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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. |
Noonmati Oil Refinery of India is located in- |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 2. |
Zonal Councils have been created by- |
| A. | The Constitution |
| B. | Parliamentary Act |
| C. | Government's Declaration |
| D. | National Development Council |
| Answer» C. Government's Declaration | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following is not a Standing Committee of the Parliament ? |
| A. | Committee on Public Accounts |
| B. | Committee on Estimate |
| C. | Committee on Public Undertaking |
| D. | Advisory Committee of Finance Ministry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Consider the following statement and select the correct answer from the codes given below-Assertion (As) : Hydergraph is based on rainfall and temperature data was developed byGriffith Taylor.Reason (R) : Hydergraph was developed by Griffith Taylor. Codes : |
| A. | Both (As) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (As) |
| B. | Both (As) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (As) |
| C. | (As) is true, but (R) is false |
| D. | (As) is false, but (R) is true |
| Answer» B. Both (As) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (As) | |
| 5. |
The head of the Indian Executive is- |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Chief Secretary of the Union Government |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Prime Minister | |
| 6. |
The power to establish an Administrative Tribunal for a State is vested in- |
| A. | Supreme Court |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | National Human Rights Commission |
| D. | Governor |
| Answer» C. National Human Rights Commission | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following ports is the leading exporter of iron ore ? |
| A. | Marmagaon |
| B. | Paradwip |
| C. | Vishakhapatnam |
| D. | Kochi |
| Answer» D. Kochi | |
| 8. |
Speaker of the Lok Sabha may tender his resignation to- |
| A. | President |
| B. | Vice-Chairman |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Which of the following writs can be granted by High Courts in India in order to secure liberty of an individual who is imprisoned ? |
| A. | Habeas Corpus |
| B. | Quo-warranto |
| C. | Mandamas |
| D. | Prohibition |
| Answer» B. Quo-warranto | |
| 10. |
Which Article of the Constitution lays down that State shall take steps to organise village Panchayats ? |
| A. | Article 36 |
| B. | Article 73 |
| C. | Article 24 |
| D. | Article 40 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Who exercises actual executive power of the Union Government of India ? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Cabinet |
| D. | Parliament |
| Answer» D. Parliament | |
| 12. |
In which case the Supreme Court of India held that Preamble is the part of the Constitution ? |
| A. | Sajjan Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan |
| B. | Golaknath V s . State of Punjab |
| C. | Keshwanand Bharti Vs. State of Kerala |
| D. | Menka Gandhi Vs. Union of India |
| Answer» D. Menka Gandhi Vs. Union of India | |
| 13. |
Which is not correctly matched ? |
| A. | Bentham - Utilitarianism |
| B. | Kant - Idealism |
| C. | Lenin - Communism |
| D. | Austin - Pluralism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
The tenure of State Legislative Assembly can be extended during emergency by- |
| A. | The President of India |
| B. | The Governor |
| C. | The State Legislature |
| D. | Parliament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Choose the correct answer- |
| A. | All persons are qualified to be chosen as members of a Panchayat |
| B. | A person not qualified to be chosen for state legislature can be a member of a Panchayat |
| C. | Only persons of 25 years of age will be eligible for the membership of a Panchayat |
| D. | All persons who are qualified to be chosen to the State legislature shall be qualified to be chosen a member of the Panchayat and who has attained the age of 21 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Who said, 'Political Parties are far older than Democracy' ? |
| A. | Bryce |
| B. | Sir Henry Maine |
| C. | Munro |
| D. | Meriam |
| Answer» B. Sir Henry Maine | |
| 17. |
Mandal Theory of Kautilya is related to- |
| A. | Administration |
| B. | Foreign policy |
| C. | Economic policy |
| D. | Judicial policy |
| Answer» C. Economic policy | |
| 18. |
What per cent people are elected by the Vidhan Sabha for the Vidhan Parishad in U.P. ? |
| A. | 1/6 |
| B. | 1/3 |
| C. | 1/9 |
| D. | 1/2 |
| Answer» C. 1/9 | |
| 19. |
Which among the following Commissions recommended for the abolition of the office of Governor ? |
| A. | Administrative Reform Commission |
| B. | Sarkaria Commission |
| C. | Constitutional Review Commission |
| D. | Rajmannar Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Constitutionally the members of Council of Ministers hold office- |
| A. | During the pleasure of Parliament |
| B. | During the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| C. | During the pleasure of the President |
| D. | During the pleasure of Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| Answer» D. During the pleasure of Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| 21. |
The source of Rights according to Fascists is- |
| A. | Society |
| B. | Nature |
| C. | Constitution |
| D. | State |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Match List-I with List-II and select answer with the help of code given below-List-I(a) Article 352 (b) Article 356(c) Article 360 (d) Article 368List-II1. Amendment Process2. Financial Emergency3. Emergency in case of breakdown of constitutional machinery in States4. National EmergencyCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | 4 2 3 1 |
| B. | 4 3 2 1 |
| C. | 3 4 1 2 |
| D. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Answer» C. 3 4 1 2 | |
| 23. |
Who said about Second Chamber that, 'Four eyes are better than two, especially when a subject may be considered from different stand points' ? |
| A. | Garner |
| B. | Strong |
| C. | Bluntschli |
| D. | Lecky |
| Answer» D. Lecky | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following is uncommon to Socialism and Gandhism ? |
| A. | Emphasis on Social Justice |
| B. | Against Exploitation |
| C. | Equal distribution of property |
| D. | Purity of Means |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Scientific method is related to- |
| A. | Socialists |
