Facts about India

1. Arakan Yoma is an extension of Himalayas
located in:
(a) Baluchistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Kashmir
(d) Myanmar

2. The oldest inhabitants of India are
considered to be:
(a) Negritoes
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Mongoloids
(d) Indo-Aryans

3. The State which instituted the Kanshi Ram
Sports Award:
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Jharkhand

4. The mountain range between Narmada and
Tapti:
(a) Karkoram
(b) Patkai
(c) Aravalli
(d) Satpura

5. Which State has the lowest number of
Members in the Legislative Assembly?
(a) Goa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Manippur
(d) Meghalaya

6. Bhilai Steel Plant is in the state of:
(a) Chhatisgarh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand

7. ‘Tirich Mir’ is a mountain peak in:
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan

8. To which mineral ‘Raniganj’ is associated?
(a) Coal
(b) Copper
(c) Diamond
(d) Gold

9. The National Institute of Visually
Handicapped is situated at:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Dehra Dun
(c) Kolkatta
(d) Chennai

10. Which Indian state has the largest number
of Loksabha seats?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal

11. Gandhiji spent 2089 days in Indian prisons.
Where was his last confinement?
(a) Aga Khan Palace, Pune
(b) Yervada jail
(c) Thihar jail
(d) None of these

12. The venue of first National Games held in
1985:
(a) Pune
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Imphal

13. Tulu is a ….. language:
(a) Indo-Aryan
(b) Dravidian
(c) Sino-Tibetan
(d) Austric

14. Chandranagar, a former European colony
was added to the State of ……. in 1954.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Orissa

15. The most abundant fruit in India:
(a) Jack fruit
(b) Mango
(c) Guava
(d) Apple

16. Govind Ballabh Pant University of
Agriculture & Technology is the first
agricultural university in India. It is in the
state of:
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Haryana

17. Dharavi, India’s lagest slum is in:
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) None of these

18. Which port city in India is situated in
Salsette island?
(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkatta
(d) Visakhapatnam

19. Nagarjuna Srisailam sanctuary is the
largest ……. In India.
(a) snake park
(b) tiger reserve
(c) lion safari park
(d) deer park

20. Parameswarakund is a place of pilgrimage
in the state of:
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manippur
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

21. During the epic period which region in India
was known as ‘Pragjyotisha’:
(a) Orissa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Assam
(d) Bengal

22. The first express way of India:
(a) Delhi-Kanpur
(b) Ahmedabad-Vadodara
(c) Chennai-Tambaram
(d) Jaipur- Delhi

23. Veeresalingam was a reformer in:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Utta Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu

24. Who was known as ‘Socretes of
Maharashtra’:
(a) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(b) Pheroz Shah Mehta
(c) K.T.Telang
(d) B.G.Tilak

25. The new name of Sudhamapuri:
(a) Porbander
(b) Gandhinagar
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Surat

Answers

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

Facts about India

1. The setting for Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle
Book’:
(a) Manas National Park
(b) Shivpuri National Park
(c) Corbet National Park
(d) Kanha National Park

2. The Virupaksha Temple is situated at:
(a) Puri
(b) Mahabaleswar
(c) Hampi
(d) Madurai

3. The largest religion in Lakshadweep:
(a) Hinduism (b) Islam
(c) Christianity (d) Jainism

4. The oldest municipal corporation in India:
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkatta
(c) Chennai
(d) Allahabad

5. Madurai is situated on the banks of the river:
(a) Cauveri
(b) Vaigai
(c) Siruvani
(d) Krishna

6. A hill station in India set up by Americans:
(a) Udagamandalam
(b) Dehra Dun
(c) Kodaikanal
(d) Shimla

7. Which type of land form is occupied by the
largest portion of India?
(a) Mountains
(b) Hills
(c) Plateau
(d) Plains

8. Which country has the world’s highest
percentage of arable land to the total
geographical area:
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Russia

9. The approximate number of villages in India
is —— lakhs.
(a) six
(b) seven
(c) ten
(d) nine

10. ....... has the world’s largest cattle and
buffalo population.
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) USA

11. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is in:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Allahabad

12. The hottest period all over India:
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 12.30 p.m.
(d) 1.30 p.m.

13. Palitana in Gujarat is famous for the
worshipping places of —— religion.
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Parsi
(d) Hinduism

14. The first Asian country to start Community
Development Project:
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Bangladesh

15. Chandranagar was formerly a ..... colony:
(a) British
(b) Dutch
(c) Portuguse
(d) French

16. Jog falls, the highest water fall in India, is
situated in the river:
(a) Cauveri
(b) Sharavati
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna

