UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan Commissions Indian Navy’s First Indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel INS Samarthak at Karwar
Q1. With reference to the election of the Vice-President of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A candidate must be qualified for election as a member of the Council of States, not merely of the House of the People.
- Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha are excluded from the electoral college, as they do not represent any constituency.
- Elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies form part of the electoral college, as they do in the presidential election.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1 only
Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- While acting as President during a vacancy in that office, the Vice-President exercises the supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union.
- The Vice-President is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.
- 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. With reference to the 'Buy (Indian-IDDM)' category under the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- DAP 2020 lowered the minimum indigenous content required in this category compared with DPP 2016, to widen the vendor base.
- A product designed abroad and only manufactured in India under licence does not, for that reason alone, meet this category's design criterion.
- This category has the highest priority among the categories for capital acquisition.
- A. 2 and 3 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3