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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. |
Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a friend and a guide of ____________ |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | Public Account Committee |
| C. | Estimate Committee |
| D. | Select Committee |
| Answer» C. Estimate Committee | |
| 2. |
In India the Governor of the states are appointed by ______? |
| A. | The Parliament |
| B. | The President |
| C. | The Chief Ministers |
| D. | The Prime Minister |
| Answer» C. The Chief Ministers | |
| 3. |
Under which of these articles, chairman and members of UPSC can be removed from their post? |
| A. | Article 320 |
| B. | Article 322 |
| C. | Article 317 |
| D. | Article 315 |
| Answer» D. Article 315 | |
| 4. |
The total number of High Courts in India at present is ____________ |
| A. | sixteen |
| B. | eighteen |
| C. | fifteen |
| D. | twenty one |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following rights was described by Dr B R Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution? |
| A. | Right to Equality |
| B. | Right to Constitutional Remedies |
| C. | Right to Property |
| D. | Right to Freedom of Religion |
| Answer» C. Right to Property | |
| 6. |
Mr. P. V. Narashima Rao is the ____________ Prime Minister of India. |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Ninth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Seventh |
| Answer» C. Sixth | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the Parliament? |
| A. | 6 months |
| B. | 14 days |
| C. | 1 month |
| D. | 3 months |
| Answer» D. 3 months | |
| 8. |
The Constituent Assembly took time to frame the Constitution of India ____________ |
| A. | 2 years 11 months 18 days |
| B. | 2 years 11 months 28 days |
| C. | 2 years 11 months 8 days |
| D. | 1 years 11 months 6 days |
| Answer» B. 2 years 11 months 28 days | |
| 9. |
Which one of these is the primary source of Indian Constitution? |
| A. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| B. | German Constitution |
| C. | Irish Constitution |
| D. | British Constitution |
| Answer» B. German Constitution | |
| 10. |
Which one of these features is common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation? |
| A. | Three Lists in the Constitution |
| B. | A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the constitution |
| C. | Dual Judiciary |
| D. | Single Citizenship |
| Answer» C. Dual Judiciary | |
| 11. |
The Constitution of India does not mention the post of ____________ |
| A. | the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabbha |
| B. | the Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assemblies |
| C. | the Deputy Prime Minister |
| D. | the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» D. the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha | |
| 12. |
The Programme Evaluation Organisation is an integral part of the ____________ |
| A. | Central Secretariat |
| B. | Planning COmmission |
| C. | Department of Public Enterprises |
| D. | National Development Council |
| Answer» C. Department of Public Enterprises | |
| 13. |
Which of these Articles provides for the discharge of the functions of the Governor in certain contingencies? |
| A. | Article 165 |
| B. | Article 166 |
| C. | Article 163 |
| D. | Article 160 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Which is the only Union Territory to have a High Court of its own? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Daman and Diu |
| C. | Lakshadweep |
| D. | Chandigarh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Who is the Chairman of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti? |
| A. | HRD Minister |
| B. | President |
| C. | Home Minister |
| D. | Prime Minister |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
In which one of the following years did the Right to Information Act come into force? |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2006 |
| C. | 2004 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» B. 2006 | |
| 17. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Indian administration? |
| A. | Dyarchy |
| B. | Independent Judiciary |
| C. | Decentralization |
| D. | Uniformity |
| Answer» B. Independent Judiciary | |
| 18. |
When citizenship cannot be terminated? |
| A. | When there is a war |
| B. | It can be terminated regardless of the conditions |
| C. | When there are elections |
| D. | When there is an emergency |
| Answer» C. When there are elections | |
| 19. |
The Zonal Councils have been established by ____________ |
| A. | Zonal councils Act |
| B. | An order of the President of India |
| C. | States rearganisation Act |
| D. | Article 263 of the Constitution |
| Answer» D. Article 263 of the Constitution | |
| 20. |
The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of ____________ |
| A. | Tourism |
| B. | Human Resource Development |
| C. | Science and Technology |
| D. | Culture |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The Right to Vote in elections to a Parliament is a ____________ |
| A. | Political Right |
| B. | Natural Right |
| C. | Legal Right |
| D. | Fundamental Right |
| Answer» B. Natural Right | |
| 22. |
The idea of a Contituent Assembly to fram a Constitution of India was first mooted by? |
| A. | the Muslim League in 1942 |
| B. | the All Parties Conference in 1946 |
| C. | the Indian National Congress in 1936 |
| D. | M N Roy in 1927 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The Objectives Resolution, which outlined the philosophy of the India Constitution, was moved in the Constituent Assembly by ____________ |
| A. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | B R Ambedkar |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Dr S Radhkrishanan |
| Answer» D. Dr S Radhkrishanan | |
| 24. |
In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the state are vested in the ____________ |
| A. | Vice-President |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister |
| D. | President |
| Answer» D. President | |
| 25. |
