IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2018 POLITY & CURRENT AFFAIRS [Day 44]

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Hello Friends, 

Welcome to Day-44.

Importance of Self – Tracking: Learning from Last Year

Last year, aspirants used to comment their answers in the comment box on daily basis. There were huge participation in discussion. Putting answers in comment box has been very effective to self-track yourself after updating the score. In the end, you can cross check your performance through Disqus profile.

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. 

Do not get into negative feeling that I don’t have enough knowledge to answer these questions. Feel like you are taking the real exam. What would be your response then?

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 44]: POLITY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS


Q.1) With regard to National Human Rights Commission, Consider the following statements.

  1. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has got ‘A’ status of accreditation of Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) for first time.
  2. The accreditation is given to those human rights institutions, which after rigorous process of review every five years are found fully compliant with UN-mandated Paris Principles.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Q.2) Who among the following are involved in appointment of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners?

  1. President
  2. Prime Minister
  3. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
  4. Union Home Minister

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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

Q.3) Consider the following pairs.

Commission/Body Falls under
  1. National Commission for STs Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
   2. Central Vigilance Commission Ministry of Personnel
   3. Inter-State Council Ministry of Home Affairs
   4. Finance Commission Ministry of Finance

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Q.4) Section 6A of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, violative of which of the following article?

  1. Article 14
  2. Article 16
  3. Article 19
  4. All the above

Q.5) The National Green Tribunal derives its jurisdiction from which of the following acts?

  1. The Forest (Conservation) Act
  2. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
  3. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
  4. Prevention of corruption Act, 1988

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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

Q.6) Consider the following statements about Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

  1. It is guided by the principles of natural justice in addition to procedure laid down in the Civil Procedure Code of 1908.
  2. Appeals against the orders of the CAT could be made only in the Supreme Court and not in the high courts.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Q.7) Under Article 323 B, the Parliament and the state legislatures are authorized to provide for the establishment of tribunals for the adjudication of disputes relating to the following matters:

  1. Taxation
  2. Foreign exchange, import and export
  3. Industrial and labour
  4. Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries.

Which of the above listed matters is/are correct?

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

Q.8) Which of the following agencies act as National Central Bureau of Interpol in India?

  1. Central Vigilance Commission
  2. CBI
  3. RAW
  4. Delhi Police

Q.9) Consider the following statements regarding Central Information Commission:

  1. The Commissions have suo-moto power to order inquiry into any matter if there are reasonable grounds
  2. While enquiring a complaint, the commissions have the power of a civil court.
  3. The commission has to submit an annual report to the parliament.

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.10) Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct regarding working of National Human Rights Commission?

  1. NHRC has got the right to punish the people found guilty of violation of Human Rights.
  2. The recommendations of NHRC are binding on the Government.

Select the code from following:

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

Q.11) Which of the following categories have been defined in the Constitution?

  1. Scheduled Castes
  2. Scheduled Tribes
  3. Anglo Indians

Select the code from following:

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

Q.12) Consider the following statements:

  1. Delimitation Commission is a statutory body.
  2. It has the responsibility to redraw the boundaries of states.
  3. The orders of commission cannot be challenged in the court of law.

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) Which of the following states was the first to establish the institution of Lokayukta?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Kerala

Q.14) The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, commonly known as The Lokpal Act, is an anti-corruption Act of Indian Parliament in India which “seeks to provide for the establishment of the institution of Lokpal to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connecting them”. Who of the following comes under the purview of Lokpal?

  1. Armed Forces
  2. Prime Minister of India
  3. Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ officers
  4. Group ‘C’ or Group ‘D’ officials

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.15) Which one among the following principles deal with set of international standards which frame and guide the work of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)?

  1. Hague Principles
  2. Paris Principles
  3. Rio Principles
  4. Vienna Principles

Q.16) Which of the following is/are related to CBI?

  1. Balwantray Mehta committee
  2. Vineet Narain case
  3. Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act of 1946

Choose the correct option

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

Q.17) Consider the below statements about NITI Aayog:

  1. It enjoys the power of allocating funds to ministries and state governments.
  2. It includes the Chief Ministers of all States and the Lieutenant Governors of all Union territories in its Governing Council.
  3. CEO of NITI Aayog is appointed by the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

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

Q.18) The expression ‘district judge’ in the Constitution of India, does not include

  1. Tribunal judge
  2. Chief judge of a small cause court
  3. Session judge
  4. Chief Presidency magistrate

Q.19) The functions of the National Commission for SCs include:

  1. Investigation and monitoring of all matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for the SCs and evaluating their working.
  2. It also discharges similar (above) functions with regard to the other backward classes (OBCs)
  3. The commission presents an annual report to the Parliament upon their working.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

Q.20) Consider the below statements about Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT):

  1. CAT exercises original jurisdiction in relation to recruitment and all service matters of public servants covered by it.
  2. Its jurisdiction extends to the all-India services, the Central civil services and civilian employees of defence services also.
  3. Members of the defence forces, officers and servants of the Supreme Court and the secretarial staff of the Parliament are not covered by it.

Which of the statements provided above is/are correct?

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

Q.21) Consider the following statements about National Commission for Backward Classes Act:

  1. It extends to the whole of India including Jammu and Kashmir.
  2. Backward classes means such backward classes of citizens other than the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes as may be specified by the Central Government in the lists.
  3. The Commission shall examine requests for inclusion of any class of citizens as a backward class in the lists.

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

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

Q.22) Consider the following statements about ‘GOBAR-DHAN’

  1. It will manage and convert cattle dung and solid waste in farms to compost, biogas and bio-CNG
  2. It complements the Swachch Bharat Campaign
  3. It will generate an alternative source of income for the farmers

Select the correct statements

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

Q.23) The term ‘AURIC’ is associated with

  1. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
  2. Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP)
  3. Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)
  4. Dam Health and Rehabilitation Monitoring Application (DHARMA)

Q.24) Which of the following organizations brings out the publication, known as ‘Global Corruption Perception Index’?

  1. World Economic Forum
  2. World Bank
  3. Transparency International
  4. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

Q.25) Which of the following ‘border towns/places’ often in news is correctly matched?

  1. Nathu La – Arunachal Pradesh and China
  2. Jaigaon – West Bengal and Bangladesh
  3. Moreh – Manipur and Myanmar

Select the correct code:

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 3 Only

Q.26) The ‘Paris Principles’ is associated with

  1. Human Rights
  2. Export Control Regimes
  3. Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
  4. All of the above

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