General knowledge miscellaneous


  1. Who was the first woman to become the Prime Minister of a country ?









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    Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the modern world’s first female head of government. She served as Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka three times, 1960–65, 1970– 77 and 1994–2000, and was a long-time leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Bandaranaike was the widow of a previous Sri Lankan prime minister, Solomon Bandaranaike, and the mother of Sri Lanka’s fourth Executive President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, as well as Anura Bandaranaike, former speaker and cabinet minister.

    Correct Option: E

    Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the modern world’s first female head of government. She served as Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka three times, 1960–65, 1970– 77 and 1994–2000, and was a long-time leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Bandaranaike was the widow of a previous Sri Lankan prime minister, Solomon Bandaranaike, and the mother of Sri Lanka’s fourth Executive President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, as well as Anura Bandaranaike, former speaker and cabinet minister.


  1. Ikebana is a Japanese form of:









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    More than simply putting flowers in a container, ikebana is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together. Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement as a collection of particolored or multicolored arrangement of blooms, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis toward shape, line, form.

    Correct Option: D

    More than simply putting flowers in a container, ikebana is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together. Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement as a collection of particolored or multicolored arrangement of blooms, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis toward shape, line, form.



  1. Who are Mohajirs ?









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    Muhajir (also known as Urdu-speaking people) is a term vaguely used by some Pakistanis to describe the immigrants, and especially their descendants, who chose to settle in Pakistan and shifted their domicile after partition of British India to Pakistan. Some had participated in the movement for creation of Pakistan in 1947. Most migrants migrated from the Muslim minority provinces to Muslim majority provinces within British India.

    Correct Option: C

    Muhajir (also known as Urdu-speaking people) is a term vaguely used by some Pakistanis to describe the immigrants, and especially their descendants, who chose to settle in Pakistan and shifted their domicile after partition of British India to Pakistan. Some had participated in the movement for creation of Pakistan in 1947. Most migrants migrated from the Muslim minority provinces to Muslim majority provinces within British India.


  1. Why did the Supreme Court, in their judgment of September 2003, hold that privatisation of HPCL and BPCL was not permissible ?









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    The Supreme Court, on September 17, 2003 restrained the Union Government from proceeding with the privatisation of two major public sector enterprises — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., holding that disinvestment in them could not be done without prior Parliament approval. The only question before it was whether disinvestment in these two oil majors could be made without parliamentary approval as they were governed by specific statutes — ESSO (Acquisition of Undertaking in India) Act, 1974 and the Burma Shell (Acquisition of Undertaking in India) Act, 1976. The Bench pointed out that in the preamble of the two Acts acquiring the assets of the foreign companies, it was stated that the acquisition was done to ensure that the ownership and control of petroleum products, distributed and marketed in India by the said companies, were vested in the State and thereby so distributed as best to sub serve the common good.

    Correct Option: D

    The Supreme Court, on September 17, 2003 restrained the Union Government from proceeding with the privatisation of two major public sector enterprises — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., holding that disinvestment in them could not be done without prior Parliament approval. The only question before it was whether disinvestment in these two oil majors could be made without parliamentary approval as they were governed by specific statutes — ESSO (Acquisition of Undertaking in India) Act, 1974 and the Burma Shell (Acquisition of Undertaking in India) Act, 1976. The Bench pointed out that in the preamble of the two Acts acquiring the assets of the foreign companies, it was stated that the acquisition was done to ensure that the ownership and control of petroleum products, distributed and marketed in India by the said companies, were vested in the State and thereby so distributed as best to sub serve the common good.



  1. Which among the following institutions takes a decision regarding fee collection in the private commercial colleges that this fee is justifiable and not a money made in an enterprise or per capita fee ?









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    The fees are decided by an union or committee of the private commercial college. Once fees are fixed by the Committee, the institute cannot charge either directly or indirectly any other amount over and above the amount fixed as fees. Any increase is termed as capitation fee which is an additional fee collected to cover expenses not included in other fees such as tuition.

    Correct Option: D

    The fees are decided by an union or committee of the private commercial college. Once fees are fixed by the Committee, the institute cannot charge either directly or indirectly any other amount over and above the amount fixed as fees. Any increase is termed as capitation fee which is an additional fee collected to cover expenses not included in other fees such as tuition.