Indian Polity Model Test 14 in English

Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the City Corporation?

Who has the power to appoint the Finance commission in India?

Which is the basic unit in the Panchayat system?

Which of the following commissions enjoy the Constitutional status?

1. Planning Commission
2. Election Commission
3. University Grants Commission
4. Finance Commission

Consider the following statements:

1. Period of the members of the Rajya Sabha is 5 years.
2. The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution.

Which one is/are correct?

Match the following:

• List I                                        List II

1. Article 280             1. All India Services
2. Article 360            2. Legislative Power of Governor
3. Article 213            3. Finance Commission
4. Article 312             4. Financial Emergency

Consider the following pairs:

1. Constitutional status of Panchayat Raj Institutions – 74^th Amendment Act, 1992.
2. Elementary education a fundamental right – 86^th Amendment Act, 2002.
3. Constitutional status of urban local bodies    - 73^rd Amendment Act, 1992.

Which of the pairs given above is correct?

Match the following:

• List I                                 List II

1. Article 54          1. Appointment of Governor of a State
2. Article 75          2. Chief Minister and Council of Minister in a state
3. Article 164         3. Election of the President on India
4. Article 155            4. Prime Minister and Council of Ministers appointment

Which one of the following powers of the President of India  has been wrongly listed?

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

• List I                                             List II

1. Right to freedom                   1. Articles 14-18
2. Right against exploitation     2. Articles 25-28
3. Right to equality                   3. Articles 23-24
4. Right to religion                   4. Articles 19-22

How many members are nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha?

Which country does not follow the polity of Judicial Review?

Which part of the constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?

Who appoints the Central Vigilance Commission in India?

Under which Article of the Constitution did the Government of India Introduce Bharat Ratna and Padma Shri  Awards?

Article 32 deals with what in Indian Constitution?

Who was the President of the State Reorganization Committee?

Match the following:

• List I                                 List II

1. 42^nd Amendment        1. Municipalities
2. 44^th Amendment         2. Added Fundamental Duties
3. 73^rd Amendment          3. Right to property deleted
4. 74^th Amendment          4. Panchayats

Which is meant by ‘Caveat Emptor’?

Which section of the Indian penal code defines corruption in legal terms?

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

• List I                                                                                 List II

1. Re-organization of states                                                  1. 93^rd Amendment
2. New stat of Goa is created                                                 2. 97^th Amendment
3. Strengthens the anti-defection law                                      3. 56^th Amendment
4. Compulsory education for children aged 6to 14 years        4. 7^th Amendment

Match the following:

• List I                                                                                 List II

1. Central Bureau of Investigation was setup             1. 1985
2. Administrative tribunal act passed                           2. 1997
3. The Amendment in Defense of India Act                 3. 1963
4. Central vigilance commission was setup                  4. 1962

Match the following

• List I                                 List II

1. Article 343           1. Officials language of the states
2. Article 345           2. Provision for the National language in the constitution
3. Article 348      3. Language to be used in Representation for redress of grievances
4. Article 350      4. Languages of the supreme court, high courts, etc.,

Match the following:-

• President of India                         Tenure

1. Dr.Zakir Hussain                        1. 1969 – 1974
2. b.V.V.Giri                                     2. 1974 – 1977
3. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed                  3. 1977 – 1982
4. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy                4. 1967- 1969

The President of India can nominate 12 members to Rajya Sabha from amongst persons having special knowledge or practical experience in:

1. Public service, Law, Journalism and Media
2. Literature, Science, Art and Cooperative societies.
3. Literature, Science, Art and Social Service.
4. Literature, Science, Law and Journalism

Who decides the proportion of the distribution of taxes between the union and the states?

Match the following:

• List I                                                         List II

1. Fundamental Rights                          1. Germany
2. Parliamentary Systems                      2. Ireland
3. Directive principles of state policy      3. USA
4. Emergency provision                           4. UK

Which Article of the Indian constitution deals with Right to Education?

How many languages are there in Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution?

