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According to 2011 census, the Union Territory of India with lowest literacy rate?

  1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

  2. Chandigarh

  3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli

  4. Puducherry


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a union territory in Western India. It is union territory with lowest recorded literacy rates according to 2011 census.
  • 77.24 percent is the total literacy rate in Dadra and Nager Haveli. Male literacy is higher than female literacy. Male literacy rate is 85.17 % whereas female literacy rate is 64.32%.

The state with highest literacy rate after Kerala and Lakshadweep is _______.

  1. Manipur

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Assam

  4. Mizoram


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The state with highest literacy rate after Kerala and Lakshadweep is Mizoram. It has recorded a literacy rate of 91.58%, according to 2011 census. The male and female literacy rates of Mizoram are 93.72% and 89.40% respectively.

Prevention of Money Laundering Act came into force from ________.

  1. 2002

  2. 2005

  3. 2006

  4. 2007


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Money laundering is the act of transforming profits obtained from crime and corruption into legitimate profits. To prevent this ‘Prevention of Money Laundering Act’ was enacted. Though this act was enacted in the year 2002, it came into force with effect from July 1, 2005.

Which of the following authorities are involved in inquiring, investigating and prosecuting corruption cases?

  1. The Central Bureau of Investigation

  2. Central Vigilance Commission

  3. State Anti-Corruption Bureau

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All the given three authorities are involved in inquiring, investigating and prosecuting corruption cases.

  • Central Bureau of investigation is the domestic intelligence and security service of India. It serves as the Nation’s prime federal law enforcement agency under the jurisdiction of the Government of India. The CBI was established in the year 1941 as a special police establishment and was changed to CBI In the year 1963.
  • Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was created in the year 1964 to work against governmental corruption.
  • Respective states have State Anti-Corruption Bureau. This agency is a specialized in fighting corruption in various departments of the Government against Public Servants and Private Persons.

Which of the following is an anti-corruption bill?

  1. Prevention of Corruption Bill

  2. Jan Lokpal Bill

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both Prevention of Corruption Act and Jan Lokpal Bill are the anti-corruption bills.

  • Prevention of Corruption Act was enacted in the year 1988. This act was enacted to combat corruption in government agencies and public sector businesses in India.
  • Jan Lokpal Bill is an anti-corruption bill drawn up by civil society activists in India seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body to investigate corruption cases.

Which of the following are the deciding factors of the quality of population?

  1. Literacy

  2. Sex composition

  3. Occupational structure

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Deciding factors of the quality of population are all the factors given in the options.

  • Literacy is nothing but the education of the people living in particular area.
  • Sex composition is the distribution of the male and female population in particular area.
  • Occupational structure is the distribution of population based on the occupation of the person. There exists a relation between occupational structure and development.
  • Higher literacy rate, equal ratio of male and female population and increased occupation in the field of secondary and tertiary structure implies the healthy and quality population.

India's rank on Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for the year 2015 is ________.

  1. 94

  2. 96

  3. 76

  4. 101


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

CPI stands for Corruption Perception Index. This index has been publishing the rank of countries according to levels of corruption since 1995. According to 2015 rankings given by Corruption Perception Index, India ranks 76th.

When did Anna Hazare start the hunger strike against corruption?

  1. 5 April 2011

  2. 6 April 2012

  3. 7 April 2013

  4. 8 April 2014


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist. He led a number of movements on rural development and to increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. He started hunger strike against corruption on 5th April 2011. The aim of this strike is to pressurise government to enact a stringent anti-corruption law, The Lokpal Bill, 2011’.

The eleventh plan endeavored to increase the enrolment in higher education of the 18 to 23 years age group to _______.

  1. 25%

  2. 15%

  3. 13%

  4. 12%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Eleventh five year plan was in action from the year 2007 to 2012. The plan endeavoured to increase the enrolment in higher education of the 18 to 23 years age group to 15%. It also aimed to Increase literacy rate for persons of age 7 years or more to 85%.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of ________.

  1. 6-14 years

  2. 5-13 years

  3. 5-15 years

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is a Government programme aimed at the universalization of elementary education in a time-bound manner. The programme was pioneered by former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • According to this programme, all the children between the age group of 6-14 years are provided with compulsory education.