UPPSC RO/ARO GENERAL STUDIES QUIZ

Question 1:

Which of the following committees/commissions is/are related to Centre-State relations -
1. Sarkaria Commission
2. Rajamannar Committee
3. Administrative Reform Commission
4. Punchhi Commission
Code -

1, 2 and 3 only

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4 only

All of the above

Question 2:

Consider the following statements -

1. Strong Centre

2. Written Constitution

3. Rigid Constitution

4. Independent Judiciary

Which of the above is/are not the Federal features of the Indian Constitution?

1 only

1, 2 and 3 only

2, 3 and 4 only

2 and 3 only

Question 3:

Assertion: The Indian Federal system is based on the Canadian model.

Reason: Canadian model establishes a strong Centre.

Directions: For the Assertions (A) and Reasons (R), choose the correct alternative from the following.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Question 4:

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Service tax is levied by the state but collected and appropriated by both centre and the state.

The 88th Amendment has added a new Article 269-A which deals with service tax.

The 80th and 88th Constitutional Amendments have introduced major changes in the structure of distribution of tax revenues between centre and state.

Article 268 to 293 in Part - XI of Constitution deals with Centre-state financial relation.

Question 5:

Which of the following is/are the extra-constitutional devices to promote coordination and cooperation between the Centre and the states and among different states?

1. NITI Aayog

2. National Development Council

3. Zonal Council

4. Inter-State Council

1 And 2 Only

1, 2, And 3 Only

4 Only

All of the above

Question 6:

There are 4 aspects in which legislative relation between centre and state can be categorised. Which one of the following is incorrect in this regard?

The President is empowered to direct that a Parliamentary act does not apply to a scheduled area in a state.

The Constitution of India provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the centre and states.

Under some extraordinary circumstances, the Constitution provides power to Parliament to legislate any matter in State List.

Bills on certain matters mentioned in State List can be introduced in state legislature only with the previous sanction of the President of India.

Question 7:

Consider the following recommendations of Sarkaria Commission -

1. A permanent Inter-State Council should be set up.

2. Article 356 should be used very sparingly.

3. The National Development Council should be renamed as the National Economic and Development Council.

4. Finance Commission should be made a statutory body.

Which of the above was/were mentioned in the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission?

1, 2 and 3 only

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 2 and 4 only

1 and 2 only

Question 8:

Article 268A is related to_______.

Service Tax.

Zonal Council.

Power of the states to devolve functions to the Union.

Public acts, records and judicial proceedings.

Question 9:

Choose the correct option from the below—
1. Panchayati Raj has been placed in Part XI of the Constitution.
2. Panchayati Raj is mentioned in Articles 253 to 253 O of the Constitution.
3. Panchayati Raj has been placed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution.
4. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 came into force from 24 April 1993. Therefore, 24th April is celebrated as Panchayat Day.
5. One-third reservation (Article 243(D)(3)) has been provided to women at all levels of Panchayats.

1,2,5

3,4,5

2,3,4

1,2,3

Question 10:

Which of the following areas have been exempted from the system of Panchayati Raj?
1. Scheduled Areas of States listed under V Schedule are in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana
2. As per Article 243 M of the Constitution, State of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram Sixth Schedule Areas and hill areas of Manipur.
3. The hill areas of district of Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal for which Darjeeling District Hill Council exists.
4. For Manipur’s hill region, there is a Gorkha Hill Council in its place.

1 and 2

2 and 3

3 and 4

1 and 4

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