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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which one of the following Directive Principles was not originally provided in the Constitution of India?
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Answer: B
The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added four new Directive Principles to the original list. They require the State:
(i) To secure opportunities for healthy development of children (Article 39).
(ii) To promote equal justice and to provide free legal aid to the poor (Article 39 A).
(iii) To take steps to secure the participation of workers in the management of industries (Article 43A).
(iv) To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wild life (Article 48 A)
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
The Directive Principles are non-justiciable in nature.
This implies that
1. A citizen cannot move the court if the government fails to legally enforce the directive principles or even violate them in some instances.
2. The government cannot enact laws to implement directive principles.
Select the correct answer code:
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Answer:A
•If they are violated one cannot approach the court and seek their enforcement. Therefore, the government (Central, state and local) cannot be compelled to implement them. The Directive Principles, though non-justiciable in nature, help the courts in examining and determining the constitutional validity of a law. The Supreme Court has ruled many a times that in determining the constitutionality of any law, if a court finds that the law in question seeks to give effect to a Directive Principle, it may consider such law to be ‘reasonable’ in relation to Article 14 (equality before law) or Article 19 (six freedoms) and thus save such law from unconstitutionality.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Fundamental Duties incorporated in the Constitution.
1. All Fu ndamental Duties were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the Constitution 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.
2. They are not enforceable by law, but a court may take them into account while adjudicating on a matter.
3. The concept of Fundamental Duties is taken from the Constitution of Russia.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
1. The Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President of India.
2. The judges of the Supreme Court take an oath or affirmation before entering upon office, conducted by Chief Justice of India.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
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Answer: A
• The Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution. • A person appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, before entering upon his Office, has to make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before the President, or some person appointed by him for this purpose.
In his oath, a judge of the Supreme Court swears:
1. to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India;
2. to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India;
3. to duly and faithfully and to the best of his ability, knowledge and judgement perform the duties of the Office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will; and
4. to uphold the Constitution and the laws.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC):
1. It is an economic and political organization of eight countries in Southeast Asia.
2. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
3. It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2008.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: (B)
• It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2006.
• Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• It is an economic and political organization of eight countries in South Asia.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements about Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs):
1. InvITs enable developers of infrastructure assets to monetise their assets by pooling multiple assets under a single entity (trust structure).
2. In India, InvITs are governed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: (a)
•InvITs are collective investment vehicles similar to a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects to earn a small portion of the income as return. InvITs enable developers of infrastructure assets to monetise their assets by pooling multiple assets under a single entity (trust structure). In India, InvITs are governed by SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
The Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) was in news recently, is a regional institution of which of the following?
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Answer: (D)
• Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India, according to Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) report Sand and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and the Pacific.
• APDIM is a regional institution of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
1. The Reserve Bank of India manages and services Government of India Securities but not any State Government Securities.
2. Treasury bills are issued by the Government of India and there are no treasury bills issued by the State Governments.
3. Treasury bills offer are issued at a discount from the par value.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: (C)
• G-Secs are issued through auctions conducted by RBI.
• Floatation of State Government Loans (State Development Loans): As per the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the RBI may, by agreement with any State Government undertake the management of the public debt of that State. I o Accordingly, the RBI has entered into agreements with 29 State Governments and one Union Territory (UT of Puducherry) for management of their public debt.
• In India, the Central Government issues both, treasury bills and bonds or dated securities while the State Governments issue only bonds or dated securities, which are called the State Development Loans (SDLs). Treasury Bills (T-bills) Treasury bills or T-bills, which are money market instruments, are short term debt instruments issued by the Government of India and are presently issued in three tenors, namely, 91 day, 182 day and 3.64 day.
• Treasury bills are zero coupon securities and pay no interest. They are issued at a discount and redeemed at the face value at maturity.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Which of the following mechanisms can help to contain food inflation?
1. Increasing import duties on food articles
2. More procurement by FCI
3. Imposing stock limit
Select the correct answer using the code below:
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Answer: (B)
•If food articles are allowed to be imported, it may contain inflation as the demand for imports will be higher only if their price is lesser than domestic produce. Import duties will only curtail their import, and hence will not help food inflation.
•The procurement by FCI reduces the supply to the market, thus increasing inflation. However if the stocks with FCI are released strategically in the market based upon contingency of supply at a particular time, it also helps in containing food inflation.
•The stock limits make way for the enhanced supply in the market, which is critical for level food prices.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
With reference to Assam’s Deepor Beel, consider the following statements:
1. It is a Ramsar Site and wetland as per the Ramsar Convention.
2. It is located between Jatinga and Lohit River deltas.
3. It is an important destination for many migratory species of birds.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: (C)
• Deepor Beel is a Ramsar site and a part of it is also wildlife sanctuary (Rani Reserve forest) in Guwahati, Assam.
• Deepor Beel is a permanent freshwater lake, in an earlier channel of the Brahmaputra River, to the south of the main river.
• The site is an important destination for many migratory species of birds.
