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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. |
One of the following states is not included in the Eastern Zonal Council ____________ |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Paschim Banga |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Paschim Banga | |
| 2. |
What's deal in Part III of the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | Education rights |
| B. | None of These |
| C. | Both of the Above |
| D. | Fundamental Rights |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which among the following is the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Governments? |
| A. | Sales Tax |
| B. | Income Tax |
| C. | Customs duty Tax |
| D. | Corporation Tax |
| Answer» B. Income Tax | |
| 4. |
Chief Minister of a State is responsible to ____________ |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | Rajya Sabha |
| C. | Legislative Assembly |
| D. | Governor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The Supreme Court was set up under ____________ |
| A. | Pitts India Act, 1784 |
| B. | Indian Councils Act, 1892 |
| C. | Indian Councils Act, 1861 |
| D. | Regulating Act, 1773 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The Planning Commission was set up ____________ |
| A. | as per the provisions of the Constitution of India |
| B. | as per the recommendations of the National Development Council |
| C. | by a Cabinet resolution |
| D. | under the Government of India Act, 1935 |
| Answer» D. under the Government of India Act, 1935 | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is not a Parliamentary Committee? |
| A. | Committee on Public Accounts |
| B. | Committee on Estimates |
| C. | Committee on Public Undertakings |
| D. | Demands for Grants Committee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
A minister in a State is individually responsible to the ____________ |
| A. | Chief Minister |
| B. | President |
| C. | Governor |
| D. | Legislature |
| Answer» D. Legislature | |
| 9. |
Who among the following was elected President of India unopposed? |
| A. | Dr Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
| B. | K R Narayanan |
| C. | Dr. S Radhakrishnan |
| D. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» B. K R Narayanan | |
| 10. |
The oath to a High Court Judge is administered by the ____________ |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | President |
| C. | Chief Justice of that High Court |
| D. | Chief Justice of India |
| Answer» D. Chief Justice of India | |
| 11. |
The tenure of every Panchayat shall be for five years from the date of ____________ |
| A. | issue of notification for the conduct of elections to the Panchayat |
| B. | taking oath of office by the elected members |
| C. | declaration of the election results |
| D. | its first meeting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The functions of the UPSC can be extended by ____________ |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | Ministry of Personnel |
| C. | Parliament |
| D. | President |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Personnel | |
| 13. |
The State of Jammu and Kashmir was accorded special status under ____________ |
| A. | Article 370 of the Constitution |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | Articles 356 and 370 of the Constitution |
| D. | Article 356 of the Constitution |
| Answer» B. None of the above | |
| 14. |
Right to Education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is ____________ |
| A. | Included in the Directive Principles of State Policy |
| B. | None of These |
| C. | A Fundamental Right |
| D. | A Statutory Right |
| Answer» D. A Statutory Right | |
| 15. |
Who among the following proposed the creation of a Preamble before the Drafting Committee? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | B R Ambedkar |
| C. | Sardar Patel |
| D. | B N Rao |
| Answer» B. B R Ambedkar | |
| 16. |
Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of ____________ |
| A. | One month |
| B. | Fourteen days |
| C. | One year |
| D. | Seven days |
| Answer» C. One year | |
| 17. |
From which one of these constitution has the idea of Preamble been borrowed by the Constitution of India? |
| A. | Canadian Constitution |
| B. | Italian Constitution |
| C. | French Constitution |
| D. | US Constitution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The highest policy making body in matters relating to national planning is the ____________ |
| A. | Inter-State Council |
| B. | National Development Council |
| C. | Finance Commission |
| D. | Planning Commission |
| Answer» C. Finance Commission | |
| 19. |
The Central Government can assign any function to the States ____________ |
| A. | on the recommendation of Parliament |
| B. | With the consent of the State Government |
| C. | any time it wishes to do so |
| D. | on the directive of the President |
| Answer» C. any time it wishes to do so | |
| 20. |
The entry 'Public health and Sanitation' is included in the Constitution of India in ____________ |
| A. | Concurrent List |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | State List |
| D. | Union List |
| Answer» D. Union List | |
| 21. |
Under the PIN Code System, the number of postal zones in India are? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 22. |
Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. |
| A. | Chambal and Son |
| B. | Ken and Narmada |
| C. | Betwa and Ken |
| D. | Betwa and Chambal |
| Answer» D. Betwa and Chambal | |
| 23. |
The power of the Election Commission are given in which of the following Articles of the Constitution? |
| A. | Article 324 |
| B. | Article 362 |
| C. | Article 356 |
| D. | Article 286 |
| Answer» C. Article 356 | |
| 24. |
Full statehood was coffered to Arunachal Pradesh by the ________ amendment of the constitution |
| A. | Sixtieth |
| B. | Sixth-Fifth |
| C. | Forty-Fourth |
| D. | Fifth-Fifth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The Ministers are individually responsible to ____________ |
| A. | the Prime Minister |
