1. In which year was the Community Development Programme launched?
Correct : B. 1952
2. Panchayati Raj System is related to –
Correct : A. democratic decentralization
3. The 73rd Amendment Act envisages the ________________ as the foundation of the
Panchayati Raj system.
Correct : B. grama sabha
4. The State Reorganization Act was enacted in the year-
Correct : D. 1956
5. When was the 1st Finance Commission appointed?
Correct : C. 1951
6. Who was the Chairman of the 1st Finance Commission?
Correct : A. k.c neogy.
7. In which year did the Sarkaria Commission submit its report?
Correct : D. 1987
8. Name the state to adopt the Panchayati Raj institutions for the first time.
Correct : B. rajasthan
9. Residuary powers of legislation are provided in Article _______ of the Constitution.
Correct : A. art. 248
10. What is the minimum age for contesting in Local Body elections?
Correct : B. 21 years
11. Who authored the book titled ‘Caste in Indian Politics’?
Correct : C. rajni kothari
12. The Planning Commission was set up in the year_______.
Correct : D. 1950
13. Which article specifies that the language of the Supreme Court, High Courts and Bills
introduced in the Parliament and State Legislatures shall be English?
Correct : B. art.348
14. Under whose Chairmanship was a committee formed to study the relation between crime and
politics.
Correct : D. n.n.vohra
15. Which article of the Constitution deals with Grama Sabha?
Correct : C. art. 243a
16. ____________ is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission.
Correct : D. prime minister
17. The setting up of District Planning Committee is mentioned in which article?
Correct : B. art. 243 zd
18. Name the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission.
Correct : B. vijay kelkar
19. Who authored the book titled “Communalism in Modern India”?
Correct : C. bipan chandra
20. The National Development Council was formed in the year__________.
Correct : D. 1952
21. The Inter State Council was constituted as per the recommendations of the___________.
Correct : B. sarkaria commission
22. Who was the Chairman of the 12th Finance Commission of India?
Correct : C. c.rangarajan.
23. Who is the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
Correct : B. m.s. aluwahlia
24. Which agency recommends measures to augment the Consolidated Funds of the State to
supplement the resources of the Panchayats?
Correct : A. finance commission
25. Who was the Chairman of the first Planning Commission?
Correct : C. jawaharlal nehru
26. Why was the Vohra Committee constituted?
Correct : A. to study the relation between crime and politics.
27. Which year was the Vohra Committee constituted?
Correct : D. 1993
28. What does the word Lokpal mean?
Correct : A. protector of the people.
29. Whose words are these, “communalism is a challenge to Indian nationhood and Indian
nationalism.”?
Correct : B. jawaharlal nehru
30. How many languages are recognized by the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. 22
31. Which schedule of the Constitution lists out the recognized languages?
Correct : A. 8th schedule
32. What is the significance of the 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009?
Correct : B. extending the reservation of seats for sc/st by ten years.
33. Constitution provides for special grants to _____________.
Correct : B. assam for jute and jute products.
34. Which Amendment of the Constitution relates to admissions of socially and economically
backward classes to educational institutions?
Correct : D. 93rd constitutional amendment act, 2005
35. Which article deals with reservation for SC/ST for jobs in the Civil Service?
Correct : B. art.335
36. What are the emergency provisions in the Indian Constitution?
Correct : D. all of the above
37. The President can declare financial emergency according to-
Correct : C. art. 360
38. Which of the following services did not exist at the time of independence?
Correct : B. indian forest service
39. The All India Muslim League was founded in the year-
Correct : D. 1906
40. Which of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
Correct : A. presidential
41. Point out the unitary feature of the Indian Constitution.
Correct : D. single citizenship
42. Which Article gives a special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir?
Correct : C. 370
43. The word ‘union’ in Art.1 of the Constitution has been borrowed from-
Correct : B. canadian constitution
44. By which amendment the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were added to the Constitution?
Correct : B. 42nd amendment
45. ‘Right to property’ was omitted by which Constitutional Amendment?
Correct : D. 44th amendment
46. Function of a political party includes-
Correct : D. all of the above
47. What do you mean by ‘hung parliament’?
Correct : C. no political party getting clear cut majority in the parliament
48. A Government formed by the alliance of several political parties is known as _______
Government.
