GK MCQs

Strategic policy effects are irreversible changes. Strategic policies involve major decisions that have long-term consequences and cannot be easily reversed. These include changes in political direction, institutional restructuring, or fundamental economic policies. Functional and operational policies are more flexible and can be adjusted.

A statutory audit is an audit that is required by law or statute. It must be conducted for certain organizations and companies as mandated by legislation. Government audits are conducted by government bodies, internal audits are conducted by internal staff, and cost audits examine cost structures. Statutory audits ensure legal compliance.

The HR Department (Human Resources Department) is responsible for managing government personal resources in line with presidential and executive directions. It handles recruitment, training, compensation, and employee relations. Public administration is broader, personal management is a function, and HR Department is the specific office.

In the context of globalization, 'Connotes' refers to the P5 concept — People, Planet, Profit, Peace, and Partnership. These are the five pillars of sustainable globalization. P3 typically refers to People, Planet, Profit (Triple Bottom Line). P5 expands this to include Peace and Partnership, emphasizing holistic sustainable development.

Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the practical light bulb (1879). He didn't invent the first light bulb but developed a commercially viable version. He also invented the phonograph and motion picture camera. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, and Philo Farnsworth and John Logie Baird contributed to television development.

Sadiq Khan became Mayor of London for the second time in 2021. He was first elected in 2016, becoming the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital city. He was re-elected in 2021, defeating his Conservative challenger Shaun Bailey. He is a member of the Labour Party and has focused on housing, transport, and climate change policies.

Credit policy refers to a company's guidelines for granting credit to customers. It includes credit terms (payment period), collection policy (how to collect overdue amounts), and cash discount price (incentives for early payment). Sales price is not a direct element of credit policy, but rather a general marketing and pricing decision.

'Have someone wash your car' is the correct sentence. This is a causative construction where 'have' is followed by an object and a bare infinitive. The structure is: have + someone + base verb. It means to arrange for someone to do something. 'Have your car washed' is passive causative; 'Have someone wash your car' is active causative.

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, 85 sepoys (soldiers) stationed in Meerut refused to use the new Enfield rifle cartridges, which were rumored to be greased with cow and pig fat (offensive to both Hindu and Muslim soldiers), leading to their court-martial and imprisonment, which in turn sparked the wider mutiny that began in Meerut.

Iran withdrew from the Baghdad Pact (by then renamed CENTO) in March 1979, following the Iranian Revolution that overthrew the Shah and brought the Islamic Republic to power. This withdrawal effectively caused the dissolution of CENTO that same year. (Iraq, not Iran, had withdrawn earlier in 1959 after its own monarchy was overthrown.)