What is the quorum under Article 100 of the Constitution of India to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament?
A. One-tenth of the total members of the House
B. One-fifth of the total members of the House
C. One-third of the total members of the House
D. One-half of the total members of the House
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Give the correct response:
A. The President is the executive head of the Union and he exercises no legislative or judicial powers
B. The President is the part of Parliament
C. The President has the power to pardon, he is also a judicial head of the union
D. The President has discretion to appoint any person as Prime Minister
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Which one of the following functions does not require consultation with the Public Service Commissions as per provisions of the Constitution of India?
A. Methods of recruitment to civil services and civil posts
B. Principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services
C. The manner in which any provision referred to in Article 16(4) may be made
D. Any claim for the award of a pension in respect of injuries suffered by a person while serving under the Government of India or the Government of a State in a civil capacity
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Article 360 of the Constitution deals with
A. Ordinance making power of the President
B. Election Commission
C. Financial Emergency
D. National Official Language
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The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age
A. 8 - 16 years
B. 6 - 14 years
C. 8 - 18 years
D. None of the above
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Under the constitution of India who are the ultimate Sovereign?
A. Indian People
B. Prime Minister of India
C. President of India
D. All elected leaders of India
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Representatives of the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha are chosen by
A. Direct election
B. Indirect election
C. Nomination
D. All of the above
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In India, the Governor of a State retires at the age of
A. 60
B. 65
C. 62
D. There is no retirement age
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Assertion (A): The Supreme Court is a Court of Record.
Reason (R): Once a Court is made a Court of Record, its power to punish for its contempt necessarily follows from that position.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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In which one of the following cases, the Supreme Court, while recognizing the Muslim Women's right to maintenance for the first time, observed, "A uniform civil code will help the cause of national integration by removing disparate loyalties to laws which have conflicting ideologies"?
A. Shamim Ara v. State of Uttar Pradesh
B. Danial Latifi v. Union of India
C. Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum
D. K. Zunaideen v. Ameena Begum
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Which Article lays down that the laws declared by the Supreme Court would be binding on all Courts in India
A. Article 131
B. Article 141
C. Article 143
D. Article 142
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The principle of law laid down in Hadley v. Baxendala relates to
A. Special Damages
B. Quasi-Contract
C. Fraud
D. Unjust Enrichment
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Which is not correctly matched
A. Colourable legislation ⇔ What cannot be done directly can be done indirectly
B. Pith and Substance ⇔ Incidental encroachment on the field of another Legislature is permissible
C. Territorial Nexus ⇔ Subject of legislation must have territorial connection with the State
D. Repugnancy ⇔ A situation in which a law made by the Union is in conflict with a law made by a State
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In the case of Golaknath v. State of Punjab, it was remarked that our "Preamble contains in a nutshell its ideals and inspirations."
Who was the Judge?
A. Justice Mathew
B. Justice Krishna Iyer
C. Justice Subba Rao
D. Justice H. R. Khanna
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Which is the incorrect statement:
In case of appeal of civil cases to the Supreme Court of India the following conditions must be fulfilled
A. The decision appealed against the judgment, decree or final order of a High Court in the territory of India
B. Such judgment, decree or final order should be given in civil proceeding
C. A certificate of High Court is needed and decided by the High Court
D. None of the above
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The amendment in Constitution of India can be made under Article . . . . . . . .
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Article 301 of the Constitution is related to
A. Right to property
B. Rights of civil servants
C. Money bill
D. Freedom of Inter-State Trade
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In the Federation established by the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to
A. Federal Legislature
B. Provincial Legislature
C. Governor General
D. Provincial Governors
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Assertion (A): Directive Principles are relevant for determining the reasonableness of restrictions under Article 19.
Reason (R): Directive Principles have been declared superior to Fundamental Rights
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct and 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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In which case, the Supreme Court struck down that part of the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 by which Article 31C was amended?
A. Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala, (1973) 4 SCC 225
B. L. C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab, AIR 1967 SC 1643
C. Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1980 SC 1789
D. S. P. Sampath Kumar v. Union of India, 1987 SCR (3) 233
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