Q. 201 In which of the following situations a Bill DOES NOT lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha?
- 1. A bill originated in the Lok Sabha but is still pending in the Lok Sabha.
- 2. A bill originated and passed by the Rajya Sabha but pending in Lok Sabha.
- 3. If the president has notified the holding of a joint sitting before the dissolution of Lok Sabha.
- 4. A bill originated and passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha.
{Article 107 deals with introduction and passing of bills.}
Q. 202 The famous 19th century philosopher 'Karl Marx' belonged to which country?
- 1. England
- 2. France
- 3. Germany
- 4. Russia
Q. 203 The concept of Curative Petition was first evolved by the Supreme Court in which of the following cases?
- 1. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980)
- 2. Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra & Anr (2002)
- 3. Dr. Upendra Baxi v. State of UP (1983)
- 4. Organisation for Human Rights v. UoI (1976)
{In Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980), the 'rarest of rare' principle in the award of death penalty was first laid down.}
Q. 204 Which of the following industries is not one of the 'Eight Core Industries'?
- 1. Electricity
- 2. Fertilisers
- 3. Refinery products
- 4. Telecommunication
{The Eight Core Industries are: Coal, Crude oil, Natural gas, Refinery products, Fertilisers, Steel, Cement and Electricity.}
Q. 205 Who is the current Prime Minister of Nepal?
- 1. Om Prasad Sharma Oli
- 2. Bidhya Devi Bhandari
- 3. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
- 4. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
Q. 206 Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Leader of Opposition (LoP) post?
- 1. ‘Leader of opposition’ is a statutory post.
- 2. ‘Leader of opposition’ draws its power from the SALOP Act, 1977.
- 3. ‘Leader of opposition’ enjoys the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
- 4. Speaker must appoint ‘Leader of opposition’ even if opposition party doesn't have the 1/10th strength of the quorum.
{The Speaker is not obliged to recognise any member of the largest Opposition party in the Lok Sabha as Leader of Opposition in case the said party does not have the strength equal to 1/10th of the quorum required for a sitting of the House.
-SALOP Act- Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977}
Q. 207 Who is the current Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
- 1. Rajiv Gauba
- 2. Arvind Panagariya
- 3. Rajiv Kumar
- 4. Rajnish Kumar
{Chairperson: PM Narendra Modi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Amitabh Kant}
Q. 208 Transfer of Judges from one High Court to another High Court is made by-
- 1. the President after consultations with the Council of Ministers
- 2. the President after consultations with the Governor of the concerned state.
- 3. the President after consultations with the Chief Justice of India
- 4. the President after consultations with the Chief Justice of concerned High Court
Q. 209 Who is the author of the book titled ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’?
- 1. Shaktikanta Das
- 2. Abhijit Banerjee
- 3. Urjit Patel
- 4. Raghuram Rajan
Q. 210 Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the 'National Party Status'?
- 1. A party has to secure 6% of valid votes polled in 4 or more states at a gen. election to Lok Sabha
- 2. Election Commission has no power to de-register political parties.
- 3. There are six political parties in the country that have the National Party Status.
- 4. The latest party to obtain the status of national party is National People’s Party (NPP).
{At present, there are EIGHT political parties in the country that have the National Party Status. National People’s Party (NPP) is eighth and the latest one to get the status.}
Q. 211 Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts is not correctly matched?
- 1. 103rd CAA- 10% Reservation to EWS
- 2. 102nd CAA- Constitutional status to NCBC
- 3. 101st CAA- Introduced the GST
- 4. 100th CAA- Establishment of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)
{99th CAA- Establishment of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)
100th CAA- It ratified the land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh.}
Q. 212 Which section of the Indian Penal Code lays down the punishment for sedition?
- 1. Section 124A
- 2. Section 122A
- 3. Section 126A
- 4. Section 144A
Q. 213 Which of the following High Courts started the project called 'ZERO PENDENCY COURTS PROJECT'?
- 1. Bombay High Court
- 2. Allahabad High Court
- 3. Delhi High Court
- 4. Calcutta High Court
{Zero Pendency Courts Project is started by Delhi High Court in certain subordinate courts in Delhi.
The objectives of the project were to study the actual, real-time 'Flow of Cases' from the date of institution till final disposal.}
Q. 214 The recommendations of Santhanam Committee were related to-
- 1. Labour welfare
- 2. Prevention of corruption
- 3. Prison reforms
- 4. Pendency of cases in courts
{The Santhanam committee is credited with the creation of the CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION in 1964 which was conferred statutory status in 2003.}
Q. 215 In which year, EVMs were used for the 1st time in the Lok Sabha elections?
- 1. 1999
- 2. 2004
- 3. 2009
- 4. 2014
{EVMs were 1st used in 1982 Kerala Assembly elections (by-election). However, SC struck down the election since Representation of People Act, 1951, didn’t allow use of EVMs.
-RP Act 1951 was amended in 1988 to allow usage of EVMs.
-In 1999, they were used for the 1st time in the entire state for Goa Legislative Assembly elections.
-In 2004, EVMs were used for the 1st time in Lok Sabha elections.}
Q. 216 'Good Governance Index' is launched by which Ministry?
- 1. Ministry of Law and Justice
- 2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
- 3. Ministry of Home Affairs
- 4. Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance
Q. 217 Union Government has constituted the Delimitation Commission for the purpose of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Commission will be headed by-
- 1. Justice (retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai
- 2. Justice (retd.) Kuldip Singh
- 3. Justice MR Shah
- 4. Justice (retd.) Ranjan Gogoi
{In addition to J&K, the Commission has been also constituted for the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland.
-In India, such Delimitation Commissions have been constituted 4 times – in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002.
-The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the President and works in collaboration with the Election Commission of India.}
Q. 218 What is the full form of VVPAT?
- 1. Voter-Verified Paper Automatic Trail
- 2. Verified-Voter Paper Audit Trail
- 3. Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail
- 4. Voter-Verified Print Audit Trail
Q. 219 Concept of 'Creamy Layer' was propounded in which case?
- 1. Union of India v. Varpal Singh
- 2. Indira Sawhney v. Union of India And Ors. (1992)
- 3. M. Nagraj & Others v. Union of India
- 4. I. R. Coelho (deceased) by LRS. v. State of Tamil Nadu
Q. 220 In which of the following cases, The Supreme Court approved the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018?
- 1. Mahender Chawla v. Union of India
- 2. Mahender Chawla v. Central Bureau of Investigation
- 3. Central Vigilance Commission v. State of Gujarat
- 4. Indian Young Lawyers Association v. Union of India
Q. 221 Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the 'ELECTORAL BONDS'?
- 1. They are financial instruments used to fund political parties & have shelf life of only 15 days.
- 2. Political parties who received not less than 1% votes in the last LS election can get its benefit.
- 3. They are issued in the denominations of Rs.1K, 10K, 1 Lakh, 10 Lakhs, 1 crore.
- 4. They are available from the specified branches of any public sector bank.
{Political parties who received not less than 1% votes in the last Lok Sabha as well as Assembly election can get its benefit. Electoral bonds are interest free banking instrument.
-They are available from the specified branches of only the State Bank of India (SBI).}
Q. 222 Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the 'special address by President'?
- 1. Article 87 deals with the provision of 'Special Address by the President'.
- 2. Shall address both Houses together at the beginning of 1st session after general election to Lok Sabha.
- 3. President shall address both Houses at the commencement of the first session of each year.
- 4. President shall address both Houses at the commencement of last session every year.
Q. 223 Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding 'Overseas Citizen of India' (OCI)?
- 1. OCI Scheme was introduced by amending the Citizenship Act, 1955 in August 2005.
- 2. A foreign national who was eligible to become citizen on 26.01.1950 is eligible for registration.
- 3. OCI card holders enjoy fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
- 4. A registered OCI is granted multiple entry, multipurpose, life-long visa for visiting India.
{OCI cardholders do not get voting rights and cannot hold a government job. They have been granted statutory rights under the Citizenship Act, 1955. Therefore, what right is granted depends on policy of Central government.
-Recently, government held that OCI card holders do not enjoy Fundamental rights.}
Q. 224 The Anti-Defection Law, technically the Schedule X of the Indian Constitution, was enacted by which Constitutional Amendment?
- 1. 42nd Amendment Act
- 2. 44th Amendment Act
- 3. 52nd Amendment Act
- 4. 54th Amendment Act
Q. 225 Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the 'minority status' in India?
- 1. Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain are the 6 notified religious minority communities
- 2. No linguistic minority has been notified by the Central Government till date.
- 3. Religious classification of minorities is done on all-India basis and not state-wise.
- 4. Article 26 deals with the Right of minorities to establish & administer educational institutions.
{Constitution of India does not define minorities. Centre, under the powers conferred by Section 2 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 can notify a community a minority community.
-Article 30 deals with the Right of minorities to establish & administer educational institutions.}
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