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Q301.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)?

  1. A.Members of the Parliament (MPs) sanction, execute and complete works under the scheme.
  2. B.Nominated Members of the Parliament can recommend works for implementation anywhere in the country.
  3. C.The scheme is fully funded by the Government of India.
  4. D.The annual entitlement per MP is ₹5 crore.
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Correct answer: A. Members of the Parliament (MPs) sanction, execute and complete works under the scheme.

. Under MPLADS an MP only recommends works; the district authority sanctions, executes and completes them.

Q302.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about National Recruitment Agency is correct?

  1. A.It is a body to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist the candidates for vacancies under 'Group B' and 'Group C' of the Government.
  2. B.Employment in private sector is facilitated in all the districts, particularly 117 aspirational districts.
  3. C.It was set up in 2014.
  4. D.It has been accorded Constitutional status in 2021.
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Correct answer: A. It is a body to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist the candidates for vacancies under 'Group B' and 'Group C' of the Government.

. The National Recruitment Agency was created to hold a Common Eligibility Test to shortlist candidates for Group B and Group C (non-technical) posts of the Central Government.

Q303.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Indian Federalism?

  1. A.The federating units consented to form a union
  2. B.Residuary powers vest with the Centre
  3. C.Single citizenship
  4. D.An extensive Union and Concurrent list
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Correct answer: A. The federating units consented to form a union

The Indian federation was not formed by an agreement among the States, so "the federating units consented to form a union" is not a feature of Indian federalism.

Q304.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements : 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution. 2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. 3. A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2
  3. C.2 and 3
  4. D.3 only
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Correct answer: B. 1 and 2

Article 107 of the Constitution decides which bills die when the Lok Sabha is dissolved. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution, whether it began there or came from the Rajya Sabha, so statement 1 is correct.

Q305.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements : While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration 1. He/She shall not preside. 2. He/She shall not have the right to speak. 3. He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

Article 96 of the Constitution sets out the Speaker's position while a resolution for his or her removal is being considered.

Q306.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements about Lokpal : I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India. II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory, and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson. III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be. IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.III only
  2. B.II and III
  3. C.I and IV
  4. D.None of the above statements is correct
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Correct answer: A. III only

Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, only the age rule holds. Statement III is right: a Chairperson or Member must be at least 45 years old on the date of taking office.

Q307.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the functioning of the Panchayats is not correct?

  1. A.Panchayats may levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls, etc.
  2. B.A person who has attained the age of 25 years will be eligible to be a member of a Panchayat.
  3. C.Every Panchayat shall ordinarily continue for five years from the date of its first meeting.
  4. D.A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution shall continue only for the remainder of the full period.
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Correct answer: B. A person who has attained the age of 25 years will be eligible to be a member of a Panchayat.

Under Article 243F, the minimum age to become a member of a Panchayat is 21 years, not 25. Part IX of the Constitution, added by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 and in force from 24 April 1993, lays down the framework of Panchayati Raj.

Q308.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

As per Article 371G of the Constitution of India, special provisions have been made with respect to the state of Mizoram. Accordingly, no Act of Parliament shall apply on certain matters unless the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram so decides by a resolution. Which one of the following matters is not covered under this Article ?

  1. A.Religious or social practices of the Mizos
  2. B.Mizo customary law and procedure
  3. C.Administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Mizo customary law
  4. D.Ownership and transfer of natural resources
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Correct answer: D. Ownership and transfer of natural resources

Article 371G protects the ownership and transfer of land in Mizoram, not of natural resources in general. Article 371G was added by the 53rd Amendment Act, 1986, when Mizoram became a state after the Mizo Peace Accord.

Q311.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Which one of the following organizations challenged the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in the Supreme Court of India?

  1. A.Naz Foundation (India) Trust
  2. B.Bachpan Bachao Andolan
  3. C.Sambhav Foundation India
  4. D.ActionAid India
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Correct answer: A. Naz Foundation (India) Trust

This Delhi-based NGO, working on HIV/AIDS, led the long legal fight against Section 377 of the IPC. Section 377 punished "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" and was used against consensual same-sex relations.

Q312.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IEasy

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ?

  1. A.B. R. Ambedkar
  2. B.Rajendra Prasad
  3. C.Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
  4. D.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Correct answer: B. Rajendra Prasad

Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946 and presided over it until the Constitution was adopted.

Q313.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements with regard to the Speaker, Lok Sabha is/are correct ? 1. The election of the Speaker of Lok Sabha is conducted by the Election Commission of India 2. The Speaker on assuming his office is not required to make and subscribe oath or affirmation 3. The Speaker does not exercise a casting vote in case of equality of votes Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.2 only
  2. B.1 and 3
  3. C.1 only
  4. D.2 and 3
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Correct answer: A. 2 only

The Speaker takes no separate oath for the office, while statements 1 and 3 are false.

Q314.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IHard

Which one of the following statements relating to the power of the President of India to grant pardon is not correct?

  1. A.The President has the power to grant pardon where punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial.
  2. B.The President can grant pardon in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death.
  3. C.The Court's power of judicial review is very limited in relation to the decision of the President on mercy petition.
  4. D.The power to grant pardon by the President is the power that the sovereign never exercises against its own judicial mandate.
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Correct answer: D. The power to grant pardon by the President is the power that the sovereign never exercises against its own judicial mandate.

The pardoning power is exactly the power by which the sovereign, acting through the President, can set aside or soften the result of its own courts' judgment, so saying it is never exercised against the judicial mandate is wrong.

Q315.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding Public Accounts Committee is correct ?

  1. A.It consists of fifteen members from Lok Sabha and seven members from Rajya Sabha
  2. B.It consists of twenty members from Lok Sabha and ten members from Rajya Sabha
  3. C.The term of members of Public Accounts Committee is five years
  4. D.Finance Minister is the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee
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Correct answer: A. It consists of fifteen members from Lok Sabha and seven members from Rajya Sabha

The Public Accounts Committee has 22 members: 15 elected by the Lok Sabha and 7 by the Rajya Sabha.

Q316.Indian PolityMedium

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced which earlier law?

  1. A.The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
  2. B.The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
  3. C.The Special Marriage Act, 1954
  4. D.The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
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Correct answer: A. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929

That law only restrained child marriage by punishing those who performed it; the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 goes further, making such a marriage voidable at the option of the contracting party who was a child, providing for Child Marriage Prohibition Officers and injunctions, and keeping the legal age…

Q317.Indian PolityMedium

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed in which year?

  1. A.1955
  2. B.1976
  3. C.1989
  4. D.1995
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Correct answer: C. 1989

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 came into force on 30 January 1990. It defines a long list of specific atrocities, provides for Special Courts and Special Public Prosecutors, requires relief and rehabilitation for victims, and bars anticipatory bail for the offences it creates.

Q319.Indian PolityMedium

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 gave statutory form to the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in which case?

  1. A.Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan
  2. B.Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
  3. C.Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum
  4. D.Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
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Correct answer: A. Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan

In 1997 the Supreme Court, hearing this petition, framed the Vishaka guidelines, the first binding statement of an employer's duty to prevent and redress sexual harassment at the workplace.

Q320.Indian PolityMedium

Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, a child of which age group may be tried as an adult for a heinous offence after a preliminary assessment?

  1. A.14 to 16 years
  2. B.16 to 18 years
  3. C.12 to 14 years
  4. D.18 to 21 years
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Correct answer: B. 16 to 18 years

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 allows the Juvenile Justice Board to conduct a preliminary assessment of a child who has completed sixteen years and is alleged to have committed a heinous offence, that is one punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more.