UPSC Essentials : Daily subject-wise quiz | Polity and Governance (Week 47)

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of daily subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Each day, we cover one new subject. Attempt today’s subject quiz on Polity and Governance to check your progress. Come back tomorrow to solve the History, Culture, and Social Issues MCQs. Don’t miss checking the answers and explanations at the end of the quiz.

Consider the following statements:

1. India does not allow dual citizenship.

2. The largest numbers of Indians who relinquished Indian citizenship in 2021 went to Canada.

2. The number of Indians who relinquished their citizenship has consistently increased from 2019 to 2021.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(d) None

With reference to the Social Audit Advisory Body (SAAB), consider the following statements:

1. The 1st meeting of the Social Audit Advisory Body was held in Mumbai.

2. It was designed to assist the Ministry in instituting social audits for its many programmes.

3. The National Resource Cell for Social Audit (NRCSA) ensures social audits through dedicated Social Audit Units at the district level.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(d) None

He was from the village of Nandavi in Raigad and came to Mumbai, then Bombay, in his youth to pursue his studies and a career. After completing his law degree from Mumbai University, he worked as an officer in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). He first contested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls and served as a corporator from 1968 to 1972. He was the former Lok Sabha Speaker and Maharashtra Chief Minister, the first CM to lead a non-Congress government in Maharashtra.

The above-mentioned lines refer to:

(a) Manohar Joshi

(b) Bal Thackeray

(d) Devendra Fadnavis

Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India provides for the power of President to grant pardons, and to suspend, remit or commute sentences?

(a) Article 74

(b) Article 71

(d) Article 72

With reference to the power of the Governor under the Sixth Schedule, consider the following:

1. Increase the area of any autonomous district

2. Define the boundaries of any autonomous district

3. Unite two or more autonomous districts

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(d) None

FYI:

— According to government data, the largest numbers of Indians who relinquished Indian citizenship in 2021 went to the United States (78,284), followed by Australia (23,533), Canada (21,597), and the United Kingdom (14,637). Hence, statement 2 is not correct.

— India does not allow dual citizenship, and taking up the citizenship of another country automatically results in the cancellation of Indian citizenship. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

— The number of Indians who relinquished their citizenship in 2021 marked a sharp increase in comparison to 2020 and 2019. The total number of Indians who relinquished their citizenship are:

2019: 1,44.017

2020: 85,256 Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

2021: 1,63,370

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

FYI:

— The Social Audit Advisory Body (SAAB) conducted its first meeting in the conference hall of the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The Secretary of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment chaired the meeting. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.

— This advisory body includes representatives from key ministries and academic institutions such as the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Rural Development, National Institute of Rural Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Delhi School of Social Work, and Indian Institute of Public Administration.

— It was designed to assist the Ministry in instituting social audits for its many programmes. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

— The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has taken a pioneering step by establishing the National Resource Cell for Social Audit (NRCSA), which will ensure social audits through specialised Social Audit Units at the state level. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: pib.gov.in)

FYI:

— Former Lok Sabha Speaker and Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi, the first CM to lead a non-Congress government, breathed his last at a Mumbai hospital at 3 am on Friday. He was 86.

— He was from the village of Nandavi in Raigad and came to Mumbai, then Bombay, in his youth to pursue his studies and a career.

— Joshi’s rise in politics was a gradual process. After completing his law degree from Mumbai University, he worked as an officer in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

— He first contested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls and served as a corporator from 1968 to 1972. Four years later, he entered the Legislative Council where he remained till 1989 and in between, from 1976 to 1977, also served as the Mayor of Mumbai.

— It was during this time that he got inspired by Thackeray’s clarion call to the sons of the soil (the Marathi manoos) to fight for the community.

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

FYI:

— Article 72 of the Constitution of India provides for the power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.

— The President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence —

(a) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial;

(b) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends;

— Nothing in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) shall affect the power conferred by law on any officer of the Armed Forces of the Union to suspend, remit or commute a sentence passed by a Court Martial.

— Nothing in sub-clause (c) of clause (1) shall affect the power to suspend, remit, or commute a sentence of death exercisable by the Governor of a State under any law for the time being in force.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

(Source: Constitution of India)

FYI:

— The Sixth Schedule under Article 244 provides for the formation of autonomous administrative divisions — Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) — that have some legislative, judicial, and administrative autonomy within a state.

— The Sixth Schedule applies to the Northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram (three Councils each), and Tripura (one Council).

— If there are different Scheduled Tribes in an autonomous district, the Governor may, by public notification, divide the area or areas inhabited by them into autonomous regions.

— The Governor may, by public notification,—

(a) include any area in any of the Parts,

(b) exclude any area from any of the Parts,

(d) increase the area of any autonomous district,

(e) diminish the area of any autonomous district,

(f) unite two or more autonomous districts or parts thereof so as to form one autonomous district,

(ff) alter the name of any autonomous district],

(g) define the boundaries of any autonomous district.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: Constitution of India)

Daily subject-wise quiz — Polity and Governance (Week 46)

Daily Subject-wise quiz — History, Culture, and Social Issues (Week 46)