UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar Launches ‘Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan’ to Strengthen Intergenerational Bonding

Q1. With reference to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A senior citizen who has no children can claim maintenance from a relative who would inherit the senior citizen's property.
  2. A party to proceedings before a Maintenance Tribunal cannot be represented by a legal practitioner.
  3. Abandoning a senior citizen by a person who has the care of that senior citizen is a punishable offence.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A Maintenance Tribunal can order a person to pay a monthly allowance to a parent whom that person has neglected.
  2. This obligation flows directly from Article 41 of the Constitution, which binds private individuals as well as 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. Consider the following assertion: A State government that scales down an old-age assistance scheme, citing inadequate finances, cannot ordinarily be compelled by a court to restore it merely on the basis of Article 41 of the Constitution. Which of the statements given above support/supports the assertion?

  1. The provisions of Part IV of the Constitution are not enforceable by any court.
  2. Article 41 makes the State's duty to provide public assistance in old age subject to the limits of its economic capacity and development.
  3. Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, a senior citizen can claim maintenance from children through a Tribunal.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. With reference to the National Policy on Older Persons, 1999 and the institutional arrangements linked to it, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Policy envisages protection of older persons against abuse and exploitation, in addition to financial security and health care.
  2. The Policy, by itself, gives parents a legally enforceable claim to maintenance from their children.
  3. The National Council for Older Persons was set up as a statutory body under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q5. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002 is a binding treaty, and a committee of independent experts monitors whether States Parties comply with it.
  2. The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing was adopted together with a Political Declaration at the Second World Assembly on Ageing.
  • 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