Answer in one word 10

1. By which amendment of the Indian Constitution was the minimum age of voters reduced from 21 years to 18 years?

Ans: 61^st Constitutional Amendment, 1989.

2. Which Article is related to the Public Service Commission (PSC)?

Ans : Article 315.

3. Which mineral plays an important role in the coagulation of blood in the human body?

Ans : Calcium.

4. On the bank of which river is Surat (in Gujrat) located?

Ans : Tapti.

5. Which is the largest organ of the human body?

Ans: Skin.

6. Why are the rivers of northern India more important than those of southern India ?

Ans : The rivers of northern India have a perennial source of water, which is utilized for irrigation and producing electricity. These rivers provide fertile soil and are good waterways for communication, etc. But the rivers of the south are fed by the monsoons. Most of the year, they are mere trickles in beds of stone and sand.

7. What is Super 301?

Ans : It is an American Trade Law.

8. Who said this: “The government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”?

Ans : Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA (1861) who formed Republican Party in 1856 to oppose slavery. He was assassinated in 1865.

9. Who is the author of the book, A China Passage ?

Ans : John Kenneth Galbraith.

10. Where is the headquarters of the World trade Organisation located?

Ans : Geneva (Switzerland).

11. In which year did the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, also known as Zinda Pir (the living saint) die?

Ans : 1707 AD.

12. When was the Communal Award announced by Ramsay Mc Donald?

Ans : On August 16, 1932.

13. Which Viceroy of India partitioned Bengal on October 16, 1905 into two, provinces; Bengal (proper) and East Bengal and Assam?

Ans : Lord Curzon.

14. Abuja is the capital of which African country?

Ans : Nigeria.

15. What was the old name of Republic of Congo?

Ans : Zaire.

16. When was the rupee first minted in India ?

Ans : Rupee was first minted in India during the regin of Sher Shah Suri around 1542.

17. When was the IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) constituted ?

Ans : IRDA was constituted on April 19, 2000 

18. Which day is observed as the Citizen’s Day in India?

Ans : 19 November (the birth anniversary of indira Gandhi, india’s former prime minister).

19. Which sport/game is related with Thomas Cup?

Ans : Badminton. It is given the world badminton championship for Men.

20. Which trophy/cup is awarded in the Women’s category of the World Badminton championship?

Ans : Uber Cup