1).Which of the following is NOT generally considered as a part of the right to equality?

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1).Which of the following is NOT generally considered as a part of the right to equality?

a) Equal protection of law b) Equality of opportunity for all

c) Equality of right to satisfaction of basic needs of all d) Equality of treatment in all circumstances

2).Which of the following are the Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution of India?

1. To follow the principles of morality

2. To uphold and protect the sovereignty and integrity of India

3. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture 4. To safeguard public property and to abjure violence

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 b) 1 and 4 c) 1, 2 and 3 d) 2, 3 and 4

3).Which one of the following statements regarding the status of the relationship between Fundamental rights and Directive Principles of State Policy is Correct?

a) Directive Principles cannot get priority over Fundamental Rights in any case b) Directive Principles always get Priority over Fundamental Rights

c) Fundamental Rights always get Priority over Directive Principles

d) In some cases, Directive Principles may get priority over Fundamental Rights 4).Who among the following do NOT participate in the election of the President of India?

a) Elected members of the Rajya Sabha b) Elected members of the Lok Sabha c) Elected members of the Vidhan Sabha d) Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha

5).The responsibility of the Prime Minister to the Lok Sabha is __________.

a) Intermittent b) Indirect

c) At the time of election

d) Direct, continuous and collective

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 2 6).The basic problem in the working of Parliamentary system in India arises out of __________.

a) Lack of a cohesive and viable party system

b) The absence of an efficient and independent judiciary c) Lack of clear constitutional provisions

d) Weak political executive due to its dependence on Legislature

7).The doctrine of ‘basic structure of the Constitution’ as a principle of judicial review ___________.

a) Is strictly in accord with the principle of procedure established by law b) Is inconsistent with the principle of due process of law

c) Accepts the theory that the Legislature is the supreme law making body d) Assumes the power of Judging the wisdom of the Sovereign Legislature

8).Which of the following are included in Article 78 of the Indian Constitution defining the duties of Prime Minister?

1. To communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for Legislation

2. To take prior presidential sanction for the Budget before submitting it to Parliament 3. To furnish the information called by the President regarding administration of the affairs

of the Union

4. If the President so requires, to submit for the consideration of the Council of Ministers a matter on which a Minister has taken a decision without submitting the same for

consideration by the Council.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 2 b) 1, 3 and 4 c) 2 and 4 d) 1 and 3

9).Which one of the following is NOT the means of enforcing responsibility upon the Cabinet?

a) Questioning Ministers b) Vote of censure

c) Call attention motion

d) No-confidence motion

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 3 10).The members of which one of the following standing communities are chosen exclusively from the members of the Lok Sabha?

a) Public Accounts Committee b) Committee on Public Undertakings c) Committee on Estimates

d) Committee on Delegate Legislation Answers:

1). d) 2). d) 3). d) 4). d) 5). d) 6). b) 7). d) 8). b) 9). c) 10). c)

11).Who is the first law Officer of the Government of India?

a) The Chief Justice of India b) Union Law Minister c) Attorney-General of India d) Law Secretary

12).A Writ issued by a court to some inferior authority to transfer the matter to it for its proper consideration, is called _________.

a) Certiorari b) Mandamus c) Quo Warranto d) Prohibition

13).The Legislative Council of a State can be abolished or created by the ___________.

a) The President of India on the recommendation of Parliament b) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

c) Parliament through a Simple Legislation

d) Parliament on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

14).The Vice-President of India can be removed from office_________.

a) By a resolution initiated in the Council of States and approved by the Lok Sabha b) By a resolution in the Lok Sabha, agreed to by the Council of States

c) By a resolution adopted by the two Houses meeting in a joint session

d) Following a formal process of impeachment

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 4 15).According to the Constitution, which one of the following right cannot be taken away during emergency?

a) Right to speak

b) Right to freedom of movement c) Right to personal liberty d) Right to organize meetings

16).Which one of the following is NOT an objective of the Directive Principles of State Policy?

a) To establish a welfare state b) To ensure socio-economic justice c) To establish a religious state d) To establish a secular State

17).which part of the constitution of India refers to the responsibility of the state towards international place and security

a) Fundamental Rights

b) Directive Principles of State Policy c) Emergency Provisions

d) Preamble to the Constitution

18).Any political party in India can be recognized as national party if it has state party status in - ___________.

a) Three States b) Four States c) Five States d) Seven States

19).Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution belongs to a different category?

a) Article 14 b) Article 15 c) Article 16 d) Article 19

20).Who has control over the ‘issue of money’ from the Consolidated Fund of India?

a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India b) Finance Minister of India

c) Authorised Ministers

d) None of the above

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Answers:

11).c) 12). d) 13). d) 14). a) 15). c) 16). c) 17). b) 18). b) 19). d) 20). b)

21).Which among the following is set up by the Constitution of India?

a) Planning Commission

b) National Development Council c) Zonal Councils

d) None of the above

22).The Indian Constitution does not clearly provide for the freedom of press but this freedom is implicit in Article

a) 19(1)a b) 19(1)b c) 19(1)c d) 19(1d)

23).Who among the following can be removed by the same procedure?

