APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions based on Assam Tribune (Daily) –18/02/2026
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APSC MCQs / APSC Prelims Practice Questions (Date: 18/02/2025)
Q1. The Annual Financial Statement of a State Government is laid before the Legislature under:
A. Article 202
B. Article 206
C. Article 266
D. Article 324
✅ Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Article 202 provides for the Annual Financial Statement (State Budget).
Q2. A Vote on Account for a State Government is provided under:
A. Article 202
B. Article 206
C. Article 226
D. Article 356
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Article 206 allows withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of the State pending full budget approval.
Q3. Article 235 of the Constitution relates to:
A. Control of subordinate courts by High Courts
B. Emergency provisions
C. Powers of Parliament
D. State Finance Commission
✅ Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Article 235 vests control over subordinate courts in the High Court.
Q4. The right to speedy justice has been interpreted as part of:
A. Article 14
B. Article 19
C. Article 21
D. Article 368
✅ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The Supreme Court has interpreted Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty) to include the right to speedy trial.
Q5. The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) primarily tracks:
A. Election expenditure
B. Judicial case pendency data
C. Legislative bills
D. Police FIR registration
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
NJDG is a database that tracks pendency and disposal of cases across courts.
Q6. Land reforms fall under which List of the Seventh Schedule?
A. Concurrent List
B. Residuary List
C. State List
D. Union List
✅ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Land is a subject under the State List (List II).
Q7. The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 primarily dealt with:
A. Industrial licensing
B. Labour welfare in plantations
C. Mining safety
D. Urban employment
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 regulated welfare and working conditions in plantations.
Q8. Critical minerals are strategically important primarily because they are used in:
A. Food grain storage
B. Renewable energy and advanced technologies
C. Textile manufacturing only
D. Water purification
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Critical minerals like lithium and cobalt are essential for EV batteries, semiconductors, and renewable technologies.
Q9. The term “Strategic Autonomy” in India’s foreign policy implies:
A. Complete military isolation
B. Dependence on one global power
C. Independent foreign policy decision-making
D. Withdrawal from global institutions
✅ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Strategic autonomy refers to maintaining independent policy choices without alliance dependency.
Q10. Capital expenditure by a government generally results in:
A. Creation of productive assets
B. Increase in subsidies only
C. Payment of salaries
D. Transfer payments
✅ Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Capital expenditure leads to asset creation, such as infrastructure.
Q11. Which of the following best describes a “pattā” in land administration?
A. Lease of mineral rights
B. Legal document conferring land ownership
C. Tax exemption certificate
D. Urban zoning permit
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
A pattā is a legal document granting land ownership rights.
Q12. Under Article 226, High Courts can issue writs for:
A. Amendment of the Constitution
B. Enforcement of Fundamental Rights only
C. Enforcement of Fundamental Rights and other legal rights
D. Removal of Governors
✅ Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Article 226 empowers High Courts to issue writs for Fundamental Rights and any other purpose, making it broader than Article 32.
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