UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Space dept. posts out of UPSC purview

Q1. Under the proviso to Article 320(3) of the Constitution, regulations specifying the matters in which a Public Service Commission need not be consulted, as respects services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union, are made by which one of the following?

  • A. The President
  • B. The Union Public Service Commission
  • C. The Department of Personnel and Training
  • D. Both Houses of Parliament by resolution

Q2. With reference to regulations made under the proviso to Article 320(3) of the Constitution, consider the following statements: 1. Such regulations for posts of the Union are made by the President, while those for posts of a State are made by the Governor of that State. 2. Every such regulation is subject to modification, whether by way of repeal or amendment, by both Houses of the concerned legislature. 3. Such regulations come into force only after ratification by the Union Public Service Commission. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Such regulations for posts of the Union are made by the President, while those for posts of a State are made by the Governor of that State.
  2. Every such regulation is subject to modification, whether by way of repeal or amendment, by both Houses of the concerned legislature.
  3. Such regulations come into force only after ratification by the Union Public Service Commission.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. In the context of Article 320(3) of the Constitution, the expression 'all-India services' is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. Services common to the Union and the States whose members serve both, such as the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service
  • B. All central civil services whose cadres are controlled exclusively by the Union Government
  • C. Services confined to the administration of Union Territories
  • D. The armed forces and paramilitary services of the Union

Q4. Which of the following are correctly identified as functions/matters entrusted to the Union Public Service Commission under Article 320? 1. Conducting examinations for appointments to the services of the Union. 2. Advising on matters relating to methods of recruitment and principles to be followed in promotions and transfers. 3. Advising the President on disciplinary matters affecting a person serving under the Government of India in a civil capacity. 4. Determining the number of vacancies and creating new civil-service posts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Conducting examinations for appointments to the services of the Union.
  2. Advising on matters relating to methods of recruitment and principles to be followed in promotions and transfers.
  3. Advising the President on disciplinary matters affecting a person serving under the Government of India in a civil capacity.
  4. Determining the number of vacancies and creating new civil-service posts.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. The first formal list of posts and services excluded from the purview of the Union Public Service Commission was created by which one of the following, and with effect from which date?

  • A. The U.P.S.C. (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations, with effect from 1 September 1958
  • B. The U.P.S.C. (Members) Regulations, with effect from 26 January 1950
  • C. The All India Services Act, with effect from 29 October 1951
  • D. The U.P.S.C. (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations, with effect from 15 August 1976

Q6. For at least how many days must a regulation made under the proviso to Article 320(3) be laid before each House of Parliament after it is made?

  • A. Fourteen days
  • B. Seven days
  • C. Twenty-one days
  • D. Thirty days

Q7. The Department of Space, whose posts have now been exempted from consultation with the UPSC, functions under the direct charge of which one of the following?

  • A. The Prime Minister
  • B. The Ministry of Science and Technology
  • C. The Ministry of Defence
  • D. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Q8. Alongside the Department of Space, the exemption from UPSC consultation covers which apex policy-making body of India's space programme?

  • A. The Space Commission
  • B. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
  • C. IN-SPACe
  • D. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Q9. Which constitutional body, the country's premier central recruiting agency for higher civil posts, had consistently resisted blanket exemptions for scientific and technical departments before conceding a specific exception for the Department of Space?

  • A. The Union Public Service Commission
  • B. The Staff Selection Commission
  • C. The Department of Personnel and Training
  • D. The Central Administrative Tribunal

Q10. As respects services and posts in connection with the affairs of a State, the highest constitutional authority competent to make regulations exempting posts from consultation with the State Public Service Commission is which one of the following?

  • A. The Governor of the State
  • B. The President
  • C. The Chief Minister of the State
  • D. The Chairman of the State Public Service Commission

Q11. Reflecting the 'special selection arrangements' cited as a ground for exempting the space sector, scientists and engineers for the Indian Space Research Organisation are ordinarily recruited through which one of the following, rather than through the UPSC?

  • A. The ISRO Centralised Recruitment Board (ICRB)
  • B. The Staff Selection Commission
  • C. The Union Public Service Commission
  • D. The Department of Personnel and Training