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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. |
Poverty gap is ____________ |
| A. | gap between infrastructural facilities in developed and developing nations |
| B. | the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line |
| C. | gap between the rich and the poor |
| D. | gap between developed and developing nations |
| Answer» C. gap between the rich and the poor | |
| 2. |
'Earn while you learn' scheme has been launched by ____________ |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Ministry of Tourism |
| C. | Both 'a' and 'b' |
| D. | Ministry of Youth |
| Answer» C. Both 'a' and 'b' | |
| 3. |
'Focus Product' and 'Focus Market' are related to which scheme? |
| A. | Technology Upgradation |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | Control of Inflation |
| D. | Export Promotion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The new Share Price Index (in dollar value) of Mumbai share market is ____________ |
| A. | FOREX |
| B. | SENSEX |
| C. | UREX |
| D. | DOLEX |
| Answer» D. DOLEX | |
| 5. |
Economic growth is usually coupled with ____________ |
| A. | hyper inflation |
| B. | deflation |
| C. | stagflation |
| D. | inflation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The rate at which banks lend to RBI is known as ____________ |
| A. | reverse repo rate |
| B. | interest rate |
| C. | repo rate |
| D. | bank rate |
| Answer» B. interest rate | |
| 7. |
Estimates of poverty in India are given by the ____________ |
| A. | Ministry of Rural Development and programme implementation |
| B. | Planning |
| C. | CSO |
| D. | NSSO |
| Answer» C. CSO | |
| 8. |
The Central Co-operative Banks are in direct touch with ____________ |
| A. | central government |
| B. | farmers |
| C. | land development banks |
| D. | state co-operative banks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means ____________ |
| A. | the sum of monetised deficit and bdgetary deficit |
| B. | the difference between current expenditure and current revenue |
| C. | the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings |
| D. | net increase in Union Government's borrowings from the Reserve Bank of/India |
| Answer» D. net increase in Union Government's borrowings from the Reserve Bank of/India | |
| 10. |
Joint SAARC University of eight SAARC nations will be established in ____________ |
| A. | Colombo |
| B. | Dhaka |
| C. | Male |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
SEBI is a ____________ |
| A. | non-statutory body |
| B. | constitutional body |
| C. | staturory body |
| D. | advisory body |
| Answer» D. advisory body | |
| 12. |
Which rural schemes were merged with Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana? |
| A. | NREP and RLEGP |
| B. | IRDP and TRYSEM |
| C. | DPAP and IRDP |
| D. | TRYSEM and MNP |
| Answer» B. IRDP and TRYSEM | |
| 13. |
Which Plan was a failure due to Indo-China war followed by Indo-Pakistan? |
| A. | Third Five Year Plan |
| B. | Rolling Plan |
| C. | Seventh Five Year Plan |
| D. | Fourth Five Year Plan |
| Answer» B. Rolling Plan | |
| 14. |
The Parliament can restrict or abrogate by law, fundamental rights with respect to ____________ |
| A. | the forces charged with the maintenance of public order |
| B. | the members of the armed forces |
| C. | All of the above |
| D. | the persons employed in any bureau or other organization established by the state for purpose of intelligence |
| Answer» D. the persons employed in any bureau or other organization established by the state for purpose of intelligence | |
| 15. |
'Bharat Nirman Yojana' does not include which of the following? |
| A. | Telephone |
| B. | Water Supply |
| C. | Irrigation |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
unrise Industriesare industries ____________ |
| A. | which are small-scale industries |
| B. | which have high growth potential and meet further requirements of the economy |
| C. | which improve export performance of the country |
| D. | which are well developed and have ample scope for further development |
| Answer» C. which improve export performance of the country | |
| 17. |
The members of the committees of Parliament are ____________ |
| A. | appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members |
| B. | nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament |
| C. | appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament |
| D. | nominated by the prime minister |
| Answer» B. nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament | |
| 18. |
T.P. Sreenivasan is an ___________ Scholar |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Afgan |
| C. | Korean |
| D. | Indian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The president can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses, pending authorisation by Parliament, from ____________ |
| A. | the Contingency Fund |
| B. | the Consolidated Fund of India |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | both the above funds |
| Answer» B. the Consolidated Fund of India | |
| 20. |
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by ____________ |
| A. | Lok Sabha |
| B. | the people |
| C. | elected members of the legislative council |
| D. | elected members of the legislative assembly |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The president addresses both the Houses of Parliament assembled together ____________ |
| A. | every session |
| B. | during emergency session summoned for the purpose |
| C. | any session |
| D. | first session after each general election and the first session of each year |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers ____________ |
| A. | on the recommendation of the primeministers |
| B. | on his own |
| C. | with the consent of the speaker |
| D. | only under emergency conditions |
| Answer» B. on his own | |
| 23. |
The number of writs that can be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a High Court is ____________ |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The pension of a high court judge is charged to the ____________ |
| A. | Consolidated Fund of the state where he last served |
| B. | Consolidated Fund of India |
| C. | Contingency Fund of India |
| D. | Consolidated Funds of the different states where he has served |
| Answer» C. Contingency Fund of India | |
| 25. |
The Chief architect of India's Foreign Policy was ____________ |
| A. | Nehru |
| B. | Gandhiji |
| C. | Patel |
| D. | Rajaji |
| Answer» B. Gandhiji | |
| 26. |
