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1. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War(a) India should be granted complete independence (b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence (c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth (d) India should be given Dominion status
2. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism? (a) There is an independent judiciary in India. (b) Powers have been clearly divided between the Centre and the States. (c) The federating units have been given unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha. (d) It is the result of an agreement among the federating units. 3. Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the "Rule of Law”? 1. Limitation of powers 2. Equality before law 3. People's responsibility to the Government 4. Liberty and civil rights  Select the correct answer using the code given below:  (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 4. How many High Courts in India have jurisdication over more than one state (Union Territories not included)? (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 5 5. At present, scientists can determine the arrangement or relative positions of genes or DNA sequences on a chromosome. How does this knowledge benefit us? 1. It is possible to know the pedigree of livestock. 2. It is possible to understand the causes of all human diseases. 3. It is possible to develop disease-resistant animal breeds.  Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 ANSWERS 1. (d) - The Cripps mission was sent by the British government in 1942 to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. Cripps mission had promised to give dominion status after the war as well as elections to be held after the war. The Congress and the Muslim League rejected the proposals of Cripss Mission and the mission proved a failure. 2. (d) - The features of a federation are: two government, division of powers, written Constitution, supermacy of Constitution, rigidity of Constitution, independent judiciary and bicameralism. Article 1 of the constitution describes India as a ‘Union of States’ which implies two things: (i) Indian Federation is not the result of an agreement by the states, and (ii) No state has the right to secede from the federation. 3. (c) - Rule of Law includes:
  • Absence of arbitrary power
  • Equality before law
  • Primacy of individual rights
In rule of law it should be that government is responsible to the people and not the vice versa. 4. (b) - The High Court is the supreme judicial body in a state. According to Article 214, each state of India shall have a High Court. However, Article 231 also mentions that there can be a common High Court for two or more States or for two or more states and a union territory. There are 25 High Courts in India, six having control over more than one State/UT. Delhi has a High Court of its own among the Union Territories. Each High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and such other judges as appointed by the President of India. 5. (d) - Human Genome Project, an international scientific research project involves in finding the sequence of chemical base pairs for human DNA which further mapped genes of human genome from physical and functional point. The project through its sequencing of DNA helps in understanding not only genetic diseases but also studies about many genes and genome sequence for fighting against such diseases


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