June 27-2024 Prelims Practice Questions (PPQs)

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• Article 93 of IC requires the Speaker to be a member of the House.
• Except that there are no qualifications for the Speaker prescribed in the IC.
• The date of election of the Speaker is fixed by the President.

Statement 2 is correct

• The Speaker is elected from among the Lok Sabha members by a simple majority of members present and voting in the House.
• He is eligible for re-election.
• A member of the ruling party is elected as the speaker by the Lok Sabha convention.

Statement 3 is not correct

• Article 94 says if the Speaker intends to resign, s/he needs to address his/her resignation letter to the Deputy Speaker

Statement 4 is correct

• He cannot preside at the sitting of the House when a resolution for the removal of the Speaker is under consideration of the House.
• He can speak and take part in the proceedings of the House at such a time and vote in the first instance.
• In our parliamentary history, Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy is the only Speaker since Independence who after assuming the office of Speaker formally resigned from his political party.
• He also had the distinction of being the only Speaker who was later unanimously elected as the President of the Republic.

Answer: (c)  Article 94 says, if the Speaker intends to resign, s/he needs to address his/her resignation letter to the President; Difficulty Level: Easy

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• PESA,1996, was enacted in response to the Bhuria Committee’s 1995 recommendations for tribal self-rule in India’s scheduled areas.
• This was passed to ensure that the scheduled area’s residents (not covered by the 73rd CAA) had access to self-government through Gram Sabhas.
• This act expands the provisions of Part IX to the Scheduled Areas of India.
• PESA grants the Gram Sabha absolute authority, ensuring their autonomy without higher-level interference.
  • State legislature holds an advisory role in the operation of Panchayats and Gram Sabhas.
  • The MoPR is primarily responsible for implementing PESA’s requirements in the states.

Statement 2 is not correct

• The objectives of the PESA Act are as follows:
  • To extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution related to panchayats to the scheduled areas with certain modifications.
  • To provide self-governance for the majority of the tribal population.
  • To establish village governance with participatory democracy, making the gram sabha the core of all activities.
  • To develop an administrative framework consistent with traditional practices (not a uniform administration across all tribal areas).
  • To safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of tribal communities.

Statement 3 is correct

• As of now, applicable in 10 states of Fifth Schedule Areas:
  • Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.

Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only; Difficulty Level: Medium

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Explanation

Recently, India Hosted the 64th Council Meeting of the International Sugar Organisation.

Statement 1 is not correct

• An intergovernmental body based in London, it was established under the International Sugar Agreement of 1968 and dedicated to enhancing the global sugar market.

Statement 2 is not correct

• Membership of around 87 nations including India (info as per official website).
• The ISO administers the International Sugar Agreement (ISA), 1992, which is related to international cooperation in sugar-related matters.
• Encourages expanded sugar use, especially in non-traditional applications.
• However, it lacks the authority to regulate the global sugar trade through price-setting or export quotas.

Statement 3 is correct

• India recently hosted the 64th council meeting and currently holds the chairmanship of the organization.
• Earlier, India hosted the 41st session of the ISO Council Meeting in 2012.

Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium

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Explanation

Pair 1 is correctly matched

• On September 30, 1932, Gandhi established the All–India Anti-Untouchability League with the aim of eradicating untouchability from society.
• Later renamed Harijan Sevak Sangh (Servants of the Harijan Society).

Pair 2 is correctly matched

• Founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao, the Indian Social Conference convened annually from its inaugural session in Madras in 1887, coinciding with the Indian National Congress.
• It served as the social reform wing of the Congress, promoting causes such as inter-caste marriages, opposing polygamy and kulinism, and initiating the ‘Pledge Movement’ against child marriage.

Pair 3 is not correctly matched

• On August 15, 1936, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar formed Independent Labour Party to safeguard the interest of the depressed classes, which mostly formed the labour population.
• He transformed the Independent Labour Party into the All India Scheduled Castes Federation in 1942, a political entity that contested the general elections of 1946 but faced defeat.

Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• It is developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Statement 2 is correct

• It is a mobile-based application to help the police to:
  • Record the scene of the crime;
  • Search and seizure in a criminal case and
  • Upload the file to the cloud-based platform.
• The police official will need to upload a selfie after completing the procedure.
• Recorded files are to be uploaded with each First Information Report (FIR).
• The app will be available to all police stations that register and download it.
• The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) requires audio-video recording of all search and seizure operations in criminal cases.

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2; Difficulty Level: Easy