Indian Polity Model Test 17 in English

Who was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of India in April 2015?

Fundamental duties were incorporated in the constitution on the recommendation of

Which of the following is/are not the main features of the parliamentary system of government?

1. Fusion of powers 2. Judicial review 3. Written constitution

Who among the following is authorized to certify whether a particular bill is a money bill or not?

Who among the following was the first speaker of the Indian Parliament?

Point out a wrong statement from the following statements. In the following conditions, no person shall be eligible for election as President unless he

The first National Commission for Women was constituted on

Which article of the constitution empowers the parliament to legislate on any matters of State list?

Who among the following persons moved the largest number of amendments in the Constituent Assembly?

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

• Assertion(A): The administrative reforms commission recommended Lokpal and Lokayukta.
• Reason(R): Theseare for the Redressalof Citizens grievances.

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following statement is/are true with regard to formulation of the Government?

Match List I with List II.

• Laws                                             Years

1. The Banking Companies Ordinance          1. 1966
2. Special Bearers Bonds Ordinance              2. 1980
3. Unlawful activities Prevention ordinance     3.1984
4. Terrorist affected areas ordinance                4. 1981

The Protection of Civil Rights Act came into force on

Who are of the following persons is the ex-officio chairman of the Rules Committee, General Purpose Committee and Business Advisory Committee?

Match the following Establishment of states and choose the correct one:

•                                                 States

1. 36^th Amendment                      1. Goa
2. 13^th Amendment                       2. Manipur and Tripura
3. 27^th Amendment                           3. Sikkim
4. d.56^th Amendment                        4. Nagaland

Which of the following are major features of the constitution of Lokpal and Lokayukta as recommended by the Administrative Reforms commission?

1. They should be demonstrably independent and impartial.
2. They should compare with the highest judicial functionary in the country.
3. They should be directly accountable to parliament.
4. Their  appointments should as far as possible be non-political.

The Indian Constitution describes Legislative Relations between Union and States in Article from

The leader of the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha as on September 2015

Article 25 of the Constitution of India guarantees

Which one of the following is not a formally prescribed device available to the members of Parliament?

The National Commission to review the working of the Constitution was set-up in the year

Match the list.

1. Fourth Schedule            1. Division of Powers
2. Seventh Schedule            2. Seats allotted in the council of states
3. Eleventh Schedule              3. Languages
4. Eighth Schedule                4. 73^rd Amendment

Which one of the following amendment was called a revision of the constitution and it introduced changes in preamble, as many as 53 articles and seventh schedule?

Which one of the following statement with regard to the enactment of the Act of 1935 is WRONG?

Which of the following recommendations are made by the Administrative Reforms Commission to improve relations between the political and  permanent executive?

1. Minister should try to develop a climate of fearlessness and fair play among senior officers.
2. Minister should not intervene in day to day administration except in case of servous maladministration.
3. The official relationship of Secretary to Minister should be one of confidence of that of Minister to Secretary one of loyalty.
4. Prime Minister should take special interest to arrest/growing of unhealthy personal affiliations.
5. All major decisions should be briefly reduced to writings.

Which is / are correct relating to the Tribunals?

1. Part XV of the Indian constitution deals with the Tribunals.
2. Article 323 A deals with Administrative tribunals and Article 323 B deals with the tribunals  for other matters.

Which of the following are matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislature of not less than One-Half of the states?

1. Election of the President
2. Representation of states in Parliament
3. Any of the lists in the 7^th Schedule
4. Abolition of the legislative council of a state.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

The Secession of a state from the Indian union has been barred by the

Consider the following statements:

1. The  Comptroller and Auditor  General of India is responsible for the audit of the accounts of
2. The Union Govt.
3. State Govts.
4. The governments of union territories
5. The Urban and rural local bodies.

Which of these statements are correct?

What is the peculiar nature of the Indian Federation?

Which one of the following amendments to the Constitution of India sought to curb the political defection?

How many members were placed in the Indian Constituent Assembly?

Which language was not added in the English Schedule of the constitution by the 92^nd Amendment Act?

Which Amendment Act is said to be the states Reorganization Act?

How many Land Reforms Acts were included in the Ninth schedule by the 78^th Amendment Act?

The Salary of the Supreme Court Judges are provided from

Which is not included in the Concurrent List?

Which Article of Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to from new states?

Which State received the status of an Associate State of Indian Union?

Disqualification of the member of State Legislative Assembly is decided by

The power to create a new state from the territory of the existing state in India is vested with

How many recommendations were contributed by the Sarkaria Commission?

Which Amendment Act added Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the list of Union Territories?

In India National Development Council includes

Arrange the following in ascending order of their formation.

