The following quiz will have 20 General Studies Multiple Chose Questions for West Bengal Civil Service preliminary exam and also helpful other competitive exams like State PSC (BPSC, JPSC, MPSC, OPSC, RPSC, PPSC, UPPSC etc.) exams, UPSC (CDS and NDA), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) exams, Staff Selection Commission exams (CGL, CHSL and MTS) and other competitive exams.
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[B] Jyotiba phule
[C] Narsinh Mehta
[D] Dr. B R Ambedkar
Correct Answer: [C] Narsinh Mehta
Explanation: The term ‘Harijans’ coined by Narsinh Mehta, Harijan, was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi.
[B] Dandi
[C] Champaran
[D] Kheda
Correct Answer: [C] Champaran
Explanation: Gandhiji’s first great experiment in Satyagraha came in 1917 in Champaran (Bihar) where the peasants were forced by the European planters to grow indigo on at least 3/20th of their land and sell it at prices fixed by the planters (tin-kathia system). Accompanied by Babu Rajendra Prasad, Mazhar- ul-Huq, J. B. Kripalani, Narhari Parekh and Mahadev Desai Gandhiji reached Champaran in 1917.
[B] Irwin
[C] Hunter
[D] Simon
Correct Answer: [C] Hunter
Explanation: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was followed by establishment of a non-official enquiry committee was Congress. The British Government did not initiate such inquiry till Congress had set up such committee. Later, the Government established a Disorders Inquiry Committee headed by Lord William Hunter, a Senator of College of Justice of Scotland. This committee had 7 members viz. 4 British and 3 Indians.
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Load Reading
[D] Load Ripon
Correct Answer: [A] William Bentick
Explanation: The Bengal Sati Regulation which banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India was passed on December 4, 1829 by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.
[B] Rowlatt Act
[C] Official Secrets Act
[D] Arms act
Correct Answer: [B] Rowlatt Act
Explanation: Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919 and was also known as The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act. As per this act, the British government was empowered to detain anyone in the lockup without any trial. It was repealed by Viceroy Lord Reading.
[B] Surendranath Banerjea
[C] Subhashchandra Bose
[D] Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer: [B] Surendranath Banerjea
Explanation:When the Montagu report of 1918 was made public, there was a divide in the Congress over it. The moderates welcomed it while the extremists opposed it. This led to a schism in the Congress with moderate leaders forming the “Indian National Liberal Federation” in 1919. The party (Indian National Liberal Federation) was founded by Surendra Nath Banarjea and some of its prominent leaders were Tej Bahadur Sapru, S. Srinivasa Sastri and M. R. Jayakar.
[B] Jesus and Mary College, Delhi
[C] Lady Sri Ram College for Women, Delhi
[D] Padmavati Mahila Viswavidyalayam, Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: [A] Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University (SNDT), Mumbai
Explanation: Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University is the first Women’s university in India as well as in South-East Asia. It was founded in 1916.
[B] Allotting far lands to the ryots
[C] Town planning
[D] Corruption of British officials
Correct Answer: [C] Town planning
Explanation: The work of town planning was carried on by the Lottery Committee (1817).
[B] The Chief Justice of India
[C] The Chief Justice of his High Court
[D] The Governor of the State
Correct Answer: [A] The President
Explanation: According to Article 217(l)(a), a Judge of High Court may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
[B] Elected by the Parliament
[C] Appointed by the majority party or coalition
[D] Appointed by the President of India
Correct Answer: [D] Appointed by the President of India
Explanation: The president appoints the Prime Minister of India. Here s/he does not have an independent choice in general conditions. The president appoints the leader of majority party or coalition of parties that commands majority in the Lok Sabha.
[B] Council of Ministers
[C] President on the advice of Prime Minister
[D] None of above
Correct Answer: [C] President on the advice of Prime Minister
Explanation: The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 are made by the President of India under Article 77 of the Constitution for the allocation of business of the Government of India. The Ministries / Departments of the Government are created by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister under these rules.
[B] Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
[C] Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
[D] None of above
Correct Answer: [A] Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
[B] The Parliament by law
[C] The State Governments of the Respective states
[D] The Governors of the respective states
Correct Answer: [B] The Parliament by law
[B] Parliament
[C] President
[D] Supreme Court
Correct Answer: [D] Supreme Court
Explanation: The Supreme Court of India is the final protector and final interpreter of the Indian Constitution.
[B] Members of State Legislature
[C] Governor of State
[D] Members of Legislative Assembly
Correct Answer: [D] Members of Legislative Assembly
[B] Russian Army
[C] Japanese Army
[D] Indian Army
Current Affairs August 2019
Correct Answer: [D] Indian Army
[B] Period-End of Sentence
[C] 100 Years of Chrysostum
[D] Sachin-a Billion Dreams
Current Affairs August 2019
Correct Answer: [C] 100 Years of Chrysostum
[B] Tesla
[C] Intel
[D] Apple
Current Affairs August 2019
Correct Answer: [C] Intel
[B] Singapore
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Dubai
Current Affairs August 2019
Correct Answer: [C] Hyderabad
[B] Saudi Arabia
[C] Bahrain
[D] Oman
Current Affairs August 2019
Correct Answer: [A] UAE