UPSC Civil Service 2019 GS Paper 31 to 40 Questions
31. Consider the following statements about
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India:
1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory.
2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the
criteria for determining PVTG status.
3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the
country so far.
4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the
list of PVTGs.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: c
32. With reference to the Constitution of India,
prohibitions or limitations or provisions contained in ordinary laws
cannot act as prohibitions or limitations on the
constitutional powers under Article 142. It could mean which one of
the following?
(a) The decisions taken by the Election Commission of
India while discharging its duties cannot be challenged
in any court of law.
(b) The Supreme Court of India is not constrained in
the exercise of its powers by laws made by the
Parliament.
(c) In the event of grave financial crisis in the
country, the President of India can declare Financial Emergency
without the counsel from the Cabinet.
(d) State Legislatures cannot make laws on certain
matters without the concurrence of Union Legislature.
Answer: b
33. With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a
State in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members
of the House at the commencement of the first
session of the year.
2. When a State Legislature does' not have a rule on a
particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that
matter.
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
Answer: c
34. Consider the following statements:
1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption
(UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of
Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'.
2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global
anti-corruption instrument.
3. A highlight of the United Nations Convention
against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the
inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning
assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been
taken illicitly.
4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
(UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the
implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: c
35. Consider the following statements:
1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act,
1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos
grown on forest areas.
2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional
Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,
2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce.
3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest
dwellers.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
36. Which Article of the Constitution of India
safeguards one's right to marry the person of one's choice?
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 25
(d) Article 29
Answer: b
37. Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological
process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property
Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in
India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: c
38. Consider the following statements:
The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the
Government of India to
1. state the requirement of public participation in
the process of environmental protection, and the procedure
and manner in which it is sought
2. lay down The standards for emission or discharge of
environmental pollutants from various sources
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
Answer: c
39. As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in
India, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Waste generator has to segregate waste into five
categories.
(b) The Rules
are applicable to riotified urban local bodies, notified towns and all
industrial townships only.
(c) The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria
for the identification of sites for landfills and waste
processing facilities.
(d) It is mandatory on the part of waste generator
that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to
another district.
Answer: c
40. Consider the following statements:
As per the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders)
Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018
1. if rules for fixed-term employment are implemented,
it becomes easier for the firms/companies to layoff
workers.
2. no notice of termination of employment shall be
necessary in the case of temporary workman.
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
Answer: b
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