Prelims Practice Questions 09-12-2017

1. Consider the following statement about MTCR.

1. Missile Technology Control Regime comes under the aegis of United Nations.
2. India and China are members of MTCR.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

2. Consider the following statements.

1. India is a signatory to nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
2. The headquarters of the Wassenaar Arrangement is in Austria.
3. China and Russia are members of Wassenaar Arrangement.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 2 and 3 only

3. The Australia group was established to control the spread of which of the following?

1. Ballistic Missiles
2. Nuclear Weapons
3. Chemical and Biological Weapons
4. Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons

4. Consider the following pairs.

1. Catalonia          -        Spain
2. Flemish            -        Belgium
3. Uighur             -        Afghanistan

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 2 only

5. Consider the following statements.

1. The headquarters of European Union is in Belgium.
2. Germany has the most number of seats in European Parliament.

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

6. Recently India becomes the member of Multilateral Competently Authorities Agreement (MCAA). Who is the developer of this Agreement?

1. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
2. World Bank
3. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
4. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

7. Hyderabad is known for which of the following?

1. Charminar
2. Golkonda
3. Gol Gumbaz
4. Hussian Sagar Lake

Select the correct answer using the code given below

1. 1 and 4 only
2. 1, 2 and 3 only
3. 1, 2  and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

8. Consider the following statements regarding the Cabinet Secretariat of India.

1. The cabinet secretary, an elected official, is the head of the Cabinet Secretariat.
2. Cabinet Secretary is also the ex-officio chairman of the Civil Services Board.
3. It ensures that the President, the Vice-President and Ministers are kept informed of the major activities of all ministries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

9. With reference to the “secularism” practiced in the country, consider the following statements

1. Constitutional makers have inserted the term ‘secular’ in our constitution.
2. Mutual exclusion of the state and the religion is practiced in India to protect the individual freedom and citizenship rights of individuals.
3. Indian constitution grants rights to all religious communities such as the right to establish and maintain their educational institutions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 3 only

10. Which of the following features of Indian constitution are borrowed from British Constitution?

1. Parliamentary sovereignty
2. Fundamental rights
3. Cabinet system
4. Rule of Law
5. Judicial review

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3, 4 and 5 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Answers & Explanations

1. d

MTCR is an informal and voluntary partnership among 35 countries. China is not a member.

2. c

China is not a member.

3. c

4. b

Uighur population is in China. Northern Belgium constitutes Flemish Region.

5. c

6.  d

India joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information.

7. c

8. c

Cabinet Secretary is the highest bureaucrat not an elected official.

He/She is the senior most IAS officer in the Government of India.

The cabinet secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 and the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961.

9. d

Originally, the term secular was not inserted in the constitution. It was being made part of the ‘preamble’ with 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.

Western secularism is based on the mutual exclusion of the state and religion. But in Indian secularism point of view, there is principled distance between the state and the religion.

10. c

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