The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 26 May, 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.

Q.1) Consider the following statements Unlicensed software:

1. About 58 per cent of software installed in computers in India in 2015 is unlicensed.
2. It increases the risk of cyber attacks.

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 statements regarding writs:

1. Writ of habeas corpus mean the arrested person must be brought before the court, that holds the right to set the person free if the grounds of arrest are found to be faulty.
2. Writ of Prohibition is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
3. Writ of Mandamus is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) All are correct
d) None is correct

Q.3)  Consider the statements regarding CAG:

1. Article 148 in the Constitution on India provides for the post of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
2. V. Narahari Rao was the first Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
3. President appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), and he does so on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) All are correct
d) None is correct

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding monetizing the debt

1. A way of paying off or otherwise financing debts accrued by a government by that same government or its independent central bank, in order to print more money and decrease the monetary base.
2. It is an unconventional monetary policy.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding first -ever policy for the capital goods sector approved by the Cabinet

1. According to it, the share of domestic production in India’s demand will  be increased from 60 per cent to 80 per cent.

2.It aims to double the value of production of capital goods by 2025.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Q.6) What is the age of a juvenile, according to the draft rules of the Juvenile Justice Act?

a) 16
b) 17
c) 18
d) It has not been decided yet

Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding Article 163 in The Constitution Of India

1. It is analogous to Article 73, with regarding to its provisions.
2. According to article 163, the question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor can be inquired into in any court.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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