461: Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary Control over the Budget?
(a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget
(b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund
(c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President's recommendation
(d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President's recommendation
462: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) States Reorganization Act : Andhra Pradesh
(b) Treaty of Yandabu : Assam
(c) State of Bilaspur : Himachal Pradesh
(d) Year 1996 : Gujarat becomes a State
Explanation:
Gujarat became a State in 1960 by the Bombay Re-organisation Act 1960. So, it is wrongly matched in the given options.
463: The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must come from
(a) The Prime Minister of India
(b) The Parliament of India
(c) The Union Finance Minister
(d) The President of India
Explanation:
Article 283 in The Constitution Of India 1949
Custody, etc of Consolidated Funds, Contingency Funds and moneys credited to the public accounts
(1) The custody of the Consolidated Fund of India and the Contingency Fund of India, the payment of moneys into such Funds, the withdrawal of moneys therefrom, the custody of public moneys other than those credited to such Funds received by or on behalf of the Government of India, their payment into the public account of India and the withdrawal of moneys from such account and all other matters connected with or ancillary to matters aforesaid shall be regulated by law made by Parliament, and until provision in that behalf is so made, shall be regulated by rules made by the President
464: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) T. S. Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
(b) K. C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India
(c) A. M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
(d) R. C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India
Explanation:
A. M. Khusro was not the Former Chairman of UPSC.
Term of T.S. Krishnamurthy as a Chief Election Commissioner was 2004-05.
K.C. Pant was the Tenth Finance Commissioner of India from 1995 to 2000.
R. C. Lahoti was the Chief Justice of India from 1 June 2004 to 31 Oct. 2005.
465: Consider the following statements :
1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the state was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.
3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2, only
(b) 1 and 3, only
(c) 2 and 3, only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
The Parliament has passed the 86th Amendment Act (but not 76th) 2002, to make elementary education a Fundamental Right for children in the age-group of 6-14 years.
SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) seeks to achieve the long-cherished goal of Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE).
It seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas. 42nd Amendment Act shifted five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List viz. education, forests, protection of wild animals and birds, weights and measures and administration of justice, constitution and organisation of all courts except the Supreme Court and the High Courts.