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25 Questions

1. What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Keshavanand Bharati case?
2. Which of the following cannot be altered by the Parliament by ordinary legislative procedure ?
3. Consider the following statements: 1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India. 2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas. 3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment - 1976 to the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above are correct? [IAS 2006]
4. Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work? [IAS 2005]
5. Consider the following statements: 1. In India - the legislation passed by the Parliament is subject to judicial review. 2. The Constitution of India lays down the mechanism for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
6. Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 percent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State - respectively? [IAS 2007]
7. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
8. A Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament
9. Next to Hindi - language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is: [CDS 1993]
10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2006]
11. How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the Constitution?
12. The quarantine regulation for preventing entry of diseased plants into the country is done by which one of the following? [CDS 2008]
13. What is the document published by the government to apprise the public on any issue? [Central Excise 1990]
14. Which of the following would be construed as a reasonable restriction of the 'right to freedom'? [CDS 2009]
15. The Constituent Assembly appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission in the year 1948 to enquire into the desirability of linguistic provinces. Who among the following was the Head of that Commission? [IAS 2008]
16. Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953? [IAS 2008]
17. National Capital Territory of Delhi has been constituted by:
18. The song 'Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912under the title of [CPO SI 2010]
19. Which of the following are correct regarding the Parliament's power of amendment? 1. It can amend the Fundamental Rights. 2. It can amend the basic structure of the Constitution.
20. Which of the following is correctly matched?
21. According to the Constitution (Fifty Second Amendment) Act 1985asamended in 2003 - a legislator attracts disqualification under the Tenth Schedule if 1. he voluntarily gives up the membership of the party on whose ticket he was elected. 2. he votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by his political party. 3. as a result of split - less than one third of the members formed a new group or party in the house. 4. a member who has been elected as an independent member joins any political party. Select the correct answer using the code given below [CDS 2009]
22. In which one of the following years did the Right to Information Act come into force? [CDS 2008]
23. Which one of the following is not an independent Department under the Government of India? [CDS 2009]
24. Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947 ? [CDS 2008]
25. Put in chronological order the following Amendments to the Constitution. 1. Addition of Ninth Schedule to the Constitution. 2. Abolition of privy purses and privileges of former princes. 3. Insertion of XI Schedule 4. Removal of Right to Property from Constitutional Rights.