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Class 8 General Knowledge
Introduction To Indian Polity And Governance
Quiz 1
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
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Estimate Committee : 30 members
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Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs : 30 members
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House Committee : 15 members
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Committee on Privileges : 15 members from Lok Sabha
What Steps have been taken by the government to promote education?
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There is a provision made for providing universal access, retention and quality in elementary education with a special emphasis on girls
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Establishment of pace setting of schools like Navodaya Vidyalaya in each district
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Vocational streams have been developed to equip large number of high school students with occupations related to knowledge and skills
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All of them
Explanation
The plan outlay of our country's government on education has increased
from 151 crore in first plan to 43,825 crore in the tenth plan.
Joint sittings of the two Houses of Indian Parliament are held to _________.
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Elect the President of India
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Elect the Vice President of India
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Adopt a Constitution Amendment Bill
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Consider and pass a Bill on which the two Houses disagree
Explanation
The Constitution of India provides for Joint sittings of both the Houses to break a deadlock between the two Houses on a Bill. It cannot be held for consideration of Money bills or Constitutional Amendment Bill. It
is presided over by the Speaker and called by the President of India.
Which one of the following is the
correct meaning of Budget?
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Money Bill
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Statement of expenditure
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Estimate of expenditure, the ways and means to raise revenue
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A statement of the economic policy of the country
In which of the following Articles, Rajya Sabha enjoys special and exclusive power?
Article-249
Article-312
3. Article-67
Codes
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1 and 2
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1 and 3
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2 and 3
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All of these
Article 139 A, which provides for transfer of cases, was introduced by:
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39th Amendment
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42nd Amendment
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44th Amendment
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59th Amendment
Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the anti-defection provision in the Constitution for the first time?
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51st Amendment
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52nd Amendment
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53rd Amendment
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54th Amendment
Which Article of Indian Constitution talks about adults suffrage?
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Article 323
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Article 326
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Article 327
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Article 328
Of the following words in the Preamble of the Constitution of India which was not inserted through the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?
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Socialist
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Secular
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Dignity
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Integrity
Which of the following amendment doesn't require amendment by special majority and consent of states?
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Delimitation of constituencies
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Supreme Court and High Court
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Representation of states in Parliament
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Any of the lists in the 7th Schedule
The Constitution (93rd Amendment) Act deals with _________.
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local self government
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extension of reservation in educational institution
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basic structure of the Constitution of India
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appointment of judges in the Supreme Court of India
The most controversial amendment passed during the emergency was:
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41st
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42nd
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43rd
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44th
Who has the constitutional power to approve 'President Rule' in the State under Article 356?
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Prime Minister
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Parliament
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Union Council of Ministers
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State Government
The Two provisions of the Constitution of India that most clearly express the power of judicial review are ____________________.
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Article - 21 and Article - 446
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Article - 32 and Article - 226
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Article - 44 and Article - 152
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Article - 17 and Article - 143
In which part of Indian Constitution, the emergency provisions are contained?
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Part 17
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Part 18
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Part 27
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Part 28
Consider the following statements:
I. 110th Amendment Bill seeks to amendment of Article-243D.
II. 110th Amendment Bill is as out providing reservation to women one-half of the total seats in Panchayats.
Which of the following statement (s) are correct?
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Only I
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Only II
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Both I and II
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Neither I nor II
By which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India were the Directive Principles of the State Policy given precedence over the Fundamental Rights wherever they come into conflict?
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40th
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42nd
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44th
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46th
Article-249 of the Indian Constitution
deals with ____________________.
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emergency powers of the President
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dissolution of the Lok Sabha
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administrative powers of the Parliament
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legislative powers of the Parliament with respect to a matter in the State List
Which one of the following is not included in the State list in the Constitution of India?
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Criminal Procedure Code
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Police
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Law and Order
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Prison
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
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It lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.
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It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
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It contains the provisions regarding administration of Tribal areas.
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It allocates seats in the Council of States.
Delimitation of constituencies and determination of constituencies reserved for SCs and STs are done by:
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Election Commission
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Delimitation Commission
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Planning Commission
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Election Commission with the assistance of Delimitation Commission
Which of the following is not true about the Anti-Defection bill?
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An MP or an MLA will be disqualified if he has voluntarily given in the membership of the party to which he belonged
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In the event if a member is absence from voting in the house on a particular issue the MP or MLA will be disqualified
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A member shall not be disqualified if there is a merger of political parties
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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha will not be disqualified if he becomes a member of another political party lateron
In a federal system of government, powers are divided between the centre and states by:
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The constitution
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The mutual agreement between centre and the states
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Supreme Court
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Parliament
Consider the following statements
The Amendment procedure has been provided in Article-368 of the Constitution of India.
The consent of the states is mandatory for all Amendments to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
The Public Health and Sanitation is included in the Constitution of India in:
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Union List
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State List
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Concurrent list
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None of these
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is an Indian central government agency. It was created with the objective to issue ______.
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A 8 digit unique identification number to all residents of India
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e-passport to Indian
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A 12 digit unique identification number to all residence of India
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All of these
Explanation
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a Government agency which was founded on 28 January 2009.
