Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?
Election Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Correct Answer :
C. Planning Commission
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Which one of the following Indian states does not keep its own High Court ?
Orissa
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Manipur
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
Where is the permanent head quarter of International Court of Justice
London
Moscow
Washington
The Hague
Assertion (A) : The council of ministers in the union of India is collectively responsible both to Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R) : The members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the ministers of the Union Government.
Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
No. of municipal towns in West Bengal, at present
119
104
256
191
Idea of concurrent list in Indian constitution was borrowed from
England
America
Australia
Russia
The right to vote in India is given to all people on the basis of
Education
Age
Property
Religion
Who among the following has not been a Chief Justice of India ?
R. C. Lahoti
G. B. Pattanaik
S. S. Gill
V. N. Khare
Panchyati Raj is organised at the
Block level
Village and block level
Village, block and district level
Village, block, district and state level
Which one of the following political theories advocates the withering away of the state and ushering in a new society in which there will be no state and no ceasses ?
Liberalism
Democratic Socialism
Marxism
Fabian Socialism
Which one of the following countries has a presidential form of Government
India
Britain
Canada
U.S.A.
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
Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographic area as a scheduled area ?
Governor
Chief Minister
Prime Minister
President
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the
42nd Amendment
40th Amendment
39th Amendment
36th Amendment
Monthly salary of President of India is
Rs. 10,000
Rs. 8,000
Rs. 15,000
Rs. 1,50,000
Who is known as the First Law Officer of India ?
Chief Justice of India
Law Minister of India
Attorney General of India
Law Secretary
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
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
A citizen of India is arrested and detained without trial. Which of the following writs should he invoke in the Court to secure freedom
Quo Warranto
Certiorari
Mandamus
Habeas Corpus
Universal Adult Franchise makes a government
More responsive
More efficient
More popular amongst the minorities
More stable
Who among the following had the longest tenure as the Prime Minister of India ?
Morarji Desai
Charan Singh
V. P. Singh
Lal Bhadur Shastri
What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?
Four months
Six months
Eight months
Nine months
Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament ?
Vice-President
Solicitor-General
Chief Justice
Attorney-General
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