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The Prime Minister of India has often said in public about removing redundant laws which are of no practical use. The government recently constituted which of the following committee to revisit obsolete laws in India? 

Consider the following statements about the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill 2017:
1. It aims to establish a permanent tribunal to resolve river water disputes between states.
2. It provides for the establishment of Disputes Resolution Committee which shall try to settle disputes through negotiation.
3. It provides for appointment of experts known as Assessors from the Central Water Engineering Services.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following committees suggested abolition of Haj Subsidy?

Which of the following conditions fulfill the criteria of Office of Profit?
1. The office must be under the appointment of government concerned.
2. The benefits, perks, salary, or any financial gain must be released from public exchequer.
3. A Member of Parliament or State Legislative Assembly can be disqualified for holding Office of Profit.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
 

Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has been constituted under?

Which of the following are the functions of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament?
1. To examine, in the light of CAG's report, the accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the Parliament.
2. To examine, in the light of CAG's report, the statement of accounts of state corporations, trading and manufacturing projects except of those as are allotted to the committee on public undertakings.
3. To examine the statement of accounts of autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies, the audit of which is conducted by the CAG.
4. To examine if any money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted by house of people for that purpose.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in the following four states?

Which of the following features is a part of the Indian Parliamentary System?
1. Independent Judiciary
2. Collective responsibility of the executive to the legislature.
3. A written Constitution.
4. Presence of de jure and de facto executives.
5. Individual responsibility of the executive to the legislature.
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Consider the following statements about Public Service Commission:
1. The Constitution does not fix the number of members of the Union Public Service Commission.
2. One-half of the members of the UPSC should be persons who have held office under the Government of India or of a state for at least five years.
3. The Chairman and members of the UPSC hold office for a term of five years or until they attain the age of 60 years.
4. Members of Joint Public Service Commission are appointed by the Governors of respective States and hold office till the age of 65 years. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

Consider the following statements about Censure Motion and No-Confidence Motion:
1. A motion of Censure need not specify any grounds on which it is based, a No-confidence Motion must set out the grounds or charges on which it is based and is moved for specific purpose.
2. No leave of the house is required to move a No-Confidence motion whereas a motion of Censure once admitted has to be taken up within ten days of the leave being granted.
3. The Government must resign if a no-confidence motion is passed, whereas the Government need not resign if a censure motion is passed.
4. A censure motion can be moved in both, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, whereas no-confidence motion can be moved only in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?