The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
A. advisory jurisdiction
B. appellate jurisdiction
C. original jurisdiction
D. constitutional jurisdiction
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The members of Lok Sabha are
A. directly elected by the people
B. indirectly elected
C. nominated
D. partly elected and partly nominated
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The parliament can legislate on a subject in the state list
A. if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third majority declaring the subject in state list of
B. if the legislatures of two or more states recommend to the Parliament to legislate on such a subject
C. for the implementation of treaties and agreements with foreign powers
D. All the above
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The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the
A. The Chief justice of India
B. The President
C. The Chief justice of high court
D. The Speaker of legislative assembly
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The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
A. English only
B. Hindi only
C. English or Hindi
D. English, Hindi or mother tongue
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The nature of the anti-imperialist struggle was
A. always peaceful and constitutional
B. initially constitutional and by large non-violent
C. based on continuous armed resistance
D. largely supported by foreign powers
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The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counterpart in Britain because
A. India is the biggest democracy
B. India has adopted the federal system
C. India has a written constitution
D. his office enjoys constitutional basis
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The members of the committees of Parliament are
A. nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
B. nominated by the prime minister
C. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliam
D. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
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The parliament can legislate on the subject in the state list
A. if the President issues an order authorizing it to do so
B. if the Supreme Court of India gives authority to the Parliament of India in this regard
C. if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third of its to legislate on a state matter in the nat
D. None of the above
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The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947 and was presented to the nation at the midnight session of the Assembly on 14th August 1947 on behalf of
A. the minorities of India
B. the National Integration Council
C. the women of India
D. the people of India
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The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with
A. the speaker
B. the prime minister
C. the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
D. None of the above
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The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
A. a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
B. a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
C. a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
D. a socialist, secular and democratic republic
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The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is
A. 21 years
B. 25 years
C. 30 years
D. 35 years
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The president can be impeached for
A. violating the constitution
B. disregarding Parliament
C. for not taking the prime minister's advice
D. All of the above
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The name of the union given in the Constitution is
A. Hindustan or Bharatavarsha
B. India or Hindustan
C. India or Bharat
D. Bharatadesh or India
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The phrase 'procedure established by the law' means
A. the judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the limits of the constitution
B. judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is within the limits of the constitution
C. judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not due or is unjust
D. None of the above
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The national anthem was written by
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
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The member of a State Public Service Commission can be removed on the ground of misbehavior only after an enquiry has been conducted by the
A. Supreme Court of India
B. High Court of the state
C. committee appointed by the president
D. None of the above
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The members of the standing committee are taken from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the ratio of
A. two and one respectively
B. three and one respectively
C. four and one respectively
D. equal members for both the Houses
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The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
A. the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
B. the Nehru report
C. a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
D. the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
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