1. In relation to the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha has special powers with reference to:
1) Removal of the vice president
2) Passing resolution to legislate on state list
3) Resolution for a new all India service
4) All the above
2. Which of the following secretariats finds a place in the constitution?
a) Central Secretariat
b) Cabinet Secretariat
c) PMO
d) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariat
1) No secretariat has a constitutional recognition
2) a, b, c
3) d only
4) a & b
3. Which of the following are true?
a) Compulsory voting is a feature of Gujarat local body election
b) Minimum educational qualification is a feature of Haryana local body election
c) PESA act was enacted in 1996
d) Khap Panchayats are established under the 73rd amendment
1) a, b, c, d
2) a, b, c
3) b, c, d
4) a, c, d
4. Which of the following are true about the 14th Finance Commission recommendations?
a) The 14th Finance Commission is of the view that tax devolution should be the primary route for transfer of resources to the States.
b) In understanding the States needs, it has ignored the Plan and non-Plan distinctions
c) According to the Commission, the increased devolution of the divisible pool of taxes is a “compositional shift in transfers”- from grants to tax devolution
d) In recommending an horizontal distribution, it has used broad parameters-population (1971), changes in population since then, income distance, forest cover and area, among others.
1) a, b, c, d
2) a, b, d
3) b, c, d
4) a, c, d
5. Which of the followings are given central position in the PESA act?
1) Gram Sabha
2) Gram Panchayat
3) Panchayat Samiti
4) Zilla Parishad
6. Which of the following are true regarding the 73rd and 74th amendments?
a) 74th amendment has certain provisions which are applicable to the rural areas
b) 73rd and 74th amendments have certain provisions in common
c) These amendments are not self executor
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) b, c
4) a, c
7. Who among the following have the power to grant land rights in a tribal area under the Forest Rights Act?
1) Gram Sabha
2) Tribal village Head man
3) State legislature
4) District Collector
8. Which of the following are correct regarding the service conditions and allowance of the Judges of High Court?
a) There is no joining time allowance to them
b) There should be ten years practice as an Advocate in calculating pensionary benefits for a High Court Judge.
1) a, b
2) a only
3) b only
4) None
9. Creation of commercial divisions and commercial appellate divisions in High Courts and commercial courts is possible at which level?
1) State level
2) Central level
3) District level
4) All the levels
10. Which of the following are true?
a) Asia’s cleanest village is in Meghalaya
b) The village with 100% literacy rate is Pothanikkad
c) First village with all urban facilities is in Gujarat
d) The only village which distributes sweets when a girl child is born is in Haryana
1) a, b, c, d
2) a, c, d
3) b, c, d
4) a, b, d
11. What is true about the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2015?
a) Heinous crime is not a cruel crime for juvenile as defined by this act.
b) 16 years and above people will be tried as adults if they commit heinous crime
c) The bill mandates setting up Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committees in every district
d) Juvenile Justice Boards and Child Welfare Committees must have atleast one women member
1) a, b, c, d
2) b, c, d
3) a, c, d
4) a, b, d
12. Who will be the members of the Juvenile Justice Board, under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2015?
1) A Judicial Magistrate
2) Two social workers as members
3) One woman among the members
4) All the above
13. Which of the following cannot be amended?
1) Judicial review
2) Federal structure
3) Parliamentary government
4) All the above
14. Find the correct statement:
a) Speaker may reject the resignation of a member of Lok Sabha
b) If a person is elected to both the Parliament and state legislature simultaneously, if he does not resign for one, he has to lose both the seats.
1) a, b
2) a only
3) b only
4) Neither
15. Who may determine the disqualification of a Member of Parliament?
1) The President
2) Speaker
3) Vice President
4) Any one of the above
16. Which among the following are not appointed by the President?
1) CIC
2) NCST
3) NCM
4) NCBC
17. Which of the following is a correct explanation with reference to the relation between the RBI and President?
a) President appoints the Governor of the RBI
b) President declares the monetary policy
c) President is the custodian of the consolidated fund of India
d) President is the custodian of the Public Account of India
1) a, b, c, d
2) b, c, d
3) c, d
4) d only
18. Find the right statement:
a) Constitution of India was adopted on 1949 November 26 as declared in the preamble.
b) Constitution of India came in to force on 1950 January 26th as a matter of tradition. The date was not mentioned in the constitution.
1) a, b
2) a only
3) b only
4) None
19. With reference to “Financial Stability and Development Council” Consider the following statements.
a) It was created by the idea of Raghu Ram Rajan Committee.
b) An apex level FSDC is not a statutory Body.
c) It monitors macro prudential supervision of the Economy.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
1) a and b
2) b only
3) c only
4) a, b and c
20. Recently, India’s first “National Investment and Manufacturing Zone” was proposed to be set up in which state?
1) Gujarat
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Andhra Pradesh
21. With reference to “SWAYAM” an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development, consider the following statements
1) Study Webs of Active -Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) will offer free online courses to citizens of India.
2) Fees would be levied in case learner requires certificate.
3) Microsoft is the Technology Partner for this venture
4) 1, 2 and 3
22. The head quarters of the New Development Bank is located in
1) Shanghai
2) New Delhi
3) Moscow
4) Cape Town
23. When did India ratify the Paris Agreement (Climate Change)?
1) 2016 2nd October
2) 2016 2nd November
3) 2016 2nd December
4) None of the above
24. “Clean Environment Cess” Means?
1) A Tax on Gold
2) A Tax on Coal
3) A Tax on Polluted Water
4) A Tax on Polluted Air
25. “TINXSYS” Means?
1) TAX Information Exchange System
2) Tax Information Enable system
3) Tax Information Evolution System
4) None of above
26. During which year East Asia faced Economic crisis?
1) 1997-1998
2) 1996-1997
3) 1998-1999
4) 1995-1996
27. “Twin Balance Sheet Problem” means?
1) Both banking and corporate seaters were under Stress
2) Both banking and real estates were under stress
3) Both agriculture and mining were under stress.
4) Both agriculture and corporate seaters were under stress
28. Expand “PARA”.
1) Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency
2) Public sector Asset Recovering Agency
3) Public sector Remittance Agency
4) None of the above
29. Which Finance commission allowed states to borrow directly from the Market?
1) 12th Finance Commission
2) 14th Finance Commission
3) 13th Finance Commission
4) None of the above
30. The main purpose behind demonetization was to curb
1) Corruption
2) Counterfeiting
3) The use of high denomination notes for terrorist activities
4) The accumulation of Black Money
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