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Q61

Which of the following were the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission about the appointment of the Governor?
1. He should be eminent in some walk of life.
2. He should be a person from outside the State.
3. He should be a detached figure and not too intimately connected with local politics of the State.
4. He should be a person who has not taken too great a part in politics in general and in the recent past, in particular.

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Q62

Which of the following have been identified as the ground for judicial review in the exercise of Power of Pardon by the President of India or Governor of a state?
1. That the order has been passed without application of mind.
2. That the order is malafide.
3. That the order is based on extraneous or wholly irrelevant considerations.
4. That the order suffers from arbitrariness.

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Q63

Which of the following parts of the constitution envisages a three-tier system of panchayats?

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Q64

Put the following events in their chronological order and select the correct answer:
Poona Pact, Third Round Table Conference, Swaraj Party, Communal Award, Nehru Report.

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Q65

Match List-I with List-II and identify the correct answer:

List-I (Acts)	List-II (Provisions)
a. Government of India Act, 1858	1. Introduction of bicameral legislature for the first time
b. Indian Councils Act, 1861	2. Complete imperial control by Secretary of State for India
c. Indian Councils Act, 1909	3. Inclusion of non-official members in the Executive Council of Governor-General for the first time
d. Government of India Act, 1919	4. Separate representation of the Muslim community

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Q66

Which among the following statements is/are not true about the executive powers of the Governor?
1. The Governor appoints the Vice-Chancellor of the universities of the state.
2. The Governor acts as the Chancellor of the universities of the state.
3. The Governor appoints the Chief minister and other state ministers.
4. The Governor appoints the advocate general of the state.

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Q67

Who of the following regard the Supreme Court of India as having a dual personality - a legal institution and a public institution?

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Q68

The Constituent Assembly of India comprised of

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Q69

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) Select the correct answer:
Assertion (A) Consociational democracy is an incomplete theory of democracy.
Reason (R) As it blocks the way of a genuine alternative. In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?

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Q70

In which of the following Acts, the provincial subjects were divided into transferred and reserved subjects?

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Q71

Who was the Chief Election Commissioner who wrote a letter to the President of India recommending the removal of Election Commissioner?

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Q72

Arrange the following Speakers of Lok Sabha of India in chronological order and select the correct answer:
1. Dr. Balram Jakhar
2. Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Bali Ram Bhagat

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Q73

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer:
1. Subject to legislation by Parliament, the power to declare any area as a 'Scheduled area' is given to the President.
2. The 5^th Schedule of the Constitution deals with administration of 'Scheduled areas' in assam, Meghalaya and Tripura.
3. The Government of the states having 'Scheduled areas' have to submit reports to the President regarding the administration of such 'Areas'.
4. The executive power of the union shall extend to giving directions to the respective states regarding administration of the 'Scheduled Areas'.
Which of the above statements are correct?

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Q74

Public Service Commissions for the union and states in India are created under which article of the constitution?

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Q75

In which case the Supreme Court decided that the confidence of the house in the ministry should be tested on the floor of the house itself?

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Q76

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer:
Assertion (A) An Election Commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Reason (R) He/She is appointed on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner.

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Q77

Which one of the following types of training prepares future recruits for the public service?

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Q78

Which of the following expressions does not figure in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

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Q79

Which of the following Fundamental Rights are granted only to citizens of lndia? Select the correct answer:
1. Cultural and educational rights.
2. Equality before the law.
3. Right against exploitation.
4. Protection from discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

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Q80

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) Select the correct answer:
Assertion (A) The expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India is not subject to the vote of Parliament.
Reason (R) It is in the nature of obligatory payment.

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