IASbaba’s Daily Prelims Test [Day 49]

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 IASbaba’s Daily Prelims Test [Day 49]

Topic –Polity – Local Government & Constitutional Bodies, Environment, S&T and Current Affairs

1. Among the following constitutional bodies, which of the following does not have Financial Autonomy?

1. Election Commission.
2. Comptroller and Auditor General.
3. Union Public Service Commission.
4. Supreme Court

Choose the correct code from the following.

1. 1 only.
2. 1 and 3 only.
3. 2 and 4 only.
4. None of the above.

2. Consider the following statements.

1. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.
2. The process of removal of a State Election Commissioner is similar to the removal of a Judge of a State High Court

Choose the correct statement/s from the following codes.

1. 1 only.
2. 2 only.
3. Both
4. None of the above.

3. President can remove the chairman or any other member of U.P.S.C from the office for some particular reasons without even referring the matter to the Supreme Court for any enquiry.

Which among the following are those reasons?

1. Insolvency.
2. Infirmity of mind or body.
3. If any member or chairperson during his tenure, engages in any paid employment outside the duties of his/her office.
4. Misbehavior

Choose the correct code from the following.

1. 1, 2, 3 only.
2. 2, 3, 4 only.
3. 1, 3, 4 only.
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

4. Considering the 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992, who among the following is/are not elected indirectly?

1. Members of Panchayat at intermediate level.
2. Chairperson of a Panchayat at village level.
3. Chairperson of a Panchayat at district level.

Choose the correct code from the following.

1. 1, 2 only.
2. 1 only.
3. 2, 3 only.
4. 1, 3 only.

5. Which among the following are the Constitutional bodies?

1. Joint State Public Service Commission
2. Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities
3. Attorney General
4. Solicitor General

Choose the correct code from the following.

1. 1, 3 and 4.
2. 3 and 4 only.
3. 2 and 3 only.
4. 2, 3 and 4.

6. 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 that gave a Constitutional status for Panchayat Raj Institutions has added new part and a new schedule into the Constitution of India.

Choose the correct pair of new part and new schedule.

1. Part IX, 11^th
2. Part IX-A, 11^th
3. Part IX, 12^th
4. Part IX-A, 12^th

7. National Commission for SC’s is set up under the Article 338. This has been empowered to investigate all the matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for which of the following communities?

1. Scheduled Caste.
2. Scheduled Tribes.
3. Anglo Indians.
4. Other Backward Class communities.

Choose the correct code from the following.

1. 1 only.
2. 1, 2 only.
3. 1, 4 only.
4. 1, 3, 4 only.

8. Which is/are the constitutionally mandated bodies under the 74^th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992?

1. State Finance Commission.
2. State Election Commission.
3. District Planning Committee.
4. Gram Sabha.

Choose the correct code from the below.

1. 1 and 2 only.
2. 1, 2, 3 only.
3. 1, 3, 4 only.
4. 1, 2, 4 only.

9. Which among the following institutions are considered to be the bulwarks of the democratic system of government in India?

1. Supreme Court.
2. Election Commission.
3. Finance Commission.
4. Comptroller and Auditor General.
5. U.P.S.C.

Choose the correct code from the following.

1. 1, 2 only.
2. 1, 2, 5 only.
3. 1, 2, 4, 5 only.
4. All the above.

10. There are 18 functional items placed within the purview of municipality according to 74^th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992. Which among those items are compulsorily to be devolved to Urban Local Bodies by the concerned State Government?

1. Regulation of land use and construction of building.
2. Water supply for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.
3. Fire services.

Choose the correct code from the following.

1. 1, 2 only.
2. 2, 3 only.
3. 3 only.
4. None

11. Consider the following

1. Tiger Moth
2. Dolphin
3. Mice
4. Grasshopper
5. Frog
6. Bats

Which of the above can produce Ultrasonic sounds?

1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
2. 2, 4 and 6
3. 2 and 6
4. 1, 2 and 6

12. Animal Husbandry and Plant breeding programmes are examples of

1. Artificial Selection
2. Reverse Evolution
3. Natural Selection
4. Mutation

13. Plants require ‘Micro-nutrients’ for their growth and development. Which of them are micro-nutrients?

1. Boron
2. Calcium
3. Iron
4. Magnesium
5. Manganese
6. Potassium
7. Sodium

Select the correct answer using the codes

1. 2, 4, 6 and 7
2. 1, 3 and 5
3. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

14. Consider the statements

1. Bay of Bengal in the South
2. Situated on Shan plateau
3. One of the most important river systems is Salween

Select the correct answer from the code below

1. Thailand
2. Bangladesh
3. Myanmar
4. Vietnam

15. Arrange the rivers from North to South

1. Kishenganga
2. Penganga
3. Ganga
4. Wainganga

Select the correct answer from code

1. 1-2-3-4
2. 3-1-2-4
3. 1-3-4-2
4. 1-3-2-4

16. Recently PM of Canada handed over 900 years old Khajuraho Temple’s Sculpture. What is the name of it?

1. Dancing Lady
2. Parrot Lady
3. Dancing Parrot
4. Dancing Queen

17. Consider the statements

1. Cold water corals are found in North-East as well as North-West Atlantic Ocean
2. Cold water corals also have symbiotic relation with algae like tropical corals
3. Cold water corals have small polyps as compared to tropical corals
4. World’s largest known cold water coral is Rost Reef located in Norway

Select the correct answer using the codes

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 and 4
3. 2 and 3
4. 1 and 4

18. Consider the following

1. Prithvi- Surface to Surface
2. BrahMos- Air to Air
3. Astra- Air to Air
4. Pragati- Surface to Surface
5. Akash- Air to Surface

Which of the above are correctly matched?

1. 1, 3, 4 and 5
2. 1, 2 and 4
3. 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. 2, 3 and 4

19. HFC’s are potent green house gas. It finds applications in various fields like

1. As refrigerant
2. Treatment for Asthma
3. Agents for plastic thermal insulation foams
4. As propellant
5. Fire-fighting agents

Select the correct answer from the codes given

1. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
2. 1, 3, 4 and 5
3. 1, 3 and 5
4. 1, 2 and 4

20. Consider the following

1. Shark
2. Termites
3. Crow
4. Racoons
5. Vulture
6. Ants

Which of the above are scavengers?

1. 1, 4 and 5
2. 2, 3, 4 and 5
3. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6
4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

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