TEST-46- INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: 29 April 2019

Solution: A

An EVM being used by ECI can record a maximum of 2,000 votes.

Solution: B

With ballot boxes counting is done after mixing the ballot papers. Is it possible to adopt this system when EVMs are used?

Yes, through the use of a device called ‘Totalizer’ which can accommodate upto 14 Control Units at a time to aggregate votes without revealing the candidate-wise count of individual EVM used at a particular polling station.

However, totalizers are not in use at present as its technical aspects and other related issues are under examination and it is also the subject of a court case

Solution: A

The VVPATs are stored along with the EVMs in a secure strong room till the completion of the Election Petition period.

Is it true that sometimes because of short-circuitry or other reason, a voter is likely to get an electric shock while pressing the `blue button?

No. EVMs work on a battery and there is absolutely no chance of any voter getting an electric shock at the time of pressing the `blue button’ or at any time of handling the EVM.

Solution: A

A person who is not a citizen of India cannot involve in electoral process of India by providing financial aid and other necessary logistic support to the candidates.

https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/fact-check-can-nris-vote-in-this-general-elections/article26520133.ece

Solution: B

Who is a ‘proxy’?

Ans. A service voter may appoint (by applying to Returning Officer in Form 13 F of Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 – Form available at the website of Election Commission) any person as his / her proxy to give vote on his / her behalf and in his / her name at the polling station. The proxy shall have to be ordinary resident of that constituency. He need not be a registered voter, but he / she must not be disqualified to be registered as a voter.

Under the existing law, this facility is available only to the wife of a male service voter and is not available to the husband of a female service voter.

https://eci.gov.in/faqs/voter-electors/service-voter/faqs-service-electors-r13/

Solution: A

State Election Commissions (SECs) conducts elections to Corporations, Municipalities and other Local Bodies.

Solution: C

Both the statements are correct.

Solution: D

All the above statements are incorrect.

If I am not registered as a voter in any Constituency, can I contest election?
Ans. No

For contesting an election as a candidate a person must be registered as a voter. Sec 4 (d) of Representation People Act, 1951 precludes a person from contesting unless he is an elector in any parliamentary constituency. Section 5 (c) of R. P. Act, 1951 has a similar provision for Assembly Constituencies.

If you are a registered voter in Delhi, you can contest an election to Lok Sabha from any constituency in the country except Assam, Lakshadweep and Sikkim, as per Section 4 (c), 4 (cc) and 4 (ccc) of the R. P. Act, 1951.

Can a person confined in jail vote in an election?
Ans. No

According to section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, no person shall vote at any election if he is confined in a prison, whether under a sentence of imprisonment or transportation or otherwise, or is in the lawful custody of the police.

https://eci.gov.in/faqs/elections/contesting-for-elections/faqs-contesting-for-elections-r4/

Solution: B

After the declaration of results in all constituencies, which authority will constitute the new Lok Sabha – President or the Election Commission?
Ans. Election Commission of India (ECI)

According to Sec. 73 of the R. P. Act, 1951, after the results of all Parliamentary constituencies are declared, the Election Commission will constitute the new Lok Sabha by notifying in the official gazette, the names of the elected members.

Solution: C

Both the statements are correct.

Solution: A

Section 8 disqualifies a person convicted with a sentence of two years or more from contesting elections. But those under trial continued to be eligible to contest elections. The Lily Thomas case (2013), however, ended this unfair advantage.

Currently, under the Representation of Peoples (RP) Act, lawmakers cannot contest elections only after their conviction in a criminal case.

Solution: A

The Commission consists of a Central Vigilance Commissioner (Chairperson) and not more than two Vigilance Commissioners (members).

The Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance Commissioners shall be appointed by the President on recommendation of a Committee consisting of the Prime Minister (Chairperson), the Minister of Home Affairs (Member) and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of the People (Member).

The term of office of the Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance Commissioners would be four years from the date on which they enter their office or till they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

Solution: C

Due to its federal character, the Rajya Sabha has been given two exclusive or special powers that are not enjoyed by the Lok Sabha:

1. It can authorise the Parliament to make a law on a subject enumerated in the State List (Article 249).
2. It can authorise the Parliament to create new All-India Services common to both the Centre and states (Article 312).

Solution: C

Both the statements are correct.

Solution: B

The President is elected by an Electoral College, which consists of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all the States and Union Territories – Delhi and Pondicherry.

https://eci.gov.in/faqs/elections/presidential-election/faqs-presidential-election-r9/

Solution: C

It is implemented by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Solution: D

All the pairs given above are matched correctly.

Solution: B

Changpa are a semi-nomadic Tibetan people found mainly in the Changtang in Ladakh and in Jammu and Kashmir.

Solution: A

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) is an informal partnership between Nations and organizations which strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems around the world.

Its decisions are not binding on its members.

The Initiative was founded in 1994 by eight governments: Australia, France, Japan, Jamaica, the Philippines, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

ICRI currently has more than 60 members including MoEFCCC, India.

Solution: B

Debt Recovery Tribunals facilitates the debt recovery involving banks and other financial institutions with their customers. DRTs are established under Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act (RDBBFI), 1993.

It enforces provisions of the recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions (RDDBFI) Act, 1993 and also Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests (SARFAESI) Act, 2002.

A Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) can hear cross suits, counter claims and allow set offs. It cannot hear claims of damages or deficiency of services or breach of contract or criminal negligence on the part of the lenders.

However, it cannot hear claims of damages or deficiency of services or breach of contract or criminal negligence on the part of the lenders.

Solution: C

The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has been constituted under Section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 to ensure that the reduction in rate of tax or the benefit of input tax credit is passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices. Further, the following steps have been taken by the NAA to ensure that customers get the full benefit of tax cuts:

1. Holding regular meetings with the Zonal Screening Committees and the Chief Commissioners of Central Tax to stress upon consumer awareness programmes;
2. Launching a helpline to resolve the queries of citizens regarding registration of complaints against profiteering.
3. Receiving complaints through email and NAA portal.
4. Working with consumer welfare organizations in order to facilitate outreach activities.

Solution: A

The National Commission for Women was set up as statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, to

• Review the Constitutional and Legal safeguards for women
• Recommend remedial legislative measures
• Facilitate redressal of grievances
• Advise the Government on all policy matters affecting women

It has suo-moto powers for investigating the matter related to women concern.

Solution: A

‘Ocean Seven’ is a swimming marathon consisting of seven channel swims and is considered to be on par with the Seven Summits (mountaineering challenge). The arduous task challenges a swimmer to swim across world’s most difficult seas.

Solution: A

The famous Banihal Pass is situated on Pirpanjal range.

Solution: C

In a historic referendum, the Irish people have voted by a landslide to repeal the 8th amendment to the country’s constitution, allowing the government to legislate for abortion.

The vote illustrates the monumental shift in attitudes towards women’s rights in Ireland. It’s also testament to the power of a grassroots mobilized campaign which enabled women to share 35 years’ worth of experiences of pregnancy under the 8th amendment.