1. Which of the following rights are available to foreigners living in India?
Correct : B. Right to education
2. In which part and article of the Constitution of India, Fundamental Duties have been mentioned:
Correct : C. Part IV A, Article 51 A
3. Which one of the following rights was recognized by the Supreme Court in the Selvy Case Judgement (2010)?
Correct : B. Right to purchase property in Jammu and Kashmir
4. Which one of the following writs is issued against an inferior tribunal which has declined to exercise its jurisdiction?
Correct : D. Mandamus
5. Which one of the following does not qualify for curtailing the freedom of speech and expression under Indian Constitution?
Correct : C. Demand for autonomy
6. Which of the following kinds of special provisions are made for the Scheduled Tribes in India?
1. Reservation of seats in LokSabha and State Legislative Assemblies.
2. Central Government to give special grants for welfare.
3. Reservation of seats in public services and in employment
4. Reservation of seats in educational institutions.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Correct : D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
7. Which of the following political rights are not available to a civil servant ion India?
1. Expressing a political view
2. Supporting a political movement
3.Contributing financially to a political party
4. Voting in state and national elections
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Correct : C. 1, 2 and 3
8. Which of the following has been provided by the Indian Constitution?
Correct : B. In private religious institutions presence is not compulsory in religious education.
9. Which of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution has made Right to Education a Fundamental Right?
Correct : C. 93rd
10. Right to privacy as a Fundamental Right is implied in
Correct : B. Right to Life and personal Liberty
11. The Right to Information Act, 2005 makes the provision of
Correct : A. Dissemination of all types of information by all Public authorities to any person.
12. Which of the following rights was considered the “Heart and Soul” of the Indian Constitution by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar?
Correct : D. Right to Constitutional Remedies.
13. The Fundamental Duties of a Citizen include
1. Respect for the Constitution, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
2. To develop the scientific temper.
3. Respect for the Government
4. To protect Wildlife.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Correct : B. 1, 2 and 4
14. The right to impart and receive information is guaranteed in the Constitution of India by Article:
Correct : D. 19 (1) A
15. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India safeguards the rights of
Minorities to establish and run educational institutions of their own liking?
Correct : C. Article 30
16. . Article 30 of the Indian Constitution deals with the
Correct : C. Rights of minorities to establish and manage educational institutions
17. Fundamental rights guaranteed in the Indian Constitution can be suspended only by
Correct : A. A proclamation of an emergency
18. Right to education relates to
Correct : D. Article 21A
19. Right to education is a
Correct : A. Fundamental right
20. When Right to Information Act came into force in India?
Correct : C. 12th October 2005
21. Article 14-18 of the Constitution deal with
Correct : A. Right to equality
22. Which among the following is not among six fundamental rights provided by Constitution?
Correct : B. Right to Protest
23. Which Article ensures abolition of Untouchability?
Correct : B. Article 17
24. Which article ensures Abolition of Titles?
Correct : C. Article 18
25. Article 19 provides six freedoms, which is not among them?
Correct : D. Reside and settle in any part of your state only.
