Indian Polity & Economy MCQ Solved Paper for RRB ALP

1. Consider the following statements
1. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India can be removed only on an address from both Houses of Parliament.
2. In India, the Comptroller and Auditor General has no control over the issue of money from the consolidated fund of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : C

2. The Parliament or a state legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. Does not has this power
Answer : B

3. The League of Nations was established in
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1920
Answer : D

4. Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the constitution of India ?
A. Planning Commission
B. Finance Commission
C. Election Commission
D. Union Public Service Commission
Answer : A

5. What was the number of the princely states in India at the time of partition ?
A. 555
B. 558
C. 560
D. 562
Answer : D

6. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
A. The Vice-President of India holds office for a period of five years
B. The Vice-President of India can be removed by a simple majority of votes passed in the Rajya Sabha only
C. The Vice-President of India continues to be in office even after the expiry of his term till his successor talkes over
D. The Supreme Court of India has to look into all disputes with regard to the election the Vice-President of India
Answer : B

7. Who was the speaker of the first Lok-Sabha ?
A. Hukam Singh
B. G. V. Mavalankar
C. K. M. Munshi
D. U. N. Dhebar
Answer : B

8. What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?
A. Four months
B. Six months
C. Eight months
D. Nine months
Answer : B

9. Which one of the following made the Indian Legislature bicameral
A. Indian Councils Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act,1935
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer : B

10. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer : C

11. Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
A. Speaker
B. Vice President
C. Prime Minister
D. President
Answer : A

12. When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31st October,1947,it's reduced membership was
A. 299
B. 311
C. 319
D. 331
Answer : A

13. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of union territories of India in the increasing order of there area ?
A. Puducherry Lakshadweep Chandigarh Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Lakshadweep Chandigarh Andaman and Nicobar Islands Puducherry
C. Lakshadweep Chandigarh Puducherry Andaman and Nicobar Islands
D. Puducherry Chandigarh Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep
Answer : C

14. Who will decide the office of profit ?
A. President and Governor
B. Union Parliament
C. Supreme Court
D. Union Public Service Commission
Answer : A

15. A citizen of India is arrested and detained without trial. Which of the following writs should he invoke in the Court to secure freedom
A. Quo Warranto
B. Certiorari
C. Mandamus
D. Habeas Corpus
Answer : D

16. The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by
A. Stafford Cripps
B. A.V Alexander
C. Lord Pethick Lawrence
D. Hugh Gaitskell
Answer : C

17. The maximum strength of the Legislative Assembly of a state is
A. 450
B. 500
C. 400
D. 525
Answer : B

18. Given below are two statements
Assertion (A) : The supreme command of the defence forces is vested in the president.
Reason (R) : The Presidents power as commander in-chief are in dependent of legislative control.
In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct ?
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. (A) is false but (R) is true
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A
Answer : C

19. The members of the Constituent Assembly were
A. elected by Provincial Assembly
B. elected directly by people
C. nominated by the government
D. only representatives of the princely states
Answer : A

20. According to the Preamble of the Constitution, India is a
A. Sovereign democratic socialist republic
B. Sovereign socialist secular republic
C. Sovereign democratic republic
D. Sovereign socalist secular democratic republic
Answer : D

21. Who among the following has not been a Chief Justice of India ?
A. R. C. Lahoti
B. G. B. Pattanaik
C. S. S. Gill
D. V. N. Khare
Answer : C

22. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the constitution
A. about 6 months in 1949
B. exactly a year since Nov 26,1948
C. about 2 years since Aug 15,1947
D. about 3 tears since Dec 9,1946
Answer : D

23. Which of the following states/union territories have a common High Court ?
A. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
B. Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
C. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
D. Assam and Bengal
Answer : C

24. The Indian constitution borrowed the directive principles of the state policy from the constitution of which of the following countries ?
A. United Kingdom (U.K.) Britain
B. United States of America (USA)
C. Ireland
D. Japan
Answer : C

25. Chief Justice of High Court is appointed by
A. President
B. Governor
C. Chief Justice of India
D. President at the advice of Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the concerned state
Answer : D

