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OCS2021CIVIL SERVICE CORNER, FOR SUBSCRIPTION WHATSAPP- 7682092884, Test Booklet Series, , TB: C.: — 21/SME11, , TEST BOOKLET, , Sl. No- 27022022, , A, , GENERAL STUDIESPAPER — I, , Test 11 : Local Govt UTs & Special areas & Constitutional bodies + December 2021 Current Affairs, Question Paper, Time Allowed: 2 hours, , Maximum Marks : 200 Marks, , 1, , Which of the following committee is appointed, by the Planning Commission ?, a. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, b. Ashok Mehta Committee, c. G.V.K. Rao Committee, d. G.V.K. Rao Committee, , 2, , The recommendations of the which Committee, became the basis for drafting an amendment bill, aimed at conferring the constitutional status and, protection to the Panchayati Raj institutions ?, a. L M Singhvi Committee, b. Thungon Committee, c. Gadgil Committee, d. Dantwala Committee, , 3, , Which of the following committee was, constituted in earliest among other ?, a. G.V.K. Rao Committee Report, b. Dantwala Committee Report on Block-Level, Planning, c. Hanumantha Rao Committee Report on, District Planning, d. L M Singhvi Committee, , 4, , In 1963 , the committee based on Study Team, on Panchayati Raj Finances headed by, a. S.D. Mishra, b. R.R. Diwakar, c. K. Santhanam, d. N. Ramakrishnayya, , 5, , During the period of which Government, amendment Act came in to force ?, a. Rajiv Gandhi Government, b. V.P. Singh Government, c. Narasimha Rao Government, d. A v Vajpayee Government, , 73rd, , 6, , Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution contains, 29 functional items of the panchayats which, deals with Article, a. 243 E, b. 243 G, c. 243 H, d. 243 J, , 7, , 73rd amendment Act 1992 has given a practical, shape to Article ______of the Constitution ?, a. 43, b. 40, c. 48, d. 50, , 8, , Which of the following is not a mandatory, provision with reference to 73rd Constitutional, Amendment Act (1992) or the Part IX of the, Constitution ?, a. Determining the manner of election of the, chairperson of the village panchayat, b. Granting financial powers to the panchayats,, that is, authorizing them to levy, collect and, appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees., c. Making the grants-in-aid to the panchay-ats, from the consolidated fund of the state, d. All of the above are voluntary provisions, , 9, , According to to 73rd Constitutional Amendment, Act (1992) , state having a, population not exceeding _______ may not, constitute panchayats at, the intermediate level ?, a. 10 lakh, b. 20 lakh, c. 30 lakh, d. 40 lakh

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Page 1 of 8, 10, , About 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, (1992) which of the following statement is, incorrect ?, a. provision relating to the, reservation of seats in panchayats, for the scheduled castes is not applicable to the, state of Arunachal, Pradesh, b. A panchayat reconstituted after premature, dissolution does not enjoy the full period of five, years but remains in office only for the, remainder of the period, c. conditions of service and tenure of office of, state election commissioner shall also be, determined by the Governor, d. None, , 11, , Which of the following state is not a 5th, scheduled area ?, a. Odisha, b. Bihar, c. Gujarat, d. Rajasthan, , 12, , The reservation for Scheduled Tribes shall not, be less than _________ of total number of seats, in the Scheduled Areas ?, a. 1/3, b. 2/3, c. 4/5, d. 1/2, , 13, , 14, , 15, , At the Central level, the subject of ‘urban local, government’ is dealt with by, a. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs., b. Ministry of Defence in the case of cantonment, boards, c. Ministry of Home Affairs in the case of Union, Territories, d. All, The Royal Commission whose chairman was, Hobhouse on decentralisation was submitted its, report in, a. 1688, b. 1882, c. 1907, d. 1909, In 1963-66 period Rural-Urban Relationship, Committee was appointed which is headed by, a. C.M. Correa, b. K.N. Sahaya, c. A.P. Jain, d. John Matthai, , F2Z — 1A/34., , 16, , If there is an urban area where municipal, services are being provided by an industrial, establishment, then the governor may specify, that area to be an, a. municipal corporation, b. municipal council, c. industrial township, d. Cantonment, , 17, , There shall be constituted a wards committee,, consisting of one or more wards, within the, territorial area of a municipality having, population of, a. 1 lakh or more, b. 2 lakh or more, c. 3 lakh or more, d. 5 lakh or more, , 18, , The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (1992), act