Consider the following statements with regard to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT):
(i) The CAT was established under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, pursuant to Article 323A of the Constitution.
(ii) The CAT has jurisdiction over matters relating to All India Services, Central Civil Services, and civilian posts under Defence.
(iii) Appeals against CAT orders can be made directly to the Supreme Court without approaching the High Courts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements with regard to Article 311 of the Constitution of India:
(i) Article 311 imposes restrictions on the arbitrary dismissal of civil servants by requiring a reasonable opportunity for a hearing.
(ii) Article 311 applies to all civil servants, including members of the Defence Forces and secretarial staff of Parliament.
(iii) The restrictions under Article 311 control the exercise of the Doctrine of Pleasure by the President or Governor.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements with regard to the Doctrine of Pleasure:
(i) The Doctrine of Pleasure allows the President or Governor to terminate a civil servant’s service without providing any notice, based on public policy.
(ii) The tenure of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is subject to the pleasure of the President.
(iii) The Supreme Court in the case of Union of India vs. Tulsiram Patel (1985) held that the Doctrine of Pleasure is based on public policy rather than a feudal prerogative.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statement is/are correct?
(I) Wavell Plan was introduced in 1945 July
(II) Cabinet Mission reached India in 1946, March
(III) Muslim League called for Direct Action in 1946, August
(IV) Mount Batten announced plan for dividing India in 1947, August
In which session of Indian national congress, the following resolutions were passed :
(I) Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as the President of Indian National Congress
(II) Proclamation of Poorna Swaraj
(III) Decided to celebrate 26 January, 1930 as Independence Day
Find out the person who delivered following words.
There is no salvation for India unless you strip yourself of this jewellery and hold it in trust for your countrymen in India :
The following is a statement delivered by Mahatma Gandhi. Identify the publication in which it was published "Khadar does not seek to destroy all machinery but it does regulate its use and check its weedy growth" :
Identify the person mentioned in the following statements :
(I) He lived in a large village in pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh
(II) He belonged to a clan of Jat Cultivators
(III) He mobilized the headmen and cultivators against the British
(IV) He was killed in battle in July 1857
Which of the following statement is/are incorrect?
(I) English East India Company introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793
(II) Maharaja Mehtab Chand was the Raja of Bengal in 1793
(III) Maharaja Mehtab Chand helped the British during the Santhal rebellion
(IV) Charles Cornwallis was the Governor General of Bengal when Permanent Settlement was introduced
Find the two incorrect statements about Reformation movement in Christianity :
(I) In 1516 a German monk called Martin Luther launched a campaign against Catholic Church
(II) This movement is also known as Protestant Reformation
(III) In Switzerland Luther's ideas were popularized by Ulrich Zwingli
(IV) In Spain Ignatius Loyola set up the Society of Jesus in 1541
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Renaissance women Cassandra Fedele?
(I) Cassandra Fidel questioned the idea that women were incapable of achieving the qualities of a humanist scholar
(II) She was invited to give orations at the University of Bologna
(III) She criticized the republic for giving limited freedom to women
(IV) She belonged to Florence
Which of the following statement is/are incorrect about Renaissance :
(I) Historians used the term Renaissance to describe the cultural changes of Europe
from nineteenth century
(II) The historian who emphasized these most was Jacob Burckhardt
(III) By birth he was a German
(IV) He was a student of a German historian Von Ranke