Previous Year Questions – Polity

1. Which of the following are associated with ‘Planning’ in India?                      [2014]

1. The Finance Commission
2. The National Development Council
3. The Union Ministry of Rural Development
4. The Union Ministry of Urban Development
5. The Parliament

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2. “Rule of Law Index” is released by which of the following?                                  [2018]

3. Consider the following statements:                                                                        [2018]

1. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education.
2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in an accordance with the National Council of Teacher Education guidelines.
3. In India, more than 90% of teacher education institutions are directly under the State Governments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. In the context of any country, which one of the following would be considered as part of its social capital?                                     

[2019]

5. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017?                                                                                           

[2019]

1. Pregnant women are entitled for three months’ pre-delivery and three months post-delivery paid leave.
2. Enterprises with creches must allow the mother minimum six creche visits daily.
3. Women with two children get reduced entitlements.

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6. In India, which of the following review the independent regulators in sectors like telecommunications, insurance, electricity, etc.?                                                   

[2019]

1. Ad Hoc Committees set up by the Parliament
2. Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committees
3. Finance Commission
4. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
5. NITI Aayog

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7. Consider the following statements:                                                                        

[2020]

1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months.
2. State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing 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?

8. In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy?                                                                             [2020]

9. One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is                     

[2020]

10. With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:                                                                                                        

[2022]

1. Private and public hospitals must adopt it.
2. As it aims to achieve universal, health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.
3. It has seamless portability across the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. In India, what is the role of the Coal Controller’s Organization (CCO)?

[2022]

1. CCO is the major source of Coal. Statistics in Government of India.
2. It monitors progress of development of Captive Coal/Lignite blocks.
3. It hears any objection to the Government’s notification relating to acquisition of coal-bearing areas.
4. It ensures that coal mining companies deliver the coal to end users in the prescribed time.

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12. In India, which one of the following compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factories employing workers?  

[2022]

13. With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements:                                                                                                               

[2013]

1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity.
2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

14. Who among the following constitute the National Development Council?

[2013]

1. The Prime Minister
2. The Chairman, Finance Commission
3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet
4. Chief Ministers of the States

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15. Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution?

[2013]

1. National Development Council
2. Planning Commission
3. Zonal Councils

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16. With reference to the “Tea Board” in India, consider the following statements:

 [2022]                                                                                                                                                                         

1. The Tea Board is a statutory body.
2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
3. The Tea Board’s Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.
4. The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

17. With reference to India, consider the following statements:                      

[2022]

1. Government law officers and legal firms are recognised as advocates, but corporate lawyers and patent attorneys are excluded from recognition as advocates.
2. Bar Councils have the power to lay down the rules relating to legal education and recognition of law colleges.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

18. Consider the following statements:                                                                           

[2019]

1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas.
2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce.
3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

19. Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India:                                         

 [2019]

1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory.
2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status.
3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far.
4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

20. The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?                            

[2013]

21. The fundamental object of Panchayati Raj system is to ensure which among the following?   

[2015]

1. People’s participation in development
2. Political accountability
3. Democratic decentralisation
4. Financial mobilisation

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22. Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in                             

[2017]

23. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its                                     

 [2014]

24. In India, Judicial Review implies                                                                                  

[2017]

25. Consider the following statements:                                                                             

[2019]

1. The 44^thAmendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?