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The Group usage here is a little cumbersome, so I am creating this thread to make sure that all questions with doubts stay in one place. Can someone push all the doubts and queries here? I will make this an announcement?


-Faceless, Anonymous "root"

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@yraj38 in Q14 maybe statement 2 is wrong because the statement says "decentralisation ofadministrativepowers" ... And not "legislative powers" ..

Anyone who has attended the discussion in SFG kindly shed some light please. 


The act of 1861 started the process of Legislative Decentralisation by restoring the Legislative powers of Bombay and Madras Province. Further, 3 natives were appointed in the Legislative Council of Viceroy. Hence the statement which is asking about Administrative decentralization stands wrong.

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i have a doubt in one of the que of Test2 of SFG batch 2
Que 27, regarding Presidential system.
given answer key is"C"
but according to book, I think it should be"A"
as"Division of power" is not necessarily presidential system's attribute but its a  feature of "Federal System"
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@mickeyviru seperation of powers is between legislative executive and judiciary
division of powers is center state- not an essential feature of presidential system


Patrick_jane,
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@Thinker : Test 2  
Q47. Statement 1 is correct.
"Person renounces his citizenship, minor child if the person also looses his citizenship".

Answer should be D (neither is incorrect)

Answer given in the key is b).

Kindly clarify.


The incorrect statement has been asked. The first statement stands true as every minor child of a person who renounces his/her citizenship also lose citizenship. The second statement is incorrect as there is a wartime exception mentioned in the Citizenship Act. Hence answer is B i.e. 2 only is incorrect.

Lighthouse,
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i have a doubt in one of the que of Test2 of SFG batch 2
Que 27, regarding Presidential system.
given answer key is "C"
but according to book, I think it should be "A"
as"Division of power" is not necessarily presidential system's attribute but its a  feature of "Federal System"
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query regarding question: 44

The birth should be registered at an Indian consulate within 1 year as a necessary condition for citizenship right. merely having either of parents as an Indian citizen at the time of his birth would not suffice.

@Thinker 

please do clarify.

There are two conditions. First of all the person's either parent shall be a citizen of India and then the person's birth is required to be registered in Indian Consulate within a year.

The statement is asking a person born outside Indiacanacquire citizenship by descent if either of his parents is a citizen of India. Then yes he can as he/she is satisfying the first condition. Had the statement mentionedonlythen it would have been wrong statement.

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sgf 2/2

48. D? // b/c art 75(5) //


22. B?

Plz post your specific doubts.


For Q. 22. not associated with liberty has been asked.

For Q48. The First two statements hold true in the British Parliamentary system and not in Indian System which has been asked in the question. The third statement is true as a person can be appointed as Minister even if he is not a member of either house of Parliament for 6 months.

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I have a confusion regarding the option in question no. 3 of sfg test 2. The option 97th amendment included fundamental duties for promotion of cooperative societies should be correct. The answer is however "3 only".
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I have a confusion regarding the option in question no. 3 of sfg test 2. The option 97th amendment included fundamental duties for promotion of cooperative societies should be correct. The answer is however "3 only".

The amendment added an DPSP and not an FD. Hence wrong. 

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BATCH 2- TEST 2:

I found some mistakes in the key of test 2. Please weigh in.

       KEY     ANS

Q16.  C      D

Q27.  C      A

Q29.  D      C

Q 16. The question is asking for incorrect statement. The first statement is incorrect as Distributive Justice comprises of Economic and Social Justice. The second statement is correct as it is a layman's understanding of Political Justice. The third statement is incorrect again as term Socialist was added to the Preamble (and not social which was already present in Preamble associated with Justice - Social Economic and Political). The question is asking for an incorrect statement hence 1 and 3 is the answer.


Q 27. I will put a detail explanation in some time.


Q 29. All the pairs are correctly matched. Its a factual detail but an important one. Plz, refer to chapter 11 of Laxmikanth and table given in it regarding Basic Structure and Cases.

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 @root  @Thinker


Test 2 Q 29

Sir, in this question in the 4th statement may be due to misprint or otherwise name of case and elements of basic structure was interchanged. So it created ambiguity in deciding answer.

So, please clarify that whether answer should be ( D) or ( C ). 

It was a printing mistake. Anyhow the pairs is matched correctly and hence ans stands D i.e. all of the above.

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Q48: a non member of parliament can be appoiinted as minister (though for 6 months). So isn't the statement correct?

Q26: How is the govt present in religious institutions? 

Q. 48. The question is asking for incorrect statements.


Q26. India follows positive secularism and hence there is a presence of Government in religious institutions (eg. Temple Trusts like Shirdi Temple Trust whose chairman is appointed by Govt or regulation of temple trust by Government via Societies Registration Act / similarly Waqf Board which monitors the donations given by Muslims have government nomination) and religious institution in government (for eg. Madarsas which are established under Religiou Endowments Act are totally run by government)

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I have a confusion regarding the option in question no. 3 of sfg test 2. The option 97th amendment included fundamental duties for promotion of cooperative societies should be correct. The answer is however "3 only".

The 97th CAA added aFundamental Rightunder art 19 that provides for the formation of cooperative societies (noaddition to Fundamental Duties was made). Hence 2nd the statement is incorrect. In fact, there has been only one amendment in Fundamental Duty that was by 86th CAA which provides forDuty to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of 6 to 14 years.

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@Thinker 

Test 2 Question number 2 in Statement 3 it is written "Andhra Pradesh was created before the States Reorganization Act was enacted.

But it was Andhra state which was created NOT Andhra Pradesh. If anybody has knowledge on this can clarify.

Otherwise this question seems invalid as 1 only is not there in options

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I have a confusion regarding the option in question no. 3 of sfg test 2. The option 97th amendment included fundamental duties for promotion of cooperative societies should be correct. The answer is however "3 only".

The amendment added an DPSP and not an FD. Hence wrong. 

The amendment added Part XI B + Amended Art 19 to add Fundament Right to form cooperative societies + DPSP was added Art 43 B

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@Thinker 

Test 2 Question number 2 in Statement 3 it is written "Andhra Pradesh was created before the States Reorganization Act was enacted.

But it was Andhra state which was created NOT Andhra Pradesh. If anybody has knowledge on this can clarify.

Otherwise this question seems invalid as 1 only is not there in options

I am looking into it. Plz, give some time. Any revision in the key will take place prior to weekly adaptation of result now and I will cross-check the validity of question till then.

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Charter Act of 1861, was the beginning of decentralization of administration. Right?


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This question is not related to any mistake in answer key but just to add to a point of discussion with respect to

Q24 (sfg test2).

option 2....while parliamentary system was declared a part of basic structure in Kesavanand case (1973) why did the Central government in1975 refer the matter of examining whether parliamentary system in India should be replaced by Presidential system toSwaran Singh Committeeas even if it was recommended by the Committee, it couldn't be put into place due to the basic structure violation.

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@FC B/c Indira didn't accept Kesavanand.

see Art 368 (4)/(5). (Added by 42nd 
Amendment on Swaran Singhrecommendations)

later Indira lost elections andMinerva became final word.


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@ativdan okay..thanks.


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