Q. If the President and the Vice President of India both have resigned, who will act as the President?
1) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
2) The Prime Minister
3) The Home Minister
4) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Q. Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy was added to the Constitution at a later date?
1) Organization of Village Panchayats
2) Prohibition of Cow Slaughter
3) Free Legal Aid
4) Uniform Civil Code
Q. 'Judicial Activism' in India is related to -
1) Committed Judiciary
2) Public Interest Petition
3) Judicial Review
4) Judicial Independence
Q. At least how many days are required to give the prior notice for the impeachment of the President of India?
1) 7 days
2) 14 days
3) 21 days
4) 30 days
Q. Who administers the oath of office and secrecy to the Governor of a State in India?
1) The President of India
2) The Vice President of India
3) The Chief Justice of the High Court of the State
4) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the State
Q. Which Part of our Constitution envisages a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj?
1) Part IX
2) Part X
3) Part XI
4) Part XII
Q. Which of the following statements is correct about vote-on- account?
I. Vote on account is the permission of the legislature to withdraw money from the Consolidated Fund of India in that period, usually two months.
II. Vote on account is a formality and requires no debate.
III. When elections are scheduled a few months into the new financial year, the government seeks vote on account for four months.
IV. Vote on account is the interim permission of the parliament to the government to spend money.
Correct code is -
1) Only IV is correct
2) Only I is correct
3) Only II and IV are correct
4) All are correct
Q. Sikkim became an Associate State of the Indian Union through -
1) The Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975
2) The Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956
3) The Constitution (35th Amendment) Act, 1974
4) The Constitution (5th Amendment) Act, 1955
Q. Which one of the following judgements is associated with the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the Collegium of Judges in the appointment and transfer of the higher judiciary ?
1) Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
2) S. P. Gupta vs. President of India
3) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India
4) S. R. Bommai vs. Union of India
Q. Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments has enormously strengthened the powers of the Speaker/ Chairman of the Houses of the Parliament/ State Legislatures?
1) 61st Amendment which reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years
2) Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment
3) Repealing of many of the provisions of 42nd Amendment by 44th Amendment
4) 73rd Amendment that conferred extensive powers on Panchayat Bodies