Quiz 71- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

701 Q) Which of the following are associated with the process of planning in India? 
I. Indian Parliament 
2. Planning Commission 
3. National Development Council 
4. Finance Commission

(a) I and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4

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(C)

702 Q) India is a Republic. It means:

(a) India is a Union of States
(b) The Head of the State is not hereditary
(c) India has Parliamentary system of government
(d) People have final authority in all the matters.

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(B)

703 Q) Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?

(a) The recommendation for election is made by the government and the notification for election is issued by the Election Commission.
(b) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commision and the notification for election is issued by the Home Ministry at the Centre and Home Departments in the States.
(c) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the President and Governors of the States concerned.
(d) Both the exercises of making a recommendation for election and that of issuing a notification in respect of it are done by Election Commission.

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(A)

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Quiz 70- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

691 Q) A judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he attains the age of years.

(a) 62

(b) 65

(c) 60

(d) 58

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(B)

692 Q) Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Only Rajya Sabha and not the Lok Sabha can have nominated members.

(b) There is a constitutional provision for nominating two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the Rajya Sabha.

(c) There is no constitutional bar for a nominated member to be appointed as a Union Minister.

(d) A nominated member can vote both in the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections.

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(C)

693 Q) Minimum number of Judges which can give an advisory opinion to the President of India is

(a) one-third of total strength of Supreme Court

(b) 5

(c) half of total strength of Supreme Court

(d) 7

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(C)

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Quiz 69- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

681 Q) Which of the following is a function of the Estimates Committee of the Lok Sabha?

(a) It studies the estimates of different Ministries every year

(b) It reports what economies, improvements in organisations, efficiency and administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected

(c) It suggests alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration

(d) All of these

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(D)

682 Q) The position of the Vice-President of India resembles, to a great extent, the position of the Vice-President of

(a) Italy

(b) Russia

(c) New Zealand

(d) USA

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(D)

683 Q) "Law is an ass"—who said this?

(a) Locke

(b) Man

(c) Charles Dickens

(d) Abraham Lincoln

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(C)

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Quiz 68- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

671 Q) Lok Pal's institution is for

(a) control of administration

(b) redressing citizens grievances

(c) enquiring corruption in government

(d) building public opinion

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(C)

672 Q) Which of the following forms part of the procedural law?

(a) Offence

(b) Both

(c) Prosecution

(d) None

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(C)

673 Q) Which one of the following committees does not consist of any member from the Rajya Sabha?

(a) Estimates Committee

(b) Public Accounts Committee

(c) Public Grievances Committee

(d) Committee on Public Undertakings

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(A)

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Quiz 67- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

661 Q) The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India was

(a) added by the 1st Amendment

(b) added by the 24th Amendment

(c) added by the 42nd Amendment

(d) a part of the original Constitution

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(A)

662 Q) Who is to conduct the elections to the Panchayats and Municipalities?

(a) State Government

(b) Central Government

(c) State Election Commission

(d) Central Election Commission

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(C)

663 Q) The oath of office to the Prime Minister and other Ministers is administered by the

(a) Vice-President of India

(b) President of India

(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(d) Chief Justice of India

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(B)

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Quiz 66- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

651 Q) The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of 'basic structure' of the Con-stitution in the

(a) Golaknath case in 1967

(b) Sajjan Singh case in 1965

(c) Shakari Prasad case in 1951

(d) Keshvanand Bharati case in 1973

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(D)

652 Q) Who is competent to prescribe the conditions for acquiring citizenship?

(a) Election Commissioner

(b) The Parliament

(c) The President

(d) Legislatures of States

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(B)

653 Q) For successful functioning. Panchayati Raj needs the cooperation of

(a) the State government

(b) the Central Government

(c) the local people

(d) the bureaucracy

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(C)

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Quiz 63- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

621 Q) An Appropriation Bill 

I. is necessary to draw money from the Consolidated Fund of India 

II. cannot be amended to vary the amount of any charged expenditure 

III. includes only the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India 

IV. is required to withdraw money from the Contingency Fund to India

(a) I and III

(b) I. II and III

(c) I and II

(d) I, II, III and IV

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(C)

622 Q) Apart from Jammu and Kashmir, which of the following States has a special protection, not withstanding anything contained in the Constitution in certain matter?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Tripura

(c) Mizoram

(d) None

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(D)

623 Q) Given below are two statements, one labelled as 

Assertion (A) and other labelled as reason (R): 

Assertion (A) : The Constitution of India provides the appointment of a Governor for a State for a period of five years. 