The pre-requisite for the enforcement of directive principles of the state policy is ____________ |
| A. | socialist government |
| B. | an effective, hones government |
| C. | adequate resources |
| D. | active opposition |
| Answer» D. active opposition | |
| 27. |
The Objectives Resolution which laid down the main objectives to guide the deliberations of the Assembly was moved by ____________ |
| A. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | Sardar Patel |
| C. | K.M. Munshi |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
India is Pro-UN in Inter National Relations ? |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | False |
| C. | Never |
| D. | True |
| Answer» D. True | |
| 29. |
The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its ____________ |
| A. | constitutional jurisdiction |
| B. | advisory jurisdiction |
| C. | original jurisdiction |
| D. | appellate jurisdiction |
| Answer» D. appellate jurisdiction | |
| 30. |
The name of the union given in the Constitution is ____________ |
| A. | Bharatadesh or India |
| B. | Hindustan or Bharatavarsha |
| C. | India or Bharat |
| D. | India or Hindustan |
| Answer» D. India or Hindustan | |
| 31. |
Indian State System existed is ____________ |
| A. | 700 AD |
| B. | 500 BC |
| C. | 2000 AD |
| D. | 1000 AD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The oath of office is conducted to the president by ____________ |
| A. | the chief justice of India |
| B. | the speaker of Lok Sabha |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | the vice-president of India |
| Answer» B. the speaker of Lok Sabha | |
| 33. |
The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except ____________ |
| A. | equality of status |
| B. | adult franchise |
| C. | justice |
| D. | fraternity |
| Answer» C. justice | |
| 34. |
The position of a chief minister is ____________ |
| A. | identical to that of the president |
| B. | similar to that of the prime minister |
| C. | not constitutional |
| D. | a combination of the position of the prime minister and president |
| Answer» C. not constitutional | |
| 35. |
The members of the panchayat are ____________ |
| A. | the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies |
| B. | nominated by the district officer |
| C. | nominated by the block development organization |
| D. | nominated by local self-government minister of the state |
| Answer» B. nominated by the district officer | |
| 36. |
The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counter-part in Britain because ____________ |
| A. | his office enjoys constitutional basis |
| B. | India is the biggest democracy |
| C. | India has a written constitution |
| D. | India has adopted the federal system |
| Answer» B. India is the biggest democracy | |
| 37. |
The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is ____________ |
| A. | 35 years |
| B. | 25 years |
| C. | 18 years |
| D. | 21 years |
| Answer» C. 18 years | |
| 38. |
The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with ____________ |
| A. | the president |
| B. | the speaker |
| C. | the minister for parliamentary affairs |
| D. | the prime minister |
| Answer» B. the speaker | |
| 39. |
The preamble says that the state in India will assure the dignity of the individual. The constitution seeks to achieve this object by guaranteeing ____________ |
| A. | equal wages for equal work to each individual irrespective of sex |
| B. | equal fundamental rights to each citizen |
| C. | just and humane conditions of work to each individual |
| D. | the right to adequate means of livelihood to each individual |
| Answer» C. just and humane conditions of work to each individual | |
| 40. |
The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with ____________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | the speaker |
| C. | the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha |
| D. | the prime minister |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The nature of the anti-Imperialist struggle was ____________ |
| A. | largely supported by foreign powers |
| B. | always peaceful and constitutional |
| C. | based on continuous armed resistance |
| D. | initially constitutional and by large non-violent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The members of Lok Sabha are ____________ |
| A. | partly elected and partly nominated |
| B. | directly elected by the people |
| C. | nominated |
| D. | indirectly elected |
| Answer» C. nominated | |
| 43. |
The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the ____________ |
| A. | chief justice |
| B. | chief minister |
| C. | vice-president |
| D. | governor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by ____________ |
| A. | speaker of legislative assembly |
| B. | the governor |
| C. | chief justice of the state high court |
| D. | the chief minister |
| Answer» C. chief justice of the state high court | |
| 45. |
The members of a State Commission can be removed by the ____________ |
| A. | president on a resolution passed by Parliament |
| B. | governor on a report by the Supreme Court |
| C. | president on a report by the Supreme Court |
| D. | governor on a resolution passed by Parliament |
| Answer» D. governor on a resolution passed by Parliament | |
| 46. |
The president can expend out of the Contingency Fund of India ____________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | only with the approval of the Parliament |
| C. | only in the case of the national calamities |
| D. | without the approval of the Parliament |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The minimum age of the voter in India is ____________ |
| A. | 18 years |
| B. | 15 years |
| C. | 25 years |
| D. | 21 years |
| Answer» B. 15 years | |
| 48. |
The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is ____________ |
| A. | 35 years |
| B. | 25 years |
| C. | 40 years |
| D. | 30 years |
| Answer» C. 40 years | |
| 49. |
The phrase 'procedure established by the law' means ____________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | the judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the limits of the constitution |
| C. | judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not due or is unjust |
| D. | judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is within the limits of the constitution |
| Answer» C. judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not due or is unjust | |
| 50. |
The Muslim League as a political party was founded in ____________ |
| A. | 1909 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» C. 1919 | |