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The correct option is 2 i.e., Ashoka Tree.

• The state tree of Uttar Pradesh is Ashoka Tree.
• Uttar Pradesh day is celebrated on 24 January.
• On 24 January 1950, the United Provinces was renamed as Uttar Pradesh.
• It was formed on 1 April 1937 as the United Province.
• Uttar Pradesh has an area of 2,40,928 square km.
• Uttar Pradesh has a population of 19,9,812,341.

Other Facts of Uttar Pradesh:

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http://uttarpradesh.gov.in/en/history

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• In 1948, the Department of Panchayati Raj was created following the provisions of the Panchayati Raj Act, 1947.
• The Department of Panchayati Raj was established with the responsibility to regulate and monitor the functioning of Gram Panchayats.
• In the act it is mentioned that a Gram Panchayat shall
  ordinarily meet for the transaction of business at least once every month but two months shall not intervene between two consecutive meetings.
• The date to be appointed for the first meeting of a Gram Panchayat shall be within thirty days from the date of its constitution.
• Consequently, UP Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Panchayat Act, 1961 was passed to run the local administration at the intermediate and district level.
• Through the above act, Kshetra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats were established.
• Thus, Uttar Pradesh has a three-tier structure of local administration with
  • Zila Panchayat at District Level
  • Kshetra Panchayat at Intermediary Level
  • Gram Panchayat at Village Leve

The correct answer is Tehsildar.

Key Points

• Tehsildar
  • The tehsil level revenue officer is the Tehsildar, who collects taxes.
    • Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • Tehsildar means the office holder of the revenue collecting office, the Lekhpal or Patwari is the chief officer at the lower level, who executes the works related to land revenue.
  • At present (2024), there are 3027 Revenue Courts operating in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
  • The lowest court among the revenue courts is considered to be the court of the Naib Tehsildar.
  • There is no substantial difference in the revenue and magisterial duties of a Tehsildar and a Naib-Tehsildar, In revenue matters, both exercise the powers of Assistant Collector, Grade II, in their circles as Circle Revenue Officers.
  • For elections to the Vidhan Sabha, a Tehsildar is, invariably be appointed as Assistant Returning Officer for the constituency/constituencies falling in his tahsil.

The correct answer is 2 and 4 only. Key Points

• Conduct of elections (Option 1):
  • This provision does come under the Representation of People Act, 1951. It lays down the legal framework for conducting elections, including procedures for nomination, voting, and counting.
• Qualification and disqualification of voters (Option 2):
  • This provision does not fall under the Representation of People Act, 1951. The qualification and disqualification of voters are governed by the Constitution of India (Article 326), not by the RPA, 1951.
• Qualification and disqualification of MPs and MLAs (Option 3):
  • This provision does come under the Representation of People Act, 1951. The Act sets out the qualifications (such as age, nationality, and voter status) and disqualifications (such as criminal convictions and corrupt practices) for MPs and MLAs.
• Delimitation of constituencies (Option 4):
  • This provision does not come under the Representation of People Act, 1951. Delimitation refers to the process of redrawing boundaries for electoral constituencies. Although it is technically handled by the Delimitation Commission, the provisions related to it are part of the Representation of People Act, 1950. 
• Bye-elections (Option 5):
  • Bye-elections are covered under the Representation of People Act, 1951. 

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only. Key Points

• Statement 1: False. Human Rights Courts are indeed established by the state governments, but with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, not the governor. This part of the statement is misleading and should be revised to reflect the Chief Justice's role. However, based on the options, we’ll consider this statement incorrect.

• Statement 2: True. Human Rights Courts are created with statutory backing under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, which gives them a legal foundation to operate within the judicial framework.

• Statement 3: True. As per the guidelines, the state government appoints a public prosecutor for each human rights court, and the individual must have practiced law for at least 7 years to be eligible for the role.

• Statement 4: False. Human Rights Courts are not independent of the NHRC; in fact, they work as part of the broader framework for protecting and enforcing human rights in India, with the NHRC playing a key role in human rights advocacy and enforcement.

• Rule 193 (of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha) does not involve a formal motion before the Parliament House, hence no voting can take place after the discussion on matters under this rule.
• Rule 184 allows voting but rule 193 doesn't.
• Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament, while Rajya Sabha is the upper house.

The correct answer is Part III.

