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Which one of the following is the period for the legislative council to detain the ordinary bills ?

A. 3 Months

B. 4 Months

C. 6 Months

D. 14 days

Correct Answer :

A. 3 Months


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The Attorney General of India is appointed by

A. Chief Justice of India

B. The Prime Minister

C. The President of India

D. The UPSC

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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 ?

A. 91st

B. 93rd

C. 95th

D. 97th

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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 ?

A. Liberalism

B. Democratic Socialism

C. Marxism

D. Fabian Socialism

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Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the
Parliament ?

A. 14 days

B. 1 Month

C. 3 Months

D. 6 Months

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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

A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 2, 3 and 4

C. 1, 2 and 4

D. All of the above

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The maximum strength of the Legislative Assembly of a state is

A. 450

B. 500

C. 400

D. 525

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Vote on Account is a grant voted/passed by Parliament

A. After the budget and grant has been voted/passed by Lok Sabha

B. Grant to manage the administrative work in Interim period till budget and grant for financial year are passed

C. Passage of account of expenditure is actually done during last year

D. Approval of account of public undertakings

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The Planning Commission of India is

A. A statutory body

B. An advisory body

C. A constitutional body

D. An independent and autonomous body

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Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographic area as a scheduled area ?

A. Governor

B. Chief Minister

C. Prime Minister

D. President

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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 ?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Who among the following has not been a Chief Justice of India ?

A. R. C. Lahoti

B. G. B. Pattanaik

C. S. S. Gill

D. V. N. Khare

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Who was the President of the Republic of India who consistently described Indian secularism as Sarve Dharma Samabhav ?

A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

B. Dr. Jakir Hussain

C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D. Giani Zail Singh

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Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the constitution of India ?

A. Planning Commission

B. Finance Commission

C. Election Commission

D. Union Public Service Commission

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The approach paper for the 11th five year plan of India was approved by National Development Council in its meeting held on

A. 7th November

B. 20th November

C. 9th December

D. 10th January

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Who, amongst the following, was the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee set up by the Constituent Assembly ?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

D. None of the above

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India became a sovereign, democratic republic on

A. Aug 15, 1947

B. Jan 30, 1948

C. Jan 26, 1950

D. Nov 26, 1929

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The union ministers hold office during the pleasure of

A. The President

B. The Prime Minister

C. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

D. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India

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Who was the protem Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?

A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

B. C. Raja Gopalachari

C. Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

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Which one of the following is the subject of concurrent list ?

A. Police

B. Criminal matters

C. Radio and Television

D. Foreign affairs

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The constitution of india was adopted by the

A. Governor General

B. British Parliament

C. Constituent Assembly

D. Parliament of India

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What does the Constitution (Ninety Second Amendment) Act, 2003 deal with ?

A. Creation of a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

B. Cyber Crime

C. Inclusion of Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali languages in the Eighth Schedule

D. Making right to free and compulsory education a fundamental right

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The Governor of a state in India is

A. Directly elected by the people of the state

B. Appointed by the Prime Minister

C. Appointed by the President

D. Appointed by the State Chief Minister

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A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed by the

A. President

B. Prime Minister

C. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

D. Chairman of the UPSC

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whole or any part of India for implementing international
treaties

A. With the consent of all the states

B. With the consent of majority of states

C. With the consent of states conerned

D. Without the consent of any state

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To be officially recognised by the speaker of the Lok Sabha as an opposition Group, a party or coalition of parties must have at least

A. 55 members

B. 60 members

C. 80 members

D. 1/3 of total members of the Lok Sabha

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Which one of the following countries does not follow the West Minster system of Parliament ?

A. Malaysia

B. Singapore

C. Australia

D. Switzerland

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Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?

A. Speaker

B. Vice President

C. Prime Minister

D. President

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When did the United Nations Organization come into existence ?

A. October 24, 1945

B. October 24, 1943

C. November 26, 1945

D. November 26, 1943

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The total number of members of legislative council can in no case be less than

A. 40

B. 60

C. 50

D. No minimum strength has been fixed

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The idea of Directive principles of state policy has been borrowed from the Constitution of

A. Japan

B. Canada

C. France

D. Ireland