LEGAL G.K. (Vol.-9) for “JUDUCIAL SERVICES & LAW- EXAM/ CLAT” (ONE-LINERS)

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1. Which Princely State first signed Instrument of Accession, 1947 to merge with Union of India after Independence?—Bikaner.
2. Who was the first Chairperson of Public Service Commission in India (later became Union Public Service Commission-UPSC)?—Sir Ross Barker.
3. Who was the first Chairperson of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after independence of India?—H. K. Kriplani.
4. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is a specialized statutory body established in which year—Year 2010.
5. Who was the founder Director (first director) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)—Mr. Darnath Prasad Kohli.
6. The official process of updating land or municipal record to show the new or the present owner’s name after a sale, gift or inheritance is called?—Mutation.
7. Who was the President of United States of America (USA) when India got independence?—Henry S. Truman.
8. Which body is the main regulator of competition in India—Competition Commission of India (constituted under the Competition Act, 2002)
9. How many National Parties contested first Lok Sabha (House of People/ Lower House) election after independence?—14 National Parties.
10. Which is the youngest / newest, due to re-constitution, High Court of India?—Andhra Pradesh High Court [25^th High Court set up on 1^st January, 2019 and is located at Amravati. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh was originally established in 1954 for the newly formed Andhra State and later re-established as an independent High Court in Amaravati on January 1, 2019.]
11. Which is the oldest High Court of India?—Calcutta High Court [Set up in May 1862. It has jurisdiction over the State of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Calcutta High Court has the distinction of being the first High Court and one of the three Chartered High Courts to be set up in India, along with the High Courts of Bombay, Madras.]
12. The building design of the Calcutta High Court is based on which country’s building design?—Cloth Hall, Ypres, in Belgium.
13. The High Court at Calcutta, was formerly known by which name?—The High Court of Judicature at Fort William [Brought into existence by the Letters Patent dated 14th May, 1862, issued under the High Court’s Act, 1861]
14. Who was the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William?—Sir Barnes Peacock.
15. Who was the first Indian to assume office as a Judge of the Calcutta High Court?— Justice Sumboo Nath Pandit [2nd February, 1863]
16. Who was the first Indian to become a permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court—Justice P.B. Chakravartti.
17. Article 226 of the Constitution of India talks of how many kinds of writs—5-Types of Writs. [writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari].
18. In the first wave of nationalization of banks, how many banks were nationalized in the year 1970 under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970?—14 Banks.
19. Generally, the gratuity, which is a lump-sum financial benefit paid by an employer to an employee as a token of appreciation for long-term service, shall be payable to an employee on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continuous service for not less than—Five years.
20. Which speaker of the Lok Sabha who has later become Prime Minister of India?—None [No Speaker has ever gone to become the Prime Minister of India].