Constitution of India

1. Which one of the following is not an year in
which a joint session of Indian Parliament
is held?
(a) 1961
(b) 1978
(c) 2002
(d) 2007

2. Which one of the following is not a writ
provided in the Constitution of India?
(a) Mandamus
(b) Quo Warranto
(c) Habeus Corpus
(d) Injunction

3. The first to establish Lokayukta:
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Haryana

4. The fourth schedule of the Indian
Constitution is related to:
(a) Distribution of powers
(b) Allocation of seats in Council of States
(c) Languages
(d) Administration of tribal areas

5. The constitutional validity of the laws passed
by the states and the parliament is decided
by the ————.
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Speaker

6. Which of the following is not true of Rajya
Sabha?
(a)The Vice-President is the Ex-officio
Chairman of the house
(b) It is the upper house of the Parliament
(c) The nominated members of the Rajya
Sabha also elect the President
(d) Money bills cannot be introduced in the
Rajya Sabha

7. In 1891, through the enactment of the Age
of Consent Act,the minimum marriageable
age for girls was raised to ______ years
(a)12
(b) 10
(c) 14
(d) 15

8. Which of the following Act was returned by
the President of India for reconsideration?
(a)Postal Act
(b) Dowry Prohibition Act
(c) Railway Act
(d) TADA

9. The idea of First Past the Post in India is
taken from:
(a)Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Britain
(d) South Africa

10. In terms of parliamentary terminology, what
do we call a rule of legislative procedure under
which a further debate on a motion can be
stopped?
(a) Closure
(b) Guillotin
(c) Expunction
(d) Recess

11. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
is headed by:
(a)Finance Minister
(b) Commerce Minister
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Cabinet Secretary

12. The first Law Commission of independent
India was established in ____.
(a)1947
(b) 1950
(c) 1955
(d) 1960

13. What is the maximum life of an ordinance
promulgated by the President of India?
(a)6 months
(b) 7.5 months
(c) 9 months
(d) 12 months

14. Who held the offices of the Judge of Supreme
Court and the Speaker of Lok Sabha?
(a)K.S.Hegde
(b) N.S.Reddy
(c) M.Hidayattullah
(d) B.D.Jatti

15. Who was the chairman of the Union Powers
committee of the Constituent Assembly?
(a)Sardar Patel
(b) K.M.Munshi
(c) B.R.Ambedkar
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

16. The chairman of the first Law Commission:
(a)K.C.Neogy
(b) G.S.Nanda
(c) M. C. Setalvad
(d) H.J.Kania

17. Any political party in India can be recognised
as national party,if it has state party status at
least:
(a)three states
(b) Five states
(c) Seven states
(d) Four states

18. The minimum marriageable age for girls was
raised from 14 to 15 in 1948. It was further
raised to 18 in:
(a)1972
(b) 1975
(c) 1978
(d) 1988

19. Who appoints ‘ad hoc’ judges of Supreme
Court?
(a)President
(b) Vice President
(c) President on the advice of council of
ministers
(d) Chief Justice of Supreme Court with the
permission of president

20. The only president of India who exercised
pocket veto?
(a)V.V.Giri
(b) K.R.Narayanan
(c) Zail Singh
(d) Dr.Rajendraprasad

21. A session of the Lok Sabha is prorogued by
the order of:
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Lok Sabha Speaker
(d) Leader of House

22. Section 304 A of the Indian Penal Code is
related to which of the following?
(a)Murder (b) Culpable homicide
(c) Death under negligence
(d) None of these

23. The famous painter who was entrusted with
the task of beautifying the original manuscript
of the Constitution:
(a) Amrita Shergil
(b) Nandalal Bose
(c) M.F.Hussain
(d) KCS Panicker

24. Which one of the following Act is not passed
by the joint session of the Indian Parliament?
(a) Dowry Prohibition Act
(b) Banking Service Commission Repeal Bill
(c) Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act
(d) Anti Defection Act

25. The minimum marriageable age for girls at
the time of independence was:
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 15

Answers

1 (d) 2(d) 3 (a) 4 (b)
5(c) 6(c) 7(a) 8(a)
9(c) 10(a) 11(c) 12(c)
13(b) 14(a) 15(d) 16(c)
17(d) 18(c)19(d) 20(c)
21(b) 22(c) 23(b) 24(d)
25(c)