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Effective implementation of rights-based legislations often requires convergence between multiple schemes; for example, improving child nutrition under NFSA requires coordination between Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health, Rural Development, and ______.

  1. Finance
  2. Agriculture
  3. Education
  4. All of the above
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Constitutional Morality serves as a check on majoritarian democracy by ensuring that laws supported by electoral majority must still comply with fundamental rights and constitutional values protecting minorities and individuals.

  1. True
  2. False
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NITI Aayog, replacing the Planning Commission in 2015, emphasizes 'cooperative federalism' by:

  1. Imposing uniform development plans on all States
  2. Including all State Chief Ministers in its Governing Council for policy dialogue
  3. Centralizing all development funding decisions
  4. Eliminating State-level planning bodies
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India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) including Aadhaar, UPI, and DigiLocker aims to improve service delivery, but raises concerns about ______ and exclusion of digitally marginalized populations.

  1. efficiency
  2. privacy
  3. cost
  4. speed
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Recent Supreme Court judgments show a trend of judicial restraint in policy matters (e.g., declining to legalize same-sex marriage in Supriyo case) while actively protecting fundamental rights through expansive interpretation.

  1. True
  2. False
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Recent constitutional amendments (103rd-106th) primarily focus on:

  1. Expanding executive powers
  2. Enhancing representation and affirmative action for marginalized groups
  3. Reducing judicial review scope
  4. Centralizing fiscal powers
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The new criminal laws (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam) replacing IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act came into effect on ______, requiring massive training of police, prosecutors, and judges.

  1. January 1, 2024
  2. July 1, 2024
  3. August 15, 2024
  4. April 1, 2025
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Despite the RTI Act's success in promoting transparency, challenges include vacancies in Information Commissions, delays in appointments, and attempts to amend the Act to reduce its effectiveness.

  1. True
  2. False
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The Inter-State Water Disputes (Amendment) Act, 2019 aims to expedite resolution of water disputes by:

  1. Abolishing all existing tribunals
  2. Creating a permanent Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunal with fixed timelines
  3. Transferring all disputes to Supreme Court
  4. Allowing States to unilaterally decide water sharing
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The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 providing 33% reservation for women in legislatures will be implemented after the first census conducted post-enactment and subsequent ______ exercise.

  1. election
  2. delimitation
  3. amendment
  4. referendum
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Following the Anuradha Bhasin judgment (2020), government orders suspending internet services must be published, subject to judicial review, and satisfy the proportionality test under Article 19.

  1. True
  2. False
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Which recent Supreme Court judgment applied the principle of 'Constitutional Morality' to hold that the State cannot criminalize private consensual conduct between adults, even if such conduct is disapproved by social morality?

  1. Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017)
  2. Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018)
  3. Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018)
  4. Both (b) and (c)
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Despite the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act being enacted in 2013, the appointment of the first Lokpal was delayed until ______ due to procedural and political challenges.

  1. 2015
  2. 2019
  3. 2021
  4. 2023
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Indian courts have begun hearing 'climate litigation' cases where citizens invoke Fundamental Rights (Articles 14, 19, 21) to challenge government policies alleged to inadequately address climate change.

  1. True
  2. False
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Despite the RTE Act mandating 25% reservation in private schools for EWS children, implementation challenges include:

  1. Only lack of awareness among beneficiaries
  2. Reimbursement delays to schools, documentation hurdles for parents, and quality concerns
  3. Only opposition from private schools
  4. Only geographical inaccessibility
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Disagreements between the Union and States in the GST Council often relate to tax rates, compensation for revenue loss, and the ______ of certain items under GST slabs.

  1. classification
  2. exemption
  3. valuation
  4. all of the above
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Despite the Supreme Court striking down the NJAC in 2015, there is ongoing public debate about reforming the collegium system to enhance transparency while preserving judicial independence.

  1. True
  2. False
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In State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh (January 2024), the Supreme Court upheld the power of States to create sub-classifications within SC reservation. This judgment overruled which earlier precedent?

  1. Indra Sawhney case (1992)
  2. E.V. Chinnaiah case (2004)
  3. M. Nagaraj case (2006)
  4. Jarnail Singh case (2018)
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 will be implemented in phases, with the Data Protection Board of India becoming operational after the government notifies relevant ______.

  1. rules
  2. amendments
  3. judgments
  4. policies
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Recent controversies regarding Governors in States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab involve allegations of acting on political considerations rather than constitutional norms, particularly in withholding assent to Bills and delaying Assembly sessions.

  1. True
  2. False