17. The Danish East India Company was
formed in 1616. ……… in Tamil Nadu coast
was their main centre.
(a) Tranquebar
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Chandranagar
(d) Goa

18. Antarctica Study centre in India is situated at:
 a) Goa
(b) New Delhi
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Tutucorin

19. The old name of ‘Rashtrapathi Bhavan’:
(a) Viceregal palace
(b) Executive Mansion
(c) Imperial palace
(d) none of these

20. Pragathi Maidan, which is famous for trade
fairs, is situated in:
(a) Bangalore
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai

21. In which Indian state Asia’s first oil refinery
was established?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Assam
(d) Gujarat

22. The place which is known as the “Mecca of
temple architecture”:
(a) Tanjavur
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Mahabalipuram
(d) Ellora

23. Longest tributary of Indus:
(a) Jhulum
(b) Chenab
(c) Sutlej
(d) Ravi

24. Namdapha Tiger Reserve is in the state of:
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

25. In Uttar Pradesh, the seat of High Court is:
(a) Allahabad
(b) Lucknow
(c) Kanpur
(d) New Delhi

Answers

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

Facts about Kerala

1. The first technopark in Kerala was
established at:
(a) Chathamangalam
(b) Kalamassery
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

2. The place in Kerala where telephone was
established for the first time in Kerala:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

3. The places connected by the first railway
line in Kerala:
(a)Kollam-Thirunelveli
(b) Kozhikode-Mangalore
(c) Palakkad-Coimbatore
(d) Tirur- Beppur

4. The first rubberised road in Kerala connects
Kottayam and......
(a)Erumeli (b) Alappuzha
(c) Adoor (d) Kumali

5. The place in Kerala where engineering college
was established for the first time:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

6. The first church built by the Europeans in
India is.......... at Kochi.
(a) St.Thomas Church
(b) St.Francis Church
(c) St.Andrews church
(d) St.Mary’s Church

7. The place in Kerala where Public Library
was established for the first time:
(a)Kozhikode (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi

8. The first teak museum in India:
(a) Peechi
(b) Kottayam
(c) Nilambur
(d) Arippa

9. The place where the first under pass in
Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

10. The place where the first Law college in
Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

11. India’s first gymnastic training centre was
established in:
(a)Thalassery
(b) Vadakara
(c) Beppur
(d) Kottakkal

12. The place where the first Ayurvedic
Medical College in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

13. The first medical college in Kerala was
established at:
(a)Alappuzha
(b) Kozhikode
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

14. The first news paper of Kerala was
published from:
(a)Thalassery
(b) Kottayam
(c) Kollam
(d) Kozhikode

15. The venue of the first all Kerala political
conference organised by INC was:
(a)Ottappalam
(b) Manjeri
(c) Kozhikode
(d) Thalassery

16. The place where the first Homoeo Medical
College in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

17. The first post office in Kerala was
established at:
(a)Kollam
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Alappuzha
(d) Kottayam

18. The place where the first Museum in Kerala
was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

19. Udaya, the first studio in Kerala was
established at:
(a)Alappuzha
(b) Nemom
(c) Kozhikode
(d) Kochi

20. The first railway line in Travancore:
(a)Kollam-Tirunelveli
(b) Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam
(c) Thiruvananthapuram- Madurai
(d) Kollam- Kayamkulam

21. The first polio-free district in India:
(a)Kottayam
(b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kollam
(d) Thiruvananthapuram

22. In which district is Maniyar, the first private
power project in Kerala?
(a)Idukky
(b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kottayam
(d) Palakkad

23. The place where the first zoo in Kerala was
established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

24. The first FM radio station in Kerala:
(a)Kannur
(b) Kochi
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Devikulam

25.The place where the first women’s college in
Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

Answers

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

Facts about Kerala

1. The first radio station in Kerala:
(a)Kannur
(b) Kochi
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Devikulam

2. The place where the first training college in
Kerala was established:
(a) Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

3. The first tidal power project in India was
established in:
(a)Varkala
(b) Kanjikode
(c) Neendakara
(d) Vizhinjam

4. The first light house in western coast was
established in 1862 at:
(a)Kollam
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Kochi
(d) Kovalam

5. Pallivasal, the first hydro electric project is
in the district of:
(a)Kollam
(b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Idukky
(d) Ernakulam

6. The place where the first mobile court in
Kerala was established:
(a)Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Kannur
(c)Kozhikode
(d) Kochi

7. The first college in Kerala was established at:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kottayam
(d) Kochi

8. Which is the first boat race in Kerala which
marks the beginning of the season of boat
race in Kerala:
(a)Chambakkulam
(b) Payippatt
(c) Aranmula
(d) Nehru Trophy

