Imp questions on constitution 1.The model code of conduct for Political parties and candidates to be followed during election is: A. Laid down in the constitution of India B. Specified in the representation of the People Act. 1951 C. Enjoined by the supreme court D. A voluntary agreement among recognized political parties. Ans: B 2. Who is the chairman of the Lok Sabha ? A. President B. Minister of Parliament affairs C. Speaker D. Prime Minister Ans: C 3. Which one of the following Articles empowers the President to Appoint Prime Minister of India ? A. Article 74 B. Article 75 C. Article 76 D. Article 77 Ans: B 4. The constituent Assembly formed the drafting committee of India constitution on: A. 29th August 1947 B. 30th August 1948 C. 29th August 1949 D. 29th August 1950 Ans: A 5. Which one of the following sets of Bills is Presented to the Parliament along with the Budget ? A. Direct taxes bill and Indirect taxes bill B. Contingency Bill and Appropriation Bill C. Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill D. Finance Bill and Contingency Bill Ans: C 6. Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution ? (A) British Constitution (B) U.S. Constitution (C) Irish Constitution (D) The Government of India Act, 1935 Ans: D 7. In which article of the Constitution of India has the Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha been provided ? (A) Article 101 (B) Article 108 (C) Article 133 (D) Article 102 Ans: B 8. A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also when no action is taken by the Upper House within: (A) 10 days (B) 14 days (C) 20 days (D) 30 days Ans: B 9. Name the committee for formulating the framework of restructuring railways: (A) Jain Committee (B) Venkatachelliah (C) Rakesh Mohan Committee (D) Dinesh Goswami Committee Ans: C 10. Who among the following is/are not appointed by the President of India ? (A) Governors of the States (B) Chief Justice and Judges of the High Courts (C) Vice-President (D) Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court Ans: C Q.11. Which of the following Committees are Committees of Parliament? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertakings Select the correct answer using the code given below: A. 1,2 and 3 B. 1 and 2 only C. 1 and 3 only D. 2 and 3 only Ans: A 12. The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office for a period of A. six years B. for six years or the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier C. during pleasure of the President D. for five years or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier Ans: B 13. Kamraj Plan was a plan formulated in 1963 by: A. Chief Minister of Madras, whereby the senior ministers were asked to leave government and work to rejuvenate the party B. Union Cabinet Minister, whereby a new Constitution for the Indian National Congress was proposed C. Chief Minister of Madras, whereby a new set of principles for accepting donations for the party work was proposed D. Chief Minister of Madras to root out corruption from India Ans: A 14. The tenure of every Panchayat shall be for five years from the date of A. declaration of the election results B. its first meeting C. issue of notification for the conduct of elections of the Panchayat D. taking oath of office by the elected members Ans: A 15.What does Article 17 of the Constitution Say? (a) Untouchability is abolished (b) The practice of untouchability is forbidden (c) Practice untouchability is an offence (d) All of the above Ans: D 16. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India? (a) The Prime Minister (b) The Commander-in-chief (c) The President of India (d) Minister of Defence Ans: C 17. Who is known as the sculptor of the constitution of India’? (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) V.V. Giri (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Ans: C 18. What is known as the “Little India”? (a) City (b) Town (c) Village (d) State Ans: C 19. Who decides disputes relating with the allotment of symbols to Political Parties: (A) Representation Act 1952 (B) Representation Act 1953 (C) Representation of the People Act 1951 (D) Election Commission Ans: D 20. What was the privy purse in the context of the history of Modern India? A. A purse given privately by one organization to another B. A purse given by the government of India to dignitaries for service rendered C. A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Princes of India D. A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of India to the Government of India Ans: C 21. The term of Member of the Rajya Sabha is: A. 5 Yr. B. 6 Yr C. Same as that of the Lok Sabha D. Two years Ans: B 22. Finance commission in India are set up from Time to time: A. To lay down financial policies of Union govt. B. To evolve a satisfactory tax-structure for economic development of the country C. To promote foreign trade D. For transfer of economic resources from center to states Ans: D 23. Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or Not ? A. President B. Chairmen of Rajya Sabha C. Speaker of Lok sabha D. Minister of Parliamentary affairs Ans: C 24. The concept lok Adalat is mainly to expedite cases relating to: 1. Matrimonial dispute 2. murder 3. motor vehicle accidents 4. suits relating to banks Which one of these statements are correct ? A. 1,3 and 4 B. 3,4 and 5 C. 1,2 and 4 D. 1,3 Ans:A 25. Who among the following did not serve as the Vice president before becoming president of India ? A. Dr. S Radhakrishnan B. Dr. Zakir Hussain C. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy D. R. Venkataraman Ans: C 26. A federal structure of India was first put forward by the (A) Act of 1909 (B) Act of 1919 (C) Act of 1935 (D) Act of 1947 Ans: B 27. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing ? (A) Writ of Certiorari (B) Writ of Habeas Corpus (C) Writ of Mandamus (D) Writ of Quo Warranto Ans: C 28. