The Election Commission recognizes a political party as a national party if

1. it secures at least six percent of the total valid votes polled in four or more States in a general election to the Lok Sabha or to the State Legislative Assemblies.
2. it wins at least four seats in a general election to the Lok Sabha from any State or States.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements :

1. The Amendment procedure has been provided in Article 368 of the Constitution of India
2. The consent of the States is mandatory for all Amendments to the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is/ are correct?

1. The CAG can attend the sittings of the Committee on Public Accounts
2. The CAG can attend the sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
3. The jurisdiction of CAG is co-extensive with powers of the Union Government.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following statements relating to election as the President of India is/are correct?

1. A person above the age of thirty-five years is eligible for election as the President of India.
2. The President of India is eligible for re-election for more than one term.
3. A person is not eligible for election as the President of India if the person holds an office of profit.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 only

• 1, 2 and 3

• 3 only

Which of the following is/are the component/components of the Integrated Power Development Scheme launched by the Government ofIndia recently?

1. Strengthening of sub-transmissionand distribution networks in the urban areas.
2. Metering of distribution transformers/feeders/
   consumers in the rural areas.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements about Brahmo Samaj is/are correct?

1. The Brahma Marriage Act of 1872 allowed intercaste and widow re-marriage only if the contracting parties declared themselves to be non-Hindus.
2. Keshub Chandra Sen arranged the marriage of his minor daughter with the Maharaja of Burdwan.
3. Keshub Chandra Sen's followers broke away to form the Naba Brahma Samaj.
4. The Brahmo Samaj grew from a small elite group to a mass movement in the 19th century.

Select the correct answer using the. code given below:

• 1 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

37.

Consider the following statements about the Constitution of India:

1. A Member of Parliament enjoys freedom of speech in the Parliament as a Parliamentary Privilege protected by the Constitution of India.
2. The Constitution has vested the power to amend the Constitution in the Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Which one of the following statements about the Union Executive in India is correct?

• According to the Constitution of India, the total number of members of the Council of Ministers cannot exceed 20% of the total number of Members of the House of the People

• The rank of the different Ministers is determined by the President

• The Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister

• Only a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister

Which one of the following powers of the Prime Minister of India is codified in the Constitution of India itself?

• The power of advising the President as regards the appointment of other Ministers

• The power to allocate business amongst the Ministers

• The power to summon the meeting of the Cabinet

• The power to transfer a Minister from one Department to another

The concept of demographic transition provides a model for

• analyzing government responses to changing pattern of population growth

• explaining major patterns of global population movement throughout the history

• analyzing spatial variations in the distribution, growth and movement of population over time

• examining the relationship between economic development and natural population change