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2025 Q-5 PT Polity UPSC CSE Exam
5. 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.Which of the statements given above are correct?
2025 Q-4 PT Polity UPSC CSE Exam
4. Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India:I. The exercise of this power by the President can be subjected to limited judicial review.II. The President can exercise this power without the advice of the Central Government.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2025 Q-3 PT Polity UPSC CSE Exam
3. Consider the following statements about Lokpal:I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India.II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the Parliament or a Member of the legislature of any State or Union Territory and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson.III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be.IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2025 Q-2 PT Polity UPSC CSE Exam
2. Consider the following statements:I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States.II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years.III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level.Which of the statements given above are not correct?
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-11
Q-11. What are the aims and objects of recently passed and enforced, The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024? Whether University/State Education Board examinations, too, are covered under the Act ? (Answer in 250 words).
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-10
Q-10. Critically analyse India’s evolving diplomatic, economic and strategic relations with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) highlighting their increasing significance in regional and global geopolitics. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-9
Q-9 ‘The West is fostering India as an alternative to reduce dependence on China’s supply chain and as a strategically to counter China’s political and economic dominance.” Explain this statement with examples. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-8
Q-8 The Doctrine of Democratic Governance makes it necessary that the public perception of the integrity and commitment of civil servants becomes absolutely positive. Discuss.
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-7
Q-7. Poverty and malnutrition create a vicious cycle, adversely affecting human capital formation. What steps can be taken to break the cycle? (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-6
Q-6. Public charitable trusts have the potential to make India’s development more inclusive as they relate to certain vital public issues. Comment. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-5
Q-5 Analyse the role of local bodies in providing good governance at local level and bring out the pros and cons merging the rural local bodies with the urban local bodies. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-4
Q-4 “The duty of the Comptroller and Auditor General is not merely to ensure the legality of expenditure but also its propriety.” Comment. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-3
Q-3 “The growth of cabinet system has practically resulted in the marginalisation of the parliamentary supremacy:” Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-2
Q-2 Explain and distinguish between Lok Adalats And Arbitration Tribunals. Whether they entertain civil as well as criminal cases? (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-11
Q-11. What are the aims and objects of recently passed and enforced, The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024? Whether University/State Education Board examinations, too, are covered under the Act ? (Answer in 250 words).
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-10
Q-10. Critically analyse India’s evolving diplomatic, economic and strategic relations with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) highlighting their increasing significance in regional and global geopolitics. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-9
Q-9 ‘The West is fostering India as an alternative to reduce dependence on China’s supply chain and as a strategically to counter China’s political and economic dominance.” Explain this statement with examples. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-8
Q-8 The Doctrine of Democratic Governance makes it necessary that the public perception of the integrity and commitment of civil servants becomes absolutely positive. Discuss.
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-7
Q-7. Poverty and malnutrition create a vicious cycle, adversely affecting human capital formation. What steps can be taken to break the cycle? (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-6
Q-6. Public charitable trusts have the potential to make India’s development more inclusive as they relate to certain vital public issues. Comment. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-5
Q-5 Analyse the role of local bodies in providing good governance at local level and bring out the pros and cons merging the rural local bodies with the urban local bodies. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-4
Q-4 “The duty of the Comptroller and Auditor General is not merely to ensure the legality of expenditure but also its propriety.” Comment. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-3
Q-3 “The growth of cabinet system has practically resulted in the marginalisation of the parliamentary supremacy:” Elucidate. (Answer in 150 words)
2024 UPSE CSE Mains GS-2 Q-2
Q-2 Explain and distinguish between Lok Adalats And Arbitration Tribunals. Whether they entertain civil as well as criminal cases? (Answer in 150 words)