Q. 1 How many Lok Sabha seats belong to Rajasthan?
A) 17
B) 25
C) 2
D) 48
✔ 25
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Q. 2 The annual financial statement prepared under article 112 of the Indian Constitution is called ___.
A) Consolidated account
B) Public account
C) Revenue account
D) Budget
✔ Budget
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Q. 3 For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the Government depends on ___________.
A) taxation, public borrowing and deficit financing
B) taxation and public borrowing
C) public borrowing and deficit financing
D) Only taxation
✔ public borrowing and deficit financing
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Q. 4 Who among the following recommends to the parliament for the abolition of the Legislative Council in a State?
A) the Governor of the concerned State
B) the president of India
C) the Legislative Assembly of the concerned State
D) the Legislative Council of the concerned State
✔ the Legislative Assembly of the concerned State
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Q. 5 The total number of judges of the International Court of Justice is
A) 12
B) 10
C) 18
D) 15
✔ 15
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Q. 6 When was the 29th state of India formed?
A) 7th may 2014
B) 30th April 2014
C) 2nd june 2014
D) 12th may 2014
✔ 2nd june 2014
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Q. 7 Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the anti-defectio provision in the Constitution for the first time?
A) 52nd Amendment
B) 51st Amendment
C) 54th Amendment
D) 53rd Amendment
✔ 52nd Amendment
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Q. 8 A five-member committee has been formed to select the candidate for the post of editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV). Who will head this committee ?
A) Rahul Srivastava
B) Shashi Shekhar Vempati
C) A Surya Prakash
D) Swapan Dasgupta
✔ A Surya Prakash
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Q. 9 The Gram Panchayat is composed of which of the following?I. The ward panchsII. The sarpanchIII. The district collector
A) Only II
B) Only I
C) All I, II and III
D) Only I and II
✔ Only I and II
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Q. 10 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. While two judges in the majority said the practice was arbitrary and, therefore, unconstitutional, the third judge called it (legally).
A) illegal
B) illegally
C) No improvement
D) legality
✔ illegal
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Q. 11 Who among the following holds the office during the pleasure of President?I. Attorney General of IndiaII. Governors of statesIII. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
A) Both I and II
B) Only I
C) Both II and III
D) Both I and III
✔ Both I and II
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Q. 12 State funding of elections takes place in
A) USA and Canada
B) France and Italy
C) Britain and Switzerland
D) Germany and Austria
✔ Germany and Austria
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Q. 13 Who holds the power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Ministry of Law
D) Parliament
✔ Parliament
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Q. 14 An ordinance issued by the President has the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament
A) False
B) True
C) True, only during a Financial Emergency
D) True, only during a National Emergency
✔ True
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Q. 15 What is the primary purpose of most constitutions?
A) to define and limit government power
B) to provide a substitute for government
C) to define a moral code for people to follow
D) to give the government absolute power
✔ to define and limit government power
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Q. 16 Under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, is the 'Annual Financial Statement' of the economy to be laid by the Government, on the table of the Parliament before 31st March, every year?
A) Article 31
B) Article 16
C) Article 124
D) Article 112
✔ Article 112
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Q. 17 The instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as ______
A) Directive Principles of the State Policy
B) Fundamental Rights
C) Emergency Provisions
D) Fundamental Duities
✔ Emergency Provisions
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Q. 18 The number of members nominated by the president to the Rajya Sabha is Constitutionally limited to
A) 15
B) 12
C) 20
D) 10
✔ 12
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Q. 19 Article I of the Constitution of India declares India as
A) Quasi Federal State
B) Fedaral State
C) Union of States
D) Unitary State
✔ Union of States
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Q. 20 Who called Indian Federalism as the Co-operative Federalism
A) K.C.Wheare
B) G.Austin
C) D.D.Basu
D) Sir Ivor Jennings
✔ G.Austin
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