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Which one of the following statements about the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is not correct?

A) It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls. B) It aims to convert India’s demographic surplus into a demographic dividend.
C) The scheme aims to benefit more thain 55 million poor rural folk. D) It is a generational poverty alleviation programme.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls.

Explanation:

The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) announced the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Antyodaya Diwas, on 25th September 2014. DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth.

DDU-GKY is uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families. Over 180 million or 69% of the country’s youth population between the ages of 18 and 34 years, live in its rural areas. Of these, the bottom of the pyramid youth from poor families with no or marginal employment number about 55 million.

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Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?

A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights B) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
C) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities D) Declaration on the Right to Development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Explanation:

The International Bill of Human Rights has been further supplemented by various other international treaties, conventions and declarations. They are usually regarded as “human rights instruments”. The important among them are as follows....

•Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)

•Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

•Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).

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Which one of the following events is not correctly matched with the year in which it happened?

A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985 B) Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of GATT—1994
C) Inauguration of the World Trade Organization—1995 D) Establishment of the first wholly electronic stock exchange (Nasdaq)—1971
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inauguration of the SWIFT system of electronic inter bank fund transfers worldwide—1985

Explanation:

•SWIFT was founded in the 1970s, based on the ambitious and innovative vision of creating a global financial messaging service, and a common language for international financial messaging.

•The Uruguay Round was the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties".

•The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement.

•Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NASDAQ began trading on February 8, 1971, as the world's first electronic stock market.

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Which of the following statements about the Ordinance-making power of the Governor is/are correct?1. It is a discretionary power.2. The Governor himself is not competent to withdraw the Ordinance at any time.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

The State Executive has temporary law-making power in emergent situations under the Constitution of India. And the Governor is the head of the State Executive. So, the ordinance making power confers on him by the Constitution itself. But this is not a discretionary power. The ordinance making power of the Governor is co-extensive with the legislative power of the State Legislature to make laws. He can promulgate ordinances only on the subjects on which the State Legislature has power to make laws under the Constitution.

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Which one of the following statements about Buddhist Stupas in India is not correct?

A) Ashoka played an important role in popularizing the Stupa cult. B) They were repositories of relics of Buddha and other monks.
C) They were located in rural areas. D) They were located close to trade routes.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They were located in rural areas.

Explanation:

A stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation.Buddhist sources claim that during the 3rd century BCE, the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great ordered these eight stupas to be opened, further distributed the relics of the Buddha into 84,000 portions, and had stupas built over them all over the expanding Buddhist world.They were located on trade routes in order to propagate Buddhism.However, there were no evidence of them being located in rural areas.

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Which one of the following statements in respect of the States of India is not correct?

A) States in India cannot have their own Constitutions. B) The State of Jammu and Kashmir has its own Constitution.
C) States in India do not have the right to secede from the Union of India. D) The maximum number of members in the Council of Ministers of Delhi can be 15 percent of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The State of Jammu and Kashmir has its own Constitution.

Explanation:

There shall be a Council of Ministers consisting of not more than ten per cent (a special provision for Delhi as against the 15 percent clause under 91st Amendment Act)of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly, with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Lieutenant Governor in the exercise of his functions in relation to matters with respect to which the Legislative Assembly has power to make laws.

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Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is/are not correct?

1.He is the first Law Officer of the Government of India.

2.He is entitled to the privileges of a Member of the Parliament.

3.He is a whole-time counsel for the Government.4. He must have the same qualifications as are required to be a judge of the Supreme Court.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

The   Attorney   General   is   responsible   for   giving advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters  and  to  perform  such  other  duties  of  legal character as may be referred or assigned to him by the President. The  Attorney  General  has  the  right  of  audience  in all Courts in India as well as the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote.

The   Attorney   General   appears   on   behalf   of Government  of  India  in  all  cases  (including  suits, appeals  and  other  proceedings) in  the  Supreme Court in which Government of India is concerned.

He also represents the Government of India in any reference  made  by  the  President  to  the  Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution.

The  Attorney  General  for  India  is  appointed  by  the President   of   India   under   Article   76(1)   of   the Constitution  of  India  and  holds  office  during  the pleasure  of  the  President.  He  must  be  a  person qualified  to  be appointed  as  a  Judge  of  the Supreme Court. So, statement 4 is incorrect.

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Which one of the following is not a correct ascending order of commissioned ranks in the defence forces of India?

A) Lieutenant, Captain, Major,Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel,Brigadier, Major General,Lieutenant General, General  B) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal,Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
C) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Group Captain,Wing Commander, Air Commodore,Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal D) Sub Lieutenant, Lieutenant,Lieutenant Commander,Commander, Captain, Commodore,Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral,Admiral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant,Squadron Leader, Group Captain,Wing Commander, Air Commodore,Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal

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