UPPSC Previous Year Solved Paper 2019 – GS Paper 1

64. With reference to Panchayats which of the statements is/are correct?

1. Fifty percent seats shall be reserved for the women of SC/ST categories.

2. Gram Sabha is a body consisting of all person living in the village.

3. There will be a Panchayat at intermediate level.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) 3 only

65. Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a Social Movement has been associated with which of the following in India?

(a) RTE Act

(b) RTI Act

(c) MGNREGA

(d) National Health Mission (NHM)

66. National Social Assistance programme does not include the following scheme for ‘Below Poverty Line’ households

(a) National Family Benefit Scheme

(b) Annapurna

(c) Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojna

(d) All of the above

67. Who said India is a Quasi-Federal state?

(a) Lord Bryce

(b) Ivor Jannigs

(c) H. J. Laski

(d) K. C. wheare

68. Arrange the following events in a chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession.

II. Constitution of India was enforced.

III. Accession to India ratified by the Sovereign Constituent Assembly or Jammu and Kashmir.

IV. New Constitution of the State of Jammu and Kashmir came into force.

Codes:

(a) I, III, IV, II

(b) III, IV, I, II

(c) I, II, III, IV

(d) IV, III II, I

69. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Supreme Court of India has exclusive jurisdiction regarding Constitutional validity of Central laws.

Reason (R): The Supreme Court is the Guardian of the Indian Constitution

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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

(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

70. National Panchayati Raj Day in India is celebrated on

(a) 26 January

(b) 2 October

(c) 21 April

(d) 24 April

71. Which of the following Article was inserted by the 42nd Constitution Amendment to provide for participation of workers in management?

(a) Article 38

(b) Article 39A

(c) Article 45

(d) Article 43A

72. What is the legal nature of the Preamble of the Constitution?

(a) It is enforceable

(b) It is not enforceable

(c) It may be enforced in special circumstances

(d) None of the above

73. Which of the following is correct about the heading of the Article 162 of the Constitution of India?

(a) Executive Power of State

(b) Conditions of Governors office

(c) Term of the office of Governor

(d) Extension or Executive Power of State

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