Key Points

• Article 32 of the Indian Constitution gives the right to individuals to move to the Supreme Court to seek justice.
• Under Article 32, the parliament can also entrust any other court to exercise the power of the Supreme Court, provided that it is within its Jurisdiction.
• Article 32 is for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
• The nature of the Writ Jurisdiction provided under this Article is discretionary.

• There are five types of Writs as provided under Article 32 of the Constitution:
  • Habeas Corpus.
  • Quo Warranto.
  • Mandamus.
  • Certiorari.
  • Prohibition.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Nomination of Members to Rajya Sabha.

• The procedure for the nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha is borrowed from Ireland.

Key Points

• Canadian Constitution: 
  • Advisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
  • A federal system with a strong center.
  • Residual powers vest at the center.
  • Appointment of State Governors.

Additional Information

Sources of Indian Constitution

The correct answer is the 86^th amendment.

Key Points

• The 86^th amendment to the Constitution of India in 2002, provided the Right to Education as a Fundamental Right in Part-III of the Constitution.
• The amendment inserted Article 21A which made the Right to Education a fundamental right for children between 6-14 years.
• The 86^th amendment provided for follow-up legislation for Right to Education Bill 2008 and finally Right to Education Act, 2009.

The correct answer is Australia.

Key Points

The following things have been borrowed from the Constitution of Australia:

1. Concurrent List.
2. Freedom of trade.
3. Commerce and intercourse.
4. The joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

Additional Information

• The other borrowed provisions from different countries and details of those are given in below:

The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Key Points

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime minister in India.
  • He served as the Prime minister of India from 1964 to 1966.
  • He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1965.
  • His birthday also falls on 2^nd October along with Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
  • The famous slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" was raised by Lal Bahadur Shastri.
  • He signed on Tashkent Declaration along with the then-President of Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan on 10^th January 1966.
  • He is the first prime minister to die abroad.
  • He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1966.
  • He was the first person to receive Bharat Ratna posthumously.
  • The resting place of Lal Bahadur Shastri is called Vijayghat.

Additional Information

• Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-China war in 1962.
• Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1971.
• Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India when the Bhopal gas tragedy took place in 1984.

The correct answer is Kapurthala.

Important Points

• Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory is a coach manufacturing unit for the Indian Railways, located in the state of Punjab.
• It is located on the Jalandhar-Firozpur railway line. 
• Established in 1986, RCF has manufactured more than 30,000 passenger coaches of various types, including self-propelled passenger vehicles, making up more than 50% of the total Indian Railway coach population.
• It is a production unit with a per-year target of 1025 coaches.
• This production accounts for over 35 per cent of the total Indian Railway coach population.
• In the financial year 2013-14, the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) generated a record number of coaches as it achieved the mark of 1701 coaches against an installed capacity of 1500 per annum.
• RCF manufactured 23 different coach variants for high-speed trains such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, double-decker, and other trains during the year.
• A highly cost-effective indigenous technology for the treatment of biowaste in coaches was also developed by the factory in association with DRDE.
• In 2013–14, approximately 2096 bio-toilets were installed.
• Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches have already been exported by the factory to Southeast Asian and African countries with Metre Gauge rail networks and the experience of Indian Railways in Meter Gauge rolling stock has proven handy in serving these markets.

                       Railways coach factory, Kapurthala

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The Correct answer is Jaipur.Key Points:

• National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) is a national level institute set up by the Ministry of Agriculture, on 8 August 1988 at Jaipur, Rajasthan, to cater to the needs of agricultural marketing personnel and to offer specialized Training, Research, Consultancy, and Education in Agricultural Marketing in India and Southeast Asian countries.
• The institute is dedicated to Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth prime minister of India from where it derives its full name, "Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing".
• The Union Minister for Agriculture is the President of the General body of NIAM and the Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is the Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Additional Information

Major research institutes of India:-

The correct answer is Education.

Key Points

• There are six fundamental rights enshrined in Part III (Articles 12 to 35) of the constitution of India.
• Fundamental rights apply universally to all citizens, irrespective of race, birthplace, religion, caste or gender.
• Article 21A of the Constitution of India provides the Right to Education.
• The RTE Act of the Parliament of India was enacted on 4 August 2009 and came into force on 1 April 2010.
• The Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right.

Additional Information

• The Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution are-

The correct answer is 5.

Important Points

The Right to Equality provides:

• For the equal treatment of everyone before the law
• Prevent discrimination on various grounds
• Treats everybody as equals in matters of public employment  
• Abolish untouchability and titles

The article mentioned under the right to equality