Republic Day Quiz 2016 for Exams & Quiz competitions

Hi Aspirants..India is celebrating its 67^th Republic Day on 26 January 2016. Here is an interesting quiz covering the 10 important points you should note for Republic Day 2016. Attempt the quiz & share your score. Happy Republic Day!! 

1. Who will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade of India on January 26, 2016?

(A) French President Francois Hollande

(B) US President Barack Obama

(C) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

(D) Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

2. The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing an act which was governing document of India. Which act was replaced?

(A) Government of India Act 1935

(B) Government of Great Britain Act 1935

(C) Government of United Kingdom Act 1935

(D) East India Companies Act 1905

3. When did Constitution of India came into force?

(A) 26 January 1947

(B) 26 January 1950

(C) 15 August 1947

(D) 15 August 1950

4. Who address the nation on Republic Day?

(A) Prime Minister

(B) President

(C) Head of Indian Army

(D) Vice President

5. Which of the following venue never hosted Republic Day celebrations?

(A) Irwin Stadium

(B) Kingsway

(C) Red Fort

(D) Rajghat

6. On which day Beating Retreat ceremony happen?

(A) 26 January

(B) 27 January

(C) 28 January

(D) 29 January

7. Who was the first state guest of honour for Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi in 1950?

(A) King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan

(B) Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad of Pakistan

(C) President Sukarno of Indonesia

(D) Queen Elizabeth II from United Kingdom

8. What did the ParamVir Chakra replace when India became a Republic?   

(A) Victoria Cross

(B) Iron Cross

(C) War Merit Cross    

(D) Knight Grand Cross

9. Which country has the distinction of being the guest of honour for the maximum (four) number of times on Republic Day of India?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Mauritius

(C) Russia

(D) France

10. Indian constitution was prepared in

(A) 2 years 11 months

(B) 2 years 18 days

(C) 2 years 18 months

(D) 2 years 11 months 18 days

Answers

1) Ans. (A) French President Francois Hollande

2) Ans. (A) Government of India Act 1935

3) Ans. (B) 26 January 1950

4) Ans. (B) President

5) Ans. (D) Rajghat

6) Ans. (D) 29 January

7) Ans. (C) President Sukarno of Indonesia

8) Ans. (A) Victoria Cross

9) Ans. (D) France

10) Ans. (D) 2 years 11 months 18 days
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Gandhi Quiz for Quiz Competitions

Friends..On the eve of Gandhi Jayati, Here are some useful Quiz questions on Mahatma Gandhi for competitive Exams and Quiz competitions.

1) What was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?

(A) Monu

(B) Manu or Moniya

(C)  Sonu

(D)  Mahu

2) Who described Gandhi's march to Dandi in the following words? "Like the historic march of Ramchandra to Lanka, the march of Gandhi will be memorable"

(A) Motilal Nehru

(B) Sarojini Naidu

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Vallabhai Patel

3) The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so that he translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?

(A) Ruskin Bond

(B) John Ruskin

(C) Leo Tolstoy

(D) Louis Fisher

4) On being arrested for his "Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained?

(A) Yeravda Jail

(B) Byculla Prison

(C) Agakhan Palace Jail

(D) Ahmedabad Prison

5) When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?

(A) March 1, 1932

(B) March 5, 1931

(C) March 10, 1935

(D) March 7, 1937

6) Gandhiji, the votary of nonviolence was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House, New Delhi, shortly after 5 p.m. while going to the prayer meeting. Which was that fateful day of the week?

(A) Saturday

(B) Wednesday

(C) Friday

(D) Monday

7) While holding a first-class ticket Gandhiji was ordered by a railway official to shift to the van compartment. On his refusal to comply with the unjust order, a constable was called to push him out with bag and baggage. Identify the railway station where this incident took place.

