Indian Society Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 1)

Both statements are wrong. Declaring an area a Scheduled Area does not strip the State of its executive power there — the State continues to administer it, subject to the Fifth Schedule’s special provisions. The Union’s role is limited to giving directions to the State on administration (based on the Governor’s report to the President); the Fifth Schedule does not empower the Union to take over total administration of a Scheduled Area. So the correct answer is Neither I nor II.

Statement 1 is wrong: the reservation does not automatically apply from the 18th Lok Sabha. It only comes into effect after the first Census following the Act’s commencement, and the subsequent delimitation exercise — a later Lok Sabha. Statement 2 is correct: the reservation is in force for 15 years from commencement, though Parliament can extend it. Statement 3 is correct: within seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, one-third are further reserved for women on a rotational basis. So the correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

Newborns should receive breast milk within the first hour of birth. This is called the Golden Hour. WHO also advises starting within one hour of birth.

WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, with no water or other foods.

NFHS-5 reported 23.3% of women aged 20 to 24 married before the legal age of 18. The figure was 26.8% in 2015-16.

The Act says the marriage becomes complete and binding when the seventh step is taken. The saptapadi means seven steps taken jointly before the sacred fire.

Forms are free at the office of the District Welfare Officer or Tehsil Welfare Officer. Incomplete forms are sent back within 15 days.

The notification leaves out women whose family includes government employees or pensioners. Income tax payers’ families are also excluded.

The CM launched it at Keylong in Lahaul & Spiti district. It was the first district covered.

The 23 June 2021 PIB release says the OSP guidelines made Work from Home and Work from Anywhere easier.

Male participants spent about 74 minutes a day on caregiving, against about 140 minutes for female participants.

Section 5(5) of the Maternity Benefit Act, inserted by the 2017 amendment, lets the employer allow work from home on mutually agreed terms.

The MHA order applied in all parts of the country for 21 days with effect from 25 March 2020.

Correct because the Aspirational Blocks Programme was aimed at 500 blocks in 2023. It followed the Aspirational Districts Programme of 2018, which covers 112 districts.

Correct because the 16th Finance Commission added a new 10% weight for each state’s contribution to GDP. Income distance carries 42.5% and population 17.5%. The states’ share of central taxes stays at 41%.

Lewis split the economy into traditional farming with surplus labour and a modern sector that absorbs it.

NITI Aayog finds that each percentage point of urban share goes with a 2.7% higher district GDP.

The Harris–Todaro model, published in 1970, says migrants weigh the urban wage by the chance of getting a job.

The CM said there was no question of paying without a thorough check of the list. The government is also examining complaints about how beneficiaries were chosen.

The February and March money reached over 16 lakh women. The scheme was then put on hold.

The household needs a yellow (AAY) or pink (Priority) card. These cover the poorest and priority families.

Applicants must be aged between 35 and 60 years. The woman must also be unemployed.

The scheme pays ₹1,000 a month. It is meant for unemployed women with no other pension.

The male to female ratio of victims was 72.8 : 27.2, so women were about 27%.

Family problems other than marriage made up 31.9% of suicides. Illness was second at 19.0%, and drug abuse was third at 7.0%. Marriage-related issues were 5.3%.