Vidyanjali
PM POSHAN
Eco-clubs
Mission Karamyogi
Select the correct answer:
Answer: B
Solution: The guidelines specifically mention integrating community-centric and school-based schemes like Vidyanjali (volunteer contribution), PM POSHAN (mid-day meals), and Eco-clubs. Mission Karamyogi is a civil services capacity-building initiative and is not part of the SMC governance framework.
Answer: C
Solution: Article 241 empowers Parliament to create a High Court for a UT or designate an existing court as a High Court for that territory.
Q3. Under which provision can the Central Government extend any law in force in a State to the Union Territory of Chandigarh?
Answer: C
Solution: While the Constitution provides the general framework for UT administration, the specific power to extend state laws to Chandigarh is derived from Section 87 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. This allows the Centre to modernize the legal system in the UT via notifications.
Q4. The term "Governor is but a shorthand expression for the State Government" was observed by the Supreme Court in which of the following cases?
Answer: b
Solution: In the 2022 Perarivalan case, the SC emphasized that while the Governor is the formal head, the office is bound by the "aid and advice" of the Council of Ministers, essentially representing the State Government.
Q5. According to Article 172 of the Constitution, what is the duration of a State Legislative Assembly?
Answer: B
Solution: Article 172 explicitly states that the Assembly continues for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, after which it is automatically dissolved.
