UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum

Q1. The Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs as an executive project, and no Act of Parliament was passed for it. In this context, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Parliament can still control spending on the project, because the voted expenditure on it has to be presented to the Lok Sabha as Demands for Grants.
  2. Since no enabling Act was passed, expenditure on the project is charged on the Consolidated Fund of India and is not submitted to the vote of Parliament.
  3. The Rajya Sabha has the power to refuse or reduce a Demand for Grant that funds the project.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 1 only

Q2. With reference to the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The export of an antiquity is lawful only when it is carried out by the Central Government or by an authority or agency authorised by it.
  2. A private owner who has registered an antiquity under the Act thereby acquires the right to export it.
  3. A work of art that does not meet the age threshold for an antiquity can still be brought under the Act by being declared an art treasure.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 2 and 3 only