General Awareness Questions for RRB / RRC Exams - 1

01. The Indian Constitution recognizes minorities on the basis of:
(a) Religion
(b) Caste
(c) Colour
(d) Percentage of the population of the Group to the total population

Ans: d

02. The Constitution of India was adopted on
(a) 26th January, 1950
(b) 26th January, 1949
(c) 26th November, 1949
(d) 15th August, 1947

Ans: c

03. Who among the following was not known as a moderate in the National
movement?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) M.G. Ranade
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhle

Ans: a

04. The slogan Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of India has been
adopted from which one of the following?
(a) Mundaka Upanishad
(b) Brahma Upanishad
(c) Mudgala Upanishad
(d) Maitreyi Upanishad

Ans: a

05. Who amongst the following played a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror” in France?
(a) Montesquieu
(b) Voltaire
(c) Marat
(d) Robespierre.

Ans: d

06. Which of the following has the powers to create a new all India Service?
(a) Parliament
(b) Union Public Service Commission
(c) Union Cabinet
(d) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Ans: a

07. Consider the following events
1. Gandhi‐Irwin Pact 2. First Round Table Conference
3. Simon Commission 4. Poona Pact
The correct chronological order of these events is
(a) 1‐4‐3‐2
(b) 2‐1‐3‐4
(c) 3‐2‐1‐4
(d) 2‐3‐1‐4

Ans: c

08. The Moti Masjid in Agra was built during the reign of
(a) Humayun
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Shal Alam II

Ans: b

09. Who conducts the State Assembly Elections?
(a) Chief Justice of High Court
(b) State Election Commission
(c) Election Commission of India
(d) Governor of the State

Ans: c

10. The first indication of the revolutionary movement in India was seen in
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan

Ans: a

11. Where are the traces of Portuguese culture can be found in India?
(a) Goa
(b)Calicut
(c)Cannanore
(d) Cochin

Ans: a

12. Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme
control over the Government of India?
(a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Council Act, 1861
(d) Morley‐Minto Reforms, 1909

Ans: b

13. The Union Executive of India consists of
(a) The President, Vice‐President and the Council of Ministers only
(b) The President and the council of Ministers only
(c) The President, the Vice‐President, the Council of Ministers and Lok
Sabha Speaker
(d) The President, the Prime Minister, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Lok
Sabha Speaker.

Ans: a

14. How many Articles are there in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 395
(b) 396
(c) 398
(d) 399

Ans: a

15. Who was the Governor General of India during the 1857 revolt?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hardings
(d) Lord Lytton

Ans: a

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