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251. |
Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana |
A. | Dhar Commission |
B. | Dass Commission |
C. | Shah Commission |
D. | Mahajan Commission |
Answer» D. Mahajan Commission | |
252. |
Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly |
A. | Dr.Rajendra Prasad |
B. | Sachchidananda Sinha |
C. | B.R. Ambedkar |
D. | H.V.Kamath |
Answer» C. B.R. Ambedkar | |
253. |
The item ' Education' belongs to the |
A. | Union List |
B. | State List |
C. | Concurrent List |
D. | Residuary subjects |
Answer» D. Residuary subjects | |
254. |
Who called Indian Federalism as the Co-operative Federalism |
A. | G.Austin |
B. | K.C.Wheare |
C. | Sir Ivor Jennings |
D. | D.D.Basu |
Answer» B. K.C.Wheare | |
255. |
Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitutio |
A. | British Constitution |
B. | US Constitution |
C. | Irish Constitution |
D. | The Government of India Act,1935 |
Answer» E. | |
256. |
How many Fundamental Duties are in the Indian Constitution? |
A. | Nine |
B. | Eleven |
C. | Twelve |
D. | Twenty |
Answer» C. Twelve | |
257. |
Who have the power to decide an election petition? |
A. | Parliament |
B. | Supreme Court |
C. | High Courts |
D. | Election Commission |
Answer» D. Election Commission | |
258. |
The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from the |
A. | Constitution of Canada |
B. | Weimar Constitution of Germany |
C. | Constitution of Irelan |
D. | Constitution of USA |
Answer» C. Constitution of Irelan | |
259. |
The most essential feature of the Parliamentary form of Government is the _________ |
A. | sovereignty of the Parliament |
B. | written constitution |
C. | accountability of the executive to the legislature |
D. | independent judiciary |
Answer» E. | |
260. |
The first Law Officer of the Government of India is the |
A. | Union Law Minister |
B. | Secreatary, Ministry of Law |
C. | Attorney-General for India |
D. | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
Answer» D. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | |
261. |
The legal advisor to the State Government is known as : |
A. | Advocate - General |
B. | Attorney - General |
C. | Solicitor - General |
D. | State Public Prosecutor |
Answer» B. Attorney - General | |
262. |
The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 Census. They shall remain unaltered till the first Census to be taken after the year: |
A. | 2010 |
B. | 2015 |
C. | 2021 |
D. | 2026 |
Answer» E. | |
263. |
The members of the state legislative assemblies are elected for a period of |
A. | 2 years |
B. | 6 years |
C. | 5 years |
D. | 3 years |
Answer» D. 3 years | |
264. |
The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was |
A. | extension of provincial assemblies |
B. | to give more powers to local government |
C. | to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India |
D. | to establish diarchy in provinces |
Answer» B. to give more powers to local government | |
265. |
The oath of office is conducted to the president by |
A. | the speaker of Lok Sabha |
B. | the chief justice of India |
C. | the vice-president of India |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. the vice-president of India | |
266. |
The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except |
A. | adult franchise |
B. | equality of status |
C. | fraternity |
D. | justice |
Answer» B. equality of status | |
267. |
The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is |
A. | 25 years |
B. | 30 years |
C. | 40 years |
D. | 35 years |
Answer» B. 30 years | |
268. |
Mainstream Nationalism in India |
A. | was characterized by Chauvinism |
B. | aimed at restoration of the Hindu state |
C. | had national socialism as its ultimate goal |
D. | aimed at emancipation from colonial rule |
Answer» E. | |
269. |
The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through |
A. | questions and supplementary questions |
B. | criticism of its policies |
C. | adjournment motion |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
270. |
The Muslim League as a political party was founded in |
A. | 1906 |
B. | 1909 |
C. | 1915 |
D. | 1919 |
Answer» B. 1909 | |
271. |
By virtue of which Act, Diarchy was introduced in India |
A. | Indian Council Act, 1909 |
B. | Government of India Act, 1919 |
C. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
D. | indian Independence Act, 1947 |
Answer» C. Government of India Act, 1935 | |
272. |
Union Budget is always presented first in ________ |
A. | The Lok Sabha |
B. | The Rajya Sabha |
C. | Joint session of the Parliament |
D. | Meeting of the Union Cabinet |
Answer» B. The Rajya Sabha | |
273. |
Who is the guardian of fundamental Rights enumerated in Indian Constitution |
A. | Supreme Court |
B. | Parliament |
C. | Constitution |
D. | President |
Answer» B. Parliament | |
274. |
The president can assign any of the functions of the union government to the state government |
A. | in consultation with the chief justice of India |
B. | in consultation with the state governor |
C. | in his discretion |
D. | in consultation with the government of the state |
Answer» E. | |
275. |
Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution |
A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
B. | B.R. Ambedkar |
C. | B.N.Rau |
D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
Answer» B. B.R. Ambedkar | |
276. |
The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee system in so far as |
A. | it assures representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in the Parliament |
B. | it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail |
C. | it enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. it enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny | |
277. |
The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the |
A. | chief minister |
B. | chief justice |
C. | governor |
D. | vice-president |
Answer» D. vice-president | |
278. |
The nature of the anti-Imperialist struggle was |
A. | always peaceful and constitutional |
B. | initially constitutional and by large non-violent |
C. | based on continuous armed resistance |
D. | largely supported by foreign powers |
Answer» C. based on continuous armed resistance | |
279. |
The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counter-part in Britain because |
