UPSC Paper 1 Mock Test - 26 - UPSC MCQ

Consider the following statements
1. The legislature of the state, by law, endows the panchayats with such powers as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of selfgovernment.
2. The above reflects the essence of Article 39 of the Constitution.

Q. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.
1. Special Officer's post under Article 338 was substituted by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
2. The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India procures and markets the nontimber forest products (NTFP).
3. T he first Backward Classes Comm iss ion formulated 11 indicators based on social backwardness, educational backwardness and economic backwardness.

Q. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. There was a special provision for the Anglo-Indiancommunity in certain services under Article 336 of the Constitution of India. However, all such reservations were to cease at the end of ten years from the commencement of the Constitution of India.
2. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed in 1955.
3. The Untouchability (Offences) Act was renamed as the Protection of Civil Rights Act.

Q. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of setting up of the given Commissions concerning weaker sections of the Indian society?

National Commission for Women was created by

The provision of providing identity cards to voters has been made in

Which of the following statements is correct?The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office before expiry of his term

Which of the statements given below is/are correct?\
1. The members of the State Election Commission are appointed by the President
2. These members can be removed in like manner and on grounds similar to that of the High Court Judge

 Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
1. The tenure of the Panchayat is five years
2. If it dissolved in the second year, its election need to be held within 6 months of the dissolution.

Arrange the Chairmen of the Election Commission in the chronological order
1. T.S. Krishna Murthy
2. T.N. Seshan
3. Sukumar Sen
4. Smt. V.S. Rama Devi

In which year was the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes began to be constituted in two different commissions — one for the Scheduled Castes and another for the Scheduled Tribes?

 The decision of the Central Administrative Tribunals can be challenged in the Surpeme Court of India under the Article

Consider the following statements regarding the composition of the Constitutent Assembly:
1. The representatives were to be elected from the four constituents: Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians.
2. T he Cha irm an of t he Union Const it uent Commitee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. The total strength of the Constitutent Assemblywas 389.
4. The Drafting Com mitt ee un der the chairmnanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar consisted of eight members.

Q. Which of these is/are correct?

The doctrine of 'prospective overruling' was adopted by the Supreme Court of India in the case of

 In which one of the following cases has the Supreme Court of India laid down that citizen can be compensated for loss or injury caused by arbitrary or capricious action by a public authority?

Consider the following statements will regard to Judicial System in India:
1. Panchayat Courts functions in some of the states
2. The Supreme Court of India consists of 26 judges including the Chief Justice of India
3. Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh both have High Courts
4. The National Judicial Academy has been set up by the Government of India

Q. Which of these is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with regard to the Advocate-General of the State in India;
1. He/she is appointed by the President of India
2. He/she can taken part in the proceedings of the State Legislative Assembly
3. His/her salary is paid from the Consolidated Fund of India
4. He/she advises the State Government on legal matters

Q. Which of these is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
A. Article 14 of the Indian Constitution does not lay down that all laws must be of universal application.
B. State has power to classify persons for legitimate purpose and on reasonable grounds.

Consider hthe following statements:
A. Judicial Review is a process to restrain the executive or the legislature from exercising power which may not be sanctioned by the Constitution.
B. The source of the power of judicial review in India is Article 13 (2) of the Constitution.

Consider hthe following statements:
A. Judicial activisim emerged in India as an extraconstitutional development through judicial pronouncements and judgements.
B. Judicial activism fills the gap, since the existing law is not clear or pronounced.

Match List I (Development Approach) with List II (Features)
List-I                                 List-II
(Development                (Features)
Approach)
A. Blue print                    1. Utilisation of capital approach resources over human resources
B. Learning process        2. Cybernetic process approach with latitude for change according to needs
C. Production centred     3. Planning in advance approach for development
D. People centred           4. Individual as an actor approach who defines the goal
Code
    AB C D
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 4 3 2

Consider  the  following  statements  regarding Securitization  and  Reconstruction  of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security  Interest(SARFAESI) Act 2002:
(i) It allows the banks and financial institutions  to sell  the  security once it becomes non performing
(ii) It allows the banks and financial institutions to sell the security in case of secured and unsecured debt
(iii) It allows only RBI to classify any  asset as non performing
(iv) It  allows  RBI  or  any  other authority  or  body as  applicable  to  classify  any  asset  as  non performing

NABARD  provides  refinance  to  which  of  the following  types  of  financial institutions:
(i) State Cooperative Banks & Land Development Banks
(ii)  Non  Banking  Financial Companies (NBFCs)
(iii)  Commercial Banks
(iv)  Regional Rural Banks

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Consider  the  following statements  regarding "Sovereign Gold  Bonds"  scheme  launched recently:
(i)  If  the  market  price  of  gold declines,  investors will  be protected against capital loss
(ii)  These are government securities denominated in grams of gold
(iii)  Issued by RBI on behalf of Govt. of India
(iv) Investors  will  receive  fixed interest rate

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Which  of  the  following  are components  of  India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves?
(i)  SDR: Special Drawing Rights
(ii)  FCA: Foreign Currency Assets
(iii) RTP: Reserve Tranche Position
(iv)  Gold
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Consider  the  following statements  regarding  the transactions  happening  at  the international  levelfor  trade  and financial flows.
(i) Currencies  which  maintain  a stable  purchasing power  are generally accepted
(ii)  Freely convertible  currencies  are generally accepted
(iii)  There  is  an  international authority with the power to force the use of a particular currency
(iv)  There  is  a  basket  of  currencies which can only be used to settle international transactions

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 Consider  the  following statements:
(i)  Bank notes are legal tenders
(ii)  Bank  notes  are  unlimited  legal tenders
(iii) Bank  notes  are  guaranteed  by the Central Government
(iv) Bank  notes  are  guaranteed  by the RBI

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