General (about Bhutan) part1

1. When did fourth Druk Gyalpo, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuk abdicated all of his
powers as the King to his son?
on December 15, 2006

2. When did Bhutan join in United Nations(UN)?
Bhutan became 128th member of the United Nations on 21 September 1971.

3. In which year did Bhutan join in Universal Postal Union (UPU)?
In 1969


4.      Which one of the below is considered as mother of all laws?
A.      Thrimzhung Chenmo
B.      Tsathrim Chenmo
C.     Moenlam Chenmo
D.     Driglam Chenmo
 Answer: (B) Tshathrim Chenmo or Constitution

5.  How many articles are there in the Constitution of Bhutan
A.      34
B.      35
C.     45
D.     50
Answer: B. 34

6. Which articles of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan talks about the Fundamental duties
A.      Article 8
B.      Article 7
C.     Article 15
D.     Article 4
Answer: (A) Article 8

7.   Who shall be the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government?
A.      Speaker of  the Parliament
B.      Chairperson of National Council
C.     Chief Justice of Bhutan
D.     Chairman of  Royal Civil Service Commission
Answer: (C) Chief Justice of Bhutan

8. Term of Office of Chief Justice of High Court of Bhutan is---------------------years or 65 of age whichever is earliest?
A.      5
B.      10
C.     7
D.     8
Answer: 10 years

9.  How many times can His Majesty the King refuse to sign the Bill submitted for his Assent?
A.      Once
B.      Twice
C.     Many times as he wants
D.     None
Answer: Once

10.   If Parliament decided to form Law Ministry, under which body shall law minister falls?
A.    Constitutional Body
B.     Legislative Body
C.     Executive Body
D.    Judiciary Body 
Answer: (C) Executive Body

11.  Which of the following is not a constitutional body?
A.      Royal Audit Authority
B.      Office of Attorney General
C.     Anti-Corruption Commission
D.     Royal Civil Service Commission
Answer:  B. Office of Attorney General

12.  The Constitution is a supreme law of the state and His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo is upholder of Constitution? Who is the guardian of Constitution?
Answer: Supreme Court

13. How many members are there in Privy Council? 
Answer: 4 members

14. If two members of Privy Council are appointed by His Majesty and one member is appointed by Lhengye Zhungtshog, which body appoints the 4th member?
Answer: National Council

   15. If Druk Gyalpo has violated constitution and two thirds of the total members of Parliament move the motion for abdication? In such situation, who will preside Joint Sitting of Parliament?
Answer: The Chief Justice of Bhutan

16. A person can be called citizen of Bhutan by birth if both parents Bhutanese citizen. A person can be called Bhutanese citizen by registration, if she or she is domiciled in Bhutan before or on 1958. What is the third way to be citizen of Bhutan?
Answer: Citizenship by Neutralization

17. In the National Council session, 12 Members of Parliament voted against the Bill and 12 voted for the Bill. Whose vote will decide the fate of the Bill?
Answer: Chairperson

18.  Out of 25 National Council Members, how many of them are elected?
Answer: 20

19. At the most, how many members should be there in National Assembly in future?
Answer: 55

20. If seven members of National Assembly are maximum numbers that a dzongkhag can have, what is the minimum of numbers?
Answer: 2

21.  Who submitted the Annual Budget to National Assembly?
Answer; Finance Minister

22.  What is Council of Ministers called?
Answer: Lhengye Zhungtshog

23. Who is Chief Executive Officer of Dzongkhag?
Answer: Dzongdag

24. Which constitutional body oversees the transfer and promotion of civil servants?
Answer:  Royal Civil Service Commission

25.  Who is the first woman Dzongdag?
Answer: Ngawang Pem

26. In which year was the first modern standing army established in Bhutan?
Answer: 1953

27. Who was considered the First Chief of Army?
Answer: Chabda Bahadur Namgyel

28. When was Royal Body Guard established with Colonel Tshering Ngedup as its head?
Answer: 1959

29.   In 1965, Royal Bhutan Police was appointed. Who was considered as the first Chief of Police?
Answer: Dasho Karma Galay

30. Who is the Supreme Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces and Militias?
Answer: Druk Gyalpo

 31. Of three body of armed forces namely Royal Body Guard, Royal Bhutan Police and Royal Bhutan Army, which one is under Ministry of Homes and Cultural Affairs
Answer: Royal Bhutan Police

32. What is General of Armed Forces called in Dzongkha?
Answer: Maktsi Goong

33. When was the first nation -wide mock election for primary round is held?
Answer: 21 April 2007

34.  In second mock election held on 28 May 2007 between Druk Yellow Party and Druk Red Party, Druk Yellow Party won with how many seats?
Answer: 46 seats

35. When did final session of unicameral Bhutanese parliament end after 54 years of formation?
Answer: 28 June 2007

36.   When was first televised debate between PDP and DPT  presidents held before 2008 election
Answer; 10 February 2008

37. When was the first general election held in Bhutan?
       Answer: 24 March 2008

38. When was the first elected government formed?
Answer: 9 April 2008

39. When did first Parliament convened after general election 2008?
Answer: 8 May 2008

40. When the Constitution of kingdom of Bhutan did signed by His Majesty the 5th Druk Gyalpo?
Answer:  10:06 a.m, 18 July 2008

41.    If three branches of the governance are legislative and executive, what is the third one?
Answer: Judiciary

42.   Coinciding with World Environment Day, Tuesday was declared as Pedestrian Day. When it was first declared?
Answer: June 5, 2012

43. According Article 4 of the Constitution of Kingdom of Bhutan, how many percentage of total land area should be under forest cover for all time?
Answer: 60 percentages

44.  What is total land area of Bhutan?
Answer: 38394 Sq Km

45. How many National Parks are there in Bhutan?
Answer: 10

46.  Which is the largest national park with 4914 Square Km?
Answer: Wangchuk Centennial Park

47.    How many members are there in United Nations
Answer: 193

48.  His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen didn’t visit which one of the given countries in 2011 after their wedding
A)      Singapore
B)      India
C)     Japan
D)     Nepal
Answer: Nepal

49. In which year did 1st Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru visit Bhutan?
Ans: 1958

50.  When was Anglo-Bhutanese Treaty signed?
Ans: 25th April 1774

51.  Which river system is largest in Bhutan?
Ans:  Manas(Drangme Chu)

52. Which district is known as Switzerland of Bhutan?
Answer: Bumthang

53.   How many members are there in National Judicial Commission?
Ans: 4

54.     Who is Chairman of National Judicial Commission?
Ans: Chief Justice of Bhutan

55.  According to the Constitution, how many Drangpons should be there in High Court excluding Chief Justice?
Ans: 8

56.      Which of the following books about Bhutan is written by a member of Royal Family?
A.      The Raven Tells a Story
B.      Radio Shangri-La
C.     A Hero with Thousand Eyes
D.     Beyond Sky and Earth
 Ans: (A) the Raven Tells a Story

57.   Bhutan  Which political party was disqualified in 2007?
Ans: Bhutan People United Party (BPUP)

58. In 2008 election, People’s Democratic Party won two seats in the National Assembly. If one of the winners was Opposition Leader Tshering Tobgay, who was the other one?
      Ans: Dasho Damche Dorji 

59. What is the name of the award the former education minister, Thakur S Powdyel received in 
January, 2017? 
Distinguished Service(toward education) Award by Samata Sahitya Academy based in Mumbai, India.

60. When was His Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck born? 
His Royal Highness was born on 5th February, 2016



















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