What is the minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha ?
18 years
21 years
25 years
30 years
Correct Answer :
C. 25 years
Related Questions
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
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 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
The total number of fundamental duties mentioned is the constitution of India now is
10
11
12
13
The bureaucracy performs
Only administrative functions
Only judicial functions
Only legislative functions
Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative functions
Which one of the following is the subject of concurrent list ?
Police
Criminal matters
Radio and Television
Foreign affairs
The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because
this day was being celebrated as the Independence day since 1929
it was the wish of the framers of the Constitution
the British did not want to leave Inadia earlier than this day
it was an auspicious day
Which one of the following is not a department in the Ministry of Human Resource Development ?
Department of elementary education and literacy
Department of Secondary and Higher Education
Department of technical education
Department of women and child development
Which among the following is/are appointed by the President of India ?
1. Vice-Chairman of the planning commission.
2. Chairman of the finance commission.
3. Chief Ministers of the union territories.
Select the correct answer by using the following codes.
1 and 2 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
Only 1 is correct
Number of districts in West Bengal at present is
18
19
17
16
When did the Akali Movement start ?
1901
1911
1921
1931
Who was the protem Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Raja Gopalachari
Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which of the following is not more a Fundamental Right ?
Right to equality
Right to freedom
Right to property
Right against exploitation
whole or any part of India for implementing international
treaties
With the consent of all the states
With the consent of majority of states
With the consent of states conerned
Without the consent of any state
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
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 states/union territories has a Legislative Assembly consisting of only 30 members ?
Puducherry
Mizoram
Goa
All the above
Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the
Parliament ?
14 days
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
India became a sovereign, democratic republic on
Aug 15, 1947
Jan 30, 1948
Jan 26, 1950
Nov 26, 1929
The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional authority as the
British Monarch
President of USA
President of Pakistan
President of France
Which one of the following countries has a presidential form of Government
India
Britain
Canada
U.S.A.
Which one of the following statements about the state Governors is not true ?
He is a part of the state legislature
He can pardon a sentence of death
He appoints judges of the state High Court
He has no emergency powers
What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?
Four months
Six months
Eight months
Nine months
Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state, having a population less than
Ten Lakhs
Fifteen Lakhs
Twenty Lakhs
Twenty five Lakhs
Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
Speaker
Vice President
Prime Minister
President
The objective of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools is to provide quality education to which of the following ?
Scheduled caste students
Tribal students
Orphan girl students
Unorganized women labour
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
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
Who, amongst the following, was the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee set up by the Constituent Assembly ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
None of the above
Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayati Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of
Bihar
Jammu-Kashmir
Maharashtra
West Bengal