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As SSC CGL & MTS notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of quizzes are based on the latest pattern of the SSC CGL & MTS examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.
1-2. In the question given below, choose the word most similar in meaning to the given word and mark your answer.
1 LOATHING
A. Warmth
B. Affectation
C. Hatred
D. Affection
2 GAOL
A. Destination
B. Garden
C. Jail
D. Bird
3-5. In the following question, find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A), (B) and (C). If there is no error, mark your answer as (D).
3 He was (A)/ not in position to state (B)/ the speed the ship travelled (C)/ No Error. (D).
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
4 Some categorically suspected (A)/ having seen the (B) guard and theif together (C)/ No Error. (D).
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
5 By the time she had finshed her work (A)/ I had nearly given up (B)/ all hope of arriving at the party in time. (C)/ No Error. (D).
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
6-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.
The Kesavananda Bharathi judgement or His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Anr. is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that outlined the Basic Structure doctrine of the Constitution. Justice Hans Raj Khanna asserted through this doctrine that the constitution possesses a basic structure of constitutional principles and values. The Court cemented the prior precedent Golaknath v. State of Punjab AIR 1967 SC 1643, which held that constitutional amendments pursuant to Article 368 were subject to fundamental rights review.
The Basic Structure doctrine forms the basis of power of the Indian judiciary to review, and strike down, amendments to the Constitution of India enacted by the Indian parliament which conflict with or seek to alter this basic structure of the Constitution.
The 13-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court deliberated on the limitations, if any, of the powers of the elected representatives of the people and the nature of fundamental rights of an individual. In a sharply divided verdict, by a margin of 7-6, the court held that while the Parliament has "wide" powers, it did not have the power to destroy or emasculate the basic elements or fundamental features of the constitution.
Although the court upheld the basic structure doctrine by only the narrowest of margins, it has since gained widespread acceptance and legitimacy due to subsequent cases and judgments. Primary among these was the imposition of the state of emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1975, and the subsequent attempt to suppress her prosecution through the 39th Amendment. When the Kesavananda case was decided, the underlying apprehension of the majority bench that elected representatives could not be trusted to act responsibly was perceived to be unprecedented. However, the passage of the 39th Amendment proved that in fact this apprehension was well-founded. In Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain, a Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court used the basic structure doctrine to strike down the 39th amendment and paved the way for restoration of Indian democracy.
The Kesavananda judgment also defined the extent to which Parliament could restrict property rights, in pursuit of land reform and the redistribution of large landholdings to cultivators, overruling previous decisions that suggested that the right to property could not be restricted. The case was a culmination of a series of cases relating to limitations to the power to amend the Indian constitution.
6 The narrow margin by which the Keshavanada verdict implies?
A. President cannot take the fundamental rights of the citizen.
B. The Supreme court cannot suppress the fundamental rights of the citizen.
C. The basic structure of the constitution should not be hampered by anyone in the country.
D. No court can suppress the fundamental right of any citizens.
7 What do we What was the outcome of the Kesavananda judgement?
(A) Right to property was repealed
(B) Right to Privacy was further strengthened
(C) Dictatorship of President by some amendment was nullified
A. A and C
B. A and B
C. A B and C
D. All of the above
8 What do we mean by the word “culmination”?
A. Joined
B. Separated
C. Outcome
D. Aggregated
9 Through which article can Articles be amended?
A. 39th
B. 368th
C. Both A and B
D. Not mentioned in the passage.
10 What is the effect of the word “cemented” in the sentence, “The Court cemented the prior precedent Golaknath v. State of Punjab”?
A. Nullified
B. Stopped
C. Hindered
D. Encouraged
Answers:-
Q.1 (C)
Q.2 (C)
Q.3 (C)
Q.4 (C)
Q.5 (A)
Q.6 (C)
Q.7 (A)
Q.8 (D)
Q.9 (B)
Q.10 (A)
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