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Dr. JP IAS ACADEMY 4. Which of the following functions are performed by

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2. Beneficiaries of various Government Pro-
grammes are identified.
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1. Consider the following statements regarding the re- 4. Public related problems are discussed.

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moval of chairperson of UPSC-
Select the correct answer using the Codes given below:
A. 1, 2, 3 B. 2, 3, 4 C. 1, 3 and 4 D. 1, 2 and

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1. President can refer the matter to the Supreme
Court for an enquiry. 4
2. Under the provisions of the Constitution, the ad- 5. Consider the following statements regarding CAG.

vice tendered by the Supreme Court in this re-
gard is not binding on the president.
3. During the course of enquiry by the Supreme
Court, the president has to suspend the chair-
man or the member of UPSC.
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1. He is appointed by the president for a term of 5
years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier.
2. The CAG has no control over the issue of money

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from the consolidated fund of India.
Which of the above statements are correct-
A. Only 1 and 2 B. Only 2 and 3 C. All
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D. None be determined by the president.
2. Consider the following statements regarding the 74th
amendment act - 4. The CAG can be removed only on the grounds
of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
1. It gave statutory status to the municipalities.
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2. The act lays down that four-fifths of the mem-

Which of the statements is/are correct?
bers of a municipality should be elected by the
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elected members of the district Panchayat and A. 1 and 3 B. 2 and 4 C. 1, 2 and 3 D. 1, 2,

municipalities in the district from amongst them- 3 and 4
selves. 6. Who among the following is not a member of the Pan-
3. District Planning Committee is voluntary under chayat Samiti?
the Act.
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A. Members of the Union Parliament belonging to

4. Metropolitan Planning Committee is mandatory that area B. Elected members of the State Legisla-
under the Act.
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tive belonging to that area C. Sarpanchas of all the

Panchayats D. All of the above are members
Which of the given statements are true-
7. Consider the following statements about Election
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 B. Only 1 and 2 C. Only 3
Commission in India.
D. None
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3. Consider the following statements. 1. Election Commission of India is a non-

permanent Constitutional Body.
1. The office of Solicitor General is a constitutional 2. The Secretariat of the Commission has an inde-
one. pendent budget, which is finalised by the Cabi-
2. The Attorney General of India is a member of net.
central cabinet. 3. The Commission ensures inner party democracy
in the functioning of registered political parties
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. by insisting upon them to hold their organiza-
A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 and 2 D. None tional elections at periodic intervals.

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4. The decisions of the Commission cannot be chal- 11. Which of the following are voluntary provisions under
lenged in the High Court and the Supreme Court the PRI Act?
of the India by virtue of it being a Constitutional
body. 1. Organisation of Gram Sabha in a village or group
of villages.
Select the incorrect statements from the codes given 2. Giving representation to members of the Parlia-
below: ment (both the Houses) and the state legislature
A. Only 1 B. 1 and 2 C. 3 and 4 D. 1, 2 and (both the Houses) in the panchayats at different
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3. Providing reservation of seats (both members
8. Which of the following statements about the election
and chairpersons) for backward classes in pan-
commission are not correct:

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chayats at any level.
1. Qualifications of the election commissioner are 4. Granting powers and authority to the panchay-
not prescribed in the constitution. ats to enable them to function as institutions

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of self- government (in brief, making them au-
2. Term of the office of the election commissioner
tonomous bodies).
are not specified in the constitution.
3. Election commissioner is not debarred from tak- A. 2 and 4 B. 2 and 3 C. 2, 3 and 4 D. All of
ing any roles after retirement from this position. the above

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4. Constitution prescribes that election commission 12. Consider the following statements regarding FIRST
should be a three member body PAST THE POST SYSTEM (FPTP) in India.
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Chose from the following options: 1. In this method every party gets seat in the leg-
A. 1, 2 and 3 B. 1, 2 and 4 C. 2 only D. 4 islature in the proportion to the percentage of
only votes that it gets.
2. In this system voters vote for the candidate &
9. Which of the following is/ are true with respect to
not for the Party.
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3. In this election method the winning candidate is

1. A proposer of any candidate can also be a can- one who gets majority of the votes.
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didate for the same constituency

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. The nomination of a candidate cannot be re-
jected by the Returning Officer for suppressing A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. 1 and 2 D. 2 and 3
or giving false information in the affidavit
13. Consider the following statements with reference to
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3. Even if a candidate is contesting from two con- Lok Adalats:

stituencies, one oath is sufficient.
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1. No appeal lies against the order of the Lok

A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3 D. 1, 2 and Adalat
3 2. Resolution of disputes by settlement by the Lok
10. Which of the following is not in the list of the 29 Adalats has been given statutory recognition by
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functional items placed in the purview of panchayats- the Legal Services Act, 1987.
3. The procedural laws and the Evidence Act are
1. Fuel and Fodder not strictly followed while assessing the merits
2. PDS of the claim by the Lok Adalat

3. Libraries Which of the above statements are correct?

4. Education A. 1, 2 B. 2. 3 C. 1, 3 D. 1, 2, 3

A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 C. 3 and 4 14. Which of the given below electoral reforms were made
D. None of the above prior to 1996?

