Search Previous Year Questions

The correct answer is Seven Member 

Key Points

• The Constitution of India came into force on 26^th January 1950.
• The Constitution of India has 448 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedules.
• The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly from 1946 to 1950.
• On 29^th August 1947, the Constituent Assembly through a resolution appointed a Drafting Committee.

The objective of the Committee:

• To scrutinize the draft of the text of the Constitution of India prepared by the Constitutional Advisor.
• To submit to the Assembly for consideration the text of the draft constitution as revised by the Committee.
• At its first meeting on 30^th August 1947, the Drafting Committee elected Dr. B.R Ambedkar as its Chairman.
• The Drafting Committee had seven members
• | | Members of Drafting Committee | | --- | --- | | 1 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman) | | 2 | Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar | | 3 | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | | 4 | K.M. Munshi | | 5 | Mohammad Saddulla | | 6 | B.L. Mitter | | 7 | D.P. Khaitan |

The correct answer is Option(3). i.e.​Nagabhatta I.

Key Points

• Nagabhatta I was the founder of the Gurjara-Pratiharas Dynasty. 
• The Pratiharas Dynasty(8^th-11^th Century A.D):
• The Pratiharas were also renamed as Gurjara.
• Between the 8^th and 11^th century A.D, they ruled over northern and western India.
• Pratiharas: A fortification- Against the hostility of the Muslims from the days of Junaid of Sind, the Pratiharas stood as a fortification of India’s defense to Mahmud of Ghazni.
• The following table shows the rulers of the Pratiharas dynasty with respective features.
• Pratiharas dynasty:
• | Name of Rulers | Characteristics | | --- | --- | | Vatsaraja | Played a crucial role in case of merging the empire | | Mihira Bhoja | - The most powerful Pratihara king. - During his period, the empire expanded from Kathiawar to Bihar & from Kashmir to the Narmada. | | Nagabhata I | - He was the founder of the Pratihara dynasty. - Kanauj was his capital | | Dhruva | - Dhruva (reigned 780–793 CE) was one of the Rashtrakuta Empire's most notable rulers. - He took the throne in place of his elder brother, Govinda II. - Dhruva is proclaimed emperor in the Dhulia grant of 779 and the Garugadahalli inscription of 782 |

The correct answer is ​James Augustus Hicky

Key Points

• Bengal Gazette, the first newspaper in India began publication in 1780 by James Augustus Hicky.
• It is also known as Hicky's Bengal Gazette or the Original Calcutta General Advertiser.
• It was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent as well as in Asia.
• It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.
• The front-page news stories are written in British English.
• He took the policy "Open to all Parties, but Influenced by None".
• East India Company published a rivel newspaper of Bengal Gazette called India Gazette on 18^th November 1780.
• This paper was famous for its sarcastic and provocative writing style.
• The paper discusses the topics like female masturbation, proto-class consciousness, right of poor, right to taxation with representation, etc.

The correct answer is Article 87(1)

Key Points

Article 87 of the Indian Constitution states that "At the commencement of the first session after each general election to the House of the People and at the commencement of the first session of each year the President shall address both Houses of Parliament assembled together and inform Parliament of the causes of its summons". 

• The President also addresses both the houses at the commencement of the first session of each year.
• The President’s addressing speech essentially highlights the government’s policy priorities and plans for the upcoming year.
• The address also provides a broad framework of the government’s agenda and direction

Additional Information Article 41:

• Article 41 states that there should be a right to education, work and public assistance in certain cases.
• Within the limits of economic capacity and development, the state should have provisions to secure rights on work of education and public assistance in case of employment.

Article 53:

The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution.

Article 93:

The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People The House of the People shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the House to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker thereof and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, the House shall choose another member to be Speaker or Deputy Speaker, as the case may be

The correct answer is 1971

Key Points

THE NORTH-EASTERN AREAS (REORGANISATION) ACT, 1971 ACT NO. 81 OF 1971 [30^th December,

1971.] An Act to provide for the establishment of the States of Manipur and Tripura and to provide for

the formation of the State of Meghalaya and of the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh

by reorganization of the existing State of Assam and for matters connected there with.

The correct answer is '2.4 per cent'

Key Points

• India’s total geographical area:
• India's total geographical area is about 3.28 million square kilometers.
• This area accounts for approximately 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world.
• India is the seventh-largest country in the world by land area.
• Despite its relatively small size compared to other large nations, India has a significant population, making it the second most populous country in the world.

Additional Information

• Other comparative statistics:

The correct answer is Chambal basin

Key Points

Gully erosion:

• Gullies are channels deeper than 30 cm that can not be removed by normal cultivations.
• They can be spectacular to look at but over time actually lose less soil than sheet and rill erosion​

Additional Information

Backwaters of Kerala:

• ​The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.

Malda gap:

• Malda Gap separates the Meghalaya plateau from Indian Peninsula Plateau.

Rann of Kutchh:

• The Rann was a once a shallow part of the Arabian Sea, until a geological shift closed off the connection with the sea.

The correct answer is R Venkataramani.

Key Points

• Senior advocate R. Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General (AG) of India by President Droupadi Murmu for a period of three years.
• He will succeed K. K. Venugopal, whose term ends on September 30.
• The Attorney General for India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor and is its chief advocate in the courts​

Additional Information

• The Constitution (Article 76) has provided for the office of the Attorney General for India.
• He is the highest law officer in the country.
• The Attorney General (AG) is appointed by the president.
• He must be a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.
• The term of office of the AG is not fixed by the Constitution.
• Further, the Constitution does not contain the procedure and grounds for his removal.
• He holds office during the pleasure of the president.

The Correct Answer is Arunachal Pradesh

Key Points

• Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest density of population.
• Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population density with 17 persons per sq. km, whereas our national capital has the highest population density with 11,320 persons per sq. km.
• The population of India has been augmented by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011.
• The population density of India in the year 2011 was **382 persons per square km. **​

Additional Information Mizoram:

• The population of Mizoram state is 1,097,206.
• The density of Mizoram state is 52 per sq km.
• Mizoram State is spread over 21,081 Sq Km.

​​Sikkim:

• Sikkim is an State of India with population of Approximate 6.11 Lakhs.
• The population of Sikkim state is 610,577.
• The density of Sikkim state is 86 per sq km.
• Sikkim State is spread over 7,096 Sq Km.

​​Goa:

• The population of Goa state is 1,458,545.
• The density of Goa state is 394 per sq km.
• Goa State is spread over 3,702 Sq Km

The correct answer is Hugli 

Key Points There was change of 9.46 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001.

In 2011, Hugli had population of 5,519,145 of which male and female were 2,814,653 and 2,704,492 respectively.

In 2001 census, Hugli had a population of 5,041,976 of which males were 2,589,625 and remaining 2,452,351 were females

Additional Information 

Jaipur:

• There was change of 26.19 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001.

Surat:

• Decennial Population Growth Rate between 2001 – 2011 of Surat City 55.29% i.e. Averge Annual Growth Rate is 4.5 %. Per 100 Persons,

Nashik:

• As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Nashik in 2011 is 1,486,053. Although Nashik city has population of 1,486,053; its urban / metropolitan population is 1,561,809.