Quiz 503: General Awareness Questions

Consider the following statements:

The members of the Election Commission in India are appointed by the Parliament
Members of the Election Commission have equal status to that of Chief Election Commissioner, but Chief Election Commissioner has overriding powers.
Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office by the President of India.

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

1, 3 and 4

2, 3 and 4

1 only

None of them are correct statements

Consider the following:

Members of Foreign Services posted abroad
Members of Armed Forces
Civil Servants on Election Duty
Indian Nationals settled abroad

Which among the above are entitled to exercise their vote through Postal Ballot?

2 and 3

1,2 and 3

1,2,3 and 4

1 and 3

From which of the following financial years, Seed Crop Insurance began in India?

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

“National Seed Research and Training Centre“ is located at?

Lucknow

Pune

Varanasi

Bhopal

After Wells and Tube wells, which among the following is the largest source of Irrigation in India?

Canals

Tanks

Rivers

Ponds and Lakes

The calculations of “Cultural command area ” are used in which among the following?

Preparation of a Land Development Plan

Designing an Irrigation Plan

Prepare a plan for new crops introduction

Design the agricultural policy

The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) has been constituted to give focused attention to the problems of rainfed areas of the country. The NRAA is a / an ________?

Advisory Body

Constitutional Body

Statutory Body

None of the above

With which of the following countries, India had signed its first Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA) ?

Bahamas

Bermuda

Virgin Islands

Switzerland

On which of the following ‘clean energy cess’ is levied in India?

Gasoline

Domestically produced Coal