When both the seats of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are vacant, who chooses another member to be Speaker or Deputy Speaker?
A. Governor
B. Chief Minister
C. Council of Ministers
D. Assembly
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Public Interest Litigation is maintainable in respect of which one of the following matters?
A. Service matters
B. Policy matters
C. Parliamentary proceedings
D. Black money deposited in banks outside India
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By which of the following Amendments of the Constitution, Service Tax has been added?
A. 83rd Amendment
B. 84th Amendment
C. 87th Amendment
D. 88th Amendment
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The ambit of the expression 'law' as defined in Article 13(3)(a) of the Constitution of India ensures that the paramountcy of the Constitution extends to the
A. Temporary laws such as ordinances, notification as well as permanent laws such as Acts
B. Statutory instruments in the nature of subordinate legislation such as byelaw, rule, etc
C. Non-legislative sources of law, e.g., custom or usage having in the territory of India the force of law
D. None of the above
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Rajya Sabha can withhold Money Bills for a period of . . . . . . . . days.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. None of the above
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In which of the following landmark judgment, Hon'ble Apex Court declared 99th Constitutional Amendment ultra vires to the basic structure of the Constitution:
A. Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and another v. Union of India, (1993) 4 Supreme Court Cases 441
B. Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and another v. Union of India, (1998) 7 Supreme Court Cases 739
C. Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and another v. Union of India, (2003) 3 Supreme Court Cases 101
D. Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and another v. Union of India, (2016) 5 Supreme Court Cases 1
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Fundamental Freedoms given under Article 19 of the Constitution are available Only to-
A. Citizens of India
B. Citizens of India and Foreigners
C. Both A and B above
D. Foreigners living in India
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The members of the State Public Service Commission hold office till they attain the age of
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Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution made in mandatory for the President to accept the advice given by Council of Ministers?
A. 39th Amendment
B. 42nd Amendment
C. 49th Amendment
D. 44th Amendment
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Who appoints the judicial officers of the subordinate judiciary other than the district judges?
A. Union Public Service Commission
B. State Public Service Commission
C. Governor in accordance with the rules made by him in consultation with the High Court and State Public Service Commission
D. Governor in consultation with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such state
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The expression 'every person' in Article 5 includes
A. A prisoner
B. Member of armed forces
C. Persons living within the territory of India
D. All of the above
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"The Indian Constitution is the longest and the most powerful of all the Constitutions in the world."
Who made this observation?
A. Ambedkar
B. Ivor Jennings
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. None of the above
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The number of nominated members to the council of states is
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It is inappropriate for a petitioner in Public interest litigation to:
A. Write to any single Judge of the Supreme Court
B. Act pro bono publico
C. Withdraw proceedings as of right and further to claim that they shall not be continued
D. Ask for a direction for new legislation
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It was held that Chief Minister or a Minister is in pay of the Government and therefore public servant within the meaning of section 21(2) of IPC in the case
A. Karunanidhi v. UOI
B. Keshvananda Bharti v. State of Kerala
C. Kalyan Singh v. UOI
D. Jayalalitha v. State of Tamil Nadu
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Match
List I with
List II and select the correct answer:
List I (Writs)
List II (Grounds)
a. Habeas Corpus
1. Non-performance of Public duties
b. Mandamus
2. Unlawful detention
c. Quo Warranto
3. Correctional Directions to Subordinate courts
d. Certiorari
4. Unlawful occupation of public office
A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
C. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
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Right to education has been added as a new Fundamental Right in the Constitution of India by the Amendment of
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Which of the following protects personal freedom?
A. Quo-warranto
B. Mandamus
C. Habeas Corpus
D. Certiorari
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The Constitution of India has ensured independence of judiciary by:
1. Protecting salaries and service conditions of judges
2. Prohibiting the judges from carrying on practice in courts of law after retirement
3. Providing single judiciary
4. Ensuring security of tenure of judges
A. 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 3, 4
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 3
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With regard to fundamental rights, which one of the following is not correct?
A. A fundamental right cannot be curtailed by an Ordinance
B. The fundamental rights are not uniformly available to all persons
C. No restrictions on the right to freedom can be imposed by an executive order
D. The fundamental rights are subject to a Parliamentary legislation passed to give effect to a directive principle of state policy
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