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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Finance is divided between the center and the states |
| A. | On the recommendation of the Ministry of Finance |
| B. | On the recommendation of the Finance Commission |
| C. | on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank |
| D. | On the recommendation of NABARD Bank |
| Answer» C. on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank | |
| 2. |
The term of office of the members of Union Public Service Commission is - |
| A. | 3 years or till attaining the age of 58 years |
| B. | 5 years or till attaining the age of 60 years |
| C. | 6 years or till attaining the age of 65 years |
| D. | 6 years |
| Answer» D. 6 years | |
| 3. |
Who among the following recommends the criteria for the distribution of taxes between the Center and the States? |
| A. | Finance Commission |
| B. | Inter-State Council |
| C. | Union Finance Ministry |
| D. | Planning Commission |
| Answer» B. Inter-State Council | |
| 4. |
Tarkunde committee and Goswami committee are related to – |
| A. | radical reforms in the electoral system |
| B. | Ban on growth of criminal elements in elections |
| C. | Financial support for elections by the state |
| D. | Ban on increasing influence of black money in elections |
| Answer» B. Ban on growth of criminal elements in elections | |
| 5. |
Why is the year 1952 important in Indian history? |
| A. | States Reorganization Act was passed |
| B. | Haryana state was divided |
| C. | The first official census was conducted in India |
| D. | The first general election to the Lok Sabha was held in - |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The electoral system of India is in line with the electoral system of which of the following countries? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | America |
| C. | Britain |
| D. | France |
| Answer» D. France | |
| 7. |
Who presides over the National Development Council? |
| A. | Chairman of the Planning Commission of India |
| B. | Prime Minister of India |
| C. | finance minister of india |
| D. | Vice President of India |
| Answer» C. finance minister of india | |
| 8. |
Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission of India? |
| A. | M . Visvesvaraya |
| B. | Pt . Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | P . C . Mahalanobis |
| D. | John Mathai |
| Answer» C. P . C . Mahalanobis | |
| 9. |
The process of impeachment is not necessary for the removal of which of the following constitutional functionaries from his office? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Vice President |
| C. | Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission |
| D. | Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| Answer» D. Chief Justice of Supreme Court | |
| 10. |
What is called direct election? |
| A. | electorate |
| B. | representative listening by the elite |
| C. | elected representative by the people |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is a non-constitutional institution? |
| A. | Union Public Service Commission |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | Election commission |
| Answer» D. Election commission | |
| 12. |
Who is the Returning Officer? |
| A. | the officer who returns the rejected application for allotment of land |
| B. | the officer who is sent back to his parent department |
| C. | the officer who heads the state assembly secretariat |
| D. | the officer who is responsible for election in a constituency and announces the result |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Whose responsibility is there to prepare the electoral list in India? |
| A. | Election Commission |
| B. | Election Officer |
| C. | Parliament |
| D. | local administration |
| Answer» B. Election Officer | |
| 14. |
Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner in India? |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | President |
| D. | Vice President |
| Answer» D. Vice President | |
| 15. |
By-election is held - |
| A. | after 2 years |
| B. | after 3 years |
| C. | after 5 years |
| D. | Anytime |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The head of the Election Commission is- |
| A. | President |
| B. | Vice President |
| C. | Prime minister |
| D. | Chief Election Commissioner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which article of the Indian Article describes the Election Commission? |
| A. | Article 286 |
| B. | Article 324 |
| C. | Article 356 |
| D. | Article 382 |
| Answer» C. Article 356 | |
| 18. |
Which one feature is common in institutions like Election Commission, Supreme Court, Union Public Service Commission, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General |
| A. | they are consultancy organizations |
| B. | they are non-constitutional institutions |
| C. | they are controlled by legislatures |
| D. | they are constitutional bodies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
After the coming into force of the Constitution, when did the President for the first time appoint two persons to the post of Election Commissioner to assist the Chief Election Commissioner? |
| A. | 1986 AD |
| B. | 1987 AD. |
| C. | 1988 AD. |
| D. | 1989 AD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
When was the Act relating to the conditions of service of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners passed by Parliament - |
| A. | 1990 AD. |
| B. | 1991 AD. |
| C. | 1992 AD |
| D. | 1994 AD. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The Chairman of the Delimitation Commission is- |
| A. | President |
| B. | home Minister |
| C. | chief election commissioner |
| D. | Prime minister |
| Answer» D. Prime minister | |
| 22. |
Who has the right to grant national or regional party status to various political parties of India? |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | President |
| C. | Election commission |
| D. | Supreme Court |
| Answer» D. Supreme Court | |
| 23. |
Who among the following keeps the voter list updated and ready? |
| A. | legislature of each state |
| B. | home Ministry |
| C. | parliamentary secretariat |
| D. | Election Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The Election Commission performs the function of superintendence, direction and control for which of the following elections? |
| A. | presidential election |
| B. | election of vice president |
| C. | Lok Sabha elections |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
At what age do you get the right to vote? |
| A. | 18 years |
| B. | 21 years |
| C. | 25 years |
| D. | 30 years |
| Answer» B. 21 years | |
| 26. |
