Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – September 12, 2018

All the statements are correct.

A registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions:

• The party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least 3 different States.
• At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls
• 6% of votes in four St tes and in addition it wins 4 Lok Sabha seats.
• A party gets recognition as a State Party in four or more states.

Statement 3 is correct.

Independent India’s first Estimates Committee was established in 1950. This committee examines the estimates included in the budget and suggests ‘economies’ in public expenditure.

Statement 1 is correct.

The Estimates Committee has 30 members and all these members are from Lok Sabha. There is no Rajya Sabha member in Estimates Committee. Ministers cannot be the member of Estimates Committee.

Statement 2 is incorrect.

A minister cannot be elected as member / Chairman of estimates committee. The chairman is appointed by the Speaker and chairman is always from ruling party or coalition.

Statement 1 is correct.

The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program brings together Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in a project-based partnership that aims to promote regional prosperity, improve economic opportunities, and build a better quality of life for the people of the sub-region.

Statement 2 is correct.

The Asian Development Bank serves as the SASEC Secretariat.

Statement 3 is incorrect.

Pakistan is not a member of the South Asia Sub Regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC). In 2017, Myanmar became the 7th member of South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program of Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Like Presidential election, election of vice president is held via system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (indirect election). However, Vice President is elected by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs. The MLAs or MLCs have no role to play here. This sounds to be an anomaly but it is justified by giving logic that Vice President works as president of the whole country in rare occasions when President is not available. In normal circumstances, his work is to preside the Rajya Sabha.

The Panchsheel or “Five Principles of Peaceful Existence” was a joint statement issued during Chinese premier Zhou Enlai’s visits to India in 1954. It was the period marking end of colonialism and emergence of new nations in Asia and Africa.

These five principles were as follows:

• Mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Mutual non-aggression.
• Mutual non-interference in internal matters.
• Equality and mutual benefit
• Peaceful co-existence.

Panchsheel principles resonated with India’s aspiration as India wanted to preserve her independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity. India focused on establishing relations with other countries as equal footing and get protection from external invasions. In China, India saw an equal partner and reliable neighbor. India was one of the first countries to recognize China’s communist government; needless to say, Nehru was deeply influenced by communist ideology. India not only supported the UNSC permanent seat for China but also invited China to take part in Bandung Conference.

S R Bommai case: this was related to President Rule in the state.

Statement 2 is correct.

Governor can nominate one member to the state legislature assembly from the Anglo-Indian Community.

Statement 1 is incorrect.

There is no provision for the joint sitting of state legislatures.