(A) Natal

(B) Johannesburg

(C) Maritzburg

(D) Durban

8) Lord Mountbatten arrived in India on 22nd March 1947 as the new Viceroy in the place of Lord Wavell to finalise the process of the transfer of power. His first act was to invite Gandhiji to meet him in that connection. When did Gandhiji meet him for the first time?

(a) March 29, 1947

(b) March 30, 1947

(c) March 31, 1947

(d) March 15, 1947

9) Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati.  Who translated it into English?

(a) Maganlal Gandhi

(b) Mahadev Desai

(c) Pyarelalji

(d) Sushila Nayyar

10) Who worked a Private Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) Pyarelalji

(B) Mahadev Desai

(C) Kishorilal Mashruwalla

(D) Sushila Nayyar
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Know about INS Kochi, Largest Indian made warship

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on 29 September 2015 commissioned naval warship INS Kochi, the stealth guided missile destroyer, at the naval dockyard in Mumbai. Here are the important things you should know about INS Kochi.

1) INS Kochi is the largest India-made warship.

2) The warship is designed by the Navy's in-house organisation, directorate of naval design, and it is constructed by Mazagon Dock Ship builders Ltd in Mumbai.

3) It has displacement of 7,500 tons and it is 164 metres in length and 17 metres at the beam.

4) The ship is propelled by four gas turbines and designed to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.

5) The ship has a complement of about 40 officers and 350 sailors.

6) Destroyer INS Kochi has the motto: Jahi Shatrun Mahabaho (Armed to conquer the enemy)!

7) INS Kochi is packed with an array of state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, with a significant indigenous component.

8) The 7,500-tonne INS Kochi, the second of the three Kolkata-class destroyers being built at Mazagaon Docks (MDL) at Mumbai for over Rs 4,000 crore apiece, is the 10th destroyer in India's combat fleet.

9) The first of this class, INS Kolkata, was commissioned in August last year.

10) The third warship, INS Chennai, will be inducted towards end-2016.

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List of National Parks in India for Competitive Exams - PDF Download

Friends.. National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas and is now a days a common question for all Online Bank and Insurance Exams be it conducted by SBI, IBPS etc. It has been a request from many of you to bring out a PDF on this so that you can easily refer anytime. Hence in this post, we bring you the state wise list of National Parks of India. You can download the PDF list from the below link. 

India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. At present, a  total of 166 national parks have been authorized. Here is the Complete State Wise List.

Meghalaya

1. Balphakram National Park

2. Nokrek National Park

Madhya Pradesh

1. Bandhavgarh National Park

2. Kanha National Park

3. Madhav National Park

4. Mandla Plant Fossils National Park

5. Panna National Park

6. Pench National Park

7. Sanjay National Park

8. Satpura National Park

9. Van Vihar National Park

Karnataka

1. Bandipur National Park

2. Bannerghatta National Park (Bannerghatta Biological Park)

3. Kudremukh National Park

4. Nagarhole National Park

Jharkhand

1. Betla National Park

2. Hazaribagh National Park

Odisha

1. Bhitarkanika National Park

2. Nandankanan Zoological Park

3. Simlipal National Park

Gujarat

1. Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar

2. Gir Forest National Park

3. Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch

4. Vansda National Park

West Bengal

1. Buxa Tiger Reserve

2. Gorumara National Park

3. Jaldapara National Park

4. Neora Valley National Park

5. Singalila National Park

6. Sundarbans National Park

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1. Campbell Bay National Park