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1. The minimum gap between the last day of with-
drawl and the polling date has been reduced to
14 days.
2. The facility to opt to vote through proxy was
provided to the service voters belonging to the
armed forces.
3. Provision was made to facilitate the use of elec-
tronic voting machines in elections.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. Only 2 B. 1 and 2 C. Only 3 D. 2 and 3
15. Consider the following statements regarding
Comptroller & Auditor General In India. Which of
the following are incorrect?
A. CAG doesn’t have powers to audit any private
sector companies under Companies act.
B. Supreme Court of India has expanded the scope
of jurisdiction of CAG recently where he got the 19. Which among the following statements are incorrect?
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right to audit the receipts of private sector companies
that share revenue with the government for use of
spectrum.
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C. The CAG is removed from office in like manner
and on the like grounds as a judge of either High
Court or Supreme Court of India.
D. CAG is appointed by the President of India.
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16. According to supreme court ruling on freebies which
of the following statement is correct
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1. Freebies promised by political parties in their
election manifestos shake the roots of free and
fair polls
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2. The promise of freebies in election manifestos
by political parties do not come under “corrupt 20. Inter State Council enshrined in article 263 of consti-
practices” and “electoral offences” defined in the tution consists of following:
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Representation of the People Act
3. Freebies are directly related to the Directive
Principles.
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Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3 D. 1, 2 and
3 UTs, two minsters from each state, six central minis-
17. With reference to membership of the Finance Com-
mission, consider the following statements:
1. State Finance commission is appointed every five
years or at such earlier time when the governor
considers necessary.
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2. The reports of State Finance Commissions are
submitted to National Finance Commission so
that it may suggest ways to augment the consol-
idated fund of state.
3. Chairman of 13th National Finance Commission
was Vijay Kelkar.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. 1, 2 only B. 1, 3 only C. 3 only D. 1 only
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18. Gerrymandering is a term generally used for:
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A. Situations when event of one country have a rip-
ple effect on the surrounding countries B. Falsify-
ing the result of elections in any manner, for example
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booth capturing or ballot rigging C. Deliberate
change in the boundaries of a constituency in a man-
ner such that a political advantage for particular party
gets established D. None of the above
1. The office of the CAG is modeled upon that of
the Auditor-General under the Government of
India Act, 1919.
2. CAG, being a civil servant is subject to the pro-
vision of Pleasure doctrine under Article 310 in
the matters of his removal.
3. The independence of the CAG is ensured by
making the tenure of his office amendable only
by special majority.
4. Article 74 endows the Prime Minister with the
power to advise the President.
A. 1, 2, 3 B. 2, 3, 4 C. 1, 3, 4 D. 1, 2, 3, 4
A. Prime Minister, Chief Ministers of all the states
and UT with legislatures, administrators of other
UTs, six central ministers including Home Minister
nominated by PM
B. Prime Minister, Chief Ministers of all the states
and UT with legislatures, administrators of other
ters including Home Minister nominated by PM
C. Prime Minister, Chief Ministers of all the states
and UT with legislatures, administrators of other
UTs, members of Planning Commission, six central
ministers including Home Minister nominated by PM
D. Prime Minister, Chief Ministers of all the states
and UT with legislatures, administrators of other
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UTs, members of Planning commission, Home Minis-
ter of every state, six central ministers including Home
Minister nominated by PM
21. 1. The chief election commissioner and the two
other election commissioners have equal powers
but in case of difference of opinion amongst the 25. With reference to the Right of citizens for time bound
Chief Election Commissioner and/or two other
election commissioners, the matter is decided by
chief election commissioner.
2. They hold office for a term of five years or un-
til they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is
earlier.
Which of the given statements are NOT correct-
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both D. None
22. Read the following two statements about municipali-
ties in the context of 74th amendment:
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1. Reservation of SCs and STs in the proportion of
their population in the municipal area
2. One third of the seats will be reserved for women,
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excluding the number of seats reserved for SC
and ST women
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both D. None
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23. Which of the following is/are correct about world So-
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cial forum? 26. The question of disqualification under the Tenth
1. It is an organ of United Nations to promote equal
rights for indigenous people
2. It is an annual meeting of various advocacy
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groups to oppose Neo-imperialism and capital-
ism. 27. Consider the following statements-
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3. It’s headquarter is located in Porto Alegre,
Brazil.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
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A. 1 and 2 only B. 1 and 3 only C. 2 and 3 only
D. All of the above
24. Which of the following statements regarding RTE Act
is/are correct?
1. It provides for prohibition of deployment of
teachers for non-educative work.
2. It does not provide for educational qualifications
of teachers.
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3. Establishment of School Management Commit-
tee in all schools.
A. 1 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1 and 2 only
delivery of goods and services and redressal of their
Grievances bill, which of the following statements
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is/are correct?
1. Publishing of citizen’s charter is a must for the
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public authority stating the time in which the
service needs to be rendered.
2. The Head of the Department in each public au-
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thority shall be responsible for updating and ver-
ifying the Citizens Charter every year.
3. Any person who, does not receive a decision
within the time specified or is aggrieved by a de-
cision of the designated authority may appeal to
the State Public Grievance Redressal Commis-
sion.
4. Appeal against the decisions of the State Public
Grievance Redressal Commission can be filed in
the high court.
A. 1 and 2 only B. 1, 3 and 4 only C. 1, 2 and
3 only D. 2, 3 and 4 only
Schedule is decided by the Speaker in the case of Lok
Sabha. The power of Speaker in this regard is-
A. Arbitrary B. Tribunal C. Civil court
D. None of the above
1. Parliament can appoint a commission to investi-
gate into the conditions of SCs, STs and other
backward classes.
2. President appoints the attorney general of India
and Parliament determines his remuneration.
Which of the above statements are true?
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Nei-
ther 1 and 2
28. Consider the following statements with respect to al-
leged inhuman conditions of relief camps for riots vic-
tims in a state in India:
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1. Taking suo motu cognizance, NHRC may order 32. Which of the following statements are correct:
independent probe to inquire into violation of
human rights but only within one year of the 1. The High court cannot issue writs to any person
incident. outside its territorial jurisdiction.

