The President shall have the power to grant paradons,
reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to
suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person
convicted of any offence in all cases where the punishment
or sentence is
(a) For life
(b) A sentence to death
(c) For any offence against any law relating to matter to
which the executive power of the Union extends
(d) In all these cases
Why was Mr.G.P.Koirala, recently in the news? 1 He was on an official visit to India in January 1999 2 He was asked to resign as he lost the vote of confidence in Parliament 3 He resigned so that he may head a new coalition government 4 None of these
Land reform could not make much headway in India. Which of the following are responsible for it? (a) Complexity and variety in the land reform laws (b) Lack of integrated approach in implementing reforms (c) Lack of financial support (d) All of these
Chilka Lake is located in (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Assam (d) Orissa
Which of the following two countries are regularly fighting with each other over a dispute of territorial claims on Yellow Sea water? 1 China-North Korea 2 North Korea-South Korea 3 South Korea-Singapore 4 None of these
who is the father of pakistan
Water runoff becomes organised into: (a) drainage system (b) water cycle (c) ocean currents
The meeting of Rajya Sabha are presided over by the 1 President 2 Vise President 3 Prime Minister 4 Speaker of Lok Sabha
Who is the Chairman of the Second Administrative Reform Commission ?
The President gets a salary of (a) Rs. 20,000 per month (b) Rs. 30,000 per month (c) Rs. 40,000 per month (d) Rs. 50,000 per month
Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh is famous for: (a) rock-cut temples (b) cave paintings (c) stupas (d) Ashoka?s rock edicts
The House of the People can express no-confidence against the Council of Ministers by (a) Passing a motion of no-confidence against the Cabinet (b) Rejecting any important or constitutional Bill piloted by the Cabinet (c) By rejecting any money bill piloted by the Cabinet (d) All of these
Pituitary gland is present 1 Below the brain 2 Above the brain 3 Inside the brain 4 Nowhere near the brain