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Q11. PARAKH stands for Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development. 2. PARAKH was set up in NCERT as an independent constituent unit. 3. PARAKH was set up through an NCERT notification dated 8 February 2023. 4. PARAKH was established as a cell of Rajasthan Public Service Commission. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct from the PARAKH site. Statement 4 is false because PARAKH is in NCERT, not RPSC.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. The NTA was set up by the Ministry of Education as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organisation. 2. NTA was registered as a society on 15.05.2018 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. 3. NTA's mandate is restricted to admission tests and excludes recruitment-purpose examinations. 4. NTA's stated goals include creating a question bank for all subjects using modern techniques. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are true from NTA's RTI manual. Statement 3 is false because NTA's goals include tests for admission and recruitment purposes. Statement 4 is true: the manual lists creating a question bank for all subjects using modern techniques.
Q3Consider the following statements about the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024: 1. The Act is called the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. 2. India Code records 21 June 2024 as the notified date on which the Act came into force. 3. The Act's definition of public examination is limited only to examinations conducted by State Public Service Commissions. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true because section 1 gives that short title. Statement 2 is true because the India Code footnote records 21 June 2024 as the commencement notification date. Statement 3 is false: the definition covers authorities specified in the Schedule or notified by the Central Government, not only State Public Service Commissions.
Q4With reference to the administrative control of NTA, consider the following statements: 1. The Government of India may give directions to NTA and its General Body on policies. 2. NTA is bound to comply with such policy directions of the Government of India. 3. The Director General of NTA is ranked and paid equivalent to a State village-level functionary. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Ministry order says Government of India directions on NTA policies are binding. Statement 3 is false because the Director General is described as equivalent in rank and pay to a Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
Q5With reference to the mandate of the National Testing Agency, consider the following statements: 1. NTA was established as an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization. 2. Its stated mandate was to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions in the country. 3. Its initial mandate was to conduct elections to State legislatures. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Ministry order describes NTA as an autonomous, self-sustained premier testing organization for entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. Statement 3 is false because the mandate cited is entrance testing, not legislative elections.
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6Consider the following statements about RPSC and Public Service Commissions: 1. RPSC's annual report says that an ordinance establishing the Rajasthan Public Service Commission was promulgated on 16 August 1949. 2. The same report says RPSC came into existence from 22 December 1949 after notification regarding appointment of the Chairman and Members. 3. The report links provisions on Public Service Commissions and appointment and term of members to Articles 315 and 316 respectively. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about offences and punishments under the Public Examinations Act, 2024: 1. All offences under the Act are non-cognizable and bailable. 2. Persons resorting to unfair means may be punished with imprisonment for not less than three years, extendable to five years, and fine up to ten lakh rupees. 3. A service provider can be fined up to one crore rupees and barred for four years from being assigned responsibility for conducting any public examination. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. On ceasing to hold office, the Chairman of the UPSC is ineligible for further employment under either the Government of India or a State Government. 2. A State Public Service Commission Chairman may become Chairman or member of the UPSC, or Chairman of another State PSC, but not take other government employment. 3. A member other than the Chairman of the UPSC may become Chairman of the UPSC or Chairman of a State PSC. 4. A member other than the Chairman of a State PSC is barred from appointment as a member of the UPSC. Which of the statements given above are correct?
91. Article 315 provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and for each State. 2. Two or more States may agree to have one Public Service Commission for that group of States. 3. The UPSC may serve a State’s needs on the Governor’s request without the President’s approval. 4. References to a State Public Service Commission mean the Commission serving the State’s needs in the matter concerned. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. Article 315 provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State. 2. A Joint State Public Service Commission for two or more States can be provided by Parliament by law after the concerned State Legislature(s) pass the required resolution. 3. The Union Public Service Commission may serve the needs of a State merely on the request of the Chief Minister, without the President's approval. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State. 2. Two or more States may agree to have one Public Service Commission for that group of States. 3. A Joint State Public Service Commission is appointed by the Governor without any law made by Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about unfair means under the 2024 Act: 1. Leakage of question paper or answer key is included within unfair means. 2. Creating a fake website to cheat or for monetary gain is excluded from the list of unfair means. 3. Tampering with answer sheets, including OMR response sheets, is included within unfair means. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13With reference to financial and reporting safeguards for Public Service Commissions, consider the following statements: 1. The expenses of the Union Public Service Commission are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. 2. A State Public Service Commission presents its annual report to the Governor of the State. 3. The annual report of a State Public Service Commission is laid before Parliament by the President. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about Article 320 of the Constitution: 1. Public Service Commissions conduct examinations for appointments to Union and State services respectively. 2. They are to be consulted on matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and civil posts. 3. The Governor may make regulations specifying matters in which consultation with the State Public Service Commission is not necessary. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements: 1. The National Testing Agency was to be chaired by an eminent educationist appointed by MHRD. 2. The CEO of the National Testing Agency was to be the Director General appointed by the Government. 3. The National Testing Agency was to have no Board of Governors from user institutions. Which of the statements given above are correct?