Practice Test

With reference to horticulture India has witnessed
1. voluminous increase in horticulture production over the last few years.
2. Under the purview of agriculture and allied activities, the share of plan outlay for horticulture, which was 3.9 per cent during Ninth Plan, has increased to 4.2 per cent during the Twelfth Plan.

3. The percentage share of horticulture output in agriculture is more than 33 per cent.
Select the correct answer on capital expenditure using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to relationship between the fundamental rights, directive principles and fundamental duties
1. The Directive Principles have been used to uphold the Constitutional validity of legislations in case of a conflict with the Fundamental Rights.

2. Article 31C, added by the 25th Amendment in 1971, provided that any law made to give effect to the Directive Principles in Article 39(b)–(c) would not be invalid on the grounds that they derogated from the Fundamental Rights conferred by Articles 14, 19 and 31.

3. The application of this article was sought to be extended to all the Directive Principles by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, but the Supreme Court struck down the extension as void on the ground that it violated the basic structure of the Constitution.
4. The Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles have also been used together in forming the basis of legislation for social welfare.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Aim of the Swarajya Party was to—