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1. |
The Union List consists of |
A. | 97 subjects |
B. | 61 subjects |
C. | 47 subjects |
D. | 73 subjects |
Answer» A. 97 subjects |
2. |
An interpretation of the Constitution of India is based on the spirit of |
A. | Fundamental Duties |
B. | Fundamental Rights |
C. | Preamble |
D. | Federal System |
Answer» C. Preamble |
3. |
The Constituent Assembly was set according to the proposals of |
A. | The Cripps Mission |
B. | the Cabinet Mission |
C. | Mountbatten Plan |
D. | Rajagopalachari Plan |
Answer» B. the Cabinet Mission |
4. |
The Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India were adopted from |
A. | Canadian Constitution |
B. | Russian Constitution |
C. | American Constitution |
D. | French Constitution |
Answer» B. Russian Constitution |
5. |
Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the Fundamental Duties |
A. | Article 32 |
B. | Article 50 |
C. | Article51 |
D. | Article 51 A |
Answer» D. Article 51 A |
6. |
In India Right to Property is a |
A. | Moral Right |
B. | Legal Right |
C. | Fundamental Right |
D. | Personal Right |
Answer» B. Legal Right |
7. |
Which article is referred to as ‘the jewel of the Constitution’ |
A. | Article 352 |
B. | Article 123 |
C. | Article 32 |
D. | Article 31 |
Answer» C. Article 32 |
8. |
Which writ give the meaning ‘we command’ in letters |
A. | Habeas Corpus |
B. | Prohibition |
C. | Quo Warranto |
D. | Mandamus |
Answer» D. Mandamus |
9. |
Which of the following is not included in the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India? |
A. | Right to adequate means of livelihood |
B. | Right to Freedom |
C. | Right against Exploitation |
D. | Right to Equality |
Answer» A. Right to adequate means of livelihood |
10. |
The Directive Principles of State Policy have been adopted from |
A. | US Constitution |
B. | Irish Constitution |
C. | French Constitution |
D. | Canadian Constitution |
Answer» B. Irish Constitution |
11. |
Keshavananda Bharati case was associated with |
A. | Fundamental Rights |
B. | Directive Principles of State Policy |
C. | State right |
D. | Armed rebellion |
Answer» A. Fundamental Rights |
12. |
The word ‘socialist’ was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which amendment |
A. | 44th |
B. | 27th |
C. | 21st |
D. | 42nd |
Answer» D. 42nd |
13. |
The Constitution of India is |
A. | Rigid |
B. | flexible |
C. | Combination of rigidity and flexibility |
D. | Neither rigid nor flexible |
Answer» C. Combination of rigidity and flexibility |
14. |
Right to Freedom is guaranteed in which article |
A. | 17 |
B. | 19 |
C. | 18 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» B. 19 |
15. |
Directive Principles of State Policy is |
A. | Justifiable |
B. | non-justifiable |
C. | mandatory |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. non-justifiable |
16. |
The word ‘secularism’ was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which amendment |
A. | 40th |
B. | 42nd |
C. | 44th |
D. | 46th |
Answer» B. 42nd |
17. |
Right to Property is included in Article |
A. | 32 |
B. | 19 |
C. | 31 |
D. | 14 |
Answer» C. 31 |
18. |
Right to Property was removed from Fundamental Rights by which amendment |
A. | 29th |
B. | 25th |
C. | 44th |
D. | 42nd |
Answer» C. 44th |
19. |
Part IV A of the Indian Constitution deal with |
A. | Fundamental Duties |
B. | Fundamental Rights |
C. | Directive Principles of state Policy |
D. | Citizenship |
Answer» A. Fundamental Duties |
20. |
The procedure for amending the Constitution of India is |
A. | Rigid |
B. | flexible |
C. | partly rigid and flexible |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. partly rigid and flexible |
21. |
Elections to the local government bodies are made mandatory by which amendment |
A. | 72nd |
B. | 73rd |
C. | 64th |
D. | 63rd |
Answer» B. 73rd |
22. |
Panchayath Raj is included in the |
A. | Union list |
B. | Concurrent list |
C. | State list |
D. | Residuary power |
Answer» C. State list |
23. |
Village Panchayath is organized under which article of the Constitution of India |
A. | Article 37 |
B. | Article 38 |
C. | Article 39 |
D. | Article 40 |
Answer» D. Article 40 |
24. |
Among the following which agency conducts election to the local bodies |
A. | National Election Commission |
B. | State Election Commission |
C. | Local bodies themselves |
D. | the Government |
Answer» B. State Election Commission |
25. |
The chairman of the National Development Council is the |
A. | Prime Minister |
B. | President |
C. | Vice President |
D. | Governor |
Answer» A. Prime Minister |
26. |
Who appoints the chairman of the Finance Commission |
A. | The President |
B. | Prime Minister |
C. | Council of Ministers |