A. | India is the biggest democracy |
B. | India has adopted the federal system |
C. | India has a written constitution |
D. | his office enjoys constitutional basi |
Answer» E. | |
280. |
The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in |
A. | English only |
B. | Hindi only |
C. | English or Hindi |
D. | English, Hindi or mother tongue |
Answer» E. | |
281. |
The members of the committees of Parliament are |
A. | nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament |
B. | nominated by the prime minister |
C. | appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament |
D. | appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members |
Answer» E. | |
282. |
The parliament works through committees which |
A. | help the government in the formulation of policy |
B. | exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis |
C. | ensure that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and the prescribed parliamentary procedure |
D. | both (a) and (b) |
Answer» C. ensure that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and the prescribed parliamentary procedure | |
283. |
The preamble declares India as a sovereign state which implies |
A. | India is free to conduct her internal affairs |
B. | India is free to conduct her external affairs |
C. | India is free to conduct here internal as well as external affairs |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
284. |
The Objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on |
A. | 22nd January 1947 |
B. | 26th November 1946 |
C. | 1st October 1948 |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. 26th November 1946 | |
285. |
The national anthem was written by |
A. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
C. | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee |
D. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
Answer» C. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee | |
286. |
The Nagaland State of India cannot be termed as a state because it lacks |
A. | sovereignty |
B. | bicameral legislature |
C. | a high court exclusively of its own |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. bicameral legislature | |
287. |
The member of a State Public Service Commission can be removed on the ground of misbehavior only after an enquiry has been conducted by the |
A. | Supreme Court of India |
B. | High Court of the state |
C. | committee appointed by the president |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. High Court of the state | |
288. |
The members of the standing committee are taken from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the ratio of |
A. | two and one respectively |
B. | three and one respectively |
C. | four and one respectively |
D. | equal members for both the Houses |
Answer» B. three and one respectively | |
289. |
The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in |
A. | the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for |
B. | B. |
C. | C. |
D. | D. |
Answer» E. | |
290. |
The phrase 'procedure established by the law' means |
A. | the judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the limits of the constitution |
B. | judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if 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. | None of the above |
Answer» B. judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is within the limits of the constitution | |
291. |
The name of the union given in the Constitution is |
A. | Hindustan or Bharatavarsha |
B. | India or Hindustan |
C. | India or Bharat |
D. | Bharatadesh or India |
Answer» D. Bharatadesh or India | |
292. |
The position of the president which was undermined by the 42nd amendment was sub-sequently somewhat retrieved by the |
A. | 44th amendment |
B. | 45th amendment |
C. | 26th amendment |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. 45th amendment | |
293. |
The phrase 'bicameral legislature' means |
A. | a single assembly |
B. | an elected legislature |
C. | a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber |
D. | parliamentary system of government |
Answer» D. parliamentary system of government | |
294. |
The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by |
A. | the governor |
B. | the chief minister |
C. | chief justice of the state high court |
D. | speaker of legislative assembly |
Answer» B. the chief minister | |
295. |
The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with |
A. | the speaker |
B. | the president |
C. | the prime minister |
D. | the minister for parliamentary affairs |
Answer» C. the prime minister | |
296. |
The Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in |
A. | the union list only |
B. | the concurrent list only |
C. | both union and concurrent list |
D. | all the three lists, viz. union list, state list and the concurrent list |
Answer» D. all the three lists, viz. union list, state list and the concurrent list | |
297. |
The minimum number of members that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is |
A. | one-fourth of the total membership |
B. | one-tenth of the total membership of the Houses |
C. | 50 percent strength of the Lok Sabha |
D. | at least 100 members |
Answer» C. 50 percent strength of the Lok Sabha | |
298. |
The president addresses both the Houses of Parliament assembled together |
A. | during emergency session summoned for the purpose |
B. | every session |
C. | first session after each general election and the first session of each year |
D. | any session |
Answer» D. any session | |
299. |
The members of the Rajya Sabha are |
A. | directly elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise |
B. | elected by the members of the state legislative assemblies |
C. | elected by the members of the state legislative councils |
D. | elected by the members of the state legislative councils and state legislative assemblies |
Answer» C. elected by the members of the state legislative councils | |
300. |
The members of a State Commission can be removed by the |
A. | governor on a report by the Supreme Court |
B. | governor on a resolution passed by Parliament |
C. | president on a report by the Supreme Court |
D. | president on a resolution passed by Parliament |
Answer» D. president on a resolution passed by Parliament | |