Daily Quiz

Which country hosted the 2023 G20 Summit?

What is the name of the mission launched by India to study the Sun in 2023?

Which tech company recently achieved a $3 trillion market valuation?

Which film won the Best Picture award at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars)?

Who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize?

Consider the following portfolios

1. Prime Minister 
2. Communication.
3. Scientific Research.

How many of the above were the portfolios held by Jawaharlal Nehru in the First Cabinet of Free India?

Consider the following pairs:

1. Provincial Constitution Committee: Sardar Patel
2. Minorities Sub-Committee: H.C. Mukherjee
3. Steering Committee: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

How many of the above are incorrectly matched?

Consider the following functions performed by the constituent assembly

1. Ratified India's membership of the Commonwealth.
2. Adopted the national flag.
3. Elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India.

Which of the above functions were performed before India got Independence?

Consider the following statements in the context of elections to the constituent assembly

1. Community representatives were elected by their respective community members from the provincial legislative assembly.
2. The representatives of the princely states were to be nominated by the heads of the princely states.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

How many of the following statements about the regulating act of 1773 are correct?

1. The act designated the Governor of Bengal as the ‘Governor General of Bengal’.
2. Establishment of a Supreme Court at Calcutta.
3. The act distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the Company.
4. The Company’s territories in India were for the first time called the ‘British possessions in India.

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How many of the following are correct about Socialism in the Indian context?

1. Socialism deals with principles which envisage the establishment of a society where all individuals enjoy equality in different walks of life – economic, political, social, etc.
2. Indian style of socialism is a democratic socialism where both public and private enterprises function together towards socialist goals.
3. Socialism in India aims to end inequality of wealth, and the abolition of private property
4. The term was added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.

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With reference to the Indian constitution, who commented “That is exactly the kind of Constitution Mahatma Gandhi did not want and did not envisage”?

Consider the following:

1. Empowered the state to make special provisions for the advancement of socially and economically backward classes.
2. Added Ninth Schedule to protect the land reform and other laws included in it from the judicial review.
3. Curtailed the power of judicial review and writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and high courts

How many of the above were amended/added during the First Amendment Act, 1951?

This act introduced, for the first time, bicameralism and direct elections in the country. It extended the principle of communal representation by providing separate electorates for Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians and Europeans. It created a new office of the High Commissioner for India in London and transferred to him some of the functions hitherto performed by the Secretary of State for India.

Which of the following acts passed during British India has been discussed in the above passage?

Who among the following has the authority to revise the Hindi translation of the constitutional amendment if there’s a difference in meaning?

Consider the following statements in the context of Fundamental rights:

1. The fundamental rights strike a balance between the rights of the individual and those of the society.
2. They are sacrosanct.
3. Their application to the members of armed forces can be restricted or abrogated by the President.

How many of the above are correct?

How many of the following rights have been conferred to the citizens of India and denied to the aliens?

1. Right against discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
2. Right to equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment.
3. Right to contest for the membership of the Parliament and the state legislature.
4. Right to freedom of speech and expression.

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Consider the following statements 

1. Indian territory can be ceded to a foreign state only by amending the Constitution under Article 368.
2. Settlement of a boundary dispute between India and another country does not require a constitutional amendment.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

Consider the following statements in the context of preamble:

1. The Preamble is neither a source of power to the legislature nor a prohibition on its powers.
2. The Parliament has no powers to amend the Preamble.
3. Preamble is justiciable.

How many of the above are correct?

Consider the following 

1. Dignity of the individual.
2. Unity and integrity of the nation.
3. Absence of special privileges to any section.

Which of the above are assured by the term ‘Fraternity’?

Consider the following statements in the context of writ jurisdiction of supreme court

1. The Supreme Court can issue writs only for the enforcement of fundamental rights
2. Parliament can empower any other court to issue these writs.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Arrange the following preventive detention laws in the chronological order of their enactment

1. National Security Act
2. Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act(COFEPOSA)
3. Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act

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Consider the following statements in the context of six rights under Article 19

1. The six rights are protected against both state action and private individuals.
2. The state can impose reasonable restrictions on these rights, but only on the specific grounds outlined in Article 19.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which among the following identified the ‘creamy layer’ among the OBC’s?

Which of the following are implied by the term “equality before law”?

1. The absence of any special privileges in favour of any person.
2. The similar application of the same laws to all persons who are similarly situated.
3. The like should be treated alike without any discrimination

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How many of the following are the features of the federal system of government?

1. Dual Government 
2. Written Constitution
3. Supremacy of the Constitution
4. Independent judiciary

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Which among the following are the merits of the parliamentary system of government?

1. Harmony Between Legislature and Executive
2. Separation of Powers
3. Ready Alternative Government
4. Wide Representation

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Consider the following statements in the context of amendment procedure of the constitution

1. The Constitution does not prescribe the time frame within which the state legislatures should ratify or reject an amendment submitted to them.
2. There is no provision for holding a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament if there is a deadlock over the passage of a constitutional amendment bill.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following:

1. Rules of procedure in Parliament
2. Elections to Parliament and state legislatures
3. Goods and Services Tax Council

Which if the above can be amended by a simple majority in the parliament?

I.R. Coelho case (2007) is related to