Target Prelims 2023 Daily Quiz

19th April 2023

Q1. Consider the following statements with regards to the Special Marriage
Act, 1954: (Level – Moderate)
1. The applicability of the Act extends to the people of all faiths, including Hindus,
Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists, across India.
2. Section 5 of the Act specifies that the parties must give written notice to the
Marriage Officer of the District and that at least one of the parties must have
lived in the district for at least 30 days immediately before the date of such
notification.
3. Section 7 of the Act allows any person to object to the marriage before the
expiration of 30 days from the date of the notice's publication.

Choose the correct code:

a. Only one statement is wrong
b. Two statements are wrong
c. All statements are wrong
d. None of the statements is wrong
Indian Express - GS II
Q2. Consider the following statements: (Level – Moderate)
1. A “civil union” refers to the legal status that allows same-sex couples specific
rights and responsibilities normally conferred upon married couples.
2. Although a civil union resembles a marriage and brings with it employment,
inheritance, property, and parental rights, there are some differences between
the two.
3. As per the adoption rules in India, a child can be adopted only if “there is
consent of both the spouses for the adoption in case of a married couple”, and
“a single male shall not be eligible to adopt a girl child”.
Choose the correct code:
a. 1 & 3 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 2 only
d. All of the above

Indian Express - GS II
Q3. Consider the following statements: (Level – Moderate)
1. India is a signatory to the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) which
came into effect in July 1997 and accounts for more than 95 per cent of the
world trade in products such as computers, telecom equipment,
semiconductors and scientific instruments.
2. As part of a signatory to the agreement, India is required to eliminate tariffs on
these products.
3. At the Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December 2016, the nations decided
to conclude the expansion of the Agreement, and named it Information
Technology – II agreement.
Choose the correct code:
a. 1 & 2 only
b. 2 & 3 only
c. 1 & 3 only
d. All of the above

Indian Express - GS III

Q.4 Which of the following is not correct about National Mobile Monitoring
System App? (Level – Easy)
a. National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App  was launched by the
Ministry of Cooperative in May, 2021.
b. The National Mobile Monitoring App is applicable for the Mahatma Gandhi
NREGA workers for all the States/ Union Territories.
c. The main feature of the app is the real-time, photographed, geo-tagged
attendance of every worker to be taken once in each half of the day. 
d. The app helps in increasing citizen oversight of the programme.

The Hindu - GS II
 PYQ (2021)

Q.5 What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?
(Level – Easy)
A. A Democratic Republic
B. A Sovereign Democratic Republic
C. A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
D. A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic

•The Preamble was amended in 1976, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act,
which added three new words–Socialist, Secular and Integrity–to the Preamble. So,
#C and #D can’t be the answer. 
•The exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950 was a Sovereign
Democratic Republic. So, the correct answer is b. 
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