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Q1) Consider the following statements, choose the incorrect

A)Article 102(a) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder

B) The Election Commission is concerned with the elections to the Panchayats and municipalities in the states

C) An EC hold a office for a period of 5 years or until attain the age of 65 years whichever is earlier.

Options1) A & C2) B & C3) All are incorrect4) A & B

Election Commission is an all India body in the sense that it is common to both the Central & state govt.

Election of President,Vice-President,Lok Sabha as well as Rajya SabhaElections to State Legislatures as well as Legislative CouncilsReservation of Seats in Lok Sabha and State LegislaturesQualifications of the MPs and MLAsDetermination of population for purposes of election

The Election Commission is not concerned with the elections to the Panchayats and municipalities in the states.

For this the constitution of India provides for a separate State Election Commission.

An EC hold a office for a period of 6 years or until attain the age of 65 years whichever is earlier

Shivamurthy Swami Inamdar v. Agadi Sanganna Andanappa (1971)

Questions:-Does government make the appointment ?

Does government has right to dismiss/ remove?Does government pay for the remuneration?

Does government have control over the performance of the functions delivered for it (for government)?

If any one of the answer is yes then it's definitely a Office of Profit.

The total number of ministers including the Chief Minister, has to be within 15 per cent of the total number of members of the

legislative assembly of the state.

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachachan lost her seat for holding the post of chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Federation.

Jaya Bachchan vs Union of India case:

"An office of profit is an office which is capable of yielding a profit or pecuniary gain….for deciding the question as to whether one is holding an office of profit or not, what is relevant is whether the office is capable of yielding a profit or pecuniary gain and not whether the person actually obtained a monetary gain. If the “pecuniary gain” is “receivable” in connection with the office then it becomes an office of profit, irrespective of whether such pecuniary gain is actually received or not.”

Sonia Gandhi’s caseSonia Gandhi, a member of Lok Sabha, was appointed the chairperson of national advisory council by the UPA 1 government. After the issue of office of profit was raised, she quit as an MP and sought re-election. The prevention of disqualification act was amended in 2006 to add the position of NAC chairperson to the list of exempted posts.

The act was again amended in 2013 to save the chairpersons of the national commission for the scheduled castes and national commission for the scheduled tribes from disqualification.

Q2) which is true regarding the Australian Group?

A) The Australia Group is a multilateral export control regime (MECR) and an informal group of countries established in 1985

B) India has become its 44th member

C) The Australia Group membership entitles India to be a member of NSG

D) India completed 25 years of association with ASEAN, Kazakhstan and Israel in 2017

Options

1) A & B are true2) B & C are true3) A & D are true4) All are correct

The Australia Group is a multilateral export control regime (MECR) and

an informal group of countries (now joined by the European

Commission) established in 1985 (after the use of chemical

weapons by Iraq in 1984) to help member countries to identify those

exports which need to be controlled so as not to contribute to the

spread of chemical and biological weapons.

The group, initially consisting of 15 members, held its first meeting

in Brussels, Belgium, in September 1989.

With the incorporation of India on January 19, 2018, it now has 43

members, including Australia, the European Commission, all 28 member

states of the European Union, Ukraine, and Argentina. The name comes

from Australia's initiative to create the group. Australia manages the

secretariat

Q3) Consider the following statements -

A) Governor can nominate one member to the state legislative assembly from the Anglo India Community

B) A governor Cannot reserve the money bill for the consideration of the president

C) 7 states in India have a legislative council

D) The pardoning powers of a president and governor are equal

Options:

1) A & C 2) A,B & C3) B C & d4) A & B

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARDONING POWERS OF PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR:The scope of the pardoning power of the President under Article 72 is wider than the pardoning power of the Governor under Article 161. The power differs in the following two ways:

The power of the President to grant pardon extends in cases where the punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial but Article 161 does not provide any such power to the Governor.

The President can grant pardon in all cases where the sentence given is sentence of death but pardoning power of Governor does not extend to death sentence cases.

Both the President and Governor are bound by the advice of their respective Councils of Ministers and hence the exercise of this power is of an executive character. It is therefore subject to Judicial Review as held by the Supreme Court of India in the case ofMaru Ram v. Union of India [1980] Kehar Singh v. Union of India [1988 Epuru Sudhakar & Anr vs Govt. Of A.P. &Ors [2006]

"clemency is subject to judicial review and that it cannot be dispensed as a privilege or act of grace". The court made these observation while quashing the decision of then Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sushil Kumar Shinde in commuting the sentence of a convicted Congress activist.

Judicial Review - Articles226 and 227 - High Courts Supreme Court Articles 32 and 136 of the Constitution

They are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh.

Q4) Consider the following

A) STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier.

B) Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) Vikrant is built by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.

Options

1) Both A & B2) None 3) Only A4) Only B

Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) Vikrant is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited.

STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier, combining elements of both short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) with catapult-assisted take-off but with arrested recovery (CATOBAR).

Aircraft launch under their own power using a ski-jump to assist take-off (rather than using a catapult like most carriers). However, these are conventional, rather than STOVL aircraft, and thus require arrestor wires to land on the ship. The STOBAR system is simpler to build than CATOBAR —but it works only with aircraft that have a high thrust to weight ratio. As of now, it has only been used regularly on Russian, Indian, and Chinese carriers.

Q5) consider the following :

A) National Medical Commission Bill, 2017 seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956

B) The Bill sets up the National Medical Commission (NMC)C) The NMC will consist of 25 members, appointed by the central government.D) There will be a uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to under-

graduate medical education in all medical institutions regulated by the Bill.

Options:

1) All are True2) A,B,D3) A,B,C4) B & C

Q6) consider the following:

A) International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), 2 December 2017

B) The theme for this year’s IDPD is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”

C) To empower persons with disabilities, 100 websites of the State governments and Union Territories under the Accessible India Campaign were launched

Options:A) A & CB) A, B ,CC) B & CD) A & B

Q7 ) Consider the following regarding NSG

A. The National Security Guard (NSG) is an Indian special forces unit under the Ministry of Defence

B. The NSG personnel are often referred to in the media as Black Cats

C. Sudeep Lakhtakia has been appointed Director-General of the National Security Guard

Options

1) A, B ,C2) A & B3) B&C4) A & C

The National Security Guard (NSG) is an Indian special forces unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA).

It was raised in 1984, following Operation Blue Star and the assassination of Indira Gandhi, "for combating terrorist activities with a view to protect states against internal disturbances".

The NSG personnel are often referred to in the media as Black Cats because of the black dress and black cat insignia worn on their uniform

Q8) Consider the following statements :

A) The International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Secretariat Paris, France

B) Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest crude

C) Estonia joined the IEA and became its 29th member

D) Brazil, China, India, Japan are the associate members of IEA.

Options:

1) All are correct

2) B, C & D are correct

3) A,B &C are correct

4) A,C & D are correct

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis.

Fatih Birol took office as the new Executive Director

Only the OECD member states can become members of the IEA. Except for Chile, Iceland, Israel, Mexico, and Slovenia, all OECD member states are members of the IEA.

In 2014, Estonia joined the IEA and became its 29th member. Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Singapore and Thailand are the associate members of IEA. Japan is the permanent member

Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest crude producer in December, when both countries started restricting supplies ahead of agreed cuts with other global producers to curb the worst glut in decades.

Q9 ) Choose the correct pair :

A) Argentina – PampasB) Australia – steppeC) S Africa – VeldD) Australia - Prairie

Options:1) A & C2) A, B & D3) B & D4) D & A

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