1. Planning Commission
2. Zonal Councils
3. National Integration Council
4. National Development Council

Arrange the following committee in chronological order

1. Gorwala Committee
2. Ayyangar Committee
3. Appleby Report
4. Administrative Reforms Commission

When did the Constituent Assembly for undivided India meet for the first time?

When was the state of Nagaland formed ?

Which of the following schedule was inserted by the 74^th Amendment Act?

Which of the following Chief Justice of Supreme Court served as acting President of India?

Who headed steering committee of Constituent Assembly?

Which article of Indian Constitution deals with Right to Elementary Education?

Complete the following statement with appropriate choice and select the correct option. The State Information Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor as the recommendation of a committee consisting of

1. The Chief Minister
2. The leader of opposition in the legislative assembly
3. A Cabinet Minister, nominated by the Chief Minister
4. The Chief Justice of the High Court

When was supreme court of India inaugurated?

Who nominate the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Indian Parliament?

Which Article empowers the President to summon and prorogue either Houses of Parliament?

Which Indian Constitutional Amendment Act on Panchayat Raj mentions under clause I,1/3of the seats were to be allotted to women belonging to SC’s and ST’s

Who is the political head of the Corporation?

The Election Commission of India is a/an

The term of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is

The Government of India introduced the Right to Education on

Consider the following statement, choose the correct answer:

• Assertion(A): “Liberty means the absence of restraints”- Prof. Seely
• Reason(R): Liberty is the eager maintenance of that atmosphere in which men have the opportunity to be their best selves.

Lok Adalat was introduced in

The Indian Constitution consists of fundamental rights under Part

Choose the correct descending order of hierarchy in the District Revenue Administration.

Who is responsible for maintaining and reporting of survey stone?

Consider the following statements:

• Assertion(A): The right to Information Act was passed by the Parliament on 12^th October 2005
• Reason(R): Parliament passes the Act to enable all the citizens fundamental right to access information from public bodies.

In Tamil Nadu, the State Human Rights Commission was consisted in

Match the following

1. Age of voting                      1. Election Commission
2. Symbols allocation            2. 18 years
3. Open ballot                        3. 42^nd Amendment
4. Fundamental duties         4. Raising hands

What is the age limit o Judges of High Court?

The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee was

The 43^rd Chief Justice of India appointed in December 2015 is

What does the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution  deal with?

Article 351 of Indian Constitution provides guidelines for the  development of

Swaran Singh Committee (1976 suggested the inclusion of a separate chapter on ______ in the Indian Constitution.

Which article of the Indian Constitution says that the President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college?

The first hour of every sitting  in both houses of Pariament is known as the

In which article the term ‘Place of Birth’ occurs in the Indian Constitution in relation to reservation?

which amendment re-designated the Indian Union Territory of Delhi as the National Capital Territory?

The TamilNadu Government appointed the Rajamannar Committee to deal with

‘Habeas Corpus’ is to “To Have the Body of” Likewise ‘Mandamus’ is to “_________”

All India services is created by which article of the Indian Constitution?

Amendment procedure is provided under which article of the Indian Constitution?

Article 360of the Indian constitution deals with

Match the following and choose the correct option.

• List I                                             List II

1. G.V. Mavlankar                          1. First CAG of India
2. Sukumar Sen                              2. First Deputy P.M. of India
3. V.Narahari Rao                           3. First Chief Election Commission of India
4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel                4. First Speaker of India

The anti-defection law was passed in 1985 and was incorporated into the Constitution as

Which two committee have been set up to enable the financial business of the Parliament?

1. The business advisory Committee
2. The estimates committee
3. Select Committee
4. The Public Accounts Committee

In the legislative procedure, if the cut motion aims to reduce the demand by one rupee only the motion will be known as

Under which case the Supreme Court of India held that the preamble is the part of the constitution?

The scheduled banks are those which are entered in the

Double jeopardy is related to which Article of the Indian Constitution?

To suggest methods of change in recruitment, the UPSC appointed in 1974, a Committee of Recruitment and selection methods under the Chairmanship of

Match the following Commissions and their purpose and give correct answer by selecting  the options given below:

• Commission                                              Purpose

1. Kalelkar Commission           1.Gandhi Murder Case
2. Kapur Committee                 2. Centre-State relations
3. Sarkaria Commission              3. 1984, Anti-Sikh riots
4. Nanavathi Commission            4. Backward Class Commission

The legal advisor to the state government is

The provisions relating to citizenship are embodied in the ______ of the Indian constitution.

The First Article of the Indian constitution declares India as

Which article of the Indian Constitution declares that “the elections to the House of people and to the legislative assembly of every state shall be on the basis of adult suffrage”?

Which article of the constitution grants rights to minorities to establish educational institutions?

The President of India is elected indirectly by an electoral college. Which of the following members are not included in electoral college?