Uttarakhand Higher Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination- 2011
Section- A
Question Number: 21-30
21. If the President of India wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to-
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Vice President of India
(C) Prime Minister of India
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
22. Who is the author of the book "India after Gandhi"?
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Irfan Habib
(C) Ramchandra Guha
(D) Bipin Chandra
23. Which Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India has written his memories/ autobiography called "My Own Boswell"?
(A) Justice Gajendragadkar
(B) Justice M. Hidayatuliah
(C) Justice V.N. Khare
(D) None of the above
24. Disputes regarding the election of President and Vice President of India are settled by-
(A) Election Commission of India
(B) Supreme Court of India
(C) Parliamentary Committee
(D) Any of the High Courts
25. Who was the architect and planner of the city of Chandigarh?
(A) Mac Mohan
(B) Le Corbusier
(C) Lutyens
(D) Lord Mountbatten
26. Who amongst the following was not a Prime Minister of India?
(A) I.K. Gujral
(B) Guljari Lal Nanda
(C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddi
(D) H.D. Deve Gowda
27. The term "Double Fault" is associated with which sport/game?
(A) Basket Ball
(B) Tennis
(C) Golf
(D) Badminton
28. Which famous Indian film personality received an Oscar award for Life Time Achievement?
(A) Dadasaheb Phalke
(B) Guru Dutt
(C) Satyajit Ray
(D) Amir Khan
29. Who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations?
(A) Kofi A. Annan
(B) Ban Ki-moon
(C) U. Thant
(D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
30. "Sarnath" is the place associated with Gautam Buddha as-
(A) The place where he was born
(B) The place where he died
(C) The place where he gave his first sermon after attaining enlightment
(D) None of the above