Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Tuesday, February 26th  2013

Topic	Page No.
Deciding who gets to eat	10
Building inclusive cities	10
‘Yes, insurance needs better cover but not with foreign capital	11
PSLV-C20 puts SARAL, 6 other satellites in precise orbits	13
The Oscars surprises, but not with the awards	20

Polity

11. Which amendment to the Indian Constitution made it necessary on the part of the President to accept the advice given by the Council of Ministers? – 42^nd amendment

12. From which constitution did our Indian Constitution borrow the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy? – Ireland

13. Article 80 of the constitution of India lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of which 12 members are nominated by the president and 238 are representatives of the – States and of the two Union Territories

14. How many members can be nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha? – Twelve

15. In India, the population census is a Union Subject under which Article of Indian constitution? – Article 246

16. In India, the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) was first constituted on – April 3, 1952   

17. Currently, who is the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha? – Shumsber K.Sheriff

18. For a maximum period of how many days can a Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha be detained by the Rajya Sabha? – Fourteen days   

Questions

1.Match the following:

Revolt Led byPlace

A.Gen. Bakht Khan1.Delhi

B.Nana Sahib2.Kanpur

C.Hazrat Mahal3.Lucknow

D.Kunwar Singh4.Jagdishpur

Code:

ABCD

(a)4321

(b)3412

(c)2143

(d)1234

2.Choose the correct code:

(a)Arya Samaj - Raja Rammohan Roy - Bombay

(b)Ramakrishna Mission- Ramakrishna Paramhans - Midnapur

(c)Theosophical Society-Blowatskey and Olcott- U.S.

(d)Muhammadan Literary Society- Sayyad Ahmed Khan - Allahabad

3.Consider the following statements:

1.Lord Curzon in 1905 issued an order of partitioning the province of Bengal in 3 parts.

2.Massive protest under leadership of Surendera Nath Benerjee and Krishna Kumar Mitra was organized in Town Hall, Calcutta.

3.'Amar Sonar Bangla' was composed by R.N. Tagore on the eve of partition.

4.National Boycott, Education, Swaraj were the Components of Swadeshi Movement.

Choose the correct answer:

(a)All

(b)None

(c)1, 3 and 4

(d)2, 3 and 4

(e)1 and 2 only

4.In context of Mahatma Gandhi consider the following statements:

1.1st -Non cooperation Movement - Kheda

2.1st-Civil Disobedience Movement- Champaran

3.1st-Hunger Strike - Ahmedabad

4.1st-All India Satyagraha- Rowlatt Act

Choose the correct codes:

(a)All   (b)None

(c)1, 2 and 3(d)1, 3 and 4

(e)1 and 4

5.Consider the following statement:

1.Committee on Agricultural Cost and Prices was set up in 1965 and is presently under ministry of food Processing Industries.

2.CACP's functions includes advising on price policy, recommending measures for making price policy effective, examining prevailing method and costs of marketing, suggest measures to reduce costs of marketing and recommend fair price margins.

3.MSP-maximum support price is the price at which govt. is ready to purchase the production of crop from the farmer.

4.CIP-Central Issue Price is the price at which the state Govt. has to sell the agriculture produce to the BPL at the ration shops.

Which of the following codes are correct:

(a)All(b)1, 2 and 3

(c)1, 3 and 4  (d)2, 3 and 4

(e)1, 2 and 4

Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Monday, February 26th  2013

Topic	Page No.
Deciding who gets to eat	10
Building inclusive cities	10
‘Yes, insurance needs better cover but not with foreign capital	11
PSLV-C20 puts SARAL, 6 other satellites in precise orbits	13
The Oscars surprises, but not with the awards	20

Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Monday, February 25^th  2013

Topic	Page No.
Dhoni pounds Australia	1
CBI finally gets documents, may begin investigation into chopper deal	1
Death sentence in Rajiv case will mean double penalty: ex-judge	1
Don’t lower your guard	10
Taking freedom of mobility seriously	10
Sharper eye on earth’s waters	11
Oil and gas players hope for tax incentives	13
How Bansal raises revenue will be highlight of Rail budget	13
Business Review (full page)	15
AAP gearing to test Haryana’s political waters	20

Polity

1. Which terms refers to the existence more than one level of government in the country? – Federalism

2. By which amendment of the Indian Consitution the voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years? – Sixty one Amendment

3. No Money Bill or demand for grant can be introduced or moved in Parliament, unless it has been recommended by the President. This is an example of – Financial powers

4. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands and changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Paliament in – Year 1973

5. Who was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha? – Dr. S.Radhakrishnan

6. According to the Indian constitution, how many kinds of emergencies are mentioned? – Three

7. The chairman and other members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the – President of India

8. The objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on – 22^nd January 1947

9. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Wheel of the Indian National Flag? – Twenty four

10. Which of the following words was added into the pre – amble of the constitution by the 42^nd amendment Act, 1976? – Socialist

Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Thursday, February 21^st 2013

Topic	Page No.
Execution of Veerappan aides stayed for 6 weeks	1
Centre notifies Cauvery award	1
Cameron defends not saying sorry for Jallianwala Bagh	1
Violence mars trade union strike	1
Suffering and sharing	10
Selecting the next CAG	10
Understanding the disconnect	10
A swim test in the Indian Ocean	11
Air Asia and Tata Group join hands for budget airline	16
Cabinet to take a call on Vodafone tax dispute FM	16
Exports target may be missed	16
GST, still a mirage?	16
Science and tech full paper	18 & 19
Ancinet copper plates, gold coins found in Karnataka temple	22
World’s largest camera trap study gets its millionth photo	22

Topics to be covered from Hindu Paper dated on Friday, February 22^nd 2013

Topic	Page No.
TWIN Blasts Rattle Hyderabad	1
The Truth must be told	14
Winning the battle but losing the war	14
Navigating the tricky passage to India	15
Nobel keeps kudos but new award is fairer	15
Austere year likely for Defence	17