General Awareness Questions

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will be India's Republic Day chief guest in 2019.

1) Former President - Pranab Mukherjee

2) Social activist Late - Nanaji Deshmukh

3) Singer Late - Bhupen Hazarika

were confirmed with the India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna for 2018.

Raghuram Rajan, an Indian economist is the recipient of the "Yaswantrao Chavan National Award 2018".

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Reserve Bank of India directs that with effect from April 1, 2012, banks should not make payment of cheques/drafts/pay orders/banker’s cheques bearing that date or any subsequent date, if they are presented beyond the period of three months from the date of such instrument. Accordingly, cheques, Drafts, Pay Orders and Banker’s Cheques are “valid for 3 months from the date of instrument”, with effect from 01.04.2012. 

The Parliament cannot amend those provisions which form the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution. This was ruled by the Supreme Court in the Kesavan and a Bharati Case. (1973)

Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution is not defined. But according to SC, the basic structure can be evolved but cannot be destroyed. Hence it falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament. Hence both 1 and 3 are correct.