VEGA COACHING INSTITUTE
BATCH 12
SUBJECT: INDIAN POLITY & CURRENT AFFAIRS
DATE: 5/12/24
TOTAL MARKS: 50
NB:
1. Admission ongoing for the January Crash Course Batch.
2. Course duration is 3 Months having 3 Hrs class daily from Mon – Sat.
3. 10 % OFF for the first 5 Students.
4. All the Teachers have Qualified NPSC
1) How many freedoms are guaranteed by Article 19 (Right to Freedom)?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
2) On which date, Supreme Court of India started operations in Independent India?
A) 25 January, 1950
B) 28 January, 1950
C) 4 June, 1951
D) 27 October, 1949
3) Which among the following is NOT a fundamental duty of a citizen?
A) Respect for the constitution
B) Respect for the National Flag
C) Respect for the National Anthem
D) Respect for the government
4).Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our
country?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Finance Minister
D) Railway Minister
5) Which of the following depicts correct sequence in the context of Preamble of the
Constitution of India?
A) Democratic – Secular – Sovereign – Republic – Socialist
B) Sovereign – Socialist – Democratic – Republic – Secular
C) Sovereign – Socialist – Democratic –Secular – Republic
D) Sovereign – Socialist – Secular – Democratic – Republic
6) Who administers oaths of office and secrecy to a minister of Parliament?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
7) Which State has the largest number of members in Lok Sabha?
A) Maharashtra
B) West Bengal
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
8) Who elects the Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A) Public
B) Members of Rajya Sabha
C) Members of Lok Sabha
D) Members of Parliament
9) What is the maximum age until a judge of High Court can hold office?
A) 60
B) 62
C) 65
D) 70
10) What is the main basis for allocation of seats to various States in the Lok
Sabha?
A) Population
B) Gender
C) Area
D) Community
11) Who is the guardian of Fundamental Rights as per Indian Constitution?
A)SupremeCourt
B)Parliament
C) Constitution
D) President
12)In which year was the “House of the People” named as “Lok Sabha” ?
A) 1954
B) 1964
C) 1974
D) 1984
13) In Presidential Government, the President is__:
A) independent of the Legislature
B) dependent on the Legislature
C) dependent on the Judiciary
D) bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers
14) In Lok Sabha, who CANNOT vote in the first instance during voting?
A) Speaker
B) Cabinet Minister
C) member of Lok Sabha
D) None of the above
15) District Judge is under the control of
A) State Government
B) High Court
C) Supreme Court
D) Governor
16) Which of the following state has bicameral legislature ?
A) Punjab
B) Goa
C) Bihar
D) Sikkim
17) According to the Right to Equality, the state can enact laws that:
A) Provide special assistance to minorities
B) Limit rights of certain genders
C) Promote nepotism in public offices
D) Favor one state over another in federal matters
18) Features of an independent judiciary include:
A) Judges appointed by the executive without any consultation
B) Security of tenure for judges
C Fixed service conditions not subject to arbitrary changes
D Judges can be removed through impeachment
Choose the correct option:
A ) Only (b), (c), and (d)
B) Only (a), (b), and (c)
C) All (a), (b), (c), and (d)
D) Only (a), (c), and (d)
19) Which of the following are key challenges to democracy?
A) Corruption in governance
B) Lack of political awareness among citizens
C) Independent judiciary
D) Unequal access to resources
Choose the correct option
A) (a), (b), and (c)
B) (a), (c), and (d)
C) (b), (c), and (d)
D) (a), (b), and (d)
20) Article 32 belongs to which part of the Indian Constitution?
A) Part II
B) Part I
C) Part III
D) Part IV
21) Which one of the following article deals with the appointment of the Prime
Minister and other ministers?
A) Article 76
B) Article 70
C) Article 75
D) Article 79
22) The Prime Minister is appointed by which one of the following?
A) Speaker
B) President
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Attorney General of India
23) What is the quorum of the Lok Sabha?
A) 5% of the house
B) 10% of the house
C) 15% of the house
D) 20% of the house
24)The executive power of the Union is vested in which one of the below?
A) Prime Minister
B) Home minister
c) Vice president
D) President
25)Which one of the following article deals with the pardoning power of the
President?