2. NHRC may order the state government to make 2. An aggrieved person can approach the Supreme
payment of compensation or damages to the vic- Court directly against the decision of a tribunal.
tims. A. 1 only. B. 2 only. C. Both. D. None.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? 33. Correct statements with regard to Panchayati Raj In-

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A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both D. None of the stitutions are:
above 1. The people directly elect all members of Pan-

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29. consider the following statements regarding the cabi- chayat at the village, intermediate and district
net committees: levels.
2. Governor can remove the State Election Com-

1. These are constitutional bodies.
2. These committees are set up by the President
according to the exigencies of the time and re-
quirements of the situation.
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missioner on the recommendation of the State
Legislature.
3. The 73rd Amendment act of 1992 (PRI Act) is
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3. Non-cabinet ministers are debarred from their
A. 1 only. B. 1 and 3 only. C. 1, 2 and 3.
membership.
D. 2 and 3 only.
4. These committees not only formulate proposals
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for the consideration of the cabinet but also take 34. Corrects statement/s with regard to UTs is/are:
decisions. 1. The parliament can make laws on any sub-
ject of three lists for the UT except Delhi and
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Puducherry.
A. 1 and 2 only B. Only 4 C. 1, 2 and 3 D. 1,
2. The Lt. Governor of Delhi is not empowered to
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2, 3 and 4
promulgate ordinances.
30. Consider the following statements:
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A. 1 only. B. 2 only. C. Both. D. None.

1. Provisions relating to the administration of tribal 35. Corrects statement/s with regard to Election Com-
areas in Schedule Sixth applies to whole North mission is/are:
East Region.
1. The constitution debars the retiring election
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2. Contemporary laws included in ninth Schedule

commissioners from any further appointment by
are open to judicial review.
the government.
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A. Both 1 and 2 B. Only 1 C. Only 2 D. Nei- 2. The election commission is not concerned with
ther 1 nor 2 the elections to state legislatures, for this the
constitution provides for a separate state elec-
31. Which of the following articles are correctly matched: tion commission.
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1. Election Commission - Article 338. A. 1 only. B. 2 only. C. Both. D. None.

2. Finance Commission - Article 280.
36. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct
3. National Commission for SCs - Article. 324 with regard to Joint State Public Service Commission
4. CAG - Article 148. (JSPSC):
5. Attorney General of India - Article 76. 1. President can provide for a JSPSC on the request
A. All except 1 and 5. B. All except 1 and 3. of the state legislatures concerned.
C. All except 2 and 5. D. None of the above 2. JSPSC will be considered as a constitutional
options are correct. body with all the powers of a SPSC.

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A. 1 only. B. 2 only. C. Both. D. None.

37. Which of the following are quasi judicial bodies:

1. Finance Commission.
2. Central Vigilance Commission
3. National Human Rights Commission.
4. Central Information Commission.
5. Competition Commission of India.

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6. Union Public Service Commission.
7. National Commission for SCs.

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A. All except 1, 2 and 6. B. All except 2, 4 and 6.
C. All except 6. D. None of the above options are

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correct.

38. Which of the following is/are not the functions of Na-

tional Commission for SCs:

1. To advise on the planning process of socio-

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economic development of the SCs.
2. To investigate all matters relating to OBCs.
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A. 1 only. B. 2 only. C. Both. D. None.

39. Which of the following official/s is/are appointed by

the President by Warrant under his hand and seal.

1. CAG.
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2. Chairperson of National Commission of SCs.

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3. Attorney General of India.

4. CVC

A. 1, 2 and 4 only. B. 2 and 3 only. C. 1 and 3

only. D. 1, 2 and 3.
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40. Which of the following funds/authorities/bodies can

be audited by CAG:
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1. Consolidated funds of India, States & UTs hav-

ing legislative assembly.
2. Contingency funds of India.
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3. Public account of States.

4. Receipts and expenditures of PPP.
5. Local bodies.

A. 1, 2 and 3 only. B. 1, 2 and 5 only. C. 1, 3,

4 and 5 only. D. All.

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