Indian polity: recapitulation:
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Constituent Assembly ?
(a) It submitted the Constitution to the people of India for ratification.
(b) It was elected by the people of India directly
(c) It adopted the Constitution on 26th January, 1952.
(d) It functioned as a provisional Parliament for sometime.
Answer: It was elected by the people of India directly
Who presides over the joint meetings of two or morw Zonal Councils ?
(a) Seniormost Chairman of the Zonal Councils
(b) Union Finance Minister
(c) Union Home Minister
(d) Prime Minister
Answer: Union Home Minister
Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of a Federal State ?
(a) Division of powers
(b) Written Constitution
(c) Unicameralism
(d) Independent Judiciary
Answer: Unicameralism
In which of the following states has the State Legislative Assembly recently passed a resolution for the revival of the State Legislative Council
?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Punjab
(d) West Bengal
Answer: Tamil Nadu
The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on
(a) 9th December, 1946
(b) 3rd June, 1947
(c) 6th December, 1946
(d) 20th February, 1947
Answer: 9th December, 1946
After a no-confidence motion is admitted in the Lok Sabha, a date for the debate is to be decided within
(a) 15 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 10 days
(d) 7 days
Answer: 10 days
The President nominates two members of the Anglo Indian Community to the Lok Sabha under Article
(a) 360
(b) 331
(c) 341
(d) 356
Answer: 331
Which of the following is not a function of the Election Commission in India ?
(a) Preparation and revision of electoral rolls
(b) The appointment of Election Tribunals
(c) The appointment of the Chief Electrol Officers
(d) Reservation of seats
Answer: Reservation of seats
Proportional representation with single transfer able vote is used for the election of
(a) Civic bodies
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Village Panchayats
(d) State Assemblies
Answer: Rajya Sabha
The Ram Nandan Prasad Committee deals with
(a)
(b) The identification of those who constitute the Creamy layer among the OBC's
(c) Tax reforms
(d) The question whether proper security was provided to Rajiv Gandhi at the time of his assassination
Answer: The question whether proper security was provided to Rajiv Gandhi at the time of his assassination
The Constitution of India was passed by the Constituent Assembly on
(a) 26th November, 1949
(b) 26th January, 1950
(c) 17th October, 1949
(d) 14th November, 1949
Answer: 26th November, 1949
Which Schedule of the constitution of India provides for the setting up of Tribes Advisory Councils in the states ?
(a) Seventh
(b) Eighth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth
Answer: Fifth
Under Article 143 of the Constitution, the President
(a) Dismisses a State Government
(b) Grants pardon or reprieve in a death sentence case
(c) Refers a case to Supreme Court for its advisory opinion
(d) Appoints the Prime Minister
Answer: Refers a case to Supreme Court for its advisory opinion
A recent Supreme Court Judgement said that the Right to Life in Article 21???. The right to enjoyement of pollution free water and air.
(a) Partly includes
(b) None of these
(c) Includes
(d) Does not include
Answer: Includes
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has been set up by a/an
(a) None of these
(b) Act of Parliament
(c) Executive resolution
(d) Ordinance
Answer: Act of Parliament
As per the Anti-Defection Law the final authority to decide on a member's disqualification from the House is
(a) Council of Ministers
(b) Speaker of the House
(c) President
(d) Governor
Answer: Speaker of the House
The newly set up National Security Council is headed by the
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Union Home Minister
(c) President
(d) Vice President
Answer: Prime Minister
The number of member of the Constituent Assembly representing the princely Indian States was
(a) 70
(b) 90
(c) 60
(d) 80
Answer: 70
The formation of linguistic states in India started with
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Haryana
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Article 292 provides for
(a) Creating a new All India Service
(b) None of these
(c) Ceiling on government borrowings
(d) Setting up a National Commission for women
Answer: Ceiling on government borrowings
The appointment of a Commission to investigate the condition of socially and educationally backward classes is provided for under Article
(a) 301
(b) 360
(c) 352
(d) 340
Answer: 340
The sectioned strenght of the Supreme Court is
(a) 26
(b) 32
(c) 22
(d) 30
Answer: 26
Who among the following took up as the first chairperson of the National Commission for women ?
(a) Ms Suhasini Ali
(b) Ms Pupul Jayakar
(c) Ms Mrinal Gore
(d) Ms Jayanti Patnaik
Answer: Ms Jayanti Patnaik
A party in India in order to be recognised as official opposition in the Indian Parliament should have least how many seats ?
(a) 1/10th
(b) 1/6th
(c) 1/3rd
(d) 1/4th
Answer: 1/10th
Which of the following bills can be introduced in the Parliament only after the consent of the President ?
(a) The Bill providing for the creation of a new All India Service.
(b) The Finance Bill
(c) The Constitution Amendment Bill
(d) The Bill for the creation of a new State
Answer: The Finance Bill
Which of the following types of Bills can become law despite disapproval of the Rajya Sabha ?
(a) Finance Bill
(b) Bill relating to concurrent subjects
(c) Bill relating to social reforms
(d) Constitution amendment bill
Answer: Finance Bill
The Council of States is a permanent body, but as nearly as possible
(a) Half of its members retire every 2 years
(b) Half of its members retire every 3 years
(c) 1/3rd of its members retire every 3 years
(d) 1/3rd of its members retire every 2 years
Answer: 1/3rd of its members retire every 2 years
A Money Bill must be returned by the Rajya Sabha with its recommendations to the Lok Sabha within a period not exceeding
(a) 10 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 14 days
(d) 7 days
Answer: 14 days
After a no confidence motion is admitted to the Lok Sabha, who decides a date for the debate ?
(a) Lok Sabha Speaker
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Vice President
Answer: Lok Sabha Speaker
There is no reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of
(a) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Orissa
(b) Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya
(c) Punjab, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh
(d) Punjab, Assam and Nagaland
Answer: Punjab, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh
The recent acceptance of the Mandal Commission Report by the Central Government constitutes how much percent of the jobs to be reserved for OBC's ?
(a) 27
(b) 25
(c) 20
(d) 23
Answer: 27
Article 30 of the Constitution provides
(a) None of these
(b) Minorities right to establish and administer educational institutions.
(c) Job reservations for socially and educationally backward classes.
(d) For the removal of a Supreme Court Judge
Answer: Minorities right to establish and administer educational institutions.
The Supreme Court was set up under
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(b) Regulation Act
(c) Pitts India Act
(d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Answer: Regulation Act
Who took up as the first Chairman of the National Commission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ?
(a) Ram Dhan
(b) Ram Pujan Patel
(c) Chand Ram
(d) Ram Sunder Das
Answer: Ram Dhan
The High Court which has the distinction of having the first woman Chief Justice is
(a) Guwahati High Court
(b) Himachal Pradesh High Court
(c) Allahabad High Court
(d) Delhi High Court
Answer: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Central Government has set up 5th Pay Commission to revise the pay structure of the
(a) Central Government employees including defence personnel
(b) President, Vice President and Ministers etc of the Union Government
(c) Bank employees
(d) Employees of the public sector undertakings
Answer: Central Government employees including defence personnel
Which of the following statements is correct ?
(a) The Planning Commission is a Constitutional body.
(b) The plan is approved by the National Integration Committee.
(c) The Minister for planning is necessarily the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
(d) The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission.
Answer: The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission.
Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy has not been implemented so far ?
(a) Promotion of International peace and security
(b) Organisation of village Panchayats
(c) Uniform civil code for the citizens
(d) Separation of Judiciary from the Executive
Answer: Uniform civil code for the citizens
Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946 ?
(a) K.M. Munshi
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
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