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Members of Constituent Assembly were

A. Elected by provincial assemblies

B. Elected directly by people

C. Nominated by government

D. Represented only by the princely states

Correct Answer :

A. Elected by provincial assemblies


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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

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Which of the following statements regrading the Contituent Assembly are true
1.It was not based on Adult Franchise .
2.It resulted from direct elections.
3.It was multi-party body.
4.It worked through several Committees.

A. 1 & 2

B. 2 & 3

C. 3 & 4

D. 1,2,3 & 4

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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 ?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Consider the following statements
1. In the Lok Sabha, 12 members are nominated by the President of India.
2. In the Rajya Sabha, a maximum of 2 members of the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated by the President 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

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Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?

A. Election Commission

B. Finance Commission

C. Planning Commission

D. Union Public Service Commission

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Right to constitutional remedy has been mentioned in which article of the constitution ?

A. 30

B. 31

C. 35

D. 32

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Panchyati Raj is organised at the

A. Block level

B. Village and block level

C. Village, block and district level

D. Village, block, district and state level

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The Attorney General of India is appointed by

A. Chief Justice of India

B. The Prime Minister

C. The President of India

D. The UPSC

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Which one of the following countries has a presidential form of Government

A. India

B. Britain

C. Canada

D. U.S.A.

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The Constituent Assembly which framed the constitution for Independent India was set up in

A. 1945

B. 1946

C. 1947

D. 1949

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The Panchayati Raj Institution at the block level is known as

A. Gram Panchayat

B. Panchayat Samiti

C. Zilla Parishad

D. None of the above

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How many members of Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President ?

A. 12

B. 15

C. 10

D. 20

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Which one of the following describes India a secular state ?

A. Fundamental Rights

B. Preamble to the constitution

C. 9th Schedule

D. Directive principles

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Which one of the following countries does not follow the West Minster system of Parliament ?

A. Malaysia

B. Singapore

C. Australia

D. Switzerland

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The defeat of Government in Rajya Sabha leads to

A. Its dismissal by the President

B. Resignation by Prime Minister

C. Advice by President to Prime Minister to relinquish office

D. None of these

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Who among the following is the Chairman of the Steering Committee to oversee the functions of the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) ?

A. The President

B. The Prime Minister

C. The National Security Adviser

D. The Cabinet Secretary

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The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution

A. by a majority

B. by a two-thirds majority

C. by consensus

D. unanimously

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Who was the speaker of the first Lok-Sabha ?

A. Hukam Singh

B. G. V. Mavalankar

C. K. M. Munshi

D. U. N. Dhebar

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Where is the headquarters of the UNO ?

A. Geneva

B. The Hague

C. New York

D. Paris

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The total number of members of legislative council can in no case be less than

A. 40

B. 60

C. 50

D. No minimum strength has been fixed

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Which part of the following is described as the soul of Indian Constitution ?

A. Directive principles of state policy

B. The preamble of the Constitution

C. Fundamental rights

D. None of the above

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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

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When did the Akali Movement start ?

A. 1901

B. 1911

C. 1921

D. 1931

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The Directive Principles of State Policy of India have similarity with

A. The Constitution of U. K.

B. The Constitution of U. S. A.

C. The Constitution of Ireland

D. None of the above

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The constitution of india was adopted by the

A. Governor General

B. British Parliament

C. Constituent Assembly

D. Parliament of India

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Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the
Parliament ?

A. 14 days

B. 1 Month

C. 3 Months

D. 6 Months

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Given below are two statements
Assertion (A) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and state legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.
Reason (R) : Power of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
In the context of above, which one of the following is correct ?

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

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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

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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

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Vote on Account is a grant voted/passed by Parliament

A. After the budget and grant has been voted/passed by Lok Sabha

B. Grant to manage the administrative work in Interim period till budget and grant for financial year are passed

C. Passage of account of expenditure is actually done during last year

D. Approval of account of public undertakings