416: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I --- List II
(Local bodies) --- (States as in 1999)
I. Zila Parishads at the sub-divisional level --- (A) Andhra Pradesh
II. Mandal Praja Parishad --- (B) Assam
III. Tribal Councils --- (C) Mizoram
IV. Absence of Village Panchayats --- (D) Meghalaya
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(b) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
(c) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
Explanation:
Zilla Parishad at the sub-divisional level - Assam
Mandal Praja Parishad - Andhra Pradesh
Tribal Councils - Meghalaya
Absence of Village Panchayats - Mizoram
417: Consider the following statements :
1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.
2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.
3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of place for economic development and social justice.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
National Development Council is not the organ of the Planning Commission. It is an extra constitutional and non statutory body.
And statement 2nd and 3rd is correct.
418: Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
(a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987
(b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat
(c) Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954
Explanation:
Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under the Colonial Rule of the Portuguese (but not the French) until its liberation in 1954.
419: Consider the following statements :
1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
First statement is wrong, The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are the members of the House.
Second statement is true that the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election but they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.
See Indian Polity book by M Laxmikanth on page 19.1 - Point 1.
420: Diet is the name of the Parliament in:
(a) U.K.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) India
(d) Japan