1.

ThemodelcodeofconductforPoliticalpartiesandcandidatestobefollowedduring
electionis:A.LaiddownintheconstitutionofIndiaB.Specifiedintherepresentationofthe
PeopleAct.1951C.EnjoinedbythesupremecourtD.Avoluntaryagreementamong
recognizedpoliticalparties.Ans:B2.WhoisthechairmanoftheLokSabha?A.
PresidentB.MinisterofParliamentaffairsC.SpeakerD.PrimeMinisterAns:C3.Which
oneofthefollowingArticlesempowersthePresidenttoAppointPrimeMinisterofIndia?
A.Article74B.Article75C.Article76D.Article77Ans:B4.TheconstituentAssembly
formedthedraftingcommitteeofIndiaconstitutionon:A.29thAugust1947B.30thAugust
1948C.29thAugust1949D.29thAugust1950Ans:A5.Whichoneofthefollowingsets
ofBillsisPresentedtotheParliamentalongwiththeBudget?A.Directtaxesbilland
IndirecttaxesbillB.ContingencyBillandAppropriationBillC.FinanceBilland
AppropriationBillD.FinanceBillandContingencyBillAns:C6.Whichofthefollowing
exercisedthemostprofoundinfluenceinframingtheIndianConstitution?(A)British
Constitution(B)U.S.Constitution(C)IrishConstitution(D)TheGovernmentofIndiaAct,
1935Ans:D
7.InwhicharticleoftheConstitutionofIndiahastheJointSittingoftheLokSabha
andtheRajyaSabhabeenprovided?(A)Article101(B)Article108
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(C)Article133(D)Article102Ans:B8.AMoneyBillpassedbytheLokSabhaisdeemed
tohavebeenpassedbytheRajyaSabhaalsowhennoactionistakenbytheUpperHouse
within:(A)10days(B)14days(C)20days(D)30daysAns:B9.Namethecommitteefor
formulatingtheframeworkofrestructuringrailways:(A)JainCommittee(B)
Venkatachelliah(C)RakeshMohanCommittee(D)DineshGoswamiCommitteeAns:C
10.Whoamongthefollowingis/arenotappointedbythePresidentofIndia?(A)
GovernorsoftheStates(B)ChiefJusticeandJudgesoftheHighCourts(C)
VicePresident(D)ChiefJusticeandJudgesoftheSupremeCourtAns:CQ.11.Whichof
thefollowingCommitteesareCommitteesofParliament?1.PublicAccountsCommittee
2.EstimatesCommittee3.CommitteeonPublicUndertakingsSelectthecorrectanswer
usingthecodegivenbelow:A.1,2and3B.1and2onlyC.1and3onlyD.2and3only
Ans:A12.TheChiefElectionCommissionerofIndiaholdsofficeforaperiodofA.six
yearsB.forsixyearsortheageof65years,whicheverisearlierC.duringpleasureofthe
PresidentD.forfiveyearsortheageof60years,whicheverisearlierAns:B13.Kamraj
Planwasaplanformulatedin1963by:A.ChiefMinisterofMadras,wherebythesenior
ministerswereaskedtoleavegovernmentandworktorejuvenatethepartyB.Union
CabinetMinister,wherebyanewConstitutionfortheIndianNationalCongresswas
proposedC.ChiefMinisterofMadras,wherebyanewsetofprinciplesforaccepting
donationsforthepartyworkwasproposedD.ChiefMinisterofMadrastorootout
corruptionfromIndia
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Ans:A14.ThetenureofeveryPanchayatshallbeforfiveyearsfromthedateofA.
