UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 56

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 56

Question 26 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statement with reference to Swadesh Darshan Scheme:
  1. It is completely funded by Central government
  2. Ministry of tourism is the implementing agency
  3. It has two components - PRASAD and Swadeshi Darshan under its ambit.
Choose the correct statement.
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
1 and 3
D
All are correct
Question 26 Explanation: 
Swadesh Darshan Scheme
  • Implementing agency: Ministry of Tourism.
  • Completely funded by central government.
  • Swadesh Darshan Scheme is based on some of tourist circuit that will be covered under the PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) and Swadeshi Darshan.
Question 27 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By the time Gandhiji arrived in India
  1. Indian National Congress (INC) was already established in India
  2. He had already forged a technique of non-violent Satyagraha in South Africa
  3. The first Swadeshi movement had already been waged
Select the correct code:
A
1, 2
B
2, 3
C
1, 3
D
1, 2, 3
Question 27 Explanation: 

It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi first forged the distinctive techniques of non-violent protest known as Satyagraha.

By the time Gandhiji arrived in India, the Indian National Congress had branches in most major cities and towns. Through the Swadeshi movement of 1905-07 it had greatly broadened its appeal among the middle classes. "

Question 28 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Under which Article of the Indian constitution, there is provision for the election commission?
A
Article 320
B
Article 322
C
Article 324
D
Article 326
Question 28 Explanation: 
Article 324 Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission.The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State and of elections to the offices of President and Vice-President held under this Constitution shall be vested in a Commission.

The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President.

Question 29 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Supreme Court asked the Central Government whether its March 10, 2014 order to complete the trial in all these cases within a year's time had been complied with or not. Supreme Court had given one year deadline for whose trial?
A
All serving Central Government Officials above Joint Secretary Level.
B
All retired Central Government Officials.
C
All politicians who have served as MLAs and/or MPs at least once.
D
All sitting MLAs and MPs
Question 29 Explanation: 
On March 10, 2014, a Supreme Court Bench of Justice (retired) R.M. Lodha and Justice Kurian Joseph had ordered the government to conclude criminal trials in which charges have been framed against sitting MPs and MLAs "speedily and expeditiously" within a year.
Question 30 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements.
  1. Distributive justice is the combination of social justice and economic justice.
  2. The ideal of justice-social, economic and political has been taken from the Russian Revolution.
  3. Justice is secured through various provisions of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1, 2
B
2, 3
C
1, 3
D
1, 2, 3
Question 30 Explanation: 

The term 'justice' in the Preamble embraces three distinct forms-social, economic and political, secured through various provisions of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

A combination of social justice and economic justice denotes what is known as 'distributive justice'.

The ideal of justice-social, economic and political-has been taken from the Russian Revolution (1917).

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There are 30 questions to complete.