Question Discussion & Solution

The Correct Answer is 1952.

Key Points

• The community development program
  • It was started in India, just after independence in 1952. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
  • It was a multi-project program with the aim of the overall development of rural people.
  • It also aimed at improving the standard of living of the village people.
  • Through the Community development projects, village people are also given training in administrative activities.
  • The programs of community development are carried out by three basic institutions at the village level: Village panchayat, cooperative societies, village school.
  • The program launched in 1952 was extended to wider areas at the end of the First Five Year plan.
  • The essence of the Community Development Program was Irrigation.
  • The Government of India initiated the development of the community through Community Development Programme (CDP).
  • The Community Development Program was started on 2nd October 1952.
  • The 55 community projects were launched.
  • It was a holistic approach grounded in principles.
  • The five principles of Community Development were
    •  Social Justice
    • Self Determination
    • Empowerment
    • Human Rights
    • Collective Action.

The correct answer is All India Services.

Except Option 2, others are Federal features. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Key Points

Unitary features

• Union of States
• Power to form new States and to change existing boundaries
• Unequal Representation in the Legislature
• Single Constitution
• Single citizenship
• Emergency provisions
• All India Services

Additional Information

 Federal features

• Distribution of Powers
• Supremacy of the Constitution
• Written Constitution
• Rigidity
• Independent Judiciary
• Bicameral Legislature
• Dual Government Polity
• Division of Power

• Under the 36th Amendment of the Indian Constitution, Sikkim become the 22^nd state of the Indian Union.
• The Prime Minister of Sikkim appealed to the Indian Parliament for making Sikkim a state of India, in the year 1975.
• A referendum was held in Sikkim and 97.5 percent of the people voted to abolish the monarchy.
• Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union, on 16 May 1975.
• The 36th amendment of the Indian constitution made Sikkim a full state of India and added its name to the First Schedule of the Constitution.
• Every year, the state celebrates May 16 as Sikkim statehood day. 

Additional Information

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• Rajya Sabha is authorized to do the following
  • It can authorize the parliament to make a law on a subject enumerated in the state list (Art.249).
  • It can authorize the parliament to create a new India service common to both the Centre and the State (Art.312).

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.

Key Points

• The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.
  • ​Hence statement 1 is correct.
• In every State, State Legal Services Authority has been constituted to give effect to the policies and directions of the NALSA and to give free legal services to the people and conduct Lok Adalats in the State.
  • ​NALSA issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country.
  • Hence statement 2 is correct.

​​​Additional Information

• Objectives of Legal Services Authorities are:
  • Provide free legal aid and advice.
  • Spread legal awareness.
  • Organize lok adalats.
  • Promote settlements of disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms. Various kinds of ADR mechanisms are Arbitration, Conciliation, Judicial settlement including settlement through Lok Adalat, or Mediation.
  • Provide compensation to victims of crime.
• Persons Eligible for Free Legal Services:
  • Women and Children
  • Persons with disability
  • Member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes
  • Industrial Workmen
  • Persons in custody
  • Victims of natural disasters, ethnic/caste violence, industrial disaster
  • Victims of Human Trafficking or Begar
  • Persons with an annual income of less than Rs. 1,00,000/- or as notified by the Central/State Governments.​