The Parliament of India may form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by unifying any territory to a part of any State. Which of the following procedures is/are true in this regard?
1By a simple majority and by the ordinary legislative process
2On the recommendation of the President, who usually has to refer the bill to the legislature of the State(s) which is/are going to be affected by the changes proposed in the bill
3On the advice of the Prime Minister to the President
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Which of the following statements is / are correct?
1Offices connected with a religious or denominated institution may be reserved for members professing the particular religion to which the institution relates.
2The State may reserve any post or appointment in favour of any backward class of citizens who, in the opinion of the State, are not adequately represented in the services under that State.
3No citizen shall, on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth or any of them, be ineligible for any office under the State.
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1While the Fundamental Rights constitute limitations on State action, the Directive Principles are in the nature of instruments of instruction to the government of the day to do certain things and to achieve certain goals by their actions.
2The Directive Principles, however, require to be implemented by legislations and so long as there is no law carrying out the policy laid down in a Directive Principle, neither the State nor an individual can violate any existing law or legal rights under the colour of getting a Directive.
3The Directive Principles are enforceable in the courts and create justiciable rights in favour of the individual.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
1It shall be the endeavour of every State and every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in mother tongue at the primary state of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups.
2The Constitution enjoins the Union of India to provide and promote the spread of Hindi language and to develop it, so that it, may serve as a medium of expression of, all the elements of the composite culture of India.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
Which of the following expenditures is/are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India?
1The emoluments and allowances of the President and the expenditure relating to his/her office.
2The salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People.
3Debt charges for which the Government of India is liable.
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Which of the following statements regarding the powers of the Speaker of the House of the People is/are correct?
1The Speaker's conduct in regulating the procedure of maintaining order in the House will not be subject to the jurisdiction of any court.
2Besides presiding over his/her own House, the Speaker possesses certain powers like presiding over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament.
3While a resolution for his/her removal is under consideration, the Speaker shall preside but shall have no right to speak and shall have no right to vote.
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If 9 mangoes cost as much as 5 oranges, 5 oranges as much as 3 apples, 4 apples as much as 9 pineapples and if 3 pineapples cost Rs. 48. What will a mango cost?
A campus poll covering 300 undergraduate students was conducted in order to study the students' attitude towards a proposed change in the rules for hostel accommodation, The students were required to respond as 'support', 'neutral' or 'oppose' with regard to the issue; the poll outcome was presented as a pie chart as given above The numbers for 'support', 'neutral' and 'oppose' are respectively
As shown in the above diagram, a person starts from the centre O of a circular path AB walks along the line indicated by arrows and returns to the same point. If the radius OA = OB = 100 m, what is the total distance walked to the nearest metres?
Two cars are moving in the same direction with a speed of 45 km/h and a distance of 10 km separates them. If a car coming from the opposite direction meets these two cars at an interval of 6 min, its speed would be
In a class, 40 students passed in Mathematics, 50% of the students passed in English, 5% of the students failed in Mathematics and English and 25% of the students passed in both the subjects. What is the ratio of the number of students who passed in English to that in Mathematics?
If A is coded as 1, B as 3, C as 5 and so on, which of the following is the numerical value of the word ‘FAZED’ if the numerical value of ‘CABLE’ is 41?
Diamond is a polymorph of graphite. Both contain carbon atoms, but, they have extremely different properties because of the conditions in which they are formed. Diamond is obtained after applying
In February, 2013 the International Court of Arbitration at the Hague ruled in favour of India's position on the diversion of Kishanganga water setting aside the objections raised by
The Government of India on 12th June, 2013 enhanced the limit of foreign investments in government securities by 5 billion US dollar. In this regard, which of the following statements is not correct?
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in June 2013 has specified a value for the cost inflation index of 2013-14. In this regard, which of the statements given below is/are correct?
1There has been a rise in the cost inflation index over the year 2012-13.
2The cost inflation index helps in reducing the inflationary gains, thereby reducing the long-term capital gains tax payout for a taxpayer.
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Statement I When a piece of brick lying on grass for a number of days is removed, the covered part of the grass appears pale. Statement II Synthesis of chlorophyll, which gives green pigment, occurs in presence of Sunlight.
Statement I The mirror used in searchlight is parabolic. Statement II All the rays coming from the source at the focus of a parabolic mirror are reflected as an intense parallel beam.
Statement I Ozone is produced naturally by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen molecule (O2) in the upper atmosphere. Statement II Ozone depletion has been caused by the release of chloro fluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere.
Statement I Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council in 252 BC at Pataliputra and it was there that the Buddhist Church became divided into two sects-the Hinayana and the Mahayana. Statement II Kanishka called the Fourth Buddhist Council at Kundalvana near Srinagar and Vasumitra was believed to have acted as President.
Statement I The Jajmani system was one in which the village artisans supplied traditionally fixed quantities of their products to peasant families in return for shares in the harvest. Statement II The Jajmani system was a system of the Jotedars (rich farmers) and the Bargadars (sharecroppers).
Statement I For the three years after 2007-08 Annual Budget in India, there was practically no increase in tax/GDP ratio. Statement II At the same time, government expenditure jumped noticeably.