Correct : B. coalition
49. Political parties need to win at least _____percent of valid votes polled in any four or more
States at the general elections to the Lok Sabha to be recognized as National parties.
Correct : D. six
50. Telugu Desam is the political party of which state?
Correct : B. andhra pradesh
51. Regionalism grew due to the following factors-
Correct : D. all of the above
52. Political parties are recognized by the-
Correct : A. elections symbol order, 1968
53. Which of the following is not a federal feature of the Indian Constitution?
Correct : D. all of the above
54. The States, except_____________, have no right to frame their Constitutions.
Correct : C. jammu and kashmir
55. The representation to the states in the Rajya Sabha is based on-
Correct : C. population of a state
56. Police, local government, public health and sanitation and agriculture are subjects included in the-
Correct : B. state list
57. In which of the following federation the residuary powers are assigned to the federating units?
Correct : D. all of the above
58. Which of the following is a tension area in Union State relations?
Correct : D. all of the above
59. ____________was the first state to introduce the Panchayati raj system based on the 73rd
constitutional Amendment.
Correct : B. madhya pradesh
60. The term of a Panchayat body is-
Correct : C. five years
61. Name the first committee constituted related to local self governments.
Correct : C. balwant rai committee
62. Two Amendments related to local self governments are-
Correct : D. 73rd and 74th amendments
63. Political parties are indispensable for the working of a _________ government.
Correct : B. democratic
64. The term ‘floor crossing’ is associated with-
Correct : D. political defection
65. Anti-Defection Act was enacted in-
Correct : C. 1985
66. The cost of all the schemes aiming at the welfare of the Scheduled tribes is to be met by the-
Correct : A. union government
67. During the proclamation of which emergency all money bills passed by the State legislature is
to be reserved for the consideration of the President.
Correct : C. financial emergency
68. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Correct : B. president
69. The Sarkaria Commission Report favored the implementation of the ____________ formula
throughout the country.
Correct : C. three language
70. Local self government is included in the ___________.
Correct : B. state list
71. Name the committee appointed by the Janata Government to review the working of the
Panchayati Raj set-up in India.
Correct : B. ashok mehta committee
72. The ___________also had emphasized on the need for expanding and energizing the role of
Panchayati raj in promotion and management of rural development.
Correct : A. planning commission
73. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment has added a new Part IX titled “__________” in the
Indian Constitution.
Correct : C. panchayats
74. Powers, authority and responsibilities of the Panchayats is included in-
Correct : D. eleventh schedule
75. The 74th Constitutional Amendment has added a new Part IX A titled “__________” in the
Indian Constitution.
Correct : A. municipalities
76. Powers, authority and responsibilities of the Municipalities is included in-
Correct : D. twelfth schedule
77. The ___________can order the inclusion of any caste in the list of scheduled castes.
Correct : A. president
78. The pending Women Reservation Bill provides for how many percent of seats reserved for
women in the legislatures?
Correct : B. thirty three
79. In which of the following agencies the Chief Ministers of States are not members?
Correct : A. planning commission
80. Why was the Sarkaria Commission constituted?
Correct : B. to examine centre state relations
81. As per the Constitution Corporation Tax
Correct : B. is levied by the union and belongs to it exclusively
82. Residuary powers refers to-
Correct : C. powers not included in the three lists
83. Which amendment to the Constitution made it necessary on the part of the President to accept
the advice given by the Council of Ministers?
Correct : D. 42nd amendment
84. Which of the following Amendments is related to reorganization of the states?
Correct : B. 7th amendment
85. The five year plans are charted out by the-
Correct : D. planning commission
86. The idea of five year plans was adopted from-
Correct : C. ussr
87. Who authored the work ‘The Indian Constitution: The Corner Stone of a Nation’?
Correct : B. granville austin
88. The practice of administrative cooperation between the central and state governments is –
Correct : D. cooperative federalism
89. The trend of regional political parties bargaining with the coalition government at the centre is-
Correct : B. bargaining federalism
90. Provision for National Emergency is given in-
Correct : A. art.352
91. What is the reason for revival of Panchayati Raj System?
Correct : A. helps participation of people at the grass root level
92. Which of the following is a source of income of the Grama Panchayats?
Correct : D. levy duties
93. A body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls in a village is