09-11-2023 MCQs Test English

1. Consider the following statements with respect to Question Hour.

1. Question Houris the first hour of a sitting session of the Lok Sabha devoted to questions that Members of Parliament raise about any aspect of administrative activity.
2. The concerned Minister is obliged to answer to the Parliament, either orally or in writing, depending on the type of question raised.

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2. Consider the following statements with respect to Starred question.

1. A starred question is asked by an MP and answered orally by the Minister-in-charge.
2. Each MP is allowed to ask one starred question per day.

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3. Consider the following statements with respect to unstarred question.

1. An unstarred question receives a written reply from the Ministry.
2. These also need to be submitted at least 15 days in advance.

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4. Consider the following statements with respect to sworn affidavit.

1. An affidavit is a “sworn statement a person makes before a notary or officer of the court outside of the court asserting that certain facts are true to the best of that person’s knowledge”.
2. Section 3(3) of India’s General Clauses Act, 1897, defines an “affidavit” as an “affirmation and declaration in the case of persons by law allowed to affirm or declare instead of swearing”.

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5. Consider the following statements with respect to approver affidavit.

1. In legal terms, an “approver” is a person who is directly or indirectly concerned, involved or privy to an offence.
2. An accomplice or an accused in a case can later turn approver, siding with the prosecution in return for a lesser sentence or pardon.
3. There is no legal definition of an “approver affidavit”.

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