Concept Application and Fact for Prelims Day-5

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This is the Day-5 questions of the CAF Revision plan for prelims. The questions are based on the syllabus as provided in the schedule. Aspirants are requested to go through the detailed CAF strategy to understand the need of the UPSC prelims and to prepare well for the same. Attempt the questions honestly. The key answers and explanations of this test will be live at 9.00pm. The maximum time to attempt the 18 questions is 25 minutes.

Concept Application and Fact for Prelims Day-5

Q.1) The Vice-President acts as the President in which of the following situations?

  1. On the expiry of President’s tenure of five years, when delay in elections for new President happens.
  2. President office falls vacant by resignation.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) None

Q.2) Who among the following advises the President with regard to summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the Parliament?

(a) Prime Minister

(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(c) Union Minister of parliamentary affairs

(d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Q.3) The principle of collective responsibility also means that the Cabinet decisions bind all cabinet ministers (and other ministers) even if they differed in the cabinet meeting. Consider the following pairs.

Cabinet Minister Resigned in opposition to the bill/policy
Dr. B. R Ambedkar Hindu Code Bill 1953
CD Deshmukh reorganisation of states.
Arif Mohammed Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986

Which of the pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.4) With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements:

  1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State.
  2. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha.

Which of following statements given above is/are Correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 Or 2

Q.5) Which of the following are not necessarily the consequences of the proclamation of the President’s rule in a State?

  1. Dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly
  2. Removal of the Council of Ministers in the State
  3. Dissolution of the local bodies

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1,2 and 3

Q.6) Consider the following statements.

  1. President can issue the ordinance only when one house is in the session.
  2. The ordinances must be approved by the parliament within 6 weeks from its reassembly.
  3. The maximum life of an ordinance promulgated by the president is 6 months and 6 weeks.
  4. President can withdraw an ordinance at any time.

Identify the correct statements and choose the right option from the codes given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.7) Consider the following statements.

  1. The President and Governor can pardon sentences inflicted by court martial.
  2. The president can pardon death sentence while governor cannot.

Identify incorrect statement/s and choose the right option from the codes given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.8) Consider the following statements.

  1. President allocates and reshuffles various portfolios among the ministers.
  2. Prime Minister can ask a minister to resign or advice the President to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion.
  3. Speaker presides over the meeting of council of ministers and influences it’s decisions.

Identify the correct statements and choose the right option from the codes given below.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 only

(d) 1 and 3

Q.9) Consider the following statements about cabinet committees.

  1. Constitution provides for their establishment.
  2. All the cabinet committees constituted from time to time to deal with special problems and they are disbanded after the task is completed.
  3. They are based on the principles of division of labour and effective delegation.

Choose the right option from the codes given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) All the above

Q.10) Consider the following statements.

  1. If any minister disagrees with a cabinet decision and is not prepared to defend it, he must resign.
  2. When the Lok Sabha passes a no confidence motion against the council of ministers, all the ministers have to resign including those ministers who are from the Rajya Sabha.

Choose the correct option from the codes given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) None

Q.11) Consider the following statements regarding the veto powers of Indian President.

  1. The President enjoys absolute veto, and not suspensive veto, over state bills.
  2. The Constitution has not prescribed any time limit within which the President has to take decision with regard to a bill reserved by the governor for his consideration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) None

Q.12) Which among the following set(s) of pairs are incorrectly matched?

  1. Remission – Reducing the period of punishment and its character.
  2. Reprieve – Stay of the execution of a sentence for a temporary period.
  3. Commutation – Awarding lesser sentence in place of one originally awarded.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.13) Which of the following are the writings of the Kabir Das?

  1. Bijak
  2. Kabir Granthawali
  3. Anurag Sagar
  4. Sakhi Granth

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3, and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 4 only

(d) All the above

Q.14) Which of the following are the parts of Stupa?

  1. Chattras
  2. Yasti
  3. Mandapa
  4. Anda
  5. Harmika

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

(a) 1, 2 and 5 only

(b) 1, 3, 5 only

(c) 1, 2, 4, and 5 only

(d) All the above

Q.15) Operation Nistar was conducted by Indian Navy to

(a) bring back Indians stranded in Socotra island (Yemen) after Cyclone Mekunu

(b) save turtles of western coast of India

(c) getting back the seized INS Sunayna from Somalis

(d) none of the above

Q.16) Queen pineapple is declared as state fruit of

(a) Assam

(b) Mizoram

(c) Telangana

(d) Tripura

Q.17) Which of the following are the objectives of Ganga Praharis.

  1. To conserve the biodiversity of River Ganga.
  2. Reduce the direct dependency of local communities on the river.
  3. Cleanliness of Ganga with an objective of Nirmal and Aviral Ganga.

Choose the correct answers from the codes given below

(a) 3 only

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.18) Global Peace Index released by

(a) Institute for Economics and Peace.

(b) Transparency International

(c) World Justice Project

(d) World Economic Forum

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