UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Restore the trust of MPSC aspirants: HC to Maharashtra

Q1. With reference to the removal and suspension of members of a State Public Service Commission, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Although the Governor appoints the members, a member can be removed for misbehaviour only by order of the President after the Supreme Court, on a Presidential reference, reports that removal is warranted.
  2. While the Supreme Court is inquiring into a reference concerning a State Public Service Commission member, the Governor may suspend that member from office.
  3. Removing a member who takes up paid employment outside the duties of the office does not require any prior inquiry by the Supreme Court.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q2. Consider the following statements in the context of the protesters' demand that the Chairperson of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission resign: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Maharashtra government could not itself remove the Chairperson of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission in response to the protesters' demand.
  2. The Chairperson and members of a State Public Service Commission are appointed by the Governor of the State.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. A member of a State Public Service Commission acquires a personal share in the profits of a supply contract awarded by the State Government. The member does not hold this share merely as one of the members of an incorporated company. Under the Constitution, which one of the following correctly describes how the member can be removed?

  • A. The Governor, as appointing authority, may remove the member after a hearing
  • B. The President may remove the member directly, without any Supreme Court inquiry
  • C. It counts as misbehaviour, so removal requires a Supreme Court inquiry first
  • D. The State Legislature may remove the member by a resolution with special majority

Q4. With reference to the Joint State Public Service Commission and the Union Public Service Commission, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. The Chairman and members of a Joint State Public Service Commission are appointed jointly by the Governors of the participating States.
  2. A Joint State Public Service Commission can be set up only through a law made by Parliament after the legislatures of the States concerned pass resolutions to that effect.
  3. Members of a Joint State Public Service Commission retire at the same upper age limit as members of the Union Public Service Commission.
  4. The Union Public Service Commission may agree to serve the needs of a State if the Governor requests it and the President approves.
  • A. 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2, 3 and 4 only

Q5. The Constitution restricts what members of a State Public Service Commission can do after they leave office, in order to keep them independent of the government. In this context, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. On ceasing to hold office, the Chairman of a State Public Service Commission is eligible to be appointed Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission.
  2. A member other than the Chairman of a State Public Service Commission may later be appointed Chairman of the same Commission.
  3. A member of a State Public Service Commission whose term has expired may be reappointed as a member of the same Commission for a second term.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 3 only

Q6. Students alleged that the Maharashtra Public Service Commission did not conduct its examinations according to procedure. In this context, consider the following statements about the constitutional functions of Public Service Commissions: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Conducting examinations for appointments to the services of the State is a constitutional duty of the State Public Service Commission.
  2. If two or more States request it, the Union Public Service Commission has a duty to assist them in framing and operating joint recruitment schemes for services that require special qualifications.
  3. A State Public Service Commission must be consulted on how reservation of appointments for backward classes under Article 16(4) is to be provided.
  4. The Governor may make regulations specifying matters on which a State Public Service Commission need not be consulted.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 2, 3 and 4 only

Q7. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The annual report of a State Public Service Commission is laid before the State Legislature together with a memorandum explaining the cases in which the Commission's advice was not accepted.
  2. Once a State Public Service Commission has been consulted, the State Government is constitutionally bound to act in accordance with its advice.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q8. After student agitations over a recruitment examination disrupt traffic in a city, the authorities require that future protests take place only with prior permission and only at a designated venue. In this context, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The right to assemble guaranteed by Article 19(1)(b) extends only to assemblies that are peaceable and without arms.
  2. The State may restrict the right to assemble on the ground of decency or morality, as it may restrict freedom of speech.
  3. A foreign national studying in that city can invoke Article 19(1)(b) to challenge the restriction.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only