Reason (R) : The Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President. 

In the context of the above statements which one of the following is correct?

(a) Both A and R true and R is not correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

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(B)

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Quiz 65- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

641 Q) Who among the following draws the maximum salary?

(a) Governor of a State

(b) Judge of a High Court

(c) Prime Minister of India

(d) Chief Justice of India

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(A)

642 Q) Which Article in the Constitution empowers the President to dissolve the Lok Sabha?

(a) Article 82

(b) Article 90

(c) Article 85

(d) Article 84

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(C)

643 Q) Which one of the following Presidents of India served for two terms?

(a) S. Radhakrishnan

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(c) Zakir Hussain

(d) V.V. Giri

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(B)

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Quiz 64- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

631 Q) The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President on a matter of law or act

(a) on its own initiative

(b) only if he seeks such advice

(c) only if the matter relates to the Fundamental Rights of citizens

(d) only if the issue poses a threat to the unity and integrity of the country.

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(B)

632 Q) With reference to the Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?

(a) The Appropriation Bill must be passed by both the Houses of Parliament before it can be enacted into law.

(b) No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under the appropriation made by the Appropriation Act.

(c) Finance Bill is required for proposing new taxes but no another Bill/Act is required for making changes in the rates of taxes which are already under operation.

(d) No Money Bill can be introduced except on the recommendation of the President.

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(C)

633 Q) Which of the following type of Bills can become law despite disapproval of the Rajya Sabha?

(a) Bills relating to social reforms

(b) Constitution amendment Bills

(c) Bills relating to concurrent subjects

(d) Finance Bills

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(D)

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Quiz 62- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

611 Q) If any minister disagrees with the Prime Minister, what can the latter do?

(a) He can recommend the President to drop the concerned minister

(b) He can dismiss the concerned minister without intimating the President

(c) He has to pull on with the concerned minister, otherwise the whole council has to resign to form a new party

(d) It totally depends upon the President whether to drop him or direct the Prime Minister to adjust with him

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(A)

612 Q) Which one of the following statements correctly described the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

(a) It contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.

(b) It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.

(c) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas.

(d) It allocates seats in the Council of States.

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(D)

613 Q) The Constitution of India recognises

(a) only religious minorities

(b) only linguistic minorities

(c) religious and linguistic minorities

(d) religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities.

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(C)

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Quiz 61- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

601 Q) TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act)

(a) is no longer applicable in any case

(b) is fully applicable to every case

(c) was applicable till May 1995 and to pending cases thereafter

(d) none of the above

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(A)

602 Q) Part V of the Constitution deals with 

I. Union Executive 

II. Parliament 

III. Supreme Court and High Court 

IV. Comptroller and Auditor-General.

(a) I. II and III

(b) I. II and IV

(c) I and II

(d) I only

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(D)

603 Q) Which of the following High Courts and their territorial jurisdictions is/are matched correctly? 

(a) Allahabad—Uttar Pradesh 

(b)' Madras—Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry 

(c) Kerala—Kerala and Lakshadweep 

(d) Bombay—Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat

(a) I and III

(b) I, 11 and Ill

(c) II only

(d) I, II, Ill and IV

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(B)

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Quiz 60- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

591 Q) In India partyless democracy was first advocated by

(a) Jayaprakash Narayan

(b) M.N. Roy

(c) Vinoba Bhave

(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

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(B)

592 Q) "A contract to do or not to do something, if some event collateral to such contract does or does not happen" is called

(a) Contract of guarantee

(b) Contract of indemnity

(c) Contingent contract

(d) Unlawful contrat

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(C)

593 Q) 'Dowry death' has been explained in section of IPC.

(a) 302

(b) 303

(c) 310

(d) 304-B

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(D)

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Quiz 59- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

581 Q) Representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by

(a) direct election

(b) indirect election

(c) nomination

(d) all the above means

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(A)

582 Q) In what way does the Indian Parliament exercise control over the administration?

(a) Through Parliamentary Committees --

(b) Through Consultative Committees of various ministries

(c) By making the administration send periodic reports

(d) By compelling the executive to issue writs

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(A)

583 Q) In Supreme Court held that Preamble is a basic feature of Constitution and cannot be amended.

(a) Keshvanand Bharti case

(b) Golaknath case

(c) Minerva Mills case

(d) None of the above

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(A)

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Quiz 58- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

571 Q) All plans. formulated by Planning Commission must be approved by

(a) President

(b) Parliament

(c) National Development Council

(d) Union Cabinet

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(C)

572 Q) Which one of the following is directly related to the Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

(a) Appeals made in Civil, Criminal and Constitutional Cases

(b) Appeals made in disputes between the Union and a State on one side and other states on the other side

(c) Adjudication of disputes between the Union and the States

(d) Adjudication of disputes between the States

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(A)

573 Q) The position of the Vice-President of India resembles, to a great extent, the position of the Vice-President of

(a) USA

(b) Russia

(c) Italy

(d) New Zealand

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(A)

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Quiz 57- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

561 Q) Consider the following statements: 

I. The Constitution of India has 20 parts. 

2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all. 

