Gk Quiz 6

Aaya Ram Gaya Ram was a phrase that became popular in Indian politics after a Haryana MLA _____changed his party thrice within the same day in 1967.  The anti-defection law sought to prevent such political defections which may be due to reward of office or other similar considerations.

Which MLA is being talked about here?

• Gaya Lal

• Gaya Ram

• Ram Bhushan

• Ram Lal

Which of the following does the Anti Defection Law does NOT deal with?

A. Members of a political party
B. Independent Candidates
C. Nominated Members

• A only

• B only

• B and C

• None of the above (It deals with all of them)

Which of the following facts regarding the Anti Defection Law are Correct:

A. The law allows a party to merge with or into another party provided that at least one-thirds of its legislators are in favour of the merger

B. The decision of the Presiding Officer is not subject to Judicial Review.

• A only

• B only

• Both are Correct

• Neither is Correct

Who was the first Presiding Officer for the Anti Defection Law in our country for the Lok Sabha?

• G.V Mavalankar

• Om Birla

• Balram Jakhar

• Neelam Sanjin Reddy

Which of the following facts regarding the Anti Defection Law are correct?

A. The act came into effect on 18 March 1985

B. It was amended by the 90th Amendment to the Constitution

• A only

• B only

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

The National Supercomputing Mission was launched in

• 2014

• 2015

• 2016

• 2017

Which of the following facts regarding the Supercomputer domain are correct?

A. Sierra is considered the world's fastest supercomputer

B. China has the largest number of supercomputers in the world

• A only

• B only

• Both A and B

• Neither A and B

Which of the following is true about India's fastest supercomputer?

A. It is ranked 65th fastest in the world.

B. It is installed in C-DAC, Kolkata

• Only A

• Only B

• Both A and B are true

• Neither A or B is true

The PARAM Rudra series was developed under the aegis of ____ and ____

• Ministry of IT and Electronics,
  
  Department of Science and Technology

• Ministry of Science and Technology,
  
  Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

• Ministry of Earth Sciences
  
  Defense Research and Development Organisation

• Ministry of Culture,
  
  Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

Which of the following facts is correct regarding PARAM Rudra?

A. It has been installed in 3 sites.

B. The three PARAM supercomputers were launched in September

• Only A

• Only B

• Both A and B

• Neither A or B