26. The idea of Fundamental Rights was adopted from
Correct : B. America
27. Fundamental Rights are incorporated in which part of the Constitution?
Correct : A. Part III
28. Which Fundamental Right deleted by 44th Constitutional amendment?
Correct : C. Right to Property
29. Who told” Constitution is the aggregate of laws and customs”
Correct : B. Bryce
30. A Constitution can be only
Correct : C. Both written and unwritten
31. “ A Constitution is not made, it grows” said by
33. .Directive Principles of State policy are found in
Correct : D. Part IV
34. Fundamental Rights are found in
Correct : C. Part III
35. Who is the following is called the father of the Preamble to the Constitution
Correct : A. Pandit Nehru
36. The Directive Principles aims at a
Correct : B. Welfare State
37. The term „Democratic‟ used in the preamble denotes
Correct : D. All of these
38. The idea of Directive Principles of state policy was borrowed from
Correct : B. Ireland
39. The words‟ secular and socialist‟ were added to the Indian Constitution by amending the
Correct : C. Preamble
40. Which part of the Indian Constitution is described as „Magna Carta‟?
Correct : B. Part III
41. What is „Magna carta‟?
Correct : A. Charter of rights
42. Which one of the following is the first written document relating to the fundamental rights of citizen?
Correct : A. Magna Carta
43. In which year „Right to Property‟ was deleted as fundamental right?
Correct : A. 1978
44. The Constitution of India was adopted in
Correct : A. 1949
45. The Constitution of India came into force on
Correct : C. 26th January 195
46. The Prime Minister must be a member of
Correct : A. Loksabha
47. The Governor of a state is appointed by-
Correct : A. The President
48. Which article was known as ‘seven freedoms’ in our constitution
Correct : C. Art.19
49. Freedom of Expression deals with
Correct : C. Art.19
50. Right to education incorporated in
Correct : D. Art.21
51. Which article provides protection against arrest and detention
Correct : A. Art.22
52. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a
Correct : B. Constitutional Right
53. Article 20 of the Fundamental Rights represents which subject—
Correct : B. Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence
54. Article 15 deals with
Correct : C. Prohibition of discrimination
55. Article 17 deals with
Correct : B. Abolition Untouchability
56. Who has the power to declare that citizen has no right to move any court for the enforcement of the right conferred by Part 3 of Fundamental Rights during the course of emergency—
Correct : B. President
57. SMOG is derived from :
Correct : C. Both A and B
58. SMOG is caused due to
Correct : D. All of the above
59. Who had coined the term SMOG?
Correct : A. Dr. Henry Antoine
60. Study of trends in human population growth and prediction of future growth is called
Correct : A. Demography
61. Secondary air pollutant is:
Correct : A. Ozone
62. Which of the following is the major photochemical smog?
Correct : D. Chlorofluorocarbon
63. Which of the following diseases are caused by the smog?
(i)Rickets
(ii)Throat Cancer
(iii)Skin Cancer
(iv)Breathing Problem Options are:
Correct : D. (i), (ii) and (iv)
64. “Culture is the man-made part of environment.” Who said so?
Correct : B. Tylor d. M.J. Herskovits
65. Excess of fluoride in drinking water causes:
Correct : B. Intestinal infection
66. Which of the following is responsible for turning yellow TajMahal?
Correct : D. Sulphur dioxide
67. What is Air Quality Index?
Correct : C. It measures ozone levels in your area.
68. What type of precautions will be taken to survive when ozone level is high?
Correct : D. All of the above
69. In filtration, the amount of dissolved solids passing through the filters is
Correct : A. Difference between total solids and suspended solids
70. The Total dissolved solids (TDS) can be reduced by the following method
Correct : D. All of the above
71. According to The United States Geological Survey, water having less than 1000 ml/litre of total dissolved solids is
Correct : A. Fresh water
72. The following cause alkalinity in natural wate
Correct : D. All of the above
73. The following cause alkalinity as well hardness in natural water.
Correct : D. All of the above
74. Which of the following is not influenced by human activities?
Correct : D. None of the above
75. Which of the following is not influenced by human activities?
Correct : D. None of the above.
76. . Which of the following is not influenced by human activities?
Correct : D. None of the above
77. Which of these organisms has a diet consisting only of plant matter
Correct : D. Insectivores
78. In a pyramid of numbers in grassland ecosystems, the largest population is that of
Correct : A. Herbivores
79. Which of these belong to the category of primary consumers in grazing food chain
Correct : D. Cow and rabbit
80. The pyramid of energy is always upright for any ecosystem, this situation indicates that
Correct : D. Energy conversion efficiency is same at all trophic levels
81. Which of the ecological pyramid is always upright
Correct : C. Pyramid of energy
82. Which one of the following is not a gaseous biogeochemical cycle
Correct : D. Phosphorus cycle
83. Deserts, grasslands, forests and tundra regions are the examples of
Correct : C. Ecosystems
84. The upright pyramid of numbers is absent in
Correct : D. Forests
85. The final stable community in ecological succession is
Correct : A. Climax
86. Mass of living matter at a trophic level in an area at any given time is called
Correct : B. Standing crop
87. Hydrarch succession takes place in
Correct : C. Wetter areas
88. A herbivore is also known as a
Correct : B. First order consumer
89. A product of photosynthesis is
Correct : C. Oxygen
90. Primary source of energy in a food web is/are
Correct : B. Sun
91. A group of living organisms of the same kind living in the same place and at the same time refers to a
Correct : C. Population
92. Which of these organisms has a diet consisting only of plant matter
Correct : C. Herbivores
93. The true end of any food chain is the
Correct : A. Decomposer
94. The second trophic level in a lake is
Correct : B. Zooplanktons
95. Which of the following can act as a pioneer species in a xerachsuccession
Correct : A. Lichens
96. Energy flow in an ecosystem is
Correct : C. Multidirectional
97. Which of the following is an example of a man-made ecosystem
Correct : C. Aquarium
98. Pyramid of energy in a pond ecosystem is always
Correct : B. Upright
99. If in a population, natality is balanced by mortality, then there will be
Correct : C. Zero population growth
100. Which of these belong to the category of primary consumers in grazing food chain