| B. | the House of which they are members |
| C. | the House of the People |
| D. | the President |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The NDC was set up as per ____________________ |
| A. | the provisions of the Indian Constitution |
| B. | the recommendations of the Planning Commission |
| C. | the recommendations of the Finance Commission |
| D. | the Government of India Act, 1935 |
| Answer» C. the recommendations of the Finance Commission | |
| 27. |
The special status of Jammu and Kashmir implies that the state has ____________ |
| A. | a separate constitution |
| B. | All of the above |
| C. | a separate judiciary |
| D. | separate defence forces |
| Answer» B. All of the above | |
| 28. |
How Many Union Territories in India? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» D. 9 | |
| 29. |
The Constitution of India has borrowed, Fundamental Duties, from which of these Countries' Constitution? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | UK |
| C. | Erstwhile USSR |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» D. USA | |
| 30. |
Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the Village Panchayats? |
| A. | House Tax |
| B. | Vehicles Tax |
| C. | Land Tax |
| D. | Property Tax |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
By which of these Amendments, Nagaland become a state? |
| A. | 12th |
| B. | 14th |
| C. | 13th |
| D. | 11th |
| Answer» D. 11th | |
| 32. |
As mandated by the ____________ of the constitution, the government has constituted the 14th Finance commission. |
| A. | Article 280 |
| B. | Article 480 |
| C. | Article 380 |
| D. | Article 180 |
| Answer» B. Article 480 | |
| 33. |
Which Article of the Constitution allows the centre to form new states? |
| A. | Article 4 |
| B. | Article 6 |
| C. | Article 5 |
| D. | Article 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Question Hour in the Parliament refers to _____________ |
| A. | the last hour of the sitting |
| B. | the second hour of the sitting |
| C. | the first hour of the sitting |
| D. | the lunch hour after the sitting |
| Answer» D. the lunch hour after the sitting | |
| 35. |
The word “Secularism” was inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by ____________ |
| A. | 42nd Amendment |
| B. | 52nd Amendment |
| C. | 41nd Amendment |
| D. | 40nd Amendment |
| Answer» B. 52nd Amendment | |
| 36. |
Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office before the expiry of his term? |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | Supreme Court |
| C. | Lok Sabha |
| D. | Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» B. Supreme Court | |
| 37. |
The President of India is elected by a proportional representation system through single transferable vote.This implies that ____________ |
| A. | MPs and MLAs of a State have the same number of votes |
| B. | MPs and MLAs of different States have different numbers of votes |
| C. | all MPs and MLAs have one vote each |
| D. | each elected MP or MLA has an equal number of votes |
| Answer» D. each elected MP or MLA has an equal number of votes | |
| 38. |
The Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in ____________ |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1953 |
| Answer» D. 1953 | |
| 39. |
Which one of these is a federal feature of the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | An independent judiciary |
| B. | Distribution of powers between the centre and states |
| C. | Vesting of resiuduary powers with the centre |
| D. | A written and rigid constitution |
| Answer» C. Vesting of resiuduary powers with the centre | |
| 40. |
How many languages have recongnised by the Constitution? |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 41. |
Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India? |
| A. | V V Giri |
| B. | Dr S Radhakrishnan |
| C. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Dr Zakir Hussain |
| Answer» C. Dr Rajendra Prasad | |
| 42. |
The Government of India Act, 1919 was known as ____________ |
| A. | Ment-Ford Reforms |
| B. | Mountbatten Reforms |
| C. | Wavell Reforms |
| D. | Morley-Minto Reforms |
| Answer» B. Mountbatten Reforms | |
| 43. |
Which one of the following Presidents held office for two consecutive terms? |
| A. | Dr S Radhakrishnan |
| B. | Both 'a' and 'b' |
| C. | Dr Zakir Hussain |
| D. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Main Standing Committee of Lok Sabha are _______ ? |
| A. | Estimates Committee |
| B. | All the Above |
| C. | Committee on Public Undertaking |
| D. | Committee on Public Accounts |
| Answer» C. Committee on Public Undertaking | |
| 45. |
Which of the following committee recommended for according a Constitutional position of the Panchayati Raj? |
| A. | Rao Committee |
| B. | LM Singhvi Committee |
| C. | Ashok Mehta Committee |
| D. | Balwant Rai Mehta Committee |
| Answer» C. Ashok Mehta Committee | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats? |
| A. | Article 40 |
| B. | Article 246 |
| C. | Article 21 |
| D. | Article 19 |
| Answer» B. Article 246 | |
| 47. |
The following is true about the planning Commission . |
| A. | It is a statutory body |
| B. | It is a non-constitutional body |
| C. | It is an extra-constitutional body |
| D. | It is a constitutional body |
| Answer» D. It is a constitutional body | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is not involved in the preparation of budget ? |
| A. | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | Finance Ministry |
| Answer» C. Planning Commission | |
| 49. |
Agricultural Income Tax is assigned to the State Government by ____________ |
| A. | the Finance Commission |
| B. | the Inter-state Council |
| C. | the National Development Council |
| D. | the Constitution of India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Holding a 'Bandh' was declared illegal for the first time in India by which one of the following High Courts? |
| A. | Kerala High Court |
| B. | Maharashtra High Court |
| C. | Gujarat High Court |
| D. | Rajasthan High Court |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra High Court | |