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- Question
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Options- A. Creation of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) was announced in the Union Budget, 2015-16.
- B. NIIF is a fund for enhancing infrastructure facility in the country.
- C. NIIF and NIF (National Investment Fund) are the names of the same organization.
- D. NIIF can have more than one alternative investment fund.
- Correct Answer
- NIIF and NIF (National Investment Fund) are the names of the same organization.
ExplanationThe cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 27th January, 2005 had approved the constitution of a National Investment Fund (NIF). The Purpose of the fund was to receive disinvestment proceeds of central public sector enterprises and to invest the same to generate earnings without depleting the corpus.
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is a fund created by the Government of India for enhancing infrastructure financing in the country.
This is different from the National Investment Fund.Its creation was announced in the Union Budget 2015-16. The operational framework was approved on 20 August 2015.NIIF got registered with SEBI as Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) on December 28, 2015
- 1. Which one of the following statements is not true of Protection of Women from Domestic violence Act, 2005?
Options- A. This Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence.
- B. Only women can make a complaint under this legislation.
- C. Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
- D. The Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships. Discuss
- 2. Under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, an emergency can be declared if security of any part of India is threatened by 1.war2.external aggression3.armed rebellion4.internal disturbanceSelect the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 2 only
- D. 1 and 2 only Discuss
- 3. Which one of the following writs is issued by the Supreme Court to secure the freedom of a person upon unlawful arrest?
Options- A. Habeas Corpus
- B. Mandamus
- C. Certiorari
- D. Quo Warranto Discuss
- 4. Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to Article 32 of the Constitution of India?
Options- A. It provides remedies to citizens for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
- B. It is a part of fundamental rights.
- C. The Supreme Court cannot refuse a writ petition under Article 32 on the ground of delay.
- D. Protection under Article 32 also applies to the enforcement of ordinary law which has nothing to do with the fundamental rights. Discuss
- 5. According to the Classical Theory of Employment, deviations from the state of full employment are
Options- A. Purely temporary in nature
- B. permanent in nature
- C. imaginary situations
- D. normal situations Discuss
- 6. Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India? 1.Article 17 of the Constitution of India 2.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 3.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3
- D. 2 and 3 only Discuss
- 7. Which one of the following is not true about the powers of the Supreme Court?
Options- A. The Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in inter-governmental disputes.
- B. B.The Supreme Court has advisory jurisdiction on a question of law or fact which may be referred to it by the President of India.
- C. The Supreme Court has the power to review its own judgment or order.
- D. The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people. Discuss
- 8. Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?
Options- A. The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes.
- B. All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
- C. The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court.
- D. The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures. Discuss
- 9. The right to form associations and unions is a right
Options- A. guaranteed to everybody
- B. to freedom guaranteed to citizens only
- C. to equality before law
- D. to life and personal liberty Discuss
- 10. The Inter State Council was set up in 1990 on the recommendation of
Options- A. Punchhi Commission
- B. Sarkaria Commission
- C. Rajamannar Commission
- D. Mungerilal Commission Discuss
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Correct Answer: Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
Explanation:
The Supreme Court has struck down the words ?adult male? from the pertinent provision in the DV Act to lay down that a woman can also file a complaint against another woman, accusing her of domestic violence.
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, replaced the phrase ?internal disturbance? with the ?armed rebellion? to avoid its misuse by the government in power.
Correct Answer: Habeas Corpus
Explanation:
Habeas Corpus: a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
Correct Answer: Protection under Article 32 also applies to the enforcement of ordinary law which has nothing to do with the fundamental rights.
Explanation:
Protection under Article 32 applies only to the fundamental rights as provided by the Constitution.
Correct Answer: Purely temporary in nature
Explanation:
The classical economists believed in the existence of full employment in the economy. To them, full employment was a normal situation and any deviation from this regarded as something abnormal. According to Pigou, the tendency of the economic system is to automatically provide full employment in the labour market when the demand and supply of labour are equal.
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist
Correct Answer: The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.
Explanation:
The High Courts has similar power under the Article 226 of the Constitution. The high courts can also issue writs to protect the Fundamental Rights of the people.
Correct Answer: All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
Explanation:
All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.
Correct Answer: to freedom guaranteed to citizens only
Explanation:
Article 19 (1) (c) of the Constitution guarantees to all citizens the right ?to form associations and unions.? Under clause (4) of Article 19, however, the State may by law impose reasonable restrictions on this right in the interest of public order, morality or sovereignty and integrity of India.As per the Article 19 of the Constitution, the right to form associations and unions is a fundamental right guaranteed only to citizens.
Correct Answer: Sarkaria Commission
Explanation:
The Inter-State Council was set up in 1990 following the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission.The constitutional roots of the council are to be found in Article 263, which recommends that the President of India set up such a council to deal with federal issues.
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