16-07-2021 MCQs Test

1. What are the grounds for disqualification under the Anti-Defection Law?

1. If an elected member voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party.
2. If any independently elected member joins any political party.
3. If any nominated member joins any political party after the expiry of six months.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

2. Consider the following statements about the Gram Nyayalayas:

1. It has jurisdiction over an area specified by a notification by the State Government in consultation with the respective High Court.
2. They have civil jurisdiction over the offences.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. With reference to the Central sector schemes, consider the following statements:

1. These are the schemes by the centre where there is financial participation by both the centre and states.
2. These are divided into Core of the Core Schemes, Core Schemes and Optional schemes.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

4. What is Wholesale Price Index (WPI)?

1. It measures the changes in the prices of goods sold and traded in bulk by wholesale businesses to other businesses.
2. The base year of All-India WPI is 2004-05.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

5. Belfast Agreement provided a framework for political settlement in:

6. Consider the following statements about the National Ayush Mission (NAM):

1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for the development and promotion of the AYUSH system of medicine including Homoeopathy.
2. The grant-in-aid is being provided to State/UT Governments for the development and promotion of AYUSH as per their proposed State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

7. With reference to Scene of Crime officers, consider the following statements:

1. They have a rank equivalent to police sub-inspector.
2. They will undergo training at National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Hyderabad.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

8. Consider the following statements:

1. Biodegradation is the process by which organic substances are broken down into smaller compounds by living microbial organisms.
2. Eutrophication deprives the water of available oxygen, causing the death of other organisms.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

9. What is Core Inflation?

1. It is the change in the costs of food and energy sectors goods.
2. It is similar to headline inflation.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

10. Consider the following statements:

1. Almost the whole of South Africa is a high plateau sloping towards the west.
2. The Orange River flows westward into the Red Sea.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?