Indian Polity Model Test 13 in English

The judicial powers and functions of the President are

1. Pardon, reprieve, respite
2. Remission of punishment
3. Rent or commute the sentence of any person convicted.

Regional Election Commissioners are appointed by

Which of the following statements  are true?

1. The Bill for the amendment of the constitution can be introduced in either house of the Parliament
2. An amendment bill should be passed by both the houses of Parliament separately.
3. There is a provision for a joint sitting if both the houses differ.

Of these:

Right to equality before law (Article No. 14) is given to

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

• List I                                                                                  List II
• (Method of appointment of the political executive)         (Country)

1. Hereditary principle                                                    1. India
2. Direct election                                                              2. Switzerland
3. Indirect election                                                            3. USA
4. Election by Legislature                                                  4. England

The Council of Ministers consists of

Who was the first Speaker of the Lok sabha?

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

• List I                                             List II

1. Amendment 73^rd                  1. Panchayat Raj
2. Amendment 74^th                  2. Fundamental Duties
3. Amendment 42^nd                 3. Nagarpalika
4. Amendment 52^nd                 4. Anti-Defection Law

The Indian Council Act of 1909 was an improvement over the Indian Councils Act of 1892 in a way that

Match the following:

1. Dispute between Union and State Government             1. Judicial reciew
2. Declaring a law unconstitutional                                2. Original Jurisdiction
3. Appeal from High Court                                           3. High Court
4. Single integrated judiciary                                   4. Supreme Court

Article 3 authorises the parliament to

1. Form a new state
2. Increase or diminish the area of any state
3. Alter the boundaries of any states
4. Alter the name of any state

Of these,

Which one of the following power is NOT in the concurrent list?

Consider the following statements:

1. In the words of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, Directive principles of state policy are the “Novel feature” of the Indian Constitution because
2. These principles are in the nature of general direction or guidance to the state.
3. They embody the principles or objectives and ideals which union and state governments must bear in mind white formulating policy and making laws.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The constitution 52^nd Amendment Act of 1985 was enacted for what purpose.

• Choose your from the following responses.

Match the list of provisions and articles which can be amended under Art. 368 and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

• Provisions                                                                          Article

1. Election of President                                                              1. Art 54and 55
2. High Court for Union territories                                               2. Art. 241
3. Executive powers of union and states                                      3. Art. 73 and 162
4. Distribution of Legislative powers between union and states   4. Art. 245 to 255

Consider the following statements:

• The aim of proportional representation is

1. To eradicate the defects in the ordinary system of election
2. To ensure the representation of all the people in the legislature
3. To enable minority representation
4. To ensure the representation of every minority group as well as majority in proportion to their electoral strength.

Select your answers using the coding scheme given below

Match the following

1. Article 74                1. Council of Ministers
2. Article 356              2. Amendment Procedure
3. Article 370             3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Article 368              4. Emergency

Which position was held by all the following personalities?

1. Krishan Kant
2. Gopal Swarup Pathak
3. Bairon Singh Shekhawat

Choose the correct answer

Which one of the following statement is correct?

Which one of the following fundamental rights is applicable only to z=citizens and not to foreigners?

Which of the following provisions came into force even before the commencement of the Constitution of India?

Consider the following statements

1. The 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act inserts certain provisions into Part IX of the Constitution.
2. It empowers the State Legislature to make laws for the organization of Panchayats at Village level as well as the higher levels of a district.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which Article deals with administrative Tribunals?

In which of the following Amendment raised the age of retirement of a High Court Judges from 62 to 65 years.

Which schedule of the Indian Constitution specifies the powers, authority and responsibility of Panchayats?

The basic unit of the society is

The age for voting right in India is

The  Election Commission of India is situated at

The first black President of South Africa is

The Finance Minister of India in 2010 was

The speaker of Lok sabha in 2010 was

The President of India is elected for

Who issues the Voter Identity Card?

The link language of India is

The headquarters of the TamilNadu State Human Rights Commission is situated at

UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on

Which authority conducts the local body elections?

