Who among the following had the longest tenure as the Prime Minister of India ?
Morarji Desai
Charan Singh
V. P. Singh
Lal Bhadur Shastri
Correct Answer :
A. Morarji Desai
Related Questions
The provisions related to official language of India can be amended by
Simple majority
Minimum 2/3 majority
Minimum ¾ majority
Cannot be amended
Who presides over the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha ?
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Vice-President
The President
The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In Dictorship Executive is responsible to
An advisory council
The people's representative
The high administrative officers
No one
The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution
by a majority
by a two-thirds majority
by consensus
unanimously
In which year did the Supreme Court of India dismiss the petitions of the cement, fertilizer and sugar industries challenging the jute packing material Act, 1987 ?
1980
1990
1993
1996
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
Who was the President of India at the time of proclamation of emergency in the year 1976 ?
V. V. Giri
Giani Zail Singh
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Who has given this statement ?
Man is born free but he is always in chains.
Locke
Rousseaue
Benthan
Robert Mill
The union ministers hold office during the pleasure of
The President
The Prime Minister
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
Which one of the following made the Indian Legislature bicameral
Indian Councils Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act,1935
Indian Independence Act, 1947
Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayati Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of
Bihar
Jammu-Kashmir
Maharashtra
West Bengal
Consider the following statements
1. The Constitution of India classifies the members of the council of union ministers into three ranks.
2. A members of Rajya Sabha can be chosen as a union minister and he enjoys the right to vote
in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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 was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Rajagopalachari
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
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
The constitution of india was adopted by the
Governor General
British Parliament
Constituent Assembly
Parliament of India
The United Nations Charter was signed in
Postdam
Yalta
San Fransisco
Tehran
Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form ?
Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 15
The stages in the normal financial legislation included.
1. Presentation of the budget.
2. Discussion of the budget.
3. Passing of Appropriation bill.
4. Vote on Account.
5. Passing of the finance bill.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1, 2 and 3
1, 3 and 5
1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 5
How many language have been recognised by the constitution ?
13
18
15
22
Which are the two states (other than UP) having the highest representation in Lok Sabha ?
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
Bihar and Maharashtra
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan
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
Consider the following statements
1. The Governor of a state may reserve a Bill for consideration of the President of India.
2. The Governor of a state is competent to withdraw an ordinace issued in the state at any time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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
The constituent assembly for undivided India first met on
6th december,1946
9th december,1946
20th February,1947
3rd June,1947
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full states of the Indian Union ?
Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Haryana
Nagaland Haryana Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim Haryana Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim Haryana
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 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
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
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