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Which  of  the  following  statements  with regard to Panchyats in India are correct?

1.Seats ina Panchayat are filled by direct election from the territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area.

2.The Gram Sabha is the body of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to   a   village   within   the   Panchayat area.

3.The  Panchayats  work  on  the  principle of constitutional autonomy.

4.The   State   Legislature may   be   law endow  the  Panchayats  with  the  power and   authority   to   enable   them   to function.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 4 D) 1 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 2 and 4

Explanation:
All are correct except 3, as Panchayats don’t have constitutional autonomy to work.
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Arrange the following Commissions chronologically on the basis of their date of setting :

1.The   Second   Administrative   Reforms Commission

2.The Eleventh Finance Commission

3.Punchhi Commission

4.Sarkaria Commission

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 4, 2, 1, 3 B) 4, 3, 2, 1
C) 3, 2,4, 1 D) 3, 4, 1, 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4, 2, 1, 3

Explanation:

Sarkaria commission-1983, Punchhi commission-2007, Eleventh     Financial     commission 2000-2005,  Second  Administrative Reform commission –2005

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To be eligible to contest election under the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015, a candidate should

1.have a functional toilet at home

2.have payment slips of power bills

3.not be a cooperative loan defaulter

4.have studied  minimum   matriculation irrespective of category.

Select the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 only B) 1, 2 and 4 only
C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 D) 3 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 4 only

Explanation:

Following   are   the   qualifications which    have    to    be    met    for contesting    elections    under    the Haryana Panchayat raj:

For general  candidate  men  must  have passed   class   X,   class   VIII   for women   and   Scheduled   cast/ST, class    V    for    schedule    cast/ST women  for  elections  contesting  in the  Zila  Parishad,  Panchay  Samiti and   Post   of   the   Sarpanch.The candidate must have the functional toilet    in    his/her    home.There should  not  be  any  insolvency  or failure  to  pay  the  arrears  in  any case    such    as,    like    to    any cooperative  society,  any  bank  or electricity  bill.  The  candidate  must be clean in character likewise there should not be any charge sheet filed which  may  lead  to  imprisonment  of upto  10  years  against  the  candidate in   any   court   in   India.In   case   of Rajasthan,  the  candidate  must  not be the Leprosy Patient.

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Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct?

1.he charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the laboring poor.

2.He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers.

3.He highlighted the plight of the untouchables.

4.He promised to take up the cause of the mill owners of Ahmedabad.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 only D) 3 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Only   1   and   2   are   correct,   as Mahatma  Gandhi’s  speech  in  BHU on 4 February,1916 did not include plight  of  untouchables  and  there was no issue of the mill owners on Ahmedabad in 1916.

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Which  of  the  following  statements  about the    Shiromani    Gurudwara    Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are correct?

1.It  began  as  the  political  wing  of  the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century.

2.It  was  formed  in  1920 as  part  of  the upcoming Akali movement.

3.It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh   shrines   from   the   government manipulated loyalist committees.

4.It  formed  the  Akali  Dal to  coordinate groups  (Jathas)  to  reclaim  control  of the shrines.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 3 and 4 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 2 and 4 only D) 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2, 3 and 4

Explanation:

All are correct except 1. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak   Committee(orSGPC) is an organization in India responsible for the management of gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in three states of Punjab, Haryana,   and Himachal Pradesh and union territory of Chandigarh. SGPC also administers Harmandir Sahibin Amritsar.  In  1920,  Sikhs held  their  scheduled  meeting  and elected     a     bigger     committee consisting  of  175   members  and named     it Shiromani     Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

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Consider  the  following  statements  about the   different meanings   of‘Swaraj’  as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi :

1.Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth).

2.Swaraj  has  two  senses-one  political and one beyond the realm of politics.

3.Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire.

4.With  determination,  Swaraj  could  be obtained easily and quickly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 1 and 2 only
C) 3 and 4 D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Swaraj  movement  was  initiated  by Mahatma  Gandhi  which  focuses  on self-rule  or  self-governance  and  is intimately    linked    with    Ahimsa (non-violence)    and    Satyagraha (adherence  to  truth), moreover  it referred to Gandhi’s concept Indian independence   from   British   rule. The movement had two meanings, political  and  non-political.  It  was political   in   the   sense   that   it opposed being ruled by foreigners, and  non-political  in  the  sense  that every  person  has  right  to  be  ruled by  himself  or  herself.  Swaraj  is  a virtue    which    need    time    and patience  to  achieve  and  cannot  be obtained easily and quickly

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Consider the  following statements  about the Second Five-Year Plan :

1.It  was  drafted  under  the  leadership  of K. N. Raj

2.It    proposed    that    industries    like electricity,  railways,  steel,  machineries and communication could be developed in the public sector.

3.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture very difficult.

4.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture really easy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3 D) 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 and 3

Explanation:

The   Second   Five-year   plan   was drafted  under  the  leadership  of  P. C.   Mahalanobis. It   focused   on heavy    industries    and    followed socialist  pattern  of  society  as  its goal.Since savings and investment were growing in this period, a bulk of  these  industries  like  electricity railways,   steel, machineries   and communication could be developed in the public sector. However it had its   problems   as   well,because industry attracted more investment than  agriculture,  the  possibility  of food shortage became adverse.So, the    planners    found    balancing industry    and    agriculture    really difficult;  while  K.  N.  Raj  drafted sections  of  India’s  first  Five-Year Plan

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Which  of  the  following  statements  about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is/are correct?

1.It  proposed  to  grant  limited criminal jurisdiction to native officials.

2.It proposed to grant complete civil and criminal jurisdiction to native officials.

3.The proposed Bill generated opposition from England’s  European  subjects  in India.

4.In spite of opposition to the Bill, it was passed without any modifications.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 only
C) 1 and 3 D) 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 only

Explanation:

Ilbert  Bill  was  introduced  in  1883 by  Viceroy  Ripon.  It  proposed  to grant  limited  criminal  jurisdiction to  native  officials  over  European British    subjects    living    in    the districts under their charge.It also allowed Indian judges and magistrates  the  jurisdiction  to  try British  offenders  in  criminal  cases. After opposition from Europeans in Britain as well as India, the bill was withdrawn  and  reintroduced  after amendment  saying  that  a  jury  of 50%  Europeans  was  required  if  an Indian    judge    was    to    face    a European.

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