It is mandated to issue Aadhaar to all Residents of India, which is an easily verifiable 12 digit random number as Unique Identity.
What is the greatest demerit in the Parliamentary form of government?
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There is no demerit
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It is always responsive to public opinion
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It gives authority to the executive to issue Ordinance
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In practice, the executive controls the Parliament and makes it an instrument for registering its will, instead of Parliament controlling the executive
Consider the following steps in the enactment of a budget:
General discussion
Appropriation Bill
Finance Bill
Voting of the demands for grant
Select the correct sequence in the enactment of a budget from the above steps:
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1, 2, 3, 4
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1, 4, 2, 3
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1, 4, 3, 2
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1, 3, 4, 2
Explanation
Art. 112 deals with the Annual Financial statement. It enjoins upon the President of India to get the budget presented before both of the houses of Parliament. Steps in the enactment of a budget:
(1) Presentation of budget,
(2) General discussion,
(3) Voting on demands for grants,
(4) Passing of Appropriation Bill,
(5) Passing of Finance Bill.
Which of the following is wrongly matched?
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The Pitt's India Act (1784) : Board of Control to guide and control company's affairs.
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CharterAct of 1813 : Company's monopoly of trade with India ended.
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Charter Act of 1833 ; Company's debt.
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Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company's affairs.
In which year the tenure of the present President will come to an end?
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2020
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2022
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2021
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2019
Explanation
On 25 July 2017, the current President (Ramnath Kovind) begins his term of office of President.
Since the tenure of President is for 5 years, thus his term will come to an end in 2022.
Arrange all the following statements in a logical sequence
A) Social divisions of one kind or the other exist in most countries.
(B) Combination of politics and social divisions is very dangerous and explosive.
(C) Political parties try to win political support by demanding votes on social divisions ground.
(D) Some social differences on the basis of caste,language,religion may lead to social division
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D, B, C, A
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D, B, A, C
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D, A, B, C
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B, A, D, C
Explanation
Every social difference does not lead to social division. Social division means the division of society on the basis of colour, religion and caste.
Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission in India ?
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President
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Prime Minister
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Planning Minister
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Vice-President
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Prime minister is the ex-officio Chairman; the committee has a nominated Deputy Chairman, who is given the rank of a full Cabinet Minister.
During Modi Government, this Commission has been dissolved and replaced by new body Niti Aayog on first Independence speech given by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and he himself acts as the chairperson of the Niti Aayog.
The Sri Lankan Tamils felt that the major political parties led by the Buddhist Sinhala leaders were _______________.
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Sensitive to their language and culture.
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Insensitive to their people and culture.
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Supportive to their customs and traditions.
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Different to their colour and culture.
Power sharing is desirable because it ________________.
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Ensures the stability of political order.
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Imposes the will of the majority community over others
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Helps in promoting the communal feeling
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Helps the people of different communities to celebrate their festivals freely
Which one among the following is not a characteristic of a federal system?
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There are two distinct levels of goverment
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The responsibilities and powers of each level of government are clearly defined in a written Constitution
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There is no separation of powers between branches of government
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A supreme Court is entrusted with the responsibility of interpreting these provisions and arbitrating in matters of dispute
Explanation
A federal government is a type of government in which power is divided between the central government and the regional governments. The Indian Constitution gives federal structure to the nation by specifying the distribution of powers between the central government and the states in Part XI. The Supreme Court
is entrusted with the responsibility of interpreting these provisions and arbitrating in matters of dispute.
Some examples of federal state are the United States, Canada, Brazil, Germany, etc.
The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India contains ___________.
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Provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas
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The Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List
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A list of recognized languages
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Provisions about the disqualification of Members of Legislatures on grounds of defection
Explanation
The seventh Schedule contains three lists viz.:
The Union List, the State List, and the Concurrent List. The lists contain subjects on which the Centre and state can legislate. Union list consists of subjects on which
Parliament has exclusive power to legislate. Similarly, state list consists of subjects on which only state legislatures can legislate.
The concurrent list includes the power to be considered by both the central and state government.
Under which of the following Acts is the National Population Register being created?
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The Citizenship Act of India, 1955 as amended in 2004
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The Census Act, 1948
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The UID Act, 2010
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None of the above
Explanation
It is compulsory for every citizen of the country to register in a National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) as per Section 14A of the Citizenship Act 1955 as amended in 2004. It is a Register of usual residents of the country.The objective of NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country.
Pochampally in Nalgonda district of Telengana became famous in April 1951 because ___________.
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The Bhoodan movement was launched there by Vinoba Bhave
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The landless peasants rose up in arms against the landlords
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It witnessed violent anti-Hindi agitation
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Silk weavers' cooperative was formed for the first time in India
Explanation
The Bhoodan Movement was a land reform movement in India, started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave at Pochampally village in Telangana in April 1951. The mission of the movement was to persuade wealthy landowners to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to the landless people. The beneficiary (who must be landless) should use the land for agricultural cultivation to secure his own and family's daily bread and had no right to sell or use it for a non-agricultural purpose.
Which among the following is not a basic feature of the Constitution of India?
