also announced a further 100,000 bpd cut in February.
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Which among the following is NOT a classical language?
Tamil
Telugu
Kannada
Bengali
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Bengali is not a classical language as of now. The classical languages are as follows:
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What is the current number of High Courts in India?
20
22
24
25
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Answer: Option DExplanation
There are 25 High Courts in India at present (2019). These 25 High courts along with the Supreme Court form India’s Judicial System. The jurisdiction of each High Court is over a state, a Union Territory, a group of states and Union Territories. (There are 25 HC in India now after Andhra Pardesh).
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Who among the following was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
M.A. Ayyangar
Sardar Hukam Singh
N. Sanjiva Reddy
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Answer: Option AExplanation
First Lok Sabha had two speakers. Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar remained speaker between 8 May 1952 and 8 Mar 1956 and M. A. Ayyangar between 27 Feb 1956 and 10 May 1957
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