General Knowledge Objective Type Question

1. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
Ans: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

2. Which part of the Constitution is described as 'a cheque payable of its fund permits'?
Ans: Directive Principles

3. Which Article of the Constitution directs to secure a Uniform Civil Code? Ans: Article 44

4. What is often called as 'the Identity Card' of the Constitution?
Ans: Preamble

5. _____ acts as the 'guardian of the Constitution'?
Ans: Supreme Court  

6. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution has been amended ____ times? Ans:  Once

7. Which amendment to the Constitution was recommended by Sardar Swaran Singh Committee?
Ans: 42nd

8. Which Indian artist decorated the hand written copy of the Constitution? Ans: Nandalal Bose

9. India shares maritime border with which south eastern Asian nations? 
Ans: Thailand & Indonesia

10. Which state is known as ‘the Land of Legends'?
Ans: Gujarat

11. Which was the 25th state of India?
Ans: Goa

12. The Indian Railway was nationalised in the year:
Ans: 1951

13. Which Indian state shares international border with maximum countries?
Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

14. Which Indian state shares border with maximum states?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh

15. Which is the only tidal port in India?
Ans: Kandla

16. National Literacy Mission was founded in the year:
Ans: 1988

17. The Right to Information Act came in to force on:
Ans: 12 October 2005

18. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act came to effect from: 
Ans: 1st April 2010

19. Who was the first chairman of the UGC?
Ans: Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

20. Which commission recommended the 10+2+3 pattern education system in India?
Ans: Kothari Commission

21. What is known as 'the Magna Carta of English Education in India?  
Ans: Wood's Despatch

22. The first commission on education in independent India, the University Education Commission of 1948 'was headed by:
Ans: S Radhakrishnan

23. Which is the apex body for curriculum related matters for school education in India?
Ans: NCERT

24. Name the lake situated in the capital of Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar? 
Ans: Dal

25. Satish Dhawan Space Centre is situated in which island?
Ans: Sriharikota

26. Which lake is situated between the rivers Krishna & Godavari?
Ans: Kolleru

27. In 1981, which was designated as the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention?
Ans: Chilka Lake

28. Which was the last temple to be consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru? 
Ans: Kalavankode, 1924

29. Who established 'Atmavidyasangham' in 1917?
Ans: Vagbhatananda

30. The motto of which journal was 'Awake! Pray to the Lord of the Universe! Arise now itself, and oppose injustice?
Ans: Abhinava Keralam

31. Which journal was published in 1921 by the Athmavidya Sangharn?  
Ans: Abhinava Keralam

32. Through which poem written in 1921, Vagbhatananda proclaimed the manifesto of Athmavidya Sangham?
Ans: Swathanthra Chinthamani

33. In which year Sree Narayana Guru held an All Religions Conference at Advaitasram, Aluwa?
Ans: 1924

34. Who was the author of the works 'Daivadasakam, Daivachinthanam, Sivasathakam, Guhashtakam, Vinayakashtakam, and Devisthavam?
Ans: Sree Narayana Guru

35. Who established the new religion called 'Anandamatha?
Ans: Brahmananda Sivayogi 
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