2. Galathea National Park

3. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park

4. Middle Button Island National Park

5. Mount Harriet National Park

6. North Button Island National Park

7. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park

8. Saddle Peak National Park

9. South Button Island National Park

Maharashtra

1. Chandoli National Park

2. Gugamal National Park

3. Navegaon National Park

4. Sanjay Gandhi National Park

5. Tadoba National Park

Jammu and Kashmir

1. Dachigam National Park

2. Hemis National Park

3. Kishtwar National Park

4. Salim Ali National Park

Rajasthan

1. Darrah National Park

2. Desert National Park

3. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary

4. Ranthambore National Park

5. Sariska Tiger Reserve

Assam

1. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

2. Kaziranga National Park

3. Manas National Park

4. Orang National Park

Uttar Pradesh

1. Dudhwa National Park

Tamil Nadu

1. Guindy National Park

2. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

3. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

4. Mudumalai National Park

5. Mukurthi National Park

6. Palani Hills National Park

Kerala

1. Eravikulam National Park

2. Mathikettan Shola National Park

3. Periyar National Park

4. Silent Valley National Park

Uttarakhand

1. Gangotri National Park

2. Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary

3. Jim Corbett National Park

4. Nanda Devi National Park

5. Rajaji National Park

6. Valley of Flowers National Park

Himachal Pradesh

1. Great Himalayan National Park

2. Pin Valley National Park

Punjab

1. Harike Wetland

Chhattisgarh

1. Indravati National Park

2. Kanger Ghati National Park

Haryana

1. Kalesar National Park

2. Sultanpur National Park

Telangana

1. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park

2. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

3. Mrugavani National Park

Manipur

1. Keibul Lamjao National Park

2. Sirohi National Park

Rajasthan

1. Keoladeo National Park

Sikkim

1. Khangchendzonga National Park

Goa

1. Mollem National Park

Arunachal Pradesh

1. Mouling National Park

2. Namdapha National Park

3. Nameri National Park

Mizoram

1. Murlen National Park

2. Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park

Nagaland

1. Ntangki National Park

Andhra Pradesh

1. Papikonda National Park

2. Sri Venkateswara National Park

Bihar

1. Valmiki National Park
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Constitution of India Quiz - Part 1

Friends.. As you know the Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. When it comes to competitive exams too, it assumes a supreme role and as you know, be it a national level exam or a state level PSC exam, no exams go without touching the Constitution of India. So from today we are starting a new Quiz series related to Constitution of India starting from the basics. This will help you in grasping the constitution related questions with ease. If you notice any error please bring it to our notice.  Happy reading!! 

1) Constitution of India intimately follows the Constitutional system of? - Britain

2) The constitution of India borrowed Parliamentary system of Government from? - Britain

3) The idea that Indians should have a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution of India was put forward by? - M. N. Roy

4) In which year did the Indian National Congress officially demanded for a Constituent Assembly? - 1935

5) The British Government of India accepted the demand for a Constituent Assembly in? - Linlitgow's August offer of 1940

6) In 1946, which Plan proposed a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India? - Cabinet Mission Plan

7) Proposed membership of Constituent Assembly according to Cabinet Mission? - 389

8) The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in? - 9th December 1946

9) Who was the first president (temporary Chairman) of the Constituent Assembly when it met on 9 December 1946? - Sachchidananda Sinha

10) The Constituent Assembly took how many days to draft a Constitution? - 2 Years, 11 months, 17 days

11) Who is known as the Prime Architect of Indian Constitution? - Dr. B. R Ambedkar

12) Who was the Chairman of Drafting Committee? - Dr. B. R Ambedkar

13) Who was the chairman of committee of Procedure and Steering Committee? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

14) Who was the Chairman of Union Constitution Committee? - Jawaharlal Nehru

15) When was the Constitution of India adopted? - 26th November 1949

16) The Constitution of India was enacted in? - 26th January 1950

17) Structure of Constitution in 1950 was? - 395 Articles, 22 Parts, 8 Schedules

18) The famous Objective resolution was moved by? - Jawaharlal Nehru

19) When did Jawaharlal Nehru move the 'Objective Resolution'? - 13th December 1946

20) The 'Objective Resolution' was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on? - 22th January 1947

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Social Welfare Schemes(Yojana) for Secretariat Assistant Exam 2015 - Part 1

1) Antyodaya Anna Yojana

When launched? - December 25, 2000 by NDA government

Aim? - It contemplated providing 25 kg. of foodgrains per month at highly subsidized rates of Rs. 2 per kg. for wheat and Rs. 3 per kg. for rice to each Antodaya family. The total number of families to be covered under this scheme was placed at one crore. It contemplated providing 25 kg. of foodgrains per month at highly subsidized rates of Rs. 2 per kg. for wheat and Rs. 3 per kg. for rice to each Antodaya family. The total number of families to be covered under this scheme was placed at one crore.

