Consider the following statements
1. For a person to be eligible for election as the Vice-President of India, he must be qualified for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
2. No person has ever been elected as the Vice-President of India for a second term.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer :
A. 1 only
Related Questions
For removing the Vice President of Indian from his office a resolution is initiated in -
The joint sitting of both the House
The Rajya Sabha
The Lok Sabha
Any of the two Houses
Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?
Election Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Parliamentary system in India has been borrowed from which country ?
America
Britain
Australia
Ireland
The most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution was exercised by the
U.S.Constitution
British Constitution
Government of India Act,1935
French ideals of Liberty and Fraternity
Which of the following are included in the Constitution of India as the directive principles of state policy ?
1. Separation of judiciary from executive.
2. Participation of workers in management of industry.
3. Equal justice and free legal aid.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Who among the following has not been a Chief Justice of India ?
R. C. Lahoti
G. B. Pattanaik
S. S. Gill
V. N. Khare
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 ?
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false but (R) is true
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A
The objective of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools is to provide quality education to which of the following ?
Scheduled caste students
Tribal students
Orphan girl students
Unorganized women labour
Number of districts in West Bengal at present is
18
19
17
16
A motion of no confidence against the Council of Ministers can be moved in Lok Sabha if it is
supported by at least
50 members
55 members
100 members
One-fifth of total number
President of the Constituent Assembly with whose signature the Indian constitution was adopted was
Dr. Ambedka
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
To be officially recognised by the speaker of the Lok Sabha as an opposition Group, a party or coalition of parties must have at least
55 members
60 members
80 members
1/3 of total members of the Lok Sabha
How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the constitution
about 6 months in 1949
exactly a year since Nov 26,1948
about 2 years since Aug 15,1947
about 3 tears since Dec 9,1946
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 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that state respectively ?
91st
93rd
95th
97th
The union ministers hold office during the pleasure of
The President
The Prime Minister
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
Who among the following gave the following statements about the Indian constitution ?
Indian constitution strikes a good balance between extreme regedity and too much flexibility.
B. R. Ambedkar
M. V. Pylee
Alexanderowicz
K. C. Wheare
Which one of the following states/Uts of the country has more than fifty per cent tribal population of the total population ?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Himachal Pradesh
Puducherry
Of the following which is not the salient feature of Indian constitution
Lengthiest document in the world
Directive principles of state policy
Supreme Court
Presidential type of government
The bureaucracy performs
Only administrative functions
Only judicial functions
Only legislative functions
Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative functions
Which of the following constitutional amendment intergrated Sikkim as a full-fledged state of the Indian union ?
34th
35th
36th
37th
The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha
6 members
9 members
12 members
15 members
The Finance Commission is constituted under arti-0cle .……....... of the constitution of India.
275
280
282
None of the above
Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?
Election Commission
Finance Commission
Planning Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Consider the following statements :
1. A money bill cannot be introduced in the Council of States.
2. The Council of States cannot reject a money bill nor amend it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
The Fundamental Rights in our Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of
United States of America
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Canada
The Government of the Union of India is parliamentary in character. One of the characteristics of a parliamentary system of Government is
The Ministry is collectively responsible to both Houses of Parliament
The Ministry is not responsible to the parliament
The Ministry is responsible to the Head of the State
The Ministry is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
Which one of the following Indian states does not keep its own High Court ?
Orissa
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Manipur
Aristotle, the father or Political Science, believed that the State continues to exist for the sake of good life. His belief is right because
The state alone can provide opportunities for the proper development of the individual's faculties
State has the power to regulate and control
State is what is made by the people
State is the result of a contract
Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form ?
Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 15
Panchyati Raj is organised at the
Block level
Village and block level
Village, block and district level
Village, block, district and state level