declarationoftheelectionresultsB.itsfirstmeetingC.issueofnotificationfortheconduct
ofelectionsofthePanchayatD.takingoathofofficebytheelectedmembersAns:A
15.WhatdoesArticle17oftheConstitutionSay?(a)Untouchabilityisabolished(b)The
practiceofuntouchabilityisforbidden(c)Practiceuntouchabilityisanoffence(d)Allofthe
aboveAns:D16.WhoistheSupremeCommanderoftheArmedForcesinIndia?(a)The
PrimeMinister(b)TheCommanderinchief(c)ThePresidentofIndia(d)Ministerof
DefenceAns:C17.WhoisknownasthesculptoroftheconstitutionofIndia?(a)Rajendra
Prasad(b)V.V.Giri(c)B.R.Ambedkar(d)Dr.S.RadhakrishnanAns:C18.Whatis
knownastheLittleIndia?(a)City(b)Town(c)Village(d)StateAns:C19.Whodecides
disputesrelatingwiththeallotmentofsymbolstoPoliticalParties:(A)RepresentationAct
1952(B)RepresentationAct1953(C)RepresentationofthePeopleAct1951(D)Election
CommissionAns:D20.Whatwasthe'privypurse'inthecontextofthehistoryofModern
India?A.ApursegivenprivatelybyoneorganizationtoanotherB.Apursegivenbythe
governmentofIndiatodignitariesforservicerenderedC.AgrantgivenbytheGovernment
ofIndiatotheerstwhilePrincesofIndiaD.AgiftgivenbyanerstwhilePrinceofIndiatothe
GovernmentofIndiaAns:C21.ThetermofMemberoftheRajyaSabhais:A.5Yr.B.6Yr
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C.SameasthatoftheLokSabhaD.TwoyearsAns:B22.FinancecommissioninIndia
aresetupfromTimetotime:A.TolaydownfinancialpoliciesofUniongovt.B.Toevolvea
satisfactorytaxstructureforeconomicdevelopmentofthecountryC.Topromoteforeign
tradeD.FortransferofeconomicresourcesfromcentertostatesAns:D23.Whodecides
whetherabillisaMoneyBillorNot?A.PresidentB.ChairmenofRajyaSabhaC.
SpeakerofLoksabhaD.MinisterofParliamentaryaffairsAns:C24.Theconceptlok
Adalatismainlytoexpeditecasesrelatingto:1.Matrimonialdispute2.murder3.motor
vehicleaccidents4.suitsrelatingtobanksWhichoneofthesestatementsarecorrect?A.
1,3and4B.3,4and5C.1,2and4D.1,3Ans:A25.Whoamongthefollowingdidnot
serveastheVicepresidentbeforebecomingpresidentofIndia?A.Dr.SRadhakrishnan
B.Dr.ZakirHussainC.NeelamSanjeevaReddyD.R.VenkataramanAns:C26.Afederal
structureofIndiawasfirstputforwardbythe(A)Actof1909(B)Actof1919(C)Actof
1935(D)Actof1947Ans:B27.WhichwritisissuedbyaHighCourtortheSupreme
Courttocompelanauthoritytoperformafunctionthatitwasnotperforming?(A)Writof
Certiorari(B)WritofHabeasCorpus(C)WritofMandamus(D)WritofQuoWarrantoAns:
C
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28.TheChiefElectionCommissionercanberemovedfromhisoffice:(A)BytheChief
JusticeoftheSupremeCourt(B)BythePresident(C)Onthebasisofaresolutionofthe
Cabinet(D)Onthebasisofprovedmisbehaviourby2/3rdmajorityofbothHousesof
ParliamentAns:D29.IftheSpeakeroftheLokSabhaintendstovacatehisofficebefore
theexpiryofhisterm,hesendshisresignationtothe:(A)ChairmanoftheRajyaSabha(B)
LeaderoftheHouse(LokSabha)(C)DeputySpeakerofLokSabha(D)PresidentofIndia
Ans:C30.InwhichcasedidtheSupremeCourtofIndiadeterminethattheParliamenthas
powertomakeamendmentinfundamentalrights,butitcannotmakeanychangeinthe
basicstructureoftheConstitution?(A)GolakNathcase(B)KeshavanandBharaticase
(C)Both(A)and(B)(D)Neither(A)nor(B)Ans:B31.Firstwomanjudgetobeappointed
toSupremeCourtwas:(A)RaniJethmalani(B)AnnaGeorgeMalhotra(C)M.Fathima
Beevi(D)LeilaSethAns:C32.Whichofthefollowingpoliticalpartieswasfirst
derecognizedandlateronagainrecognizedasaNationalPartybyElectionCommission
ofIndia?(A)CommunistPartyofIndia(B)CommunistPartyofIndiaMarxist(C)
SamajwadiParty(D)RepublicanPartyofIndiaAns:B33.Whichoneofthefollowingpairs
isnotcorrectlymatched:STATEorUTSeatofHighCourtA..UttarakhandNainital
B.DamanandDiuAhmedabadC.ArunachalPradeshGuwahatiD.Chhattisgarh
BilaspurAns:B34.34.RighttopropertyaccordingtoConstitutionofIndiaisaA.
