01 May 2023 Static Quiz

Correct Answer: B
Explanation
• Option B is correct.
• Parliamentary Sovereignty is not applicable in case of India as India has written constitution.
Hence 1 is not common between British and Indian Political system.
• Shadow Cabinet is a concept prevalent in Britain where positions in such a shadow cabinet
mirror those in the real government. For example, the opposition’s shadow cabinet would
comprise positions of home affairs, finance, external affairs, agriculture, railways, etc. just as the
real Union Cabinet. The same system is not in place in India, Hence 2 is not common between
both political system.
• Concept of Rule of Law is applicable to both British and Indian Political system. Hence 3 is
common between both British and Indian Political system

Correct Answer: A
Explanation
• Option A is correct.
• It was laid down in Kohito Hollohan Case that Decision of Speaker is subject to judicial review.
Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
• 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 have laid down that at least two-thirds of the
members of a party have to be in favour of a “merger” for it to have validity in the eyes of the
law. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• There is no time limit for speaker to decide the cases related to Anti defection. Hence,
statement 3 is incorrect.

Correct Answer: A
Explanation
• Option A is correct.
• The Venna River rises in Mahabaleshwar, and is a tributary of the Krishna River in Satara
district of western Maharashtra, India.
• The Musi River is a major tributary of the Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, flowing through
Telangana, India. Hyderabad stands on the banks of the Musi River, which divides the historic
Old City from the new city.
• Savitri River is one of the five rivers which originate from Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra state
in India. It originates at Savitri point near Mahabaleshwar and flows through the bankot village
and directly goes to Arabian sea.
• The Tawa is the Narmada’s largest tributary, at 172 km. It rises in the Satpura Range of Betul
and flowing north and west, joins the Narmada at the village of Bandra Bhan in Hoshangabad
District.
• The Ulhas River is a river in Maharashtra, India. It is in the Thane, Raigad, and Pune districts of
that state. It flows north and west from it source to where it splits into Vasai Creek and Thane
Creek, near Thane and finally merges into Arabian sea.

Correct Answer: C
Explanation
• Option C is correct.
• Parasitic plants of the genus Cuscutta have little to no chlorophyll making them unable to
undergo photosynthesis, a process by which plants make their own food. This makes them
photosynthetically inactive. Cuscutta species are thus referred to as holoparasitic plants, as they
depend on their host plant for nutrients.

Correct Answer: A
Explanation
• Option A is correct.
• The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, better known
as the Macolin Convention, is a multilateral treaty that aims to prevent, detect, and punish
match fixing in sport. Hence, pair 1 is incorrectly matched.
• The Budapest Convention or the convention on cybercrime is the world’s first international
treaty designed to focus on increasing cybercrime. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
• Waigani Convention is a treaty that bans the exporting of hazardous or radioactive waste to
Pacific Islands Forum countries, and prohibits Forum island countries from importing such
waste. Hence, pair 3 is incorrectly matched.