Basic Gk interview questions – page 5

UNO has fixed the target for Education for all till the year

1. 2012
2. 2015
3. 2018
4. 2020

The source of revolution of earth is a

1. Collisions of atoms
2. Chemical Reactions
3. Nuclear fusion
4. Nuclear fission

The first French factory in India was established in

1. Masulipattanam 
2. Kolkata
3. Surat
4. Ahmedabad

The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is

1. Mandarin   
2. English
3. Spanish
4. Hindi

Fundamental duties enshrined in the Indian Constitution do not have any

1. Social Sanction
2. Legal Sanction
3. Political Sanction
4. Moral Sanction

World War I was end in?

1. 1912
2. 1913
3. 1914
4. 1918

22 April is observed Internationally as

1. Labour Day
2. Press Freedom Day
3. Earth Day
4. Environmental Day

Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?

1. Jawarharlal Nehru 
2. Gulzarilal Nanda
3. Lal Bahadur Shastri
4. John Mathai

The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was

1. Amir Khusro
2. Bhadur Shah Zafar 
3. Faiz Ahmad Faiz
4. Mirza Ghalib

The famous artist Uma Sharma is an exponent of which one of the following forms of dance?

1. Bharatanatyam
2. Manipuri
3. Kuchipudi
4. Kathak

Who amongst the following was put on trial for genocidal war at the United Nations International War Crime Tribunal?

1. Paul Kagame
2. Augusto Pinochet
3. Ne Win
4. Slobodan Milosevic

Which of the following native states was first to conclude Subsidiary Alliance with East India Company?

1. Avadh
2. Mysore
3. Hyderabad
4. Mewar

National Development Council was constituted on

1. August 16 1952  
2. August 6 1952
3. August 16 1950
4. April 1 1951

Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of the State Policy?

1. Part I
2. Part II
3. Part III
4. Part IV

Which one of the following is a Directive Principle of State Policy?

1. Untouchability enforcement
2. The state shall not deny to any person equality before law
3. The state shall not discriminate against any person on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
4. The state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment

How many Fundamental Duties are in the Indian Constitution?

1. 9
2. 11
3. 12
4. 20

The concept of ‘Welfare State’ is included in which part of the Indian Constitution?

1. The Fundamental Duties
2. The Directive principles of State Policy
3. The Fundamental Rights
4. Preamble of the Constitution

The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principle of State policy in the Indian constitution is to establish

1. Social and economic democracy
2. Gandhian democracy
3. Political democracy
4. Social democracy

‘Equal pay for equal work’ has been ensured in the Indian Constitution as one of the

1. Fundamental Rights
2. Directive Principles of State Policy
3. Economic Rights
4. Fundamental Duties

Right to education Act (2002) was introduced to help which of the following group of society?

1. All adults who could not get formal education
2. Those who are interested in technical education
3. College going teenagers
4. Children of age of 6 to 14 years

Which one of the following is a Fundamental Duty in India?

1. Separation of judiciary from executive
2. Abolition of Untouchability
3. Free and compulsory education for children
4. To value and preserve the rich heritage of ours composite culture

The main purpose of including directive principle of state policy in the Indian Constitution is

1. To establish a secular state
2. To check the arbitrary action of government
3. To establish a welfare state
4. To provide best opportunities of development

The chapter on Fundamental Duties includes

1. Duty to stick to the political party on whose ticket one contested election
2. Duty to promote the sense of fraternity among the people
3. Duty to vote in General Election
4. Duty to cherish and fallow the noble ideals which inspired our freedom movement

Directive principle of state policy as enunciated in the constitution of India do not include

1. Adult education
2. Minimum wages for workers
3. Compulsory primary education
4. Legalaid to poor

The Fundamental Duties of a citizen do not include

1. Protecting children from hazardous employment
2. Safe guarding public property
3. Developing scientific temper
4. Promoting communal harmony

Fundamental Duties do not enjoy any

1. Political sanction
2. Legal sanction
3. Social sanction
4. Moral sanction

By which Amendment Act the Fundamental Duties of Citizen are included in Indian Constitution?

1. 42nd Amendment Act
2. 44th Amendment Act
3. 56th Amendment Act
4. 73rd Amendment Act

Under the Constitution of India which one of the following is not a Fundamental Duty?

1. To vote in public elections
2. To develop the scientific temper
3. To safeguard public property
4. To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals

Who is known as the first Law Officer of India?

1. Chief Justice of India
2. Attorney General of India
3. Solicitor General of India
4. Law Minister of India

Which Directive Principles bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy?

1. Protection of the moments of historical importance
2. Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
3. Provision of free legal aid and advice
4. Equal pay for equal work