D. | Vice President |
Answer» A. The President |
27. |
The members of the Council of states in India is elected for a period of |
A. | 4 years |
B. | 5 years |
C. | 6 years |
D. | life term |
Answer» C. 6 years |
28. |
The President can’t --------------------- Lok Sabha |
A. | Dissolve |
B. | adjourn |
C. | prorogue |
D. | summon |
Answer» B. adjourn |
29. |
The duration of an ordinance issued by the President of India is |
A. | 6weeks |
B. | 1 year |
C. | 6 months |
D. | 6 weeks from the date of assembly of the Parliament |
Answer» D. 6 weeks from the date of assembly of the Parliament |
30. |
All speeches made in the House of People are addressed to |
A. | The Prime Minister |
B. | The Speaker |
C. | Minister for Parliamentary Affairs |
D. | Respective Ministers |
Answer» B. The Speaker |
31. |
Who promulgates ordinance in states |
A. | Governor |
B. | Chief Minister |
C. | President |
D. | Chief Justice |
Answer» A. Governor |
32. |
Who presides over the joint sitting of the Parliament |
A. | President |
B. | Vice President |
C. | Speaker |
D. | Chief Justice |
Answer» C. Speaker |
33. |
The amending power of the Constitution of India is described in Article |
A. | 352 |
B. | 368 |
C. | 360 |
D. | 395 |
Answer» B. 368 |
34. |
The ex-officio chairman of the Council of states is |
A. | Speaker |
B. | Vice President |
C. | Deputy Speaker |
D. | Deputy Chairman |
Answer» B. Vice President |
35. |
In India the Council of state is responsible to |
A. | The people |
B. | the state |
C. | local government |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. the state |
36. |
The number of the Anglo Indians nominated to the House of People is |
A. | 4 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 1 |
Answer» C. 2 |
37. |
The number of nominated members to the council of states is |
A. | 18 |
B. | 12 |
C. | 20 |
D. | 16 |
Answer» B. 12 |
38. |
The number of elected members to the House of the People |
A. | 540 |
B. | 542 |
C. | 543 |
D. | 545 |
Answer» C. 543 |
39. |
Who is the person authorized to conduct the election of the speaker in a newly elected House of the People in India |
A. | Prime Minister |
B. | Speaker |
C. | Proterm speaker |
D. | Deputy Speaker |
Answer» C. Proterm speaker |
40. |
Who was the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee |
A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
B. | Dr B.R. Ambedkar |
C. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
D. | Sardar Vallabhai Patel |
Answer» B. Dr B.R. Ambedkar |
41. |
How many methods are there to amend the Constitution of India |
A. | 5 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» C. 3 |
42. |
Quo warranto is |
A. | Writ |
B. | statute |
C. | Treaty |
D. | Act |
Answer» A. Writ |
43. |
Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deal with |
A. | centre-state relations |
B. | Supreme Court |
C. | state emergency |
D. | national emergency |
Answer» D. national emergency |
44. |
Which Right was remarked by Dr B.R. Ambedkar as the “heart and soul of the Constitution” |
A. | Right to Equality |
B. | Right to Freedom |
C. | Right to Education |
D. | Right to Constitutional remedies |
Answer» D. Right to Constitutional remedies |
45. |
The Indian constitution guarantees how many categories of Fundamental Rights |
A. | 5 |
B. | 6 |
C. | 7 |
D. | 8 |
Answer» B. 6 |
46. |
Which Constitutional amendment incorporated the Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India? |
A. | 40th |
B. | 44th |
C. | 42nd |
D. | 50th |
Answer» C. 42nd |
47. |
Right to property was deleted by which amendment |
A. | 71st |
B. | 44th |
C. | 42nd |
D. | 68th |
Answer» B. 44th |
48. |
Who said “the Preamble is the key to the Constitution” |
A. | Dr B.R. Ambedkar |
B. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
Answer» A. Dr B.R. Ambedkar |
49. |
Article 19 of the Constitution of India contains |
A. | 9 Fundamental Freedoms |
B. | 8 Fundamental Freedoms |
C. | 7 Fundamental Freedoms |
D. | 6 Fundamental Freedoms |
Answer» D. 6 Fundamental Freedoms |
50. |
The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is appointed by |
A. | Prime Minister |
B. | President |
C. | Vice President |
D. | Council of Ministers |
Answer» B. President |
51. |
Which among the following is not a Fundamental Right? |
A. | Right to Equality |
B. | Right to Property |
C. | Right to Freedom |
D. | Right against exploitation |
Answer» B. Right to Property |
52. |
Rights given in the Constitution are called Fundamental Right because |
A. | They are natural rights |
B. | They can’t be suspended |
C. | They are a part of the Constitution |
D. | They can be enforced and safeguarded by the courts |
Answer» D. They can be enforced and safeguarded by the courts |
