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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

Correct Answer :

C. The President of India


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Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946

A. Vallabhbhai Patel

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. K.M.Munshi

D. J.B.Kripalani

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What does the Constitution (Ninety Second Amendment) Act, 2003 deal with ?

A. Creation of a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

B. Cyber Crime

C. Inclusion of Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages in the Eighth Schedule

D. Making right to free and compulsory education a fundamental right

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Human Rights Day is observed all over the world every year on

A. 24 October

B. 7 November

C. 10 December

D. 25 December

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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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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.

A. B. R. Ambedkar

B. M. V. Pylee

C. Alexanderowicz

D. K. C. Wheare

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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 ?

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

B. (A) is false but (R) is true

C. (A) is true but (R) is false

D. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A

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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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How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India ?

A. 300

B. 304

C. 308

D. 310

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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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Which of the following was the biggest source for the Constitution of India ?

A. The Government of India Act, 1919

B. The Government of India Act, 1935

C. The Indian Independence Act, 1947

D. None of the above

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Which of the following was not the work of the League of Nations

A. To prevent wars in the world

B. To encourage the feelings of co-operation among the nations

C. To settle the disputes among the nations in a peaceful manner

D. To make every nation militarily strong

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Which of the following is not included in the directive principles of state policy ?

A. Prohibition of liquor

B. Right to work

C. Equal wage for equal work

D. Right to information

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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 ?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Who was the President of India at the time of proclamation of emergency in the year 1976 ?

A. V. V. Giri

B. Giani Zail Singh

C. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad

D. Shankar Dayal Sharma

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Which one of the following statements about the state Governors is not true ?

A. He is a part of the state legislature

B. He can pardon a sentence of death

C. He appoints judges of the state High Court

D. He has no emergency powers

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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 ?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because

A. this day was being celebrated as the Independence day since 1929

B. it was the wish of the framers of the Constitution

C. the British did not want to leave Inadia earlier than this day

D. it was an auspicious day

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A citizen of India is arrested and detained without trial. Which of the following writs should he invoke in the Court to secure freedom

A. Quo Warranto

B. Certiorari

C. Mandamus

D. Habeas Corpus

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Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?

A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

B. C. Rajagopalachari

C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

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Who was the President of the Republic of India who consistently described Indian secularism as Sarve Dharma Samabhav ?

A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

B. Dr. Jakir Hussain

C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D. Giani Zail Singh

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The ultimate authority according to the preamble of the Indian constitution vests in

A. The President

B. The Prime Minister

C. The President, Prime Minister and rulers of native states

D. People of India as a whole

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The Finance Commission is constituted under arti-0cle .……....... of the constitution of India.

A. 275

B. 280

C. 282

D. None of the above

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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full states of the Indian Union ?

A. Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Haryana

B. Nagaland Haryana Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh

C. Sikkim Haryana Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh

D. Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim Haryana

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Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographic area as a scheduled area ?

A. Governor

B. Chief Minister

C. Prime Minister

D. President

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Which of the following is true for the Indian judicial system ?

A. It is controlled by the Parliament

B. The Supreme Court of India is controlled by the Parliament and the High Courts are controlled by the State Legislative Assemblies

C. It is an independent institution

D. None of the above

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The members of the Constituent Assembly were

A. elected by Provincial Assembly

B. elected directly by people

C. nominated by the government

D. only representatives of the princely states

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When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31st October,1947,it's reduced membership was

A. 299

B. 311

C. 319

D. 331

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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 ?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was borrowed from

A. England

B. America

C. Australia

D. Russia

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Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayati Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of

A. Bihar

B. Jammu-Kashmir

C. Maharashtra

D. West Bengal