2. The Ministers in the Union Government hold office during the pleasure of the –
Correct : B. President
3. Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or not?
Correct : D. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. The Parliament can legislate on subjects given in the Union List only in consultation with the State Government for the State of –
Correct : C. Jammu & Kashmir
5. Who is the constitutional head of the Government of India?
Correct : A. President
6. The Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of Adhoc judges in:
Correct : A. Supreme Court
7. Which of the following “writs” of the High Court or the Supreme Court is sought to produce in the court a person, suspected to be missing/in custody?
Correct : C. Habeas Corpus
8. From which of the following country Indian Constitution borrowed the feature ‘The written Constitution'?
Correct : C. U.S.
9. The phrase equality before law used in Article 14 of Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the Constitution of -
Correct : A. Britain
10. The source of the basic structure theory of the Constitution of India is -
Correct : B. opinion of jurists
11. The Constitution of India contains –
Correct : B. 395 Articles
12. Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution?
Correct : D. The Government of India Act, 1935
13. Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?
Correct : C. Right to Constitutional Remedies
14. The factors which are most important in determining the impact of anthropogenic activities on environment are -
Correct : B. Population, affluence per person and the technology used for exploiting resources
15. The session of the parliament is summoned by -
Correct : A. The President
16. The Constitution .
Correct : B. allows reelection of a person to the President's post
17. The idea of 'Directive Principles of State Policy' was borrowed by the framers of the Indian Constitution from the Constitution of –
Correct : C. the Republic of Ireland
18. In the Constitution of India, the Fundamental Rights –
Correct : A. formed a part of the original Constitution
19. Which one of the following ceased to be a fundamental right under the Constitution?
Correct : C. Right to property
20. Salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court are determined by:
Correct : C. Parliament
21. Which of the following courts in India is/are known as the courts of Records?
Correct : C. The High Court and Supreme Court
22. The function of Protem Speaker is to –
Correct : C. swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
23. Who among the following presides over the Lok Sabha in the absence of Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Correct : C. A person from the panel formed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
24. Indian Parliament includes :
Correct : D. President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
25. The Rajya Sabha is dissolved after –
Correct : D. None of the above
26. A joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament is presided over by the-
Correct : C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
27. Who can legislate on those residual matters which are not mentioned in Central/ State/Concurrent lists?
Correct : D. Parliament or State legislatures as adjudicated by the Supreme Court
28. Parliament can Amend the provision on official language of India under the Constitution by -
Correct : A. a simple majority of its members
29. Who is the Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha?
Correct : A. Vice-President of India
30. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the approval of –
Correct : A. The Parliament
31. Which one of the following is the specific feature of the single member constituency system?
Correct : C. It secures a stable majority in the legislature.
32. The Prime Minister of India is –
Correct : C. Appointed by the President
33. Elections in the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India are conducted by -
Correct : A. State Election Commissioner
34. Which one of the following is not the concern of local government?
Correct : D. Maintenance of public order
35. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India acts as the chief accountant and auditor for the –
Correct : C. Union and State Governments
36. The Finance Commission is mainly concerned with recommending to the President about –
Correct : C. both (1) and (2)
37. Which of the following is not a Constitutional Body?
Correct : D. Planning Commission
38. The Attorney General of India has the right to audience in –
Correct : D. any court of law within the territory of India
39. Which one among the following is a Fundamental Duties of citizens under the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
40. Which one among the following is not a fundamental duty of the citizen of India?
Correct : D. To practice family planning and to control population
41. Which one among the following is a Fundamental Duties of citizens under the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
42. Which one among the following is not a fundamental duty?
Correct : D. To render compulsory military service
43. Which one among the following pairs of level of government and legislative power is not correctly matched?
Correct : B. Local Governments : Residuary powers
44. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
Correct : D. It is the result of an agreement among the federating units.
45. The Supreme Court of India acts as a Federal Court when it deals with –
Correct : B. Inter-State disputes
46. Which one of the following Chief Justices of India had the opportunity to act as President of India?
Correct : C. Justice M. Hidayatulla
47. Which of the following is not a constitutional authority?
Correct : D. State Electoral Officer
48. Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. Election Commission
49. Which of the following is not an administrative function of a Village Panchayat?
Correct : C. Providing college education
50. Article 60 of the Indian Constitution refers to:
Correct : B. Oath of the President
51. Which among the following is not true about Pressure Groups?
Correct : A. Pressure Groups aim at capturing government.
52. Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian parliament separately, by special majority?
