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Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (12 November 2015)

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1. Consider the following statements.

1) Constitution of India (Article 148) provides for an Independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
2) CAG can resign any time from his office by addressing the resignation letter to Parliament.
3) CAG can be removed only when a resolution passed to that effect by both the house of parliament with special majority.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct.

(a) 1 & 3
(b) 1 & 2
(c) 2 & 3
(d) All of the above

2. Consider the following statements.

1) Article 262 of the constitution empowers the state legislatures to make laws for the adjudication of interstate water dispute.
2) The Inter State water Disputes Act 1956 was enacted to deal with inter-state water disputes.
3) The government of India can constitute a tribunal to hear the disputes concerning claims of water sharing.
4) The members of tribunal are appointed by the Chief justices of India.

Which of the statement given above is / are correct.

(a) 1, 3 & 4 only
(b) 1, 2 & 3 only
(c) 2, 3 & 4 only
(d) All of the above

3. Consider the following statements about RTI Act 2005:

1) Only a citizen of India can request for information.
2) No fees will be charged from people living below the poverty line for the information.
3) Information should be provided by the PIO within a time limit of 45 days from the date of application.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct.

(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 1 & 3 only
(c) 2 & 3 only
(d) All of the above

4. Consider the following statements.

1) Bhalchandra Nemade was conferred with the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award for the year 2014.
2) Ramesh Chandra's novel 'Vinayak' was conferred with the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2014.

Which of the statement given above is / are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

1. You and a co-worker are working on a project that demands a great deal of effort from both of you. Your co-worker is frequently absent as a result of his personal problems. You do not know much about his circumstances, nor have you known him for long. Your co-worker contributes very little to the project, and, as a result, you have to often work overtime. You believe if you continue to work like this it may badly affect your health. What would be the most effective response to this situation?

(a) Ask other co-workers to help you manage your workload
(b) Bring the issue to the notice of your manager and ask for additional help
(c) Meet your co-worker to help him deal with his personal problems
(d) Continue to work overtime so that project can be completed on schedule

2. You are working on a number of projects the completion of which can bring a lot of rewards to your company. You have been given tight deadlines and have a lot of basic information to gather. You have asked other colleagues for help but are unsure of their commitment .What would you do?

(a) Effect certain changes in some of the projects so that you can complete them on time
(b) Drop some of the projects so that you can complete the remaining ones on time
(c) Outline the help that you need from others and explain to them why their individual contributions are important
(d) Carry on with the tasks yourself as it may fetch you good increments

Directions: In each question given below are two Statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the the given two Statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer as

(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If neither I nor II follows
(d) If both I and II follow