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APSC CCE Prelim 2020 General Studies (GS) Paper-1 Questions Analysis

Questions from Indian Polity & Governance sections

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Q3. As per the 2011 census, how many gaon panchayats are there in Assam?

1. 2005
2. 2100
3. 2202
4. 2305

Correct Option: (C) 2202

Assam is administratively divided into 33 district with 80 sub-division, 219 Development Blocks and 2202 Gaon Panchayats, out of which 3 districts with 4 sub-divisions & 16 Development Blocks are under three hill districts of Karbi-Along, East Karbi-Along & Dima Hasao. Further, four district with eight sub-divisions are under Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) area viz Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baska & Udalguri. The Brahmaputra valley consists of North Bank Plains Zone (NBPZ), Upper Brahmaputra valley Zone (UBVZ), Central Brahmaputra valley Zone (CBVZ) and Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone (LBVZ), whereas the Barak Valley Zone mainly consists of plain area of three districts, viz. Cachar, Karimganj & Hailakandi.

Topic to focus: Self-Government in Assam

Growth of Local Self-Government in Assam

Panchayat Raj System in Assam, Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 (Self Governance)

Q9. Which of the following Articles empower the Governor to appoint the Chairman and other members of a State Public Service Commission?

1. Article 314
2. Article 315
3. Article 316
4. Article 317

Correct Option: (C) Article 316

Article 316 in The Constitution Of India: The Chairman and other members of a Public Service Commission shall be appointed, in the case of the Union Commission or a Joint Commission, by the President, and in the case of a State Commission, by the Governor of the State.

Topic to focus: UPSC & State Public Service Commission

About Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) – AssamExam

Q10. Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha of Indian Parliament?

1. Hukum Singh
2. K.S. Hegde
3. M.A. Ayyangar
4. G.V. Mavalankar

Correct Option: (D) G.V Mavalankar

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (27 November 1888 – 27 February 1956) popularly known as Dadasaheb was an independence activist, the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. His son Purushottam Mavalankar was later elected to the Lok Sabha twice from Gujarat.

Topic to focus: Origin of Indian Parliament

Q11. Who was India’s Prime Minister when the government introduced the modern Panchayati Raj system by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act and gave it constitutional status?

1. P.V. Narasimha Rao
2. Vishwanath Pratap Singh
3. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4. Chandra Shekhar

Correct Option: (A) P.V. Narasimha Rao

It was under P.V. Narasimha Rao that the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, better known as the Panchayati Raj Act, became effective.

Topic to focus: Important Constitutional Amendments

Q12. Which among the following schedules of Indian Constitution is related to division of powers between Union and States?

1. Schedule VIII
2. Schedule VII
3. Schedule XI
4. Schedule XIVI

Correct Option: (B) Schedule VII

The Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India defines and specifies allocation of powers and functions between Union & States. It contains three lists; i.e. 1) Union List, 2) State List and 3) Concurrent List.[1] Originally there was 97 subjects in union list but now it is 100 subjects in union list. And in state list there was 66 subjects but now it is 61 subjects. And in concurrent list there was 47 subjects but now it iss 52 subjects in concurrent list.

Topic to focus: Federalism & Centre-State relations 

 Q14. When did the 1st amendment of the Indian Constitution take place?

1. June 18, 1951
2. June 18, 1952
3. July 18, 1953
4. July 18, 1954

Correct Option: (A) 18 June 1951

The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, enacted in 1951, made several changes to the Fundamental Rights provisions of the Indian constitution. It provided means to restrict freedom of speech and expression, validation of zamindari abolition laws, and clarified that the right to equality does not bar the enactment of laws which provide “special consideration” for weaker sections of society.

The formal title of the amendment is the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. It was moved by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, on 10 May 1951 and enacted by Parliament on 18 June 1951.

Topic to focus: Important Constitutional Amendments

Q16. Under Art 368, the Parliament has no power to repeal fundamental rights because they are

1. Integral part of basic structure of the constitution.
2. Integral part of human rights
3. Enshrined under Part III
4. All of the above

Correct Option: (A) Integral part of basic structure of the Constitution

In the landmark Kesavananda Bharati case (1973, while defining the concept of the basic structure doctrine, the SC held that although no part of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights, was beyond the Parliament’s amending power, the “basic structure of the Constitution could not be abrogated even by a constitutional amendment.”

