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Q :  

Taxes are Levied and Collected by the Union but Assigned to the States within which they are leviable.

Find out the correct option below:

I. Taxes on transactions in the stock exchange

II. Tax on the sale and purchase of newspapers including advertisements

III. Estate duty in respect of property other than agricultural land

IV. Stamp duty and duties of excise on the medical and toilet preparations

(A) Only I & II are correct

(B) I,II & III are correct

(C) All are correct

(D) Only IV & I are correct

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

There are taxes that are levied and collected by the Union, but the entire proceeds of which are assigned to the states, in the proportion determined by the Parliament. 

These taxes include Succession and Estate duty; Terminal Taxes on goods and passengers; Taxes on railway freight and fares; Taxes on transactions in stock exchanges and futures markets; and Taxes on the sale and purchase of newspapers and advertisements therein. 

Hence Taxes on Advertisements were levied and collected by the centre but their net proceeds are wholly transferred to states. 

After 2017 this tax was subsumed under GST.


Q :  

Non-granting minority institutions are excluded from the purview of the RTI Act due to the following fundamental rights granted by the Indian Constitution:

(A) Article 16

(B) Article 19 (1) (c)

(C) Article 29

(D) Article 30 (1)

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Unaided minority institutions have been excluded from the ambit of RTE Act due to Article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution.


Q :  

In the year 1938, who demanded the formation of the Constituent Assembly on the basis of adult suffrage?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Rajendra Prasad

(D) Bhimrao Ambedkar

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

In 1938, Jawaharlal Nehru, on behalf of the INC declared that 'the Constitution of free India must be framed, without outside interference, by a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of the adult franchise'.


Q :  

Under the provision of which article of the constitution Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan etc. decorations are provided by the Government of India?

(A) Article 23

(B) Article 20

(C) Article 19

(D) Article 18

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titled under Article 18(1) of 'the Constitution of India. 2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.


Q :  

In which article of the Constitution it is mentioned that India means 'India will be a Union of States'?

(A) Article - 1

(B) Article 3

(C) Article 2

(D) Article 4

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Article 1 says “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” This particular article of the Constitution is a crucial statement as it lays down what our nation will be called. The draft of Article 1 was adopted on September 18, 1949, which was moved by the chairman of the Drafting Committee, Dr. Ambedkar.


Q :  

Who has been given the right to hear about fundamental rights?

(A) Supreme Court

(B) High Court

(C) Prime Minister `

(D) Supreme Court and High Court

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

All people, irrespective of race, religion, caste, or sex, have been given the right to move the Supreme Court and the High Courts to enforce their fundamental rights. Seven categories of Fundamental Rights are covered by Articles 12-35. Part III of the Indian Constitution talks about Fundamental Rights.


Q :  

Which Constitutional Amendment Act, provided reservation in admissions in private unaided educational institutions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes?

(A) 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005

(B) 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003

(C) 94th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2006

(D) 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The 93rd Amendment Act, which was passed in 2005, is the Constitutional Amendment Act that allowed reservation in admissions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes in India.


Q :  

Which article of the Indian constitution says that “Parliament has the power to make laws on any matter in the state list if a proclamation of emergency is in operation?

(A) Article 256

(B) Article 227

(C) Article 275

(D) Article 365

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Draft Article 227 (Article 250, Constitution of India, 1950) was debated on 13 June 1949. It permitted the Parliament to make laws on subjects in the State List during an Emergency. There was no substantive debate on this Article. Draft Article 227 was adopted on 13th June 1949.


Q :  

The Japan's second highest prize, which is called ("The order of rising sun, gold and silver star"), was given to whom in the year 2019?

(A) Shyam Sharan

(B) Rajeshwar Dayal

(C) J. S. Mehta

(D) Kewal Singh

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Whom does the Vice President inform about the resignation of the President to?

(A) Prime Minister

(B) General

(C) Lok Sabha Speaker

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

If the President resigns, the Vice-President informs the Speaker of Lok Sabha about the President's resignation. In draft article 45, 1948, it was mentioned the President may hand over his resignation to the Vice-President and the Speaker of Lok Sabha. It was accepted in 1950 without amendment as article 56.


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