2021 Prelims Paper 1 UPSC Question Paper

2021 Prelims Paper 1 UPSC Questions

21.

Consider the following statements:
1. ‘Right to the City’ is an agreed human right and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this regard.
2. ‘Right to the City’ gives every occupant of the city the right to reclaim public spaces and public participation in the city.
3. ‘Right to the City’ means that the State cannot deny any public service or facility to the unauthorized colonies in the city.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.

1 only

B.

3 only

C.

1 and 2

D.

2 and 3

ANSWER :

D. 2 and 3

22.

With reference to India, consider the following statements:
1. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in a police station, not in jail.
2. During judicial custody, the police officer in charge of the case is not allowed to interrogate the suspect without the approval of the court.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.

1 only

B.

2 only

C.

Both 1 and 2

D.

Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER :

B. 2 only

23.

With reference to India, consider the following statements:
1. When a prisoner makes out a sufficient case, parole cannot be denied to such prisoner because it becomes a matter of his/her right.
2. State Governments have their own Prisoners Release on Parole Rules.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.

1 only

B.

2 only

C.

Both 1 and 2

D.

Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER :

B. 2 only

24.
At the national level, which ministry is nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?
A.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
C.
Ministry of Rural Development
D.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
ANSWER :
D. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
25.
A legislation which confers on the executive or administrative authority an unguided and uncontrolled discretionary power in the matter of application of law violates which one of the following articles of the Constitution of India?
A.
Article 14
B.
Article 28
C.
Article 32
D.
Article 44
ANSWER :
A. Article 14
26.
Which one of the following in Indian polity is an essential feature that indicates that it is federal in character?
A.
The independence of judiciary is safeguarded.
B.
The Union Legislature has elected representatives from constituent units.
C.
The Union Cabinet can have elected representatives from regional parties.
D.
The Fundamental Rights are enforceable by Courts of Law
ANSWER :
A. The independence of judiciary is safeguarded.
27.
Which one of the following best defines the term β€˜State’?
A.
A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government
B.
A politically organized people of a definite territory and possessing an authority to govern them, maintain law and order, protect their naturalrights and safeguard their means of sustenance
C.
A number of persons who have been living in a definite territory for a very long time with their own culture, tradition and government
D.
A society permanently living in a definite territory with a central authority, an executive responsible to the central authority and an independent judiciary
ANSWER :
A. A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government
28.

With reference to the Indian judiciary, consider the following statements:
1. Any retired judge of the Supreme Court of India can be called back to sit and act as a Supreme Court judge by the Chief Justice of India with prior permission of the President of India.
2. A High Court in India has the power to review its own judgement as the Supreme Court does.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.

1 only

B.

2 only

C.

Both 1 and 2

D.

Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER :

A. 1 only

29.

With reference to India, consider the following statements:
1. There is only ‘one citizenship and one domicile’.
2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State.
3. A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.

1 only

B.

2 only

C.

1 and 3

D.

2 and 3

ANSWER :

A. 1 only

30.
Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?
A.
A committed judiciary
B.
Centralization of powers
C.
Elected government
D.
Separation of powers
ANSWER :
D. Separation of powers