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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) , Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics) , Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) , Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 251. |
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 | |
| 252. |
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 | |
| 253. |
Starred questions requires |
| A. | Oral answer |
| B. | unwritten answer |
| C. | supplementary question |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Oral answer | |
| 254. |
Consolidated Fund is |
| A. | votable |
| B. | non votable |
| C. | non plan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. non votable | |
| 255. |
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 | |
| 256. |
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 | |
| 257. |
Adjournment of the House is the power of the |
| A. | President |
| B. | Speaker |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | Council of Ministers |
| Answer» B. Speaker | |
| 258. |
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 | |
| 259. |
Unstarred questions requires |
| A. | Oral answer |
| B. | Zero Hour |
| C. | supplementary question |
| D. | written answer |
| Answer» D. written answer | |
| 260. |
Sine Die is associated with the power of the |
| A. | President |
| B. | Speaker |
| C. | Chief Justice |
| D. | Prime Minister |
| Answer» B. Speaker | |
| 261. |
‘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 | |
| 262. |
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 | |
| 263. |
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 | |
| 264. |
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 | |
| 265. |
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 | |
| 266. |
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. | Non of these |
| Answer» B. the unitary features | |
| 267. |
The chairman of the National Development Council is |
| A. | Finance Minister |
| B. | Defence Minister |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | Home Minister |
| Answer» C. Prime Minister | |
| 268. |
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 | |
| 269. |
The Constitution of India adopted the federal system from the Act of |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» B. 1935 | |
| 270. |
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 | |
| 271. |
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 | |
| 272. |
The members of the Planning Commission have the status equal to that of |
| A. | Central cabinet ministers |
| B. | state ministers |
| C. | Deputy Ministers |
| D. | Members of Parliament |
| Answer» A. Central cabinet ministers | |
| 273. |
which among the following is not created by the Constitution |
| A. | Planning Commission |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | Election Commission |
| D. | UPSC |
| Answer» A. Planning Commission | |
| 274. |
Chairman of the Planning Commission is the |
| A. | President |
| B. | Vice President |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | Speaker |
| Answer» C. Prime Minister | |
| 275. |
The Constitution of India is parliamentary because |
| A. | There is an elected President |
| B. | there is a bicameral legislature |
| C. | There is a Supreme Court |
| D. | the executive is responsible to the Legislature |
| Answer» D. the executive is responsible to the Legislature | |
| 276. |
India is a Republic in the sense that |
| A. | it has an elected Head of the state |
| B. | it has an elected Head of the Government |
| C. | it has a bi-cameral legislature |
| D. | it has sovereign power |
| Answer» A. it has an elected Head of the state | |
| 277. |
Chairman of the Finance Commission is appointed by the |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | Council of Ministers |
| C. | President |
| D. | Vice President |
| Answer» C. President | |
| 278. |
Planning Commission was formed by Government of India by a resolution in |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1944 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» A. 1950 | |
| 279. |
Which of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of India? |
| A. | It is democratic |
| B. | it is republic |
| C. | it is federal |
| D. | it is Presidential |
| Answer» D. it is Presidential | |
| 280. |
The word “procedure established by law” in the constitution of India have been borrowed from |
| A. | UK |
| B. | USA |
| C. | French |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 281. |
The President of the Constituent Assembly was |
| A. | Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Sardar Vallabhai Patel |
| D. | Dr BR Ambedkar |
| Answer» B. Dr Rajendra Prasad | |
| 282. |
The list dividing powers between union and states are given in the ------------- schedule |
| A. | IV |
| B. | V |
| C. | VI |
| D. | VII |
| Answer» D. VII | |
| 283. |
The Indian Constitution is an |
| A. | Enacted one |
| B. | evolved one |
| C. | unwritten one |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Enacted one | |
| 284. |
Dyarchy was introduced at the Provincial level by the Act of |
| A. | 1892 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» B. 1919 | |
| 285. |
Dyarchy was introduced at the Centre by the Act of |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» C. 1935 | |
| 286. |
The Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly was moved by |
| A. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | B.R.Ambedkar |
| C. | Jawaharalal Nehru |
| D. | Alladi Krishna swamy Iyer |
| Answer» C. Jawaharalal Nehru | |
| 287. |
The election to the Constituent Assembly was held in |
| A. | June 1946 |
| B. | July 1946 |
| C. | August 1946 |
| D. | September 1946 |
| Answer» B. July 1946 | |
| 288. |
Government of India Act 1909 is known as |
| A. | Montague Chelmsford Reforms |
| B. | Minto Morley Reforms |
| C. | Cabinet Mission Plan |
| D. | Cripps Mission Plan |
| Answer» B. Minto Morley Reforms | |
| 289. |
The Objective Resolution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in |
| A. | January 1947 |
| B. | July 1947 |
| C. | August 1947 |
| D. | May 1947 |
| Answer» A. January 1947 | |
| 290. |
The Constitution Drafting Committee constituted by the Constituent Assembly consisted of |
| A. | 5 member |
| B. | 6members |
| C. | 7 members |
| D. | 8 members |
| Answer» C. 7 members | |
| 291. |
The Constitution of |
| A. | 390 articles |
| B. | 396 articles |
| C. | 395 articles |
| D. | 394 articles |
| Answer» C. 395 articles | |
| 292. |
The Constitution of India was adopted on |
| A. | 26th January 1950 |
| B. | 26th January1947 |
| C. | 26th November 1949 |
| D. | 26th June 1948 |
| Answer» A. 26th January 1950 | |
| 293. |
Directive Principles of state Policy are included in the Articles |
| A. | 15-24 |
| B. | 25-32 |
| C. | 36-51 |
| D. | 52-60 |
| Answer» C. 36-51 | |
| 294. |
The Concurrent list in the Constitution of India was adopted from |
| A. | Switzerland |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | Irish |
| Answer» B. Australia | |
| 295. |
The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India was adopted from |
| A. | Irish |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» A. Irish | |
| 296. |
The makers of the Constitution of India adopted the concept of Judicial Review from |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | US |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» C. US | |
| 297. |
The Indian federal system can be transformed into a unitary system under |
| A. | Article 368 |
| B. | Article 356 |
| C. | Article 360 |
| D. | Article 352 |
| Answer» D. Article 352 | |
| 298. |
Fundamental Rights are included in articles |
| A. | 15-24 |
| B. | 12-36 |
| C. | 36-51 |
| D. | 52-62 (133) |
| Answer» B. 12-36 | |
| 299. |
Right to Property was omitted from Part III of the Constitution by the |
| A. | 42nd amendment |
| B. | 44th amendment |
| C. | 86th amendment |
| D. | 62nd amendment |
| Answer» B. 44th amendment | |
| 300. |
The watchword of a Parliamentary government is |
| A. | Stability |
| B. | checks and balances |
| C. | Political homogeneity |
| D. | responsibility |
| Answer» D. responsibility | |
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