Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 10 – GS Paper (Polity)

1. Consider the following statements with reference to suits against civil servants in India:

1. Under the Indian Constitution they are conferred personal immunity from legal liability for official contracts.
2. Criminal proceedings can be instituted against them for acts done in their official capacity, with the prior permission of the president or the governor.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Which of the following statements is correct about the official language of the States?

3. Consider the following statements with respect to cooperative societies:

Statement-I: Only state legislatures can make laws related to cooperatives of any kind.

Statement-II: The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for the state legislature to legislate on cooperative societies.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

4. With reference to the official languages, which of the amendment did not add a new language/s to the eighth schedule?

5. Consider the following statements regarding the Central Sector Schemes:

1. These are fully funded by the Union Government and implemented by state government machinery.
2. These are formulated in subjects from the State List to encourage States to prioritise areas that require more attention.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

6. Consider the following statements with respect to cooperative societies:

1. Number of directors on the board of a cooperative society shall not exceed twenty-one.
2. Twenty-seven percent of the total seats on the board of every cooperative have to be reserved for backward classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. Which of the following committees are associated with the cooperative movement in India?

1. Edward Law Committee
2. Maclagen Committee
3. Gadgil Committee
4. Gorwala Committee

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

8. Consider the following statements with reference to the official language of the states:

1. Article 343 (1) of the Constitution provides that Hindi in Devanagari script and English shall be the official languages of the Union
2. Article 345 declares that the state legislature can declare only one language as an official language.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

9. With reference to the rights, liabilities, and properties of the Union and the states, consider the following statements:

1. All rights and obligations of an Indian princely state before the commencement of the constitution became the exclusive rights and obligations of the Union Government.
2. While the sea wealth in the territorial waters is the property of the bordering states, the sea wealth in the exclusive economic zones will be the property of the Union only.
3. Any property can be acquired by the Parliament as well as the state governments without a constitutional obligation to pay compensation.

How many of the above statements are correct?

10. Consider the following statements with respect to legal proceedings against government officials:

1. No criminal proceedings can be started against the governor of a state in respect of his/her personal acts during the term of office.
2. The judicial officers enjoy immunity from any liability in respect of their official acts.
3. The State must be liable for all tortuous acts of its employees, whether done in exercise of sovereign or non-sovereign powers.
4. The Constitution does not grant any immunity to the ministers for their official acts.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. Consider the following statements with respect to multi state cooperative societies:

1. The item ‘cooperative societies’ is a subject under Concurrent list of the 7^th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
2. Administrative and financial control of these societies is with the state government officials.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

12. Consider the following statements with reference to constitutional provisions related to official language:

1. Hindi written in Devanagari script and Devanagari form of numerals are to be the official language of the Union.
2. Supreme Court is empowered to make provision for the use of Hindi in high courts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

13. Consider the following statements regarding Official Languages Act, 1963:

1. It enabled the use of English language indefinitely.
2. It provided for setting up of a committee of Parliament to review progress on use of English for the official purpose of the Union.
3. It made the use of English compulsory in contracts and agreements issued by the central government.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

14. Which of the following is the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board?

15. With regards to the Chief Secretary of the state, consider the following statements:

1. He is the chief advisor to the Chief Minister in all the matters of the cabinet.
2. He cannot be removed from the office until the completion of his 3 years’ tenure.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?