IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2018 POLITY & CURRENT AFFAIRS [Day 3]

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Welcome to Day-3.

Importance of Self – Tracking: Learning from Last Year

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It was highly effective in the last edition of 60 Days that propelled aspirants to monitor their performance and learn through discussion. Let you solve these questions with full honesty and write your result in the comment box. Interact with peers to know your mistakes.

The importance of this initiative stands time-bound and aggressive reverse engineering to learn the concepts. Many of you must be busy with your own strategy but let us tell you honestly that in the last two months, it is very important to revise and consolidate your learning. Just reading won’t suffice.

So, take out few hours from your schedule and make it a revision exercise.

How can you make the best use of it?

Be honest to your effort and do not start competing with XYZ aspirants here just for the sake of marks. It is more important for you to introspect and check your learning than focusing on others. Try to answer the questions in 20 minutes only. 

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The same will be replicated in UPSC exam. Here, you get marks only and nothing else matters. So, make effort to know the answers to all questions. Do not cheat 😛

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[Day 3]: POLITY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Q.1) Consider the following pairs.

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. All the above

Q.2) With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:

1. The Constitution Day is celebrated to commemorate the commencement of constitution.
2. Republic Day is celebrated to commemorate the adoption of constitution.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.3) Consider the following statements about the Preamble of the Constitution.

1. It is not justiciable in nature.
2. It cannot be amended.
3. It can override specific provisions of the constitution.
4. It has been a source of power to the executive.

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. All the above

Q.4) The `Fraternity’ mentioned in the preamble refers to the common brotherhood of all citizens. The constitution promotes fraternity through the following,

1. Single citizenship
2. Fundamental rights
3. Fundamental duties
4. Directive principles of state policy

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

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

Q.5) The word socialist in the Preamble imply which of the following principles?

1. Social equality
2. Economic equality
3. Political equality
4. Civic equality

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

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

Q.6) Consider the following statements about the Union and territories of India.

1. The territories of India share federal power with the center.
2. The Union of India includes the states only.
3. The constitution describes India as, ‘India that is Bharat, shall be Union of states’.
4. The settlement of border dispute requires constitutional amendment.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. None

Q.7) Under articles 5-8 of the constitution, the following persons became citizens of India at the commencement of the Constitution,

1. Citizenship by descent.
2. Citizenship by registration.
3. Citizenship by naturalization.
4. Citizenship by incorporation of territory.

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

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

Q.8) Who of the following was the first Indian to be appointed in Viceroy’s executive Council?

1. Rashbehari Ghosh
2. Satyendra Prasad Sinha
3. Badruddin Tayyabji
4. B R Ambedkar

Q.9) Consider the following statements regarding Communal Award:

1. It is the term given for the allotment of separate electorate for depressed castes by Ramsay McDonald.
2. Ramsay McDonald is known as the father of Communal Electorate.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.10) Which of the following statements are correct regarding ‘Objectives Resolution’?

1. The resolution defined the aims of Constituent Assembly.
2. It was moved by Pt Nehru and adopted unanimously by INC in 1931.
3. The modified form of it forms present day Preamble of Indian Constitution.

Select the code from following:

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.11) Consider the following statements:

1. Portfolio system in India was started by Indian Councils Act 1961
2. Portfolio system was started during the governorship of Lord Canning.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.12) Consider the following provisions under Government of India 1935 act:

1. It abolished diarchy at the centre and adopted it in provinces.
2. It abolished council of India, which was established in GOI act 1858 to assist secretary of state
3. ‎Provided for the establishment of federal court

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.13) Through which of the following modes can Indian citizenship be lost?

1. Naturalisation
2. Renunciation
3. Termination
4. Deprivation

Select the code from following:

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 2,3 and 4
3. 1,3 and 4
4. All of the above

Q.14) Consider the following statements:

1. A person who has been residing in India for more than 182 days can apply for Aadhar.
2. Aadhar card is considered as a proof of citizenship.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.15) Which among the following British India Acts ended the system of double government by abolishing the Board of Control and Court of Directors?

1. Charter Act of 1853
2. Government of India Act of 1858
3. Indian Councils Act of 1861
4. Indian Councils Act of 1892

Q.16) Consider the following statements with regard to Constitution of India

1. Territorial integrity or continued existence of any state is not guaranteed by the Constitution.
2. The Constitution prohibits discrimination against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth but not on the ground of residence.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Nether 1 nor 2

Q.17) The power to grant Indian citizenship according to Citizenship Act lies with the

1. Ministry of Home Affairs
2. Cabinet Secretariat
3. President
4. Prime Minister’s Office

Q.18) List I consists of the provisions borrowed from constitutions of different countries and List II consists of the names of different countries. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I List II

1. First Past the Post                                           A. British
2. The idea of Residual Powers                          B. Canada
3. Principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity  C. French
4. Directive Principles of State Policy                 D. Irish

1-2-3-4

1. D-B-C-A
2. B-A-C-D
3. A-B-C-D
4. A-D-C-B

Q.19) Consider the below statements:

1. Lord Warren Hastings is known as the ‘Father of Civil Service’ in India.
2. Charter Act of 1833 introduced an open Competition system as a basis of selection and recruitment of civil servants of the Company.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.20) Which of the following statements is/are true in regard to the Preamble of India?

1. The term ‘justice’ in the Preamble embraces social, economic and political justice.
2. The ideal of justice – social, economic and political – in our Preamble has been taken from the American Revolution.
3. The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in our Preamble have been taken from the French Revolution.

Select the appropriate code:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. All of the above

Q.21) The “Instrument of Instructions” contained in the Government of India Act 1935 have been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as

1. Fundamental Rights
2. Extent of executive power of State
3. Directive Principles of State Policy
4. Conduct of business of the Government of India

Q.22) India has ratified which of the following fundamental International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions?

1. Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
2. Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)
3. Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
4. Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)

Select the correct code:

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

Q.23) The ‘Enrica Lexie Incident’ is one of the cases being looked into by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. It is concerned with which of the following countries?

1. Malaysia and Singapore
2. India and Italy
3. Ireland and United Kingdom
4. Japan and Russia

Q.24) Consider the following statements about Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT)

1. It is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission in cooperation with the Russian Space Agency and NASA
2. It was launched to observe black holes, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma-ray emissions

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.25) Consider the following statements about United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism

1. Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) and the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) are transferred to this office
2. It is headed by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.26) ‘Helmut Kohl’ is associated with unification of which of the following countries?

1. Yemen
2. Germany
3. Belgium
4. Australia

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