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Andhra Pradesh was created as a linguistic state in

A) 1950 B) 1953
C) 1956 D) 1961
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1953

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Q:

Who summons the joint sitting of both the houses of the Indian Parliament?

 

A) Prime Minister of India B) President of India
C) Speaker of Lok Sabha D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President of India

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The most essential feature of the Paliamentary form of Government is the 

A) Sovereignty of the Parliament B) Written Constitution
C) Accountability of the executive to the legislature D) Independent judiciary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sovereignty of the Parliament

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Who was the Indian politician five times chief minister of Tamilnadu recently passed away?

A) Annadhurai B) M. Karunanidhi
C) Stalin D) Kanimozhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) M. Karunanidhi

Explanation:

Muthuvel Karunanidhi was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and twenty years between 1969 and 2011. He passed away on 7th August in Kauvery Hospital due to prolonged illness.

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Q:

How many Articles are there in the Indian Constitution

A) 395 B) 396
C) 398 D) 399
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 395

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The cabinet minister of India who deals with Ministry of Defence in June 2017  ?

A) Shri Narendra Modi B) Shri Rajnath Singh
C) Shri Kalraj Mishra D) Shri Arun Jaitley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shri Arun Jaitley

Explanation:

1. Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
– Ministry of Personnel
– Public Grievances and Pensions
– Department of Atomic Energy
– Department of Space

All important policy issues and all other
portfolios not allocated to any Minister.

2. Shri Raj Nath Singh         -       Minister of Home Affairs
3. Smt. Sushma Swaraj       -       Minister of External Affairs
4. Shri Arun Jaitley             –       Minister of Finance
                                        –       Minister of Corporate Affairs
5. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu   –       Minister of Urban Development
                                        –       Minister of Housing and
                                                 Urban Poverty Alleviation
                                        –       Minister of Information & Broadcasting
6. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari –      Minister of Road Transport
                                                 & Highway
                                                – Minister of Shipping
7. Shri Arun Jaitley
(Additional Charge)             -      Minister of Defence
8. Shri Suresh Prabhu          -     Minister of Railways
9. D.V Sadananda Gowda    -      Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation
10. Sushri Uma Bharati       -      Minister of Water Resources,
                                                River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
11. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi    -      Minister of Minority Affairs
12. Shri Ramvilas Paswan   -      Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
13. Shri Kalraj Mishra         -      Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
14. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi  -     Minister of Women & Child Development
15. Shri Ananth Kumar       -     Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers
16. Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad – Minister of Law & Justice
                                            – Minister of Electronics & Information Technology
17. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda  - Minister of Health & Family Welfare
18. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati -  Minister of Civil Aviation
19. Shri. Anant Geete            -          Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
20. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal -        Minister of Food Processing Industries
21. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar – Minister of Rural Development
                                              – Minister of Panchayati Raj
                                              – Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation
22. Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh - Minister of Steel
23. Shri Jual Oram                   -      Minister of Tribal Affairs
24. Shri Radha Mohan Singh     -      Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
25. Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot   -      Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment
26. Smt. Smriti Irani                 -      Minister of Textiles
27. Dr Harsh Vardhan                –     Minister of Science & Technology
                                               –     Minister of Earth Sciences
28. Prakash Javadekar               -     Human Resource Development

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Q:

Who is the 14th President of India ?

A) Meira Kumar B) Sreedharan
C) Ram Nath Kovind D) Vaidyanathan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ram Nath Kovind

Explanation:

BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind registered an emphatic win over his rival and Opposition candidate Meira Kumar. Succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, Kovind sworn in as the 14th president of India on July 25, 2017.

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"It shall be the duty of every citizen of india to protect and improve the natural environment."This Statement refers to which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

A) Article 50-A B) Article 50-B
C) Article 51-A D) Article 51-B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 51-A

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