Which was the capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate state in the year 1953? |
| A. | Kurnool |
| B. | Warangal |
| C. | Nellore |
| D. | Guntur |
| Answer» B. Warangal | |
| 26. |
Formal or procedural democracy does not by any means guarantee ____________ |
| A. | constitutionalism |
| B. | absence of caste discrimination |
| C. | the rule of law |
| D. | political and civil rights |
| Answer» D. political and civil rights | |
| 27. |
What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called? |
| A. | Panchayat Samiti |
| B. | Gram Sabha |
| C. | Taluka Panchayat |
| D. | Zila Parishad |
| Answer» B. Gram Sabha | |
| 28. |
Representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by ____________ |
| A. | Indirect election |
| B. | All of these |
| C. | nomination |
| D. | direct election |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The three-tier system of Panchayat and Nagarpalika shall be for ____________ |
| A. | four years |
| B. | co-extensive with tht term of Legislative Assembly |
| C. | five years, unless dissolved earlier |
| D. | three years |
| Answer» D. three years | |
| 30. |
The First day session of Indian Constituent Assembly was chaired by ____________ |
| A. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office for a period of ____________ |
| A. | for six years or till the age of 65 years |
| B. | for five years or till the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier |
| C. | during the pleasure of the President |
| D. | six years |
| Answer» B. for five years or till the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier | |
| 32. |
When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of the ____________ |
| A. | Chairman of Rajya Sabha |
| B. | President in addition to what he gets as Chairman of Rajya Sabha |
| C. | Vice-President |
| D. | President |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Functions to be assigned to panchayats by 73rd Amendment of the Constitution are mentioned in ____________ |
| A. | Eleventh Schedule |
| B. | Thirteen Schedule |
| C. | Twelfth Schedule |
| D. | Tenth Schedule |
| Answer» B. Thirteen Schedule | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats? |
| A. | Professional tax |
| B. | Levy duties |
| C. | Sales tax |
| D. | Income tax |
| Answer» C. Sales tax | |
| 35. |
The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its ____________ |
| A. | appellate jurisdiction |
| B. | constitutional jurisdiction |
| C. | original jurisdiction |
| D. | advisory jurisdiction |
| Answer» D. advisory jurisdiction | |
| 36. |
Indian Constitution was inaugurated on _______? |
| A. | Jan 26, 1949 |
| B. | Jan 27 1949 |
| C. | Jan 26, 1950 |
| D. | Jan 26, 1947 |
| Answer» D. Jan 26, 1947 | |
| 37. |
If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within ____________ |
| A. | 3 months |
| B. | 1 year |
| C. | 6 months |
| D. | 1 month |
| Answer» D. 1 month | |
| 38. |
The Cabinet Mission, Plan for India envisaged a ____________ |
| A. | Unitary form of Government |
| B. | Union of states |
| C. | Confederation |
| D. | Federation |
| Answer» C. Confederation | |
| 39. |
The President of India addresses his resignation letter to the ____________ |
| A. | Speaker |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Vice-President |
| D. | Chief Justice of India |
| Answer» D. Chief Justice of India | |
| 40. |
Which of the following British Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India? |
| A. | Baldwin |
| B. | Churchill |
| C. | Chamberlain |
| D. | MacDonald |
| Answer» C. Chamberlain | |
| 41. |
Right to Private Property was dropped from the list of Fundamental Rights by the ____________ |
| A. | 44th Amendment |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | 52nd Amendment |
| D. | 42nd Amendment |
| Answer» B. None of the above | |
| 42. |
The Objective of Audit is to examine and monitor the expenditure made by ____________ |
| A. | The Judiciary |
| B. | All of the above |
| C. | The Legislature |
| D. | The executive |
| Answer» C. The Legislature | |
| 43. |
The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative powers rests with ____________ |
| A. | The Parliament |
| B. | The Union Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs |
| C. | The Chief Justice of India |
| D. | The President of India |
| Answer» B. The Union Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | |
| 44. |
Railways is a subject of the ____________ |
| A. | Concurrent List |
| B. | Residual List |
| C. | State List |
| D. | Union List |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Honour killing relates to the following ____________ |
| A. | physical assault |
| B. | prevalent in North-Eastern India states |
| C. | condemning couples for marrying outside their caste and making them embrace death |
| D. | domestic violence |
| Answer» D. domestic violence | |
| 46. |
District Judges in a state are appointed by the ____________ |
| A. | Chief Justice of High Court |
| B. | Advocate General of the State |
| C. | Council of Ministers of the State |
| D. | Governor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which of the following features of the Constitution of India resemble the American Constitution? |
| A. | Single citizenship |
| B. | Parliamentary form of government |
| C. | Integrated judiciary |
| D. | A written constitution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
A new All India Service can be created by ____________ |
| A. | An act of Parliament |
| B. | A resolution of the UPSC |
| C. | An order of the President |
| D. | A resolution of the Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» B. A resolution of the UPSC | |
| 49. |
The Amendment procedure laid down in Indian Constitution is on the pattern of ____________ |
| A. | Constitution of South Africa |
| B. | Constitution of USA |
| C. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| D. | Constitution of Canada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The work of General Purpose Committee is to advise? |
| A. | The Vice-President |
| B. | The Prime Minister |
| C. | The Speaker |
| D. | The President |
| Answer» D. The President | |