राज्यसेवा पूर्व परीक्षा २०१८  - Paper 1

Which of the following Directive Principles did not form part of the original Constitution and were added through constitutional amendments ? 

a. To minimise inequality in income. 

b. To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife.

c. Equal pay for equal work for both men and women. 

d. To ensure equal justice and free legal aid to the poor.

e. To secure adequate means of livelihood for all citizens.

Which of the following statements are correct? 

a. Parliament can increase a tax.

b. Parliament cannot reduce a tax.

c. Parliament can abolish a tax.

d. Parliament cannot increase a tax.

e. Parliament can reduce a tax. 

Which of the following statements regarding Zero Hour are correct?

a. Zero Hour is an Indian innovation in the field of Parliamentary Procedure.

b. The time gap between the question hour and the agenda of house is known as Zero Hour. 

c. This device has been in existence since 1962.

d. It is an informal device available to the members of the Parliament.

Consider the following statements : 

a. The provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats are not applicable to the Fifth Schedule Areas.

b. At present seven states have Fifth Schedule Areas.

c. The Parliament has enacted the PESA Act in 1996 for such areas.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may become the ‘Lingua Franca' of the composite culture of India ?

The Second Schedule of the Indian Constitution mentions salary, allowances and other privileges of certain officials. Which one of the following is not amongst those officials ?

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 

a. Only the Rajya Sabha and not Lok Sabha can have nominated members.

b. There is a constitutional provision for nominating two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian Community to the Rajya Sabha.

c. There is no constitutional bar for nominated members to be appointed as Union Ministers.

d. A nominated member can vote both in Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections. 

Select the correct statement/s.

a. Some democratic countries are republics.

b. Some democratic countries are not republics 

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Select the correct statement/s.

a. A citizen enjoys all the civil rights in the State.

b. A citizen enjoys all the political rights in the State.

c. An alien enjoys all the civil rights in the State.

d. An alien enjoys all the political rights in the State

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Arrange in appropriate order (formation of the States) : 

a. Mizoram

b. Nagaland 

c. Meghalaya

d. Maharashtra

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Out of the following statements about the regulatory body in the field of higher education, which is not correct?

Choose the correct statement/s from the following:

a. India has less than one doctor per thousand population.

b. The World Heath Organisation prescribes a minimum doctor - population ratio of 3 : 1000. (3 doctors for 1000 people)

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Which of the following statements is incorrect about India's 'Act East Policy'.

Consider the following statements about 'Jnanpith (Gyanpith) Awards : 

a. Sponsored by the Government of India since 1952.

b. Prior to 1982 it was given for single work of a writer. 

c. Now it is given for lifetime contribution of the writer

d. Award for the year 2017 has been declared to Krishna Sobti.

Which of the above statements are correct? 

Who is the Chairman of the 15^th Finance Commission ?

Which of the following statements about Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is false ?

Dr. Dhirendra Pal Singh was recently in the news. Which is not true about him?

In Maharashtra, Dr. Abdul Kalam Amrut Ahar Yojana is related with

Match the pairs : 

Kazuo Ishiguro is awarded with Nobel Prize in literature in 2017. Which of the following are not his works? 

a.The Remains Of The Day 

b. A Pale View Of Hills 

c. An Artist Of The Floating World

d. Norwegian Wood

e. Kafka On The Shore

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