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Fundamental rights
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Independence of judiciary
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Federalism
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The unquestioned right of the Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution
Explanation
Basic features are characteristics of Indian Constitution that cannot be altered or destroyed through amendments by the parliament. Some of them are:
Supremacy of the Constitution
Rule of law
The Principle of Separation of Powers
Independence of judiciary
Fundamental Rights
Unity and integrity of the Nation
Who was the president of the drafting committee?
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Rajendra Prasad
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Ambedkar
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Gandhiji
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Nehruji
Article 368 of the Constitution of India deals with ___________.
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The powers of the Parliament of India to amend the Constitution
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Financial emergency
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Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha
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Official Language of the Union of India
Explanation
Article 368 of Part XX deals with the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and the procedure thereof. It
keeps a check on the arbitrary power of the Parliament of India.
Article 368 has been amended by the 24th and 42nd Amendments in 1971 and 1976 respectively.
As per the procedure laid out by article 368 for amendment of the Constitution, an amendment can be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament and should be passed by both. There is no provision of joint sitting in case of amendments.
An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared only during:
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War, external aggression or internal disturbance.
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War, external aggression or armed rebellion.
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Failure of Constitutional Machinery in the State.
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Financial instability in the country.
Explanation
An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared by the President only during w
ar, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Such a proclamation of emergency has to be approved by both the Houses of Parliament by absolute majority of the total membership of the Houses as well as 2/3 majority of members present and voting.
Once proclamation of emergency approved by the Parliament, the emergency remains in force for a period of six months from the date of proclamation.
With reference to Indian History, the members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were ____________.
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directly elected by the people of those provinces
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nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
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elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
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selected by the government for their expertise in constitutional matters
Explanation
With reference to Indian History, the members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies on a limited franchise.
The first state in India which was created on linguistic basis is _____________.
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Andhra Pradesh
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Gujarat
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Haryana
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Kerala
Explanation
In 1953 , first state in India which was created on linguistic basis was Andhra state, by separating the Telugu
speaking areas from the Madras state.
The tenure of Rajyasabha member is ___________.
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5 years
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6 years
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3 years
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4 years
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The tenure of Rajyasabha member is 6 years.
Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarianism ?
Utilitarians believed that all value derives from land
The most celebrated spokesmen of utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
Utilitarians were advocates of the idea that India could be ruled through indigenous laws and customs
Utilitarians were advocates of the idea of the 'greatest good for the greatest number of people'
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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1 and 4 only
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2 and 4 only
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1, 2 and 4
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2 and 3
The two provisions of the Constitution of India that most clearly express the power of judicial review are:
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Article 21 and Article 446
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Article 32 and Article 226
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Article 44 and Article 152
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Article 17 and Article 143
Explanation
Judicial Review
means that the
judiciary
can declare a law or legislation as unconstitutional if it is beyond the competence of legislature according to the distribution of powers
or it is in contravention of fundamental rights or any of the mandatory provisions of the constitution.
Article 32 deals with Right to constitutional remedies. It states that
a person has right to move to Supreme Court for getting his fundamental rights protected. Article 226 grants the same power with respect to High Courts. It also provides writ jurisdiction to SC and HCs. While Article 32 can be invoked in case of violation of Fundamental rights only, Article 226 also includes other rights.
Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting committee of the Constitution of India?
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B. R. Ambedkar
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K. M. Munshi
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Krishnaswamy Iyer
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M. K. Gandhi
Explanation
The Constituent Assembly was a body of representatives composed for the purpose of drafting and adopting the constitution. Many committees were constituted for this purpose. The most important one being the Drafting Committee as it was tasked with wording the Constitution. The Committee was set up on 29 August 1947 under the chairmanship of Dr. BR Ambedkar. Its members were
N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar,
Krishnaswamy Ayyar,
Dr. K M Munshi,
Syed Mohammad Saadullah,
B L Mitter,
N Madhava Rau,
D P Khaitan,
T T Krishnamachari.
The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on ___________.
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the principle of federation and parliamentary system
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the principle of succession of the British Indian provinces
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acceptance of the idea of a Constituent Assembly to draft a Constitution
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none of the above
Explanation
The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All-India Federation consisting of provinces and
princely states as units. The Act divided the powers between the Centre and units in terms of
three lists—Federal List (for Centre, with 59 items), Provincial List (for provinces, with 54
items) and the Concurrent List (for both, with 36 items). Residuary powers were given to the
Viceroy.
The
provinces were allowed to act as autonomous units of administration in their defined spheres.
Moreover, the Act introduced responsible or parliamentary governments in provinces, that is, the governor was
required to act with the advice of ministers responsible to the provincial legislature.
The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the Governance of India was made through _______.
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Indian Council Act, 1861
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Indian Council Act, 1892
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Indian Council Act, 1909
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Government of India Act, 1919
Explanation
The Indian Council Act, 1861 made a beginning of representative institutions by associating Indians with the law-making
process. It thus provided that the viceroy should nominate some Indians as non-official
members of his expanded council. In 1862, Lord Canning, the then viceroy, nominated three
Indians to his legislative council—the Raja of Benaras, the Maharaja of Patiala and Sir
Dinkar Rao.
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