Which one of the following is the correct statement? "Full faith and credit" clause of the Constitution does not apply to:
A. Public acts
B. Public records
C. Acts of Corporation
D. Judicial proceedings
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In which part of the Constitution of India, the provision for Public Service Commissions is contained?
A. Part XII
B. Part XIII
C. Part XI
D. Part XIV
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Match subject matters contained in
List I with the provisions of the Constitution of India in
List II and select the correct answer:
List I
List II
a. Maternity relief
1. Article 41
b. Living wage
2. Article 42
c. Right to work
3. Article 43
d. Organisation of agriculture
4. Article 48
A. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
B. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
C. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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Separation of judiciary from the executive has been provided in which of the following?
A. The Preamble of the Constitution of India
B. The fundamental rights of the Constitution of India
C. The Directive Principles of the State Policy of the Constitution of India
D. The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India
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Part IVA of the Indian Constitution deal with
A. Fundamental Duties
B. Fundamental Rights
C. Directive Principles of state Policy
D. Citizenship
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Which one of the following statement is correct?
A. The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds his office during the pleasure of President
B. The Governor of a State holds his office during the pleasure of the President
C. The Prime Minister can only be removed by a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament
D. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed at the pleasure of the President
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Assertion (A): The President of India has the power to grant pardon, reprieve, respite or remission of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute sentence.
Reason (R): The President exercises not only executive functions but also judicial and legislative functions.
A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Consider the following statements:
An accused person can be compelled to:
1. Give his finger-prints
2. Give evidence against himself
3. Participate in the identification parade
Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 3
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Judgment should be delivered to the parties or to their pleaders in the open court
A. By delivering the whole of the judgment
B. By reading out the whole of the judgment
C. By reading out the operative part of the judgment
D. All of the above
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The provision to fill 'backlog vacancy' was inserted in Article 16 by which of the following Amendment Act?
A. 77th Amendment Act, 1995
B. 81st Amendment Act, 2000
C. 85th Amendment Act, 2001
D. It was never inserted in Article 16
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Election to the Gram Panchayats are
A. To be direct on the basis of adult franchise
B. By indirect method
C. By Legislatures of the States
D. None of the above
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Give correct response to
A. A money bill can be rejected by the Rajya Sabha
B. The President can withhold his assent to a money bill
C. A money bill can be passed in a joint sitting of both Houses
D. A money bill cannot be rejected by the Rajya Sabha nor can the President withhold his assent
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By which of the following Amendment Acts of the Constitution, Chapter of Fundamental Duties have been added as Chapter IVA in the Constitution?
A. 40th Amendment Act
B. 42nd Amendment Act
C. 45th Amendment Act
D. 49th Amendment Act
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Backwardness under Article 15(4)
A. Must be social and educational
B. Must be social and not necessarily to be educational
C. Must be economic as well as social
D. None of the above is correct
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Position of Prime Minister is what?
A. Head of Government
B. Head of State
C. Chief of Lok Sabha
D. Head of the Council of Minister
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Which of the following writs may the Supreme Court use to inquire into the legality of a claim that a person asserts to a public office, and to remove such a person from the public office if the claim is not well-founded?
A. The writ of mandamus
B. The writ of quo warranto
C. The writ of habeas corpus
D. The writ of certiorari
E. The writ of prohibition
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"Creamy Layer" rule excluding the well placed members of a caste from reservation was first laid down in the case of:
A. Ashok Kumar Thakur v. State of Bihar
B. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
C. India Sawhney v. Union of India
D. Minerva Mills v. Union of India
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Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of Indian Act of 1935?
A. Diarchy at the centre as well as in the provinces
B. A bicameral legislature
C. Provincial autonomy
D. All India Federation
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Regarding bail applications, a Bench comprising of Justice A. K. Goel and Justice U. U. Lalit of the Supreme Court of India has asked all High Courts to issue directions to their Subordinate Courts that
1. All bail applications normally be disposed of by judicial officers within one week.
2. Magisterial trial where accused is in custody be concluded within six months.
3. Session trial where accused is in custody normally be concluded within two years.
4. Efforts to be made to dispose of all cases, which are ten years old, by the end of the year.
5. The above timelines may, however, will not be the touchstone for assessment of judicial performance in annual confidential reports
A. 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 4 and 5
D. All of the above
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In which one of the following cases was it observed that the objectives specified in the preamble contain the basic structure of our Constitution, which cannot be amended in exercise of the power under Article 368 of the Constitution?
A. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
B. Lingappa v. State of Maharashtra
C. DS Nakara v. Union of India
D. Amar Singh v. State of Rajasthan
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