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The concept of "the Directive Principles of State Policy" in the Indian Constitution has been adopted from the Constitution of:

  1. France
  2. Ireland
  3. Japan
  4. U.S.S.R.
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On the recommendation of which commission/committee, the Inter-State Council was set up in India ?

  1. Punchhi Commission
  2. Rajmannar Committee
  3. Kothari Committee
  4. Sarkaria Commission
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There is no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in:

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Jammu & Kashmir
  3. Meghalaya
  4. All the above
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Under the Cabinet Mission Plan the total number of seats allotted each Province in the Constituent Assembly was roughly in the ratio of one representative to the population of:

  1. 8 lakh persons
  2. 10 lakh persons
  3. 12 lakh persons
  4. 15 lakh persons
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Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Schedules of the Constitution) - List-II (Subject-matter)

A. 4th - 1. Land Reforms
B. 6th - 2. Language
C. 8th - 3. Council of States
D. 9th - 4. Tribal areas

Code:
A B C D

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 2 3 4 1
  3. 3 4 2 1
  4. 4 2 1 3
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The main objective of the Article 13 of the Indian Constitution is to secure the paramountcy of the Constitution in regard to:

  1. Directive Principles of State Policy
  2. Fundamental Rights
  3. Fundamental Duties
  4. All the above
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In the removal of which of the following officials does the Parliament NOT play any role ?

1. Judges of the High Court
2. Judges of the Supreme Court
3. Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3 and 4 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3 only
  4. 3 only
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Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?

  1. The speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha
  2. The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha
  3. One of the seniors most members of the newly elected Lok Sabha
  4. The leader of the opposition party in the outgoing Lok Sabha
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Which one of the following pairs (Schedule Subjects) is not correctly matched?

  1. Third Schedule — Forms of Oaths or Affirmations
  2. Eight Schedule — Languages
  3. Ninth Schedule — Allocation of seats in the Council of States
  4. Tenth Schedule — Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection
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Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution puts absolute limitation on the legislative power?

  1. Article 14
  2. Article 15
  3. Article 16
  4. Article 17
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President rule can be imposed for maximum time duration of:

  1. 1 year
  2. 2 years
  3. 6 months
  4. 3 years
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Identify the correct chronological order in which the following States were created in India from the codes given below:

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Sikkim

Codes:

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 1, 3, 2, 4
  3. 4, 3, 1, 2
  4. 3, 4, 1, 2
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In India, who is competent to amend Fundamental Rights of the citizens?

  1. Lok Sabha
  2. Rajya Sabha
  3. Parliament
  4. Supreme Court
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Mention the correct date of the last meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India.

  1. 26 November, 1949
  2. 5 December, 1949
  3. 24 January, 1950
  4. 25 January, 1950
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Article 14 - 1. Amendment Procedure
B. Article 36 - 2. Council of Ministers
C. Article 74 - 3. Right to Equality
D. Article 368 - 4. Directive Principles

Codes:
A B C C

  1. 2 1 4 3
  2. 4 1 3 2
  3. 1 2 3 4
  4. 3 4 2 1
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The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of "Basic Structure of the Constitution" in

  1. The Golaknath Case in 1967
  2. The Sajjan singh Case in 1967
  3. The Shanker Prasad Case in 1951
  4. The keshvanand Bharati Case in 1973
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Which one of the following provisions of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment and dismissal of the Council of Ministers:

  1. Article 70
  2. Article 72
  3. Article 74
  4. Article 75
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Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution of India on the recommendation of

  1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
  2. Iyengar Committee
  3. Swaran Singh Committee
  4. Thakkar Committee
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A resolution passed under clause (1) of Article 249, shall remain in force for a period not exceeding:

  1. One month
  2. three months
  3. Six months
  4. one year
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The financial relations between the Union Government and States have been discussed under:

  1. Article 168 to 171
  2. Article 268 to 281
  3. Article 278 to 291
  4. Article 289 to 295
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Study the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): The State Election Commission is a constitutional authority.
Reason (R): Elections to rural local bodies are overseen by the Election Commission of India.

Codes:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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Which one of the following is not included in the Union List in the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Banking
  2. Insurance
  3. Census
  4. Gas
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Consider the following Committees on Panchayati Raj and arrange these in chronological order:

I. Ashok Mehta Committee
II. L.M. Singhvi Committee
III. B.R. Mehta Committee
IV. G.K.V. Rao Committee

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. I, II, III, IV
  2. III, I, IV, II
  3. II, I, III, IV
  4. III, II, IV, I
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The Constitutional authority, vested with the power of declaring castes and tribes as the scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes, is the:

  1. President of India
  2. Prime Minister of India
  3. Minister of Social Welfare
  4. Chairman, SC/ST Commission
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