Why are the Fundamental Rights considered fundamental?
(a) Necessary for the successful working of democratic
institution
(b) Basic to the welfare, dignity and happiness of the
individual
(c) Constitution is based on these
(d) All of these
(e) Only ?a? and ?b?
Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) The Directive Principles of State Policy are positive commands to the State to do certain things whereas the Fundamental Rights are the negative obligations of the State and are prohibitive in character (b) The Fundamental Rights are positive commands to the State to do certain things whereas the Directive Principles of State Policy are the negative obligations of the State and are prohibitive in character (c) Both the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy are positive commands to the State to do certain thins (d) Both the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy are the negative obligations of the State and are prohibitive in character
As per recommendations of the 11th Finance Commission announced recently, the States will now get how much share in Centre?s net tax revenuc? 1 21% 2 25% 3 27% 4 29.5%
When there is summer in North Africa, South Africa will experience: (a) summer (b) winter (c) autumn
Why was the name of B.K. Chaturvedi recently in the news? (1) He has taken over as the India?s High Commissioner to U.K. (2) He will be the new Cabinet Secretary in the Union Government. (3) He will be the new Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (4) He will be our permanent representative in the UNO (5) None of these
A capacitor (condenser) is used in an electrical circuit to (A) Step down voltage (B) Step up voltage (C) Store electric charge (D) Produce electric charge
In which State are the Ajanta and Ellore caves situated? 1 Rajasthan 2 Gujarat 3 Maharastra 4 Madhya Pradesh
The Indian Association sponsored an all-India national conference at Calcutta in: (a) 1881 (b) 1884 (c) 1883 (d) 1885
As per the reports published recently, India has a capacity of producing good amount of oil and gas in coming few years. This is estimated as what percent of world?s output of oil and gas? Around 1 1% 2 1.5% 3 2% 4 2.5%
The India Standard Time is referred to the latitude : (1) 85 E (2) 82 ? E (3) 80 E (4) 88 W
The foodgrain production during the year 2003-04 is expected to be at the level of approximately 1 100 million tons 2 150 million tons 3 200 million tons 4 Between 200 to 250 million tons
For transfusion, the ?O? blood group of a donor can be accepted by a person having blood group 1 A 2 B 3 AB 4 All of these
The song Jana Gana Mana was adopted as the national Anthem of India in the year: (a) 1947 (b) 1949 (c) 1950 (d) 1951