राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१५ GS-2

Consider the following statements regarding Maharashtra Navnirman Sena :

(a) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was founded on 9th March 2006.

(b) MNS won 63 seats in the Municipal Corporation elections of Nashik in 2012.

(c) MNS won 13 seats in the Assembly Elections of 2009.

(d) In the Assembly Elections of 2014, the party won 3 seats,

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which one of the following two statements is incorrect?

(a) Telangana Rashtra Samiti has 'Rising Sun' as its symbol.

(b) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has a car' as its symbol.

Answer options :

Consider the following statements :

(a) In 1952, the First delimitation of constituencies was done in India.

(b) The Fourth delimitation was done under the Delimitation Act 2002.

(c) The last delimitation was done in India using the figures of the population census 1971,
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following two statements is incorrect?

(a) Central Universities, in all 18 in number were established during 2008 - 09 in the states which did not have a central university.

(b) Indira Gandhi Tribal University established during 2008 - 09 at Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh is so for running only Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses without the research facilities.

Answer options :

Consider the following statements :

(a) The percentage of voter turnout in the 2014 Loksabha Elections was 66.4% a record high to date.

(b) Compared to the 2009 elections, this was an increase of 32.71%.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements :

(a) to connect higher educational institutes with industrial development.
(b) to connect institutes of higher education in India with the foreign institutes of higher education.

(c) to connect institutes of higher education with local communities to address the developmental challenges through appropriate technologies.

(d) to connect all institutes of higher education with each other through internet in India.

Which of the above statements regarding the aim of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan are incorrect ?

Some of the prominent women in the main stream mass media are :

(a) Vineeta Shrivastava

(b) Jayshree Khadilkar-Pande

(c) Ulka Mahajan

(d) Begum Imrana Samnani

Answer options :

The Election Commission calls for the following information on an affidavit from the candidates seeking election to the Parliament or a State Legislature ______.

(a) Educational qualifications

(b) Movable and immovable assets

(c) Dues of public financial institutions

(d) Political History of the candidate.
Choose correct option:

(a) The Freedom of Press Act was enacted in 1951 to give effect to Art. 19 (1) (a).

(b) Freedom of Press is implied in the Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution of India,

(c) Freedom of Press is subject to the restrictions that are provided under Article (19) (2) in the Constitution of India.

(d) The phrase 'freedom of press' has been used in the Constitution of India in the 7th Schedule.

Which of the above statements are wrong?

Which of the following is common to the methods of election of the members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ?

(a) Every citizen above 18 years of age is an eligible voter.

(b) The winner must get more than half of the votes.

(c) The Election Commission of India conducts these elections.

(d) Every vote has equal value.

Answer options :

Match the pairs :

Consider the following statements in connection with Sharad Joshi:

(a) He is the founder of Shetkari Sanghatana.

(b) He was a member of the Lok Sabha.

(c) He founded the Swabhimani Party.

(d) He was the founder leader of Kisan Coordination Committee.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Match the pairs : 

During the 1991 and 1998 general elections the manifesto of Bhartiya Janata Party contained which of the following:

(a) To abolish the Article 370.

(b) To enforce the Uniform Civil Code.

(c) To abolish the Minority Commission.

Answer options :

Match the pairs :

_____ Committee recommended that there should be a law requiring all recognised political parties to keep audited accounts with sources of all income and details of expenses.

Consider the following statements :

(a) Reservations for the OBCs were in existence in the Southern States since the 1960s.

(b) In the North India Karpoori Thakur, the Chief Minister of Bihar, introduced a policy of the reservations for the OBCs in Bihar.

(c) In August 1990 Central Government decided to implement reservations for theOBCs in the jobs in the Central Government.

(d) Mandal Commission was set up to investigate the extent of educational and social backwardness among various sections of the OBCs in Indian society. Which of the above statements are correct about the OBC reservations in India ?

Consider the following statements regarding Political Parties in India :

(a) A party gets recognition as a National Party if it gets recognition as a State Party in at least 5 states.

(b) A party should win a minimum 8% of the total valid votes polled in the state to get recognised as a state party.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements : (a) Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya was launched in 2004. (b) Under this scheme 60% seats are reserved for girls belonging to S.C., S.T., OBC and minorities Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) :

(a) AAP was established in 2012.

(b) AAP emerged as the single largest party in the elections of Delhi Assembly in 2013.

(c) In the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections AAP won 68 out of 70 seats.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?