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Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (31 December 2015)

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1. Which of the following are true of the provisions of the 74th Amendment Act on Municipalities.

1) Ward Committees for wards with population of two lakhs.
2) The state governor may authorise them to levy collect and appropriate taxes.
3) The Municipal council for smaller urban area.
4) The twelfth schedule contains 20 functional items for municipalities.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct.

(a) 1, 3 & 4
(b) 1, 2 & 4
(c) 3 only
(d) 3 & 4

2. Which of the following duties is NOT performed by the comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(a) To audit and report on all expenditure from the consolidated fund of India
(b) To audit and report on all expenditure from the contingency funds and Public Accounts
(c) To audit any report on All Trading manufacturing, profit and loss Accounts
(d) To control the receipt and issue of Public Money, and to ensure that the public revenue is lodged in the Exchequer

3. Which of the following statements with regard to the CAG are correct?

1) He is responsible only to Parliament.
2) He certifies the net proceeds of any tax.
3) He compiles and maintains the accounts of state government.
4) He has control over the issue of money from the consolidated fund of India.

Which of the statement given above is / are correct.

(a) 2 & 4
(b) 1, 3 & 4
(c) 1, 2 & 3
(d) 2, 3 & 4

4. Consider the following statements.

1) Indus Water treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960.
2) Cauvery Water Dispute are between Tamil Nadu & Kerala.
3) The River Boards Act provides for the establishment of river boards for the regulation and development of Interstate rivers.

Which of the statement given above is / are correct.

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

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Directions: Parul and Geetika are friends. Parul has three daughters while Geetika has two. Product of the ages of Geetikas daughters is equal to product of ages of Parul’s daughters. The maximum and minimum age differences between any two of Parul’s daughters are 2 yr and 1 yr. The age difference between daughters of Geetika is 1 yr. One of Geetika’s daughters had fallen sick when she was 9 yr old. Geetika had got married on 29th feb, 19 yr back. Ages of all the daughters of Parul andGeetika are integers.