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JV’s Jatin Verma’s IAS Academy JV’s Scholarship Mock Test Jv’s Scholarship Mock Test helded on th 5 September,2020. [Time Allotted: 2 Hours] [Maximum Marks: 200] No. of Questions = 100 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS BOOKLET DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED, TORN OR MISSING PAGES ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A NEW TEST BOOKLET. 2. You have to enter your Roll Number on the Test Booklet in the Box provided alongside. Do NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 3. This Test Booklet contains 100 Questions. Each question is printed in English. Each question comprises four responses (answers). You are to select the correct response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. 4. All questions carry equal marks. Attempt all questions. Your total marks will depend only on the number of correct responses marked by you in the answer sheet. For every incorrect response 1/3rd of the allotted marks will be deducted. 5. 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DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO E mail: [email protected] 8882932364 Answerkey Q.1) ‘Gupkar Declaration’ is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to Ans) b a) Eradication of child labour from India by Exp) Parliament’s Power to Reorganise the 2025. States b) Special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Article 3 authorises the Parliament to: c) Increasing the participation of women in (a) form a new state by separation of territory employment. from any state or by uniting two or more states or d) Better relations between India and Pakistan. parts of states or by uniting any territory to a part of any state, Ans) b (b) increase the area of any state, Exp) Last year, the Gupkar Declaration was (c) diminish the area of any state, signed in a meeting of the mainstream political (d) alter the boundaries of any state, and leadership of Kashmir, during which they (e) alter the name of any state. unanimously resolved that “all the parties would be united in their resolve to protect and defend However, Article 3 lays down two conditions in identity, autonomy and special status of the JK this regard: one, a bill contemplating the above against all attacks and onslaughts changes can be introduced in the Parliament only whatsoever.” The meeting was convened at with the prior recommendation of the Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah’s residence on President; and two, before recommending the Gupkar Road, which is how the name of the bill, the President has to refer the same to the document came to be known. state legislature concerned for expressing its views within a specified period. Source) https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other- The President (or Parliament) is not bound by the states/six-jk-parties-forge-alliance-to-fight-for- views of the state legislature and may either pre-august-5- accept or reject them, even if the views are position/article32419437.ece?homepage=true & received in time. Further, it is not necessary to https://indianexpress.com/article/india/gupkar- make a fresh reference to the state legislature declaration-jammu-and-kashmir-abrogation- every time an amendment to the bill is moved and special-status-6565380/ accepted in Parliament. In case of a union territory, no reference need be made to the Q.2) Consider the following statements: concerned legislature to ascertain its views and 1. A bill for creation of a new state can only be the Parliament can itself take any action as it introduced in the House of the People. deems fit. 2. Indian territory can be ceded to a foreign state only by amending the Constitution under Moreover, the Constitution (Article 4) itself Article 368. declares that laws made for admission or Which of the statements given above is/are establishment of new states (under Article 2) and correct? formation of new states and alteration of areas, a) 1 only boundaries or names of existing states (under b) 2 only Articles 3) are not to be considered as c) Both 1 and 2 amendments of the Constitution under Article d) Neither 1 nor 2 368. This means that such laws can be passed by a) 1 only a simple majority and by the ordinary b) 2 only legislative process. Thus, a bill for creation of a c) Both 1 and 2 new state can be introduced in either House of the d) Neither 1 nor 2 Parliament. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect. Ans) d Does the power of Parliament to diminish the Exp) Inter-State Trade and Commerce areas of a state (under Article 3) include also the Articles 301 to 307 in Part XIII of the power to cede Indian territory to a foreign Constitution deal with the trade, commerce and country? This question came up for examination intercourse within the territory of India. before the Supreme Court in a reference made by the President in 1960. The decision of the Central Article 301 declares that trade, commerce and government to cede part of a territory known as intercourse throughout the territory of India shall Berubari Union (west Bengal) to Pakistan led to be free. The object of this provision is to break political agitation and controversy and thereby down the border barriers between the states and necessitated the Presidential reference. The to create one unit with a view to encourage the Supreme Court held that the power of Parliament free flow of trade, commerce and intercourse in to diminish the area of a state (under Article 3) the country. The freedom under this provision is does not cover cession of Indian territory to a not confined to inter-state trade, commerce and foreign country. Hence, Indian territory can be intercourse but also extends to intra-state trade, ceded to a foreign state only by amending the commerce and intercourse. Thus, Article 301 will Constitution under Article 368. Consequently, be violated whether restrictions are imposed at the 9th Constitutional Amendment Act (1960) the frontier of any state or at any prior or was enacted to transfer the said territory to subsequent stage. Pakistan. Hence, statement 2 is correct. The freedom guaranteed by Article 301 is a Source) freedom from all restrictions, except those which https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other- are provided for in the other provisions (Articles states/six-jk-parties-forge-alliance-to-fight-for- 302 to 305) of Part XIII of the Constitution itself. pre-august-5- These are explained below: position/article32419437.ece?homepage=true & Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth, Chapter – 5 (i) Parliament can impose restrictions on the ‘Union and its Territory’. freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse between the states or within a state in public Q.3) Consider the following statements: interest. But, the Parliament cannot give 1. The legislature of a state cannot impose preference to one state over another or restrictions on the freedom of trade, discriminate between the states except in the case commerce and intercourse with other states. of scarcity of goods in any part of India. 2. The legislature of a state cannot impose any tax on goods imported from other states. (ii) The legislature of a state can impose Which of the statements given above is/are reasonable restrictions on the freedom of correct? trade, commerce and intercourse with that state or within that state in public interest. But, 4. Act as a nodal agency for achieving the goals a bill for this purpose can be introduced in the of Universalisation of Elementary Education legislature only with the previous sanction of the President. Further, the state legislature cannot Select the correct answer using the code given give preference to one state over another or below. discriminate between the states. (Statement 1 is a) 1 and 2 only incorrect.) b) 2, 3 and 4 only c) 1, 2 and 3 only (iii) The legislature of a state can impose on d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 goods imported from other states or the union territories any tax to which similar goods Ans) d manufactured in that state are subject. This Exp) National Council of Educational provision prohibits the imposition of Research and Training (NCERT) discriminatory taxes by the state. (Statement 2 is The National Council of Educational Research incorrect.) and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation set up in 1961 by the Government (iv) The freedom (under Article 301) is subject to of India to assist and advise the Central and State the nationalisation laws (i.e., laws providing for Governments on policies and programmes for monopolies in favour of the Centre or the states).