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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The committee _____________ criminal justice reforms recommended a threefold strategy to arrest the drift and to prevent total disaster. First, the law, substantive and procedural, requires a fresh _______________ look based on changes in society and economy _____________ priorities in governance. The guiding ____________ in the reform process should be decriminalisation wherever ______________ and diversion, reserving the criminal justice system mainly to deal with real “hard" crimes.

 

requires a fresh _______________ look based on changes

 

A) full B) complete
C) through D) comprehensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) comprehensive

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Who has the power to prorogue the Lok Sabha ?

A) The Speaker B) The Prime Minister
C) The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs D) The President
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The President

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A person is disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a Member of either House of the Parliament if the person

1. holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State other than an office declared by the Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder

2. is an undischarged insolvent

3. is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India

4. is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

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Disqualification of MP's and MLA's on the ground of holding office of profit is a controversial topic of nation-wide debate. It began with the disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan from Rajya Sabha on March 17, 2006 with retrospective effect from July 14, 2004.There are separate provisions of disqualification for the Members of Parliament and MLAs. Our constitution clearly mentions that the Parliament has the power to make a law in respect to the issue of qualification and disqualification of the membership in case:

(i) He holds any office of profit under the Government of India or of any state, other than an office declared by a law of Parliament not to disqualify its holder.

(ii) He is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a competent court.

(iii) He is an undischarged insolvent.

(iv) He is not a citizen of India or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign state, or is under any acknowledgement or allegiance or adherence to a foreign state, and

(v) It is he so disqualified by or under any law of Parliament. It applies to the case of 'defection' as prescribed in tenth schedule.

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Kalarippayatt is the martial art of which State of

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Mizoram
C) Nagaland D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kerala

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Resistance switching is normally employed in

A) Bulk oil breakers B) All breakers
C) Air blast circuit breakers D) Minimum oil breakers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Air blast circuit breakers

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Gugga Naumi is a religious festival in connection with snake­worship. This festival is of which state?

A) Haryana B) West Bengal
C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Haryana

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Who was the host nation of 2015 Men's Rugby World Cup?

A) New Zealand B) South Africa
C) Australia D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) England

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Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) received the 2017.....

A) Nobel Peace Prize B) Albert Einstein Peace Prize
C) Gandhi Peace Award D) Bruno Kreisky Award
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nobel Peace Prize

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