Quiz 520: General Studies for Civil Services Examination April 14, 2011 1. The minimum number of members required to be present at a sitting of the House or the Committee for valid transaction of its business is called Quorum. In this context, consider the following: The quorum to constitute a sitting of the House is 1/5th of the total number of members of the House. The quorum to constitute a sitting in respect of a Committee it is 1/ 2nd of the total number of members of the Committee. Which among the above statements is / are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth 1 & 2 are correctNeither 1 nor 2 is correct2. The number of the Judges in the Supreme Court of India can be increased by which among the following?If there is a representation from the supreme court regarding the number of pending cases and need to increase number of judgesBy Amendment of Constitution of IndiaBy an act of parliamentBy a Presidential Notification3. Consider the following statements regarding the “Trojan Horse” used in computing: A Trojan Horse is a type of Computer Virus which has the reproductive ability. The term Trojan Horse is inspired by the giant wooden horse used by the Greeks in the Trojan War Which among the above statements is/ are correct?Only 1Only 2Both 1 & 2Neither 1 nor 24. Consider the following differences between the IPv6 and IPv4: IPv4 uses 32 bits in every address while IPv6 used 64 bits in every address The availability of addresses will become almost double when there is a transition from IPv4 to IPv6 Which among the above statements is/ are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth 1 & 2 are correctNeither 1 nor 2 is correct5. “Jungapithia” is the state fish of which among the following states of India?AssamArunachal PradeshAndhra PradeshWest Bengal6. As per the WHO definition, within how many days of the termination of pregnancy, the death of a woman is counted in the Maternal Mortality?36 Days42 Days56 Days60 Days7. Consider the following statements in context with the Disaster Management Act 2005: The act makes provisions for a National Disaster Management Authority at the Centre level and State Disaster Management Authority at the state level The President is the chairman of National Disaster Management Authority, while the Governor is the Chairman of State Disaster Management Authority The National Calamity Contingency Fund has ceased to exist after the National Disaster Response Fund has been created under this act. Which among the above statement is are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 1 & 2 are correctOnly 1 & 3 are correctAll are correct8. National Disaster Response Fund is located in which account / fund? Consolidated Fund of IndiaContingency Fund of IndiaPublic Account of IndiaAll the above9. Consider the following statements: National Skills Development Corporation is a not-for-profit company set up by the Ministry of Finance, under Section 25 of the Companies Act. Government of India holds the majority share in this Corporation. The Corporation was started to for Skill Development in selected 21 Sectors. Which among the above statements is/ are correct?Only 1 & 2 are correctOnly 2 & 3 are correctAll are CorrectOnly 1 & 3 are correct10. In which of the following forests of India, world’s first tiger census was carried out in 1932 ?Kaziranga ForestsSariska ForestsRanthambore ForestsPalamu ForestsSubmit Test « Previous Next »