41. Who was called the grand old man of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Sardar Vallabahbhai Patel
Answer:
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation:
Dadabhai Naoroji, a prominent early Indian political leader, scholar, and the first Asian to be a British MP, is historically revered as the “Grand Old Man of India.”
42. Which form of Government we have in India?
(A) Parliamentary form
(B) Presidential form
(C) Dictatorship form
(D) Socialist form
Answer:
(A) Parliamentary form
Explanation:
India operates under a Parliamentary form of government, patterned largely after the British Westminster system, where the executive is directly accountable to the legislature.
43. When was the Election Commission of India set up?
(A) May 1949
(B) July 1949
(C) November 1949
(D) January 1950
Answer:
(D) January 1950
Explanation:
The Election Commission of India was formally established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950, a day now celebrated annually as National Voters’ Day.
44. ‘Chipko movement’, the world-famous environmental movement started in which state of India?
(A) Goa
(B) Uttrakhand
(C) Himachal Pardesh
(D) Haryana
Answer:
(B) Uttrakhand
Explanation:
The Chipko movement, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests, began in the early 1970s in the Garhwal Himalayas region, which is in the modern-day state of Uttarakhand.
45. Who has given the concept of ‘Veil of Ignorance’?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Plato
(C) John Rawls
(D) Berlin
Answer:
(C) John Rawls
Explanation:
The “veil of ignorance” is a highly influential philosophical construct proposed by the American political philosopher John Rawls in his 1971 book A Theory of Justice.