3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution(Amendment) Acts. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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(C)

562 Q) A proposal can be accepted

(a) By performance of condition

(b) By notice

(c) By acceptance of consideration for a reciprocal promise

(d) All the above

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(D)

563 Q) The chief merit of proportional representation is

(a) equal opportunity for the poor and the wealthy

(b) equal opportunity for rural and urban people

(c) proportional representation to all parties in the legislature

(d) elimination of minor parties and factions

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(C)

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Quiz 56- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

551 Q) For the philosophy underlying our Constitution, the historic 'Objectives Resolution' was moved in the Constituent Assembly on 22nd January, 1947 by

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.

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(B)

552 Q) Which one of the following are the exclusive powers of the Lok Sabha? 

I. To introduce Money bills 

2. To ratify the declaration of emergency 

3. To pass a motion of no-confidence against the Council of Ministers 

4. To impeach the President 

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) I and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(c) I and 4

(d) 3 and 4

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(A)

553 Q) Which authority became the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India on the coming into force of the Constitution of India?

(a) Comptroller of Accounts

(b) Attorney-General of India

(c) Financial-Controller of the GOI

(d) Auditor-General of India

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(D)

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Quiz 55- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

541 Q) The insertion of 'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' was derived from the

(a) American Revolution

(b) French Revolution

(c) Russian Revolution

(d) None of these

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(B)

542 Q) Consider the following statements: 

1. The legal transfer of Pondicherry to the Union of India took place in 1954. 

2. The then French territories of Chandemagore and Yanam were merged with India by Sardar Pate with police action. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) I only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both I and 2

(d) Neither I nor 2

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(A)

543 Q) Which one of the following is not included in the State List in the Constitution of India?

(a) Police

(b) Law and Order

(c) Prisons

(d) Criminal Procedure Code

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(D)

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Quiz 54- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

531 Q) Expenses incurred out of the Contingency Fund of India are

(a) subsequently recouped by transferring savings from other heads of budget

(b) recouped through supplementary, additional or excess grants by Parliament

(c) not recouped till the whole fund is exhausted

(d) recouped by collecting contributions from various States

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(D)

532 Q) A political party is officially accorded the status of the Opposition Party in Lok Sabha only if it secures at least

(a) 10 per cent of the seats

(b) 15 per cent of the seats

(c) 5 per cent of the seats

(d) 4 per cent of the seats

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(A)

533 Q) A civil case becomes a fit case for appeal to the Supreme Court if

(a) the case had come to the High Court under an appeal from a subordinate court

(b) it involves a sum of money over Rs 10000

(c) it involves a point of Constitutional law

(d) the High Court certifies that it involves a point of law and needs interpretation of the Constitution

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(D)

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Quiz 53- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

521 Q) Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The President of India is the nominal head of the State.

(b) The President of India does not exercise his powers on the advice of the Prime Minister.

(c) The President of India is the real head of the State.

(d) None of these

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(A)

522 Q) Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period?

(a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

(b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri

(c) Giani Zail Singh

(d) Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma

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(C)

523 Q) After Independence, the first woman sentenced to death by the Madras Sessions Court

(a) Nanvati

(b) Monica Bedi

(c) Nirmala

(d) Monica Bedi

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(C)

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Quiz 52- Indian Constitution-General Studies: General Knowledge Question & Answers

511 Q) The electorate for a Panchayat is

(a) the Taluka board

(b) all adults of 21 years or above in a village

(c) the village and selected Members of Parliament and State Legislature

(d) the Gram Sabha

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(D)

512 Q) The Legislative Council in a State can be abolished by Parliament on the recommendation of

(a) the Governor

(b) the State Legislative Assembly

(c) the President

(d) the Prime Minister

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(B)

513 Q) 'Stay Order' has the effect of

(a) Pro rata

(b) Status quo

(c) stopping an order of lower court from working

(d) sine die

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(B)

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