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office: (A) By the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (B) By the President (C) On the basis of a resolution of the Cabinet (D) On the basis of proved misbehaviour by 2/3rd majority of both Houses of Parliament Ans: D 29. If the Speaker of the Lok Sabha intends to vacate his office before the expiry of his term, he sends his resignation to the: (A) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (B) Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) (C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha (D) President of India Ans: C 30. In which case did the Supreme Court of India determine that the Parliament has power to make amendment in fundamental rights, but it cannot make any change in the basic structure of the Constitution ? (A) Golak Nath case (B) Keshavanand Bharati case (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B) Ans: B 31. First woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was: (A) Rani Jethmalani (B) Anna George Malhotra (C) M. Fathima Beevi (D) Leila Seth Ans: C 32. Which of the following political parties was first de-recognized and later on again recognized as a National Party by Election Commission of India ? (A) Communist Party of India (B) Communist Party of India-Marxist (C) Samajwadi Party (D) Republican Party of India Ans: B 33. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched: STATE or UT ----- Seat of High Court A.. Uttarakhand -- Nainital B. Daman and Diu -- Ahmedabad C. Arunachal Pradesh - Guwahati D. Chhattisgarh - Bilaspur Ans: B 34. 34. Right to property according to Constitution of India is a - A. Fundamental Rights B. Directive Principle C. Legal Right D. Social Right Ans: C 35. Which of the following amendments in the Constitution of India are related with the institution of Panchayat Raj? 1. 106th 2. 100th 3. 73rd 4. 74th A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 & 2 D. Both 3 & 4 Ans: D 36. The first Five-Year Plan in India was launched in the year? A. 1951 B. 1947 C. 1948 D. 1949 Ans: A 37. Who is the Chief Law Officer of India ? A. Secretary, Law Department B. Attorney General C. Advocate General D. Solicitor General Ans: B 38. Who prepared the first draft Constitution of India ? (A) Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Gandhiji (C) Advisory Branch of the Constituent Assembly (D) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel Ans: C . Ques. : 1 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi his pet “Make in India” campaign on 25 Sep to put India prominently on the global manufacturing map. This campaign focuses on ________identified growth sectors of the Indian economy. 1) 21 2) 22 3) 25 4) 30 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 25 Ques. : 2 Year 2016-17 has been declared as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage and ________ has to be SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16. 1) Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2) Karachi, Pakistan 3) Dhaka, Bangladesh 4) Varanasi, India 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Bamiyan, Afghanistan Ques. : 3 India’s youngest state Telangana conducted a household survey to map the socio-economic profiles of households in the state. Which of the following is NOT correct about the state? 1) As per the survey’s findings so far, Telangana’s population is estimated to cross 40 mn. 2) The new state consists of 10 districts. 3) It is the 12th biggest in the country in terms of geographical area. 4) It is the 12th biggest in the country in terms of population. 5) Vijayawada is all set to be the new capital of the state. Answer:- 5) Vijayawada is all set to be the new capital of the state. Ques. : 4 The State govt of Bihar formally placed which of the following communities in annexure II (the backward class) recently? Doing this it has joined only few states who has recognised this community. 1) Handicapped 2) Nat 3) Orphan 4) Transgenders 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Transgenders Ques. : 5 Which of the following state assemblies is the first to ratified National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill? The Constitution Amendment Bill passed by the Parliament required endorsement of at least 50 per cent of state Assemblies. 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 3) Gujarat 4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Rajasthan Ques. : 6 What is the name of the joint military exercise involving the armies of India and Nepal which was conducted at the Pithoragarh military station recently? 1) INDRA 2) Surya Kiran VII 3) Yudh Abhyas 2014 4) Malabar 2014 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Surya Kiran VII Ques. : 7 Indian languages finally get their due in the web world as Indian domain names made their debut with the extension .Bharat covering eight Indian languages. Which of the following is NOT among them? 1) Sindhi 2) Nepali 3) Marathi 4) Konkani 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 8 The IRDA launched a pilot project, making it mandatory for all life insurers to convert a minimum of __________of the total individual policies issued into demat format. 1) 5,000 or five per cent 2) 3,000 or five per cent 3) 1,000 or five per cent 4) 500 or five per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 1,000 or five per cent Ques. : 9 In a recent notification, the RBI said that govt cheques would be cleared through CTS based on their electronic images. What does CTS stand for? 1) Cheque Transfer System 2) Cheque Termination System 3) Cheque Transaction System 4) Cheque Truncation System 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Cheque Truncation System Ques. : 10 India’s leading automaker Mahindra & Mahindra launched a new version of its popular SUV Scorpio on which of the following online marketplace, recently, for the first time? 1) Flipkart 2) ebay 3) Snapdeal 4) Amazon 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Snapdeal
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