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The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms, in the months of 

A) February and March B) July and August
C) November and December D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) November and December

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Forests occupy about _____of India's total surface?

A) 19 per cent B) 26 per cent
C) 28 per cent D) 30 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19 per cent

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Rajasthan receives very little rain because

A) It is too hot B) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
C) the mansoons fail to reach this area D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

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Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of

A) Ganga B) Indus
C) Brahmaputra D) Yamuna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indus

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An ordinance issued by the President has the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament

A) True B) False
C) True, only during a National Emergency D) True, only during a Financial Emergency
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) True

Explanation:

He cannot issue an ordinance , when both the Houses of Parliament are in session. Every ordinance issued by the President should be laid before both Houses of Parliament, within six weeks of re-assembly of Parliament . The president may also withdraw an ordinance at any time he likes.

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The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committe of Parliament is appointed by the 

A) Prime Minister B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C) President D) Union Finance Minister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Explanation:

Though this is essentially a Committee of the House of the people (Having 15 members from that house), by an agreement between the two houses, 7 members from the other Houses are also associated with this committee, in order to strengthen it.

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Who among the following was the first recognised Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament?

A) Dr SP Mukherjee B) AK Gopalan
C) YB Chavan D) NG Ranga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YB Chavan

Explanation:

The late Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan of the Congress(I) known as YB Chavan was given the official status of the Leader of the Opposition, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister, in the Lok Sabha, in 1977 by the janata Government.

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Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People

 

Hence, Chavan was thus the first opposition leader to enjoy this status.

 

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During a Financial Emergency, all Money Bills passed by State Legislatures require the consent of the 

A) Prime Minister B) President
C) Lok Sabha D) Union Finance Minister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President

Explanation:

No Financial Emergency has been imposed on the country so far. Article 360 deals with Financial Emergency. (This article, however,shall not apply to the state of Jammu and Kashmir)

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