Money Bills can be delayed by the Rajya Sabha only for

Usually the population of Corporation is

The Election Commissioners are appointed by the

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

• List I                                                                                 List II

1. Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act                     1. 1969
2. Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act                    2. 1905
3. Registration of Birth and Death Act                     3. 2000
4. Tamil Nadu Birth and Death Registration Act      4. 1864

The Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act in _____ year

Zero hour is the innovation in the parliamentary procedure of

Article associated with providing reservation of seats for SC/ST in Panchayat elections

In which Indian State, Government of India planned to build world’s largest 4000 MV Solar Project?

The status of Chief Election Commissioner is equivalent to that of the

Tamil Nadu Legislative consists of __________ members.

Match the following

1. Right to equality                        1. Art. 23 – Art.24
2. Right to freedom                      2. Art. 19-Art. 22
3. Right against exploitation       3. Art. 25- Art. 28
4. Right to freedom of religion     4. Art. 14-Art. 18

Which Article permits Separate Constitution for the state of Jammu-Kashmir?

Which of the following statements are true with regard to ordinary bills in the State?

1. The Governor may give his assent to the bill, the bill then becomes an act.
2. The Governor may withhold his assent to the bill, the bill then ends and does not  become an act
3. The Governor may return the bill for reconsideration of the house or houses again and again present it to the Governor, he can  again refuse to give assent and Kill the bill
4. He may reserve the bill for the consideration of the President.

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

• List I                                                         List II

1. Reorganization of the state              1. 1976
2. 42^nd Amendment Act                       2. 1988
3. 61^st Amendment                              3. 1978
4. 44^th Amendment                             4. 1956

Which of the following statements on ‘No Confidence Motion’ is false?

Zonal Councils were setup in India on the recommendation of

Choose the correct answer from the following statements:

1. Indian President is an elected Head.
2. He is liable to impeachment.
3. His powers are par with the President  of the USA.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

1. Eleventh Schedule - Specifies the powers, authority and responsibility of municipalities.
2. Twelfth Schedule - Specifies the power authority and responsibility of Panchayats
3. III. Second Schedule        - Names of the states and their territorial  jurisdiction
4. Eighth Schedule - Languages recognized by the constitution

The First Article of the Constitution declares that India is a

Which one of the following is NOT a basic structure of Indian Constitution?

The Constitution of India was finally adopted on

In which case held in the supreme court was the ‘Basic Structure’ created?

When did the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act come into force?

Match:

1. The President                1. First Citizen of India
2. The Chief Minister          2. Appointed by the Governor
3. Supreme Court              3. Guardian of our constitution
4. National symbol             4. Unique Identification

Vote VerifierPaper Aufit Trial(VVPAT) was first introduced in

Recognized official languages of India

Consider the following statements

• Assertion(A): The Supreme Court of the directed the Election Commission to introduce a button providing for None Of The Above(NOTA)  in Electronic Voting Machine.
• Reason(R): It invalidates Rule No. 49(o) of the conduct of Elections Rules 1961.

In which one of the following case the supreme court of India laid down that the government employees do not have either a fundamental or statutory or equitable , moral right to strike, whatever the cause, just or unjust?

Consider the following statements

1. Assertion(A): The Lucknow pact opened the way to future development of communalism in Indian Politics.
2. Reason(R):  This pact was signed to bring together educated Hindus and Muslims into Indian Politics.

Consider the following two statements consisting of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select your answer using the codes given below:

1. Assertion(A): The Indian Councils Act of 1909 introduced ‘Indirect Election’.
2. Reason(R): The Act created separate, Muslim Communal Electorate.

Which of the enactments of the following was the net result of a highly centralized British Administration in India?

1. Regulating Act – 1773
2. Pitt’s India Act – 1784
3. Series of Charter Acts.

How many members are nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President?

Who decides on whether A Bill is a Money Bill?

Who presides over the joint sitting of the parliament?

The number of members in the committee on empowerment of women are

Which of the following would be called a Secular State?

Which of the following acts specifically aims at curbing untouchability and atrocities against SCs and STs?

1. The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
2. The Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribal (Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989)
3. Human Rights Act, 1993
4. Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005

The person who first favoured partyless democratic system in India.

