Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs about the subject and the respective list under the Constitution of India is not correctly matched?
Subject - List

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Stock Exchange - Concurrent List

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Stock Exchange - Concurrent List ”.
Stock Exchange subject comes under Union list.

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  2. B) capital assets not in use
  3. C) loans in which interest or principal amount is not recovered.
  4. D) low-interest rate loans.
The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was:
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  2. B) BalwantRai Mehta Committee
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1. Abolition of untouchability
2. Prohibition of human trafficking and forced labour
3. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines
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  2. B) 3 and 4
  3. C) 1 and 2
  4. D) 1 and 4
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  2. B) Art, 250
  3. C) Art. 252
  4. D) Art. 253
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Subject - List
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Codes :
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1. Life Insurance Business
2. Services sector
3. Computer software and hardware
4. Trading
5. Telecommunications
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