1) CONSTITUTION OF INDIA GUARANTEES WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE STATES OF INDIA ?
(a) Territorial Integrity
(b) Sovereignty
(c) Right to secede from Union
(d) None of them
Ans)(d) None of them
2) SUPREME COURT HAS MADE RIGHT TO FREE EDUCATION AS THE PART OF WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS ?
(a) Right to life
(b) Right against Exploitation
(c) Right to freedom of speech and expression
(d) Cultural and Educational Rights
Ans)(a) Right to life
3) WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS THE SUPREME COMMANDER OF INDIAN ARMED FORCES ?
(a) President of India
(b) Vice President of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Defense Minister of India
Ans)(a) President of India
4) "RIKSDAG” IS THE NAME OF PARLIAMENT OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ?
(a) Iran
(b) Norway
(c) Sweden
(d) Kazakhstan
Ans)(c) Sweden
5) WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING FEATURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION IS NOT BORROWED FROM BRITISH CONSTITUTION ?
(a) Parliamentary Form of Government
(b) Cabinet Form of Government
(c) Rule of law
(d) Concurrent List
Ans)(d) Concurrent List
6) ON THE PATTERN OF WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES, THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM WAS ESTABLISHED IN INDIA BY THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ?
(a) United States
(b) England
(c) Australia
(d) Canada
Ans)(b) England
7) FOR WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING PERIODS, AN ATTORNEY GENERAL IS APPOINTED IN INDIA ?
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) Any period which the president feels suitable
Ans)(d) Any period which the president feels suitable
8) DELHI WAS CALLED NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY BY WHICH AMENDMENT ACT ?
(a) 63rd
(b) 69th
(c) 91st
(d) 93rd
Ans)(b) 69th
9) IN WHICH CASE, SUPREME COURT SPELLED OUT THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE UNION GOVERNMENT’S POWER TO DISMISS A STATE GOVERNMENTS UNDER ARTICLE 356 ?
(a) Minerva Mills Case
(b) S R Bommai Case
(c) Sajjan Singh Case
(d) Golaknath case
Ans)(b) S R Bommai Case
10) HINDI COMES UNDER IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ?
(a) National Language of India
(b) Mother Tongue of India
(c) Official Language of India
(d) Oldest Language of India
Ans)(c) Official Language of India
11) WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING DECIDES THAT THERE SHOULD BE A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE STATE OR NOT ?
(a) President
(b) Governor
(c) Legislative Assembly
(d) Chief Minister
Ans)(c) Legislative Assembly
12) IN INDIA, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECOGNITION AND VESTING OF FOREST RIGHTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF LAND RIGHTS RESTS WITH WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING ?
(a) Ministry of Environment & Forests
(b) Ministry of Tribal affairs
(c) State and UT Governments
(d) Local Governments
Ans)(c) State and UT Governments
13) A BILL WHICH AFFECTS THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING CAN BE INTRODUCED IN THE PARLIAMENT ONLY ON RECOMMENDATION OF PRESIDENT OF INDIA ?
(a) Foreign Loans
(b) Corporation Tax
(c) Tax on Agriculture Income
(d) Export Duties
Ans)(c) Tax on Agriculture Income
14) WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE WAS INSERTED IN THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION BY 42ND AMENDMENT 1976, IN PURVIEW OF INDIA BEING A SIGNATORY OF STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE OF 1972 ?
(a) Article 45
(b) Article 47
(c) Article 47 A
(d) Article 48 A
Ans)(d) Article 48 A
15) A BILL WHICH AFFECTS THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING CAN BE INTRODUCED IN THE PARLIAMENT ONLY ON RECOMMENDATION OF PRESIDENT OF INDIA ?
(a) Foreign Loans
(b) Corporation Tax
(c) Tax on Agriculture Income
(d) Export Duties
Ans)(c) Tax on Agriculture Income
16) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES MENTIONED IN THE VIIITH SCHEDULE ?
