GK Current Affairs Questions (Part-2)

Answer- R.V.S Peri Sastri

R. V. S. Peri Sastri 8th election commissioner of India
In office
1 January 1986 – 25 November 1990
Preceded by R. K. Trivedi
Succeeded by V. S. Ramadevi

R. V. S. Peri Sastri was a former Chief Election Commissioner of India and served from January 1, 1986, until his death from cancer on November 25, 1990. The 1989 general elections were held during his tenure.

Answer- Allan Octavian Hume

Ornithologist,CB ICS was a member of the Imperial Civil Service, a political reformer, ornithologist and botanist who worked in British India.
Born: 6 June 1829, Montrose, United Kingdom
Died: 31 July 1912, London, United Kingdom
Nationality: Scottish, British, Indian
Organizations founded: Indian National Congress, South London Botanical Institute, Early Nationalists, National Congress

Answer- The best minister system

Answer- Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Any ordinary law needs to be passed by both the Houses. But if there is a difference between the two Houses, the final decision is taken in a joint session in which members of both the Houses sit together. Because of the larger number of members, the view of the Lok Sabha is likely to prevail in such a meeting.

As you know, a bill has to be passed by both Houses for enactment. If there is disagreement between the two Houses on the proposed bill, an attempt is made to resolve it through Joint Session of Parliament. In the few instances when joint sessions of the parliament were called to resolve a deadlock, the decision has always gone in favour of the Lok Sabha.

Answer- B.R Ambedkar

Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar was an Indian independence activist, Gandhian and social worker, best known as the man who defeated B. R. Ambedkar in a general election. A Marathi by birth, he served as a personal assistant to Ambedkar, before contesting against him in the first Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North Central constituency in 1952 and defeated the latter by over 15000 votes. He was also elected from the same constituency for the second time in the 1962 elections

Answre= Iceland

Althing
The Alþingi is the national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at Þingvellir, situated approximately 45 kilometres east of what later became the country’s capital, Reykjavík.

Great Nicobar is the southernmost and largest of the Nicobar Islands of India, north of Sumatra.
Area: 921 km²
Peak: Mount Thullier

Shompen Tribe
The Andaman Islands are home to four ‘Negrito’ tribes – the Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese. The Nicobar Islands are home to two ‘Mongoloid’ tribes – the Shompen and Nicobarese.

Answer- The British Royal family

Q. which renowned physics Nobel Laureate was given the offer to become the president of Israel in 1952

Answer- Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein, a Jew but not an Israeli citizen, was offered the presidency in 1952 but turned it down, stating “I am deeply moved by the offer from our State of Israel, and at once saddened and ashamed that I cannot accept it.

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.
Born: 14 March 1879, Ulm, Germany
Died: 18 April 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Spouse: Elsa Einstein (m. 1919–1936), Mileva Marić (m. 1903–1919)
Quotes

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Answer- Ballot
A ballot is a device used to cast votes in an election and maybe a piece of paper or a small ball used in secret voting. It was originally a small ball used to record decisions made by voters.