Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 21 April 2016

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 21 April 2016

Q.1- Which of the following statements are correct regarding Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996?

1. Legislation on Panchayats shall be in conformity with the customary law, social and religious practices and traditional management practices of community resources;
2. State Govt shall also have powers to manage minor water bodies; power of mandatory consultation in matters of land acquisition; resettlement and rehabilitation and prospecting licenses/mining leases for minor minerals;

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Q.2- Which of the following National Highways are correctly matched?

1. NH 7. - Varanasi to Kanyakumari
2. NH 5. - Cutback to Chennai
3. NH15. - Ahmedabad to Srinagar
4. NH 8. - Delhi to Mumbai

A. 1,2 only
B. 1,2 and 3
C. 1,2 and 4
D. 2,3 and 4

Q.3- In India, other than ensuring that public funds are used efficiently and for intended purpose, what is the importance of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?

1.CAG exercises exchequer control on behalf of the Parliament when the President of India declares national emergency/financial emergency.
2.CAG reports on the execution of projects or programmes by the ministries are discussed by the Public Accounts Committee.
3.Information from CAG reports can be used by investigating agencies to press charges against those who have violated the law while managing public finances.
4.While dealing with the audit and accounting of government companies, CAG has certain judicial powers for prosecuting those who violate the law.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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