According to the 2011 Census of India, Sikkim is the least populous state in the country.
27. Which of these vice presidents of India was earlier chief minister of his state?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) V. V. Giri
(C) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(D) R. Venkataraman
Answer:
(C) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Explanation:
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times before eventually becoming the 11th Vice President of India in 2002.
28. Who is the only woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) V. S. Ramadevi
(B) C. B. Muthamma
(C) Punita Arora
(D) Anna George Malhotra
Answer:
(A) V. S. Ramadevi
Explanation:
V. S. Ramadevi was the first and, to date, the only female Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving briefly in 1990.
29. Complete this quote by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, “Swaraj is my ___ and I will have it”?
(A) Fundamental Right
(B) Motherland
(C) Country
(D) Birthright
Answer:
(D) Birthright
Explanation:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent Indian nationalist, famously galvanized the independence movement with the powerful slogan, “Swaraj (self-rule) is my birthright, and I shall have it!”
30. Who was the first Home Minister of independent India?
(A) Jyotiba Phule
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer:
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Explanation:
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, often called the “Iron Man of India”, served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister of independent India.
