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A person is disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a Member of either House of the Parliament if the person

1. holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State other than an office declared by the Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder

2. is an undischarged insolvent

3. is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India

4. is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 4 only B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 3 and 4 only D) 1, 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Disqualification of MP's and MLA's on the ground of holding office of profit is a controversial topic of nation-wide debate. It began with the disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan from Rajya Sabha on March 17, 2006 with retrospective effect from July 14, 2004.There are separate provisions of disqualification for the Members of Parliament and MLAs. Our constitution clearly mentions that the Parliament has the power to make a law in respect to the issue of qualification and disqualification of the membership in case:

(i) He holds any office of profit under the Government of India or of any state, other than an office declared by a law of Parliament not to disqualify its holder.

(ii) He is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a competent court.

(iii) He is an undischarged insolvent.

(iv) He is not a citizen of India or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign state, or is under any acknowledgement or allegiance or adherence to a foreign state, and

(v) It is he so disqualified by or under any law of Parliament. It applies to the case of 'defection' as prescribed in tenth schedule.

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If any Fundamental Right of a citizen is breached then under Article 226 of Indian Constitution he can move to ______.

A) Prime Minsiter of India B) Chief Justice of India
C) President of India D) High Court of State
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) High Court of State

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On 26 July 2017, the Parliament passed the Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017. This Bill extends jurisdiction of the act to which state?

A) Manipur B) Assam  
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Nagaland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir

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Transperancy International (TI) has put India at rank ___ out of 168 countries in its Competition Perception Index as on January 2016.

A) 68 B) 76
C) 84 D) 101
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 76

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Name the international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer from CFCs.

A) Sigma protocol B) Montreal protocol
C) Ozone protocol D) Green protocol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Montreal protocol

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The shepherd guarded a large ________ of sheep and allowed them to move from pasture to pasture.

A) block B) culture
C) shoal D) flock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) flock

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The phrase consists usually of a few words which denote a single idea that __________ a separate part of a sentence. In this respect it differs from the clause, ___________ is a short sentence that forms a distinct part __________ a composition, paragraph, or discourse. Correct phrasing is_______________ by rests, such rests do not break the ______________ of a thought or the progress of the sense.


idea that __________ a separate part

A) form B) forms
C) formation D) forming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) forms

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

To take someone somewhere suddenly and quickly

A) rush B) whisk
C) fly D) flit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) whisk

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