1. Who among the following decides if a particular Bill is a Money Bill or not?
Correct : B. Speaker of Lok Sabha
2. Which of the following Standing Committees of Parliament has no MP from Rajya Sabha?
Correct : B. Estimates Committee
3. A Secular State is one which :
Correct : A. has no religion of its own
4. Freedom of the press is implied in the right to –
Correct : B. freedom of speech
5. `Directive Principles' in our Constitution are –
Correct : D. non-enforceable in the courts of law
6. Democratic Socialism aims at –
Correct : D. (4) bringing about Socialism through democratic means
7. Who declare the Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die?
Correct : B. Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
8. Autocracy means –
Correct : C. Absolute rule by one
9. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
Correct : D. Right to Property
10. Civil equality implies –
Correct : B. equality of opportunity
11. Right to properly was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights during the rule of–
Correct : B. Moraraj jiQ Desai Government
12. The chapter on Fundamental Duties includes –
Correct : A. Duty to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired out freedom movement.
13. Fundamental Rights granted to the Indian citizens –
Correct : B. can be suspended
14. The main purpose of including the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to–
Correct : A. establish a welfare State
15. The Directive Principles of State Policy may be classified in to which of the council following parts for the sake of convenient study?
Correct : D. All of the above
16. How are legislative excesses of Parliament and Assemblies checked?
Correct : C. Judicial review
17. On the basis of formation, Uttarakhand is the —
Correct : A. 27th State of Indian Union
18. Who among the following appointed by the Governor can be removed by only the President of India?
Correct : B. A member of the State Public Service Commission
19. In the event of occurrence of any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson of the State Commission, who can authorize one of the members to act as Chairperson?
Correct : D. The Governor
20. Foundation training to the newly recruited IAS (Probationers) is imparted by:
Correct : C. L.B.S. National Academy of Administration
21. Which of the following international institutions has a more democratic way of decision -making on matters of global importance?
Correct : A. General Assembly of the united Nations
22. Which of the following is not a feature of a democratic form of government?
Correct : D. Majoritarianism
23. The President of the India is :
Correct : C. The head of the State as well as Government
24. When a constitutional amendment bill goes to the President, he –
Correct : D. is bound to give his assent
25. The President of India can issue a proclamation of National Emergency only on the written recommendation of –
Correct : C. The Council of Ministers of the Union
26. The President of India has the discretionary power to –
Correct : B. appoint the Prime Minister
27. Name the two non-permanent Houses in the Parliamentary setup of India.
Correct : D. The Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
28. The largest committee of Parliament of India is –
Correct : B. Estimates Committee
29. The constitutional amendment through which the four regional languages namely Bodo, Dogri, Maithali and Santhali were included in the constitution is:
Correct : D. 94th
30. On which one of the following funds are salary and allowances of the judges of High Court of the state charged?
Correct : B. Consolidated fund of the State
31. The jurisdiction of state high court can be extended by
Correct : A. Parliament
32. 'Zero Hour' in the working of the Indian Parliament means –
Correct : C. Interval between Question Flour and next Agenda
33. Presidential form of government consists of the following:
Correct : D. All of the above
34. "Residuary powers" under the Indian Constitution means –
Correct : D. the powers, which have not been specifically enumerated in the Union List, State List andConcurrent List.
35. If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the –
Correct : B. Vice President
36. If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Sched-uled Tribe, who has the power for such exclusion?
Correct : B. Parliament
37. When the offices of the President and Vice President fall vacant simultaneously, who acts as President?
Correct : B. The Chief Justice of India
38. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from his office by .
Correct : D. a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha
39. The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in –
Correct : D. Assent to Bills
40. Which one among the following is not guaranteed by the Constitution of India?
Correct : C. Freedom to own, acquire and dispose property anywhere in the country
41. The writ of Prohibition is issued by a superior court -
Correct : A. to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction or acting contrary to the rules of natural justice
42. Which one among the following statements is not correct?
(1) The right conferred by Article 32 cannot be suspended except by virtue of Article 359
Correct : C. Punishments can he prescribed by a State Legislation for offences under Part III of the Constitution of India
43. Which is NOT a central Service?
Correct : A. Indian Police Service
44. Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government?
Correct : B. Cabinet Secretary
45. Which functionary can be invited to give his opinion in the Parliament?
Correct : A. Attorney-General of India
46. Who among the following is not a member of the National Development Council?
Correct : D. The President of India
47. An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared only during:
Correct : B. War, external aggression or armed rebellion.
48. The President of India can issue proclamation of Emergency -
Correct : D. when the decision of the Union Cabinet for the issue of such proclamation has been communicated to him in writing
49. If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular State, then -
Correct : B. the powers of the Legislature of that State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament.
