National Events (Part-VII)

Total Questions: 50

1. On 20th January, 2014 the Union Cabinet gave minority status to the Jain community. Now Jain community is which number minority community? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Third Minority Community
(b) Fourth Minority Community
(c) Fifth Minority Community
(d) Sixth Minority Community

Correct Answer: (d) Sixth Minority Community

Solution:On 20th January 2014, the Union Cabinet decided to grant minority status to the Jain Community. This community was notified as the Sixth Minority Community on 27th January 2014.

2. In which of the following two Lok Sabha constituencies, the SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav fought election of 2014? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Mainpuri and Azamgarh
(b) Azamgarh and Badayun
(c) Firozabad and Mainpuri
(d) Azamgarh and Firozabad

Correct Answer: (a) Mainpuri and Azamgarh

Solution:SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav fought election of 2014 from Mainpuri and Azamgarh. Hence, option (a) is correct.

3. The central government has raised the ceiling on poll expenses for the Lok Sabha Elections in March, 2014 from the existing Rs. 40 lakhs to - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

(a) 50 lakhs
(b) 60 lakhs
(c) 70 lakhs
(d) 75 lakhs

Correct Answer: (c) 70 lakhs

Solution:In all the States except Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Goa and in Delhi for each Lok Sabha candidate, the maximum limit of election expenditure is 70 Lakh Rupees.

In Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Goa, Union Territories other than Delhi, the maximum expenditure limit for each Lok Sabha candidate is 54 Lakh Rupees.

In January 2022, The ceiling on Parliamentary poll expenditure has been raised from 70 lakh to 95 lakh rupees in bigger state and 54 lakh to 75 lakh in smaller states.

4. In how many phases, the election of Lok Sabha 2014 was conducted in the whole country and in Uttar Pradesh respectively? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

(a) 09 and 07 Phases
(b) 09 and 06 Phases
(c) 07 and 07 Phases
(d) 06 and 06 Phases

Correct Answer: (b) 09 and 06 Phases

Solution:Voting was held from April 7 to May 12, 2014 in 543 parliamentary constituencies to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha. During this period, voting was completed in 9 phases across the country and in 6 phases in Uttar Pradesh. The counting of vote concluded on May 16.

In this election, BJP received the highest number of 282 seats. The 2019 Indian general election was held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, 2019 to constitute 17th Lok Sabha.

5. Which Bill was withdrawn from the Parliament of India at the last minute in 2013-14? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Bill related to Right to Information
(b) Bill related to tainted MLAs
(c) Bill related to food safety
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Bill related to tainted MLAs

Solution:Bill related to tainted MLAs was withdrawn from the Parliament of India at the last minute in 2013-14. Hence, option (b) is correct.

6. Which among the following States is in the first position, according to the Economic Freedom Report of 2013? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana

Correct Answer: (c) Gujarat

Solution:Gujarat is at the first position, according to the Economic Freedom Report of 2013. Hence, option (c) is correct.

7. Which of the following States is the first one to celebrate the Child Protection Day on 3rd March 2014? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Bihar
(d) Gujarat

Correct Answer: (a) Assam

Solution:On 4th March 2014, Assam became the first state in India to celebrate Child Protection Day.

8. Indira Gandhi Rajkiya Mahila Mahavidyalaya is being opened as a central university in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Jaipur
(b) Bhopal
(c) Kolkata
(d) Raibareli

Correct Answer: (d) Raibareli

Solution:Indira Gandhi Rajkiya Mahila Mahavidyalaya, is being opened in Raibareli.

9. In which airport NDMA conducted a mock drill based on C.B.R.N. emergency in April 2018? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

(a) I.G.I. New Delhi
(b) L.N.J.P. - Patna
(c) C.S.I. Mumbai
(d) D.A.B.H. - Indore
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above.

Correct Answer: (b) L.N.J.P. - Patna

Solution:NDMA practised mock drill based on CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies) emergency in April 2018, at Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna. The exercise was carried out in collaboration with the Airport Authority of India and the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences.

10. Which is the first Indian Airline company that used biofuel as ATF in August 2018? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Jet Airways
(b) Vistara
(c) Air India
(d) Spice Jet
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (d) Spice Jet

Solution:In August 2018, airline company, Spice Jet operated the country's first test flight using Bio jet fuel. About 43 minutes of a flight operated between Dehradun and Delhi. The flight was operated by Spice Jet's Bombardier Q-400 aircraft. In this flight, one of the two engines of the aircraft had a mixture of 25% bio jet fuel and 75% ATF while the other engine used only ATF.

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