GS Paper I (General Studies)
Study the subject as one continuous question paper, or narrow it to a particular year.
Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : The President of India determines the qualifications of the Chairman and Members of the Finance Commission.
Reason (R) : Chairman and members are appointed by the President of India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
A member of State Public Service Commission may be removed by
Consider the facts given below :
1. Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.
2. Rama Devi was the first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
The primary duty of the Finance Commission of India is
Consider the following and arrange these in chronological order :
1. Golak Nath Case
2. Keshavanand Bharti Case
3. 24th Constitution Amendment Act
4. 42nd Constitution Amendment Act
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
With reference to the special address of the President of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The President addresses the joint meeting of both houses of Parliament at the commencements of the first session after each general election of the house of the people and at the commencement of the first session of each year.
2. The President in his address informs the Parliament of the causes of its summons.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Which Constitution Amendment Act. reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Subject) | (Related Articles) |
(a) The Separation of the judiciary from the executive | Article 50 |
(b) The promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes | Article 46 |
(c) The promotion of Co-operative Societies | Article 43A |
(d) The organization of village panchayats and enable them to function as the units of self-government | Article 40 |
In India the First Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following places?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : The Council of Ministers in India is collectively responsible to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R) : Members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible to become Ministers in Union Government.
Select the correct Answer using the codes given below
The functions of the State Public Service Commission of Uttar Pradesh can be extended by
Consider the following Committees on Panchayati Raj and arrange these in chronological order:
1. Ashok Mehta Committee
2. L. M. Singhvi Committee
3. B. R. Mehta Committee
4. G. V. K. Rao Committee
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
The National Disaster Management Division in India is the nodal division in the Ministry of Home Affairs for disaster management. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority?
Consider the formation of following States and arrange these in chronological order :
1. Goa
2. Telangana
3. Jharkhand
4. Haryana
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
The Public Accounts Committee of Indian Parliament scrutinizes the
In which year P. C. Hota Committee on Civil Services Reforms was constituted?
‘Zero Hour’ in the working of the Indian Parliament means
"Can you show me one free country where there are separate electorates? The British element is gone, but they have left mischief behind". Who among the following said the above-mentioned statement in the Constituent Assembly debates?
Match List - 1 with List - 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List 1 (State) | List 2 (Representation in Rajya Sabha) |
1. Rajasthan | (a) 10 seats |
2. Gujarat | (b) 7 seats |
3. Karnataka | (c) 11 seats |
4. Punjab | (d) 12 seats |
Which of the following labour related Acts have been amalgamated into the 'Code on Wages, 2019'?
1. Minimum Wages Act
2. Payment of Bonus Act
3. The Contract Labour Act
4. Equal Remuneration Act
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Who among the following person said for the Fundamental Rights “a pledge to our people and a pact with the civilized world”?
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Provisions) | (Sources) |
(a) Fundamental Rights | USA |
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy | Ireland |
(c) Residual Powers of Center | Australia |
(d) Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency | Germany |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution described the Central Vigilance Commission?