(a) Persian
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Kashmiri
(d) Nepali
Ans)(a) Persian
17) THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE ELECTIONS OF /TO THE:
(a) President
(b) Vice President
(c) Panchayats and Municipalities in the State
(d) All of the above
Ans)(c) Panchayats and Municipalities in the State
18) THE RESOLUTION FOR REMOVING THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA CAN BE MOVED IN :
(a) Lok Sabha only
(b) Rajya Sabha only
(c) Either of the two houses of the Parliament
(d) Joint Sitting of the two houses of the Parliament
Ans)(b) Either of the two houses of the Parliament
19) WHICH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA INCREASED THE AGE OF RETIREMENT OF HIGH COURT JUDGES FROM 60 TO 62 YEARS ?
(a) 12th
(b)15th
(c) 10th
(d) 245th
Ans)(b) 245th
20) THE MAXIMUM GAP BETWEEN TWO SESSIONS OF THE PARLIAMENT CAN BE OF HOW MANY MONTHS ?
(a) Six months
(b) Three months
(c) Nine months
(d) Twelve months
Ans)(a) Six months
21) ON WHOSE ADVICE PRESIDENT’S RULE IS IMPOSED IN A STATE ?
(a) Legislative Assembly
(b) Chief Justice of High Court
(c) Chief Minister
(d) Governor
Ans)(d) Governor
22) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE CORRECT WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF MINISTER ?
(a) He acts as a vice-chairman of the concerned zonal council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time.
2. He is the chief spokesman of the state government.
3. He is the crisis manager-in-chief at the political level during emergencies.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 1 & 2
(c) Only 1 & 3
(d) All of the above
Ans)(d) All of the above
23) HOW MUCH MAJORITY IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED FOR CREATION OR ABOLITION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF STATE ?
(a) Simple Majority
(b) Special Majority
(c) Special Majority with ratification from half of the states
(d) Absolute Majority
Ans)(b) Special Majority
24) THE FAMILY COURTS ARE ESTABLISHED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS IN CONSULTATION WITH ?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) High Court
(d) Cabinet
Ans)(c) High Court
25) WHO SHALL BE CONSULTED BEFORE MAKING THE ACQUISITION OF LAND IN THE SCHEDULED AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ?
(a) Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Gram Sabha
(d) None of the above
Ans)(c) Gram Sabha
26) IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED ?
(a) 1992
(b) 1993
(c) 1994
(d) 1995
Ans)(b) 1993
27) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PURPOSE OF BANKING OMBUDSMAN SCHEME ?
(a) To strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism for banks employees
(b) To strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism for customers
(c) To strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism for female emolyees
(d) None of the above
Ans)(b) To strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism for customers
28) WHICH ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION AUTHORITIES THE PARLIAMENT TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CAG IN RELATION TO THE ACCOUNTS OF THE UNION AND OF THE STATES AND OF ANY OTHER AUTHORITY OR BODY ?
(a) Article 147
(b) Article 148
(c) Article 149
(d) Article 150
Ans)(c) Article 149
29) WHAT IS THE TERM OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA ?
(a) years
(b) 3 years
(c) 5 years
(d) None
Ans)(d) None
30) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE ABOUT OMBUDSMAN SYSTEM ?
(a) In New Zealand, judiciary is outside the purview of ombudsman
(b) In Sweden, judiciary is outside the purview of ombudsman
(c) Both of them
(d) None of them
Ans)(a) In New Zealand, judiciary is outside the purview of ombudsman
31) WHO DETERMINES THE SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER SERVICE CONDITIONS OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER AND AN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Central Government
(d) None of the above
Ans)(c) Central Government
32) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING APPEARS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN ALL CASES IN THE SUPREME COURT IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IS CONCERNED ?
(a) Law Minister
(b) Attorney General
(c) Advocate General
(d) Chief Justice of India
Ans)(b) Attorney General
33) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF NITI AAYOG ?