lays down that ________ of the members of, a district planning committee should be elected, by the elected members of the district panchayat, and municipalities in the district from amongst, themselves ?, a. 1/3rd, b. 1/2nd, c. 2/3rd, d. 4/5th, , 19, , Whose main function is to preside over the, meetings of the Council of Municipal, Corporation ?, a. The municipal commissioner, b. The Councilor, c. The Mayor, d. The chairman of standing committees, , 20, , Which is an entirely nominated body, that is, all, the members of including the chairman are, nominated by the state government ?, a. Municipality, b. Cantonment Board, c. Town Area Committee, d. Notified Area Committee, , 21, , Which of the following state was initially an union, territory before becoming a state ?, a. Meghalaya, b. Mizoram, c. Nagaland, d. All, , 22, , Which of the following Union territory do not, have any provision for a Legislature ?, a. Delhi, b. Puducherry, c. Andaman and Nicobar, Islands, d. Jammu and Kashmir, , (Turnover)

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23, , 24, , 25, , 26, , 27, , 28, , The legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, can make laws on any subject of the State List, except, 1. public order, 2. police, 3. land, a. 1 and 2 only, b. 2 and 3 only, c. 1 and 3 only, d. All, The High court of Bombay has jurisdiction over, 1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu, 2. Lakshadweep, 3. Goa, a. 1 and 2 only, b. 2 and 3 only, c. 1 and 3 only, d. All, Administrator’s Advisory Committee, (AAC) for Union Territories is chaired by, a. the Union Home Minister, b. the Prime Minister, c. the President, d. by the Administrator of the concerned UTs, Article 239A of the constitution deals with, a. Creation of local Legislatures or Council of, Ministers or both for certain Union territories, b. Special provisions with respect to Delhi, c. Provision in case of failure of constitutional, machinery, d. Power of administrator to promulgate, Ordinances during recess of Legislature, The Fifth Schedule of, the Constitution deals with the administration, and control of __________ in any state except, the four, states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and, Mizoram., a. scheduled areas, b. tribal areas, c. scheduled tribes and tribal areas, d. scheduled areas and scheduled tribes, Each state having scheduled areas has to, establish a tribes advisory council to advise on, welfare and advancement of the scheduled, tribes is to consist of, a. 12 members, b. 20 members, c. 26 members, d. 30 members, , CIVIL SERVICE CORNER, , 29, , Each autonomous district has a district council, consisting of ______ members, of whom four, are nominated by the governor ., a. 30 , 26, b. 26 , 4, c. 30 , 4, d. 20 , 5, , 30, , The Mara and the Lai District which are Tribal, areas comes under, a. Assam, b. Meghalaya, c. Tripura, d. Mizoram, , 31, , Election Commission is functioning as a multimember body consisting of, a. 3 election commissioners, b. 4 election commissioners, c. 5 election commissioners, d. 10 election commissioners, , 32, , The election commissioner hold office for a, term of, a. six years or until they attain the age of 70, years, whichever is earlier, b. five years or until they attain the age of 62, years, whichever is earlier, c. five years or until they attain the age of 70, years, whichever is earlier, d. six years or until they attain the age of 65, years, whichever is earlier, , 33, , At the state level, the Election Commission is, assisted by the, a. state election commissioner, b. deputy election commissioner, c. chief electoral officer, d. returning officer, , 34, , Which of the following pair is incorrect ?, Part : Subject Matter, a. XV : Elections, b. XIVI : Public Service Commissions, c. XVII : Official Language, d. All are correct, , 35, , How many number of the members of the, Commission should be such persons who have, held office for at least ten years either under the, Government of India or under the government of, a state ?, a. 1/3, b. 2/3, c. 1/2, d. 3/4, , WHATSAPP- 7682092884

