MCQ for mcq-test-19-11th-october-2023

Consider the following statements with reference to Citizenship:

1. At present, no country in the world follows the jus soli citizenship system.

2. Currently, Indian nationality law follows the jus sanguinis system of citizenship instead of the jus soli system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which among the following cases, the Government of India may terminate the citizenship of an Indian citizen?

1. A World Bank employee who is an Indian citizen and has been living in another country for the past seven years continuously.

2. The citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India.

3. The citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalization, been imprisoned in the USA for three years.

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Consider the following statements with reference to Assam Accord of 1985:

1. It was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement.

2. According to the Accord, any foreigners who arrived after January 1, 1966, would be identified and may be deported in accordance with the law.

3. Clause 6 of the Accord was inserted to safeguard the socio-political rights and culture of the “indigenous people of Assam”.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Which among the following are essential elements of a Nation-State?

1. Population

2. Territory

3. Army

4. Government

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Consider the following statements regarding ‘Evolution of Indian states and union territories’:

1. At the time of Independence, India comprised three categories of political units, namely British provinces, Governor’s provinces and princely states.

2. In 1950, the Constitution contained a fourfold classification of states and class of territory of the Indian Union – Part A, B, C and D.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Creation of a new State in India requires amendment of Schedule 1 to the Constitution.

2. If India wants to settle a boundary dispute with Pakistan, it can be done by executive action.

3. If India wants to cede a part of its territory to a neighbouring country, it can be done only by amending the Constitution under Article 368.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Citizenship:

1. The Constitution of India does not define the term citizen.

2. All the provisions under Part II of the Constitution that deals with Citizenship came into force on 26th January 1950.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI):

1. A person whose parents/grandparents had been a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh becomes ineligible to apply for OCI.

2. OCI enjoy all the rights and privileges granted to NRIs in financial, economic and educational fields in all aspects.

3. OCI cannot enjoy rights conferred under Article 16 of the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Arrange the following States/Union Territories in ascending year of their formation:

1. Daman and Diu

2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

3. Sikkim

4. Puducherry

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Consider the following statements regarding ‘Union Governments power to acquire foreign territory’:

1. Being a sovereign state, India can acquire foreign territories according to the modes recognized by international laws.

2. India acquired several foreign territories such as Sikkim, Goa and Pondicherry before the commencement of the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Reorganization of states’:

1. The States Reorganization Commission under the chairmanship of Fazl Ali, completely rejected the idea of reorganization of states based on language.

2. By the State Reorganization Act of 1956, the distinction between Part B and Part C states was done away.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Electoral College for the Vice President’s election is comprised of all members of Parliament.

2. A contender for the position of Vice President must be eligible to be elected to the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.

3. The Constitution of India specifies the ground of removal of the Vice President for violation of the constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the administration of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir:

1. Police, public order and All India Services falls under the executive functions of the Lt. Governor (L-G).       

2. If a disagreement between the L-G and a Minister cannot be resolved, the decision of the council of ministers will take precedence.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Indian Constitution:

1. Article 3 allows admission of new states that are not part of the Union of India.

2. The First Schedule has names of States and Union Territories as well as their territorial extent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the agrarian structure in medieval India, consider the following statements:

1. Richer Peasants or peasant proprietors were termed khud-kasht.

2. Pahi-kasht were tenant cultivators who migrated from other villages.

3. Those cultivators who did not have lands of their own were known as muzarian.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Rudradaman I, the famous Saka ruler:

1. The Girnar inscription of Rudradaman I is the first elaborate inscription in the Sanskrit language, in the Brahmi script.

2. He undertook repairs to improve the Sudarsana lake in the semi-arid zone of Kathiawar which had been used for irrigation for a long time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs regarding the Indus Valley Civilization sites and their location on the river basin: 

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to Mauryan administration, consider the following statements: 

1. Pataliputra was governed by a city council comprised of six committees.

2. Special officers in charge of women's welfare were known as itthijhakka-mahamatas.

3. Rajukas were spies appointed for espionage and keeping the King informed about public opinion.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

With reference to the Gandhian concept of Sarvodaya, consider the following statements:

1. It provides for the welfare and greatest happiness of the greatest number of people.

2. The main features of Sarvodaya are trusteeship and economic equality.

3. The idea of Sarvodaya was majorly influenced by John Ruskin’s work – Unto This Last.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A story was published in Indu Prakash - a Bombay daily newspaper - as a series of nine articles. Written by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh in 1893, this series of articles criticized the Moderate politics being practiced by Indian National Congress at that time. Later, it was published as a book.

The book in question refers to

With reference to the religious history of India, Skanda, Manjusri, and Avalokitesvara refers to

The "Murtipujaka" sect belongs to?

Consider the following statements:

1. Pratikraman is a process during which Jains repent for their sins during their daily life.

2. Sallekhana is a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Buddha?

1. He is also known as Tathagata and Sakyamuni in various Buddhist texts.

2. The predecessor of Buddha was Maitreya.

3. He was a contemporary of twenty-fourth Tirthankara Rishabhanatha.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Sthavira Nikaya and Mahasamghika were the schools of Buddhism.

2. Vajrayana Buddhism combines some tribal elements, Brahmanical rituals and Buddhist philosophies.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?