June 25-2024 Prelims Practice Questions (PPQs)
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[Quiz] Daily Prelims Practice Questions (PPQs) – June 25 2024
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Q1. {Polity – IC – Federal Structure} With reference to the procedure for renaming states in India, consider the following statements:
- The renaming of a state requires Parliamentary approval under Article 2 of the Constitution.
- A bill for renaming a state is introduced in the Parliament on the recommendation of the President.
- Before introducing the bill, the President must send it to the respective state assembly for expressing their views within a stipulated time.
- The bill must be passed by a simple majority in the Parliament.
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation
Statement 1 is not correct
- The Constitution of India gives the parliament power to alter the name of a state under Article 3.
- Article 3 explicitly lays down a procedure to change the area, boundaries, or name of a state.
- Proposal
- The process of renaming can be initiated either by the Parliament or the state assembly.
- The state legislature sends a proposal in the form of a resolution to the Central Government.
Statement 2 is correct
- In parliament, the bill cannot be presented without a recommendation from the President.
Statement 3 is correct
- When a state is to be affected by such changes, the bill must be presented to that state’s legislature.
- This requirement was introduced by the Fifth Amendment Act of 1955.
- The state legislature can express its views on the bill within a specified time frame.
- However, these views are not binding on the President or Parliament.
Statement 4 is correct
- After receiving the state legislature’s suggestions or after the time period expires, the bill returns to Parliament for further consideration.
- Then, the bill gets further deliberated in the parliament & has to be approved with a simple majority.
Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Explanation
Statement 1 is not correct
- The Constitution of India gives the parliament power to alter the name of a state under Article 3.
- Article 3 explicitly lays down a procedure to change the area, boundaries, or name of a state.
- Proposal
- The process of renaming can be initiated either by the Parliament or the state assembly.
- The state legislature sends a proposal in the form of a resolution to the Central Government.
Statement 2 is correct
- In parliament, the bill cannot be presented without a recommendation from the President.
Statement 3 is correct
- When a state is to be affected by such changes, the bill must be presented to that state’s legislature.
- This requirement was introduced by the Fifth Amendment Act of 1955.
- The state legislature can express its views on the bill within a specified time frame.
- However, these views are not binding on the President or Parliament.
Statement 4 is correct
- After receiving the state legislature’s suggestions or after the time period expires, the bill returns to Parliament for further consideration.
- Then, the bill gets further deliberated in the parliament & has to be approved with a simple majority.
Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Medium
Unattempted
Explanation
Statement 1 is not correct
- The Constitution of India gives the parliament power to alter the name of a state under Article 3.
- Article 3 explicitly lays down a procedure to change the area, boundaries, or name of a state.
- Proposal
- The process of renaming can be initiated either by the Parliament or the state assembly.
- The state legislature sends a proposal in the form of a resolution to the Central Government.
Statement 2 is correct
- In parliament, the bill cannot be presented without a recommendation from the President.
Statement 3 is correct
- When a state is to be affected by such changes, the bill must be presented to that state’s legislature.
- This requirement was introduced by the Fifth Amendment Act of 1955.
- The state legislature can express its views on the bill within a specified time frame.
- However, these views are not binding on the President or Parliament.
Statement 4 is correct
- After receiving the state legislature’s suggestions or after the time period expires, the bill returns to Parliament for further consideration.
- Then, the bill gets further deliberated in the parliament & has to be approved with a simple majority.
Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Q2. {Vulnerable Sections – Women} Consider the following statements:
- Statement I: Scandinavian countries such as Sweden and Norway have more than 40% women representation in their national legislatures.
- Statement II: In these countries, there is a law mandating quotas in national legislature for women.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Correct
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- Scandinavian countries such as Sweden and Norway, and South Africa have more than 45% women representation in their national legislatures.
- Japan at 10%, lags behind India.
Statement 2 is not correct
- In these countries, there is no law mandating quotas for women but some political parties reserve seats for women.
Answer: (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is correct; Difficulty Level: Hard
Incorrect
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- Scandinavian countries such as Sweden and Norway, and South Africa have more than 45% women representation in their national legislatures.
- Japan at 10%, lags behind India.
Statement 2 is not correct
- In these countries, there is no law mandating quotas for women but some political parties reserve seats for women.
Answer: (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is correct; Difficulty Level: Hard
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Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- Scandinavian countries such as Sweden and Norway, and South Africa have more than 45% women representation in their national legislatures.
- Japan at 10%, lags behind India.
Statement 2 is not correct
- In these countries, there is no law mandating quotas for women but some political parties reserve seats for women.
Answer: (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is correct; Difficulty Level: Hard
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Q3. {Geo – Rivers} Consider the following statements about Teesta River:
- The Teesta River is a transboundary river that flows through Sikkim, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
- It is the largest river in Sikkim.
- River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
- The Teesta River empties into the Bay of Bengal along the India-Bangladesh border.
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- It originates in the eastern Himalayas near Chunthang in Sikkim.
- It is a transboundary river that flows through Sikkim, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
Statement 2 is correct
- It is the largest river of Sikkim and the second largest river of West Bengal after the Ganges.
Statement 3 is correct
- The Rangeet River originates from a glacier on Mount Kabru in the lower Kanchenjunga region of West Sikkim.
- This perennial river is fed by Himalayan snowmelt in early summer and monsoon rains from June to September.
- It joins the Teesta River at Teesta Bazaar, marking the boundary between Sikkim and the Darjeeling district of West Bengal in its final kilometers.
Statement 4 is not correct
- Teesta River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River (known as Jamuna River in Bangladesh).
- It merges with the Brahmaputra River at Fulchori.
Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Medium
Incorrect
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- It originates in the eastern Himalayas near Chunthang in Sikkim.
