The Election Commission of India (ECI) in its report on enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has stated that it expects star campaigners to lead by example and not vitiate the fabric of society. This has raised a debate about ECI powers to rein in MCC violations.

Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, (RP Act) lays down the requirements for registration of a political party with the ECI. Any political party that seeks registration should submit a copy of its memorandum/constitution. Such document should declare that the party shall bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India. It should also bear allegiance to the principles of socialism, secularism and democracy, and uphold the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.

Source – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/can-parties-be-de-recognis

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Passage 2

On Sunday, India-born aviator and commercial pilot along with five other space tourists became the latest set of individuals to make a short recreational trip to space. She is based in the United States, is the first space tourist from India but about 50 others have made such trips, most of them in the last three years.

She flew aboard a spacecraft of Blue Origin, one of the few private space companies offering a joy ride to people wanting to venture into space. The whole journey, from take off to landing lasted only about ten minutes, during which the spacecraft attained a maximum height of about 105 km from the Earth. The passengers — among them a 90-year-old American — got to experience weightlessness for a few minutes and observe the Earth from a height.

Source- https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech

27th MAY 2024 CLAT

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Passage 1

1. Which of this has the power to derecognise a political party if it violates the provisions of the Indian Constitution or the Representation of the People Act, 1951?

A. ECI

B. Supreme Court

C. President

D. Both a and b

2. The criteria for recognition at the ‘national’ or ‘State’ level consists of what in a general election to Lok Sabha (LS) or State Assembly (SA)?

A. winning a requisite number of seats

B. obtaining a required percentage of votes

C. Both a and b

D. A or B

3. At present, there are who many ‘national’ parties?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

4. One of the Ground for Derecognition of a Political Party as a National Party is if the party fails to secure at least __% of the total votes polled in the general election to the LS or the legislative assembly of the state concerned, and if it fails to have at least 4 MPs elected in the last LS polls (also, it doesn't win 1 seat in the LS from the same state.)

A. 5%

B. 6%

C. 8%

D. 10%

5. The Law Commission in its 255th report in which of the following year, on ‘Electoral reforms’ has also recommended amendments for de-registration of a political party if it fails to contest elections for 10 consecutive years?

A. 2015

B. 2016

C. 2018

D. 2019

Passage 2

6. Recently, _______, an India-born commercial pilot based in the US, became the first space tourist from India. She, along with five other space tourists, made a short recreational trip to space.

A. Manjul Srinivas

B. Jessica Pal

C. Gopi Thotakura

D. Amritya Saxena

7. Space travel begins at about ____ km altitude from Earth, after crossing the Karman line, which is widely accepted as the boundary line separating the Earth’s atmosphere from outer space.

A. 75

B. 90

C. 100

D. 120

8. In 2021, Virgin Galactic's founder _______ and Blue Origin's founder ______ first rocketed into space on brief suborbital flights.

A. Jeff Bezos and Richardson

B. Branson and Bezos

C. Branson and Elon Musk

D. Bezos and Branson

9. Which of this is incorrect?

A. The Karman line is the internationally recognised boundary of space.

B. The line is named after Ramos dan Kármán (1881–1963), a Polish American engineer and physicist, who was active primarily in aeronautics and astronautics.

C. He was the first person to calculate the altitude at which the atmosphere becomes too thin to support aeronautical flight and arrived at 83.6 km himself.

D. None

10. The ISRO is also developing a reusable space tourism module for an estimated cost of Rs 6 crore per trip, which is expected to be launched by which year?

A. 2030

B. 2032

C. 2035

D. 2040