IAS Prelims GS Questions and Answers - Sep 4, 2015
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. Special status is guaranteed by the Constitution of India through an act passed by the two-third majority in both houses of the Parliament.
2. Special Category Status is granted by the National Development Council
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
Special Status empowers legislative and political rights like in case of Jammu and Kashmir. Special Category Status deals only with economic, administrative and financial rights.
1. Bihar
2. Uttarakhand
3. Manipur
4. Sikkim
5. Telanagana
a) 1,3,4
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3,4
At present there are 11 States enjoy Special Category Status: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand.
a) Third five year plan
b) 5th Finance Commission
c) Fifth five year plan
d) 3rd Finance Commission
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 5th Finance Commission
The concept of a special category state was first introduced in 1969 when the 5th Finance Commission sought to provide certain disadvantaged states with preferential treatment in the form of central assistance and tax breaks.
1. National Development Council is an extra-constitutional and non-statutory body.
2. Governors are member of National Development Council.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
The Council comprises the Prime Minister, the Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States or their substitutes, representatives of the Union Territories and the members of the Planning Commission.
1. Significant concession in excise and customs duties
2. Indian Parliament cannot increase or reduce the borders of the state.
3. Concession in income and corporate taxes
4. Center bears 90% cost of all Centrally sponsored schemes
5. External aid will also to be devolved in the same ratio as received by the Center.
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,4,5
c) 1,3,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3,4,5
Under Article 370 the Indian Parliament cannot increase or reduce the borders of the state.
1. Laos
2. Malaysia
3. Thailand
4. Cambodia
5. Vietnam
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,4,5
c) 1,3,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,3,4,5
The Mekong river originates in Tibetan Plateau. The river runs through China's Yunnan province,Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.The river flows into the South China Sea.
1. Myanmar
2. China
3. Cambodia
4. Bangladesh
5. Laos
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,3,5
c) 1,3,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,3,5
The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established on November 10, 2000 at Vientiane at the First MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. They emphasized four areas of cooperation, which are tourism, culture, education, and transportation linkage in order to be solid foundation for future trade and investment cooperation in the region.
a) Inapplicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015
b) Applicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015
c) Inapplicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2016
d) Applicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2016
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Inapplicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015
Government accepts the Recommendation of the Justice A.P. Shah Committee to clarify the Inapplicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs. A Committee on Direct Tax matters chaired by Justice A.P. Shah was constituted with the initial mandate to examine the matter relating to levy of MAT on FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015.
The Committee has recommended that section 115JB of the Income-tax Act may be amended to clarify the inapplicability of MAT provisions to FIIs/FPIs.
1. Biological Weapons Convention entered into force 26 March 1975 when twenty-two governments had deposited their instruments of ratification.
2. India is party to Biological Weapons Convention
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Both
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of weapons.
1. The revenue system introduced in the Deccan province and Bombay came to be known as the ryotwari settlement.
2. The revenue was directly settled with the ryot.
3. The lands were resurveyed every 50 years
a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
The lands were resurveyed every 30 years . The average income from different types of soil was estimated, the revenue-paying capacity of the ryot was assessed and a proportion of it fixed as the share of the state.
