Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 22, 2018

Statement 1 is incorrect.

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA), in Mission mode envisions provision of Housing for All by 2022, when the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence.

Statement 2 is incorrect.

The Mission seeks to address the housing requirement of urban poor including slum dwellers through following programme verticals:

Slum rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers with participation of private developers using land as a resource Promotion of Affordable Housing for weaker section through credit linked subsidy Affordable Housing in Partnership with Public & Private sectors Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction /enhancement

Statement 3 is correct.

Under this scheme, an eligible buyer can get the Central assistance of about Rs. 2.50 lakh per house as interest subsidy on bank loans or can get up to Rs. lakh otherwise as one-time assistance. This policy aims to attract investments from developers through the PPP model.

Statement 1 is correct.

The elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on the basis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person who is a citizen of India and who is not less than eighteen years of age on such date as may be fixed in that behalf by or under any law made by the appropriate Legislature and is not otherwise disqualified under this Constitution or any law made by the appropriate Legislature on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter at any such election.

Statement 2 is correct.

Every citizen who is not less than 18 years of age has a right to vote without any discrimination of caste, race, religion, sex, literacy, wealth, and so on. The voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years in 1989 by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988.

Statement 3 is incorrect.

The National Voters’ Day is celebrated every year to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India, which was established on 25th January 1950. The purpose of celebrating this day is to increase enrolment of voters, especially young voters. The day is also utilized to spread awareness among voters regarding effective participation in the electoral process.

Bottom trawling is an ecologically destructive practice, involves trawlers dragging weighted nets along the sea-floor, causing great depletion of aquatic resources. The net is spread along the sea-floor to catch shrimp and fish like halibut and sole; however, bottom trawling also captures juvenile fish, thus exhausting the ocean’s resources and affecting marine conservation efforts.

Statement (c) is incorrect.

The detention of a person under a preventive detention law is not a disqualification. However, he/she must not have been convicted for any offence resulting in imprisonment for two or more years.

Quo-Warranto means “by what warrant” or “by what authority”. This writ is issued to ensure that a person who occupies a public office is qualified to hold that office. It is issued to enquire the legality of claim of a person to a public office, it prevents the illegal assumption of public office by a person. This can be filed by any individual.

Statement (a) is incorrect.

In India, the position with regard to the Leader of the House has been defined in Rules of Procedure of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Leader of the House, according to Rule 2 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha means the Prime Minister, if he is a Member of the House or a Minister who is a Member of the House and is nominated by the Prime Minister to function as the Leader of the House. The Prime Minister is invariably the Leader of the Lok Sabha.

Statement (b) is correct.

The office of ‘Whip’ is not mentioned in the Constitution of India as well as in the Rules of the House and Parliamentary Statute. It is based on the conventions of the parliamentary government.

Essence of “Compliance Audit” is in assessing the extent to which laws and regulations (authorities) have been respected.

Additional Info:

“Performance Auditing” is focused on improving good performance in public administration by examining whether public programs and services achieve the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness and identifying conditions or practices that hamper performance and enable the auditor to make suitable recommendations.

“Financial Audit” provides assurance that the financial statements properly present the financial situation.

“Thematic Audit” is the terminology which is being used for audits which may have both compliance and performance audit objective.