STI Main 2017- Paper 2

According to Census 2011, Beed district literacy rate was __________ % .

Aheri, Korchi, Mulchera and district. ___________are the talukas of Gadchiroli

During lava eruption, gases that escape out make cavities. The rocks with cavities in them are known as __________ rocks.

The 'Ashtavinayak' tourist places of Vidarbha are placed in which of the following districts by their respective numbers ?

Which district dosen't have a boundary with Hingoli district ?

___________ was the world's first anti-dam movement.

Who from the following said that the Indian railway was a Milking Cow for the British ?

__________ Newspaper was started by Ganpat Sakharam Patil in April 1888. 

In 1789, the beginning of newspapers in Maharashtra took place with which weekly ?

'Vital Vidhvansan' was written by

Which of the following features does the Indian Constitution borrow from the Weimar Constitution of Germany ?

Which one of the following statements relating to the ‘Directive Principles of State Policy' is not correct?

Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?

a. The Constitution directs every state to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children
belonging to a linguistic minority community.

b. No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution
maintained by the state or receiving state aid, on grounds of only religion,
race, caste, language or any of them.

c. The state shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate
against any institution on the ground that it is under the management of a
minority. 

Answer options :

Consider the following statements : 

a. Article 262 empowers the Parliament to enact laws in order to provide for the
adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers.

b. The Water Dispute Act, 1956 empowers the Central Government to set up a tribunal for the adjudication of the dispute relating to waters of inter-state
rivers.

Answer options :

Consider the following statements about the Panchayat Raj' committee in Maharashtra : 

a. It consists of not more than 29 members. (20 from the Legislative Assembly
and 9 from the Legislative Council) 

b. It consists of not more than 25 members. (20 from the Legislative Assembly and 5 from the Legislative Council) 

c. Out of the 20 members to be nominated from the Legislative Assembly, two shall be from amongst the Scheduled Castes and two from the Scheduled
Tribes. 

Answer options :

In the election of the President of India the value of the vote of from one state to another. 

Select the correct statement/statements,

a. The Governor of the state is elected by the President.

b. The Governor is removed by the process of impeachment. 

c. The Governor cannot hold any other office of profit. 

Answer options :

Consider the following statements : 

a. Fundamental Duties were not provided in the original Constitution.

b. Ten Fundamental Duties were added by the 42ndamendment in 1976. 

c. The Eleventh Fundamental Duty was added in the Constitution by the 84^th  amendment in 2001. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

The Constitution of India gives the Right to Religious Freedom to all citizens. Ganpati Festival and Moharram appeared together. The administration laid down some restrictions on Ganpati Mandals and Tabut Mandals. This actions is

a. against religious freedom.

b. an encroachment on the religious freedom given by the Constitution. c.

c. to protect the public order, morality and health. The Constitution has given the government powers to restrict these things. Hence, the action of the
administration is correct. 

Which of the above statements is/are correct ? 

The Government of Maharashtra and the Central Government have a legal dispute. To solve the problem, the Government of Maharashtra has approached the Supreme Court. This dispute comes under the following jurisdiction of the Supreme Court :