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2020Polity
Diff:Moderate

Consider the following statements:
1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months.
2. The state cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhaar data.
3. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products.
4. Aadhaar is mandatory for getting benefits funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

Along with the Budget, the Finance Minister also places other documents before the Parliament which include “The Macro Economic Framework Statement”. The aforesaid document is presented because this is mandated by:

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

Consider the following statements:
1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such a place as he/she thinks fit.
2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions.
3. There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year.

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Constitution of India a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State.
2. According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prison.

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

With reference to the funds under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme(MPLADS), which of the following statements are correct?
1. MPLADS funds must be used to create durable sets like physical infrastructure for health, education, etc.
2. A specified portion of each MP fund must benefit SC/ST populations.
3. MPLADS funds are sanctioned on yearly basis and the unused funds cannot be carried forward to the next year.
4. The district authority must inspect at least 10% of all work under implementation every year.

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

A constitutional government by definition is a:

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2020Polity
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A Parliamentary System of Government is one in which:

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following types of citizens?
1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs. 1,00,000.
2. Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs. 2,00,000.
3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs. 3,00,000.
4. All Senior Citizens
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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

In India, separation of judiciary from the executive is enjoined by

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

With reference to the provisions contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. They shall be enforceable by courts.
2. They shall not be enforceable by any court
3. The principles laid down in this part are to influence the making of laws by the State.
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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of a Welfare State?

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India reflect/ reflects the principles and provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)?
1. Preamble
2. Directive Principles of State Policy
3. Fundamental Duties
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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporate protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination?

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

The Preamble to the Constitution of India, is:

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2020Polity
Diff:Moderate

Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India defines its basic structure in terms of federalism, secularism, fundamental rights and democracy.
2. The Constitution of India provides for ‘Judicial review’ to safeguard the citizens’ liberties and to preserve the ideals on which the Constitution is based.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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2020Polity
Diff:Standard

In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy?

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2020Polity
Diff:Moderate

One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

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