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UPSC GK Questions with Answers

Q14641.GeographyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 23 Jun 2024Medium

Match the following pairs and identify the correct code:

River – Region of origin

(1) Kaveri – (i) Satpura Range

(2) Sabarmati – (ii) Brahmagiri Hills

(3) Tapti (Tapi) – (iii) Mewar Hills

(4) Damodar – (iv) Chhotanagpur Plateau

Code: (1) (2) (3) (4)

  1. A.(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
  2. B.(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
  3. C.(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
  4. D.(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
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Correct answer: C. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

The Kaveri rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills of Kodagu in Karnataka; the Sabarmati begins in the Aravalli hills of Mewar in Udaipur district of Rajasthan; the Tapti rises near Multai in Betul district, on the Satpura range of Madhya Pradesh; and the Damodar starts on the Chhotanagpur plateau…

Q14642.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 18 Feb 2018Medium

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Article of the Indian Constitution – Related State

  1. A.371 A – Nagaland
  2. B.371 B – Assam
  3. C.371 C – Meghalaya
  4. D.371 D – Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. 371 C – Meghalaya

Article 371C makes special provision for Manipur, not Meghalaya: the President may provide for a committee of the Legislative Assembly made up of members elected from the Hill Areas, and the Governor reports to the President on the administration of those areas.

Q14643.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 19 Jun 2022Easy

The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the Centre and States falls under which jurisdiction?

  1. A.Appellate Jurisdiction
  2. B.Advisory Jurisdiction
  3. C.Constitutional Jurisdiction
  4. D.Original Jurisdiction
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Correct answer: D. Original Jurisdiction

Under Article 131, only the Supreme Court can hear disputes between the Centre and one or more states, between the Centre and some states on one side and other states on the other, and between two or more states.

Q14644.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 21 May 2023Medium

The 91st Amendment of the Indian Constitution provides for:

  1. A.Limiting the size of the Council of Ministers
  2. B.No increase in the seats of the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabhas till 2026
  3. C.Bifurcation of the National Commission for SCs and STs
  4. D.None of the above
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Correct answer: A. Limiting the size of the Council of Ministers

The 91st Amendment Act, 2003 capped the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister, at 15 per cent of the total strength of the Lok Sabha or the state Legislative Assembly.

Q14646.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 23 Jun 2024Hard

An amendment of the Constitution will require ratification by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States:

  1. A.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 53.
  2. B.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 239-A.
  3. C.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 243-A.
  4. D.If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 279-A.
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Correct answer: D. If such amendment seeks to make any change in Article 279-A.

Article 279A creates the GST Council, and the 101st Amendment of 2016 added it to the proviso to Article 368(2), so changing it needs a special majority of Parliament plus ratification by at least half of the state legislatures.

Q14647.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 12 Jan 2020Easy

Which of the following Act provided for communal representation in British India?

  1. A.Indian Councils Act, 1892
  2. B.Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
  3. C.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
  4. D.Govt. of India Act, 1935
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Correct answer: B. Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909

The Indian Councils Act of 1909, known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, first gave Muslims separate electorates, in which only Muslim voters could elect Muslim members.

Q14650.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 19 Jun 2022Medium

Which was the first State to be merged under Dalhousie’s “Doctrine of Lapse”?

  1. A.Jaitpur
  2. B.Sambalpur
  3. C.Jhansi
  4. D.Satara
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Correct answer: D. Satara

Satara was the first state annexed under Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse, in 1848. Under this policy, if the ruler of a dependent state died without a natural male heir, the state lapsed to the East India Company, and an adopted son could not inherit the throne.

Q14652.General ScienceAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

Which of the following groups of diseases consists of genetic diseases?

  1. A.Sickle cell anaemia, AIDS, Down syndrome
  2. B.AIDS, Hepatitis B, Cancer
  3. C.Haemophilia, Hepatitis B, Colour blindness
  4. D.Sickle cell anaemia, Haemophilia, Down syndrome
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Correct answer: D. Sickle cell anaemia, Haemophilia, Down syndrome

All three are genetic disorders, caused by changes in genes or chromosomes and passed on through birth, not by germs.

