- Privy purses to native princes,
- communal representation to Muslims,
- reservations to Sikhs in elections,
- separate electorates for depressed classes
- Parliament by law
- Judges of supreme court by Majority
- President on a resolution by parliament
- President on his/ her own discretion
Explanation:
A Judge of the Supreme Court (and also High Court) can be removed from his position by President only on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. The power for investigation and proof of such misbehaviour or incapacity is vested in the parliament. Each house, in order to remove the judge, will have to pass a resolution which is supported by 2/3rd of members present and voting and majority of the total membership of the house {absolute + special majority}
- Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Ibrahim Lodi
- Sikandar Lodi
Which country’s team has clinched gold at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament?
- Argentina
- Italy
- Japan
- Australia
Explanation:
The Australian hockey team has defeated Rio Olympics champions Argentina 2-1 in the final of the Hockey World League Final to win gold at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on December 11, 2017. Goals from Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward helped the defending champions to beat Argentina hockey team. Earlier in the day, India reclaimed the bronze medal in the tournament. In the third-fourth place classification match, they defeated Germany 2-1. Indian took the lead in the 21st minute through SV Sunil. Germany equalised through its reserve custodian Mark Appel in the 36th minute. A penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh in the 54th minute sealed the win and the third place for the Indians. India had also won the bronze in the last edition of the tournament in Raipur in 2015
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mauryan Art
- Gupta Art
- Gandhara Art
- Early Vedic Art
Who among the following was the Vice president of the Interim Government formed in 1946?
- Dr. S Radha Krishnan
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- C Rajgopalachari
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Asha Khemka
- Sangeeta Gupta
- Shaeli Solanki
- Lakshmi Devi
Explanation:
Dame Asha Khemka, an Indian-origin educationist in the UK, has won the ‘Asian Businesswoman of the Year’ award for her efforts in the field of education and skills at the Asian Business Awards ceremony in Birmingham in April 2017. She is the Principal and CEO of West Nottinghamshire College in England. Khemka was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2014 in recognition of her services to the deprived areas of the West Midlands as principal of West Nottinghamshire College.
Which acid is described as HOOCCOOH?
- Oxalic Acid
- Acetic Acid
- Carbonic Acid
- Citric Acid
- Eshaq Jahangiri
- Ebrahim Raeisi
- Mostafa Hashemi
- Hassan Rouhani
Explanation:
Iran’s incumbent President Hassan Rouhani has won his second term defeating his conservative rival Ebrahim Raeisi with a huge margin of votes in the the 2017 Presidential election of Iran. With this, he became the second Iranian President, after Mohammad Khatami, to win a presidential victory as an incumbent with an increased electoral mandate. Rouhani is considered to be a moderate and pragmatic politician.