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| 1. |
Which committee works on the basis of the report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India? |
| A. | Estimates Committee |
| B. | privilege committee |
| C. | public accounts committee |
| D. | Government Undertakings Committee |
| Answer» D. Government Undertakings Committee | |
| 2. |
What are the characteristics of Indian political system? |
| A. | caste and religion |
| B. | region and national interest |
| C. | national interest and religion |
| D. | Caste, Religion and National Interest |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Who among the following is known as Frontier Gandhi? |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | Sardar Patel |
| C. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» D. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 4. |
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the ex-officio chairman of which committee? |
| A. | rules committee |
| B. | privilege committee |
| C. | Estimates Committee |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. privilege committee | |
| 5. |
The members of which of the following committees are not drawn from the Rajya Sabha? |
| A. | public accounts committee |
| B. | Estimates Committee |
| C. | Public Enterprise Committee |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Public Enterprise Committee | |
| 6. |
Who started the Servants of India Society in 1905? |
| A. | Gopalakrishna Gokhale |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 7. |
Under which Article of the Constitution the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed? |
| A. | Article 63 |
| B. | Article-76 |
| C. | Article -148 |
| D. | Article-280 |
| Answer» D. Article-280 | |
| 8. |
Which retired Comptroller and Auditor General was made the chairman of the Finance Commission? |
| A. | K. Santhanam |
| B. | Mahavir Tyagi |
| C. | a. K Chanda |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 9. |
The main purpose of audit is to control whose expenditure? |
| A. | of the executive |
| B. | of the judiciary |
| C. | Of the legislature |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. of the judiciary | |
| 10. |
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India gives his report to? |
| A. | to the Speaker |
| B. | to the finance minister |
| C. | Of the President |
| D. | to the prime minister |
| Answer» D. to the prime minister | |
| 11. |
Which of the following committees decides the time for discussion on various subjects? |
| A. | select committee |
| B. | work advisory committee |
| C. | public accounts committee |
| D. | Estimates Committee |
| Answer» C. public accounts committee | |
| 12. |
What is the duration of appointment of Comptroller and Auditor General of India? |
| A. | 6 years |
| B. | 65 years |
| C. | 6 years or up to 65 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| D. | up to the age of 64 |
| Answer» D. up to the age of 64 | |
| 13. |
Accounting and auditing at the central level of India comes under whose jurisdiction? |
| A. | public accounts committee |
| B. | Estimates Committee |
| C. | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 14. |
Which of the following is the officer who is responsible for accounting in the financial transactions of the Government of India? |
| A. | Controller General of Accounts |
| B. | finance secretary |
| C. | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 15. |
Which part of the Indian Constitution gives inspiration to establish a socialist system? |
| A. | fundamental right |
| B. | directive principles |
| C. | Citizenship |
| D. | fundamental duty |
| Answer» C. Citizenship | |
| 16. |
Who is the head of the audit and accounting systems of India? |
| A. | Finance Commission |
| B. | Comptroller and Accounts General of India |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Planning Commission | |
| 17. |
In whom is the power to control the expenditure of the central government vested? |
| A. | in the Comptroller and Auditor General |
| B. | in the Union Finance Minister |
| C. | in the president |
| D. | in parliament |
| Answer» B. in the Union Finance Minister | |
| 18. |
For whom does the Comptroller and Auditor General of India act as the Chief Accountant and Auditor? |
| A. | for union government |
| B. | for union and state government |
| C. | for state government |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. for state government | |
| 19. |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions the Directive Principles of State Policy? |
| A. | Article 33-46 |
| B. | Article 34-48 |
| C. | Article 36-51 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 20. |
How is the administration of union states in India? |
| A. | By the President |
| B. | by home minister |
| C. | by administrator |
| D. | lieutenant governor |
| Answer» B. by home minister | |
| 21. |
Which part of the constitution reflects the mind and objectives of the framers of the constitution? |
| A. | Directive Elements of State |
| B. | Indian citizenship |
| C. | fundamental right |
| D. | preamble to the constitution |
| Answer» B. Indian citizenship | |
| 22. |
Who is vested with the power to issue habeas corpus orders under the Constitution? |
| A. | both High and Supreme Court |
| B. | Supreme Court only |
| C. | High Court only |
| D. | district court |
| Answer» B. Supreme Court only | |
| 23. |
Who was the permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly? |
| A. | NS. N. Rao |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | NS. R. ambedkar |
| D. | Satchidanand Sinha |
| Answer» C. NS. R. ambedkar | |
| 24. |
Which of the following types of principles are embedded in the Directive Principles of State Policy? |
| A. | economic theory |
| B. | administrative principles |
| C. | social theory |
