Part – B (General Studies) NDA/NA SOLVED PAPER 2018 (I) (101 to 150)

Total Questions: 50

31. Who among the following are the two civil servants who assisted the Constituent Assembly in framing the Constitution of India ?

Correct Answer: (c) B. N. Rau and S. N. Mukherjee
Solution:

Sir Benegal Narsing Rao was an Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India.
S.N Mukherjee was another civil servant who assisted in the framing of the Constitution of India.

32. Which member of ‘the Constituent Assembly proposed the resolution that the National Flag of India be a ‘‘horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion’’, with a wheel in navy, blue at the centre?

Correct Answer: (c) Rajendra. Prasad
Solution:

In 1947, when India gained freedom from the British, a committee headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad decided to adopt the flag of the Congress as the national flag of India with a few modifications.
With this in mind, the flag of 1931 was adopted as the national flag of India, but the charkha in the middle was replaced with the Ashoka Chakra. Thus, the Indian national flag was born.
The saffron colour on top represents sacrifice, white represents peace and purity and green signifies the law of dharma (righteousness).

33. Which of the following is/are NOT historical biography/biographies?

1. Dipavamsa
2. Harshacharita
3. Vikramankadevacharita
4. Prithvirajavijaya
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:

Dipavamsa is one of the most important works in Pali Literature. It details the tooth relic and Bodhi Tree’s arrival in Sri Lanka. It also deals with the arrival of Buddha’s teaching and preachers in Sri Lanka.
It mentions that Buddha visited Kelaniya and Dighavapi in Sri Lanka. All the other options are biographies about kings.

34. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution:

Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer and writer, born in the Republic of Venice. Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan scholar who widely travelled the medieval world. Afanasy Nikitin was a Russian merchant of Tver and one of the first Europeans to travel and to document his visit to India.
Seydi Ali Reis was an Ottoman admiral and navigator from Turkey. He commanded the left wing of the Ottoman fleet at the naval Battle of Preveza in 1538. So all the given options are correct.

35. Which of the following clans are included in the Agnikula Rajputs?

1. Pratiharas
2. Chaulukyas
3. Paramaras
4. Chahamanas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution:

The four Rajput clans from Agnikunda were Chauhans, Chalukyas, Parmaras and Pratiharas.
This theory comes from the Prithvirajraso of Chandarbardai. The Rajputs descended from Agni and this theory is based upon the Agnikula Legend of Bhavishyapurana.

36. Who among the following was the author of Humayun Nama?

Correct Answer: (c) Gulbadan Begum
Solution:

Gulbadan begum is best known as the author of Humayun-Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother, Emperor Humayun, which she wrote on the request of her nephew, Emperor Akbar.

37. Which one of the following about the Parliament of India is NOT correct?

Correct Answer: (c) The Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
Solution:

Anglo-Indians are the only community that has its own representatives nominated to the Lok Sabha (Lower House) in India’s Parliament.
It is done only if the President of India feels that the Anglo Indian community has not been adequately represented in the Lok Sabha.

38. Which one of the following statements with regard to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is NOT correct?

Correct Answer: (c) The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office
Solution:

The CAG is not eligible for further office either under the Government of India or under the Government of any State after he has ceased to hold his office.
These provisions are in order to ensure the independence of CAG. All the other provisions mentioned are correct.

39. The Superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in:

Correct Answer: (c) The Election Commission of India
Solution:

According to Article 324 of the Constitution of India the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections shall be vested in the Election Commission. Therefore it is the sole authority in India that takes charge of elections in India.

40. Which of the following provision(s) of the Constitution of India became effective from .26th November, 1949?

1. Elections
2. Citizenship
3. Emergency provisions
4. Appointment of the Judges
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only
Solution:

The provisions of elections and citizenship became effective from 26th November 1949. Rest of the provisions including the Emergency provisions and the appointment of the judges were added later in the Constitution.