| B. | Behaviouralists |
| C. | Marxists |
| D. | Individualists |
| Answer» C. Marxists | |
| 26. |
Rights guaranteed by International Laws are known as- |
| A. | Moral Rights |
| B. | Natural Rights |
| C. | International Rights |
| D. | Human Rights |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following thinkers considers decentralization necessary for the protection of Liberty ? |
| A. | T. H. Green |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Spencer |
| Answer» D. Spencer | |
| 28. |
Conception of Negative Liberty emphasizes on- |
| A. | Freedom of choice |
| B. | Self-direction |
| C. | Autonomy |
| D. | Absence of interference |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The concept of development trap is associated with the name of- |
| A. | Simon |
| B. | Powell |
| C. | Riggs |
| D. | Lasswell |
| Answer» D. Lasswell | |
| 30. |
Who said, 'Law is reason unaffected by desire' ? |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Mill |
| C. | Hegel |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» B. Mill | |
| 31. |
A Communist State lays emphasis on- |
| A. | Political Liberty |
| B. | Economic Liberty |
| C. | Right to Private Property |
| D. | Independence of Judiciary |
| Answer» C. Right to Private Property | |
| 32. |
Which one of the following concepts is not related to Dialectical Materialism of Karl Marx ? |
| A. | Socialism is built on dialectic materialism |
| B. | Matter is ultimate reality |
| C. | Mind is secondary to the matter |
| D. | World changes by the force of ideas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Who is called Philosophical Anarchist ? |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | Lassalle |
| C. | M. K. Gandhi |
| D. | Bentham |
| Answer» D. Bentham | |
| 34. |
Who said, 'There is only one solution of the problem of Liberty it lies in equality' ? |
| A. | Pollarad |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Montesquieu |
| D. | Dicey |
| Answer» B. Laski | |
| 35. |
'Laws are necessary relations arising out of nature of things.' This statement is attributed to- |
| A. | Burke |
| B. | Montesquieu |
| C. | Green |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» C. Green | |
| 36. |
According to social contract theory which one of the following is correct ? |
| A. | State is a living identity |
| B. | State is an instrument |
| C. | State is a class |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. State is a class | |
| 37. |
The Theory of Welfare State is said to be- |
| A. | An opposite of Capitalist State |
| B. | An Idealist State |
| C. | Based on Communism |
| D. | A Halfway house between Individualism and Socialism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
A State, which provides its citizens a wide range of social service, is called- |
| A. | Socialist State |
| B. | Police State |
| C. | Welfare State |
| D. | Sarvodaya |
| Answer» D. Sarvodaya | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following books authored by Plato represents a university, a family and a church at the same time ? |
| A. | Statesman |
| B. | Laws |
| C. | Republic |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 40. |
Who among the following supported force theory of the origin of the State ? |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | Montesquieu |
| C. | Oppenheimer |
| D. | J. S. Mill |
| Answer» D. J. S. Mill | |
| 41. |
The disputes regarding the election of the President of India are decided by- |
| A. | The Supreme Court |
| B. | The Chief Election Commissioner |
| C. | The Lok Sabha |
| D. | The Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» B. The Chief Election Commissioner | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following is not a demerit of Federalism ? |
| A. | It is opposed to the concept of sovereignty |
| B. | It reconciles National Unity with Regional Autonomy |
| C. | It is a weak system |
| D. | It lacks unity |
| Answer» C. It is a weak system | |
| 43. |
Money bill has been defined in- |
| A. | Article 110 |
| B. | Article 111 |
| C. | Article 112 |
| D. | Article 113 |
| Answer» B. Article 111 | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following is the liberal theory of the State ? |
| A. | Utilitarianism |
| B. | Syndicalism |
| C. | Guild Socialism |
| D. | Fascism |
| Answer» B. Syndicalism | |
| 45. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the list-List-I (Authors)(a) Robert A Dahl(b) C. B. Macpherson(c) Joseph Shumpeter(d) Immanuel KantList-II (Books)1. Critique of Judgement2. Dilemmas of Pluralist Democracy3. Democratic Theory4. Capitalism, Socialism and DemocracyCodes :(a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | 2 3 4 1 |
| B. | 1 2 3 4 |
| C. | 2 1 3 4 |
| D. | 3 2 1 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 2 3 4 | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following is not related to Neo-Marxist Antonio Gramsci ? |
| A. | He has appreciated the Bolshevik Revolution of Russia as the victory of will power over the economic conditions |
| B. | He believes in the theories of 'Dialectical Materialism' and Economic Determinism as propounded by the Classical Marxism |
| C. | He was one of the pioneering leaders of the Italian Communist Party during the Mussolini's regime |
| D. | He propounded the theory of 'Hegemony' |
| Answer» D. He propounded the theory of 'Hegemony' | |
| 47. |
Unitary Government presupposes- |
| A. | A written Constitution |
| B. | Independence of Judiciary |
| C. | Double Citizenship |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (As) and the other labelled as Reason (Re)-Assertion (As) : Individualism assumes that every man knows his interest best.Reason (Re) : The individual should follow State laws for development.In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ? |
| A. | Both (As) and (Re) are true and (Re) is the correct explanation of (As) |
| B. | Both (As) and (Re) are true, but (Re) is not a correct explanation of (As) |
| C. | (As) is true, but (Re) is false |
| D. | (As) is false, but (Re) is true |
| Answer» D. (As) is false, but (Re) is true | |
| 49. |
Who holds the view that desire for self-preservation is governing principle of human instinct ? |
| A. | Hobbes |
| B. | Burke |
| C. | Montesquieu |
| D. | MacIver |
| Answer» B. Burke | |
| 50. |
The power of appointment of Ad-hoc Judge in the Supreme Court is vested in- |
| A. | Chief Justice of India |
| B. | Vice-President of India |
| C. | Parliament |
| D. | Judicial Commission |
| Answer» B. Vice-President of India | |