No. of municipal towns in West Bengal, at present
119
104
256
191
Correct Answer :
A. 119
Related Questions
Consider the following statements
1. The Governor of a state may reserve a Bill for consideration of the President of India.
2. The Governor of a state is competent to withdraw an ordinace issued in the state at any time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements
1. In Part IX of the constitution of India, there is no provision of reservation for women in any seat to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat.
2. The Eleventh schedule of the constitution of India distributes power between the state legislature and the panchayat just as the seventh schedule distributes powers between the union of India and the states.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Under which constitution amendment, 10 fundamental duties of the citizens were included in the constitution ?
24th
38th
42nd
44th
The members of the Constituent Assembly were
elected by Provincial Assembly
elected directly by people
nominated by the government
only representatives of the princely states
Consider the following statements
1. In the Parliamentary system of India. If the President of India returns a Bill for reconsideration of the Houses; and both the Houses pass the Bill again without any amendment and the Bill is again presented to the President, the President has the power to with hold his assent from the Bill.
2. As per the constitution of India the union council of ministers is responsible both to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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
How many language have been recognised by the constitution ?
13
18
15
22
Which are the two states (other than UP) having the highest representation in Lok Sabha ?
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
Bihar and Maharashtra
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan
Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946
Vallabhbhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi
K.M.Munshi
J.B.Kripalani
In our constitution, Directive principles of the state policy aim at -
Free compulsory education for children
Equal wages for equal work for women and men
Equitable distribution of wealth
All the above
Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayati Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of
Bihar
Jammu-Kashmir
Maharashtra
West Bengal
The well-known case of Keshavananda Bharti vs The state of Kerala related to which one of the following issues ?
Acquiring private land for Government use
Exploitation of women at work place
Basic feature of the constitution of India
Reservation of jobs for the OBCs in the Government service
Which of the following states does not bear Panchayati Raj System ?
Mizoram
Haryana
Kerala
Karnataka
Who was the speaker of the first Lok-Sabha ?
Hukam Singh
G. V. Mavalankar
K. M. Munshi
U. N. Dhebar
The provisions related to official language of India can be amended by
Simple majority
Minimum 2/3 majority
Minimum ¾ majority
Cannot be amended
In India, the states derive their power from the
People
Constitution
State Assembly
Parliament
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 ?
1980
1990
1993
1996
Who was the protem Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Raja Gopalachari
Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Jawaharlal Nehru
The constituent assembly for undivided India first met on
6th december,1946
9th december,1946
20th February,1947
3rd June,1947
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
Which of the following states/union territories have a common High Court ?
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
Assam and Bengal
The right to vote in elections to a Parliament is a
Fundamental Right
Political Right
Legal Right
Natural Right
India became a sovereign, democratic republic on
Aug 15, 1947
Jan 30, 1948
Jan 26, 1950
Nov 26, 1929
The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by
Stafford Cripps
A.V Alexander
Lord Pethick Lawrence
Hugh Gaitskell
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 Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and
12 judges
15 judges
20 judges
30 judges
Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Rajagopalachari
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which of the following is not included in the directive principles of state policy ?
Prohibition of liquor
Right to work
Equal wage for equal work
Right to information
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
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