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
Correct Answer :
C. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
Related Questions
President of the Constituent Assembly with whose signature the Indian constitution was adopted was
Dr. Ambedka
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form ?
Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 15
Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
Speaker
Vice President
Prime Minister
President
The Constituent Assembly which framed the constitution for Independent India was set up in
1945
1946
1947
1949
Which one of the following is not a constitutional body ?
Election Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
The right to vote in India is given to all people on the basis of
Education
Age
Property
Religion
In which general election did the Congress Party lose majority in the Parliament for the first time ?
1967
1977
1980
None of the above
The well-known case of Keshavananda Bharti vs The state of Kerala related to which one of the following issues ?
Acquiring private land for Government use
Exploitation of women at work place
Basic feature of the constitution of India
Reservation of jobs for the OBCs in the Government service
In the general elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, the Congress Party secured
110
114
112
122
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
Which one of the following is the essential function of the General Assembly
To discuss the problems facing the world
Took prepare the whole budget for U.N.O. and to find out the ways and means to meet the expenses therein
To prepare and improve the International Laws
All the above
Which of the following statements about the Vice-President of India are not correct ?
1. In order to be Vice-President a person must be qualified for election as a number of the house
of the people.
2. A member of the state legislative can seek election to that office.
3. The term of the office of the Vice-President is the same as that of the President.
4. He can be removed through a formal impleachment.
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 4
3 and 4
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
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
Consider the following statements :
1. The mode of removal of a judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a judge of the Supreme Court.
2. After retirement from the office, a permanent judge of a High Court can not plead or act in any court or before any authority in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Individual liberty is best reflected in a
Socialist State
Communist State
Welfare State
Fascist State
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
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
The provisions related to official language of India can be amended by
Simple majority
Minimum 2/3 majority
Minimum ¾ majority
Cannot be amended
The Planning Commission of India is
A statutory body
An advisory body
A constitutional body
An independent and autonomous body
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
The idea of the Constitution of India was firstof all given by
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Jawaharlal Nehru
M.N.Roy
Chief Justice of High Court is appointed by
President
Governor
Chief Justice of India
President at the advice of Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the concerned state
Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the
42nd Amendment
40th Amendment
39th Amendment
36th Amendment
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
When did the United Nations Organization come into existence ?
October 24, 1945
October 24, 1943
November 26, 1945
November 26, 1943
All the following are fundamental rights guaranteed by the Indian constitution except
The right to equality
The right against exploitation
The right to adequate means of livelihood
The right to freedom of religion
Which of the following is true for the Indian judicial system ?
It is controlled by the Parliament
The Supreme Court of India is controlled by the Parliament and the High Courts are controlled by the State Legislative Assemblies
It is an independent institution
None of the above
During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly deliberate upon finalization of the Constitution of India ?
November, 1946 November, 1949
November, 1947 November, 1949
December, 1946 November, 1949
December, 1947 November, 1949
The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha
6 members
9 members
12 members
15 members