Under the Constitution, the power to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in
High Court alone
Both Supreme Court and High Courts
All courts down to the District Courts
None of these
Correct Answer :
B. Both Supreme Court and High Courts
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The design of the National flag adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in
July, 1948
July, 1950
July, 1947
August, 1947
Where is the headquarters of the UNO ?
Geneva
The Hague
New York
Paris
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
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
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
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
Panchyati Raj is organised at the
Block level
Village and block level
Village, block and district level
Village, block, district and state level
Magna Carta in England led to the Development of
Constitutional law
International law
Labour law
Criminal law
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
The Panchayati Raj Institution at the block level is known as
Gram Panchayat
Panchayat Samiti
Zilla Parishad
None of the above
The Indian constitution establishes India as a
Theocracy
Republic
Democratic Republic
None of the above
Which one of the following states has the highest number of reserve seats for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha ?
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Universal Adult Franchise makes a government
More responsive
More efficient
More popular amongst the minorities
More stable
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
The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution
by a majority
by a two-thirds majority
by consensus
unanimously
The Constituent Assembly which framed the constitution for Independent India was set up in
1945
1946
1947
1949
The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is
2
3
4
5
2 and 4Prior Sanction of the President of India is required before introducing the bill, in the Parliament on
1. Formation of a new state.
2. Affecting taxation in which states are interested.
3. Altering the boundaries of the states.
4. Money bill
Considering the above statements.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
All of the above
Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ?
The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
Who among the following Indians was the President of the International Court of Justice at Hague
R. S. Pathak
P. N. Bhagwati
A. N. Mullah
Shree Nagendra Singh
Mahatma Gandhi often stressed the importance of villages and wanted the establishment of 'Gram Raj' in India. It was because
Gandhiji was born in a village
Village administration is easy
Village people are good and hard working
Villages are the backbone of the nation and help for the welfare of all people
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
The Government of West Bengal introduced democratic elections to the local bodies in
1977
1978
1979
1980
The League of Nations was established in
1917
1918
1919
1920
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
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
Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
Right to equality
Right to property
Right to freedom
Right to constitutional remedies
Which of the following constitutional amendment intergrated Sikkim as a full-fledged state of the Indian union ?
34th
35th
36th
37th
In Dictorship Executive is responsible to
An advisory council
The people's representative
The high administrative officers
No one
Which one of the following is the subject of concurrent list ?
Police
Criminal matters
Radio and Television
Foreign affairs