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On 11 August 2021, the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 was passed by the Parliament and it amended the .

A
Life Insurance (Nationalisation) Act, 1975
B
General Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1970
C
Motor Insurance (Nationalisation) Act, 1980
D
General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The 2021 amendment modified the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act of 1972 to allow for greater private sector participation in public sector insurance companies.
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Which of the following committees was appointed in 1999 to suggest ways to operationalise fundamental duties?

A
Verma Committee
B
LM Singhvi Committee
C
Vasantrao Naik Committee
D
Rajmannar Committee

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Justice J.S. Verma Committee was constituted in 1999 to formulate a strategy and methodology for operationalizing and teaching Fundamental Duties to citizens.
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Which of the following Articles was amended in the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1955?

A
Article 45
B
Article 3
C
Article 34
D
Article 17

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The 5th Amendment Act of 1955 amended Article 3 of the Constitution to empower the President to prescribe a time limit for state legislatures to express their views on proposed central laws affecting their boundaries.
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In which year was the National Human Rights Commission established in India?

A
2005
B
1993
C
1995
D
2003

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established on October 12, 1993, under the Protection of Human Rights Act to promote and protect human rights in India.
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From which of the following Constitutions has the India Constitution adopted the system of 'First Past the Post'?

A
Irish Constitution
B
United States Constitution
C
French Constitution
D
British Constitution

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The 'First Past the Post' electoral system, where the candidate with the most votes wins, was inherited by India from the British parliamentary system.
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Lal Thanhawla holds the record for the longest-serving Chief Minister of occupying the position for five terms.

A
Sikkim
B
Manipur
C
Mizoram
D
Meghalaya

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Lal Thanhawla is a prominent Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for a record five terms, representing the Indian National Congress.
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The parliamentary standing committees have a tenure of years.

A
one
B
four
C
three
D
two

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees in India are reconstituted annually, meaning their members serve a tenure of exactly one year.
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In which year did the Indian Constitution declare Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official language of the Union?

A
1951
B
1952
C
1949
D
1955

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

On September 14, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic, which is now celebrated as Hindi Diwas.
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The Supreme Court, in May 2023, observed that it can give divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage by exercising its discretionary power under .

A
Article 141
B
Article 142
C
Article 143
D
Article 144

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Under Article 142, the Supreme Court has the unique discretionary power to pass any decree necessary to do 'complete justice,' which includes granting divorce for the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage.
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Under the discretionary power of which Article of the Indian Constitution did the SC of India recognise sex work as a profession?

A
Article 142
B
Article 143
C
Article 141
D
Article 140

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court directed that sex workers are entitled to equal protection of the law and should not be harassed by police.
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