University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #439

Question 1

How many Fundamental Duties:

Accepted Answer

11 — 11 Fundamental Duties (originally 10, 11th added by 86th Amendment).

Answer

10

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12

Answer

9

Question 2

The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections to all rural households by 2024. What is a defining characteristic of JJM's implementation strategy that distinguishes it from previous water supply programs?

Accepted Answer

B. A community-led approach where local village communities are empowered to plan, implement, manage, and maintain their water supply systems. — The Jal Jeevan Mission adopts a highly decentralized, community-led approach, empowering local communities (particularly Pani Samitis/Village Water and Sanitation Committees) to play a crucial role in the planning, implementation, management, operation, and maintenance of their water supply systems. Options A, C, and D describe approaches that are contrary to JJM's core principles of decentralization, rural focus, and community ownership.

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A. Exclusive reliance on advanced centralized water treatment plants and large-scale infrastructure projects.

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C. Prioritizing urban areas first, with rural areas to be covered in the second phase after 2024.

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D. Complete privatization of water supply operations to ensure efficiency and reduce government expenditure.

Question 3

AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) was founded by Arvind Kejriwal in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2012 — AAP formed on 26 November 2012, Constitution Day. ‌​‍Won Delhi Assembly elections in 2013, 2015, 2020.

Answer

2013

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2011

Answer

2014

Question 4

Who founded 'Advaita Ashram' at Aluva in 1913?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru — Sree Narayana Guru founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva in 1913.‌​‍

Answer

Thycaud Ayya

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Chattampi Swami

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Ayya Vaikundar

Question 5

The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts brought about a significant decentralization of power in India. Which of the following statements correctly identifies a key procedural requirement for the passage of such amendments that fundamentally alter the federal structure of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

B. They require a special majority in both Houses of Parliament AND ratification by at least half of the State Legislatures. — Amendments that seek to change the federal structure of the Constitution, such as the 73rd and 74th Amendments which established Panchayati Raj and Municipalities, fall under the provisions of Article 368(2). This article mandates that such amendments require a special majority (majority of total membership and 2/3rd of members present and voting) in both Houses of Parliament, along with ratification by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the states. This dual requirement ensures broad consensus for changes impacting the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.

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A. They require a simple majority in both Houses of Parliament.

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C. They require a special majority in both Houses of Parliament only.

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D. They require a two-thirds majority of the total membership of both Houses of Parliament.

Question 6

Which writ is issued to address illegal detention?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Habeas Corpus — Habeas Corpus = produce the detained person.‌​‍

Answer

Mandamus

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Certiorari

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Quo Warranto

Question 7

The merger of Travancore and Cochin in 1949, forming the United State of Travancore and Cochin, was a pivotal moment in India's post-independence integration of princely states. Beyond the general policy of princely state integration, which of the following factors primarily accelerated this specific merger?

Accepted Answer

D. Direct pressure from the Government of India, through the States Ministry, to consolidate smaller princely states into viable administrative units. — While factors like administrative benefits (C) and popular sentiment (A) were present, the primary accelerating force behind the Travancore-Cochin merger was the directive from the Government of India's States Ministry, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon. The central government actively pushed for the consolidation of smaller princely states to create larger, more stable administrative entities. The communist insurgency (B) became a more significant political factor after the merger.

Answer

A. The immediate popular demand for a unified Malayalam-speaking state across the region.

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B. The strategic necessity to counter growing communist insurgency movements in both states.

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C. The projected administrative and economic benefits from combining resources and streamlining governance.

Question 8

Indirect: He said to me, 'Please help me.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

He requested me to help him — 'Please' = request. He requested me to help him.‌​‍

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He ordered me to help him

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He told me to help him

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He asked me that help him

Question 9

G20 Delhi Declaration:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Consensus document with nuanced wording.‌​‍

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Russia-Ukraine phrasing

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Consensus

Answer

None

Question 10

Political Parties registered under:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Representation of People Act 1951 — Registered under RPA 1951 Section 29A.‌​‍

Answer

RPI

Answer

Constitution directly

Answer

ECI Act

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #439