Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was borrowed from
England
America
Australia
Russia
Correct Answer :
C. Australia
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The parliamentary set up in the Indian constitution has been adopted from
U.S.A.
Russia
England
All the above
The approach paper for the 11th five year plan of India was approved by National Development Council in its meeting held on
7th November
20th November
9th December
10th January
Which one of the following is the period for the legislative council to detain the ordinary bills ?
3 Months
4 Months
6 Months
14 days
Who has been the only Lok Sabha Speaker to have become the President of India ?
Gyani Zail Singh
V. V. Giri
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
K. R. Narayanan
The Government of West Bengal introduced democratic elections to the local bodies in
1977
1978
1979
1980
Which of the following courts is responsible for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights ?
Supreme Court
High Court
District Court
Both (A) and (B) above
The Indian Parliament cannot legislate on the subject of state list unless
1. The President of India directs it to do so.
2. The Rajya Sabha passes a resolution that it is necessary to do so in National interests.
3. The speaker of the Vidhan Sabha certifies that the legislation is necessary.
4. There is National emergency
Considering the above statements, select the correct answer from the codes given below
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1 and 2
2 and 4
Which one of the following countries has a presidential form of Government
India
Britain
Canada
U.S.A.
The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution
by a majority
by a two-thirds majority
by consensus
unanimously
The idea of the Constitution of India was firstof all given by
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru
M.N.Roy
Which organ is the custodian of the National purse ?
Executive
Judiciary
Legislature
Civil Servants
The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is
500
525
542
552
The Finance Commission is constituted under arti-0cle .……....... of the constitution of India.
275
280
282
None of the above
Which of the following was the biggest source for the Constitution of India ?
The Government of India Act, 1919
The Government of India Act, 1935
The Indian Independence Act, 1947
None of the above
The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President. He can be remvoed
By the President
On the address from both Houses of Parliament
By the Supreme Court
On the recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court
Which one of the following is a national political party
All India Anna D. M. K.
National Conference
Communist Party of India
All India Forward Block
The Panchayati Raj Institution at the block level is known as
Gram Panchayat
Panchayat Samiti
Zilla Parishad
None of the above
While casting her vote in any election, a woman exercises her
Civics right
Social right
Natural right
Political right
The main organ of U.N.O. is
General Assembly
Security Council
International Court of Justice
All 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
Who among the following is the Chairman of the Steering Committee to oversee the functions of the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) ?
The President
The Prime Minister
The National Security Adviser
The Cabinet Secretary
What was the scheme to reduce interest burden of the state Government of India through gradual conversion of high cost debt into a low cost debt known as ?
Debt swap scheme
Debt write off scheme
Grantsinaid scheme
Debt consolidation scheme
The ultimate authority according to the preamble of the Indian constitution vests in
The President
The Prime Minister
The President, Prime Minister and rulers of native states
People of India as a whole
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
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
Where is the headquarters of the UNO ?
Geneva
The Hague
New York
Paris
The first day session of the Indian Constituent Assembly was chaired by
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Which of the following states does not bear Panchayati Raj System ?
Mizoram
Haryana
Kerala
Karnataka
No. of municipal towns in West Bengal, at present
119
104
256
191
Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India
Dr.B.N Rao
Dr.B.R Ambedkar
K.M Munshi
M.C Setalvad