UP Civil Judge Mains 2018 Question Paper

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U.P. Judicial Service Civil Judge (Main) Examination 2018

UTTAR PRADESH JUDICIAL SERVICE (UP PCS-J) MAINS

PAPER I: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Time Allowed: Three Hours

Maximum Marks: 200

All questions are compulsory. Marks carried by each question are indicated against it. Word

limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.

1. (a) Mention the methods of delimiting constituencies for Parliamentary elections in

India. (Word limit: 75) (5 marks)

(b) In what ways can the President of India ascertain the views of the Supreme Court on

a particular bill? (Word limit: 75) (5 marks)

(c) Discuss in brief the Constitutional provisions regarding the rights of children. (Word

limit: 75) (5 marks)

(d) Mention the provisions in the Indian Constitution that maintain the independence of

Public Service Commissions. (Word limit: 75) (5 marks)

2. Critically analyse the following (Word limit: 50 each):

(i) Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Japan (October 2018). (5 marks)

(ii) Namami Gange Programme. (5 marks)

(iii) BRICS Summit, 2018. (5 marks)

(iv) Performance of India in the 2018 Asian Games. (5 marks)

3. How did the movement for the liberation of women receive stimulus from the rise

and growth of the National Movement in India? (Word limit: 75) (5 marks)

Trace the growth of the Indian Home Rule Movement in Britain. (Word limit: 75)

(5 marks)

“The mainstay of Mahatma Gandhi’s movement was rural India.” Elucidate. (Word

Mention the major regulations enacted by the British rulers to curb the freedom of

the press in India. (Word limit: 75) (5 marks)

4. Write notes on the following (Word limit: 50 each): (20 marks)

Pratyush.

Chandrayaan-II.

Agni-V.