Who has the right to appoint the Regional Election Commissioner before the general election to the Lok Sabha or the State Legislature to assist the Election Commission? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Chief Election Commissioner |
| D. | Governor |
| Answer» B. Parliament | |
| 27. |
Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner in India? |
| A. | G. V. mavalankar |
| B. | T. Swaminathan |
| C. | K. V. K. Sundaram |
| D. | sukumar sain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
When was the voting age in India reduced from 21 years to 18 years? |
| A. | 1988 AD. |
| B. | 1989 AD |
| C. | 1990 AD. |
| D. | 1991 AD. |
| Answer» C. 1990 AD. | |
| 29. |
According to the law made by the Parliament in December 1989, the legal age for a citizen to become an adult is - |
| A. | 23 years |
| B. | 22 years |
| C. | 20 years |
| D. | 18 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
When are mid term elections held? |
| A. | When Lok Sabha is dissolved before the expiry of time |
| B. | When a certain member resigns his office |
| C. | When there is no difference at the time of voting |
| D. | Whenever ministers give their resignation from any party |
| Answer» B. When a certain member resigns his office | |
| 31. |
Which of its birth anniversary was celebrated by the Election Commission of India in the year 2010? |
| A. | silver Jubilee |
| B. | Golden Jubilee |
| C. | Diamond Jubilee |
| D. | Amrit Jayanti |
| Answer» C. Diamond Jubilee | |
| 32. |
How much salary does the Chief Election Commissioner get per month? |
| A. | 80, 000 Rs. |
| B. | 90, 000 Rs. |
| C. | 95, 000 Rs. |
| D. | 1, 00, 000 Rs. |
| Answer» C. 95, 000 Rs. | |
| 33. |
Another election commissioner resigns his - |
| A. | Of the President |
| B. | to the prime minister |
| C. | Of the Vice President |
| D. | Of the Chief Election Commissioner |
| Answer» B. to the prime minister | |
| 34. |
How much salary does the other election commissioner get per month? |
| A. | 80, 000 Rs. |
| B. | 90, 000 Rs. |
| C. | 95, 000 Rs. |
| D. | 1, 00, 000 Rs. |
| Answer» B. 90, 000 Rs. | |
| 35. |
When is the election campaign to be stopped in a constituency at the time of election? |
| A. | 24 hours before the start of polling |
| B. | 24 hours before polling ends |
| C. | 48 hours before the start of polling |
| D. | 48 hours before polling ends |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
In the event of the death of a candidate of a political party during an election, within how many days another candidate has to be fielded? |
| A. | 15 , |
| B. | 10 , |
| C. | 7 , |
| D. | 30 , |
| Answer» D. 30 , | |
| 37. |
The term of office of other Election Commissioners is - |
| A. | 6 years or 62 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| B. | 5 years or 62 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| C. | 5 years or 62 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| D. | 6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier |
| Answer» B. 5 years or 62 years of age, whichever is earlier | |
| 38. |
Fixes the service conditions and tenure of the Election Commissioner - |
| A. | Constitution |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | President |
| D. | Government |
| Answer» B. Parliament | |
| 39. |
The term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner is - |
| A. | 6 years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| B. | 6 years or 62 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| C. | 5 years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| D. | 6 years or 60 years of age, whichever is earlier |
| Answer» B. 6 years or 62 years of age, whichever is earlier | |
| 40. |
a person - |
| A. | Cannot contest election from more than one constituency |
| B. | Cannot contest elections in more than two constituencies |
| C. | Cannot contest elections in more than three constituencies |
| D. | Cannot contest elections in more than four constituencies |
| Answer» C. Cannot contest elections in more than three constituencies | |
| 41. |
The Dinesh Goswami committee had recommended – |
| A. | Formation of State Level Election Commission |
| B. | List system for election to Lok Sabha |
| C. | Government funds for Lok Sabha elections |
| D. | Ban on the candidature of independent candidates in the Lok Sabha elections |
| Answer» D. Ban on the candidature of independent candidates in the Lok Sabha elections | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following commissions was constituted in compliance with a specific provision under an article of the Constitution of India? |
| A. | University Grants Commission |
| B. | National Human Rights Commission |
| C. | Election Commission |
| D. | central vigilance commission |
| Answer» D. central vigilance commission | |
| 43. |
Which of the following is not a function of the Election Commission? |
| A. | allotment of symbols |
| B. | fix election dates |
| C. | maintaining the fairness of elections |
| D. | selecting candidates for election |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed by- |
| A. | Chief Justice, High Court |
| B. | By the President |
| C. | cabinet resolution door |
| D. | On the ground of misconduct proved by a two-thirds majority of the members of both the Houses of Parliament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is not related to the Election Commission? |
| A. | issuance of notification of election |
| B. | distribution of election symbols |
| C. | settling the validity of the election |
| D. | conduct elections peacefully |
| Answer» D. conduct elections peacefully | |
| 46. |
The Union List, State List and Concurrent List are mentioned in detail in which Schedule of the Constitution? |
| A. | Sixth |
| B. | seventh |
| C. | eighth |
| D. | ninth |
| Answer» C. eighth | |
| 47. |
The recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission are related to |
| A. | from revenue distribution |
| B. | Powers and functions of the President of India |
| C. | by membership of parliament |
| D. | relations between the center and the states |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Dinesh Goswami Committee was associated with – |
| A. | From the Committee on Nationalization in Baco |
| B. | by electoral reforms |
| C. | Measures to end nuisance in the Northeast |
| D. | with dodge problem |
| Answer» C. Measures to end nuisance in the Northeast | |
| 49. |
The Rajamannar Committee on Center-State Relations was constituted by which state in 1971? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» D. Karnataka | |
| 50. |
From which of the following is the arrangement related to the three lists in the Indian Constitution taken? |
| A. | U. s . a . from the constitution of |
| B. | from the constitution of australia |
| C. | from canadian constitution |
| D. | Government of India Act from 1935 |
| Answer» E. | |