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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsQ.1) Consider the following statements regarding Delimitation of Electoral Constituencies in India:
- The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the Election Commission of India.
- The commission is made up of a retired Supreme Court judge, the Chief Election Commissioner and the respective State Election Commissioners.
- The constitution mandates that the orders of commission are final and cannot be questioned before any court as it would hold up an election indefinitely.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
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Answer: (b)
Statement 1 is not correct, 2 and 3 are correct.
Delimitation Commission
- The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the President of India and works in collaboration with the Election Commission of India. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
- The commission is made up of a retired Supreme Court judge, the Chief Election Commissioner and the respective State Election Commissioners. Hence statement 2 is correct.
- The commission is mandated to a) determine the number and boundaries of constituencies to make the population of all constituencies nearly equal and b) identify seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, wherever their population is relatively large.
- The constitution mandates that the orders of commission are final and cannot be questioned before any court as it would hold up an election indefinitely. Hence statement 3 is correct.
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Answer: (b)
Statement 1 is not correct, 2 and 3 are correct.
Delimitation Commission
• The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the President of India and works in collaboration with the Election Commission of India. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• The commission is made up of a retired Supreme Court judge, the Chief Election Commissioner and the respective State Election Commissioners. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• The commission is mandated to a) determine the number and boundaries of constituencies to make the population of all constituencies nearly equal and b) identify seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, wherever their population is relatively large.
• The constitution mandates that the orders of commission are final and cannot be questioned before any court as it would hold up an election indefinitely. Hence statement 3 is correct. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsQ.2) Consider the following statements:
- Tax revenue as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.
- Fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (CSP 2017)
[Note: Solve this as per 2023-24 considerations.]
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Answer: (d)
Both statements are not correct.
India’s tax-to-GDP ratio is projected to hit 11.7% in 2024-25, showcasing a steady increase from 11.6% in the preceding year and 11.2% in 2022-23. India’s direct tax to GDP ratio has been slowly crawling up from an average of 5.5% from FY12to FY21, to a high of 5.97% in FY22 and 6.08% in the last fiscal. But this is still lower than the 6.3% of direct tax-to-GDP ratio that the country achieved in 2007-08. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
Also statement 2 can NEVER be correct.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/802020/india-gross-fiscal-deficit-in-relation-to-gdp/
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/tax-to-gdp-ratio-to-hit-all-time-high-of-11-7-of-gdp-in-fy25/
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Answer: (d)
Both statements are not correct.
India’s tax-to-GDP ratio is projected to hit 11.7% in 2024-25, showcasing a steady increase from 11.6% in the preceding year and 11.2% in 2022-23. India’s direct tax to GDP ratio has been slowly crawling up from an average of 5.5% from FY12to FY21, to a high of 5.97% in FY22 and 6.08% in the last fiscal. But this is still lower than the 6.3% of direct tax-to-GDP ratio that the country achieved in 2007-08. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
Also statement 2 cannot be correct.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/802020/india-gross-fiscal-deficit-in-relation-to-gdp/
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/tax-to-gdp-ratio-to-hit-all-time-high-of-11-7-of-gdp-in-fy25/
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsQ.3) With reference to the allocations of Election Symbols in India, consider the following statements:
- Election Commission of India (ECI) is responsible for allocating symbols to political parties as per the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- Unregistered parties can declare a symbol of their choice which must not resemble to any other existing allocated symbol.
- When recognized political parties split, the ECI determines the symbol assignment.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: (a)
Statement 1 and 2 are NOT correct, 3 is correct.
ECI is responsible for allocating symbols to political parties, following guidelines laid out in The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.
Unrecognized parties provide a list of ten preferred symbols from the free symbol pool.
Unregistered parties submit their symbol preferences from the list of free symbols.
When recognized political parties split, the ECI determines the symbol assignment. For example, the Congress party’s symbol evolved from a pair of bulls to the current hand symbol due to splits.Incorrect
Answer: (a)
Statement 1 and 2 are NOT correct, 3 is correct.
ECI is responsible for allocating symbols to political parties, following guidelines laid out in The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.
Unrecognized parties provide a list of ten preferred symbols from the free symbol pool.
Unregistered parties submit their symbol preferences from the list of free symbols.
When recognized political parties split, the ECI determines the symbol assignment. For example, the Congress party’s symbol evolved from a pair of bulls to the current hand symbol due to splits.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsQ.4) In India, the term ‘hot money’ is used to refer:
Correct
Answer: (d)
Hot money is the flow of funds from one country to another in order to earn a short-term profit on interest rate differences.
Foreign portfolio investment is the entry of funds into a country where foreigners deposit money in a country’s bank or make purchases in the country’s stock and bond markets. In FPI, the investor does not have direct control over the securities or businesses.
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/india-to-stay-alert-for-hot-money-inflows/Incorrect
Answer: (d)
Hot money is the flow of funds from one country to another in order to earn a short-term profit on interest rate differences.
Foreign portfolio investment is the entry of funds into a country where foreigners deposit money in a country’s bank or make purchases in the country’s stock and bond markets. In FPI, the investor does not have direct control over the securities or businesses.
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/india-to-stay-alert-for-hot-money-inflows/ -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsQ.5) What is the significance of an “Ergosphere” in the context of black holes?
Correct
Answer: (b)
Ergosphere is a region where objects can enter and potentially gain energy by interacting with a rotating black hole.
The ergosphere is the region around a rotating black hole where objects can enter and leave if they’re moving fast enough, but still less than the speed of light.
It’s significant because scientists have suggested the possibility of sending objects into the ergosphere to gain energy from the black hole’s rotation.
This energy gain translates to the black hole losing some angular momentum.
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/ergosphere-a-unique-feature-of-rotating-black-holes/Incorrect
Answer: (b)
Ergosphere is a region where objects can enter and potentially gain energy by interacting with a rotating black hole.
The ergosphere is the region around a rotating black hole where objects can enter and leave if they’re moving fast enough, but still less than the speed of light.
It’s significant because scientists have suggested the possibility of sending objects into the ergosphere to gain energy from the black hole’s rotation.
This energy gain translates to the black hole losing some angular momentum.
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/ergosphere-a-unique-feature-of-rotating-black-holes/
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