TEST-16- INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: 30 March 2019

Solution: A

Basic structure of constitution is not defined in constitution. National emergency can be imposed on the basis of armed rebellion also.

Solution: C

Both statements are correct.

Solution: D

Article 15, 16, 19, 29 and 30 is available only for Indian citizens. Rest of Fundamental Rights available for foreigners also.

Solution: C

Ideals of Liberty, equality and fraternity in Indian constitution is borrowed from France Constitution.

Solution: B

The Right against Phone tapping is comes under Right to Freedom of speech and expression (Art 19)

Freedom to form association or unions is guaranteed by Article 19.

Solution: C

Beginning of Parliamentary System in India can be traced back to Charter Act of 1853 – It separated, for the first time, the legislative and executive functions of the Governor General’s council. It provided for addition of six new members called legislative councilors to the council.

Charter Act of 1853 recommended for the appointment of Macaulay Committee on Indian Civil
Service.

Solution: C

About 10 per cent of the total population got the voting right by Government of India Act, 1935.

Solution: B

Equal representation of states in Rajya Sabha is absent in Indian Polity. Representation is considered on population basis.

Solution: A

Equal pay for equal work for men and women is one of the element/feature of DPSP.

Solution: A

The Preamble has been amended only once so far, in 1976, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, which has added three new words—Socialist, Secular and Integrity—to the Preamble.

It is part of Indian Constitution. Constitution derives its authority from the People of India.

Solution: D

Apart from the Directives included in Part IV, there are some other Directives
contained in other Parts of the Constitution. They are:

1. Claims of SCs and STs to Services: The claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be taken into consideration, consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in the making of appointments to services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or a State (Article 335 in Part XVI)
2. Instruction in mother tongue: It shall be the endeavor of every state and every local authority within the state to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups (Article 350-A in Part XVII).
   3. Development of the Hindi Language: It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language and to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India (Article 351 in Part XVII)

Solution: D

Jammu and Kashmir is a constituent state of the Indian Union and has its place in Part I and Schedule I of the Constitution of India (dealing with the Union and its Territory). But its name, area or boundary cannot be changed by the Union without the consent of its legislature.

Under Article 3, a bill pertaining to the alteration of the boundaries of any existing State of India can be introduced in any house of the Parliament only with the prior recommendation of the President and before recommending the bill, the President has to refer the same to the state legislature concerned for expressing its views within a specified period.

Solution: B

Duty to pay taxes is not a Fundamental Duty in Indian Constitution.

Solution: A

Solution: D

By Simple Majority of Parliament

A number of provisions in the Constitution can be amended by a simple majority of the two Houses of

Parliament outside the scope of Article 368. These provisions include:

1. Admission or establishment of new states.
2. Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states.
3. Abolition or creation of legislative councils in states.
4. Second Schedule—emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of the president, the

governors, the Speakers, judges, etc.

5. Quorum in Parliament.
6. Salaries and allowances of the members of Parliament.
7. Rules of procedure in Parliament.
8. Privileges of the Parliament, its members and its committees.
9. Use of English language in Parliament.
10. Number of puisne judges in the Supreme Court.
11. Conferment of more jurisdiction on the Supreme Court.
12. Use of official language.
13. Citizenship—acquisition and termination.14. Elections to Parliament and state legislatures.
14. Delimitation of constituencies.
15. Union territories.
16. Fifth Schedule—administration of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.
17. Sixth Schedule—administration of tribal areas.

Solution: B

National Emergency requires approval from the parliament only.

Solution: D

United Province had highest number of members in Constituent Assembly among Indian Provinces.

Solution: B

Chennai has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its rich musical tradition. Including Chennai, a total of 64 cities from 44 countries have joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Jaipur and Varanasi are the other Indian cities that feature on the list.

Solution: A

https://unfccc.int/topics/2018-talanoa-dialogue-platform

Solution: B

Asia Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC), a fresh initiative led by India and Japan to enhance connectivity between the two continents, was unveiled by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi during the African Development Bank annual meeting in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat on May 16, 2017.

According to the AAGC Vision Document, the corridor will focus on four areas:

• Development Cooperation Projects
  · Quality Infrastructure and Institutional Connectivity
  · Enhancing Skills
  · People-to-People Partnership.

Solution: B

The S-400 Triumph (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) is an air defence missile system developed by Almaz Central Design Bureau of Russia. The new system replaced the S-300P and S-200 air defence systems of the Russian Army.

The S-400 was developed as an upgrade of the S-300 series of surface-to-air missile systems

Solution: D

The TRAI Act was amended by an ordinance, effective from 24 January 2000, establishing a Telecommunications Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to take over the adjudicatory and disputes functions from TRAI. TDSAT was set up to adjudicate any dispute between a licensor and a licensee, between two or more service providers, between a service provider and a group of consumers, and to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction, decision or order of TRAI.

https://main.trai.gov.in/about-us/history

Solution: C

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body responsible for coordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture.

The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president It is the largest network of agricultural research and education institutes in the world Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission
on Agriculture.

Agrinnovate India Ltd. (AgIn) was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on 19^th October, 2011. It is a “for profit” Company owned by Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.

It is to act as an effective interface between Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR- an autonomous organization under DARE) on one side and the Stakeholders of agricultural sector (Farmers; Public & Private Sector firms; R&D organizations; Educational Institutions- all of these at National and International level) on the other side, for a significant purpose of securing, sustaining and promoting global agricultural development.

Solution: C

• National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions.

OBJECTIVES

• To conduct efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admission, and recruitment purposes.
• To undertake research on educational, professional and testing systems to identify gaps in the knowledge systems and take steps for bridging them.
• To identify experts and institutions in setting examination questions.
• To produce and disseminate information and research on education and professional development standards.

Solution: D

The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is a first of its kind, unified access portal which brings together women from different parts of India to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations.

It is an initiative of NITI Aayog.