We posted 8 questions in 10 PM Daily Quiz on 7 June, 2016. Thanks for the amazing response. These questions will help you polish concepts based on current affairs. In case you have not attempted them, please attempt them by clicking below.
Q.1) Consider the following pairs
1.Tunisia Timbaktu
2. USA Honolulu
3. Australia Christmas Island
Which of the above are correctly matched?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer-c
Explanation:-
Timbuktu is a historical and still-inhabited city in the West African nation of Mali, situated 20 km (12 mi) north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.
Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding US Congress
1. The United States Congress is the lower house of the United States.
2. Members in the Senate are sent in accordance with the population of the State.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true
Answer-d
Explanation:-
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a single constituency, known as a “district”.
Congressional districts are apportioned to states by population using the United States Census results, provided that each state has at least one congressional representative.
Each state, regardless of population or size, has two senators.
Currently, there are 100 senators representing the 50 states.
Each senator is elected at-large in his or her state for a six-year term, with terms staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election
Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding powers of Election Commission under Representation of Peoples act (RoPA)
1. It empowers EC to cancel the polls in case of booth capturing.
2. It empowers EC to cancel the polls if there is use of muscle power.
3. It empowers EC to cancel the polls if there is use of money power in elections.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer-a
Explanation:-
Present stance of Representation of Peoples Act
There are provisions in the RoPA (clause 58A) which empowers the Election Commission to cancel the polls in case of booth capturing or when there is use of muscle power. But there is no clause empowering the EC to do the same if there is use of money power in elections.
Q.4) Article 324 in the Indian Constitution deals with
a) Union Public Service Commission
b) Election Commission
c) Administrative Tribunals
d) National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Answer-b
Explanation:-
Article 324 in The Constitution Of India :–
Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission
Q.5) Schedule 12 deals in the Indian Constitution with:
a) Panchayats
b) Municipality
c) Contains provisions of disqualification of grounds of defection
d) Provisions for administration of Tribal Area in Asom, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh
Answer b
Explanation:-
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Q.6) Consider the following statements:
- Now ships which commute from Indian ports are not required to pay a piracy related additional insurance premium.
- Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) meeting in Mahe, India was chosen to co-chair the Working Group on improving maritime situational awareness in the region through consensus.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true
Answer c
Explanation:- Click here.
Q.7) Consider the following statements:
- India has directly elected mayor.
- India has directly elected president.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true
Answer d
Explanation:- Both Mayor and President are indirectly elected.
Q.8) Consider the following statements:
- Switzerland has agreed to support India for membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- Both India and Switzerland have agreed to cooperate on dealing with the menace of black money. A major chunk of black money find its way into the swiss banks.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true
Answer c
Explanation:- Click here.
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