1: Which of the following is/are the function/functions of the Cabinet Secretariat?
1. Preparation of agenda for Cabinet Meetings.
2. Secretarial assistance to Cabinet Committees
3. Allocation of financial resources to the Ministries.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2: Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation as full States of the Indian Union ?
(a) Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland-Haryana
(b) Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim-Haryana-Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh-Sikkim-Haryana
Explanation:
Nagaland - 1 Dec. 1963 (By 13th Constitutional Amendment Act)
Haryana - 1966 (By 18th Amendment Act)
Sikkim - 16 May, 1975 (By 36th Amendment Act)
Arunachal Pradesh - 20 Feb., 1987 (By 55th Amendment Act)
3: Which one of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Calcutta
(c) Madras
(d) Orissa
Explanation:
The Calcutta High Court has the territorial jurisdiction over West Bengal, it is having Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
4: Consider the following statements: A Constitutional Government is one which
1. places effective restrictions on individual liberty in the interest of State Authority
2. places effective restrictions on the Authority of the State in the interest of individual liberty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
5: When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha,
(a) The Union Finance Minister is asked to resign
(b) The Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions
(c) The Budget is modified and presented again
(d) The Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers
Explanation:
The Union Budget of India, referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India, is the annual budget of the Republic of India, presented each year on the last working day of February by the Finance Minister of India in Parliament. The budget has to be passed by the House before it can come into effect on April 1, the start of India's financial year.
In case, if a policy statement like Annual Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha, then it is equivalent to losing vote of confidence of the ruling party or it is same as passing of no-confidence motion. In this case, the government i.e. Prime Minister should resign.