Swaran Singh committee recommendations resulted in formulation of-
A. Directive Principles of State policy
B. Minorities
C. Fundamental Rights
D. Fundamental Duties
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Judicial review is the basic feature of the Constitution was finally decided in:
A. Minerva Mills case
B. Golak Nath's case
C. L. Chandra Kumar's case
D. S. R. Bommai's case
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Which one is the correct answer:
A. As per Article 332 of the Constitution of India, seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, except Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam in the Legislative Assembly of every State
B. As per Article 332 of the Constitution of India, seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Parliament
C. As per Article 332 of the Constitution of India, seats shall be reserved for the Panchayat Raj Institutions
D. All the above
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Which of the following is not included in the definition of law under Article 13 of the Constitution of India?
A. Legislation
B. Customs
C. Usage having no force of law
D. Ordinance
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Power to regulate the right of citizenship by law under the Indian Constitution vests in the
A. President
B. Supreme Court
C. Governor
D. Parliament
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Which one of the following is the correct statement?
In Special Reference No. 1 of 2002, it was held that:
A. A person convicted for an offence and punished with imprisonment of two years or more was disqualified to be appointed as Chief Minister of a State
B. The imposition of President's rule was not mandatory even if there was a gap of more than six months between two sessions of the Legislative Assembly if the Legislative Assembly had been dissolved
C. The advice of Chief Justice of India regarding the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court shall be binding on the President
D. The advisory opinion of the Supreme Court is binding on all courts and authorities
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In the Indian Constitution, the qualifications for the election of the President are mentioned in
A. Article 55
B. Article 56
C. Articles 57
D. Article 58
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Consider the following statements:
1. Parliament and State legislatures have concurrent power to make law prescribing punishment for untouchability.
2. Parliament may make law empowering any court to exercise powers of the Supreme Court to enforce the fundamental rights.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Who was the President of Constituent Assembly?
A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. B. N. Rao
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Right to Freedom is guaranteed in which article
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Under which Article Indian Constitution provides power to the Governor of Karnataka to establish a separate board
A. Article 371F
B. Article 371G
C. Article 371-I
D. Article 371
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'Budget' is known as:
A. Annual financial statement
B. Annual Budget
C. Financial statement of the year
D. It has no other name
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What are the reasons due to which a person could be considered unfit for registration in the electoral roll?
1. Being an Indian citizen
2. Being of unsound mind and standing declared as such by a competent court
3. Disqualified from voting for the time being under the provisions of any law relating to corrupt practices and other offences in connection with elections
4. Being less than 18 years of age
5. Being ordinarily resident of a constituency
A. None of these
B. 2 and 5
C. 3 and 5
D. 2, 3 and 4
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Which one is correct regarding provisions under Article 319
A. The Chairman of UPSC shall be ineligible for further employment either under the Central Government or State Government
B. The Chairman of State Public Service Commission shall be eligible for the post of Chairman or any other member of UPSC
C. A member other than Chairman of UPSC shall be eligible for appointment as the Chairman of UPSC or State Public Service Commission
D. All of the above
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While a proclamation of emergency is in operation
1. The executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of directions to any State as to the manner in which the executive power thereof is to be exercised
2. The power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to any matter shall include the power to make laws on the subject which is not enumerated in the Union List.
Which of the above statements is/are found to be correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Match the following:
List I
List II
a. Right to go abroad
1. Bhim Singh's case
b. Prisoner's right
2. Maneka Gandhi's case
c. Death Penalty
3. Bacchan Singh's case
d. Government's liability
4. Sunil Batra's case
A. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
B. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
C. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
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Which one of the following is the correct statement of the decision in D. C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar?
A. President is entitled to promulgate ordinances during the recess of the Parliament
B. Colourable re-promulgation of ordinances is unconstitutional
C. Article 123 empowers of the President to issue successive ordinances
D. Governor's power of re-issuance of ordinances cannot be questioned in the Court of Law
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Article 21A providing for Right to Education was inserted in the Constitution by:
A. The Constitution (Eighty Sixth Amendment) Act, 2002
B. The Constitution (Ninety First Amendment) Act, 2003
C. The Constitution (Ninety Second Amendment) Act, 2003
D. The Constitution (Eighty Fourth Amendment) Act, 2001
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The protection of Article 20(3) is not available to
A. Confession of guilt made to a friend who visits the accused who is in police custody
B. Confession made through intelligible gestures under compulsion
C. Confession made through the production of document or thing under compulsion
D. Confession of guilt made in police custody by words
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In Keshvananda Bharti v. State of Kerala it was held that
A. Under the amended Article 368, all provisions of the Constitution including those enshrined fundamental rights could be amended
B. Fundamental rights cannot be amended
C. Fundamental Rights have the primacy and supremacy than any of the provisions of the Constitution
D. None of the above
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