50. The First Act permitting legal marriage with a person not belonging to one's endongamous group is
Correct : A. Hindu Marriage Validity Act
51. The states which have a common High Court are –
Correct : C. Maharashtra and Goa
52. The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by –
Correct : A. Regulating Act of 1773
53. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Correct : A. ADM Jabalpur case-Rights of citizens under emergency
54. Article 243 of the Constitution of India inserted by a Constitutional Amendment deals with which of the following?
Correct : D. Panchayati Raj System
55. What is the maximum period upto which a proclamation issued by the President under Article 356 of the Constitution and approved/extended by the Parliament may, normally, remain in force?
Correct : B. One year
56. Which of the following is not a Constitutional body?
Correct : D. Planning Commission
57. The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to -
Correct : C. Advise the president on financial matters.
58. Article 368 of the Indian Constitution deals with –
Correct : D. Amending Procedure
59. Which officer of the Government of India has the right to take part in the proceedings of Parliament of India even though he is not a member?
Correct : B. Attorney General of India
60. The Attorney General of India is appointed by –
Correct : B. the President of India
61. The term of office of the Advocate General of a State is:
Correct : D. not fixed
62. Indian Parliament consists of -
Correct : D. President and both the Houses
63. Money bill is introduced in
Correct : A. Lok Sabha
64. The Parliament can legislate on a subject in the state list -
Correct : B. if the Rajya Sabha passes such a resolution
65. Which one of the following Committes Report recommended the establishment of the Institutions of Lokpal and Lokayukta?
Correct : A. First Administrative Reforms Committee
66. Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?
Correct : D. None of these
67. The function of the pro-tam in the absence of Speaker is to -
Correct : B. officiate as speaker when the speaker is to be elected
68. Which of the following is the most appropriate tool to raise the issue of Naxalism activities in the Lok Sabha?
Correct : A. Calling attention motion
69. The word "Secular" was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment?
Correct : B. 42nd Constitutional Amendment
70. Which period below depicts internal emergency in India under article 352?
Correct : C. 20th June, 1975 to 20th March, 1977
71. Which one of the following authorities recommends the principles governing the grants-in-aid of the revenues to the states out of the consolidated fund of India?
Correct : A. Finance Commission
72. Which one of the following expenditure is not charged on the consolidated fund of India?
Correct : D. Salary and allowances of the speaker of the Lok Sabha
73. What is ordinary Law?
Correct : C. Laws made and enforced by the Government
74. Which of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court?
Correct : C. Protection of Fundamental Rights
75. The Supreme Court is empowered to settle election disputes of President and Vice- President. This is its –
Correct : A. Original Jurisdiction
76. Which two states have a common High Court?
Correct : B. Haryana and Punjab
77. When a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the right to move a Court for the enforcement of all Fundamental Rights remains suspended, except -
Correct : A. Article 20 and Article 21
78. If a budget is defeated in the legislature of a state then –
Correct : C. The council of Ministers along with the Chief Minister has to resign
79. Which one of the following statements is correct?
Correct : C. Rights are claims of the citizens against the State.
80. Formal or procedural democracy does not by any means guarantee -
Correct : C. the rule of law
81. Despite being a Republican State, India is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations whose head is the British Monarch. This is because -
Correct : B. this membership only shows that the British ruled over India
82. Which one of the following is not one of them?
Correct : B. Majority community does not impose its will on others
83. A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after -
Correct : B. The president has given his assent
84. According to our Constitution, the Rajya Sabha -
Correct : D. is not subject of dissolution
85. As a non-member who can participate in the proceedings of either House of Parliament
Correct : C. Attorney General
86. The idea of Lokpal is taken from –
Correct : C. Scandinavian Countries
87. There are different arguments given in favour of power sharing in a democratic political system.
Which one of the following is not one of them?
Correct : D. It speeds up the decision making process and improves the chances of unity of the country
88. The Presidential system operates most successfully in the USA because of
Correct : D. Minor contradictions in society
89. The House of Lords in Great Britain is mainly retained because -
Correct : D. It is maintained as an institution
90. The growth of judicial power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies have taken place because -
Correct : D. Protect Human Rights
91. Public opinion is –
Correct : A. The opinion of the majority
92. Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is not correct?
Correct : C. The membership of the cabinet is restricted to the lower house
93. We have a system of Judicial Review in
Correct : D. Both in India and U. S. A.
94. Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government?
Correct : B. Cabinet Secretary
95. A member of UPSC may be removed on the ground of misbehaviour by -
Correct : B. The President on the basis of enquiry by the Supreme Court.
96. Which of the following is not the essential qualification for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India?
Correct : B. Should be at least 35 years of age
97. Judicial review in the Indian Constitution is based on :
Correct : C. Procedure established by Law
98. While a proclamation of emergency is in operation the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended for a period -
Correct : C. of one year at a time
99. Which of the following is one of the characteristics of civil services in India?
Correct : A. Neutrality and Impartiality
100. The members of the All India Services serve the –