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Which of the following statements about the provisions of the Constitution of India with regard to the State of Jammu and Kashmir is not correct?

A) The Directive Principles of State Policy do not apply B) Article 35A gives some special rights to the permanent residents of the State with regard to employment, settlement and property.
C) Article 19(1) (f) has been omitted D) Article 368 is not applicable for the amendment of Constitution of the State.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 19(1) (f) has been omitted

Explanation:

Part IV (dealing with Directive Principles of State Policy) and Part IVA(dealing with Fundamental Duties) are not applicable to the state.Articles 19(1)(f) and 31(2) of the Constitution are still applicable to Jammu and Kashmir.An amendment made to the Constitution of India does not apply to thestate unless it is extended by a presidential order.Article 35A of theIndian Constitution is an article that empowers the Jammu and Kashmir state's legislature to define “permanent residents” of the state and provide special rights and privileges to those permanent residents

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Which one of the following statements about the National Green Tribunal is not correct?

A) It was set up in the year 2010 B) It is involved in effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests.
C) It may consider giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property D) It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908.

Explanation:

The legislate Act of Parliament defines the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 as follows,"An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto".The Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.

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Which one of the following statements with regard to India's surgical strike mission inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is correct?

A) It is conducted in the year 2018 B) It was led by the Indian Air Force
C) It was not given any name D) It was sanctioned by the United Nations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It was not given any name

Explanation:

On 29 September 2016, India announced that it conducted "surgical strikes" against militant launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani-administered Kashmir andinflicted "significant casualties".The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

However,the operation was not given any name.

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The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund is operated by which one of the following bodies?

A) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) B) The National Disaster Management Authority
C) The Ministry of Finance D) The National Development Council(NDC)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Explanation:

PMNRF operates from the Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New Delhi-110011 and does not pays any license fee. PMNRF is exempt under Income Tax Act, 1961 under Section 10 and 139 for return purposes. Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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Afro-Asian solidarity as a central element of India's foreign policy was initiated by which of the following Prime Ministers?

A) Narendra Modi B) I.K. Gujral
C) J.L. Nehru D) Manmohan Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) J.L. Nehru

Explanation:

The tone for that 1955 conference on Afro-Asian solidarity was actually set by then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru almost a decade earlier.

The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18-24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

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Consider the following statements relating to Coal India Limited:1. It is designated as a 'Maha Ratna'company under the Ministry of Coal.2. It is the single largest coal producing company in the world.3. The Headquarters of Coal India Limited is located at Ranchi Jharkhand.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Explanation:

Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaCoal India Limited (CIL) is an Indian state-controlled coal mining company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the largest coal-producing company in the world and a Maharatna company.

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Damanganga Reservoir Project with about 115 km of minor canals and distributaries is located in

A) NCT B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
C) Puducherry D) Goa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Explanation:

The Daman Ganga also called DawanRiver is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian SeaThere is an existing major irrigation project on the river called the Damanganga Reservoir Project, whichis located near Madhuban village in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district of Gujarat.It is an inter-state multipurpose project of the Govt. of Gujarat and Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (D&NH) and Daman. The storage of this project is shared by the riparian states of Gujarat, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu as beneficiary States.

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The Andaman group of islands and the Nicobar group of islands are separated by which one of the following latitudes?

A) 8°N latitude B) 10°N latitude
C) 12°N latitude D) 13°N latitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10°N latitude

Explanation:

The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal

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