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Page 3 of 8, 36, , 37, , 38, , 39, , 40, , To remove the chairman or any other member of, UPSC president has to refer the matter to the, Supreme Court for, an enquiry in case of, a. misbehaviour, b. If he is adjudged an insolvent, c. If he is, in the opinion of the president, unfit to, continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind, or body, d. All, About the independence of the chairman or a, member of the UPSC which of the following, statement is correct ?, a. The entire expenses including the salaries,, allowances and pensions of the chairman and, members of the UPSC are charged on the, Consolidated Fund of India., b. The chairman of UPSC (on ceasing to hold, office) is not eligible for further employment in, the Government of India or a state ., c. A member of UPSC (on ceasing to hold office), is eligible for appointment for any other, employment in the Government of India or a, state., d. All are correct, In which of the following case UPSC is not, consulted by the Government ?, a. While making reservations of appointments or, posts in favour of, any backward class of citizens, b. With regard to the selections for chairmanship, or membership of commissions or tribunals,, posts of the highest diplomatic nature and a bulk, of group C and group D services, c. With regard to the selection for temporary or, officiating appointment to a post if the person, appointed is not likely to hold the post for more, than a year, d. All, The Joint State Public Service Commission, (JSPSC) for two or more states presents its, annual performance report to, a. The President, b. each of the concerned state governors, c. The Parliament, d. a and b, The chairman of Finance should be a person, having experience in public affairs and the four, other members are mentioned in, a. Article 280, b. Article 279A, c. Article 293, d. None, , F2Z — 1A/34., , 41, , Who was the chairman of First Finance, Commission ?, a. K. Santhanam, b. K.C. Neogy, c. Dr. Vijay Kelkar, d. Y.V. Reddy, , 42, , The Union Cabinet decided to include the, Chairperson of the _________ as a permanent, invitee (non-voting) to all proceedings of the, Council ?, a. Directorates under Central Board of Direct, Taxes, b. Customs and Central Excise Settlement, Commission, c. Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), d. All, , 43, , Every decision of the GST Council is to be taken, by a majority of not less than, a. One-half of the total number of members of, the Council, b. two-thirds of the total number of members of, the Council, c. three-fourths of the total number of members, of the Council, d. three-fourths of the weighted votes of the, members present and voting at the meeting, , 44, , Article 338A of the Constitution deals with, a. National Commission for SCs, b. National Commission for STs, c. National Commission for BCs, d. National Commission for EWSs, , 45, , Which Constitutional Amendment Act amended, Article 338 and inserted a new Article 338-A in, the Constitution which deals with National, Commission for STs ?, a. 65th Constitutional Amendment, Act of 1990, b. 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003, c. Eighty-Fifth Amendment Act, 2001, d. Eighty-Eighth Amendment Act, 2003, , 46, , Provisions for Special Officer for Linguistic, Minorities was added by, a. First Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951, b. Fourth Constitutional Amendment Act, 1955, c. Fifth Constitutional Amendment Act, 1955, d. Seventh Constitutional Amendment Act of, 1956, , (Turnover)

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47, , Which of the following is called as bulwarks of, the democratic, system of government in India ?, 1. Supreme Court, 2. Election Commission, 3. Union Public Service Commission, 4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India, (CAG, a. 1, 2 and 3 only, b. 2 , 3 and 4 only, d. 1,3 and 4 only, d. All, , 54, , Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has, formed a three-member committee to review, the criteria for reservation for the Economically, Weaker Sections (EWS) category in terms of the, provisions of the explanation to Article 15 of, the Constitution. Who is head the committee ?, a. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, b. Venkaiah Naidu, c. Dr A. Surya Prakash, d. Prof. V K Malhotra, , 48, , Who ascertains and certifies the net proceeds of, any tax or duty under Article 279 of the, constitution ?, a. Supreme Court, b. Delimitation Commission, c. Finance Commission, d. Comptroller and Auditor General of India, , 55, , Which of the following is celebrating its 57th, Raising Day on 01 December 2021., a. DRDO, b. BSF, c. CRPF, d. ITBP, , 49, , Which of the following office is not created by, the constitution ?, a. The Attorney General (AG), b. The solicitor general, c. Advocate General of the State, d. b and c, , 56, , Which of the following country elects 1st, Female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson ?, a. French, b. German, c. Sweden, d. Switzerland, , 50, , National Commission for STs consists of a, chairperson, a vice-chairperson and, a. two other members, b. three other members, c. four