UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 120

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 120

Question 66 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following? 1.Constitution of District Planning Committees 2.State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections
  1. Establishment of State Finance Commissions
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1 and 3 only
B
2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 66 Explanation: 

Salient features of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 include:

  • The super-intendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to the panchayats shall be vested in the state election commission.
  • The governor of a state shall, after every five years, constitute a finance commission to review the financial position of the panachayats.

According to the official key (2011 CS(P)), the answer is option 'd', but district planning committees are established under the 74th Amendment (Article 243ZD), not 73rd. ;

'Salient Features of the Act', Chapter 'Panchayati Raj' and 'Municipalities', Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth;

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/panchayat-polls-in-jk-in-february/article22282297.ece ; "

Question 67 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are the probable reasons for food chains being short?

1.Loss of energy is progressively high for higher trophic levels.

  1. Species at higher levels tend to be more discrete in their food habits.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 67 Explanation: 

Loss of energy is uniform throughout the tropic levels i.e, 10% law. That is the reason for food chains being short.

Species at higher levels are more discrete in food habits, but it is not the reason for the short food chain. "

Question 68 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following countries share border with Ethiopia?
  1. Tanzania
  2. Uganda
  3. Djibouti
  4. Somalia
  5. South Sudan
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A
1, 2 and 3
B
3, 4 and 5
C
1, 2 and 4
D
2, 3 and 5
Question 68 Explanation: 
Tanzania and Uganda do not share border with Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south.

Question 69 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
'Nagarahole National Park' was recently in the news. Where is it located?
A
Karnataka
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Kerala
Question 69 Explanation: 
Nagarahole National Park' is located in Karnataka.
Question 70 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
ADMM-Plus meeting has been in news for sometimes is related to
A
ASEAN
B
SAARC
C
RCEP
D
SCO
Question 70 Explanation: 
  • The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region.
  • Agreed five areas of practical cooperation under this new mechanism, namely maritime security, counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping operations and military medicine. In 2013, a new priority area of humanitarian mine action was agreed.

Refer: "

There are 70 questions to complete.