The Vice President of India is elected by

1. The members of Lok Sabha
2. The members of Rajya Sabha

Out of these

Arrange in chronological order:

1. Bhairon Singh Shekkawat
2. K.R. Narayanan
3. Mohammed Hamid Ansari
4. Krishna Kant

Match the following

• List I                                                                     List II

1. Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha         1. Appointed by the President
2. Speaker of the Lok Sabha                           2. Appointed by the Lok Sabha
3. Chairman of Public Accounts Committee    3. Elected by the Lok Sabha
4. Chief Election Commissioner                      4. Elected by the Rajya Sabha

By which of the following articles, the procedure for the amendment of the Indian Constitution is given?

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A): India is a Republication Polity.
• Reason(R): India shall have no hereditary ruler and the people shall elect their Government.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:

Who appoints the Advocate General for the State?

Which of the following statements about Lok Pal is/are wrong?

1. Lok Pal will have the power to investigate and Administrative Act done by a Minister or Secretary.
2. Lok Pal can inquire into a complaint of maladministration.
3. Action taken in amatter affecting the dealing with Government of India and any foreign government.
4. Grant of honours and awards.

Which one of the following is not related to NGO’s?

In Indian Constitution the directive principles of state policy were incorporated in Articles from

Which among the following Committees was responsible for the incorporation of fundamental duties in the constitution?

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Act was passed in the year

Consider the following statements:

1. There are 25 High Courts in India.
2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court.
3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Attorney-General of India.

1. He is appointed by the President of India.
2. He must have the same qualifications as are required for a judge of the Supreme Court.
3. He must be a member of either house of parliament.
4. He can be removed by impeachment by parliament.

Which of these statements are correct?

The Parliament consists of

Who is the real executive in a state?

Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the

Consider the following statements with reference to India.

1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal power but receive unequal salaries.
2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as is provided to a judge of the Supreme Court.
3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office expect in like manner and on like grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.
4. The term of the Election Commissioner is five years from the date he assumes his office or till the day he attains the age of 62 years whichever is earlier.

Which of these statements are correct?

Which one of the following statements about Comptroller and Auditor General of India is not correct?

The institution of Lokayukta was created first in Maharastra in the year

Which of the following was referred by Surendra Nath Banerjee as “The Magna Carta of our rights and liberties”?

Consider the following statements with regard to public interest litigation.

1. In essence, a third party can bring before the court issues in the public interest.
2. The Supreme Court many action the receipt of a letter or post card from a citizen requesting protection of his fundamental rights.
3. It is also known as social action litigation.
4. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyerand T.N. Bhagawathi were its proponents.

Which is/are correct  concerning the Administrative Tribunals Act?

1. It was passed in the year 1985.
2. The Act includes both the Central Administrative tribunals and the State Administrative tribunals.

Who decides whether A Bill is a Money Bill or not?

Which of the following is /are  stated in the Constitution of India?

1. The President shall not be a member of either houses of Parliament.
2. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two houses.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Who among the following became the Prime Minister of India without being earlier the Chief Minister of a State?

1. Morarji Desai
2. Charan Singh
3. V.P.Singh
4. Chandra Sekar

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

The Chairman of the Official Languages Commission in 1955was

The National Commission for reviewing the working of constitution was headed by M.N.Venkatachalaiah was setup by the Central Government  in

Which Article consist of the provision relating to composition and its power and functions of the Election Commission of India?

Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

1. The State Election Commission supervises and conducts the Election of Panchayats and Municipalities in the state.
2. It also supervises and conducts the Election of the State assemblies and the Lok Sabha .

Consider the following statements

• 73^rd Amendment of the Constitution has provided constitution sanction for

1. building a 3 tier structure of Panchayat Raj
2. reservation of seats for women
3. withdrawal of the right of govts. To hold elections to the Panchayats.
4. taking away the right of State Governments to give grants to the Panchayats.

Which of these statements are correct?

In which year, the Lokpal Bill was not introduced in the parliament?

Which of the following instructions have been setup by Govt. of India to check misconduct, malpractices, corruption and misdemeanour on the part of public servants?

1. Central Vigilance Commission
2. Lokpal
3. Special Bureau of Investigation
4. Central Bureau of Investigation

Choose the Correct answer by using the codes given below: