Quiz 101 – Answers
Questions can be found here :
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Q.1
b) 1 and 2 only
EXPLANATION –
Article 102(a) says a person shall be disqualified from being a member of either House of Parliament if he holds any Office of Profit, among other grounds. Article 191(1) contains a similar provision for MLA and MLCs in the states.
Article 103 says that if a question arises whether a member has incurred such disqualification, it will be referred to the President’s decision. The President shall obtain the Election Commission’s opinion and act accordingly.
Office of profit’ (OoP) is not clearly defined in the Constitution. But deriving from the past judicial pronouncements, five tests have been laid down to check if an office is an OoP or not.
They are-
- whether the government makes the appointment
- whether the government has the right to remove or dismiss the holder
- whether the government pays remuneration
- what the functions of the holder are
- does the government exercise any control over the performance of these functions
Q.2
b) Both A and R are correct, and R is not correct explanation of A
EXPLANATION –
The Governor can only summon the new House for the first sitting only after a new government is sworn in and the Cabinet has suggested a suitable date.
In case of no clear majority for the formation of the Government in the state the Governor would be expected to go as per an order of preference set out in the Sarkaria Commission recommendations, which have also been ratified by the Supreme Court. By the order of preference, the Governor can invite:
- A pre-poll alliance of parties.
- Invite the single largest party which stakes a claim to form government.
- Invite a post-poll alliance of parties, with all the partner in the coalition joining the government.
- Invite a post-poll alliances of parties, with some becoming part of the government and some supporting from outside.
Article 356 of the Constitution provides for the imposition of President’s Rule in a state in “case of failure of the constitutional machinery in the state”.
Q.3
c) Both 1 and 2
EXPLANATION –
Ethanol and Molasses is by-product of Sugar making. At 99%-plus purity, ethanol is used for blending with petrol.
Mills can also produce only ethanol from sugarcane, without producing sugar at all. In this case, the entire 14% TFS in the cane is fermented. Here, a mill can make 84 litres of ethanol and zero kg of sugar.
Q.4
d) Tata Trusts
EXPLANATION –
India Justice Report (IJR) is prepared by Tata Trusts in collaboration with Centre for social Justice, Common Cause, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Daksh, TISS-Prayas and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
It is India’s first-ever ranking of states on justice delivery.
Q.5
b) India and Bangladesh
EXPLANATION –
The Feni river forms part of the India-Bangladesh border.
It originates in the South Tripura district, passes through Sabroom town on the Indian side, and meets the Bay of Bengal after it flows into Bangladesh.
