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Subject: Polity

  • Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament

    Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament?
    1. Article 109 mentions special procedure in respect of Money Bills.
    2. A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States.
    3. The Rajya Sabha can either approve the Bill or suggest changes but cannot reject it.
    4. Amendments to a Money Bill suggested by the Rajya Sabha have to be accepted by the Lok Sabha.
    Select the answer using the code given below:

  • Consider the following statements about Lokpal

    Consider the following statements about Lokpal:

    I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India.
    II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory, and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson.
    III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office.
    IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India

    Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India:

    I. The exercise of this power by the President can be subjected to limited judicial review.

    II. The President can exercise this power without the advice of the Central Government.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission of India are correct

    Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission of India are correct?

    I. It has recommended grants of ₹4,800 crores from the year 2022–23 to 2025–26 for incentivizing States to enhance educational outcomes.
    II. 45% of the net proceeds of Union taxes are to be shared with States.
    III. ₹45,000 crores are to be kept as performance-based incentive for all States for carrying out agricultural reforms.
    IV. It reintroduced tax effort criteria to reward fiscal performance.

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • With reference to India, consider the following

    With reference to India, consider the following:

    I. The Inter-State Council
    II. The National Security Council
    III. Zonal Councils

    How many of the above were established as per the provisions of the Constitution of India?

  • Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India

    Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India:
    I. List I – Union List, in the Seventh Schedule
    II. Extent of the executive power of a State
    III. Conditions of the Governor’s office
    For a constitutional amendment with respect to which of the above, ratification by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States is required before presenting the bill to the President of India for assent?

  • With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements

    With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements:

    I. An Ordinance can amend any Central Act.
    II. An Ordinance can abridge a Fundamental Right.
    III. An Ordinance can come into effect from a back date.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information

    With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information:
    Organization: Some of its functions: It works under
    I. Directorate of Enforcement Enforcement of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 Internal Security Division–I, Ministry of Home Affairs
    II. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Enforces the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
    III. Directorate General of Systems and Data Management Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers for better policy and nabbing tax evaders Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
    In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?

  • Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct

    Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?
    1. A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station.
    2. The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry.
    3. Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically.
    Select the answer using the code given below:

  • Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes

    Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes
    and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:
    1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the
    Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
    2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
    3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible
    to be a member of this Committee.
    4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.
    Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?