other members, d. five other members, , 57, , Who roped in as Brand Ambassador for 50thyear Celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh ?, a. Mudhuri Dixit, b. Sanjay Dutt, c. Sunil Setty, d. Govinda, , 51, , Which of the following country has become the, World’s newest republic, around 400 years after, it became a British colony ?, a. Barbados, b. Honduras, c. Bolivia, d. Namibia, , 58, , Which of the following state is celebrating its, 59th Statehood Day on 1 December 2021 ?, a. Sikkim, b. Manipur, c. Nagaland, d. Mizoram, , 52, , Which became 1st Indian city to start Ropeway, Service ?, a. Lucknow, b. Varanasi, c. Meerut, d. Patna, , 59, , 53, , Which became 1st Indian city to start Ropeway, Service ?, a. Lucknow, b. Varanasi, c. Meerut, d. Patna, , Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), incubated startup, GUVI has signed Indian, Women’s cricketer Smriti Mandhana as its, brand ambassador. GUVI is India’s first, a. IT Start up, b. Cricket Academy, c. Solar research start up, d. Vernacular Ed-tech Startup, , 60, , Who wins 7th Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for, 2017-19 ?, a. V Praveen Rao, b. Dinyar Patel, c. Narotam Sekhsaria, d. Sirivennela’ Seetharama Sastry, , CIVIL SERVICE CORNER, , WHATSAPP- 7682092884

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Page 5 of 8, 61, , 62, , 63, , 64, , 65, , 66, , 67, , Which Day is observed on 2nd December every, year ?, a. National Pollution Control Day 2021, b. World Computer Literacy Day 2021, c. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, d. All, In December 2021 who has been appointed as, the chairman of India Tourism Development, Corporation (ITDC) by the Appointments, Committee of the Cabinet ?, a. Nageswar Rao, b. Anju Bobby George, c. Sambit Patra, d. Rafiqul Islam, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur and Uttar Pradesh Chief, Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Earth, Station of Doordarshan Kendra at, a. Kanpur, b. Prayagaraj, c. Gorakhpur, d. Lucknow, Which country beat six-time champions, Germany to lift Junior hockey world cup ?, a. England, b. Spain, c. Argentina, d. France, PM Modi inaugurated thought Leadership, Forum ‘InFinity Forum’ is associated with, a. MSME, b. SHG, c. FPOs, d. Fin Tech, A new book that unearths true stories of the, 1971 Indo-Pak war, ’1971: Charge of the, Gorkhas and Other Stories, written by, a. Prabhat Kumar, b. Gautam Chintamani, c. Rachna Bisht Rawat, d. Nikhil Srivastava, , 68, , When was International Anti-Corruption Day is, observed annually?, a. 7 December, b. 8 December, c. 9 December, d. 10 December, , 69, , Which state has topped the 9th edition of India, Skills Report (ISR) 2022?, a. Uttarakhand, b. Assam, c. Madhya Pradesh, d. Kerala, , 70, , NITI Aayog has planned to establish 1000 Atal, Tinkering Laboratories in which Union Territory?, a. Ladakh, b. Delhi, c. J&K, d. Puducherry, , 71, , Who among the following has been appointed, as the head of United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF)?, a. Catherine Russell, b. Audrey Azoulay, c. Henrietta H Fore, d. Raf ael Grossi, , 72, , What was the rank of India in the Global Health, Security (GHS) Index 2021?, a. 49, b. 55, c. 66, d. 74, , 73, , Which of the following has become the world’s, f irst government to turn 100% paperless?, a. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, b. Lausanne, Switzerland, c. Montreal, Canada, d. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, , 74, , Which country has launched a new group of, satellites “Shijian-6 05” into space?, a. China, b. Japan, c. South Korea, d. Vietnam, , 75, , AIBA rebrands itself as IBA with reforms for, 2028 Olympics. Where is the headquarters of, IBA?, a. Paris, b. Geneva, c. Brussels, d. Switzerland, , 76, , A long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted, , Kazhuveli Wetland declared as 16th Bird, Sanctuary of, a. Tamil Nadu, b. Goa, c. Karnataka, d. Kerala, , F2Z — 1A/34., , (Turnover)

