Latest Polity and Governance Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 2
1. Consider the following statements related to NJAC1. NJAC will replace the collegium system for the appointment of judges as mandated in the existing pre-amended constitution by a new system.
2. NJAC will be a statutory body.
3. It will give executive equal role in appointments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,3
National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill and Constitution (121st Amendment) Bill meant to replace the collegium system with a commission for appointment of judges. NJAC will be a constitutional body.
1. "Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization (TvoA-ETA)" scheme is renamed as “e-Tourist Visa.
2. A tourist visiting India had to obtain the e-Visa before departing from his country.
3. The validity of the Visa is for 30 days from the date-of-arrival.
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
Visa-upon-arrival electronically. This is an improvement over the earlier scheme where a tourist visiting India had to obtain the e-Visa before departing from his country. Now the eTV enabled by Electronic Travel Authorisation would enable the prospective visitor to apply for an Indian visa from his or her home country online without visiting the Indian mission and also pay the visa fee online.Once approved, the applicant will receive an email authorising him or her to travel to India and he or she can travel with a print out of this authorisation. On arrival, the visitor has to present the the authorisation to the immigration authorities who would then stamp the entry into the country
a) Construction of individual sanitary latrines for households below the poverty line
b) Conversion of dry latrines into low-cost sanitary latrines.
c) Construction of exclusive village sanitary complexes for women
d) Setting up of sanitary marts.
e) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer4. Consider the following statements related to bibek debroy committee recommendations1. Private entry into running both freight and passenger trains
2. To progressively phase out the practice of a separate railway budget.
3. To ensure increases in passenger fares
4. Establishment of an independent body to provide a level-playing field to private players
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Consider the following statements1. The Union Home Ministry has notified a new set of rules to regulate official visits of Governors outside their States
2. Now governors need prior permission from the President and putting a cap of 73 days in a year as duration of such visits.
Which of the above statements is/are true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer6 . Consider the following statements1. National Commission for Backward Classes is an Indian statutory body established on 1993
2. The commission considers inclusions in and exclusions from the lists of communities notified as backward
Which of the above statements is/are true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer7.Consider the following statements1. UNESCO global education report says that India has reduced its out of school children by over 90% and has achieved universal primary education
2. India is only country in South and West Asia to have an equal ratio of girls to boys in both primary and secondary education
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer8. Consider the following statements1. National Disaster Response Force works under Ministry of Agriculture.
2. States have to keep 25 per cent of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) reserved for local disasters such as heavy rain.
3. Centre links disaster compensation to farmers with annual inflation derived from the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Which of the above statements are incorrect?a) 1,3
b) 1,2
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All
National Disaster Response Force works under Ministry of Home Affairs.States have to keep 10 per cent of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) reserved for local disasters such as heavy rain.Centre links disaster compensation to farmers with annual inflation derived from the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
1.The National Food Securities Act (NFSA) passed in 2013 have been implemented in only 11 states and union territories.
2. the government extended the deadline by 6 months for remaining states to implement NFSA.
3. The law aims to provide legal entitlements to 5 kg of subsidized food-grains per person a month at Rs 1-3/Kg
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2
b) 1,3
c) 2,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Consider the following statements1. Rajasthan state government recently tabled Prevention of Witch-Hunting Bill in the Assembly
2. Bill provides for life imprisonment if witch-hunting causes death, and imprisonment up to five years and a fine
Which of the above statements are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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