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

4. Chairman of Finance Commission 5. Chief Election Commissioner Select the correct answer from the code given below:

a) 1 and 2 b) 2,3 and 4 c) 3,4 and 5 d) 1,2 and 5

24).Which one of the following is in the 7

Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

a) List of Languages

b) Subjects in the Union, State and Concurrent List c) List of Oaths and Affirmation

d) Duties of the President and the Vice- President

25).Which statement is not correct regarding the 73

amendment (Panchayati Raj) a) M.L.As. M.L.Cs and M.Ps. have been excluded from the membership of

Panchayat bodies at all levels

b) Provision has been made for a Finance Commission in every state

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 6 c) One-third seats have been reserved for women at all levels

d) The Panchayat bodies have been given a fixed term of five years 26).The main objective of the Fundamental Rights under Part III of the constitution is to

a) Ensure independence of judiciary b) Ensure individual liberty

c) Promote a socialistic pattern of society d) Ensure all these

27).Which of the following committees/commissions made recommendations about the Union- State Relations?

1. Rajamannar Committee 2. Sarkaria Commission 3. Tarkunde Committee

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1 and 2 c) 2 and 3 d) 1 and 3

28).The Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of adhoc judges in the a) Supreme Court

b) High Court c) District Court d) All the above

29).Which of the following states have bicameral legislature?

1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Bihar 3. Karnataka 4. Maharashtra 5. Tamilnadu 6. Uttar Pradesh

Select the correct answer from the code below:

a) 1,2,3,4 and 6

b) 1,2,3,5 and 6

c) 2,3,4,5 and 6

d) 1,3,4,5 and 6

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 7 30).’Zero hour’ in the working of Indian Parliament means

a) The first hour of the session

b) The period when the privilege motion is accepted c) The period before the question hour

d) The interval between the end of question hour and the taking up of the next agenda

Answers:

21). d) 22). a) 23). d) 24). b) 25). a) 26). b) 27). b) 28). a) 29). a) 30). d)

31).Judicial activism is related to a) Committed Judiciary b) Public interest litigation c) Judicial Review

d) Judicial Independence

32).Which one of the following Fundamental Rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution is available to Indian citizens only?

a) Protection from discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth

b) Right against exploitation c) Equality before law d) Freedom of religion

33).The Constitution makes allocation of seats among different States in _________.

a) Lok Sabha

b) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha c) Rajya Sabha

d) Constitution is silent on this issue

34).Adhoc judges are appointed in Supreme Court of India if _______.

a) There is no quorum of judges available to hold or continue any session of the court

b) Some judges go on long leave

c) There is abnormal increase in the number of case pending in the court

d) No one is available for permanent appointment

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 8 35).In which one of the following cases did Supreme Court of India include ‘Right to Education’

in the Right to Life?

a) U.P.State Vs. Abdul Smad,1962

b) Frank Anthony Public School Employees Association Vs. Indian Union,1986 c) Mohini Jain Vs. Karnataka State,1992

d) Ramanuj Vs. Tamilnadu State ,1961

36).Article 21 of the Constitution is violated if there is ______.

a) Inordinate delay by the State in bringing an accused to trail b) Imprisonment of a declared insane

c) Impounding of a citizen’s passport for an indefinite period of time d) All the above

37).The maximum number of unstarted questions for a day in the Lok Sabha has been fixed at 230.What is the number in the Rajya Sabha?

a) 230 b) 250 c) 260 d) No limit

38).In which part/parts of the Indian Constitution, has economic justice been declared as the goal of the Constitution

a) Preamble and Fundamental Rights b) Preamble and Directive Principles

c) Fundamental Rights and Directive principles

d) Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

39).What is the minimum strength of the Legislative Assemblies of India prescribed by the Constitution?

a) 40 b) 50 c) 60 d) 80

40).Which of the following committees recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?

a) Barua Committee

b) Ramasamy Committee

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 9 c) Sikri Committee

d) Swaran Singh Committee

Answers:

31). b) 32). a) 33). b) 34). a) 35). c) 36). d) 37). d) 38). b) 39). c) 40). d)

41).Which of the following types of equalities have been attempted at the Constitution makers through Articles 17 and 18?

a) Economic equality b) Social equality c) Political equality d) Religious equality

42).The impeachment of the Indian President is a _________.

a) Judicial procedure b) Quasi-Judicial procedure c) Legal procedure d) Quasi-legal procedure

43).A member of the Union Public Service Commission holds office for a term of ________.

a) 5 years b) 6 years

c) 6 years or until he attains the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier d) 6 years or until he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier 44).Which one of the following is an extra-constitutional body?

a) Language Commission b) Planning Commission c) Election Commission d) Finance Commission

45).In the last few decades, Indian States have asked for more powers in ________.

a) Legislative sector

b) Administrative sector

c) Financial Sector

d) Executive Sector

www.sscexamguide.com | www.ibpsguide.cm Page 10 46).The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the ex-officio chairman of which of the following

parliamentary committees?

a) The committee of Privileges b) The Rules committee

c) The committee on Public Undertakings

d) The Committee on Private members Bills and Resolutions 47).Who can remove a fudge of a High Court?

a) President on his own

b) Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister

c) The President on the advice of the Chief Justice of India

d) The President on the resolution of Parliament passed by special majority 48).In which of the following Committees, are members from both the Houses of Parliament represented?

a) The Estimates Committee b) The Public Accounts Committee

c) The Committee on Government Assurance d) The Business Advisory Committee

49).The Panchayati Raj is based on the Principle of _______.

a) Decentralization b) Deconcentration

c) Democratic Centralism d) Democratic Decentralisation

50).Which one of the following is NOT an attribute of Local Self Hovernment?

a) Statutory Status b) General Purpose

c) Power to Raise Finances d) Sovereignty

Answers:

41). b) 42). b) 43). d) 44). b) 45). c) 46). b) 47). d) 48). b) 49). d) 50). d)