Indian Polity and Governance
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Indian Polity and Governance
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1. List I List II A. 26 November 1949 1. Objective Resolution B. 13 December 1946 2. Setting up of drafting Committee C. 3 January 1977 3. Constitution adopted D. 29 August 1947 4. 42nd Amendment Act
2. Which of the following item(s) is/are found to be incorrect? List I List II A. Salary of Chief Justice of the Supreme Cour. 1. ' 1,00,000 PM B. Salary of Comptroller and Auditor Genera. 2. ' 90,000 PM C. Salary of Judges of a High Cour. 3. ' 85,000 PM D. Salary of Vice- President of Indi. 4. ' 1,25,000 PM
3. Tick the correct chronological order in which the following served the Lok Sabha as Speakers: (i) Somnath Chatterji (ii) Balram Jakhar (iii) G. M. C. Balayogi (iv) Manohar Joshi
4. Which of the following item(s) is/are found to be incorrect? List I List II A. First Chief Justice of Indi. 1. Harilal J. Kania B. Chief Justice who had the longest Tenur. 2. M. Hidayattullah C. Present Chief Justice of Indi. 3. Altmas Kabir D. India's representation at International court of Justice at presen. 4. Dalveer Bhandari
5. List I List II A. Creation of Nagaland as a state of the Union of India. 1. Twenty First Amendment, 1967 B. Inclusion of Sindhi as the 15th regional language in the eighth schedule. 2. Tenth Amendment, 1961 C. Incorporation of the former French territory of Puducherry into the Union. 3. Thirteenth Amendment, 1962 D. Incorporation of territories of Goa, Daman and Diu in the Indian Union. 4. Fourteenth Amendment, 1963
6. Identify the correct chronological order of the following events in Indo-China relations. (i) Sino-India 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations. (ii) Dalai Lama's Entry into India. (iii) Panchsheel Agreement. (iv) India recognising PRC.
7. Which of the following terms is not incorporated in the Constitution?
8. The Chief Election Commission is appointed by
9. From which seat in Lok Sabha election, a candidate won the election by the largest margin?
10. The procedure to amend the Constitution is mentioned in
11. Article ______ of the Constitution deals with subject matter of laws to be made by the Parliament and by legislatures of the states?
12. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution provides a mechanism for resolving problems by collective thinking, persuasion and discussion through a high-level coordinating forum namely the Inter-State Council?
13. Match the columns: List I List II A. Dr S. N. Sinha 1. First elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly B. Dr Rajendra Prasad 2. Objective Resolution C. Pt J. L. Nehru 3. Drafting Committee D. B. R. Ambedkar 4. First Chairman of Constituent Assembly
14. The Indian Federal System is nearest to the Federal System of
15. List I (Committees of Constituent Assembly) List II (Chairman) A. Order of Business Committe. 1. K. M. Munshi B. Finance and Staff Committe. 2. Pt J. L. Nehru C. Union Powers Committe. 3. J. B. Kriplani D. Fundamental Rights Sub-Committe. 4. Dr Rajendra Prasad
16. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List I List II A. INLD (i) Andhra Pradesh B. TRS (ii) Tamil Nadu C. BSP (iii) Uttar Pradesh D. DMK (iv) Haryana (A) (B) (C) (D)
17. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be incorrect? I. The President presides over joint sittings called in the event of disagreement between the two Houses on a legislative measure. II. The Speaker is vested with the power relating to the disqualification of a member of the Lok Sabha on grounds of defection according to the 52nd Constitution Amendment. III. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha does not vote in the House except on those rare occasions when there is a tie at the end of a decision.
18. Which of the following principles is not the basis of Indian Parliamentary System?
19. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be incorrect? I. Article 368 of the Constitution gives the impression that Parliament's amending powers are absolute and encompass all parts of the document. II. However, the Apex Court pronounced that Parliament cannot distort damage or alter the basic features of the Constitution under the pretext of amending it. III. The Supreme Court recognised the concept 'Basic Features of the Constitution' for the first time in the historic Kesavananda Bharti case in 1973.
20. Consider the following statements. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the A. Lok Sabha B. Rajya Sabha C. State Legislatures D. President Which of the above statements is/are correct?
21. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be correct? I. The President may be removed from office for violation of the Constitution, before the expiry of his term, by impeachment. II. Such impeachment can be moved in either House of Parliament by means of a written resolution, after 14 days notice, duly signed by at least one-fourth of the total membership of the House concerned. III. The President has the right to be heard and defend himself during investigation and if the charges are sustained by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds majority, the President can be removed from office.
22. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be correct? I. The inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held under the chairmanship of Dr Sachidanand Sinha. II. The Constituent Assembly had 385 members out of which 292 from British Indian Provinces and 93 members as representative of the Indian states. III. It was the Indian Independence Act, 1947 that triggered a completely change in its character as it was converted into a sovereign body.
23. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List I List II A. Babri Masjid was demolishe. 1. Andhra Pradesh B. I. K. Gujral became the P. 2. Tamil Nadu C. Indo-Pak War and Creation of Banglades. 3. Uttar Pradesh D. V. P. Singh became the P. 4. Haryana
24. Who was the first Indian Governor General of free India?
25. Which of the following statement(s) is/are found to be correct? I. The Fundamental Rights of the Indian Constitution are positive in nature, not merely negative restrictions upon governmental actions. II. Many of the economic and social rights have been included in the Constitution of India as 'Directive Principles of State Policy'. III. Under Article 41 of the Constitution, the state has a duty to apply these Directive Principles while making laws.