1. A person who otherwise qualifies for appointment as a High Court Judge must have been an Advocate of a High Court for not less than
Correct : B. 10 years
2. A foreigner residing in India does not have the right to
Correct : C. vote at the time of elections to the Lok Sabha
3. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States fail under its
Correct : A. Original Jurisdiction
4. The salary and perquisites enjoyed by the President of
India are determined by the
Correct : B. Parliament
5. Habeas Corpus is
Correct : D. a writ which facilitates a prisoner to appear in a court for speedy trial or release on bail
6. The partition of British India into Pakistan and India
was incorporated in the
Correct : C. Indian Independence Act, 1947
7. Which among the following became the 25th State of
India?
Correct : B. Goa
8. Who among the following is elected by an electoral college comprising the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States?
Correct : B. President of India
9. The Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college comprising the
Correct : D. members of both Houses of Parliament
10. Can there be a common High Court for two or more
states?
Correct : A. Yes
11. Who among the following is not appointed by the
President of India?
Correct : B. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
12. Who among the following has been empowered by the Constitution of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on questions of law or fact of public importance?
Correct : A. President of India
13. Which one of the following is not a feature of the
Indian Constitution?
Correct : C. Presidential government
14. Which one of the following can be abolished by an Act
of Parliament but not dessolved?
Correct : B. Legislative Councils
15. The President may nominate to the Lok Sabha ____ members of the Anglo-Indian community If he is of the opinion that the community is not adequately represented In the House.
Correct : A. Two
16. Hindi was declared the Official Language of India
under Article ____.
Correct : C. 343
17. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
Correct : C. Jawaharlal Nehru
18. The President issues ordinances on the advice of the
Correct : A. Union Council of Ministers
19. When Mrs. Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1965
she was a member of
Correct : B. Rajya Sabha
20. The Legislative Council has a tenure of
Correct : D. A permanent nature
21. The Attorney General for India holds office during the pleasure of the
Correct : D. President of India
22. The first woman Governor of a State was
Correct : B. Mrs Sarojini Naidu
23. The President can remove an individual Minister from
the Council of Ministers
Correct : B. only on the advice of the Prime Minister
24. The President can remove the Chief Election
Commissioner from office on
Correct : C. the advice of Parliament
25. The President has the right to address
Correct : D. Both (a) and (b) above
26. When the Prime Minister tenders his resignation the
Union Cabinet
Correct : A. remains automatically dissolved
27. A Judge of the Supreme Court
Correct : C. can be removed by the President only upon a joint address by both Houses of Parliament
28. Article ____ of the Constitution deals with the
procedure for amendment of the Indian Constitution?
Correct : C. 368
29. The maximum number of Judges (excluding the Chief
Justice) that can be appointed in the Supreme Court of India is
Correct : B. 25
30. The absolute minimum number of times that Union
Parliament must meet every year is
Correct : B. 2
31. Parliament can legislate on matters in the State List
Correct : C. by the Rajya Sabha passing a two-thirds majority resolution
32. India is a federal state because or
Correct : C. the sharing of power between the Centre and the States
33. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was
Correct : C. Sukumar Sen
34. Finance Commission is appointed by the President of
India after every
Correct : B. 5 years
35. The first proclamation of Emergency under Article 352
was made by the President on
Correct : B. October 26, 1962
36. The residuary powers (i.e. the powers not listed) under
the Constitution vest with the
Correct : C. Union Parliament
37. Do the State Legislatures have any authority to
propose amendments to the Constitution?
Correct : B. No
38. Who retains the power of declaring war or peace?
Correct : B. President
39. A joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament is held
Correct : D. All the above
40. The head of the criminal courts within the district is the
Correct : A. Chief Judicial Magistrate
41. Who among the following has the final right to
sanction the expenditure of public money in India?
Correct : C. Union Parliament
42. Who among the following is/are not appointed by the
President of India?
Correct : D. Advocate General
43. During a Financial Emergency, all Money Bills passed by State Legislatures require the consent of the
Correct : B. President
44. The highest court of appeal in India is the
Correct : B. Supreme Court
45. The Constitution provides for three methods for amending the different categories of provisions of the Constitutions. Which among the following four is not an appropriate method?
Correct : A. Certain provisions may be amended by a majority ruling of the Supreme Court
46. Which Article guarantees to the individual citizen the right to move the Supreme Court direct in case of violation of a Fundamental Right?
Correct : C. Article 32
47. The President of India possesses the same
Constitutional authority as the
Correct : A. British Monarch
48. _______ may by law constitute a High Court for a Union Territory or declare any court in any such Territory to be a High Court.
Correct : C. Union Parliament
49. The letter of resignation of a Judge of the High Court
should be addressed to the
Correct : B. President of India
50. The Press can be an important opinion builder if it is
Correct : D. free from interference by government and big business houses
51. What is common to Sanskrit, Kashmiri and Sindhi?
Correct : A. Though listed in the Eighth Schedule these three languages are unique in that they are not the official languages of any state
52. The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India is three
fold viz
Correct : B. Original, appellate and advisory
53. Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in
October, 1959 in
Correct : A. Rajasthan
54. What is common to Marathi and Konkani?
Correct : D. Both (a) and (b) above
55. State Governors are Instruments of control of the
Centre over the States.
