राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१७  GS-2

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Which of the following statements are true of Adjournment Motion ?

(a) It is an extraordinary procedure which sets a side the normal business of the House.

(b) Its main object is to draw the attention of the House to a recent matter of urgent public importance.

(c) The Rajya Sabha can make use of this procedure.

(d) It must be supported by not less than A members for introduction.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the National Commission for STs ?

(a) It came into existance in 2004.

(b) In order to safeguard the interests of the STs more effectively, it was proposed to set up a separate National Commission for STs, by bifurcating the existing combined National Commission for SC's and ST's. This was done by passing the 89^th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003.

(c) The Central Government and the State Government are required to consult the commission on all major policy matters affecting the STs.

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 Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) The Public Service Commissions are advisory bodies. It is open to the government to accept the recommendation or depart from it.

(b) The Government is under an obligation to explain the reasons why in any particular case the recommendation of the commission has been overridden.

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Which of the following statements regarding speaker of Lok Sabha is/are correct ?

(a) He/she holds the office during the pleasure of the President.

(b) He/she tenders his/her resignation to the Deputy Speaker,

(c) He/she appoints the Chairperson of the Business Advisory Committee and the Rules Committee.

(d) He/she need not be a member of the House at the time of his/her election but has to become a member within six months from the date of his/her election.

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 Choose the incorrect statement :

(a) In 1947, Sikkim became a protectorate of India.

(b) In 1974, Sikkim was given the status of an associate state' of the Indian Union.

(c) 36th Constitutional Amendment Act was enacted to make Sikkim a full-fledged Stateof the Indian Union.

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Which one of the following statements is false? 

The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution was set up under the Chairmanship of Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah during the _____________ government.

Which of the following Acts provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court at Calcutta as well as laid the foundation of central administration in India ?

Assertion (A):  The markers of the constitution empowered Parliament (i.e. central government) to reorganise the states by a simple procedure.

Reason (R) :

The grouping of the provinces under the Government of India Acts was based on historical and political reasons rather than the social, cultural or linguistic division of the people themselves.

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The procedure for the election of the Presidents of India can be modified through an amendment in the Constitution which must be passed by ? 

Consider the following statements about PIL :

(a) In Article-32 of the Constitution contains a tool which directly joins the public with judiciary

(b) In a PIL the right to file a suit is given to public through judicial activism.

(c) Justice P.N. Bhagwati and V.R. Krishna Iyer were among the first judges to admit PIL.

(d) In Kalyaneshwari Vs. Union of India, the court cited the misuse of PIL in business conflicts.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

A most remarkable feature of the expansion of Article-21 is that many of the non-justiciable Directive Principles embodied in Part IV of the constitution have now been resurrected as enforceable fundamental rights by the magic wand of judicial activism. In this context.

Match the pairs about cases and judgement. 

Consider the following statements in reference to the Supreme Court's judgement on S.R. Bommai Vs. Union of India :

(a) The court held that the president could dissolve a State Assembly only after parliamentary approval.

(b) In case the parliament fails to approve the proclamation, the Assembly would be reactivated.

(c) Burden lies on the centre to prove that relevant material exist to justify the imposition of the President's Rule.

Which among the above statements is/are correct?

Assertion (A) : Article 76 of the Indian Constitution lays down the provisions with regard to the appointment and service conditions of the CAG of India

 Reason (R) :

He cannot function independently unless he enjoys the constitutional protection.

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Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by using codes given below:  

Consider the following statements :

(a) The preamble is neither a source of power to legislature nor a prohibition upon the powers of legislature.

(b) In the Berubari case (1960), the Supreme Court opined that preamble is a part of the Constitution.

(c) In the Kesavananda Bharati Case (1973) held that preamble is not a part of the Constitution.

(d) In the LIC of India case (1995) also the Supreme Court again held that the preamble is not an integral part of the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List - I with List - II and select correct answers by using the codes given below the lists . 

 Assertion (A) : The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

Reason (R) :

The division of powers established by the Constitution as well as the supremacy of the Constitution can be maintained only if the method of its amendment is rigid. 

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Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states?