Which of the following courts is responsible for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights ?
Supreme Court
High Court
District Court
Both (A) and (B) above
Correct Answer :
A. Supreme Court
The right to move the Supreme Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights is itself a guaranteed rights as provided for in Art. 32 of the constitution. Thus whenever the state or any other authority encroaches upon a citizens rights. The Supreme Court and the High Courts are empowered to issue directions or orders or writs, whichever may be appropriate for the enforcement of the right. The important writs are Habeas Corpus, Mandamus Prohibition, Certiorari and Quowarranto.
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Right to education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is
Included in the directive principles of state policy
A Fundamental Right
A Statutory Right
None of these
Individual liberty is best reflected in a
Socialist State
Communist State
Welfare State
Fascist State
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
The Indian constitution borrowed the directive principles of the state policy from the constitution of which of the following countries ?
United Kingdom (U.K.) Britain
United States of America (USA)
Ireland
Japan
A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed by the
President
Prime Minister
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Chairman of the UPSC
No. of municipal towns in West Bengal, at present
119
104
256
191
Which one of the following expenditures is not charged on the consolidated fund of India?
Salary and allowances of the President of India
Salary and allowances of the Governor of a State of India
Salary and allowances of the justice of the Supreme Court of India
Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Power and position of Supreme Court in India are very much like those of the highest court in
Russia
England
Japan
U.S.A.
Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?
Election Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Which of the following states/union territories has a Legislative Assembly consisting of only 30 members ?
Puducherry
Mizoram
Goa
All the above
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
Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?
Election Commission
Finance Commission
Planning Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Who is the 37th Chief Justice of India ?
Ram Jethmalani
Y. K. Sabharwal
Bijubhai Patnaik
K. G. Balkrishnan
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
The Indian, who was elected as the President of the General Assembly at its eighth sesssion was
Krishna Mohan
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Mrs. Vijai Lakshmi Pandit
Sardar Swaran Singh
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
Where is the headquarters of the UNO ?
Geneva
The Hague
New York
Paris
The Attorney General of India is appointed by
Chief Justice of India
The Prime Minister
The President of India
The UPSC
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 President of the Union of India has the same constitutional authority as the
British Monarch
President of USA
President of Pakistan
President of France
How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the constitution
about 6 months in 1949
exactly a year since Nov 26,1948
about 2 years since Aug 15,1947
about 3 tears since Dec 9,1946
Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament ?
Vice-President
Solicitor-General
Chief Justice
Attorney-General
Which of the following has been borrowed from Ireland by the framers of the Indian constitution
Preamble
Nomination of the members of Rajya Sabha
Directive principles of states policy
Supreme Court
The Indian Parliament cannot legislate on the subject of state list unless
1. The President of India directs it to do so.
2. The Rajya Sabha passes a resolution that it is necessary to do so in National interests.
3. The speaker of the Vidhan Sabha certifies that the legislation is necessary.
4. There is National emergency
Considering the above statements, select the correct answer from the codes given below
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1 and 2
2 and 4
Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayati Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of
Bihar
Jammu-Kashmir
Maharashtra
West Bengal
Of the following, which country is not the permanent member of the Security Council
Russia
U.S.A
Britain
Italy
The design of the National flag adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in
July, 1948
July, 1950
July, 1947
August, 1947
The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President. He can be remvoed
By the President
On the address from both Houses of Parliament
By the Supreme Court
On the recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court
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
Human Rights Day is observed all over the world every year on
24 October
7 November
10 December
25 December