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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
In India, the right to form Co-operative societies is a
Correct
• ANS-D
• Explanation:
• The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 gave a constitutional status and protection to co-operative societies.
• It made the right to form co-operative societies a fundamental right (Article 19).
• It included a new Directive Principle of State Policy on promotion of co-operative societies (Article 43-B).
Incorrect
• ANS-D
• Explanation:
• The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 gave a constitutional status and protection to co-operative societies.
• It made the right to form co-operative societies a fundamental right (Article 19).
• It included a new Directive Principle of State Policy on promotion of co-operative societies (Article 43-B).
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
Which of the following is/are brought under the jurisdiction of the anti-corruption
body known as Lokpal?
1. Institutions aided by the government
2. The Office of Prime Minister
3. Entities receiving more than 10 lakhs from foreign sources
4. Members of the Parliament
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Correct
• ANS-B
• Explanation:
• The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act (2013) seeks to establish the institution of the Lokpal at the Centre and the Lokayukta at the level of the State and thus seeks to provide a uniform vigilance and anti-corruption road map for the nation both at the Centre and at the States.
• The jurisdiction of Lokpal includes the Prime Minister, Ministers, Members of Parliament and Groups A, B, C and D officers and officials of the Central Government.
• The Prime Minister has been brought under the purview of the Lokpal with subject matter exclusions and specific process for handling complaints against the Prime Minister.
• Institutions which are financed fully or partly by Government are under the jurisdiction of Lokpal, but institutions aided by Government are excluded.
• Hence 2, 3, and 4 are only correct.
Incorrect
• ANS-B
• Explanation:
• The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act (2013) seeks to establish the institution of the Lokpal at the Centre and the Lokayukta at the level of the State and thus seeks to provide a uniform vigilance and anti-corruption road map for the nation both at the Centre and at the States.
• The jurisdiction of Lokpal includes the Prime Minister, Ministers, Members of Parliament and Groups A, B, C and D officers and officials of the Central Government.
• The Prime Minister has been brought under the purview of the Lokpal with subject matter exclusions and specific process for handling complaints against the Prime Minister.
• Institutions which are financed fully or partly by Government are under the jurisdiction of Lokpal, but institutions aided by Government are excluded.
• Hence 2, 3, and 4 are only correct.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
Which of the following for first time provides a clear cut constitutional recognition to
the existence of political parties in India?
Correct
• ANS-B
• Explanation:
• The 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 provided for the disqualification of themembers of Parliament and the state legislatures on the ground of defection from onepolitical party to another.
• A member of a House belonging to any political party becomes disqualified for being amember of the House, (a) if he voluntarily gives up his membership of such politicalparty; or (b) if he votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any directionissued by his political party;
• Like this provision, many provisions in the Anti-defection law gives, for the first time, aclear-cut constitutional recognition to the existence of political parties.
Incorrect
• ANS-B
• Explanation:
• The 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 provided for the disqualification of themembers of Parliament and the state legislatures on the ground of defection from onepolitical party to another.
• A member of a House belonging to any political party becomes disqualified for being amember of the House, (a) if he voluntarily gives up his membership of such politicalparty; or (b) if he votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any directionissued by his political party;
• Like this provision, many provisions in the Anti-defection law gives, for the first time, aclear-cut constitutional recognition to the existence of political parties.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
For election to the Rajya Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by
Correct
• ANS-D
• Explanation:
• The requirement that a candidate contesting an election to the Rajya Sabha from a particular state should be an elector in that particular state was dispensed with in 2003.
• In 2006, the Supreme Court up held the constitutional validity of this change.
• Hence option B is incorrect.
• He must be citizen of India and registered as an elector for a parliamentary constituency.
• Hence option D is correct.
Incorrect
• ANS-D
• Explanation:
• The requirement that a candidate contesting an election to the Rajya Sabha from a particular state should be an elector in that particular state was dispensed with in 2003.
• In 2006, the Supreme Court up held the constitutional validity of this change.
• Hence option B is incorrect.
• He must be citizen of India and registered as an elector for a parliamentary constituency.
• Hence option D is correct.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
1. Chhattisgarh shares border with six states only
2. Assam shares border with seven states only
3. Uttar Pradesh shares border with eight states only
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
• ANS-C
• Explanation:
• Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Jharkhand in northeast, Maharashtra in the southwest, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Odisha in the southeast.
• It borders with Seven states only.
• The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilo metres (14 mi) wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India.
• The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand and an international border with Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the south, and touches the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast.
Incorrect
• ANS-C
• Explanation:
• Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Jharkhand in northeast, Maharashtra in the southwest, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Odisha in the southeast.
• It borders with Seven states only.
• The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilo metres (14 mi) wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India.
• The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand and an international border with Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh to the south, and touches the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to the southeast.