Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. The Constitution of India contains provisions regarding the administration of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any State
B. The Constitution of India contains provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas and scheduled tribes in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
C. The Parliament may, by law, form within the State of Assam, an autonomous State comprising of tribal areas
D. A law, defining the matters with respect to which the Executive Power of the autonomous State shall extend, can be amended by Parliament by simple majority
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The Provision for appointment to District Judges are prescribed in:
A. Part-VI Chapter V of the Constitution of India
B. Part-VI Chapter VI of the Constitution of India
C. Part-III of the Constitution of India
D. Part-V Chapter VI of the Constitution of India
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Sovereignty under Constitution belong to
A. The president
B. The parliament
C. The people
D. The executants, judiciary and legislature
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How many 'Fundamental Duties' are prescribed under Article 51A of the Constitution of India?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 13
D. 8
E. None of the above
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If a person gets elected to both the Houses of Parliament or State Legislature or is a member of House of Parliament as well as House of State Legislature
A. He may enjoy membership of both the House
B. He may give up one of the seats
C. He must give up one of the seats
D. He must vacate both the seats
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In which one of the following cases, the Supreme Court heavily relied upon the Directive Principles of State Policy contained under Article 48 of the Constitution of India to uphold a state law which was challenged as a violation of Fundamental right to religious freedom?
A. State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Qureshi
B. P. A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashira
C. Forum, Prevention of Environmental and Sound Pollution v. Union of India
D. Sube Singh v. State of Haryana
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Which of the following is not an eligibility criterion for election as President of India?
A. Should be citizen of India
B. Should be at least 35 years of age
C. Should be qualified for election to the House of the People
D. He should be elected as a member of the House of the People
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Which of the following is the largest committee of Parliament?
A. Joint Parliamentary Committee
B. Public Accounts Committee
C. Committee on Public Undertakings
D. Estimates Committee
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Judicial Review of an administrative action means
A. Review by the Parliament
B. Review by the Government
C. Review by the Legislative Assembly
D. Review by the Judiciary
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Public Accounts Committee has members from
A. House of the People
B. Council of states only
C. State legislatures
D. Both Houses of Parliament
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The doctrine of 'double jeopardy' in Article 20(2) means
A. No one can be tried and punished more than once for the same offence
B. One can be tried several times for the same offence
C. Punishment once awarded cannot be enhanced in appeal or revision
D. One can be tried more than once but punished only once
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Without paying proper remuneration, labour taken from the prisoners is 'forced labour' and violation of
A. Art. 20 of the Constitution of India
B. Art. 21 of the Constitution of India
C. Art. 22 of the Constitution of India
D. Art. 23 of the Constitution of India
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Assertion (A): All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
Reason (R): Institutions established by the minorities are not entitled to governmental aid and government is not under an obligation to give aid
A. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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The right to freedom of religion guaranteed in Article 25 of the Constitution of India is subject to which of the following?
A. Public order, morality and to the other provisions of Part III of the Constitution of India
B. Public order, morality and health
C. Reasonable restrictions in the interests of the security of the State
D. Public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of Part III of the Constitution of India
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Who amongst the following has said that "Indian Constitution is a federation with strong centralizing tendency"?
A. K. C. Wheare
B. A. V. Dicey
C. Sir Ivor Jennings
D. None of the above
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Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the state of which country?
A. Britain
B. USA
C. Iraland
D. Russia
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On Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352, the President has power to suspend the Fundamental Rights except the rights secured by
A. Articles 19 and 20
B. Articles 20 and 21
C. Articles 21 and 22
D. Articles 19, 20 and 21
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"No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law", this right is given in the Constitution of India in:
A. Article 300
B. Article 30
C. Article 300A
D. Article 330
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The Right to Education Act, 2009 (RTE) provides for free and compulsory education to:
A. All illiterate children of India
B. All citizens of India
C. Children aged between 6 and 14 years
D. All children up to the age of 10 years
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"No religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution wholly maintained out of State funds". It is the constitutional provision provided under
A. Article 27 of Constitution
B. Article 28(1) of Constitution
C. Article 25 of Constitution
D. Article 24 of Constitution
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