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the first spacecraft to pass through the Sun’s, outer atmosphere., a. Space Solar Probe, b. Parker Solar Probe, c. American Solar Probe, d. RedPlanet Solar Probe, , Torpedo (SMART) was successfully test fired off, Balasore coast in Odisha. The SMART weapon, system is developed by which country?, a. Russia, b. India, c. USA, d. Israel, 77, , Which organization has flight-tested Helicopterlaunched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile?, a. Indian Army, b. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, c. DRDO, d. Defence Research and Development, Laboratory, , 78, , Which state’s Askot Wildlife Sanctuary has been, declared as the Askot Wildlife Sanctuary EcoSensitive Zone?, a. Nagaland, b. Sikkim, c. Uttarakhand, d. West Bengal, , 79, , UNESCO has added Durga Puja in Kolkata to its, 2021 list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Now, Intangible Cultural Heritage from India has, increased to ____., a. 14, b. 13, c. 12, d. 11, , 80, , RBI has introduced prompt corrective action, f ramework for large non-banking financial, companies. The provisions of the PCA, f ramework will be effective from, ______________., a. December 2021, b. October 2022, c. March 2022, d. December 2022, , 81, , Who has been named Time magazine’s 2021, Athlete of the Year?, a. Sofia Kenin, b. Victoria Azarenka, c. Jen Brady, d. Simone Biles, , 82, , Which of the following company has announced, the Digital Payments Utsav for 500 villages in, India?, a. Microsoft, b. Whatsapp, c. TCS, d. Google, , 83, , Name the NASA spacecraft, which has become, , CIVIL SERVICE CORNER, , 84, , Who has been appointed as the Director General, of Software Technology of India?, a. Aswant Sinha, b. Amit Pankal, c. Arvind Kumar, d. Arun Kumar, , 85, , Who has received Global Entrepreneur of the, Year Award- Business Transformation from The, Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)?, a. Himanshu Kapania, b. Shyam Srinivasan, c. Kumar Mangalam Birla, d. Atanu Kumar Das, , 86, , Which state has topped the composite ranking in, the Good Governance Index (GGI) 2021?, a. Tamil Nadu, b. Karnataka, c. Uttar Pradesh, d. Gujarat, , 87, , Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to, make the Scheduled payments banks and, scheduled small finance banks (SFBs) an, agency banks. What is the maximum balance, limit per account in Payments Banks?, a. Rs 1 lakh, b. Rs 1.5 lakh, c. Rs 2 lakh, d. Rs 2.5 lakh, , 88, , Name the first European country to allow limited, cultivation and possession of cannabis for, personal use., a. Ukraine, b. Norway, c. Lithuania, d. Malta, , 89, , Recently, India successfully test-fired new, generation ballistic missile ‘Agni-P’. What does, ‘P’ stand for in Agni-P ?, a. Pro, b. Penta, c. Prime, d. Paleo, , 90, , India’s First International Arbitration and, , WHATSAPP- 7682092884

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Page 7 of 8, Mediation Centre (IAMC) has been inaugurated, in which state?, a. New Delhi, b. Mumbai, c. Hyderabad, d. Bengaluru, 91, , India has won 16 medals in Commonwealth, Weightlifting Championship 2021 held at, ___________., a. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, b. Dushanbe, Tajikistan, c. Tashkent, Uzbekistan, d. New Delhi, India, , 92, , Which of the following company has been, awarded with the prestigious Golden Peacock, Environment Management Award 2021?, a. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, b. Steel Authority of India Limited, c. Coal India Limited, d. National Thermal Power Corporation, , 93, , Leadership Commitment” at the 2021 Regional, Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles, Awards Ceremony?, a. Divya Hegde, b. Rijula Das, c. Anita Desai, d. Arundhathi Subramaniam, 97, , Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the first, squadron of the S-400 air defence missile, system in the western _______ sector., a. Punjab, b. Rajasthan, c. Himachal Pradesh, d. Uttarakhand, , 98, , Who among the following has won the Mother, Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021?, a. Sushil Kumar, b. Vipin Tiwari, c. Saurab Rawat, d. Anil Prakash Joshi, , Which state’s Chief Minister has declared Lord, Krishna Balram Jagannath Rath Yatra as an, annual state festival?, a. Uttar Pradesh, b. Haryana, d. Punjab, , 99, , PM Modi has inaugurated Sawra-Kuddu Hydro, Power Project, in which state?, a. Gujarat, b. Uttar Pradesh, c. Himachal Pradesh, d. Maharashtra, , 94, , India observes the National Mathematics Day, every year on ______ since 2012., a. 21 December, b. 22 December, c. 23 December, d. 24 December, , 100, , 95, , Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has, inaugurated state’s longest bridge, ‘T-Setu’, built, over which of the following river?, a. Mahanadi, b. Brahmani, c. Godavari, d. Rushikulya, , World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) restored the, accreditation of National Dope Testing, Laboratory (NDTL). Where is the headquarters, of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?, a. Montreal, Canada, b. Lausanne, Switzerland, c. Washington, D.C., United States, d. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, , 96, , Who has won “UN Women’s Award for, , F2Z — 1A/34., , (Turnover)