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1. A constitutional government by definition is a (a) government by legislature (b) popular government (c) multi-party government (d) limited government
2. Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India reflect/reflects the principles and provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)? 1. Preamble 2. Directive Principles of State Policy 3. Fundamental Duties Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 3. In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens? 1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs 1,00,000 2. Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs 2,00,000 3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than ₹ 3,00,000 4. All Senior Citizens Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 3 and 4 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 4 only   4. Consider the following pairs: International agreement /set-up Subject 1. Alma-Ata Declaration — Healthcare of the people 2. Hague Convention — Biological and chemical weapons 3. Talanoa Dialogue — Global climate change 4. Under2 Coalition — Child rights Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 4 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only 5. Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare State? (a) Directive Principles of State Policy (b) Fundamental Rights (c) Preamble (d) Seventh Schedule   ANSWERS 1. (d) - Constitutional government is defined by the existence of a constitution—which may be a legal instrument or merely a set of fixed norms or principles generally accepted as the fundamental Law of the polity—that effectively controls the exercise of political power. The essence of constitutionalism is the control of power by its distribution among several state organs or offices in such a way that they are each subjected to reciprocal controls and forced to cooperate in formulating the will of the state. Constitutional government in essence is about constitutionalism which is about limited government. In many cases, constitutional government is used interchangeably with “constitutionally limited government” or “limited government”. 2. (d) 3. (a) - The persons eligible for getting free legal services include:  Women and children  Members of SC/ST  Industrial workmen  Victims of mass disaster, violence, flood, drought, earthquake industrial disaster  Disabled persons  Persons in custody  Persons whose annual income does not exceed ₹1 lakh  Victims of trafficking in human beings or begar. 4. (c)  Hague Convention - Women and Child Development; Under2 Coalition-governments to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions towards net-zero by 2050 5. (a)






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