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
Q. Which one of the following Committees of the Parliament has no Members from the Rajya Sabha?
1) Public Accounts Committee
2) Committee on Public Undertakings
3) Estimates Committee
4) Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance
Q. Which one of the following States does not find a mention in Article 371 of the Constitution of India?
1) Maharashtra
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Karnataka
Q. Which one of the following statements relating to the power of the President of India to grant pardon is not correct?
1) The President has the power to grant pardon where punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial
2) The President can grant pardon in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death
3) The Court\''s power of judicial review is very limited in relation to the decision of the President on mercy petition
4) The power to grant pardon by the President is the power that the sovereign never exercises against its own judicial mandate.
Q. The National Green Tribunal, set up to deal with the expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection, was set up under the -
1) 12th Five-Year Plan
2) 11th Five-Year Plan
3) 10th Five-Year Plan
4) 9th Five-Year Plan
Q. Which one of the following statements with regard to Panchayats is not correct?
1) Members of Panchayats are elected directly by the Gram Sabha.
2) The elections to Panchayats are conducted by the State Election Commission
3) The Central Government may by law authorize a Panchayat to levy taxes
4) Every Panchayat continues for five years from the date of convening of its first meeting
Q. Which one of the following concerns has found a place in both Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy?
1) Safeguard of public property
2) Protection and improvement of environment, forests and wildlife
3) Respect for the rich heritage of our composite culture
4) Promotion of cooperative societies
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