9. The place where the first Sanskrit College
in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

10. The place where the first jail in Kerala was
established:
(a)Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Kollam
(d) Kochi

11. The first industrial establishement in Kerala
to use electricity is Kannan Devan Company.
It is in the district of:
(a)Ernakulam
(b) Idukky
(c) Kottayam
(d) Kollam

12. Mangalam project, the first hydel project
constructed after the formation of Kerala
state, is in the river:
(a)Muthirappuzha
(b) Bharatappuzha
(c) Pamba
(d) Panniyar

13. The place where the first international air port
in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

14. The place in Kerala where fine arts college
was established for the first time:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Kochi
(d) Thiruvananthapuram

15. In which river Pallivasal, the first govt.
owned hydel project in Kerala was built?
(a) Pamba
(b) Kallada
(c) Vamaanapuram river
(d) Muthirappuzha

16. The first wild life sanctuary in Kerala:
(a)Iravikulam
(b) Thekkady
(c) Parambikkulam
(d) Peechi-Vazhani

17. The first English school in the princely state
of Cochin was started at:
(a)Thrissur
(b) Mattanchery
(c) Thripunithura
(d) Kodungallur

18. James Dara established the first coir
factory in Kerala in 1859 at:
(a)Alappuzha
(b) Kollam
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Punalur

19. The first diesel power project in Kerala:
(a)Nallalam (b) Kannur
(c) Brahmapuram (d) Kanjikode

20. The first texile mill in Kerala was
established in 1881 at:
(a)Alappuzha
(b) Kannur
(c) Kottayam
(d) Kollam

21. The first arch dam in India:
(a)Idukky
(b) Neyyar
(c) Sabarigiri
(d) Idamalayar

22. The first national park in Kerala:
(a)Silent Valley
(b) Mathikettan
(c) Anamudi
(d) Iravikulam

23. The place where Bible was published in
Malayalam for the first time:
(a)Kottayam
(b) Thalassery
(c) Kozhikode
(d) Alappuzha

24. The first tiger reserve in Kerala:
(a)Neyyar
(b) Periyar
(c) Parambikkulam
(d) Aralam

25. The first meeting of ‘Vavootuyogam’ the
ancestor organisation of SNDP Yogam was
held at:
(a)Kollam
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Aruvippuram
(d) Chavara

Answers

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

Facts about Kerala

1. The first town in Kerala to attain 100%
literacy:
(a) Kochi
(b) Pathanamthitta
(c) Kottayam
(d) Alappuzha

2. The place where the first concrete bridge in
Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

3. The first wind power project in Kerala:
(a)Nallalam
(b) Kannur
(c) Brahmapuram
(d) Kanjikode

4. The place where the first escalator in
Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

5. Palayur Church,the first church built by
St.Thomas is in the district of:
(a)Thrissur
(b) Ernakulam
(c) Kottayam
(d) Kannur

6. The first open jail in Kerala was started
functioning at.... .in Thiruvananthapuram district.
(a)Kattakkada
(b) Varkala
(c) Vizhinjam
(d) Peroorkada

7. The first eco-tourism project in India was
established at:
(a) Thenmala
(b) Varkala
(c) Attingal
(d) Beppur

8. The place where the first Cyber police
station in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

9. Cheramon Juma Masjid, the first mosque in
Kerala:
(a)Madai
(b) Kodungallur
(c) Kannur
(d) Ponnani

10. The first private power station in Kerala:
(a) Karimanal
(b) Moozhiyar
(c) Maniyar
(d) Kakki

11. The first city corporation in Kerala:
(a) Kochi
(b) Kozhikode
(c) Thrissur
(d) Thiruvananthapuram

12. The first women’s jail in Kerala:
(a) Kattakkada
(b) Neyyatinkara
(c) Cheemeni
(d) Kochi

13. The first speed post centre in Kerala was:
(a)Kollam
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvanananthapuram
(d) Kochi

14. GV Rajas Sports School, the first sports
school in Kerala was established at:
(a) Kollam
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kannur

15. The first lion safari park in Kerala was
established at:
(a)Neyyar dam
(b) Parambikkulam
(c) Aaralam
(d) Iravikulam

16. The place where the first sea food park in
Kerala was established:
(a) Poovar
(b) Vayalar
(c) Aroor
(d) Punnapra

17. The first Ayurvedic mental hospital in India:
(a)Kottackal
(b) Kanjikode
(c) Alappuzha
(d) Kannur

18. The first city in Kerala where public
transport system was introduced in 1938:
(a)Kollam (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvanananthapuram
(d) Kochi

