540-REVISION

Multiple Choice

1. Which article of the Indian constitution deals with Constitutional Amendment?

• Article 378

• Article 379

• Article 370

• Article 368.

​​The constitution of India provides for its amendment in order to adjust itself to the changing environment.

The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India.

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2. The process of amendment of the Indian constitution is taken from which of the following countries?

• Germany

• South Africa

• Britain

• Australia

​​The procedure of amending the constitution has been adopted from the constitution of South Africa, They are:

1. Election of members of the Rajya Sabha

2. Amendment of the Constitution

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3. Which of the following amendment was passed during the emergency?

• 44^th Constitutional Amendment

• 42^nd Constitutional Amendment

• 56^th Constitutional Amendment

• 69^th Constitutional Amendment

​​The 42nd amendment, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-second amendment) Act, 1976, was enacted during the Emergency (25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977) by the Indian National Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi.

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4.Nineth schedule of the Indian constitution added by

• First amendment

• Eighth amendment

• Ninth amendment

• Forty-second amendment.

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5.Which one of the following bill must be passed by each house of the Indian parliament separately by special majority

• Ordinary bill

• Money bill

• Finance bill

• Constitutional Amendment bill

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6.Which of the following constitutional amendments integrated Sikkim as a full-fledged state of the Indian Union?

• 44^th

• 36^th

• 42^nd

• 86^th

​​Sikkim became the 22nd State of India Vide Constitution (36th Amendment) Act 1975. Sikkim became a state of India via the Thirty-sixth Amendment Act, 1975 on 26th April, 1975.

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7.He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for sometime; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was

• Aurobindo Ghosh

• Bipin Chandra Pal

• Lala Lajpat Rai

• Motilal Nehru

​Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 — 17 November 1928) was an Indian independence activist.

 He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one of the three members of the Lal- Bal- Pal triumvirate.

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8.Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt complete independence as the goal of the congress in the Ahmadabad session of 1920?

• Abdulkalam Azad

• Hazarath Mohani

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sir Sayyid Ahmed khan

​Hasrat Mohani was an Indian activist, Freedom Fighter in the Indian independence movement, founder leader of Indian Communist Party and a noted poet of the Urdu language.

He coined the notable slogan Inquilab Zindabad in 1921.

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9.The vital vidhvansak the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by,

• Gopal Wala Walankar

• Jyothibaphule

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

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​Gopal Baba Walankar is an activist working for the untouchable people of India. In 1988

 Walankar began publishing the Monthly journal titled vital vidhvansak (Destroyer of Brahmanical or Ceremonial pollution) which was the first to have untouchable people have targeted audience.

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10.Home Rule League was formed under the leadership of ,

• Tilak

• Annie Besant

• Both of them

• None of them

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​The home rule league movement was led by Lokmanya Tilak and Annie Besant.

The aim of the home rule movement was the attainment of home rule or a dominion status for India under the British Empire

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11.Which among the following is associated with ‘’Songs from Prison’’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

• Sarojini Naidu

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​Song from the prison is the translation from Sanskrit hymn and lyrics from the Upanishad and other scriptures. Gandhi made these translations during incarceration in yarwada prison in 1930.

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12.The self respect movement was started by

• K.Kelappn

• E.V.Ramaswami Naicker

• B.R.Ambekar

• Jawaharlal Nehru

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​The self-respect movement was founded by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, commonly known as Periyar

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13.Which of the following states has the most Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups?

• Punjab

• Kerala

• Tamil Nadu

• Odisha 

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Odisha has the most PVTGs (13), followed by Andhra Pradesh (12).

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14.The Nilgiri mountains are home to which of the following tribal groups?

• Agaria

• Toda

• Santhal

• Gonds

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​Toda

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·    The Toda people are a Dravidian ethnic group living in the Nilgiri Mountains, which span Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka.

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·    The Nilgiri Hills are home to only one pastoral community.

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15.Meena tribe inhabited in which of the following states?

• West Bengal

• Tamil Nadu

• Kerala

• Rajasthan

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• The Meena (Mina) tribes, located in the heart of Rajasthan, have a rich cultural heritage that is shown in their excellent language, eating habits, beautiful clothing, and other distinctive characteristics. In Rajasthan, the group is powerful, and some members also live in Madhya Pradesh.

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16.Koya tribe inhabited in which of the following states?

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• Andhra Pradesh

• Haryana

• Jammu Kashmir

• Punjab

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​·    The Koya dwell on both banks of the Godavari River in the central Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, amid the woods, plains, and valleys. Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa are also home to a large number of Koya people.

 

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17.Which of the following state does not have scheduled tribe?

• Kerala

• Jharkhand

• Tripura

• Chandigarh

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No Scheduled Tribes is notified in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Pondicherry.

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18.The dance performed by Garasia tribe is

• Walar

• Shankaria

• Panihari

• Ghudia

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The Rajasthani Walar dance is a beautiful and energetic tribal dance performed primarily by women. Walar is an important Rajasthani tribal dance. 

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19.Which one of the following is not a part of Man and biosphere reserve?

• Panna wildlife sanctuary

• Manas biosphere reserve

• Simlipal biosphere reserve

• Nokrek biosphere reserve

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20.UNESCO Man and Biosphere reserves launched in which of the following year?

• 1972

• 1971

• 1975

• 1978

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21.Which of the following biosphere reserve first included to the list of Man and Biosphere Programme?

• Sundarban

• Panna tiger reserve

• Gulf of mannar

• Nokrek

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22.Gulf of mannar national park located in which of the following states?

• Tamil nadu

• Andrapradesh

• Kerala

• Gujarat

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23.What is the name of the river that passes through Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve?

• Ramaganga river

• Rishiganga river

• Brahmaputra river

• None of the above

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24.Agasthyamalai biosphere reserve located in which of the following states?

• Karnataka

• Kerala

• Odisha

• Andrapradesh

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25.Which of the following tribes inhabited in Simlipal biosphere reserve?

• Gond

• Mankidia

• Cholanaikers

• Gaddi