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Indian PolityMediumAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper I

Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. The abolition of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 was recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission 2. The Right to Information Act was enacted in 2005 Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer

C. Both 1 and 2

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Both 1 and 2. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission asked for the Official Secrets Act to be repealed, and the Right to Information Act was passed in 2005.

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission was set up in 2005 under the chairmanship of Veerappa Moily. Its very first report, Right to Information: Master Key to Good Governance (2006), recommended that the colonial Official Secrets Act, 1923 be repealed and replaced by a chapter in the National Security Act, so that secrecy would not override openness in government. The Right to Information Act, 2005 was passed by Parliament in June 2005 and came fully into force on 12 October 2005. It replaced the weaker Freedom of Information Act, 2002 and set up the Central and State Information Commissions.

A is wrong because statement 2 is also correct. B is wrong because statement 1 is also correct. D is wrong because both statements are true.

Exam tip: RTI Act 2005, in force 12 October 2005; the first report of the Second ARC (Moily) sought repeal of the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

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Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Which among the following is not correct?

  1. A.Legislation on criminal law, barring exceptions, is a subject under the Concurrent List.
  2. B.Bankruptcy and Insolvency are subjects under the Concurrent List.
  3. C.Inter-State trade and commerce is a subject under the State List.
  4. D.Banking is exclusively under the Union List.
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Correct answer: C. Inter-State trade and commerce is a subject under the State List.

Trade and commerce between States is Entry 42 of the Union List, so it is wrong to place it in the State List.

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following powers has not been conferred on the President of India?

  1. A.Appointment of Prime Minister
  2. B.To decide at his/her discretion any question regarding disqualification of a Member of the Parliament
  3. C.To grant pardon to a person who has been punished by a court-martial
  4. D.To remove a Judge of the High Court
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Correct answer: B. To decide at his/her discretion any question regarding disqualification of a Member of the Parliament

Under Article 103 the President decides a question of disqualification of an MP, but must obtain the opinion of the Election Commission and act according to it, so there is no discretion.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Which among the following statements regarding the powers of the High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not correct?

  1. A.It can issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, and prohibition.
  2. B.Writs can be issued to enforce any rights conferred by Part-III and for any other purpose.
  3. C.This power can derogate the power conferred on the Supreme Court under Article 32(2).
  4. D.Writ can be issued to any authority under its jurisdiction.
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Correct answer: C. This power can derogate the power conferred on the Supreme Court under Article 32(2).

Article 226(4) says expressly that the High Court's writ power shall not be in derogation of the power conferred on the Supreme Court by Article 32(2).

Q4.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IEasy

Consider the following quote :

"On the 26th January, 1950, we are going to enter a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality."

To whom among the following leaders is this quote attributed?

  1. A.Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B.Sarojini Naidu
  3. C.B. R. Ambedkar
  4. D.Somnath Lahiri
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Correct answer: C. B. R. Ambedkar

He spoke these words in his final speech to the Constituent Assembly on 25 November 1949. Dr B. R. Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee, closed the debates on the draft Constitution with a speech warning about the gap between political and social democracy.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Which among the following deals with Habeas Corpus?

  1. A.State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain and Ors. (1975)
  2. B.Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur v. Shivakant Shukla (1976)
  3. C.Mrs. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)
  4. D.Nandini Satpathy v. P.L. Dani (1978)
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Correct answer: B. Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur v. Shivakant Shukla (1976)

This is the famous habeas corpus case decided during the Emergency. During the Emergency of 1975 to 1977, the President suspended the right to move courts for the enforcement of Article 21.