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116369706ab8-1 Gs-Pre Test 4134 e 2024
116369706ab8-1 Gs-Pre Test 4134 e 2024
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Court of India recognized the expression self-executory.
‘due process of law’ under Article 21. Which of the statements given above is/are
How many statements given above are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) Only one
(b) Only two (b) 2 only
(c) All three (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None (d) Neither 1 and 2
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7. With reference to the Constitution of India, 10. Consider the following statements about the
consider the following statements: Sessions Judge:
1. The Indian Constitution seeks to impart
1. The District judge, when hearing a
more flexibility to a written Federal
Constitution than the Constitution of the criminal case, is known as the Sessions
United States. Judge.
2. Some provisions in the Constitution of 2. The Sessions Judge can sentence a
India can only be amended with the
person to life imprisonment but cannot
ratification of two-thirds of the State
award a death sentence.
legislatures with a special majority.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
8. The Sapru Report of 1945 holds an
important place in the Constitutional history
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of India for shaping the key provisions of the
Constitutional Important changes
Constitution because it emphasized the need
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Constituent Assembly
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Mukerjee Constituent
Assembly do not find mention in the Constitution of
How many pairs given above are correctly India?
matched?
(a) Only one
(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs (b) Only two
(c) Only three pairs (c) All three
(d) All four pairs (d) None
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18. Consider the following activities: 21. Recently, India’s payment system Unified
1. Rainwater harvesting Payments Interface (UPI) and its equivalent
2. Organic farming
network PayNow, were integrated to enable
3. Sawmills
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across the world due to extreme weather Statement-II: The shortlisting of securities
events.
under ASM is regarded as an adverse action
(c) The percentage of Budget allocation to
against the concerned company/entity.
its Gross Domestic Product(GDP) by
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(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) All three
(c) 1 and 3 only
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33. Shumang Leela is a festival associated with 37. Consider the following statement regarding
which of the following states? the amendment procedure for the
(a) Manipur
constitution of India:
(b) Assam
1. The expression “total membership”
(c) Odisha
(d) West Bengal means the total number of members
comprising the House irrespective of
34. UPNEXT India 2023 Event, which is whether there are vacancies or absentees
recently seen in news is an initiative of
on any account
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66. In the context of Citizenship rights in India, Constituent Assembly after the rest of the
Constitution was already enacted.
consider the following statements regarding
Statement-II: The Preamble inserted in the
Assam Accord: Constitution at end was to ensure that it was
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Court is only optional and not (c) The constitutional amendment bill can
compulsory. be discussed in a joint sitting of two
(d) No court can give any direction either to houses for discussion.
the President or to the Chief Justice to (d) The President must give assent to
appoint any other place as a seat of the constitutional amendment bill passed by
Supreme Court. the parliament.
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85. Consider the following Directive Principles 88. Amrit Dharohar Scheme which is announced
contained in the Part IV of the Indian in the 2023 Union Budget aims to
Constitution: (a) Facilitate the transition towards a low
1. Equal justice and free legal aid Carbon Economy.
2. Organisation of village panchayats (b) Promote alternative fertilizers and
3. Living wage for the workers balanced use of chemical fertilizers.
4. Participation of workers in the (c) Establish 500 new 'Waste to Wealth'
management of the industries Plants
How many of the above given Directive (d) Promote values of local communities in
Principles are based on the Gandhian conserving Wetland Ecosystem.
ideology?
(a) Only one 89. In the context of Citizenship in India, which
(b) Only two of the following are the modes of acquiring
(c) Only three citizenship as prescribed by 1955
(d) All four Citizenship Act?
1. Birth
86. Consider the following statements with 2. Descent
reference to the FIR and Charge Sheet: 3. Registration
1. FIR is a preliminary report while the 4. Naturalisation
charge sheet is a final report. 5. Incorporation of Territory
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three Indians to the central council–the Raja Export Development Authority (APEDA):
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Statement-II: The Indian Councils Act 1861 2. Most agricultural products along with
provided for the first time the association of marine products are covered under
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correct?
respect of the above statements?
(a) 1 only
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
(b) 2 only
correct and Statement-II is the correct
(c) Both 1 and 2
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