53. |
Article 32 stands suspended during an emergency under Article |
A. | 352 |
B. | 356 |
C. | 360 |
D. | 362 |
Answer» A. 352 |
54. |
Right to privacy is contained in |
A. | Article 22 |
B. | Article 19 |
C. | Article 21 |
D. | Article 22 |
Answer» C. Article 21 |
55. |
Freedom of expression is included in the article |
A. | 15 |
B. | 19 |
C. | 21 |
D. | 22 |
Answer» B. 19 |
56. |
The emergency provisions of the Constitution of India have been borrowed from |
A. | German Constitution |
B. | American Constitution |
C. | French Constitution |
D. | Irish Constitution |
Answer» A. German Constitution |
57. |
Concurrent list was adopted from |
A. | Russian Constitution |
B. | American Constitution |
C. | Swiss constitution |
D. | French Constitution |
E. | Australian Constitution |
Answer» E. Australian Constitution |
58. |
Equality before law and Equal protection of law have been modelled on the Constitution of |
A. | Britain |
B. | America |
C. | Russian |
D. | Switzerland |
Answer» A. Britain |
59. |
Which article of the constitution of India empower the President to take over the administration of a state on the basis of failure of constitutional machinery |
A. | 365 |
B. | 352 |
C. | 356 |
D. | 360 |
Answer» C. 356 |
60. |
In India the power of ‘amnesty’ has been given to the |
A. | President |
B. | Prime Minister |
C. | Chief of the army |
D. | Parliament |
Answer» A. President |
61. |
The President’s rule in a state can be continued at a stretch for a maximum period of |
A. | 4years |
B. | 2years |
C. | 3 years |
D. | one year |
Answer» D. one year |
62. |
The Council of state in India has how many elected members |
A. | 250 |
B. | 238 |
C. | 245 |
D. | 230 |
Answer» B. 238 |
63. |
The executive power in India is actually exercised by |
A. | Speaker |
B. | President |
C. | Council of Ministers |
D. | Parliament |
Answer» C. Council of Ministers |
64. |
42nd amendment Act was adopted by the Parliament in |
A. | 1967 |
B. | 1968 |
C. | 1976 |
D. | 1977 |
Answer» C. 1976 |
65. |
The supreme commander of the armed forces in India is |
A. | President |
B. | Prime Minister |
C. | Defence Minister |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. President |
66. |
Public Undertaking Committee is a |
A. | Cabinet Committee |
B. | Parliamentary Committee |
C. | Committee of a political party |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Parliamentary Committee |
67. |
What is the maximum gap permissible between two sessions of the Parliament? |
A. | 3 months |
B. | 4 months |
C. | 6 months |
D. | 12 months |
Answer» C. 6 months |
68. |
The Governor of a state is a |
A. | Constitutional head |
B. | real head |
C. | Hereditary head |
D. | nominated head |
Answer» A. Constitutional head |
69. |
Who elects the Vice President of India |
A. | House of the People |
B. | Both Houses of Parliament |
C. | Council of States |
D. | Both Houses of Parliament and state legislatures |
Answer» B. Both Houses of Parliament |
70. |
In consequence of the death or incapacity of the President, vice President can become the President for |
A. | 6 months |
B. | 12months |
C. | 1 month |
D. | 5 months |
Answer» D. 5 months |
71. |
Grass root democracy is related to |
A. | Panchayath system |
B. | Interstate council |
C. | Lok Pal |
D. | Regionalism |
Answer» A. Panchayath system |
72. |
The Parliament of India consists of |
A. | President, House of the People and Council of state |
B. | House of the People and Council of states |
C. | Vice President, House of People and Council of states |
D. | President, Vice President, House of the People and Council of States |
Answer» C. Vice President, House of People and Council of states |
73. |
The President of India is elected by |
A. | Elected members of both Houses of Parliament |
B. | Members of both Houses of Parliament |
C. | Elected members of both Houses of Parliament and state legislative assemblies |
D. | Elected members of both Houses of Parliament and both Houses of the state legislatures |
Answer» D. Elected members of both Houses of Parliament and both Houses of the state legislatures |
74. |
A vote taken unexpectedly without voters having been briefed in advance |
A. | Snap poll |
B. | by-election |
C. | opinion poll |
D. | exit poll |
Answer» A. Snap poll |
75. |
The President of India can ---------------------- the House |
A. | Sine die |
B. | prorogue |
C. | adjourn |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. prorogue |
76. |
Recess means |
A. | The interval between the prorogation of Parliament and its reassembly |
B. | The Parliament in session |
C. | Adjournment of the House |
D. | Dissolution of the House |
