The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 5 April, 2016

Hi Friends,

Starting Monday, March 28, 2016 We are taking up a new initiatives for Prelims 2016 . We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz based on 9 PM Brief, on a daily basis.

The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent overview of 9 PM Brief

Please type your answers in the comments below .

Note : Answers to the quiz will be posted one day later.

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Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA)

1. ASHA must primarily be a woman resident of the village married/ widowed/ divorced, preferably in the age group of 20 to 50 years.
2. She should be a literate woman with formal education up to class eight. This may be relaxed only if no suitable person with this qualification is available.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true

Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding Plea Bargaining

1. It is applicable in respect of those offences for which punishment is up to a period of 7 years.
2.  It does not apply to cases where the offence committed is a socio-economic offence
3. It does not apply where   the offence  is committed against a woman or a child below the age of 14 years.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 1 and 3
d) 2 and 3

Q.3) Under Indian Constitution, which of the following rights are available to minorities only

1. restriction on denial of admission to any citizen, to any educational institution maintained or aided by the State, ‘on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.
2. prohibition against compelling any person to pay taxes for promotion of any particular religion.
3. people’s ‘freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or religious worship in educational institutions’ wholly maintained, recognized, or aided by the State
4. provision for facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 and 4

Q.4) Which of the following countries borders the Persian Gulf

1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Bahrain
4. Qatar
5. Yemen

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1, 2, 3, and 5
b) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 5

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding State Election Commission of India

1. The power of superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the local government bodies vest with the State Election Commissions as envisaged in Article 243J of the Constitution of India.
2. State Election Commissioner is appointed by the President.
3. State Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like ground as a Judge of a High Court.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 3 only
d) 1 only

Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding Predatory Pricing

1. Predatory pricing is the act of setting prices low in an attempt to eliminate the competition.
2. It is illegal under anti-trust laws.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true

Q.7) A company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations is called as

a) Paper Company
b) Hollow Company
c) Seasonal Company
d) Shell Company