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
Correct Answer :
D. People of India as a whole
Related Questions
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
What does the Constitution (Ninety Second Amendment) Act, 2003 deal with ?
Creation of a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Cyber Crime
Inclusion of Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages in the Eighth Schedule
Making right to free and compulsory education a fundamental right
While casting her vote in any election, a woman exercises her
Civics right
Social right
Natural right
Political right
The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is
500
525
542
552
Which of the following is a member of the SAARC
Bhutan
Tibet
Myanmar
Malaysia
The design of the National flag adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in
July, 1948
July, 1950
July, 1947
August, 1947
The Directive Principles of State Policy of India have similarity with
The Constitution of U. K.
The Constitution of U. S. A.
The Constitution of Ireland
None of the above
Which of the following constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the centre and in a state must not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that state respectively ?
91st
93rd
95th
97th
The idea of Directive principles of state policy has been borrowed from the Constitution of
Japan
Canada
France
Ireland
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
Which one of the following is correct about the Supreme Court regarding its judgement ?
It can change the judgement
It cannot change the judgement
Only the Chief Justice of India can change the judgement
Only the ministry of law can change the judgement
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
Members of Constituent Assembly were
Elected by provincial assemblies
Elected directly by people
Nominated by government
Represented only by the princely states
Money bills can be introduced in the state legislature with the prior consent of
The Speaker
The Chief Minister
The Governor
The President
No. of municipal towns in West Bengal, at present
119
104
256
191
Who among the following had the longest tenure as the Prime Minister of India ?
Morarji Desai
Charan Singh
V. P. Singh
Lal Bhadur Shastri
In which of the following countries are direct democratic checks such as Referendum, Initiative and Recall provided for
U.S.S.R.
U.K.
Switzerland
Australia
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
Vote on Account is a grant voted/passed by Parliament
After the budget and grant has been voted/passed by Lok Sabha
Grant to manage the administrative work in Interim period till budget and grant for financial year are passed
Passage of account of expenditure is actually done during last year
Approval of account of public undertakings
Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the
42nd Amendment
40th Amendment
39th Amendment
36th Amendment
Magna Carta in England led to the Development of
Constitutional law
International law
Labour law
Criminal law
The function of the Protem Speaker is to
Conduct the proceedings of Houses in absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker
Officiate as Speaker when the Speaker is unlikely to be elected
Swear-in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
Checks if the election certificates of the members are in order
The most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution was exercised by the
U.S.Constitution
British Constitution
Government of India Act,1935
French ideals of Liberty and Fraternity
Parliamentary system in India has been borrowed from which country ?
America
Britain
Australia
Ireland
The Fundamental Rights in our Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of
United States of America
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Canada
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
A Money Bill in the Parliament can be introduced only with the recommendation of the
President of India
Union Cabinet
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Union Finance Minister
The bureaucracy performs
Only administrative functions
Only judicial functions
Only legislative functions
Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative functions
Who was the speaker of the first Lok-Sabha ?
Hukam Singh
G. V. Mavalankar
K. M. Munshi
U. N. Dhebar
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 ?
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true