UPSC Paper 1 Mock Test - 30 - UPSC MCQ

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the parliamentary type of government?

Which one of the following factors has contributed to an increasing control of the state government over the local government institutions?

Delegated legislation means

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the parliamentary form of government?

The system of voting in which a voter declares before all the name of the candidate in whose favour he wants to record

Independence of judiciary will be at stake if

Freedom of Speech under the Indian Constitution is subject to reasonable restriction on the grounds of protection of

Under which of the following circumstances can be President of India exercise discretionary power?
1. When there is dispute between the Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister
2. When there is no majority party in the Lok Sabha and he has to choose a Prime Minister
3. When the ruling party loses its majority in the Lok Sabha
4. When the President decides to refer the advice of the Unin Cabinet back for reconsideration
Choose the correct answer from the codes give below:

Which one of the following statements gives a correct definition of a constitution?

Which one of the following statements is wrong?

Which one of the following could be considered as precondition for the establishment of federal government?

'The Cabinet form of government' means

The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

What was the procedure followed for adoption of the Constitution of India?

Which of the following statements about the Constitutions of India is/are correct?
1. Popular sovereignty and adult franchise are the basic features of the Constitution
2. The Constitution, in so far as the division of powers between the Centre and the State is concerned, is rigid.
3. The Constitution recognises the inter-dependence of civil and economic rights.
4. The Constitution mentions direct control by the people such as referendum initiative and recall.

    The division of legislative powers between the Centre and the States under the present Constitution of India is similar to that between the Centre and the Provinces under the Government of India Act, 1935, in some of the following respects.
    1. In case of overlap of a matter as between the three lists of subject, predominance in both is given to the Central legislature.
    2. In case of repugnancy in the Concurrent field, in both a Central law previals over a Provincial or State law.
    3. In both, residuary powers were vested in the Central legislature.
    Which of the above are true?

A was born in Nasik in 1920 and had game to Chicago for study. He married Miss B, an American girl there and a son C was born to them in Boston in 1945. All of them came to Pune in 1946 with the intention of staying permanently there. They continued to stay until the commencement of the Constitution and beyond. C acquired citzenship of India because

Which of the following are not  included in the right to freedom of religion in the Constitution of India?
  1.  Freedom of conscience and the right to practice and propagate religion.
  2.  Levying of taxes or use of funds of the Goverment for the promotion or maintenance of any religion
  3.  Establishment and maintenance of religious and charitable institutions
  4.  Imparting of religious instruction in any Government maintained institution

    Which of the following is/are among Directive Principle of State Policy?
    1.    The State shall strive to promote science and technology for development.
    2.    The State shall endeavour to secure for citizens a uniform Civil code throughout India
    3.    The State shall try to develop population policy and family planning programmes
    4.    The State shall take steps to promote tourism.

If the total number of votes to be cast in the Presidential election in India is 8,66,287, the minimum number of single preference votes that must be secured by a candidate for election is

    What is the correct squeence of the following?
    1.    Scheduled Caste Order
    2.    Untouchability Offences Act
    3.    Protection of Civil Rights Act
    4.    Communal Order of the Government of Madras.

Which of the following is true regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vananda Yojana (PMMVY)?
I. Pradhan  Mantri  Matritva  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY),  previously  Indira  Gandhi Matritva  Sahyog  Yojana  (IGMSY),  is  a  maternity  benefit  program  run  by  the government of India.
II. It was introduced in 2010 and is implemented by the Ministry of  Women and Child Development.
III. It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant  and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first two live births. 
IV. It provides a partial  wage  compensation  to  women  for  wage-loss  during  childbirth  and  childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and good nutrition and feeding practices

What is not true regarding Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana?
I. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojanais an ambitious social welfare scheme of Narendra Modi Government launched on 1st May 2016 from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh. 
II. Under the PM  Ujjwala  Yojana,  the  government  aims  to  provide  LPG  connections  to  BPL households  in  the  country.  
III. The  scheme  is  aimed  at  replacing  the  unclean  cooking fuels mostly used in the rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).
IV. Saubhagya is a scheme launched to achieve universal household electrification  in all parts of the Country at a cost of Rs. 16,320 crore including Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs. 18,320 crores from Government of India. 

Consider the following statements regarding Sukanya Samridhi Yojana.
  I.Sukanya Samridhi Yojana  (SSY) is a small deposit scheme for the girl child launched as a part of the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign. It is currently 8.1 per cent and provides income-tax benefit. 
  II. A Sukanya Samriddhi Account can be opened any time after the birth of a girl till she turns  10,  with  a  minimum  deposit  of  Rs  500.  A  maximum  of  Rs  1.5  lakh  can  be deposited during the ongoing financial year. 
  III. The account can be opened in any post office or authorised branches of commercial banks.  The account will remain operative for 21 years from the date of its opening or till the  marriage of the girl after she turns 18. To meet the requirement of her higher education expenses, partial withdrawal of 50  per cent of the balance is allowed after she turns 18. 
  Which is correct?

Which of the following is correct?
I. Three  Public  Sector  Insurance  companies-  National  Insurance  Co.  Ltd.,  United  India Assurance  Co.  Ltd.,  and  Oriental  India  insurance  Co.  Ltd.,  and LIC will  be  merged  into  a  single  insurance entity and will be subsequently listed. 
II. The process of acquisition of Hindustan 
​Petroleum Corporation by the ONGC has been successfully completed. 

Which is correct regarding Prevention of Money Launching Act (PMLA) 2002?
I. The  definition  of  "proceeds  of  crime" in PMLA was amended in 2015 to include "property equivalent held within the country"  in  case  proceeds  of  crime  is  taken  out  or  held  "outside  the  country".  The  present amendment would allow the government to proceed against property acquired abroad. 
II.  Amendment proposed in Section 45(1) would make the  applicability  of  bail  conditions  uniform  to  all  the  offences  under  PMLA,  instead  of only those offences under the schedule which are liable to imprisonment of more than 3 years. 
III.  Section 447 of Companies Act is being  included  as  scheduled  offence  under  PMLA  so  that  Registrar  of  Companies  in suitable cases would be able to report such cases for action by Enforcement Directorate under the  PMLA provisions. 
IV. Measures to enhance effectiveness of investigations Section 5(1) of the Act provides that every order of provisional attachment passed by an  officer  of  Enforcement  Directorate  shall  cease  to  have  effect  after  180  days  from  the date  of  the  provisional  attachment  order,  unless  confirmed  by  the  Adjudicating Authority  under  PMLA  within  that  period. 
Which of the above is correct?

Consider the following statements:
I. Revenue deficit is the difference between revenue expenditure and revenue receipts. 
II. Fiscal  deficit  refers  to  the  excess  of  total  expenditure  over  total  receipts  (excluding borrowings) during a given financial year.
III. Primary  deficit  is  one  of  the  parts  of  fiscal  deficit.  While  fiscal  deficit  is  the  difference between  total  revenue  and  expenditure,  primary  deficit  can  be  arrived  by  deducting interest  payment  from  fiscal  deficit.  
IV. Interest  payments  are  included  from  the  calculation  of  primary  deficit  because  interest payments  are  made  on  account  of  borrowings  made  in  the  past.