4516: Which of the following are the circumstances under which an elected member of Parliament may be disqualified on the ground of defection?
1. If he voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party
2. If he votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by his political party without prior permission of the political party
3. If he speaks against the political party
4. If he joins a political party other than the party on whose ticket he contested and got elected
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
4517: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) In Lok Sabha, a no-confidence motion has to set out the grounds on which it is based.
(b) In the case of a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha, no conditions of admissibility have been laid down in the Rules.
(c) A motion of no-confidence, once admitted, has to be taken up within ten days of the leave being granted.
(d) Rajya Sabha is not empowered to entertain a motion of no-confidence.
4518: "The Modern Review" was started by:
(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(b) C. V. Chintamani
(c) Ramanand Chatterjee
(d) Annie Besant
4519: The table given below depicts the composition of India's exports between 1992-93 and 1994-95
The changing composition of the export trade is indicative of structural transformation of Indian economy in favour of modernisation. The best indicator of the trend is the
(a) relative shape of petroleum products in exports
(b) decline in the share of agricultural products in exports
(c) constant share of ores and minerals in exports
(d) increase in the share of manufactured products in exports
4520: Which of the following two continents are just like the mirror images of each other?
(a) South America and Africa
(b) South America and North America
(c) South America and Australia
(d) Europe and Asia