- It is a transboundary river that flows through Sikkim, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
Statement 2 is correct
- It is the largest river of Sikkim and the second largest river of West Bengal after the Ganges.
Statement 3 is correct
- The Rangeet River originates from a glacier on Mount Kabru in the lower Kanchenjunga region of West Sikkim.
- This perennial river is fed by Himalayan snowmelt in early summer and monsoon rains from June to September.
- It joins the Teesta River at Teesta Bazaar, marking the boundary between Sikkim and the Darjeeling district of West Bengal in its final kilometers.
Statement 4 is not correct
- Teesta River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River (known as Jamuna River in Bangladesh).
- It merges with the Brahmaputra River at Fulchori.
Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Medium
Unattempted
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- It originates in the eastern Himalayas near Chunthang in Sikkim.
- It is a transboundary river that flows through Sikkim, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
Statement 2 is correct
- It is the largest river of Sikkim and the second largest river of West Bengal after the Ganges.
Statement 3 is correct
- The Rangeet River originates from a glacier on Mount Kabru in the lower Kanchenjunga region of West Sikkim.
- This perennial river is fed by Himalayan snowmelt in early summer and monsoon rains from June to September.
- It joins the Teesta River at Teesta Bazaar, marking the boundary between Sikkim and the Darjeeling district of West Bengal in its final kilometers.
Statement 4 is not correct
- Teesta River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River (known as Jamuna River in Bangladesh).
- It merges with the Brahmaputra River at Fulchori.
Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Q4. {Vulnerable Sections – Women} Consider the following statements:
- The 18th Lok Sabha has the highest-ever number of women Members of Parliament (MPs).
- No state has more than 20% women representation in its Assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not correct
- The 18th Lok Sabha’s inaugural session will feature the swearing-in of newly-elected MPs, including 74 women—a slight decrease from the record 78 in the previous Lok Sabha (17th Lok Sabha had the highest ever number of women MPs).
- West Bengal leads in electing women MPs, with 11 representatives.
Statement 2 is correct
- No state has more than 20% women representation in its Assembly.
- Chhattisgarh has the highest representation with 18% women MLAs.
Answer: (b) 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium
Incorrect
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not correct
- The 18th Lok Sabha’s inaugural session will feature the swearing-in of newly-elected MPs, including 74 women—a slight decrease from the record 78 in the previous Lok Sabha (17th Lok Sabha had the highest ever number of women MPs).
- West Bengal leads in electing women MPs, with 11 representatives.
Statement 2 is correct
- No state has more than 20% women representation in its Assembly.
- Chhattisgarh has the highest representation with 18% women MLAs.
Answer: (b) 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium
Unattempted
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not correct
- The 18th Lok Sabha’s inaugural session will feature the swearing-in of newly-elected MPs, including 74 women—a slight decrease from the record 78 in the previous Lok Sabha (17th Lok Sabha had the highest ever number of women MPs).
- West Bengal leads in electing women MPs, with 11 representatives.
Statement 2 is correct
- No state has more than 20% women representation in its Assembly.
- Chhattisgarh has the highest representation with 18% women MLAs.
Answer: (b) 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Q5. {Social Sector – Health – Diseases} ‘Truenat platform’, recently seen in the news is best related to:
Correct
Explanation
- India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at the World Health Assembly.
- Developed by Goa-based Molbio, a point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, Truenat was first launched in 2017.
- It is a real-time quantitative micro-PCR system.
- It is a portable, battery-operated machine that can be deployed at labs, health centres, and in the field.
- It is a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of pulmonary, extrapulmonary & rifampicin-resistant TB.
- Truenat delivers results from samples in less than an hour and can test for over 40 diseases.
- TrueNat is used at over 7,000 primary health centres and community health centres under the National TB Elimination Programme and roughly 1,500 private labs in the country.
- Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to combating TB, which kills an estimated 480,000 Indians every year, or over 1,400 patients every day.
- The WHO reports over 10 million new cases of TB every year, and India alone accounts for 27% of the global TB burden.
Answer: (a) Disease diagnostics; Difficulty Level: Easy
Incorrect
Explanation
- India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at the World Health Assembly.
- Developed by Goa-based Molbio, a point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, Truenat was first launched in 2017.
- It is a real-time quantitative micro-PCR system.
- It is a portable, battery-operated machine that can be deployed at labs, health centres, and in the field.
- It is a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of pulmonary, extrapulmonary & rifampicin-resistant TB.
- Truenat delivers results from samples in less than an hour and can test for over 40 diseases.
- TrueNat is used at over 7,000 primary health centres and community health centres under the National TB Elimination Programme and roughly 1,500 private labs in the country.
- Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to combating TB, which kills an estimated 480,000 Indians every year, or over 1,400 patients every day.
- The WHO reports over 10 million new cases of TB every year, and India alone accounts for 27% of the global TB burden.
Answer: (a) Disease diagnostics; Difficulty Level: Easy
Unattempted
Explanation
- India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at the World Health Assembly.
- Developed by Goa-based Molbio, a point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, Truenat was first launched in 2017.
- It is a real-time quantitative micro-PCR system.
- It is a portable, battery-operated machine that can be deployed at labs, health centres, and in the field.
- It is a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of pulmonary, extrapulmonary & rifampicin-resistant TB.
- Truenat delivers results from samples in less than an hour and can test for over 40 diseases.
- TrueNat is used at over 7,000 primary health centres and community health centres under the National TB Elimination Programme and roughly 1,500 private labs in the country.
- Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to combating TB, which kills an estimated 480,000 Indians every year, or over 1,400 patients every day.
- The WHO reports over 10 million new cases of TB every year, and India alone accounts for 27% of the global TB burden.
Answer: (a) Disease diagnostics; Difficulty Level: Easy
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