UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 9

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 9

Question 36 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
"Part X" of the Indian Constitution deals which of the following?
A
Anti-Defection
B
Scheduled and Tribal Areas
C
Election Commission
D
Foreign Affairs
Question 36 Explanation: 
Article 244 in Part X of the Constitution envisages a special system of administration for certain areas designated as 'scheduled areas' and 'tribal areas'. The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state except the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, on the other hand, deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Question 37 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?
A
Corbett National Park
B
Sariska National Park
C
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
D
Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Question 37 Explanation: 
Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
Question 38 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) scheme is suspended for two years to boost the funding available for the COVID-19 fight. Earlier MPLADS funds were utilised for.
  1. Purchase of Ambulances for sick/injured animals in Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks.
  2. Purchase of books for schools, colleges and public library belonging to Central, States, UTs and Local Self-Government.
  3. Construction of office and residential buildings for public and private agencies.
  4. Works on lands belonging to religious groups
Select the correct answer code:
A
1, 2, 3
B
1, 2
C
1, 2, 4
D
1, 2, 3, 4
Question 38 Explanation: 

Works which will serve greater public purpose and not purpose of few individuals need to be recommended. MPs can only recommend, but District Authorities have the ultimate power to sanction it.

Key priority sectors: Drinking water facility, education, electricity facility, non-conventional energy resources, healthcare and sanitation, irrigation facilities, railways, roads, pathways and bridges, sports, agriculture and allied activities, self-help group development, urban development.

Works not permitted: construction of office and residential buildings for public and private agencies, land acquisition or paying compensation, naming assets after individuals, grants or loans to state/central relief fund, assets for individual benefits, works on lands belonging to religious groups, execution of works in unauthorized colonies.

Other works permitted: construction of railway halt station, providing CCTV camera in strategic locations, installation of bio-digesters at stations, schools, hospitals, provision for fixed weighing scale machines for farmers, installation of rainwater harvesting systems in public spaces, construction of shelters for skill development.

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Question 39 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following pairs Passes Significance(connects) 1.) Dihang Pass - Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmmar 2.) Pensi La - Kahmir valley with Kargil 3.)Khunjerab Pass - Kashmir and China Which of the given above pair(s) is/ are correctly matched?
A
1 AND 2 ONLY
B
1 AND 3 ONLY
C
2 AND 3 ONLY
D
1,2 AND 3
Question 39 Explanation: 
All the above pairs is correctly matched

Dihang pass:

It is located in the Northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh. This pass connect Arunachal Pradesh with Myanmar (Mandalay)

Pensi La Pass:

The Pensi La connects the Kashmir valley with Kargil. It is situated in the Greater Himalayas.

Khunjerab Pass:

Khunjerab Pass or is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains in a strategic position on the northern border of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan Hunza - Nagar District on the southwest border of the Xinjiang region of China.

Question 40 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements about Banks Board Bureau:
  1. It has its genesis in the recommendations of The Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India.
  2. It is a statutory body.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
None of the above
Question 40 Explanation: 
Only 1 is correct

The Banks Board Bureau has its genesis in the recommendations of The Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India, May 2014. Thereafter, on February 28, 2016, the Government of India, announced the constitution and composition of the Bureau. The Bureau started functioning from April 01, 2016 as an autonomous recommendatory body. It is not a statutory body

There are 40 questions to complete.