The Chairman of the Rajya sabha is

Match List-I with Lit –II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List-I                                                                                 List II

1. World Health Organization           1. Paris
2. Women watch                               2. Rome
3. United and Cultural Educational   3. New York  Scientific and Cultural Organization
4. International fund for agricultural development        4. Geneva

The Chairman of the Finance Commission is appointed by

Arrange the following Prime Minister in chronological order:

1. Charan Singh II. V.P.Singh III. Lal Bahadur Shastri          IV. Chandrasekhar

Which one of the following is not a qualification required to be the Vice President of India?

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

Arrange in chronological order:

1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
3. R. Narayanan
4. Venkarataraman

Kamaraj was famous for his policy called

Consider the following statements:

1. Assertion(A): The Constitution of India contains seven Fundamental Rights at the beginning. Now, the Constitution of India classified the Fundamental Rights under six groups.
2. Reason(R): Right to Property has been abolished by the 44^th Amendment Act, 1978.

Now select your answer according to the codes

Match the following

• List I                                             List II

1. President                   1. Real head in the State Executive
2. Prime Minister          2. The First Citizen of India
3. Chief Minister           3. Nominal Head in the State Executive
4. Governor                  4. Head of the Government of India

Match List-I with List-II and select your answer using the codes given below:

• List I                                                         List II

1. Fundamental Duties                               1. Part – IV
2. Directive Principles of State Policy         2. Part –IV-A
3. Village Panchayats                                3. Part – IX-A
4. Urban Local Governments                       4.Part –IX

Which Article is called the soul and heart of the Indian Constitution?

Match the following:

• List  I                                            List  II

1. Emergency due to War                                                          1. Article 360
2. Emergency due to failure Constitutional Machinery in States    2. Article 352
3. Financial emergency                                                                 3. Article 356

Consider the following statements:

1. Secretariat is the nerve centre of the State Administration.
2. District is the basic unit of administration in India
3. The District Collector is the head of the District Administration.
4. Governor is the administrative head of the State Administration.

Which statement is not correct?

Which is the correct statement?

1. Indian Constitution is a written one.
2. Indian Constitution consists of features of both flexible and rigid Constitutions.
3. Indian Constitution established a Secular State.
4. Indian Constitution is against the Federal System of Government

Match the following:

1. Article 153                   1. National Emergency
2. Article 163                  2. Governor
3. Article 352                 3. State Emergency
4. Article 356                      4. Chief Minister

Which of the following statements is true?

1. the Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendations of the Santhanam Committee
2. The CVC is an independent body to investigate the cases of corruption involving public servants of the Governments of India.

Match the article with what it deals:

• Article                                           Subjects

1. Article 5        1. Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan
2. Article 6        2.Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution
3. Article 7       3. Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India
4. Article 8        4. Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan

Match List I with List II and find the correct answer with the help of codes given below:

• List I                     List II

1. Article 44                 1. Provision for free and compulsory education for children
2. Article 45                2. Promotion of educational and economic interests of SCs, STs                                          otherweaker sectionsand
3. Article 46              3. Uniform civil code for citizens
4. Article 47               4. Duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of                                           living and to improve public health

In which year of official language bill was amended?

Which feature of the Indian Constitution is referred to as “Magna Carta” of the Indian people?

The importance of the Constitution (Ninety fifth) Amendment Act 2010 is

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists:

• List I                                             List II
• (Form of Govt)                             (Essentials)

1. Cabinet Govt.             1. Separation of powers
2. Presidential Govt.     2. Collective responsibility
3. Federal Govt.            3. Concentration of powers
4. Unitary Govt.              4. Division of powers
5.                                     5.  Administrative law

The 42^nd Constitutional Amendment Act was enacted in the year

Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court?

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A): The (ARC) recommended that the institution of Lokpal and Lokayakta.
• Reason(R) : 1. Should be demonstratively Independent and Impartial.

2. their appointment should be as far as possible non-Political.

• Select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:

Arrange the Presidents of India in chronological order of their term in Office.

1. Venkatraman
2. Dr. Sankar Dayal Sharma
3. K.R. Narayanan
4. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A): The CVC has to present annually to the President a report on its performance.
• Reason(R): The President places this report before both Houses of Parliament.

Select your answer according to the coding scheme given below.

Who presides over the joint sessions of the Parliament?

Which article of the constitution provides for the imposition of President’s rule in the states?

In the Provincial Towns such as Chennai, Mumbai, Calcutta and Delhi, which of the following is fixing the value of the cases in the courts of small causes from time to time.