1. To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with the active involvement of States.
2. To foster cooperative federalism.
3. To focus on technology upgradation and capacity building for implementation of programmes and initiatives.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 1 & 2
(c) Only 2 & 3
(d) 1, 2 & 3
Ans)(d) 1, 2 & 3
34) WHICH ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION CONTAINS PROVISIONS REGARDING THE RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES OF THE STATES ?
(a) Article 332
(b) Article 340
(c) Article 342
(d) Article 345
Ans)(a) Article 332
35) WHO WAS THE FIRST CHAIRPERSON OF NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL ?
(a) Dipak Misra
(b) Lokeshwar Singh Panta
(c) Ranjan Gogoi
(d) T. S. Thakur
Ans)(b) Lokeshwar Singh Panta
36) ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN WHICH YEAR ?
(a) 1962
(b) 1963
(c) 1964
(d) 1965
Ans)(a) 1962
37) WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT WAS ENACTED IN WHICH YEAR ?
(a) 1970
(b) 1972
(c) 1975
(d) 1986
Ans)(b) 1972
38) THE CONSERVATION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES ACT WAS PASSED IN WHICH YEAR ?
(a) 1971
(b) 1972
(c) 1973
(d) 1974
Ans)(d) 1974
39) WHO DESCRIBED THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1935 AS A NEW CHARTER OF BONDAGE ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans)(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
40) THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE LOK SABHA IS THE CHIEF OF ITS SECRETARIAT AND IS :
(a) elected by the Lok Sabha
(b) elected by both Houses of Parliament
(c) appointed by the Speaker
(d) appointed by the President
Ans)(c) appointed by the Speaker
41) WHICH MOTION IS MOVED BY A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF EXECUTIVE FOR DISCUSSING A DEFINITE MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE ?
(a) Privilege motion
(b) Calling attention Motion
(c) Adjournment motion
(d) No-confidence motion
Ans)(c) Adjournment motion
42) THE PRESIDENT CAN ADVANCE MONEY TO MEET UNFORESEEN EXPENSES FROM THE____:
(a) Consolidated Fund of India
(b) Grants of the Central Government
(c) Aid from the Union Government
(d) Contingency Fund
Ans)(d) Contingency Fund
43) THERE ARE USUALLY THREE PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS IN INDIA, VIZ, THE BUDGET SESSION, THE MONSOON SESSION AND __:
(a) the Autumn session
(b) the Summer session
(c) the Winter session
(d) None of these
Ans)(c) the Winter session
44) IN CASE THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA WANTS TO RESIGN, HE WOULD ADDRESS HIS RESIGNATION TO THE _____.
(a) Chief Justice of India
(b) Vice President of India
(c) Chief Election Commissioner of India
(d) Prime Minister of India
Ans)(b) Vice President of India
45) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CALLED THE ‘POPULAR CHAMBER’ ?
(a) State Assembly
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Gram Sabha
Ans)(c) Lok Sabha
46) RULE_____ (OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN LOK SABHA) DOES NOT INVOLVE A FORMAL MOTION BEFORE THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE, HENCE NO VOTING CAN TAKE PLACE AFTER DISCUSSION ON MATTER UNDER THIS RULE.
(a) 158
(b) 186
(c) 149
(d) 193
Ans)(d) 193
47) THE DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF A GOVERNOR IS LIMITED IN CASE OF __:
(a) Appointment of Chief Minister
(b) Dismissal of the Ministry
(c) Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
(d) Assent to Bills
Ans)(d) Assent to Bills
48) AT PRESENT TIME HOW MANY ZONAL COUNCILS ARE WORKING IN INDIA ?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
Ans)(c) 6
49) WHICH STATE WAS FORMED AFTER THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES 239A AND 240 ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Uttrakhand
(c) Sikkim
(d) Chhattisgarh
Ans)(a) Arunachal Pradesh
50) HOW MANY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA HAVE BEEN MADE SO FAR ?
(a) 122
(b) 121
(c) 101
(d) 119
Ans)(c) 101
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