Miscellaneous (Indian Polity) (Part-3)

31. Konkani is the official language of_______. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 20.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Chandigarh
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Delhi

Correct Answer: (c) Daman and Diu

Solution:Konkani is the official language of the Goa, Daman and Diu.

32. Maithili is primarily spoken in which state? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Meghalaya

Correct Answer: (a) Bihar

Solution:Maithili with Magadhi (Magahi) and Bhojpuri is one of the three main languages of Bihar. It is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-European language family.

33. Dogri is primarily spoken in which state? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Jammu & Kashmir

Correct Answer: (d) Jammu & Kashmir

Solution:Dogri is spoken by approximately 2.6 million people, largely in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an officially recognized language of India.

34. Nepali is primarily spoken in which state? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 9.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Karnataka
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Sikkim
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Sikkim

Solution:In India, Nepali has official language status in the state of Sikkim and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Region of West Bengal. It has a large number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Uttarakhand.

35. What is the official language of Nepal? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.03.2018 (Shift-I)]

(a) Bhojpuri
(b) Tharu
(c) Hindi
(d) Nepali

Correct Answer: (d) Nepali

Solution:The official language of Nepal is Nepali.

36. Which of these languages is generally not spoken in southern part of India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Telugu
(b) Konkani
(c) Maithili
(d) Malayalam

Correct Answer: (c) Maithili

Solution:Maithili is a language spoken in Mithila region in present day Bihar. Telugu, Konkani and Malayalam are languages spoken in Southern part of India, in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Kerala respectively.

37. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party "CPIM"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 24.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Common Party of India (Marxist)
(b) Common Party of India (Movement)
(c) Communist Party of India (Movement)
(d) Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Correct Answer: (d) Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Solution:The full form of CPI(M) is "Communist Party of India (Marxist)". It is a national political party of India with a left-wing Communist political ideology.

38. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party, "CPI"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 23.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Common Party of India
(b) Commonly Party of India
(c) Communist Party of India
(d) Community Party of India

Correct Answer: (c) Communist Party of India

Solution:The full form of "CPI" is the Communist Party of India.

39. In which year was the Communist Party formed [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 2.08.2019 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) 1925
(b) 1922
(c) 1927
(d) 1930

Correct Answer: (a) 1925

Solution:In 1925 the Indian Communist Conference was held at Kanpur and the Communist Party of India (CPI) was formed by MN Roy in December 1925.

40. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party "BSP"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 24.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Bharatiya Samaj Party
(b) Bahujan Samaj Party
(c) Bharatiya Sangh Party
(d) Bahujan Sangh Party

Correct Answer: (b) Bahujan Samaj Party

Solution:The full form of the "BSP" is Bahujan Samaj Party. It is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with religious minorities. According to Kanshi Ram, when he founded the party in 1984, the Bahujans comprised 85 percent of India's population, but were divided into 6,000 different castes.