MCQ for test-25-1st-october-2023

Consider the following statements:

1. The power to create new districts or alter or abolish existing districts rests with the respective State Government.

2. Renaming of a city or town by a State is subjected to the consent of the Central Government.

3. States have the unilateral power to change their respective names and require no prior Parliamentary approval.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following can be the best reason to call the Lok Sabha in India a ‘Popular Chamber’?

Which of the following committees are common to both Houses of Parliament and have representation from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

1. Estimates Committee

2. Committee on Subordinate Legislation

3. Public Accounts Committee

4. Committee on Public Undertaking

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. There is no applicability procedure to be classified as an NRI while one has to apply for an OCI card.

2. Both NRI and OCI can invest in agricultural properties in India.

3. Both NRI and OCI do not require a visa for visiting India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following voting methods are used in the Lok Sabha?

1. Voice Vote

2. Secret Ballot

3. Physical Count of Members

4. Casting Vote

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements: 

1. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) works under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. 

2. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) can investigate offences committed outside India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to Parliamentary procedures, consider the following statements:

1. A Member of Parliament (MP) cannot be suspended from the House for a period exceeding the remainder of the session.

2. The House can terminate the suspension of an MP anytime by passing a motion.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 2019, consider the following statements: 

1. It empowers the central government to designate an individual as a ‘terrorist’.

2. It is a preventive detention law to deal with law-and-order situations.

3. Only officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendent and above have the power to investigate offences under the UAPA.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The 97^th Constitutional Amendment Act passed in 2011, made changes to which parts of the Constitution of India?

1. Fundamental Rights

2. Directive Principles of State Policy

3. Fundamental Duties

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements:

1. Prorogation and Dissolution of the Lok Sabha are done by an order made by the President of India.

2. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs decides the dates of summoning the Houses of Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following personalities were not members of the Constituent Assembly of India?

1. Sarojini Naidu

2. Frank Anthony

3. Purnima Banerjee

4. M.A. Jinnah

5. M.N. Roy

6. Durgabai Deshmukh

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to the Internet shutdowns in India, consider the following statements:

1. Orders to block the internet in an area are generally issued under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

2. Only the District Magistrate of an area can issue orders to shut down the internet in his/her jurisdiction.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to ‘Cabinet Secretariat’ in India, consider the following statements: 

1. Its origin goes back to the Portfolio System officially introduced by Indian Councils Act, 1861.

2. It assists in decision-making in Government by ensuring Inter-Ministerial coordination.

3. The business of the Government of India allocated to the Cabinet Secretariat is deemed to be allotted to the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Both British and Indian Parliamentary systems are based on the doctrine of the sovereignty of Parliament.

2. Procedure for amending the constitution in Britain is easier compared to that of India.

3. Both British and Indian Parliamentary systems have a system of legal responsibility of the ministers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the first cabinet of independent India:

1. All members were from the Indian National Congress only.

2. There was only one female minister in the cabinet.

3. Vallabhbhai Patel held the portfolio of External Affairs & Commonwealth Relations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Citizenship is placed under the ‘Union List’ in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.

2. A person must have adequate knowledge of a language specified in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to acquire citizenship through naturalization.

3. A person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in India for three years can acquire citizenship by registration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The concept of ‘equality before law’ is of British origin whereas the concept of ‘equal protection of laws’ has American origin.

2. ‘Equality before law’ prohibits any kind of special privilege in favor of any individual.

3. ‘Equal protection of laws’ prohibits differential treatment under any circumstances what so ever.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the ‘Metropolitan Planning Committee’, consider the following statements: 

1. According to the Constitution, every metropolitan area shall have a Metropolitan Planning Committee.

2. The chairperson of the Committee must be elected by a direct election. 

3. Two-thirds of the members of the Committee should be elected by the elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the panchayats.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Regulating Act of 1773 provided for a Supreme Court which was competent to try Indians as well as Europeans.

2. Cornwallis deprived collectors of their magisterial functions.

3. Dalhousie set up a Law Commission under Macaulay for codification of Indian laws.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q20. ‘Right to travel abroad’ is protected under which Article of the Constitution of India?

Consider the following statements:

1. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar recognizes the contributions made to entities other than sportspersons and coaches.

2. Arjuna Award is given to only one sportsperson every year.

3. Khel Ratna Award is given for outstanding performances by a sportsperson over a period of the previous four years.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA):

1. It has been constituted by the Department of Rural Development in all the districts.

2. It is chaired by the concerned District Collector.

3. It monitors the efficient and time-bound development of Central schemes only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are included in the definition of school under the Right to Education Act, 2009?

1. Vedic Pathshala

2. Madrasa

3. School aided by local authority

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following changes were made by the 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011?

1. It made the right to form co-operative societies a fundamental right.

2. It added a new Directive Principle of State Policy on promotion of co-operative societies.

3. It made participation in co-operative societies a fundamental duty.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

In which one of the following groups are all the four countries bordering the Black Sea?