Question 1

Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to Article 32 of the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

Protection under Article 32 applies only to the fundamental rights as provided by the Constitution.

Question 2

Which one of the following writs is issued by the Supreme Court to secure the freedom of a person upon unlawful arrest?

Accepted Answer

Habeas Corpus: a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.

Question 3

Under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, an emergency can be declared if security of any part of India is threatened by 1.war2.external aggression3.armed rebellion4.internal disturbanceSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

Accepted Answer

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, replaced the phrase ‘internal disturbance’ with the ‘armed rebellion’ to avoid its misuse by the government in power.

Question 4

Which one of the following statements is not true of Protection of Women from Domestic violence Act, 2005?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court has struck down the words “adult male” from the pertinent provision in the DV Act to lay down that a woman can also file a complaint against another woman, accusing her of domestic violence.

Question 5

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

The cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 27th January, 2005 had approved the constitution of a National Investment Fund (NIF). The Purpose of the fund was to receive disinvestment proceeds of central public sector enterprises and to invest the same to generate earnings without depleting the corpus. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is a fund created by the Government of India for enhancing infrastructure financing in the country. This is different from the National Investment Fund.Its creation was announced in the Union Budget 2015-16. The operational framework was approved on 20 August 2015.NIIF got registered with SEBI as Category II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) on December 28, 2015

Question 6

Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India? 1.Article 17 of the Constitution of India 2.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 3.The Scheduled Castes and the Sche…

Accepted Answer

Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist

Question 7

Which one of the following is not true about the powers of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

The High Courts has similar power under the Article 226 of the Constitution. The high courts can also issue writs to protect the Fundamental Rights of the people.

Question 8

Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

Accepted Answer

All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.

Question 9

The right to form associations and unions is a right

Accepted Answer

Article 19 (1) (c) of the Constitution guarantees to all citizens the right “to form associations and unions.” Under clause (4) of Article 19, however, the State may by law impose reasonable restrictions on this right in the interest of public order, morality or sovereignty and integrity of India.As per the Article 19 of the Constitution, the right to form associations and unions is a fundamental right guaranteed only to citizens.

Question 10

The Inter State Council was set up in 1990 on the recommendation of

Accepted Answer

The Inter-State Council was set up in 1990 following the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission.The constitutional roots of the council are to be found in Article 263, which recommends that the President of India set up such a council to deal with federal issues.

Question 11

When a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation,the right to move a Court for the enforcement of all Fundamental Rights remains suspended, except

Accepted Answer

The right to protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20) and the right to life and personal liberty (Article 21) remain enforceable even during emergency.

Question 12

Which one of the following Articles of the Constituent of India down that no citizen can be denied the use of wells, tanks and bathing Ghats maintained out of State funds?

Accepted Answer

Article 15: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to (a) access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and palaces of public entertainment; or (b) the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of the general public

Question 13

Which one of the following is not a change brought about by the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

Accepted Answer

Provisions of the Indian Independence Act, 1947. There were six primary provisions in the ‘Indian Independence Act’ 1947.

Question 14

Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the provision of Legislative Council in the State Legislature?

Accepted Answer

3 is incorrect. The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly of that State: Provided that the total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall in no case be less than forty. Of the total number of members of the Legislative council of a State- (a) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by electorates consisting of members of municipalities, district boards and such other local authorities in the State as Parliament may by law specify; (b) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates consisting of persons residing in the State who have been for at least three years graduates of any university in the territory of India or have been for at least three years in possession ofqualifications prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament as equivalent to that of a graduate of any such university; (c) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates consisting of persons who have been for at least three years engaged in teaching in such educational institutions within the State, not lower in standard than that of a secondary school, as may be prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament; (d) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State from amongst persons who are not members of the Assembly; (e) the remainder shall be nominated by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of clause. There are only seven states which have two-tier of legislature –Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir.

Question 15

Which one of the following is not correct about the Panchayats as laid down in Part IX of the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

The act provides for a five-year term of office to the panchayat at every level. However, it can be dissolved before the completion of its term.the state legislature shall provide for the reservation of offices of chairperson in the panchayat at the village or any other level for the SCs and STs. The state legislature may make provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the panchayats and the auditing of such accounts.

Question 16

Which one ofthe following is not correct about Administrative Tribunals?

Accepted Answer

Article 323A provides that Parliament may by law establish tribunals for adjudication of disputes concerning recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public service under Central, State or any Local or other authority or a corporation owned or controlled by the Government of India. The law made by Parliament for the purpose may specify the jurisdiction and procedure of the tribunals. Under clause 2(d), the law may exclude the jurisdiction of all courts except that of the Supreme Court under article 136 with respect to the service matters falling within the purview of the tribunals.

Question 17

Afro-Asian solidarity as a central element of India's foreign policy was initiated by which of the following Prime Ministers?

Accepted Answer

The tone for that 1955 conference on Afro-Asian solidarity was actually set by then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru almost a decade earlier. The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18-24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

Question 18

The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund is operated by which one of the following bodies?

Accepted Answer

PMNRF operates from the Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New Delhi-110011 and does not pays any license fee. PMNRF is exempt under Income Tax Act, 1961 under Section 10 and 139 for return purposes. Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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