Correct : A. True
56. When an army officer seizes power through a coup d'
etat, he becomes
Correct : B. a de facto sovereign
57. As Supreme Commnader of the Armed Forces can the
Indian President declare a war on his own?
Correct : B. No
58. Civil proceedings may be brought against the President in respect of his personal acts but only If _____ months' notice in writing has been delivered to him.
Correct : B. two
59. ______ is/are not covered by any Zonal Council.
Correct : B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
60. The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir consists of _____ members chosen by direct election and _____ women members nominated by the Governor.
Correct : A. 100, 2
61. The State Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir
declares the State to be ______ of the Union of India.
Correct : C. an integral part
62. Special rights as regards ______ have been conferred on 'permanent residents' of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Correct : D. All the three above
63. _____ led the nation's first non-Congress Government.
Correct : B. Morarji Desai
64. Which among the following statements defining a
Republic is not correct?
Correct : A. There is a place for a monarch in a Republic
65. Which one of the following statements is correct?
Correct : C. A country can have a constitutional government even without a formal constitutional document
66. The Pension of a High Court Judge is charged on the
Correct : B. Consolidated Fund of the State
67. The Union Parliament consists of
Correct : D. All of the above
68. The minimum age prescribed for appointment as a
Judge of the Supreme Court is
Correct : D. No minimum age
69. After the report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General is laid before Parliament it is examined by the
Correct : B. Public Accounts Committee
70. The State of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka in the
year
Correct : B. 1973
71. Can the president be removed from office otherwise
than by impeachment?
Correct : B. No
72. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from office before the expiry of his term by the
Correct : D. Lok Sabha through a resolution passed by a majority of all the members
73. The three-tier Panchayati Raj system in India was
proposed by the
Correct : A. Balwarrt Rai Mehta Committee
74. The provision for organising village panchayats finds
a place in the
Correct : C. Chapter on Directive Principles
75. The first Law Officer of the Government of India is the
Correct : B. Attorney General for India
76. The first official act of the Constituent Assembly of the Jammu and Kashmir State was to
Correct : A. put an end to the hereditary princely rule of the Maharaja
77. The two nominated Anglo-Indians in the House of the
People represent a population of about
Correct : B. 140000
78. The French Settlement of Pondicherry (now, Puducherry) was ceded to India by the French Government in
Correct : B. 1954
79. Punjab was split up into Punjab and Haryana on
Correct : A. November 1, 1966
80. Ministers of State
Correct : B. can attend Cabinet meetings only if invited to attend any particular meeting
81. A Cabinet Minister who for a period of six consecutive months, is not a member of either House of Parliament shall on the expiry of that period
Correct : B. cease to be a Minister
82. The normal life of the House of the People is five years
but it may be dissolved earlier by the
Correct : C. President
83. Not more than _____ shall elapse between the date on which a House is prorogued and the commencement of its next session.
Correct : B. 6 months
84. Which of the following is NOT a Consumer Right as
per the Consumer Protection Act 1986?
Correct : D. Right to negotiate
85. Which one of the following is not true about the functions of the Attorney General for India?
Correct : B. He will have the right to vote in Parliament
86. Who among the following is/are not appointed by a
State Governor?
Correct : C. High Court Judges
87. The territorial jurisdiction of the Guwahati High Court extends over the States of
Correct : B. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal
88. Under the RTI Act, the time for disposal of request for
information in cases concerning life and liberty is
Correct : A. 30 days
89. Which of the following is a statutory quasi-judicial authority mandated by the Parliament' to preserve the freedom of press and maintain and improve the standard of newspapers?
Correct : D. Press Council of India
90. What is the final formality without which no Central
Bill can become a law in our country?
Correct : D. Signature of the President
91. When the office of Chief Justice of a High Court Calls vacant his duties will be performed by one of the other Judges of the Court as may be appointed for the purpose by the
Correct : C. President
92. The remuneration payable to the Advocate General of
a State is determined by the
Correct : C. Governor
93. The Special Officer for Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes is appointed by the
Correct : B. President
94. When both the offices of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are vacant, the duties of the Speaker shall be performed by a member of the Lok Sabha appointed by the
Correct : B. President
95. If the Lok Sabha is not in session, expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State may be authorised by the
Correct : C. President
96. Until the year _____ a no-confidence motion was never
moved in the Lok Sabha.
Correct : D. 1963
97. Which of the following acts is in vogue in India is against the thinking of raising school fee as per demand of the market forces?
Correct : D. Right to Education Act
98. Pranab Mukherjee won the Presidential election against
Correct : A. PA Sangma
99. Can the Supreme Court sit outside Delhi?
Correct : A. Yes
100. Who enjoys the right to impose reasonable restrictions
on the Fundamental Rights of citizens?