Q14653.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Hard

Match List I with List II:

List I: a. Iron ore mine, b. Copper mine, c. Bauxite mine, d. Mica mine

List II: i. Balaghat, ii. Amarkantak plateau, iii. Gua and Noamundi, iv. Nellore

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv
  2. B.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
  4. D.a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
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Correct answer: C. a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

Gua and Noamundi, in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, are well-known iron ore mines of the Singhbhum–Keonjhar belt, which feeds steel plants such as the one at Jamshedpur.

Q14654.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

When the given rivers are arranged by length from the longest to the shortest, what is the correct order?

  1. A.Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna
  2. B.Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi
  3. C.Narmada, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna
  4. D.Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, Mahanadi
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Correct answer: B. Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi

The Godavari, about 1,465 km long, is the longest river of peninsular India and is called the Dakshin Ganga; it rises at Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra.

Q14655.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

In terms of population size (Census 2011), the correct order of Indian states (from highest to lowest population) is

  1. A.Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal
  2. B.Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Bihar
  3. C.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
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Correct answer: D. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal

According to Census 2011, these were India's four most populous states in exactly this order. Uttar Pradesh had about 19.98 crore people, which was 16.5 per cent of India's total population of about 121 crore.

Q14656.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Medium

With reference to the Indian Constitution, match List I with List II:

List I: a. Article 263, b. Article 226, c. Article 239, d. Article 280

List II: i. Finance Commission, ii. High Court, iii. Inter-State Council, iv. Union Territories

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
  2. B.a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  4. D.a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
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Correct answer: A. a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

Article 263 allows the President to set up an Inter-State Council to discuss disputes and common subjects among states; the council was first formed in 1990 on the Sarkaria Commission's advice.

Q14657.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 12 Sep 2021Medium

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the conferment of the statehood of the Indian Union?

  1. A.Sikkim – Arunachal Pradesh – Nagaland – Haryana
  2. B.Nagaland – Haryana – Sikkim – Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C.Sikkim – Haryana – Nagaland – Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D.Nagaland – Arunachal Pradesh – Sikkim – Haryana
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Correct answer: B. Nagaland – Haryana – Sikkim – Arunachal Pradesh

Nagaland became a state on 1 December 1963, carved out of Assam. Haryana followed on 1 November 1966, when the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 divided Punjab on the basis of the Shah Commission's report.

Q14658.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 6 Nov 2022, Shift 2Medium

While a Proclamation of Emergency (Article 352) is in operation, which of the following Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended?

  1. A.Right to personal liberty
  2. B.Right to freedom of speech
  3. C.Right to equality
  4. D.Right to freedom of religion
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Correct answer: A. Right to personal liberty

Even during a national emergency, the enforcement of Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended. Article 21 protects life and personal liberty, and Article 20 protects a person from retrospective criminal laws, from being punished twice for the same offence and from being forced to be a witness against himself.

Q14659.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 5 Nov 2022, Shift 2Medium

Article 395 of the Constitution of India, which is also the last article of the Constitution, deals with the provision of which of the following?

  1. A.Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
  2. B.Formation of new states
  3. C.Repeal of the Indian Independence Act, 1947
  4. D.Proclamation of Emergency
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Correct answer: C. Repeal of the Indian Independence Act, 1947

Article 395, the last article of the Constitution, repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935, along with the laws that amended or added to the 1935 Act.

Q14660.Indian HistoryAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 12 Sep 2021Medium

Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress only once. In which of the following sessions did it happen?

  1. A.Amritsar Session 1919
  2. B.Belgaum Session 1924
  3. C.Lahore Session 1929
  4. D.Lucknow Session 1936
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Correct answer: B. Belgaum Session 1924

Gandhi presided over the Congress only once, at its session held at Belgaum (now Belagavi in Karnataka) in December 1924.

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