Topic to focus: Constitution of India

Q17. The concept of dual citizenship in the Union of India to the ‘Persons of Indian Origin’ belonging to some specific countries was recommended by

1. Ashok Mehta Committee
2. L.M. Singhvi Committee
3. Rajamannar Committee
4. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

Correct Option: (B) L. M Singhvi Committee

Topic to focus: Citizenship provision

Q18. Equal opportunity in matters of employment is guaranteed under Article?

1. 14
2. 15
3. 16
4. 17

Correct Option: (C) Article 16

Article 16 is provided to all citizens of the country. Article 16 covers the following aspects:-

• There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the state.
  
  
• No discrimination on basis of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them in respect of office/employment under the state.
  
  
• Parliament can make laws in regard to class/classes of employment or appointment of office prior to such employment or appointment.
  
  
• State can make provision for reservation of appointment or post in favour of any backward class.
  
  
• State can also do a reservation for promotion and consequential seniority of SC, STs.
  
  
• State can make the separate classes of vacancies from the unfilled vacancies of year for determining the ceiling of 50% of reservation on total vacancy.
  

Topic to focus: Important Articles of the Indian Constitution

Q19. Which of the following Fundamental Rights are available only to citizens of India?

1. Right to equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
2. Equality before Law
3. Right to freedom of religion
4. Right to freedom under Article 19

1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. 1 and 4
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 2 and 4

Correct Option: (B) 1 and 4

Fundamental rights available to both citizens and foreigners except enemy aliens

• Article 14 – Equality before the law and equal protection of laws.
• Article 20 – Protection in respect of conviction for offences.
• Article 21 – Protection of life and personal liberty.
• Article 21A – Right to elementary education.
• Article 22 – Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.
• Article 23 – Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.
• Article 24 – Prohibition of employment of children in factories etc.
• Article 25 – Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.
• Article 26 – Freedom to manage religious affairs.
• Article 27 – Freedom from payment of taxes for promotion of any religion.
• Article 28 – Freedom from attending religious instruction or worship in certain educational institutions.

Fundamental Rights Available Only to Citizens of India

• Article 15 – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
• Article 16 – Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
• Article 19 – Protection of six rights related to freedom – (a) of speech and expression; (b) to assemble peaceably and without arms; (c) to form associations or unions; (d) to move freely throughout the territory of India; (e) to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; and (f) to practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.
• Article 29 – Protection of language, script and culture of minorities.
• Article 30 – Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.

Topic to focus: Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights (Articles 12-35) – Polity Notes for APSC – AssamExam

Q20. In the Indian Constitution, the method of election of the President is taken from which country?

1. Ireland
2. England
3. USA
4. Australia

Correct Option: (A) Ireland

Topic to focus: Election of President of India

List of Borrowed Features of Indian Constitution – Polity Notes for APSC Exam – AssamExam

Q21. As per the tripartite Assam Accord signed among GoI, Assam Govt and leaders of Assam agitation on 15th August 1985, what was set up as the cutoff date for detection and deportation of illegal migrants in Assam?

1. 1st January 1951
2. 15th August 1967
3. 26th January 1970
4. 24th March 1971

Correct Option: (D) 24th March, 1971

Topic to focus: Political issues in Assam

Assam Accord (1985) – Assam Polity Notes – AssamExam

Q30. The Department of Act East Policy Affairs under the government of Assam was set up in

1. 2012
2. 2015
3. 2017
4. 2020

Correct Option: (C) The Department of Act East Policy Affairs (AEPA) of the Assam Government has been set up in 2017.

Topic to focus: Policies/Legislations wrt Assam & Northeast

Q13. The concepts of ‘Integral Humanism’ and ‘Antyodaya’ were associated with which of the following visionary thinkers of India?

1. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Deendayal Upadhyay
4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Correct Option: (C) Deendayal Upadhyaya

Integral humanism was a set of concepts drafted by Deendayal Upadhyaya as a political program and adopted in 1965 as the official doctrine of the Jan Sangh and later BJP.