Questions in UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 connected with ‘Important Acts that Transformed India’ Book

3. Question based on the provisions of The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003

Along with the Budget, the Finance Minister also places other documents before the Parliament which include “The Macro-Economic Framework Statement. The aforesaid document is presented because this is mandated by
(a) Long-standing parliamentary convention
(b) Article 112 and Article 110 (1) of the Constitution of India
(c) Article 113 of the Constitution of India
(d) Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003

Reference: Important Acts that Transformed India, Chapter: The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003, Page No: 236

4. Question based on the provisions of The Environment Protection Act

Question UPSC CSE 2020) Consider the following statements:

1. 36% of India’s districts are classified as “overexploited” or “critical” by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).
2. CGWA was formed under the Environment (Protection) Act.
3. India has the largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 2 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

Reference: Important Acts that Transformed India, Chapter: The Environment Protection Act, 1986, Page: 356

5. Question based on the provisions of The Wildlife Protection Act 1972

Question UPSC CSE 2020) If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, what is the implication?

(a) A licence is required to cultivate that plant.

(b) Such a plant cannot be cultivated under any circumstances.

(c) It is a Genetically Modified crop plant.

(d) Such a plant is invasive and harmful to the ecosystem

Reference: Important Acts that Transformed India, Chapter: The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, Page: 354

6. Question based on the provisions of The Legal Services Authorities Act 1987

Question UPSC CSE 2020) In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens?
1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs 1,00,000
2. Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs 2,00,000
3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs 3,00,000
4. All Senior Citizens
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 4 only

Not covered as part of the 100 Must-Know Acts in the book. We will add this along the Online Learning Materials provided.

Conclusion

We don’t intend to say that every UPSC Question was picked from the book.

The book was released only on September 2020. UPSC Question paper should have been set much before that.

We also don’t mean to claim that all questions phrases are directly mentioned in the book. Some questions could be directly answered, while some questions need an additional application of understanding and co-relation.

The purpose of this post is to make aspirants aware that ‘important acts’ is a high-priority topic from which a lot of questions are asked in both Prelims and Mains. There is no surprise in this because UPSC expects future IAS and IPS officers to be knowledgeable about the important Acts/Bills/Rules etc.

You can download the comparison PDF here.

It’s the mission to ClearIAS to add real value in learning. The author, Alex Andrews George, earlier, had also come up with another best-selling book on Judiciary – Important Judgments that transformed India – which covered 30 landmark Supreme Court Cases. All online and offline initiatives of ClearIAS are intended to save the time and effort of aspirants who prepare by self-study. We wish to make your life easy and better!

For more details of the ‘Important Acts that Transformed India’ book and its contents refer: 100 Must Know Acts Enacted by the Indian Parliament.