WBCS MAINS POLITY Enter email to receive results: 1. Which among the following article of the Constitution of India says that all public places are open to all citizens?Article 15 (2)Article 16 (2) Article 17Article 18 2. For how many times, a person can become President of India?OnceTwiceThriceNo limit 3. Delhi was called national Capital Territory by which amendment Act ?63rd69th91st93rd 4. Who among the following coined the term zero hour?Constitution assemblyDr. B R Ambedkar Indira GandhiPress 5. Which amendment of the constitution added Administrative Tribunals?42nd amendment act44th amendment act46th amendment act49th amendment act 6. Which article of the Indian Constitution says that directive principles are not enforceable by any court?Article 36Article 37Article 38Article 39 7. Which of the following presidents of India had shortest tenure?S RadhakrishananZakir HussainV. V GiriBD Jatti 8. Who among the following determines the qualifications which shall be requisite for appointment as members of the Finance Commission in India?President of IndiaCouncil of MinistersParliament by an actUnion Cabinet 9. Who among the following is appointed as the Returning Officer in President Elections?Election CommissionerLok Sabha Secretary General Lok Sabha speakerA person nominated by Election Commission 10. Under which among the following articles, President has pardoning power?Article 70Article 72Article 74Article 73 11. At which among the following times, vote on account is passed by Lok Sabha?Before general discussion on budgetAfter general discussion and before discussion on demands for grantsAfter discussion on demands for grants and before passing the appropriation billAfter passing the appropriation bill 12. Which act provided for the establishment of Public Service Commission? Indian Councils Act, 1909Government of India Act, 1919Government of India act, 1935 Independence of India act, 1947 13. Which part of Indian Constitution deals with the Panchayats?Part IXPart IX-APart IX-BPart X 14. Which of the following groups cannot be deported or imprisoned for not having valid papers under Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019?Buddhists from AfghanistanMuslims from BangladeshHindus from MyanmarBuddhists from Sri Lanka 15. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Fundamental Rights?The Cripps Mission of 1942 included Fundamental RightsThe August Offer of 1940 Included Fundamental RightsThe Nehru Report of 1928 included Fundamental Rights The Government of India Act,1935 referred to Fundamental Rights 16. Which of the following writs means ‘to have the body of’?Habeas CorpusMandamusProhibitionQuo-Warranto 17. Which of the following are the merits of parliamentary form of government? 1. Harmony Between Legislature and Executive 2. Responsible Government 3. Wide Representation 4. No Continuity of Policies Select the correct option from the codes given below:Only 1Only 1, 2 & 3Only 41, 2, 3 & 4 18. Which of the following actions cannot be taken by the President if a bill is reserved by the governor for the consideration of the President?He may give his assent to the billHe may withhold his assent to the billHe may direct the governor to return the bill for the reconsideration of the state legislature He may make amendments to the bill 19. Who can recommend dissolution of the Lok Sabha to President at any time?Prime MinisterCouncil of MinistersLok SabhaSpeaker 20. How much majority is required to amend federal provisions in the Constitution of India?Simple majority of each house of ParliamentSpecial majority of each house of ParliamentOne-fourth majority of each house of ParliamentSpecial majority of each house of Parliament plus ratification by half of the states with simple majority 21. Which Constitutional Amendment made it obligatory for the President to give his assent to a constitutional amendment bill?23rd24th25th26th 22. Which of the following statements are correct with respect to the role of cabinet? It is the highest decision-making authorityIt is the chief policy formulating body It is the chief coordinator of Central administrationAll of the above 23. Which of the following Union Territories has no representation in Rajya Sabha?Delhi PuducherryJammu and KashmirAndaman and Nicobar 24. Which amendment provided for an authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi language?51st Amendment Act, 1984 58th Amendment Act, 198761st Amendment Act, 198962nd Amendment Act, 1989 25. From where is the single system of courts adopted in the Constitution of India?Government of India Act,1935Government of India Act, 1919Indian Councils Act, 1909Government of India Act, 1858 26. What changes were made by the 1st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1951?Addition of Article 31BRemoval of upper population limit for a parliamentary constituencyReorganisation of states on linguistic linesRestrictions on property rights 27. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Inter-State water disputes? 