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
Correct Answer :
A. The President
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The bureaucracy performs
Only administrative functions
Only judicial functions
Only legislative functions
Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative functions
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
India became a sovereign, democratic republic on
Aug 15, 1947
Jan 30, 1948
Jan 26, 1950
Nov 26, 1929
The parliamentary set up in the Indian constitution has been adopted from
U.S.A.
Russia
England
All the above
Who was the President of the Republic of India who consistently described Indian secularism as Sarve Dharma Samabhav ?
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Jakir Hussain
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Giani Zail Singh
While casting her vote in any election, a woman exercises her
Civics right
Social right
Natural right
Political right
Who among the following has not been a Chief Justice of India ?
R. C. Lahoti
G. B. Pattanaik
S. S. Gill
V. N. Khare
President of the Constituent Assembly with whose signature the Indian constitution was adopted was
Dr. Ambedka
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
The United Nations Charter was signed in
Postdam
Yalta
San Fransisco
Tehran
During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly deliberate upon finalization of the Constitution of India ?
November, 1946 November, 1949
November, 1947 November, 1949
December, 1946 November, 1949
December, 1947 November, 1949
Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayati Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of
Bihar
Jammu-Kashmir
Maharashtra
West Bengal
Which of the following is not more a Fundamental Right ?
Right to equality
Right to freedom
Right to property
Right against exploitation
How many language have been recognised by the constitution ?
13
18
15
22
Where is the permanent head quarter of International Court of Justice
London
Moscow
Washington
The Hague
Which of the following was not the work of the League of Nations
To prevent wars in the world
To encourage the feelings of co-operation among the nations
To settle the disputes among the nations in a peaceful manner
To make every nation militarily strong
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 ?
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false but (R) is true
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A
According to the Preamble of the Constitution, India is a
Sovereign democratic socialist republic
Sovereign socialist secular republic
Sovereign democratic republic
Sovereign socialist secular democratic republic
Which part of the following is described as the soul of Indian Constitution ?
Directive principles of state policy
The preamble of the Constitution
Fundamental rights
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
Who will decide the office of profit ?
President and Governor
Union Parliament
Supreme Court
Union Public Service Commission
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
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 gave the following statements about the Indian constitution ?
Indian constitution strikes a good balance between extreme regedity and too much flexibility.
B. R. Ambedkar
M. V. Pylee
Alexanderowicz
K. C. Wheare
Number of Panchayat Samities in West Bengal at present is
341
344
333
334
Under which article of the Constitution of India can the President of India be impeached ?
Article 61
Article 75
Article 76
Article 356
Judiciary is one of three branches of modern governments. In some governments the principle of judicial supremacy is recognised in theory as well as in practice. It is because
The judges possess knowledge the laws
The judges can help in making the laws
There is no need to protect the rights of the citizens
The judiciary is impartial and superior to other branches of the government as it interprets the constitution
Who has been the only Lok Sabha Speaker to have become the President of India ?
Gyani Zail Singh
V. V. Giri
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
K. R. Narayanan
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