Give response to the statement Equality before law under Article 14 of the Constitution is with reference to
A. Laws enacted by legislature
B. Orders passed by the executive
C. Notifications issued by the Government only
D. Laws enacted by legislature, executive order etc.
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Which Article of the Constitution describes regarding disqualifications of the Members of Parliament?
A. Article 100
B. Article 102
C. Article 107
D. Article 111
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Which one of the statements is incorrect?
A. The Union executive has power to issue directions to a state under Article 256
B. The Union executive has power to issue directions to states under Article 257
C. The consequences of directions issued by the Union executive have been prescribed under Article 365
D. As per the consequences mentioned under Article 365, the President must exercise powers under Article 356
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How many maximum members can represent the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha?
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Which of the following is not correct? President shall have the power to grant pardon . . . . . . . .
A. In death sentence
B. In cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law on a matter where the Union executive power extends
C. In cases where the punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial
D. In cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law on a matter where the State executive power extends
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The President in case of Union Commission and Governors in case of State Public Service Commission may remove a member where
A. He is adjudged as insolvent
B. He become insane
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which one of the following is a Directive Principle of State Policy?
A. To organize Village Panchayats
B. Right to education
C. Right to property
D. Right to move Supreme Court
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Additional jurisdiction may be conferred on the Supreme Court by
A. President of India
B. Vice-President of India
C. Parliament
D. Prime Minister of India in consultation of Chief Justice of India
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The President of India is
A. Commander-in-Chief of Defence Forces
B. Supreme Commander of Armed Forces
C. Head of the Government
D. Supreme Commander of Defence Forces of the Union and Executive Head of the Union
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Which of the following cases upheld 'secularism' as a basic feature of the Indian Constitution even before the word 'secular' was inserted in the Preamble?
A. Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain
B. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
C. Waman Rao v. Union of India
D. Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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The document registration of which is optional have been dealt in.
A. Section 16 of Registration Act
B. Section 17 of Registration Act
C. Section 18 of Registration Act
D. Section 19 of Registration Act
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"If I was asked to name any particular Article in this Constitution as the most important an Article without which this constitution would be a nullity I could not refer to any other Article except this one Article 32 . . . . . . . . It is soul of the Constitution. And the very heart of it".
Whose observations are these?
A. Justice P. N. Bhagwati
B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer
D. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
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The Supreme Court of India held that Article 14 of the Constitution of India embodies the principle of nonarbitrariness for the first time in . . . . . . . .
A. Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi
B. A. K. Roy v. Union of India
C. E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu
D. A. K. Kraipak v. Union of India
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. Indian Constitution provides for unified judicial system
B. Judiciary has power to scrutinize the acts of all branches of government
C. Independence of judiciary is built through elaborate constitutional schem
D. Review of the constitutional amendments on substantive grounds is not permitted
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A resolution for the impeachment of the President must be passed by
A. Majority of the total strength of the House and two-third of the present and voting members
B. Two-third of the present and voting members in the House
C. Two-third of the total membership of the House
D. Majority of the total membership of the House
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The Constitution guarantees the following privileges to the President of India
A. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the President in any Court during his term of office
B. No process for the arrest or impeachment of the President shall be issued from any court during his term of office
C. The President shall not be answerable to any court for the exerciseand performance of the powers and duties of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in exercise of those powers and duties
D. All of the above
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Consolidated Fund is
A. Votable
B. Non votable
C. Non plan
D. None of these
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Which of the following Article(s) of the Constitution of India is/are exceptions to the Fundamental Rights enumerated in the Article 14 or Article 19?
A. Article 31A only
B. Article 31C only
C. Article 31A and Article 31C both
D. Neither Article 31A nor Article 31C
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In which one of the following cases were the provisions of the Constitution (Forty Second Amendment) Act which gave precedence to all or any Directive Principles of States Policy over the Fundamental Rights invalidated by the Supreme Court?
A. Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain
B. Waman Rai v. Union of India
C. Kesavananda Bharathi v. State of Kerala
D. Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India
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Which is the only State of India to have the common Civil Code?
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Mizoram
C. Goa
D. Arunachal Pradesh
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