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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

Explanation:

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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Q:

Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’

A) Common B) Social
C) Plain D) Atrocious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Atrocious

Explanation:

Egregious means outstandingly bad or shocking and Atrocious means cruel or wicked and both words are nearly equal in meaning.

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Q:

In which of the following states is the Dudhwa National Park located?

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.

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A body of mass 3 kg accelerates from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds due to the application of a force on it. Calculate the magnitude of this force (in N).

 

A) 6 B) 18
C) 12 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6

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In 2015, which auto manufacturer manipulated emissions testing data leading to the resignation of its CEO Martin Winterkorn?

A) Volkswagen B) Ford
C) Toyota D) General Motors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Volkswagen

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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 news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

The news regales us ________ the highlights

 

A) at B) from
C) with D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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Q:

Mir Hassan Dehlavi was in the court of which of the following?

A) Alauddin Khilji B) Mubarak Khilji
C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq D) Firoj Tughlaq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alauddin Khilji

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Parliament conducts __________ sessions each year.

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

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