241: Proportional representation is NOT necessary in a country where
(a) there are no reserved constituencies
(b) a two-party system has developed
(c) the first-past-post system prevails
(d) there is a fusion of Presidential and Parliamentary forms of governments
Explanation:
IN proportional representation, a candidate requires 50% + 1 vote to get elected. In a bi-party system, one automatically secures it.
242: Consider the following events:
1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.
2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.
3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
4. Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
(b) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
(c) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
(d) 3 - 1 -2 -4
243: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Committees)
I. Disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises
II. Industrial Sickness
III. Tax Reforms
IV. Reforms in Insurance Sector
List II (Chaired by)
(A) Rajah Chelliah
(B) Onkar Goswami
(D) C. Rangarajan
(C) R.N. Malhotra
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-D. III-B, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C
(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
Explanation:
A. Disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises - C. Rangarajan
B. Industrial Sickness - Onkar Goswami
C. Tax Reforms - Rajah Chelliah
D. Reforms in Insurance Sector - R. N. Malhotra
244: Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement?
(a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution
(b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV
(c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part. III
(d) Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment to the Constitution
245: In which respect have the Centre-State relations been specifically termed as "municipal relations"?
(a) Centre's control of the State in the legislative sphere
(b) Centre's control of the State in financial matters
(c) Centre's control of the State in the administrative sector
(d) Centre's control of the State in the planning process