राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा  २०१३ GS-2

Consider the following two statements about the Dearness Relief :

(a) The rates of Dearness Relief payable to the Central Government employees/persioners are revised every year on 1 July.

(b) The last rise declared was of 10% raising it to 90% effective from 1.7.2013

Now state whether :

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) No person can be convicted for an offence committed before the promulgation of the Act prohibiltting that offence

(b) No person shall be prosecuted for the same offence more than once

(c) No person can be a witness against himself

Options :

Which of the following Hindi movie actors has 14 Silver Jubilee movies in succession to his credit?

What is the maximum punishment under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ?

Who had the shortest tenure as the President of India ? 

Consider the following statements :

Which of the below statements is incorrect?

Besides complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 the victim woman also has the right to file a complaint under which section of the Indian Penal Code ?

Match the following sections of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 :

Which of the following statements regarding 'Nagpur Pact' is incorrect?

Peasants and Workers party's roots are found in which of the following movements ?

(a) Satyashodhak Movement

(b) Lokhitwadi Movement

(c) Non - Brahmin Movement

(d) Bhoodan Movement

Choose the correct option:

Article 356 of the Constitution has generated lots of debate because it deals with : 

Statement (A) : India's council of state is indirectly elected

Reason (B): Council of states represents the state rather than the population :

If we consider broad trends in distribution of national income the share of the primary Sector has declined from 55.4 percent of GDP in 1950-51 to 16.9° percent in 2008 -09. How did the three components of the primary sector : agriculture, forestry and fishery behave during the period ?

Match the Pairs : 

Which of the following statements are true with respect to public employment under the Constitution of India ?

(a) Parliament may make a law prescribing any requirement as to the residence within the state or union territory as a precondition for public employment in a particular state or union territory.

(b) Any State Government in India can make a law providing for requirement as to the residence within the state for the public employment under its authority.

(c) Reservation in promotion may be made in favour of any backward classes of citizens not adequately represented in the services under the state.

(d) Backlog in reservations from the previous year needs to be considered together with the reserved vacancies of the year in which they are being filled up for determining the 50% ceiling on reservation seats of that year.

The Representation of Peoples (Amendment) Act, 2009 states :

(a) That results of Exit Polls should be declared only after five days from the last polling day.

(b) That all officials, whether in government service or not, appointed by Election Commission are brought within the scope of corrupt practice.

Choose the correct option:

Which of the following are the objectives of 74th Constitutional Amendment ?

(a) To strengthen the Democracy and Democratic decentralisation

(b) To increase the participation of Civil society 

(c) To include the subject of Urban Local Government into the concurrent list

(d) To bring local governments under the control of State Government

(e) To empower them economically and make them self reliant

Which of the objectives given above are correct ?

Consider the following statements about the Member of Parliament Local Area Development scheme launched on 23rd December 1993 to enable members of Parliament to recommend works based on locally felt needs in their constituencies.

(a) It is a non - plan scheme

(b) When launched an amount of Rs 5 Lakh per MP was allotted

(c) Now the amount per MP is Rs 5 crore

(d) The funds are released on lapsable basis

(e) The monitoring is done by District Authorities

(f) Nominated members can recommend works any where in the country

(g) Creation of durable assets is given priority

(h) MP can recommend community infrastructure and public utility building works

Which statements amongst the above are incorrect?

Answer Options: 

Which of the following statements about the Womens Position is incorrect?

Identify the sequence of obligatory and optional functions of Municipal Corporation.

(a) Cleaning of Roads and Public Places

(b) To provide facilities of Gardens and Swimming pools

(c) Tree plantation and play grounds

(d) To provide facilities of primary education

(e) To provide the facilities of Ambulances

(f) Drainage system and construction and maintenance of the public toilets

Answer Options :