21 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams

Q.1) ‘Indra Sawhney Case of 1992’ was related to
a) Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution
b) Part III of the Indian Constitution
c) Reservation
d) Validity of Indian Penal Code

Q.2) Recently, ‘Value capture financing (VCF)’ is in news. It is a type of public financing that recovers some or all of the value that
a) Public infrastructure generates for Private landowners
b) Private landowners generates for Public Infrastructure
c) Public infrastructure generated by the State Governments
d) Public infrastructure generated by the Central Government

Q.3) Which of the following statements regarding the ‘Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana’ is/are correct?
1. All the States have joined this Scheme.
2. The scheme is optional for the states to join.
Select the correct option using the codes given below.
a) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 only
d) Both are correct

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘University Grants Commission (India)’:
1. It is a statutory body.
2. It is modelled after University Grants Committee of England.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) Both are correct
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) Recently, Union Government has launched the scheme namely Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME India) under
a) UDAN
b) NSAP
c) ICDS
d) NEMMP

Q.6) Which of the following statements regarding ‘Green Climate Fund’ is/are correct?
1. It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
2. It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither I nor 2

Q.7) Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the following?
a) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
b) Indian Institute of Science
c) Indian Space Research Organisation
d) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Q.8) With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) None


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