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01-10-2021 MCQs Test

10 Questions

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1. Consider the following statements about the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority:

  1. It is a government independent regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India.
  2. It was constituted by a Resolution in 1997 as an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements about Jahanpanah:

  1. It was the fourth medieval city of Delhi established in 1326–27 to address the constant threat of the Mongols.
  2. It was established by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements about Rabindranath Tagore:

  1. He renounced his knighthood in condemnation of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919.
  2. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. What is Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)?

  1. It is a new strategy to revamp the elementary education in India.
  2. It also aims to provide mid-day meal to government aided children.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements about the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF):

  1. It is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) every year.
  2. The annual Central contribution is released in two equal installments as per the recommendation of the Finance Commission.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. What are the features of Sorghum?

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following statements about the Special Category Status (SCS):

  1. It was based on the Gadgil formula.
  2. There is no provision of SCS in the Constitution.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements:

  1. Article 129 of the Constitution conferred on the Supreme Court the power to punish contempt of itself.
  2. Article 215 conferred a corresponding power on the High Courts.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Article 12 of the Indian Constitution defines The State as:

  1. The Government and Parliament of India
  2. The Government and legislatures of the states
  3. All local authorities

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 
 
 
 

10. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the dugong?

 
 
 
 
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