Q5. Consider the following statements about the Attorney-General in India:
1. She/he is the first law officer of the Government of India
2. She/he has a right to speak in any House of Parliament without any right to vote
3. She/he is appointed by the President of India
4. She/he is a whole-time counsel for the Government in the court of law

Q1. As per the Cabinet Resolution of 1st January,2015, the NITI Aayog consists of:
1. Prime Minister of India
2. Governing Council comprising of Chief Minister of all the States and Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories
3.Rural Development Minister
4.Chief Executive Officer to be appointed by the Prime Minister

Q3. Which of the following statements about the Panchayats in India, as per the Constitution of India is/are correct?
1. There is a provision for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
2. Panchayats are not authorised to collect taxes.

Q1. With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :
1. When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can amend or reject the Bill.

2. When the Lok Sabha transmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill, it can only make recommendations.

3 . In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, but a joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill.

Q2. With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements :
1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.

2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.

3. The Chief Ministers Of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States.

Q3. Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.

2. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention.

3. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence.

Q4. Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India :
1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislatiye ·Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.

2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State.

3. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.

4. The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.

Q5. Consider the following statements :
Statement-I :
The Supreme Court of India has held in some judgements that the reservation policies made under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India would be limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.

Statement-II :
Article 335 of the Constitution of India defmes the term 'efficiency of administration'.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
C. Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
D. Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct