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October 27, 2023

Which of the following countries are part of Abraham Accords?
1. United Arab Emirates
2. Israel
3. Bahrain
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Morocco
Code:

(A) 1 , 2 ,3 and 4 only
(B) 2,3,4 and 5 only
(C) 1,2,3 and 5 only
(D) All of above

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Answer: C

Abraham Accord (2020) is a normalization agreement between the UAE and Israel to establish formal diplomatic relations. The accord was later joined by Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco and in exchange Israel would suspend its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

Which of the following provisions of Indian Constitution is related to the protect the interests of women?
1. Article 42
2. Article 51(A) (e)
3. Article 243T
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(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3

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Answer: (D)

The State to make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief (Article 42)
To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India and to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women (Article 51(A) (e))
Not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality to be reserved for women and such seats to be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality (Article 243 T)

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(A) Deputy Speaker has the same power as the Speaker when he presides over a sitting of the House.
(B) The Constitution provides for appeal to the Speaker against a ruling given by the Deputy Speaker.
(C) Deputy Speaker has the power determine the petitions relating to disqualification under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution in case of vacant in the office of Speaker.
(D) The date of election of the Speaker is decided by the President

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Answer: (B)

he date of election of the Speaker is decided by the President who needs to go by the advice of the Union cabinet which, in fact, chooses the date. In the case of the Speaker, there is no constitutional requirement for him to wait for the advice of the Union cabinet in fixing the date of election of the Deputy Speaker.

The Deputy Speaker has the same power as the Speaker when he presides over a sitting of the House. Similarly no appeal lies to the Speaker against a ruling given by the Deputy Speaker. So the Speaker is powerless in the matter of revising or overruling a decision of the Deputy Speaker. Under Article 95(1) of the Constitution, the Deputy Speaker gets all the powers of the Speaker when the office of the Speaker is vacant, so the Deputy Speaker can also determine the petitions relating to disqualification under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution.

Although the Deputy Speaker gets to exercise these powers only in the absence of the Speaker his decisions are final and binding when he gives a ruling.

Which of the following statements are correct regarding National Investigation Agency (NIA)?
1. It is a statutory body
2. Its operations extend to both inside and outside the country.
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(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer: (c)

NIA came into being in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. The Agency came into existence with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008, and started its functioning in 2009.

The law under which the agency operates extends to the whole of India and also applies to Indian citizens outside the country;

Recently , the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Which of the following statements are correct regarding this act?
1. This act enables the Government or the public authority to confiscate the property earned from the illegally gained proceeds.
2. The Enforcement Directorate is responsible for investigating offences under the PMLA.
3. The cases booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act are non-bailable.
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(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3

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Answer: (d)

Fraternity is reflected through which of the following provisions of Indian Constitution?
1. Preamble
2. Article 51
3. Article 36.
Code:

(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 only
(D) All of above

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Answer: (B)

Arrange the above events in the chronological order of their occurrence.
1. Liberation of Goa, Daman, and Diu.
2. Adoption of the States Reorganization Act
3. Passage of the Right to Information Act
4. Passage of the 42nd Amendment Act

(A) 1-2-3-4
(B) 2-1-4-3
(C) 1-2-4-3
(D) 2-1-3-4

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Answer: (B)

Which of the following statements is correct regarding PM Daksh Portal?

(A) Streamline the registration process for enhancing the utilization of biodegradable and organic waste
(B) An AI chatbot integrated with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
(C) A digital platform offering registration, skill training and streamlined administrative processes for persons with disabilities.
(D) Viability Gap Funding (VGF) aimed at fostering the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems

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Answer: (c)

Consider the following statements.
1. Article 368 of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to amend any provision of the Constitution.
2. Indian Parliament has the absolute power to change the name of the country.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: D

Parliament has the absolute power to change the name of the country at any time by amending the Constitution.

Article 368 of the Constitution empowers Parliament to amend any provision of the Constitution which includes the name of the country, as mentioned in Article 1.

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(A) Any Bill passed by the Lok Sabha, needs the assent of the Rajya Sabha to become a law.
(B) To ensure continuity, one-third of its members retire after every second year in Rajya Sabha, and biennial elections are held to fill these vacancies.
(C) Article 83 deals with the duration of houses of Parliament
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER: A