Daily General Knowledge Quiz - Part 3

Daily General Knowledge Quiz - Part 3

Q1. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because ?

A. It can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
B. It has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
C. The Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution
D. All of the above

Q2. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by ?

A. Lok Sabha
B. The people
C. Elected members of the legislative council
D. Elected members of the legislative assembly

Q3. The present Lok Sabha is the ?

A. 13th Lok Sabha
B. 14th Lok Sabha
C. 15th Lok Sabha
D. 16th Lok Sabha

Q4. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are ?

A. Latitudes
B. Longitudes
C. Geographic Grids
D. None of these

Q5. The Battle of Plassey was fought in ?

A. 1757
B. 1782
C. 1748
D. 1764

Q6. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent ?

A. Nirvana
B. Buddha
C. Dhamma
D. Sangha

Q7. The largest number of Buddhists is found in ?

A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh

Q8. Tick out the only Scalar quantity from the following ?

A. Force
B. Velocity
C. Energy
D. Momentum

Q9. Mention the ray which appears to originate outside of the earth ?

A. Cosmic ray
B. The ultra-violet ray
C. The alpha ray
D. The X ray

Q10. Sound travels fastest is ?

A. Water
B. Iron
C. Air
D. Vaccum