Supreme Court of India is considered as possessing larger powers than the Supreme Court of USA. Why?

The ethics committee was constituted in Lok Sabha in the year

Which of the following statements about National Development Council is/are wrong?

1. National Development Council was set up in 1952.
2. National Development Council is concerned with social and economic policy
3. It is a key institution in Centre-State relations.
4. It consists of Principal secretaries of all the ministers.

Which of the following is true?

1. President of India nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha.
2. In United States there is no such nominated members to the Senate.

Consider the following statements.

1. Assertion(A): The executive and the legislature of the Union shall have extraordinary powers during an Emergency.
2. Reason(R): The Union Executive has the power to give directions to a State only to matters specified in Art 256-257.

Which of the following statements about ‘Fundamental Right’ is true?

1. The Fundamental Rights are contained in Part IV of the constitution.
2. The Fundamental Rights are non-Justiciable.
3. The Fundamental Rights promote international peace.
4. The Fundamental Rights guarantee the political freedom, to the citizens.

Match List I with List II:

• List I                                 List II

1. 14 – 18 Articles             1. Right to Constitution Remedies
2. 19 – 22 Articles            2. Right against exploitation
3. 23 – 24 Articles          3.Right to Freedom
4. 332 Article                  4. Right to Equality

Match the following:

• List I                                             List II

1. 44 Constitutional 1. Delimitation of constituencies on basis of 2001 census Amendment                                   Act
2. 61 Constitutional                2.Reservation of seats to last until 2010 Amendment Act
3. 79 Constitutional               3. Voting are reduced from 21 – 18
4. 87 Constitutional               4. Privileges of each house of parliament, its committee and members                                          .

The central Administrative Tribunals were set up on the recommendations of

Which one of the following term is not related to the option ‘NOTA’ in the voting system?

Which one of the following statements about the Indian Election Commission is/are INCORRECT?

1. Election Commission is created by an Act of Parliament.
2. Election Commission is a constitutional body.
3. Election Commission rejects the nomination paper of the candidate if the nomination paper is delivered by a proposer.
4. Election Commission has the power to deal with matters connected with the removal of the President.

Who is the Chairman of Indian Planning Commission?

Who among the following is the sole representative of the state Government in the district?

Consider the following statements in respect of provisions as to financial emergency:

1. A proclamation of financial emergency has to be laid before each House of Parliament.
2. A proclamation of financial emergency ceases to operate at the expiry of six months, unless before the expiry of that period it has been approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

When the problem of corruption in public services assumed serious dimensions, the Government of India appointed a high power committee under the chairmanship of

1. Santhanam
2. A. Ayyangar
3. V. Subbiah
4. K. Hanumanthaiya

Match List I with List II and select answer using codes given below the lists:

• List I                                 List II

1. Executive                    1. Scrutinizes the account
2. Legislature                    2. Implement policy
3. Finance Ministry          3. Grants funds
4. Audit department         4. Controls the expenditure of funds
5.                                        5. Maintains accounts

Under the provision of which Article of the Constitution, the Government of India introduced Bharat and Padmashri awards?

Which of the following is true about Central Vigilance Commission?

1. Recommended by the Santhanam Committee on Prevention ofCorruption-1964
2. It is an advisory body.
3. It does not possess its own investigating agency.

Which one of the following is the correct ascending order of the administrative levels in a State?

Which of the following is not a type of Municipal Personnel System  in Indian States?

Which law is the by product of the growing socio-economic functions of the state,increased power of the Government and the adoption of welfare state concept?

National Voters Day has been celebrated on

Right to Education is given through which of the following Amendment?

Which one of the following articles has the provision to dissolve a state assembly?

The First Women Governor of Tamilnadu is

Who is the political head of a Corporation?

Choose the correct answer:

• The Father of Local self government is

Consider the following statements regarding linguistic reorganization of the States and choose the correct options.

1. Linguistic provinces Commission was headed by Patel.
2. This Commission did not favour for linguistic provinces.
3. In 1953 Andhra was created as a separate State.
4. Simultaneously, Madras was created as a Tamil speaking State.

Which of the following words did not find a place in the preamble of the Constitution of India as adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26^th November 1949?