Indian Polity and Constitution Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 3)

The ratios were 10, 13, 17 and 21 at the four levels. The secondary figure is 21. NEP recommends a ratio of 1:30, so this is better than the norm.

Section 41 treats acquisition in Scheduled Areas as a last resort and needs the Gram Sabha’s prior consent.

The six dimensions are Voice and Accountability, Political Stability, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.

The other options are economic or social measures, not WGI dimensions.

UNESCAP lists eight: participatory, consensus oriented, accountable, transparent, responsive, effective and efficient, equitable and inclusive, and following the rule of law.

NABARD’s programme started as a pilot linking about 500 SHGs to formal financial institutions in 1992-93.

It now covers 17.75 crore households and is called the largest coordinated financial inclusion programme in the world.

Uttar Pradesh recorded the largest decline, with 5.94 crore people leaving multidimensional poverty. Bihar followed with 3.77 crore, then Madhya Pradesh with 2.30 crore and Rajasthan with 1.87 crore.

These are falls in numbers, not in percentages.

Their core claim is that growth creates the resources for later redistribution. Without growth there is little to redistribute.

This is a view about sequencing. Bhagwati does not reject welfare spending.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the campaign on 2 October 2025. Gram Sabhas use it to prepare Panchayat Development Plans for 2026-27. They use tools such as eGramSwaraj.

The Gram Sabha is the primary forum for social audits under MGNREGA. Villagers check that money and benefits reached the right people. This improves accountability at the local level.

FCRA does not ban foreign donations. Eligible associations can receive them after registration or prior permission. The money must be used and reported as the rules require.

The audit found a shortfall of 97.57%, or roughly 98%, against the goal of 1.4 million hectares. Forest cover rose by only about 0.03 million hectares. It is a real example of the design-outcome gap.

DMEO is an attached office under NITI Aayog. It was set up in September 2015 by merging the Programme Evaluation Office and the Independent Evaluation Office. Its job is monitoring and evaluation of schemes.

Judges declare assets to the Chief Justice, on taking office and after any substantial acquisition. Placing them on the website is mandatory.

Rule 3(1) requires absolute integrity and absolute devotion to duty. It also bars conduct unbecoming of a government servant.

The nexus needs cooperation across several institutions. Fixing one part leaves the others to protect each other.

The Law Commission notes that the nexus changed in the 1970s. Before it, politicians had suspected links to criminals. After it, people with extensive criminal records began entering politics.

The Court directed that each candidate file an affidavit on criminal antecedents, assets and liabilities, and education.

Article 37 extends the protection to household family members who are not nationals of the host state.

The convention says a diplomat is not liable to any form of arrest or detention.

The Court declared that the system existing before the 99th Amendment stands revived. The collegium continued to appoint judges.

He called it an exception that helps the Minister in charge speak on a Bill and answer queries.

The Court called the six months a one-time slot during the term of an Assembly.

Article 177 gives Ministers and the Advocate-General the same right in a State Legislature, without a vote.

The right is to speak and otherwise take part. It does not include a vote.

The 26th Amendment omitted Articles 291 and 362 and inserted Article 363A, which abolished privy purse.