| D. | all these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which issue gave the Parliament the right to amend the Fundamental Rights? |
| A. | Sajjan Kumar case |
| B. | golaknath case |
| C. | Rajnarayan became Indira Gandhi case |
| D. | Kesavananda Bharati case |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The plan to hand over sovereign power to Indians in the year 1947 was known by which of the following names? |
| A. | Durand Scheme |
| B. | wavel plan |
| C. | mountbatten plan |
| D. | minto-marley plan |
| Answer» D. minto-marley plan | |
| 27. |
Which one is not true about the Cabinet Mission Plan? |
| A. | provincial grouping |
| B. | The right to make a constitution |
| C. | Pakistan's acceptance |
| D. | Interim Cabinet of Indian Members |
| Answer» D. Interim Cabinet of Indian Members | |
| 28. |
Constitution of India recognizes? |
| A. | religious and linguistic minorities |
| B. | religious minorities only |
| C. | linguistic minorities only |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. religious minorities only | |
| 29. |
Who is the youngest person to become the Prime Minister? |
| A. | Rajiv Gandhi |
| B. | I. K. Gujral |
| C. | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| D. | Morarji Desai |
| Answer» B. I. K. Gujral | |
| 30. |
Who was the provisional president of the Constituent Assembly? |
| A. | NS. R. ambedkar |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Satchidanand Sinha |
| D. | K. m scribe |
| Answer» D. K. m scribe | |
| 31. |
Which special arrangement of the Indian Constitution has been taken from England? |
| A. | Judiciary |
| B. | parliamentary system |
| C. | federal system |
| D. | fundamental right |
| Answer» C. federal system | |
| 32. |
What was the objective of the Minto-Marley Reform? |
| A. | separate electoral system |
| B. | give complete freedom |
| C. | prepare for war |
| D. | increasing participation of Indians |
| Answer» B. give complete freedom | |
| 33. |
How would you describe the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | very small and compact |
| B. | This is not a written constitution |
| C. | One of the world's most comprehensive constitution |
| D. | medium in size |
| Answer» D. medium in size | |
| 34. |
prime minister of India ? |
| A. | are appointed |
| B. | are nominated |
| C. | are selected |
| D. | are elected |
| Answer» B. are nominated | |
| 35. |
Who among the following heads the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| C. | Prime minister |
| D. | Vice President |
| Answer» D. Vice President | |
| 36. |
Which Prime Minister once again took office after stepping down? |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| D. | Morarji Desai |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 37. |
Who was the first speaker against whom the no-confidence motion was moved in the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Balram Jakhar |
| B. | K. s. hegde |
| C. | G. V. Mavalankar |
| D. | Sardar Hukum Singh |
| Answer» C. G. V. Mavalankar | |
| 38. |
Who held the post of Prime Minister for the longest time? |
| A. | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| B. | Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, who heads the Lok Sabha Secretariat, is appointed by |
| A. | Prime minister |
| B. | President |
| C. | Speaker |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 40. |
Who is the head of the Federal Council of Ministers? |
| A. | home Minister |
| B. | cabinet secretary |
| C. | President |
| D. | Prime minister |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Who calls the joint session of both the houses of the Parliament? |
| A. | Speaker of the Rajya Sabha |
| B. | President |
| C. | Prime minister |
| D. | speaker |
| Answer» C. Prime minister | |
| 42. |
Who is appointed by the Provisional Speaker of Lok Sabha? |
| A. | By the outgoing chairman |
| B. | By the President |
| C. | by the concerned house |
| D. | by the prime minister |
| Answer» C. by the concerned house | |
| 43. |
This is a money bill, who decides it? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Council of Ministers |
| C. | speaker |
| D. | Prime minister |
| Answer» D. Prime minister | |
| 44. |
Who administers the oath of secrecy to the Prime Minister of his office? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Supreme Court |
| C. | Vice President |
| D. | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| Answer» B. Supreme Court | |
| 45. |
Which of the following committees is headed by the ex-officio Speaker of the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Estimates Committee |
| B. | privilege committee |
| C. | rules committee |
| D. | public accounts committee |
| Answer» D. public accounts committee | |
| 46. |
Who among the following has the right to nominate the members of Rajya Sabha? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Lok Sabha |
| C. | Judiciary |
| D. | Vice President |
| Answer» B. Lok Sabha | |
| 47. |
Who certifies a bill as a money bill in the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | President |
| B. | speaker |
| C. | Finance Minister |
| D. | Prime minister |
| Answer» C. Finance Minister | |
| 48. |
Who was the first film actress nominated to the Rajya Sabha? |
| A. | Nargis Dutt |
| B. | Vyjayanthimala |
| C. | Hema Malini |
| D. | Jayalalithaa |
| Answer» B. Vyjayanthimala | |
| 49. |
Who presides over the joint session of both the houses of the Indian Parliament? |
| A. | President of India |
| B. | speaker |
| C. | Attorney General of India |
| D. | Vice President of India |
| Answer» C. Attorney General of India | |
| 50. |
Directive principles of state policy have been adopted in the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | from the UK |
| B. | from france |
| C. | from the former Soviet Union |
| D. | from Ireland |
| Answer» E. | |