Static GK for Judiciary – 38

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Q.1. Ownership to patents, copyright and trademarks, and the right to an easement is called______?

(a) Incorporeal ownership

(b) Corporeal ownership

(c) Equitable ownership

(d) Contingent ownership

 

Correct Answer: A

Explanation-Incorporeal ownership is a type of ownership which is intangible, which implies ownership of a right. The incorporeal ownership can only be perceived and felt by senses, but can never be actually touched. Hence ownership to parents, copyright and trademark and the right to an easement is called as incorporeal ownership. Hence Option A is correct.

 

Q.2. River Chambal originates from__________?

(a) Multai

(b) Amarkantak

(c) Janapao Hills (Mhow)

(d) Near Raisen

 

Correct Answer: C

Explanation-Chambal River, river, northern India. The Chambal is the chief tributary of the Yamuna River and rises in the Vindhya Range Janapao Hills just south of Mhow, western Madhya Pradesh state. From its source it flows north into southeastern Rajasthan state. Hence Option C is correct.

 

Q.3. Name of Parliament of Israel is________?

(a) House of Lords

(b) House of representatives

(c) Mossad

(d) Knesset

 

Correct Answer: D

Explanation-The Knesset

The Knesset (Israel’s unicameral parliament) is the country’s legislative body. The Knesset took its name and fixed its membership at 120 from the Knesset Hagedolah (Great Assembly), the representative Jewish council convened in Jerusalem by Ezra and Nehemiah in the 5th century BCE.
Hence Option D is correct.

 

Q.4. To insert header and footer click on which menu_______?

(a) Insert

(b) File

(c) Format

(d) Edit

 

Correct Answer: A

Explanation-Insert

To insert the header and footer click on the Insert tab. Hence Option A is correct.

 

Q.5. Who wrote the book ‘The Argumentative Indian’?

(a) JhumpaLahiri

(b) Shashitharoor

(c) AmartyaSen

(d) Vikram Seth

 

Correct Answer: C

Explanation-In sixteen linked essays, Nobel Prize–winning economist AmartyaSen discusses India’s intellectual and political heritage and how its argumentative tradition is vital for the success of its democracy and secular politics. Hence Option C is correct.

 

Q.6.  In which of the following States `Kathakali’ a dance form originated?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

 

Correct Answer: C

Explanation-Kathakali comes from southwestern India, around the state of Kerala. Like bharatanatyam, kathakali is a religious dance. It draws inspiration from the Ramayana and stories from Shaiva traditions. Hence Option C is correct.

 

Q.7. ‘Uttaranchal’ (now ‘Uttarakhand’) was created by__________?

(a) Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

(b) Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2001

(c) Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2002

(d) Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2003.

 

Correct Answer: A

Explanation-Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 2000 for creation of the state of Uttarakhand, then tentatively named Uttaranchal, out of Uttar Pradesh. The law was introduced by NDA government headed by then PM AtalBihari Vajpayee to fulfil their election promise. Hence Option A is correct.

 

Q.8. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that ‘Bharat Ratna’, ‘Padma Vibhushan’ ‘Padma Bhushan’ and ‘Padma Shri’ would not amount to ‘title’ within the meaning of Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India ?

(a) Union of India v. Bijan Ghosh

(b) BalajiRaghavan v. Union of India

(c) People’s Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India

(d) People’s Union of Democratic Right v. Union of India

 

Correct Answer: B

Explanation-BalajiRaghavan/S.P.Anandvs Union of India on 15 December, 1995. Hence Option B is correct.

 

Q.9. Clause (5) in Article 15 of the Indian Constitution was added by ___________?

(a) 91stAmendment

(b) 92nd Amendment

(c) 93rd Amendment

(d) 94th Amendment

 

Correct Answer: C

Explanation-Constitutional 93rd Amendment
In India, the Constitutional 93rd amendment, 2006 added clause (5) in Article 15 which stated-nothing shall prevent the State from making any special provision, by law, for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in so far as such special provisions relate to their admission to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State, other than the minority educational institutions. Hence Option C is correct.

 

Q.10. Boundary line drawn on map between India &China is known as_________?

(a) McMohan Line

(b) Red Cliff Lille

(c) Durand Line

(d) Red Line

 

Correct Answer: A

Explanation-The McMahon Line is the boundary between Tibet (china) and British India as agreed in the maps and notes exchanged by the respective plenipotentiaries on 24-25 March 1914 at Delhi, as part of the 1914 Simla Convention. The line is named after Henry McMahon, foreign secretary of British India and the chief British negotiator of the conference at Simla. Hence Option A is correct.