Q. 26 The Right to Access to the internet is useful for exercising which of the following Fundamental Rights?
- 1. Freedom of Speech and Expression
- 2. Right to carry out trade, business and occupation
- 3. Right to Life
- 4. All of the above
In January 2020, the Supreme Court while reviewing all orders of restrictions imposed (including indefinite suspension of the internet) in Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of the scrapping of the state’s special status, held that “the freedom of speech and expression and the freedom to practice any profession or carry on any trade, business or occupation over the medium of internet enjoys constitutional protection under Article 19(1) (a) and Article 19(1)”.
The court also held that the restrictions on the internet have to follow the principles of proportionality under Article 19(2).
The judgement by the court follows the Kerala High Court’s judgement in Faheema Shirin v. State of Kerala, where the right to internet access was recognised as a fundamental right forming a part of the right to privacy and the right to education under Article 21 of the constitution.
Q. 27 Which of the following is not true in relation to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019?
- 1. The Act has amended Schedule I of the Constitution
- 2. The Act has amended Article 4 of the Constitution.
- 3. The Act has amended Schedule IV of the Constitution.
- 4. None of the above.
Here, the statement which is not true has been asked.
Article 4 specifies that if the laws under Article 2 and 3 are practiced, then they shall not be considered as amendments of the constitution under Article 368.
Schedule I lists India’s states and territories, changes in their borders and the laws used to make that change.
Schedule IV contains the provisions in relation to the allocation of seats for states and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha.
Q. 28 'Per Incuriam' means-
- 1. Judgement given against law
- 2. Judgement given contrary to the natural law
- 3. Judgement given contrary to peoples’ conscience
- 4. All of the above
Per incuriam, literally translated as ‘through lack of care’, refers to a judgement of a court which has been decided without reference to a statutory provision or earlier judgement which would have been relevant.
Q. 29 Which of the following players has been awarded with Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ‘ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade’?
- 1. MS Dhoni
- 2. AB de Villiers
- 3. Sachin Tendulkar
- 4. Virat Kohli
-The winners of prestigious ICC Awards of the Decade were announced on 28th December, 2020.
· ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade- Virat Kohli
· ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade- Ellyse Perry (Australia)
· ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade- MS Dhoni
Q. 30 Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to punish for contempt of itself?
- 1. Article 136
- 2. Article 139
- 3. Article 129
- 4. Article 348
Article 129- The Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.
Chapter IV of Part V of the Constitution i.e. ‘The Union Judiciary’- lists Articles from 124 to 147 (Supreme Court).
Q. 31 Who is considered as a defender and guarantor of the Fundamental Rights?
- 1. President
- 2. Prime Minister
- 3. Supreme Court
- 4. Parliament
Article 32 makes the Supreme Court the ultimate defender or guarantor of the Fundamental Rights.
In Romesh
Thappar v. State of Madras (1950), the Supreme Court observed that Article 32
provides a “guaranteed” remedy for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
Q. 32 General election in the Independent India was held for the first time
in?
- 1. 1950-51
- 2. 1951-52
- 3. 1949-50
- 4. 1947-48
The Indian general election of 1951-52, held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952, was the first election to the Lok Sabha since India became independent in August 1947.
- The voter turnout was 45.70%.
- There were 489 seats in the Lok Sabha at that time and 245 seats were required for a majority.
- The Indian National Congress (INC) won 364 of the 489 seats and 45% of the total votes polled.
- The Communist Party of India won 16 seats and emerged as the second-largest party (seat-wise).
- The second-largest party (voter-turnout wise) was Socialist Party with a voter turnout of 10.59% winning 12 seats.
- 1. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
- 2. R Muralidharan
- 3. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
- 4. Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, who is in the capacity of Minister of State (Independent Charge). The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports administers the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports in India.
Q. 34 The Indian Penal Code,1860 has-
- 1. 511 sections
- 2. 520 sections
- 3. 512 sections
- 4. 510 sections
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 is sub-divided into 23 chapters and comprises 511 sections. The Code starts with an introduction, provides explanations and exceptions used in it, and covers a wide range of offences.
The Code was drafted on the recommendations of first Law Commission of India established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Thomas Babington Macaulay. It came into force in British India during the early British Raj period in 1862.
Q. 35 Which chapter of the Indian Penal Code deals with the 'offences affecting the Human Body'?
- 1. Chapter XX
- 2. Chapter XVI
- 3. Chapter XXII
- 4. Chapter XIV
Chapter XVI (Sections 299 to 377) deals with the 'offences affecting the Human Body'.
Q. 36 The maxim 'Res judicata' means-
- 1. Reason for being a part of the judgement
- 2. A case which has already been adjudicated
- 3. Under judicial consideration
- 4. Reserved decision
The maxim ’Res Judicata’ means ‘the thing has been judged’, meaning thereby that the issue before the court has already been decided by another court, between the same parties. In other words, a matter that has been adjudicated by a competent court and therefore may not be pursued further by the same parties.
Res Judicata as a concept is applicable both in case of Civil as well as
Criminal legal system.
Q. 37 Which Article of the Constitution provides for the creation of the All-India
Judicial Service (AIJS)?
- 1. Article 322
- 2. Article 340
- 3. Article 319
- 4. Article 312
Article 312 provides for the creation of the All-India Judicial Service (AIJS).
It states that if the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) declares by resolution supported by not less than 2/3rd of the members present and voting that it is necessary or expedient in the national interest so to do, Parliament may by law provide for the creation of one or more all India Services (including an India Judicial Service) common to the Union and the states.
Q. 38 'Kaka Kalelkar Committee' and 'Ram Nandan Committee' were related to-
- 1. Backward Classes
- 2. Indian Judiciary
- 3. Police Reforms
- 4. Criminal Justice
-The first backward classes commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of Kaka Kalelkar. It submitted its report in 1955.
