Topic: Union and State (44 Questions)

With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information:

• I.Organization: Directorate of Enforcement | Function: Enforcement of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 | Works under: Internal Security Division-I, Ministry of Home Affairs
• II.Organization: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence | Function: Enforces the Provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 | Works under: Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
• III.Organization: Directorate General of Systems and Data Management | Function: Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers for better policy and nabbing tax evaders | Works under: Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

State : Description

• I.Arunachal Pradesh : The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks
• II.Nagaland : The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act
• III.Tripura : Initially a Part 'C' State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

• I.On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.
• II.According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately.
• III.The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

• Statement I.In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories.
• Statement II.In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India? (a) Inter-State trade and commerce is a State subject under the State List. (b) Inter-State migration is a State subject under the State List. (c) Inter-State quarantine is a Union subject under the Union List. (d) Corporation tax is a State subject under the State List.