Answer» A. The interval between the prorogation of Parliament and its reassembly |
77. |
The Speaker use the ‘casting vote’ |
A. | to maintain status quo |
B. | to challenge the opposition |
C. | to defeat the government |
D. | in the absence of the Prime Minister |
Answer» A. to maintain status quo |
78. |
Council of states in India can delay a money bill for |
A. | indefinite period |
B. | 6 months |
C. | 1 month |
D. | 14 days |
Answer» D. 14 days |
79. |
Starred questions requires |
A. | Oral answer |
B. | unwritten answer |
C. | supplementary question |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Oral answer |
80. |
Consolidated Fund is |
A. | votable |
B. | non votable |
C. | non plan |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. non votable |
81. |
Council of States in India can create an All India Service by |
A. | Simple majority |
B. | ¾ majority |
C. | 2/3 majority |
D. | unanimously |
Answer» C. 2/3 majority |
82. |
Public Accounts Committee has members from |
A. | House of the People |
B. | Council of states only |
C. | state legislatures |
D. | Both Houses of Parliament |
Answer» D. Both Houses of Parliament |
83. |
Adjournment of the House is the power of the |
A. | President |
B. | Speaker |
C. | Prime Minister |
D. | Council of Ministers |
Answer» B. Speaker |
84. |
Committee in Public Undertakings has members from |
A. | Both Houses of Parliament |
B. | Lok Sabha only |
C. | Rajya Sabha only |
D. | State Legislative Council |
Answer» A. Both Houses of Parliament |
85. |
Unstarred questions requires |
A. | Oral answer |
B. | Zero Hour |
C. | supplementary question |
D. | written answer |
Answer» D. written answer |
86. |
Sine Die is associated with the power of the |
A. | President |
B. | Speaker |
C. | Chief Justice |
D. | Prime Minister |
Answer» B. Speaker |
87. |
‘Who holds the purse holds the power’ who said this |
A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
B. | Harold Laski |
C. | Clement Attle |
D. | James Madison |
Answer» D. James Madison |
88. |
Which article of the Constitution of India says “there shall be a council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advice the President” |
A. | Article 74 |
B. | Article 75 |
C. | Article 79 |
D. | Article 80 |
Answer» A. Article 74 |
89. |
The President of the Indian Republic has |
A. | Only suspensive veto |
B. | Absolute veto |
C. | Pocket veto |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Only suspensive veto |
90. |
The members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to |
A. | Judiciary |
B. | House of the People |
C. | Council of States |
D. | The President |
Answer» B. House of the People |
91. |
Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a state can resume a Bill for the consideration of the President |
A. | Article 196 |
B. | Article 200 |
C. | Article 202 |
D. | Article 204 |
Answer» B. Article 200 |
92. |
The term federal is derived from the Latin word ‘foedus’ which means |
A. | Separation |
B. | Distribution |
C. | Covenant |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Covenant |
93. |
Which commission has examined the centre- state relations |
A. | Sarkaria Commission |
B. | Sri Krishna Commission |
C. | Rajamannar Commission |
D. | Kher Commission |
Answer» A. Sarkaria Commission |
94. |
In the Indian federal system, residuary powers rest with the |
A. | Local government |
B. | State |
C. | Judiciary |
D. | Centre |
Answer» D. Centre |
95. |
Unequal representation of states in the Council of States in India indicates |
A. | The Federal nature |
B. | the unitary features |
C. | the bicameral features |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. the unitary features |
96. |
The chairman of the National Development Council is |
A. | Finance Minister |
B. | Defence Minister |
C. | Prime Minister |
D. | Home Minister |
Answer» C. Prime Minister |
97. |
The Indian federal system is largely based on the pattern of |
A. | US Federal system |
B. | Australian Federal system |
C. | Swiss Federal system |
D. | Canadian Federal system |
Answer» D. Canadian Federal system |
98. |
The Constitution of India adopted the federal system from the Act of |
A. | 1919 |
B. | 1935 |
C. | 1947 |
D. | 1909 |
Answer» B. 1935 |
99. |
National Integration Council reflects the ----------------- nature of the Indian Federal system |
A. | Federal nature |
B. | Unitary nature |
C. | competitive nature |
D. | con-federal nature |
Answer» B. Unitary nature |
100. |
Madan Mohan Punchi commission was appointed to study |
A. | Centre-state relations |
B. | State reorganization |
C. | Panchayat Raj |
D. | delimitation of constituencies |
Answer» A. Centre-state relations |
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