-Ram Nandan Committee was appointed to identify the creamy layer
among the OBCs. It submitted its report in 1993, which was accepted.
Q. 39 Arrange chronologically-
1. Fazl Ali Commission 2. Dhar Commission 3. JVP Committee
- 1. 1-2-3
- 2. 2-3-1
- 3. 3-2-1
- 4. 1-3-2
- June, 1948- Dhar Commission
- December, 1948- JVP Committee (Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallahbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya)
- December, 1953- Fazl Ali Commission
Q. 40 Which of the following is a Valid Contract?
- 1. A wagering contract
- 2. A contract with a minor
- 3. A contract of Insurance
- 4. A contract in restraint of marriage
-According to the Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, a contract with a minor is void.
-According to the Section 26 of the Indian Contract Act, an agreement in restraint of marriage is Void. It reads, “every agreement in restraint of the marriage of any person, other than a minor, is void”.
-The word ‘wager’ means ‘a bet’ something stated to be lost or won on the result of a doubtful issue.
Section 30 of the Indian Contract Act talks about wagering agreements, which reads as “agreements by way of wager are void”.
Q. 41 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
- 1. Presently, the Supreme Court has 2 sitting female judges.
- 2. Since its inception, only 8 female judges have been appointed to the
Supreme Court so far.
- 3. The first female judge of the Supreme Court was appointed in 1989.
- 4. All of the above are correct.
- Supreme Court has only 2 women judges namely Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee, as against a total sanctioned strength of 34 judges and there has never been a female Chief Justice of India.
- Justice Fathima Beevi (appointed in 1989) was the first woman Supreme Court judge.
- 1. Article 13
- 2. Article 19
- 3. Article 15
- 4. Article 20
Article 14, 15, 16, 39 and 42 of the Constitution of India provide for gender justice.
Article 14- Equality before law
Article 15- Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
Article 16- Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
Article 39- Certain principles of policy to be followed by the State
Article 42- Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief
Q. 43 The headquarter of the Reserve Bank of India is located at-
- 1. New Delhi
- 2. Bengaluru
- 3. Mumbai
- 4. Chennai
-RBI Governer- Sh. Shaktikanta Das
RBI was founded on 1st April 1935 to respond to the economic troubles after the First World War. RBI was conceptualised as per the guidelines, working style and outlook presented by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in his book titled ‘The Problem of the Rupee- Its Origin and its Solution’ and presented to the Hilton Young Commission.
Eventually, the Central Legislative Assembly passed these guidelines as the RBI Act 1934. The bank was set up based on the recommendations of the 1926 Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance, also known as the Hilton Young Commission.
Though privately owned initially, it was nationalised in 1949 and since then fully owned by the Government of India.
Q. 44 Which of the following can be taken as instrument(s) of India's soft
power?
- 1. Influence of Yoga
- 2. Influence of Buddhism
- 3. Influence of Bollywood
- 4. All of the above
-Yoga has gained admiration and captured peoples’ imagination across the world, and thus has become a source of India’s soft power.
-The Buddhist faith, due to its emphasis on peaceful co-existence and its wide pan-Asian presence, lends itself well to soft-power diplomacy.
-India is in a position to claim legitimacy in its promotion of Buddhist diplomacy for a number of reasons. Buddhist faith originated in India, therefore granting it singular historical legitimacy and having numerous sites of importance to the Buddhist faith, such as Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Nalanda. (Reference – Communicating India’s Soft Power: Buddha to Bollywood)
Q. 45 The International Tribunal which has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals
for the international crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against
humanity is-
- 1. International Court of Justice
- 2. Permanent Court of Arbitration
- 3. UNHCR
- 4. International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) headquartered at The Hague, Netherlands, is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crimes of aggression.
Q. 46 Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in-
- 1. Making cut motions
- 2. The Removal of the government
- 3. Amending the Constitution
- 4. The matter of creating new All India Services
An amendment to the Constitution (under Article 368) requires the Bill to be passed by both Houses separately. There is no provision of a joint sitting.
All other options, either Lok Sabha has more powers (removal of government,
cut motions) or Rajya Sabha has special powers (creating new AIS).
Q. 47 India has begun its ____-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 1, 2021.
- 1. One-year tenure
- 2. Two-year tenure
- 3. Three-year tenure
- 4. Four-year tenure
India has begun its two-year tenure in the 15-nation United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member – the eighth time that our country has had a seat on the powerful horseshoe table.
- India will be UNSC President in August 2021 and will preside over the Council again for a month in 2022.
- India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations - TS Tirumurti.
Q. 48 Which country is the latest to become a member of the United Nations?
- 1. Kosovo
- 2. East Timor
- 3. Eritrea
- 4. South Sudan
At its founding, the United Nations had 51 member states; with the addition of South Sudan in 2011, membership is now 193.
-UN Secretary General- António Guterres (Portuguese)
-Official Languages of UN- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Q. 49 Which of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporates
protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination?
- 1. Right against exploitation
- 2. Right to equality
- 3. Right to Constitutional remedies
- 4. Right to freedom
Protection against untouchability is provided under Article 17, which is
incorporated in the Fundamental Rights (Part III) within the Right to Equality
(Article 14 – 18).
Q. 50 The International Law Commission is a body to-
- 1. Codify International Law
- 2. Conciliate among/between the disputing states
- 3. Constitute an arbitration tribunal for settlement of a dispute
- 4. Investigate situations which may threaten international security
The International Law Commission is a body of experts responsible for helping develop and codify International law. It is composed of 34 individuals recognised for their expertise and qualifications on International law, who are elected by the United Nations General Assembly every five years.
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