The Planning Commission of India is
A statutory body
An advisory body
A constitutional body
An independent and autonomous body
Correct Answer :
B. An advisory body
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Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was borrowed from
England
America
Australia
Russia
Right to constitutional remedy has been mentioned in which article of the constitution ?
30
31
35
32
The maximum strength of the Legislative Assembly of a state is
450
500
400
525
The union ministers hold office during the pleasure of
The President
The Prime Minister
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
In the general elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, the Congress Party secured
110
114
112
122
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
For removing the Vice President of Indian from his office a resolution is initiated in -
The joint sitting of both the House
The Rajya Sabha
The Lok Sabha
Any of the two Houses
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
Indian constitution contains
9 schedules and 300 articles
335 articles and 11 schedules
400 articles and 10 schedules
395 (444) articles and 12 schedules
Where is the permanent head quarter of International Court of Justice
London
Moscow
Washington
The Hague
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
The Governor of a state in India is
Directly elected by the people of the state
Appointed by the Prime Minister
Appointed by the President
Appointed by the State Chief Minister
Which one of the following is not a parliamentary committee ?
Demands for grants committee
Committee on public accounts
Committee on public under takings
Committee on estimates
The Indian constitution establishes India as a
Theocracy
Republic
Democratic Republic
None of the above
The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 census. They shall remain unaltered till the first census to be taken after the year
2010
2015
2021
2026
Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of
One month
One year
Seven days
Fourteen days
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
The constitution of india was adopted by the
Governor General
British Parliament
Constituent Assembly
Parliament of India
The total number of members of legislative council can in no case be less than
40
60
50
No minimum strength has been fixed
Which of the following statements about the Vice-President of India are not correct ?
1. In order to be Vice-President a person must be qualified for election as a number of the house
of the people.
2. A member of the state legislative can seek election to that office.
3. The term of the office of the Vice-President is the same as that of the President.
4. He can be removed through a formal impleachment.
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 4
3 and 4
Under which constitution amendment, 10 fundamental duties of the citizens were included in the constitution ?
24th
38th
42nd
44th
The Panchayati Raj Institution at the block level is known as
Gram Panchayat
Panchayat Samiti
Zilla Parishad
None of the above
What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?
Four months
Six months
Eight months
Nine months
How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India ?
300
304
308
310
The total number of members in the legislative council of a state cannot exceed
One-fourth of the total numbers in the legislative Assembly
One-third of the total number of members of the legislative five assembly
One-sixth of the total number of members of the legislative Assembly
No such limit has been fixed
Where is the headquarters of the UNO ?
Geneva
The Hague
New York
Paris
The tenth schedule of Indian constitution deals with
Anti-defection legislation
Panchayati Raj
Land Reforms
Distribution of powers between the Union and States
Of the following, which country is not the permanent member of the Security Council
Russia
U.S.A
Britain
Italy
Which of the following is not more a Fundamental Right ?
Right to equality
Right to freedom
Right to property
Right against exploitation
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