26. Individual liberty is best reflected in a
A. Socialist State
B. Communist State
C. Welfare State
D. Fascist State
Answer : C

27. The National Development Council (NDC)
1. Discusses the progress of the National Plan.
2. Suggests the ways to achieve goals of the National Plan.
3. Gives guidelines to for mulate the National Plan.
4. Suggests plan allocations.
Considering the above statements, select the correct answer from the codes given below.
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. All of the above
Answer : A

28. Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ?
A. The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B. Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
C. Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
D. Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
Answer : D

29. Which one of the following is a national political party
A. All India Anna D. M. K.
B. National Conference
C. Communist Party of India
D. All India Forward Block
Answer : C

30. A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed by the
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Chief Justice of Supreme Court
D. Chairman of the UPSC
Answer : A

31. The Finance Commission is constituted under arti-0cle .……....... of the constitution of India.
A. 275
B. 280
C. 282
D. None of the above
Answer : B

32. In which year did the Supreme Court of India dismiss the petitions of the cement, fertilizer and sugar industries challenging the jute packing material Act, 1987 ?
A. 1980
B. 1990
C. 1993
D. 1996
Answer : C

33. Parliamentary system in India has been borrowed from which country ?
A. America
B. Britain
C. Australia
D. Ireland
Answer : B

34. In India, the states derive their power from the
A. People
B. Constitution
C. State Assembly
D. Parliament
Answer : B

35. The Indian, who was elected as the President of the General Assembly at its eighth sesssion was
A. Krishna Mohan
B. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Mrs. Vijai Lakshmi Pandit
D. Sardar Swaran Singh
Answer : C

36. How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India ?
A. 300
B. 304
C. 308
D. 310
Answer : A

37. The idea of the Constitution of India was firstof all given by
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. M.N.Roy
Answer : D

38. How many representatives for Vidhan Parishad of U.P. are elected from the teacher's constituency
A. 18
B. 12
C. 9
D. 6
Answer : C

39. A motion of no confidence against the Council of Ministers can be moved in Lok Sabha if it is
supported by at least
A. 50 members
B. 55 members
C. 100 members
D. One-fifth of total number
Answer : A

40. The Government of the Union of India is parliamentary in character. One of the characteristics of a parliamentary system of Government is
A. The Ministry is collectively responsible to both Houses of Parliament
B. The Ministry is not responsible to the parliament
C. The Ministry is responsible to the Head of the State
D. The Ministry is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
Answer : D

41. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha
A. 6 members
B. 9 members
C. 12 members
D. 15 members
Answer : C

42. Mahatma Gandhi often stressed the importance of villages and wanted the establishment of 'Gram Raj' in India. It was because A. Gandhiji was born in a village
B. Village administration is easy
C. Village people are good and hard working
D. Villages are the backbone of the nation and help for the welfare of all people
Answer : D

43. Which of the following courts is responsible for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights ?
A. Supreme Court
B. High Court
C. District Court
D. Both (A) and (B) above
Answer : A

44. India became a sovereign, democratic republic on
A. Aug 15, 1947
B. Jan 30, 1948
C. Jan 26, 1950
D. Nov 26, 1929
Answer : C

45. The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 census. They shall remain unaltered till the first census to be taken after the year
A. 2010
B. 2015
C. 2021
D. 2026
Answer : D

46. Which organ is the custodian of the National purse ?
A. Executive
B. Judiciary
C. Legislature
D. Civil Servants
Answer : C

47. Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Tej Bahadur Sapru
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. B.R Ambedkar
Answer : D

48. The tenth schedule of Indian constitution deals with
A. Anti-defection legislation
B. Panchayati Raj
C. Land Reforms
D. Distribution of powers between the Union and States
Answer : A

49. Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament ?
A. Vice-President
B. Solicitor-General
C. Chief Justice
D. Attorney-General
Answer : D

50. What are the residuary powers ?
A. Powers which are enumerated in the state list
B. Powers which are included in the state list
C. Powers which are enumerated in the concurrent list
D. Powers which are not mentioned in any of the lists
Answer : D