2) Balika Samriddhi Yojana

When launched? - August 15, 1997

Aim? - To change negative family and community attitudes towards the girl child at birth and towards her mother, To improve enrolment and retention of girl children in schools, To raise the age at marriage of girls, To assist the girl to undertake income generating activities.

Note: During 1999-2000, Govt. of India recast the scheme and the benefits and means of delivery have been redesigned to ensure that financial benefits accrue to the girl child. Balika Samridhi Yojna is being implemented in both rural and urban areas.

3) Bharat Nirman

When launched? - May 16, 2005 by the then Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh as part of successful completion of one year of the UPA government.

Aim? - Ambitious scheme of Rs 175 crore for rural infrastructure development. There were namely six areas under Bharat Nirman viz. - irrigation, road development, water supply, housing, rural electrification and rural telecom connectivity.Villages with a population of 1,000 (500 in tribal areas) would be connected with a road.. Construction of 60 lakh additional houses for the homeless rural poor.. An additional 1 crore hectare area in the rural areas would be brought under irrigation,. An additional 74,000 habitations would be provided with drinking water.

5) Indira Awaas Yojana

When launched? - 1985

Aim? - Provides financial assistance to rural poor for constructing their houses themselves. Under the scheme, financial assistance worth Rs.70,000/- in plain areas and Rs.75,000/- in difficult areas (high land area) is provided for construction of houses. The houses are allotted in the name of the woman or jointly between husband and wife.

Note: Started in 1985 as part of the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP), Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) was subsumed in Jawahar rojgar Yojana (JRY) in 1989 and has been operating as an independent scheme since 1996.

6) Integrated Child Development Scheme

When launched? - 1975

Aim? -  Provides food, preschool education, and primary healthcare to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. These services are provided from Anganwadi centres established mainly in rural areas and staffed with frontline workers. 

7) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana

When launched? - April, 1, 1989

Note: By merging the two erstwhile wage employment programme – National Rural Employment programme (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP). 80:20 cost sharing basis between the centre and the States.

Aim? - The main objective of the yojana was additional gainful employment for the unemployed and under-employed persons in rural areas.

Important: Since April 1, 1999 this Yojna was replaced by Jawahar Gram samridhi Yojna. Later from September 25, 2001, Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna was merged with Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna.

8) Kudumbasree

When launched? - May 17, 1998 by the then Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee in Malappuram.

Note: Kudumbashree, a female-oriented, community-based, poverty reduction project of Government of Kerala.

Aim? - Empowerment of women, through forming self-help groups and encouraging their entrepreneurial or other wide range of activities. The purpose of the mission is to ensure that the women should no longer remain as passive recipients of public assistance, but active leaders in women-involved development initiatives.

9) Mahila Samriddhi Yojana

When launched? - 2nd October, 1993

Aim? - Empowering rural women through development of thrift habit and building confidence and self-reliance. Under the scheme any adult rural woman could open the MSY account in the post office with a minimum deposit of Rs 4/- or in multiples of Rs.4/- subject to a maximum of Rs.300/-.

10) National Food for Work Programme

When launched? - 14 November 2004

Aim? - Launched in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment. The programme is open to all rural poor who are prepared to do manual, unskilled labour. It is implemented as a centrally-sponsored scheme.

Important: This program was merged with the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in February 2006.

Please note: This article has been prepared based on the online materials about schemes available in various websites. In case you find any error please bring it to our notice. We will correct it.

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