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Scholarship Name : Free Mock-cum-Scholarship Test 2017
Applicable For : IAS Aspirants
Exam Date : 24-12-2017
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Test Details
Test Name: Free Mock cum Scholarship Test
Date: 24-12-2017
Time : 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Sample Questions
Consider the following statements:
1. Balochistan province is located in Southeastern Pakistan
2. Rakhine state of Myanmar shares a common border with India.
3. Syria lies to the east of the Mediterranean Sea.
Select the correct answer using codes given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only*
Explanation :
Balochistan the largest province of Pakistan lies in Southwestern Pakistan. Also the Rakhine state shares boundary with Bangladesh and not India.
2) Which of the following statements related to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is/are correct?
1. It aims at attracting both domestic and foreign investors.
2. It focuses solely on Greenfield infrastructure projects.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only* (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation :
NIIF was set up following the proposal made in the General Budget of 2015-16. It aims to attract investment from both domestic and international sources for maximizing economic impact mainly through infrastructure development in commercially viable projects, both greenfield and brownfield, including stalled projects. Its proposed corpus fund is of 40000 crore rupees.
3) Which of the following is correct?:
a) All the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by State Legislative Assemblies.
b) Only a member of the Rajya Sabha can contest for the office of the Vice-President.
c) While a candidate to the Lok Sabha can contest from any state in India, a candidate to the Rajya Sabha should ordinarily be a resident of the State from where he is contesting.
d) The Constitution explicitly prohibits the appointment of a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha to the post of a Minister.
Explanation:
Article 84 of the Constitution lays down the qualifications for membership of Parliament.
A member of the Rajya Sabha must:
** Be a citizen of India
** Be at least 30 years old;
** Possess such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by Parliament.
** Be elected by the Legislative Assembly of States and Union territories by means of Single transferable vote through Proportional representation.
** His name should be present in the voter’s list in any of the constituencies of the country just like that for Lok Sabha. (The earlier provision of compulsory state domicile was done away with in 2003)