Correct : D. Constitution Amendment Bill
53. The quorum for Joint Sitting of the Indian Parliament is -
Correct : C. One-tenth of the total number of members of the House
54. Identify the correct sequence of passing a Budget in the Parliament -
Correct : D. Discussion on Budget, Appropriation Bill, Finance Bill, Vote on Account
55. The function of a Protem Speaker is to
Correct : C. swear members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
56. Resources transferred from the Government of India to States are termed `statutory' if they are made
Correct : C. on the recommendations of the Finance Commission
57. The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is —
Correct : B. Communist Party of India
58. What provision in the Constitution enabled the Central Government to impose the service tax and to expand its span?
Correct : C. Residuary Powers under Article 248
59. Which of the following sets of Articles deals with `Emergency Provisions'?
Correct : C. Articles 352, 356 and 360
60. Which among the following legislation gives constitutional status to three-tier Panchayati Raj system?
Correct : B. 73rd constitutional amendment, 1993
61. What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Correct : C. Six years or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier
62. Who among the following determines the authority who shall readjust the allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to the states and division of each State into territorial constituencies?
Correct : B. The Parliament of India
63. Division of powers is the principle of –
Correct : B. Federal form of Government
64. Who constitutes the Finance Commission after every five years?
Correct : C. The President
65. Members of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed by the–
Correct : C. President on the basis of an inquiry and report by the Supreme Court
66. The Legislative Council in a State in India may be created or abolished by the-
Correct : C. Parliament after the State Legislative Assembly passes a resolution to that effect.
67. Which of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct?
Correct : A. A Money Bill can be tabled in either House of Parliament.
68. The Estimate Committee consists of –
Correct : A. 30 members from Lok Sabha
69. If the Speaker of Lok Sabha intends to vacate his office before the expiry of his term, he sends his resignation to –
Correct : C. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
70. On the subjects mentioned in the concurrent list, laws may be enacted by the –
Correct : A. States and the Union
71. Which of the following taxes is exclusively and totally assigned to the Central Government by the Constitution?
Correct : D. Corporation Tax
72. The Presidential Government operates on the principle of –
Correct : D. Separation of Powers
73. Most important safeguard of liberty is –
Correct : A. bold and impartial judiciary
74. Which one of the following fundamental rights is available to Indian citizens only?
Correct : C. Protection from discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
75. Which of the following Act introduced separate electorates (communal representation) for Muslims?
Correct : B. Act of 1909
76. How does the Constitution of India describe India as?
Correct : B. A Union of States
77. Preventive detention means -
Correct : C. detention without interrogation
78. Draft of Indian Constitution was prepared by—
Correct : A. Sir B. N. Rao, "Advisor to the Constituent Assembly
79. not a contrivance to install any particular party in power as has been done in some countries. Who should be in power is left to be determined by the people, as it must be, if the system is to satisfy thetest of democracy'.
The above passage from Constituent Assembly debates is attributed to -
Correct : B. Dr B R Ambedkar
80. The Lok -Sabha can be dissolved before the expiry of its normal five year term by -
Correct : C. The President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
81. The President can be impeached on the grounds of violating the Constitution by -
Correct : D. The two Houses of Parliament
82. Which Fundamental Right accoording to Dr. Ambedkar is like the heart of the Constitution?
Correct : A. Right of Constitutional remedies
83. The success of democracy depends upon the –
Correct : C. Right to personal liberty
84. Who among the following is not appointed by the President of India?
Correct : B. The Solicitor General of India
85. As per the constitutional provisions. The President of India enjoys the power of absolute veto, suspensive veto and pocket veto. However none of these can be applied on case of giving assent to —
Correct : A. Money Bill
86. Who votes in the election of Vice President of India?
Correct : D. All of the MPs, MLAs and MLCs
87. Political liberty implies –
Correct : B. free political activities of the people
88. Who has the power to prorogue the Lok Sabha?
Correct : D. The President
89. Panchayati Raj is based on the principles of -
Correct : D. democratic decentralization
90. Which of the following committees is not concerned with Panchayati Raj?
Correct : A. Santhanam Committee
91. Who finally approves the draft Five- Year-Plan?
Correct : C. National Development Council
92. Only one of the following can be the ex- officio Chairman of the Planning Commission. He is the –
Correct : C. Prime Minister
93. Which part of the Constitution of India refers to the responsibility of the state towards international peace and security?
Correct : B. Directive Principles of state policy
94. The purpose of the inclusion of directive principles of state policy in the Indian constitution is to establish?
Correct : D. Social and Economic Democracy
95. Which one of the following is not a Directive Principle of State Policy?
Correct : C. The State shall endeavour to promote adult education to eliminate illiteracy.
96. Sarkaria Commission was set up to review -
Correct : D. the relations between the Union and the State.
97. To whom can a case of dispute in the election of the President be referred?
Correct : C. Supreme Court of India
98. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its -
Correct : B. Original jurisdiction
99. What is the meaning of “Public Interest Litigation”?
Correct : C. Acase brought by anyone to court involving public interest
100. The Kamraj Plan proposed -
Correct : B. inducting senior leaders to party work