FundamentalRightsB.DirectivePrincipleC.LegalRightD.SocialRight
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Ans:C35.WhichofthefollowingamendmentsintheConstitutionofIndiaarerelatedwith
theinstitutionof"PanchayatRaj"?1.106th2.100th3.73rd4.74thA.Only1B.Only2C.
Both1&2D.Both3&4Ans:D36.ThefirstFiveYearPlaninIndiawaslaunchedinthe
year?A.1951B.1947C.1948D.1949Ans:A37.WhoistheChiefLawOfficerofIndia?
A.Secretary,LawDepartmentB.AttorneyGeneralC.AdvocateGeneralD.Solicitor
GeneralAns:B38.WhopreparedthefirstdraftConstitutionofIndia?(A)JawaharLal
Nehru(B)Gandhiji(C)AdvisoryBranchoftheConstituentAssembly(D)SardarBallabh
BhaiPatelAns:C39.WhowastheChairmanoftheDraftCommitteeoftheConstituent
Assembly?(A)Dr.B.R.Ambedkar(B)K.M.Munshi(C)JagjivanRam(D)Noneofthe
aboveAns:A40.WhendidConstituentAssemblyadoptanationalFlag?(A)22ndAug.
1947(B)22ndJuly1947(C)22ndJan.1947(D)22ndOct.1947Ans:B41.Whowasthe
lastBritishGovernorGeneralwhoaddressedtheConstituentAssembly?(A)LordAttlee
(B)LordMountBatten(C)LordBentick
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(D)NoneoftheaboveAns:B42.WhenwastheConstitutionofIndiaadoptedbythe
ConstituentAssembly?(A)25thNov.1949(B)29thNov.1949(C)26thNov.1949(D)
27thNov.1949Ans:C43.IntheParliamentofIndiaUpperHouseinknownas?(A)Lok
Sabha(B)RajyaSabha(C)CouncilofStates(D)NoneoftheaboveAns:B44.Inthe
NationalFlag,whatdoessaffroncolourrepresent?(A)SpiritofRenunciation(B)Spiritof
colours(C)SpiritofHumannature(D)NoneoftheaboveAns:A45.IntheNationalFlag,
whichcolourisusedinthewheel?(A)Blue(B)NavyBlue(C)RedGreen(D)GreenWhite
Ans:B46.ChiefElectionCommissionerofIndiaholdsofficeforaperiodof?A.sixyears
B.duringthepleasureofthePresidentC.Forsixyearsortilltheageof65years,
whicheverisearlierD.forfiveyearsortilltheageof60years,whicheverisearlierAns:C
47.TheFirstElectionCommissionerofIndiawasA.Dr.NagendraSinghB.S.P.Sen
VermaC.SukumarSenD.K.V.K.SundaramAns:C48.ThejudgeoftheSupremeCourtof
IndianowretireattheageofA.62yearsB.60yearsC.65yearsD.58yearsAns:C49.
WhichofthefollowingbillscannotbeintroducedfirstintheRajyaSabha?A.Billbringinga
StateunderthePresident'srule
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B.MoneyBillC.BillpertainingtotheremovalofthePresidentbyimpeachmentD.Bill
proclaimingalltheStateofemergencyarisingoutofwarorexternalaggression.Ans:B50.
