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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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According to the Election Commission of India, in order to be recognized as a ‘National Party’, a political party must be treated as a recognized political party in how many States?

 

A) At least two States B) At least three States
C) At least four States D) At least five States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) At least four States

Explanation:

Trinamool Congress became the 7th political party to be recognized as a National Party in September 2016.

Conditions for Recognition as a National Party

1. Secure at least 6% of the valid vote in an Assembly or a Lok Sabha General Election in any four or more states and won at least 4 seats in a Lok Sabha General Election from any State or States.

2. Win at least 2% of the total Lok Sabha seats in a Lok Sabha General Election and these seats have to be won from at least 3 states.

3. The party is recognized as a State Party in at least four states.

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Y. H. Malegam Committee is an expert committee constituted by Reserve Bank Of India to look into which of the following issues?

I. Classification of bad loans

II. Effectiveness of adults

III. Rising incidents of frauds

A) Only I and I B) Only II and II
C) Only I and II D) All I, II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All I, II and III

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Prahaar' is

A) a battle tank B) a surface-to-surface missile
C) an aircraft carrier D) a submarine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a surface-to-surface missile

Explanation:

The Prahaar is a short-range, solid propellant, road-mobile ballistic missile designed for tactical strikes against close range targets.It is a surface to surface missile. Prahaar is expected to replace the Prithvi-I short-range ballistic missile in Indian service.

 

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_________ is the largest phylum of Animalia which includes insects.

A) Annelida B) Chordata
C) Arthropoda D) Platyhelminthes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arthropoda

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Ten Degree channel is located between _______.m

A) Srinagar and Leh B) Darjeeling and Gangtok
C) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar D) Goa and Bangalore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
To steal a march

A) To act in a foolish way B) To break something
C) To outshine D) To see a hidden meaning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To outshine

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In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Management is a set of _____ that can keep a complicated system of people and technology running _____. The most _____ aspects of management include planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling and problem solving. Leadership is a set of process that creates organization in the first place or adapts, them to _____ changing circumstances. Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that _____ and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

that creates organization in the first place or adapts, them to _____ changing circumstances.

A) normally B) run
C) show D) significantly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) significantly

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