April 2022

Question 1

Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP) is supported by which global institution?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Bank
[C] UNICEF
[D] World Economic Forum

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which section of Railways has completed 100 per cent electrification across the zone?
[A] Konkan Railway
[B] North East Frontier Railway
[C] East Coast Railway
[D] South Central Railway

Answer 2

A

Question 3

.Kaziranga National Park is located along which Indian River?
[A] Ganga
[B] Yamuna
[C] Brahmaputra
[D] Sutlej

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which bank acquired the Indian consumer banking businesses of Citibank?
[A] HDFC Bank
[B] Axis Bank
[C] ICICI Bank
[D] Yes Bank

Answer 4

B

Question 5

The Lok Sabha passed a bill to merge three municipal corporations of which city into a single entity?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Delhi
[C] Kolkata
[D] Chennai

Answer 5

B

Question 6

1.What is the theme of the ‘National Maritime Day’ 2022?
[A] International trade and Economy
[B] Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19
[C] Gratitude towards Navy
[D] Atmanirbhar Maritime Force

Answer 6

B

Question 7

As per the update of World Health Organization’s air quality database, what percentage of the world breathes unhealthy air?
[A] 25
[B] 49
[C] 75
[D] 99

Answer 7

D

Question 8

Passage 1
The chief instrument through which judicial activism has flourished in India is Public Interest Litigation (PIL) or Social Action Litigation (SAL). Public interest litigation (PIL) refers to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and demonstrates the availability of justice to sociallydisadvantaged parties and was introduced by Justice (1)_______________. It is a relaxation of the traditional rule of (2)______________. Before the 1980s the judiciary and the Supreme Court of India entertained litigation only from parties affected directly or indirectly by the defendant. It heard and decided cases only under its original and appellate jurisdictions. However, the Supreme Court began permitting cases on the grounds of public interest litigation, which means that even people who are not directly involved in the case may bring matters of public interest to the court. It is the court’s privilege to entertain the application for the PIL. In a September 2008 speech, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over the misuse of PILs: “Many would argue that like in so many things in public life, in PILs too we may have gone too far. Perhaps a corrective was required and we have had some balance restored in recent times” [citation needed] In what may be a tool against frivolous PILs, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice (assisted by (1) and Iyer) prepared a law regulating PILs.

1. Who is known as the father of PIL (Public Interest Litigation) as stated (1) in the passage?
   a) N. V. Ramana
   b) P. N. Bhagwati
   c) U. U. Lalit
   d) Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
2. The concept of PIL is based on which principle as stated (2) in the passage?
   a) Right in Rem
   b) Right in Personam
   c) Locus Standi
   d) None of the above
3. In which year was the 1st case of PIL reported?
   a) 1979
   b) 1980
   c) 1981
   d) 1982
4. What was the name of the first reported case of PIL in India?
   a) Javed v. the State of Haryana
   b) M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India
   c) Vishaka v. the State of Rajasthan
   d) Hussainara Khatoon Vs. State of Bihar
5. The concept of public interest litigation (PIL) is suited to the principles enshrined in which article of the Constitution of India to protect and deliver prompt social justice with the help of law. a) Article 39A[a]
   b) Article 15 (b)
   c) Article 16A
   d) Article 38A
6. The concept of “PIL” has been borrowed from the which Jurisprudence. a) Irish
   b) France
   c) American
   d) Britain
7. Where can the cases relating to the PIL be filed in India?
   a) Supreme Court
   b) High Court
   c) District Court
   d) All the above
8. Who is the current Attorney General of India?
   a) Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
   b) K. K. Venugopal
   c) Mukul Rohatgi
   d) None of the above
9. Who is the current chief justice of India?
   a) Ranjan Gogoi
   b) Dipak Misra
   c) Sharad Arvind Bobde
   d) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
10. Which of the following statement is/are true regarding PIL?
    (1) Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is the use of the law to advance human rights and equality or raise issues of broad public concern.
    (2) It is the same as a Writ Petition, which is filed by individuals or institutions for their own benefit, whereas PIL is filed for the benefit of the general public.
    (3) It is the power given to the public by courts through Judicial activism.

a) Only 1,2 and 3
b) Only 1 and 2
c) Only 1 and 3
d) Only 2 and 3

Answer 8

ANSWERS:

1. B                 	 	 	 	6. C  
2. C  	 	 	 	 	7. A   
3. A  	 	 	 	 	8. B 
4. D  	 	 	 	 	9. D  
5. A  	 	 
 	 	 	10. C