[QandA] Questions and Answers - Part 8

Date: Nov 19, 2014

(01) In India, the post of District Collector was created by

Warren Hastings (in 1772)

(02) In India, the post of Chief Secretary was created by

Lord Wellesely (in 1799)

(03) Which post in India, is generally called as "Guardian of the Public Purse"

Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

(04) UCC (Uniform Civil Code) has been provided under which Article of the Const as DPSP?

Article 44

(05) The first Viceroy of India was

Lord Canning

(06) The portfolio that was held by Dr Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Govt formed in 1946 is

Food and Agriculture

(07) The General Assembly of UN adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on ____ (date, month and year)

Dec 10, 1948

(08) DPSP has been adopted from the Constitution of

Ireland

(09) The architect of Rashtrapathi Bhavan is

Edwin Landseer Lutyens

(10) Rajya Sabha Chairman changed the duration of Question Hour from upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. The new timing of Question Hour in Rajya Sabha is

12 PM – 1 PM

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