UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 258

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 258

Question 21 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Suppose the Lok Sabha has been adjourned by the speaker. Then which of the following would take place?
  1. All pending notices would lapse.
  2. A bill pending in Lok Sabha lapses.
  3. A bill passed by both houses but pending assent by the president does not lapse.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1 and 2 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
None of the above
Question 21 Explanation: 
None of the above is correct.
Question 22 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Astronomers took the first-ever image of a black hole with the help of which telescope?
A
Kepler Space Telescope
B
Hubble Space Telescope
C
James Webb Space Telescope
D
Event Horizon Telescope
Question 22 Explanation: 
Event Horizon telescope
Question 23 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct?
  1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet the regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.
  2. Constitution of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (the Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
  3. A naturalised citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.
A
1 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 23 Explanation: 
1 only is correct
Question 24 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements about Cauvery Water Management Authority 1)The chairman will be appointed by the Central government. 2)Tenure of chairman is four years. 3)The authority will decide the sharing of the river water between Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
A
1 and 2
B
3 only
C
1,2 and 3
D
1 and 3
Question 24 Explanation: 
The chairman of the authority will be appointed by the Central government. He/She must be of the rank of secretary or additional secretary or an eminent engineer.Tenure of chairman is five years.

There will be Two part-time members nominated by the Central Government and Four part-time members nominated by the party State governments and Union territory administration respectively.

The authority will decide the sharing of the river water among the States of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Question 25 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to the various kinds of question asked during the Question
Hour, consider the following statements:
1. A starred question requires a written answer and hence supplementary questions cannot follow.
2. An unstarred question, requires an oral answer and hence, supplementary questions can follow.
3. A short notice question is one that is asked by giving a notice of less than five days.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 and 2 only
B
3 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
None
Question 25 Explanation: 

The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is slotted for Question Hour.
During this time, the members ask questions and the ministers usually give
answers. The questions are of three kinds, namely, starred, unstarred and
short notice.

A starred question (distinguished by an asterisk) requires an oral answer
and hence supplementary questions can follow.

An unstarred question, on the other hand, requires a written answer and
hence, supplementary questions cannot follow.

A short notice question is one that is asked by giving a notice of less than
ten days. It is answered orally. "

There are 25 questions to complete.