ThespeakeroftheLokSabha:A.HasnorighttovoteB.Voteslikeanyothermemberof
theLokSabhaC.HastwovotesoneinordinarycourseandanotherincaseoftieD.Votes
onlyincaseoftieAns:D51.firststateinIndiawhichwascreatedonlinguisticbasis?A.
GujaratB.KeralaC.HaryanaD.AndhraPradeshAns:D52.DuringwhichFiveYearPlan
wasGreenRevolutioninitiatedinIndia?A.5thB.6thC.4thD.3rdAns:B53.Planing
CommissionisaA.PoliticalbodyB.NonpoliticalbodyC.QuasipoliticalbodyD.
StatutorybodyAns:C54.NationalDevelopmentcouncilwasconstitutedonA.August16,
1950B.April1,1951C.August6,1952D.august16,1952Ans:C55.Whichlawofficer
shallhavetherighttospeakinboththeHousesofParliament?(A)SolicitorGeneral(B)
AdvocateGeneral(C)AttorneyGeneral(D)LegalAdvisorAns:C56.WhichArticleofthe
ConstitutionofIndiamentionedthepostsoftheChairmanandDeputyChairmanofRajya
Sabha?(A)90(B)89(C)93(D)94
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Ans:B57.InwhichsessionofParliament,RailwayandGeneralBudgetsare
presented?(A)Monsoonsession(B)Firstsession(C)Wintersession(D)Noneof
theaboveAns:B58.WherewardsCommitteesarefound?(A)GramSabha(B)
GramPanchayat(C)Municipalities(D)NoneoftheaboveAns:C59.Whohasthe
AuthoritytoapprovePresidentRuleinthestate?(A)Parliament(B)LokSabha(C)
StateLegislature(D)CouncilofStateAns:A60.Constitutionally,whohasthe
powertomakealawonthesubjectmentionableintheUnionList:(A)LokSabha
(B)Parliament(C)RajyaSabha(D)LegislativeCouncilAns:B61.IntheUnion
govt.thecouncilofministeriscollectivelyresponsibletothe:A.PresidentB.
PrimeMinisterC.LoksabhaD.ParliamentAns:C62.Howmanymembersare
nominatedtotheRajyaSabha?A.10B.12C.14D.15Ans:B63.Thejudgesof
theHighcourtofastateareappointedby?A.PresidentB.GovernorC.Chief
JusticeofIndiaD.VicePresidentAns:A64.AccordingtoWhicharticlesofthe
IndianConstitutionisHindi,IndevnagariscripttheofficiallanguageoftheUnion?
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A.Article243B.Article343C.Article223D.Article123Ans:B65.Which
constitutionalarticleprovidespersonalimmunitytotheheadofthestatesforhis
officialactfromlegalaction,includingproceedingsforcontemptofCourt?(A)
Article361(B)Article362(C)Article368(D)Article369Ans:A66.Underwhich
ConstitutionalArticle,UnionGovernmenthasthepowertogivedirectiontothe
StateGovt.regardinganyoftheprovisionsoftheConstitution?(A)Article368(B)
Article362(C)Article365(D)Article367Ans:C67.WhatisthemeaningofForeign
StateasgiveninourIndianConstitution?(A)FederalState(B)Commonwealth
State(C)Nation(D)AnyStateotherthanIndiaAns:D68.Whodecidesallotmentof
symbolstoPoliticalParties?(A)PoliticalPartyleader(B)PoliticalPartyGoverning
Committees(C)ElectionCommitteeofPoliticalParty(D)ElectionCommission
Ans:D69.WhodecidesderecognitionofthePoliticalPartysolelyonthebasisof
itsperformanceattheelection,e.g.,bycottingoftheelection?(A)SupremeCourt
ofIndia(B)ElectionCommission(C)HighCourt(D)DistrictCourtAns:B70.After
declarationoffinancialemergencybythePresident,whatistheperiodof
operationwithoutapprovalbytheParliament?(A)ThreeMonths(B)FourMonths
(C)TwoMonths(D)OneMonthAns:C
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