Q. Which of the following are the methods of Parliamentary control over public finance in India?
1. Placing Annual Financial Statement before the Parliament.
2. Withdrawal of moneys from Consolidated Fund of India only after passing the Appropriation Bill.
3. Provisions of supplementary grants and vote-on-account.
4. A periodic or at least a midyear review of programme of the Government against macroeconomic forecasts and expenditure by a Parliamentary Budget Office.
5. Introducing Finance Bill in the Parliament.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
1) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
2) 1, 2 and 4 only
3) 3, 4 and 5 only
4) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Q. Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
1. A dispute between the Government of India and one or more States.
2. A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of Legislature of a State.
3. A dispute between the Government of India and a Union Territory.
4. A dispute between two or more States.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) 1 and 4
4) 3 and 4
Q. The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the -
1) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
2) Montagu-Chelmsford Act, 1919
3) Government of India Act, 1935
4) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q. Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?
1) To vote in public elections
2) To develop the scientific temper
3) To safeguard public property
4) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
Q. The feature of Indian Constitution borrowed from South African Constitution is -
1) Procedure established by law
2) Procedure for amendment of the Constitution and election of Rajya Sabha members
3) Method of election of President
4) Joint Sitting of the Parliament
Q. With reference to the Rajya Sabha elections, consider the following statements :
1. 5th Schedule to the Constitution provides for allocation of seats to the States and Union Territories in Rajya Sabha.
2. All elected and nominated members of Legislative Assemblies of States and UTs (as the case may be) vote in elections to the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Consider the following statements in respect of Office of Profit :
1. The expression 'office of profit' has been defined in the Article of 102 of the Constitution.
2. The final interpretation and decision whether a person is disqualified or not rests with the courts and not with Parliament.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Consider the following statements about Ninth Schedule of the Constitution :
1. The first amendment to the Indian Constitution added the Ninth Schedule to it.
2. It contains a list of Central and State laws which cannot be challenged in courts.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Article 371-A of the Constitution makes special provisions for which of the following states?
1) Nagaland
2) Assam
3) Manipur
4) Andhra Pradesh
Q. Consider the following statements :
1. The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India (anti-defection law) contains provisions relating to disqualification of lawmakers for defection.
2. Anti-Defection law applies to both Parliament and state assemblies.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
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