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11 questions · 2006 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Judiciary (3)Constitutional & Statutory Bodies (2)Constitutional Framework & Development (1)Directive Principles Of State Policy (1)Federalism & Centre–State Relations (1)Parliament & State Legislatures (1)Social Issues – Euthanasia & Bio-ethics (1)Social Justice & Vulnerable Sections (1)
UPSC 2006 · Q7 · Indian Polity › Federalism & Centre–State Relations · Save

Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

(a) Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
(b) Agriculture
(c) Fisheries
(d) Public health
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Answer: (a) Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
UPSC 2006 · Q8 · Indian Polity › Directive Principles Of State Policy · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
  2. The Constitution of India does not define backward classes.

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
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Answer: (b) 2 only
UPSC 2006 · Q13 · Indian Polity › Parliament & State Legislatures · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in the national interest for Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.
  2. Resolutions approving the Proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.

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
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Answer: (a) 1 only
UPSC 2006 · Q17 · Indian Polity › Judiciary · Save

Assertion (A): In India, every State has a High Court in its territory.

Reason (R): The Constitution of India provides for a High Court in each State.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (d) A is false but R is true
UPSC 2006 · Q23 · Indian Polity › Constitutional Framework & Development · Save

What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to?

(a) Abolition of Legislative Councils in certain States
(b) Introduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside India
(c) Providing reservation to women in Parliament and State Legislatures
(d) Free and compulsory education to children between the age of 6 and 14 years
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Answer: (c) Providing reservation to women in Parliament and State Legislatures
UPSC 2006 · Q50 · Indian Polity › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies · Save

Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?

(a) University Grants Commission
(b) National Human Rights Commission
(c) Election Commission
(d) Central Vigilance Commission
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Answer: (c) Election Commission
UPSC 2006 · Q55 · Indian Polity › Judiciary · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court.
  2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India.

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
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Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC 2006 · Q91 · Indian Polity › Social Issues – Euthanasia & Bio-ethics · Save

Which one among the following was the first to legalize euthanasia?

(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) Netherlands
(d) Canada
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Answer: (a) Australia
UPSC 2006 · Q93 · Indian Polity › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies · Save

Which one of the following is not a Central University?

(a) Pondicherry University
(b) Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
(c) Visva Bharati, Shanti Niketan
(d) University of Madras, Chennai
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Answer: (d) University of Madras, Chennai
UPSC 2006 · Q94 · Indian Polity › Social Justice & Vulnerable Sections · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
  2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.
  3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2, only
(c) 2 and 3, only
(d) 1 and 3, only
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Answer: (c) 2 and 3, only
UPSC 2006 · Q124 · Indian Polity › Judiciary · Save

Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

(a) M. Hidayatullah
(b) A. M. Ahmadi
(c) A. S. Anand
(d) P. N. Bhagwati
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Answer: (d) P. N. Bhagwati