1. Parliament may provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use, distribution and control of waters of any inter-state river 2. Parliament may also stop the Supreme Court and any other court is to exercise jurisdiction in respect of any such dispute or complaint. Select the correct option from the codes given below: Only 1Only 2Both 1 & 2Neither 1 & 2 28. For how much time the term of Lok Sabha may be extended beyond its normal term during National Emergency?Three monthsSix monthsOne year at a time One year 29. Who has both original and appellate jurisdiction in both civil as well as criminal matters at district level?Supreme Court JudgeHigh Court JudgeDistrict JudgeSubordinate Judge 30. Gram Nyayalayas Act was enacted in which year?20062007 20082009 31. The Article 371-F contains special provisions with respect to which state?SikkimNagalandManipurAndhra Pradesh 32. Where was the first municipal corporation set in India? MadrasCalcuttaBombayDelhi 33. How many ex-officio members are there in National Human Rights Commission?5678 34. The National Commission for Backward Classes is constituted under which article of the Constitution of India?Article 338 Article 338-AArticle 338-BNone of the above 35. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is responsible to which of the following?ParliamentPresidentPrime MinisterLok Sabha 36. In which year the Administrative Tribunals Act was passed? 1960197019751985 37. Which of the following persons the courts have no jurisdiction to try even if they have transgressed the provisions of the Penal Code?President GovernorsAmbassadorsAll of the above 38. Consumer Protection Act applies to which of the following?Immovable goods Moveable goodsSpecific goods and servicesAll goods and services 39. In which year Prevention of Money Laundering Act was passed?2000200120022003 40. In which year Sati was first banned under Bengal Sati Regulation?1829183918411859 41. The National Security Act was enacted in which year?1980198119821983 42. The constitution of India mentions untouchability in which of the following articles?Article 15Article 16Article 17Article 18 43. Drugs and Cosmetics Act was enacted in which year?1940194419461947 44. How many presidents of India so far were elected unopposed?OneTwoThree Four 45. What fraction of Rajya Sabha members retire after every two years?2/31/3 1/2 1/6 46. The territories of Goa, Daman & Diu were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by which amendment bill?Tenth Amendment 1961Twelfth Amendment 1962Fourteenth Amendment 1962Fifteenth Amendment 1963 47. Single citizenship in India has been taken from which country?BritainCanadaBoth 1 & 2USA 48. Who among the following was the vice president of the executive council in the Interim Government 1946-47?Moti Lal NehruPandit Jawahar lal Nehru Sardar PatelC Rajgopalachari 49. Who called Indian people as “a single people living under a single imperium derived from a single source”?Jawaharlal NehruVallabhbhai Patel Dr. B R Ambedkar Mahatma Gandhi 50. Which Act abolished the East India Company and transferred the powers of the government, territories and revenues to the British Crown?Charter Act of 1853Government of India Act, 1858Indian Councils Act of 1861Indian Councils Act of 1892 51. Who is called ‘Modern Manu’?Dr. K M Munshi N Gopalswamy Ayyangar T T KrishnamachariDr. B. R. Ambedkar 52. What was the number of state in India after the States Reorganization Act 1956, which reorganized the boundaries of different states on linguistic basis?13141520 53. The Election Commission of India is not concerned with the elections of /to the :PresidentVice PresidentPanchayats and Municipalities in the StateAll of the above 54. What is the maximum period for which an M.P. can be absent in the House of people?Two monthsSix monthsThree monthsOne year 55. By which of the following amendment Sikkim was made a full-fledged State of the Indian Union?30th32nd35th36th 56. In which year the Supreme Court adopted the Collegium System for the appointment of Judges of Supreme Court of India?19931997 20012005 57. Who can make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union Territories?The ParliamentThe CabinetThe Prime MinisterThe President 58. Who can exercise the power of judicial review as per the Constitution?Supreme CourtHigh CourtBoth of themNone of them 59. Which article empowers the High Courts to issue directions for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?Article 226Article 135Article 143Article 133 60. Who appoints the Chief Minister?The Chief Justice of High CourtPresidentPrime MinisterGovernor 61. Which among the following was the strength of Lok Sabha after India’s first general elections?289389489500 62. Who among the following was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly ?Sachidanand SinhaB N RaoH N KunzuruV N Menon 63. Regarding the “starred questions” asked during Question Hour of Parliament , which among the following is true?Oral Answer is required to be given by the minister on floor of the house and supplementary questions may be asked on Minister’s replyOral Answer is required to be given by the minister on floor of the house and supplementary questions may not be asked on Minister’s replyWritten Answer is to be given by the minister after 10 days notice and no supplementary question may be askedNone of the above 64. For which of the following purpose, Rajamanar Committee was constituted ?Industrial LicensingDirect taxesCentre State Fiscal RelationsInDirect taxes 65. Which amendment of the Indian Constitution has abolished the nomination of Anglo-Indians to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies?101th Amendment Act102nd Amendment Act103rd Amendment Act104th Amendment Act 66. Constitution (103rd) Act, 2019 has made amendments to which of the following parts of the Constitution of India?Fundamental Rights Fundamental DutiesDirective Principles of State PolicyTemporary Provisions 67. In which case, Supreme Court held that Preamble is integral part of the constitution?SR Bommai Case Kesavanand Bharti CaseAshok Kumar Thakur CaseM C Mehta Case 68. Which of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency of India in terms of Area?Arunachal WestLadakhBarmerKutch 69. With reference to the Scheduled areas, who among the following is empowered to direct that an act of Parliament does not apply to a scheduled area?President of IndiaGovernor of the stateParliament of IndiaLegislature of the State 70. Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution is not borrowed from Canadian Constitution?Federation with a strong CentreResiduary powers with the CentreAdvisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court Impeachment of the President 71. Which of the following form of justice is not mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?Social EconomicReligiousPolitical 72. Whose prior permission is needed to introduce a bill in the Parliament for the reorganization of States?Chief Minister of the concerned StateGovernor of the concerned StatePresident of IndiaRajya Sabha 73. Which of the following writs is issued to prevent a lower court from exceeding its jurisdiction?MandamusHabeas CorpusProhibitionCertiorari 74. Which of the following is not a Fundamental Duty?To protect monuments and places of public importanceTo respect National AnthemTo protect and improve the natural environmentTo safeguard public property 75. Through which amendment act the Parliament declared that there is no limitation on the constituent power of Parliament?42nd44th48th50th 76. Who administers oath of office to the President?The Prime Minister The Union Home Minister The Chief Justice of InidaThe Vice-President 77. Which articles of the Constitution deal with the organisation, independence, jurisdiction, powers, procedures and so on of the Supreme Court of India?Articles 111 to 123Articles 124 to 147Articles 167 to 185Articles 224 to 267 78. Which of the following subjects were transferred to Concurrent List from State List by 42nd Amendment Act of 1976?Education ForestsWeightsAll of the above 79. Which amendment is related to Goods and Services Tax?100th Amendment101st Amendment102nd Amendment103nd Amendment 80. Who opined that, “The emergency power of the President is a fraud with the Constitution”?B.N. RaoH.N. KunjruK.M. MunshiK.M. Nambiar 81. The President consults which of the following while appointing the judges of a state high court?Prime MinisterGovernor of the concerned stateState Legislative AssemblyLok Sabha 82. Who is the is the constitutional head of the state?GovernorChief MinisterChief Justice of High CourtPresident 83. Who advises the governor with regard to the summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the state legislature?Chief SecretaryChief MinisterChief Justice of High CourtSpeaker of Legislative Assembly 84. Which of the following in the consequence when a no-confidence motion is passed against the council of ministers in legislative assembly?The concerned minister resignsAll the ministers have to resignLok Sabha is dissolvedNone of the above 85. Who can allow a ‘secret’ sitting of the House at the request of the leader of the state legislative assembly?Chief MinisterSpeakerGovernorNone of the above 86. Lok Adalats are based on the principles of? B.R. AmedkarM.K. GandhiJai Prakash NarayanSubhash Chandra Bose 87. Which of the following was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj System?Andhra PradeshGujaratRajasthanMadhya Pradesh 88. What kind of urban areas are administered by the municipalities? Big citiesTowns and smaller citiesNotified areaNone of the above 89. Who recommends the devolution of funds to the urban local bodies?GovernorFinance Commission State Finance CommissionNone of the above 90. Which of the following statements are true for the UTs?Their relationship with Centre is federalThey have autonomyTheir executive head is the governorNone of the above 91. Where is the headquarters of National Human Rights Commission?New DelhiHyderabadBhopalMumbai 92. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established? 193419351949 1950 93. Which of the following launched a robust Election Expenditure Monetary System mechanism to curb the influence of money power in elections?Election CommissionParliamentPresidentSupreme Court 94. Who is empowered to remove the advocate general of the state?Chief Justice of IndiaPresidentGovernor Chief Minister 95. Which of the following has been described as ‘Super Cabinet’, an ‘Economic Cabinet’, a ‘Parallel Cabinet’, the ‘Fifth Wheel of the Coach’ and so on?NITI AayogPlanning CommissionCabinet Ministry of Finance 96. When was Lokayukta established in Delhi?1999200619952012 97. Criminal Law of India is codified in which of the following? 1. Indian Penal Code, 1860 2. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Select the correct option from the codes given below:Only 1Only 2Both 1 & 2Neither 1 & 2 98. In which year Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was passed?1956195719581959 99. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act was passed in which year? 2012201320142015 100. The Hindu Succession Act was passed in which year?19561957 19581959 Loading...