19. The first thermal plant in Kerala with nafta
as the fuel:
(a)Brahmapuram
(b) Kanjikode (c) Vizhinjam
(d) Kayamkulam

20. The first coir village in Kerala:
(a)Poovar
(b) Vayalar
(c) Aroor
(d) Punnapra

21. The first paper mill in Kerala was
established at:
(a)Velloor
(b) Valayar
(c) Punalur
(d) Nattakom

22. The first gramapanchayat in Kerala which
produce and distribute as its own
electricity?
(a)Vellanad
(b) Mankulam
(c) Varavoor
(d) Kalliassery

23. The place where the first televison centre
in Kerala was established:
(a)Kozhikode
(b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kochi

24. The first peacock sanctuary in Kerala:
(a)Mangalavanam
(b) Arippa
(c) Chulannoor
(d) Kumarakam

25. The first Jewish synagogue in India was
built at:
(a) Mattanchery
(b) Kodungallur
(c) Madayi
(d) Chendamangalam

Answers

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

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)

Constitution of India

1. The objective resolution was moved in the
Constituent Assembly on :
(a)December 13, 1946
(b) January 26, 1950
(c) November 26, 1946
(d) November 26, 1950

2. Under which article of the constitution, the
executive power of the Union is vested in
the President ?
(a)Article 25 (b) Article 53
(c) Article 54 (d) Article 55

3. The Financial emergency is declared by the
President on which ground ?
(a)War (b)Threat of war
(c) Breakdown of constitutional machinery
(d) Credit\ Goodwill is under threat

4. The Ordinance refers to:
(a)The executive orders passed by the
Parliament
(b) The executive order issued by the
President
(c) The decision made by the Supreme
Court
(d) The ruling given by the Speaker of Lok
Sabha

5. In the Constitution of India , the term
‘Federal’ :
(a) figures in the Preamble (b)
figures in part III of the Constitution
(c) figures in Article 368
(d) does not figure anywhere

6. The Judges of the District Court are
appointed by :
(a)President of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Governor of the State

7. The system of Public Interest Litigation has
been introduced in India
(a)Through constitutional amendment
(b) By judicial initiatives
(c) By political parties
(d)By parliamentary Act

8. The accountability or responsibility of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet to the Lok Sabha is :
(a)Intermittent
( b) Indirect
(c) At the time of election
(d) Direct, continuous, and collective

9. The Council of States is a :
(a)House elected every six years
(b) House elected every five years
(c) House which is permanent
(d) House which can be dissolved

10. Which article of the Constitution empowers
the Parliament to legislate on any matter of
the State List ?
(a) 115
(b) 183
(c)221
(d) 249

11. The quorum requirement in the Rajya
Sabha:
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 100
(d) 126

12. The Supreme Court has the exclusive
jurisdiction in regard to:
(a) Constitutional validity of state laws
(b) Constitutional validity of concurrent laws
(c) Constitutional validity of central laws
(d) None of the above

13. Under which article of our constitution , the
Governor can reserve the bill for the
consideration of the president?
(a) 199
(b) 200
(c)201
(d) 202

14. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under
the supervision of the:
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(c) Prime Minister’s office
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

15. The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the
Rajya Sabha in:
(a)Electoral powers
(b) Emergency powers
(c) Amending powers
(d) Financial powers

16. Right to Information is:
(a) Fundamental Right
(b) Constitutional Right
(c) Natural Right
(d) legal Right

17. Who took interest in the Public Interest
Litigation cases ?
(a) Bhagawati and Krishna Iyer
(b) Kania and Sastri
(c) Ray and Beg
(d) Shah and Sikri

18. Who is responsible for protecting and
defending the Constitution?
(a)President
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Supreme Court of India

19. Whose prior permission is required before
the money bill is introduced in the Lok
Sabha ?
(a) President of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

20. Minority rights are given in :
(a) Article 25 -28
(b) Article 29 and 30
(c) Article 31 (d) Article 32

21. Where does a money bill originate in Indian
Parliament ?
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Both the House (d) None of the above

22. The Vice-President of India can be removed
from the office :
(a)By a resolution in the Council of states
approved by Lok sabha
(b) By a resolution of Lok Sabha agreed to by the council of states
(c) By a resolution adopted by the two House meeting in a joint session
(d) Following the normal process of impeachment

23. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected by:
(a) Elected members of Rajya Sabha
(b) Members of Rajya Sabha
(c) The elected members of Rajya Sabha
(d) All the members of the Parliament

24. The first Lok Adalat was held in the year:
(a) 1985
(b) 1986
(c) 1987
(d) 1988

25. Which of the following is not a fundamental
duty ?
(a) To respect national Anthem
( b) To protect monuments and places of
national importance
(c) To safeguard private property
(d) To protect and improve the natural
environment

Answers

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