A) Article 70
B) Article 71
C) Article 72
D) Article 73
26) Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution on the recommendation
of which of the following committee:
A) Shah Commission
B) First Administrative Reforms Commission of India
C) Santhanam Committee
D) Swaran Singh Committee
27) Fundamental Duties is found in which Article?
A) Article 49
B) Article 50
C) Article 51
D) Article 51 (A)
28) Which of the following is not a formally prescribed device available to the
members of Parliament?
A) Question Hour
B) Zero Hour
C) Half- an- hour discussion
D) Short duration discussion
29) Which state created the institution of Lokayukta for the first time?
A) Orissa
B) Bihar
C) Punjab
D) Maharashtra
30) On the recommendation of which of the following committee was the Central
Vigilance Commission set up?
A) First Administrative Reform Commission of India
B) Gorwala Report
C) Kripalani Committee
D) Santhanam Committee
31)What is the theme of World Diabetes Day 2024?
A)Diabetes: The Silent Killer
B)Diabetes Awareness for All
C)Overcoming Diabetes Challenges
D)Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps
32) Where was the “World Green Economy Forum” launched?
A) Dubai
B) New Delhi
C) Paris
D) Dhaka
33) Nagaland state government has partnered with which country for 25th edition of
the Hornbill Festival?
A) Wales
B) Singapore
C) Vietnam
D) USA
34) What is the main objective of the “Ni-Kshay Poshan Yojana”?
A) Offer free medical treatment for anaemia patients
B) To ensure health care services to the disadvantaged group
C) Offer incentives for nutritional support to TB patients
D) Aims to reduce cardiovascular diseases
35) What are Dragon Drones, recently highlighted in the Russia-Ukraine war?
A) Thermite-armed drones
B) Combat drones
C) Surveillance drones
D) Reconnaissance drones
36) Mpox (also known as Monkeypox, is caused by which pathogen?
A) Virus
B) Bacteria
C) Fungus
D) Protozoa
37) What is the ‘Pinaka-MK3’, recently seen in news?
A) A new fighter jet
B) A Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL)
C) A missile defense system
D) A naval destroyer
38) ‘Amrit Gyan Kosh’ and ‘Faculty Development’ portals were launched under
which mission?A) Mission Karmayogi
B) Samagra Shiksha
C) Atal Innovation Mission
D) None of the Above
39) Which countries are involved in the “Air of the Anthropocene” project, recently
in news?
A) India, Ethiopia, and the USA
B) India, Ethiopia, and the UK
C) China, Ethiopia, and the UK
D) India, China, and the UK
40)Iga Swiatek, who won the French Open 2024 women’s title, belongs to which
country?
A) Ireland
B) Poland
C) China
D) India
41) who has made history as the first Indian to receive the prestigious ‘Nelson
Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’?
A) Vinod Ganatra
B) Ravi Gaikwad
C) Amit Dutta
D) Ashvin Kumar
42) Which institute recently signed an MoU with National Highways Authority of
India (NHAI) to enhance road safety through AI?
A) IIT, Kanpur
B) IIIT, Delhi
C) IIM, Ahmedabad
D) IIT, Bombay
43) Remal Cyclone originated from Bay of Bengal. Remal in Arabic means?
A) The one to be acknowledged
B) sand
C) air
D) wind
44) Which International Airport has set the World’s 1st Green Hydrogen Plant at
airport permises?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport
B) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
C) Cochin International Airport
D) Jaipur International Airport
45) INS jatayu a new naval base has been commissioned at _____?
A) Andaman
B) Nicobar
C) Minicoy
D) Port Blair
46) Which country has become the 1st in the world to eliminate leprosy?
A) Israel
B) Oman
C) Japan
D) Jordan
47) Which country has recently introduced new 3D Holographic Banknotes?
A) Zimbabwe
B) UAE
C) Japan
D) Australia
48) “The order of St. Andrew the Apostle” was awarded to ?
A) Droupadi Murmu
B) Narendra Modi
C) S Jaishankar
D) Rajnath Singh
49) “Whitley Gold Award 2024” – The Green Oscar is awarded to?
A) Dr. MS SWAMINATHAN
B) Dr. Purnima Devi
C) Alok Shukla
D) Michel Talagtad
50) World’s 1st Multi-material chip fabrication unit is a joint venture between India
and ______?
A) Japan
B) Israel
C) Australia
D) USA
