Q. Which of the following statements about the Paris Agreement on Climate Change is NOT correct ?
1) The agreement has been signed by more than 190 countries (as of March 2017)
2) The agreement went into effect on 4 November, 2016
3) The Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) pledged during the 2015 Climate Change Conference has been withdrawn in the Paris Agreement
4) Both USA and China joined the Paris Agreement
Q. Which one of the following statements about the provisions of the Constitution of India is correct ?
1) Minorities can establish and administer educational institutions of their choice
2) Only linguistic, ethnic and religious minorities find mention under Article 30
3) Every religious denomination has unfettered right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes
4) An educational institution established by a religious minority loses its minority status on receiving financial aid from the Government
Q. Who among the following has won the Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2016 ?
1) K. Viswanath
2) Shashi Kappor
3) Gulzar
4) Manoj Kumar
Q. Which one of the following had created the office of the Secretary of State for India ?
1) The Councils Act 1861
2) The Government of India Act 1858
3) The Morley Minto Reforms
4) Montague Chelmsford reforms
Q. Which of the following most suitably captures the meaning and essence of 'globalization' ?
1. It is about conducting external relations between two or more States of the world
2. It is a process of coming together of world-wide social relations bypassing territories.
3. It refers to thinking transterritorially about global risks affecting people.
4. It has a wishful vision of suprastate governance.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1) 1 and 4 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 2, 3 and 4 only
4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik is well known as a -
1) novelist
2) golfer
3) classical donacer
4) sand artist
Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of different stages a budget has to go through in the Parliament ?
1. Presentation of the Budget
2. Scrutiny by Departmental Committes
3. Passing of Finance Bill
4. Passing the Appropriation Bill
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1) 1, 2, 4, 3
2) 1, 3, 2, 4
3) 2, 1, 3, 4
4) 4, 3, 2, 1
Q. Government of which one of the following States has appointed the Rajamanner Committee to study the Centre State relation ?
1) Government of Andhra Pradesh
2) Government of Karnataka
3) Government of Maharashtra
4) Government of Tamil Nadu
Q. Which one of the following was the mandate of the Dhar Commission (1948) ?
1) To study the classification of States
2) To recommend whether the States can be re-organized on linguistic basis
3) To study and Centre-State relations
4) To examine whether Madras City can be transferred to Andhra
Q. Which one of the following pairs of term and meaning is NOT correctly matched ?
1) Khalisa : Villages whose income went directly to the State Treasury
2) Mauza : Rebellious territory
3) Inam : Land alloted to learned and religious man
4) Jagir : Territorial assignment given to Mansabdars in lieu of salary
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