UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 35/60 SAMVEG

Q1. Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Scientists Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne for contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.

1. It was first ever direct observation of gravitational waves emerging from the merger of two neutron stars
2. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (LIGO) lab in India will be built in Maharashtra’s Hingoli District
3. Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts that massive accelerating objects would disrupt space time thereby generating waves of distorted space. These are known as gravitational waves

 
Which of the statemen

1. 2 only
2. Both 1 and 2ts given above is/are correct?
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 2 and 3 only
5. 1 and 2 only
6. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q2. The Indian Constitution provides some fundamental rights only to citizens while rest of the fundamental rights are provided to citizens as well as foreigners. In this regard, which of the following fundamental rights are available to both citizens and foreigners?

1. Article 20
2. Article 21
3. Article 19
4. Article 22
5. Article 25

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1, 4 and 5 only
2. 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
3. 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

 
Q3. Which of the following authorities is conferred with the power to decide who all are the “permanent residents” of Jammu and Kashmir and bestow on them special rights and privileges, under Article 35A of the Indian Constitution?

1. Legislature of Jammu & Kashmir
2. Legislature of Jammu & Kashmir in consultation with the Parliament of India
3. Legislature of Jammu & Kashmir with approval given by the Parliament of India.
4. Legislature of Jammu & Kashmir with the consent given by the President of India.

 
Q4 Consider the following terms:

1. Land
2. Labour
3. Capital
4. Entrepreneurship

Which of the above are factors of production?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

 
Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the meaning of the State and Law which have been mentioned in Part III of the Constitution:

1. Article 12 of the Constitution provides the definition of State.
2. Article 13 provides for the doctrine of judicial review and the definition of law.
3. A Constitutional Amendment is included in the meaning of law as given under Article 13.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3