UPSC Paper 1 Mock Test - 29 - UPSC MCQ

    The Constitution of India
    I.     forbids the practice of untouchability
    II.    prescribes penalties for practising untouchability
    III.    defines untouchability as a vicious historical practice

(A) : "Preventive detention' is included in the chapter on Fundamental Rights of the Indian Cosntitution.
(B) : Preventive Detention is a Fundamental Right of the State against individuals.

    Which of the following are listed among the Directive Principles in Part IV?
    I.    Equal pay for equal work
    II.    Uniform civil code
    III.    Small family norm
    IV.    Education through mother tongue at primary level

    Which of the following were added to the Directive Principles by amendments to the Constitution?
    I.    To protect and improve the environment and safeguard wild life
    II.    Right of workers to participate in management of industires
    III.    Right to work
    IV.    To protect and maintain places of historical interest

If the State enacts a law to implement a Directive Principle calling for equitable distribution of the material resources of the community, it

Each member of Parliament who participates in the presidential election in India is entitled to cast as many votes as are obtained by dividing the total number of votes of the Legislative Assemblies of all the states by the total number of elected members of the two Houses of Parliament. This ensures  

   The President's legislative functions are
    I.    summoning and proroguing the two Houses of ​Parliament
    II.    convening a joint sitting to resolve deadlocks
    III.    dissolving the two House of Parliament
    IV.    addressing either House at the commencement of each session 

The judicial powers of the President donot include    

    Which of the following is/are correct with regard to the office of Attorney-General of India?
    I.    He is a member of the Cabinet
    II.    He can speak in either House of Parliament and vote on any issue
    III.    He must be qualified to become a judge of the Supreme Court
    IV.    His remuneration is fixed by Parliament

If an unqualified or disqualified person sits and votes in Indian Parliament    

       When a resolution for his removal is under consideration, the Speaker
    I.     does not take  part in the proceedings of the House
    II.    has no right to vote
    III.    has the right to speak in the House even though he shall not preside 

Which of the following is/are true?
    I.    A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha lapses on the dissolution of Lok Sabha
    II.    If the President has notified about his intention to summon a joint sitting on a bill, the bill not lapse even if the Lok Sabha is dissolved after the notification        

    Which of the follwoing are dissimilarities between Indian and Australian federalism?
    (i)    Australia has no written constitution while India has a written constitution
    (ii)    In Australia, unlike India, the states possess separate constitution
    (iii)    In Australia, unlike India, all amendments to the constitution are submitted for the approval of the people and the states
    (iv)    In Australia all the states are given equal representation in the Senate

Regarding division of powers between the centre and units, the Canadian Constitution differs from its Indian counterpart    

    Which of the following features make the US federalism different from the Indian federal system?
    (i)    The States in USA have their own constitutions
    (ii)    There is a double judicial system in India
    (iii)    The US Constitution can be amended only with the consent of three-fourths of the States
    (iv)    The US Constitution stipulates the powers of the centre and states but remains silent about the residuary powers    

The Rajya Sabha has the exclusive authority    

Consider the following statements:
    A: The Constitution of India is one of the largest in the world.
    R: Indian Constitution contains not only broad principles but also the details of administration

Consider the following statements:
    A: Citizenship defines those who are and those who are not members of a common society.
    R: A political system of equal citizenship in reality less than equal if it is part of a society divided by unequal conditions.

Consider the following statements:
A: Every society in which the warranty of rights is not assured, nor the separation of powers determined, has no constitution.    R: The Constitution of France is not only most administrative constitution in the world, but the only one

The British Parliament 'legitimates' but does not 'legislate'. This means that

    The  term  "Nostro  Account" recently seen in the news is related to:
    (i)    It  is  an  account  that  one  bank  holds in another bank 
    (ii)     It  is  used  to   facilitate international transactions
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Which of the following statements are  true  regarding  "Serious  Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)":
    (i)    (i)  It  is  under  Dept.  of  Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
    (ii)  It is under Ministry of Corporate Affairs
    (iii) It  is  an  executive  body established through government resolution
    (iv)  It  has  been  established  under an Act
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    Which of the following statements are  true  regarding  "Domestic Systemically  Important  Banks (DSIB)":
    (i)  These are also called "too big to fail" 
    (ii)  They  need  to  meet  additional capital requirement
    (iii) The  list  of  DSIB  should  be declared annually by RBI
    (iv)  The  list  of  DSIB  is  declared  by the Ministry of Finance
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Which  category of banks have the highest share in agricultural credit:

The  recent  changes  in  the  Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act 2015 allows:

 'Demographic  Dividend'  is estimated/calculated  in  terms  of which of the following:

Consider  the  following statements:
(i)  Real per capita GDP is steadily increasing in the last five years
(ii)  Real  per  capita  income  is steadily  increasing  in  the  last five years
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