How many language have been recognised by the constitution ?
13
18
15
22
Correct Answer :
D. 22
There are 22 languages in the 8th schedule of the constitution
Related Questions
Under which constitution amendment, 10 fundamental duties of the citizens were included in the constitution ?
24th
38th
42nd
44th
Which of the following is not a specialised agency of U.N.O.
International Labour Organisation
International Monetary Fund
World Health Organisation
World Hockey Federation
Right to constitutional remedy has been mentioned in which article of the constitution ?
30
31
35
32
The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha
6 members
9 members
12 members
15 members
Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state, having a population less than
Ten Lakhs
Fifteen Lakhs
Twenty Lakhs
Twenty five Lakhs
What are the residuary powers ?
Powers which are enumerated in the state list
Powers which are included in the state list
Powers which are enumerated in the concurrent list
Powers which are not mentioned in any of the lists
Which of the following has been borrowed from Ireland by the framers of the Indian constitution
Preamble
Nomination of the members of Rajya Sabha
Directive principles of states policy
Supreme Court
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
The Vice-President of India holds office for a period of five years
The Vice-President of India can be removed by a simple majority of votes passed in the Rajya Sabha only
The Vice-President of India continues to be in office even after the expiry of his term till his successor talkes over
The Supreme Court of India has to look into all disputes with regard to the election the Vice-President of India
Who among the following was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution
Rajendra Prasad
Tej Bahadur Sapru
C. Rajagopalachari
B.R Ambedkar
Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form ?
Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 15
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
Which of the following constitutional amendment intergrated Sikkim as a full-fledged state of the Indian union ?
34th
35th
36th
37th
How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India ?
300
304
308
310
The Comptroller and Auditor General acts as
The guardian of peoples liberties
The guardian of public money
The chief financial adviser of Govt. of India
All of the above
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
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
The Finance Commission is premarily Concerned with recommending to the president about
The principle governing grants in aid to be given to the states
Distributing the net proceeds of the taxes between the centre and the states
Neither (A) Nor (B)
Both (A) and (B)
Where is the headquarters of the UNO ?
Geneva
The Hague
New York
Paris
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.
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
All of the above
Assertion (A) : In the Indian system, the executive cannot impose any tax without legislative sanction.
Reason (R) : It is expressly laid down by our constitution that no tax can be imposed unless it is authorised by an appropriation Act
Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Which of the following organisation was established to promote peace and co-operation among the nations of the world
The Holy Aliance
The League of Nations
The United Nations Organisation
All the above
Assertion (A) : The council of ministers in the union of India is collectively responsible both to Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R) : The members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the ministers of the Union Government.
Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Which one of the following statements about the state Governors is not true ?
He is a part of the state legislature
He can pardon a sentence of death
He appoints judges of the state High Court
He has no emergency powers
The idea of the Constitution of India was firstof all given by
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru
M.N.Roy
Which part of the following is described as the soul of Indian Constitution ?
Directive principles of state policy
The preamble of the Constitution
Fundamental rights
None of the above
'The relation between individual and society is not one-sided: both are essential for the comprehension of either." Whose words are these
Karl Marx
Plato
Mac Iver
M. K. Gandhi
Right to education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is
Included in the directive principles of state policy
A Fundamental Right
A Statutory Right
None of these
To be eligible for election as President of India a person must have completed the age of
35 years
40 years
30 years
25 years
Monthly salary of President of India is
Rs. 10,000
Rs. 8,000
Rs. 15,000
Rs. 1,50,000
Consider the following statements
1. The design of the National flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July, 1947.
2. The National Anthem was first sung on 27th December, 1911 at the Calcutta Session of Indian National Congress.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2