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(a) To change the existing territory of a State and to change | the name of a State | (b) To pass a resolution empowering the Parliament to make |
laws in the State List and to create one or more All India | Services | (c) To amend the election procedure of the President and to |
determine the pension of the President after his/ her | retirement | (d) To determine the functions of the Election Commission |
and to determine the number of Election Commissioners | 12. Which of the following are the methods of Parliamentary | control over public finance in India? |
1. Placing Annual Financial Statement before the Parliament | 2. Withdrawal of moneys from Consolidated Fund of India | only after passing the Appropriation Bill |
3. Provisions of supplementary grants and vote-on-account | 4. A periodic or at least a mid-year review of programme of | the Government against macroeconomic forecasts and |
expenditure by a Parliamentary Budget Office | 5. Introducing Finance Bill in the Parliament | Select the correct answer using the codes given below: |
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only | (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 | 13. Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India |
have a bearing on Education? | 1. Directive Principles of State Policy | 2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies |
3. Fifth Schedule | 4. Sixth Schedule | 5. Seventh Schedule |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: | (a) 1 and 2 only | (b) 3, 4 and 5 only |
(c) 1, 2 and 5 only | (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 | 14. In India, other than ensuring that public funds are used |
efficiently and for intended purpose, what is the importance of | the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)? | 1. CAG exercises exchequer control on behalf of the |
Parliament when the President of India declares national | emergency / financial emergency | 2. CAG reports on the execution of projects or programmes |
by the ministries are discussed by the Public Accounts | Committee. | 3. Information from CAG reports can be used by |
investigating agencies to press charges against those | who have violated the law while managing public | finances. |
4. While dealing with the audit and accounting of | government companies, CAG has certain judicial powers | for prosecuting those who violate the law. |
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1, 3 and 4 only | (b) 2 only |
(c) 2 and 3 only | (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 15. The Prime Minister of India, at the time of his/her |
(a) need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses | of the Parliament but must become a member of one of | the Houses within six months |
(b) need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses | of the Parliament but must become a member of the Lok | Sabha within six months |
(c) must be a member of one of the Houses of the | Parliament | (d) must be a member of the Lok Sabha |
16. With reference to the Delimitation Commission, consider the | following statements: | 1. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be |
challenged in a Court of Law. | 2. When the orders of the Delimitation Commission are laid | before the Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly, they |
cannot effect any modifications in the orders. | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 only | (c) Both 1 and 2 | (d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
17. According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the | President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament | which of the following? |
1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission | 2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee | 3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General |
4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled | Castes | Select the correct answer using the codes given below: |
(a) 1 only | (b) 2 and 4 only | (c) 1, 3 and 4 only |
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 18. A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha | calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of |
3. Constitution Amendment Bill | Select the correct answer using the codes given below: | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 and 3 only | (c) 1 and 3 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
19. Which of the following is/are among the Fundamental Duties | of citizens laid down in the Indian Constitution? | 1. To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture |
2. To protect the weaker sections from social injustice | 3. To develop the scientific temper and spirit of inquiry | 4. To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual |
and collective activity | Select the correct answer using the codes given below: | (a) 1 and 2only |
(b) 2 only | (c) 1, 3 and 4 only | (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
20. What is the provision to safeguard the autonomy of the | Supreme Court of India? | 1. While appointing the Supreme Court Judges, the |
President of India has to consult the Chief Justice of | India. | 2. The Supreme Court Judges can be removed by the Chief |
Justice of India only. | 3. The salaries of the Judges are charged on the | Consolidated Fund of India to which the legislature does |
not have to vote. | 4. All appointments of officers and staff of the Supreme | Court of India are made by the Government only after |
consulting the Chief Justice of India. | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 and 3 only |
(b) 3 and 4 only | (c) 4 only | (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
2013 TEST PAPER | 1. Who among the following constitute the National | Development Council? |
1. The Prime Minister | 2. The Chairman, Finance Commission | 3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet |
4. Chief Ministers of the States | Select the correct answer using the codes given below: | (a) 1, 2 and 3 only |
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only | (c) 2 and 4 only | (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
2. Consider the following statements: | The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts | 1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha |
2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the | Government | 3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor |
General of India | Which of the statements given above is/are correct? | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 and 3 only | (c) 3 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
3. In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are | implied institutionally in the parliamentary government? | 1. Members of the Cabinet are Members of the Parliament. |
2. Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the | Parliament. | 3. Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State. |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. | (a) 1 and 2 only | (b) 3 only |
(c) 2 and 3 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 | 4. Consider the following statements: |
1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively | responsible to the Parliament. | 2. The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the |
pleasure of the President of India. | 3. The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President | about the proposals for legislation. |
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 only | (b) 2 and 3 only |
(c) 1 and 3 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 | 5. Consider the following statements: |
1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning | Commission. | 2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the |
Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. | 3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats | should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for |
economic development and social justice. | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 and 3 only | (c) 1 and 3 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
6. Consider the following statements: | 1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya | Sabha are not the members of that House. |
2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the | Parliament have no voting right in the presidential | election, they have the right to vote in the election of the |
Vice President. | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 only | (c) Both 1 and 2 | (d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal | services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis | of equal opportunity. |
2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services | Authorities to implement the legal programmes and | schemes throughout the country. |
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 only | (b) 2 only |
(c) Both 1 and 2 | (d) Neither 1 nor 2 | 8. Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest |
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall | be the authority to initiate the process for determining the | nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or |
both? | (a) State Forest Department | (b) District Collector / Deputy Commissioner |
(c) Tahsildar / Block Development Officer / Mandal Revenue | Officer | (d) Gram Sabha |
9. “Economic Justice” as one of the objectives of the Indian | Constitution has been provided in | (a) the Preamble and the Fundamental Rights |
(b) the Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy | (c) the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of | State Policy |
(d) None of the above | (c) Directive Principles of State Policy | (d) Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties |
11. What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by | the Rajya Sabha? | (a) The Lok Sabha may still proceed with the Bill, accepting |
or not accepting the recommendations of the Rajya | Sabha | (b) The Lok Sabha cannot consider the Bill further |
(d) The President may call a joint sitting for passing the Bill | 12. Which one of the following statements is correct? | (a) In India, the same person cannot be appointed as |
Governor for two or more States at the same time | (b) The Judges of the High Court of the States in India are | appointed by the Governor of the State just as the |
Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the | President | (c) No procedure has been laid down in the Constitution of |
India for the removal of a Governor from his/her post | (d) In the case of a Union Territory having a legislative setup, | the Chief Minister is appointed by the Lt. Governor on the |
basis of majority support | 13. With reference to Indian History, the Members of the | Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were |
(a) directly elected by the people of those Provinces | (b) nominated by the Indian National Congress and the | Muslim League |
(c) elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies | (d) selected by the Government for their expertise in | constitutional matters |
14. Consider the following statements: | 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be | initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. |
2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the | federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also | requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of |
India. | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 only | (c) Both 1 and 2 | (d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
15. Consider the following statements: Attorney General of India | can | 1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha |
4. vote in the Lok Sabha | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 and 4 only | (c) 1, 2 and 3 | (d) 1 and 3 only |
16. Which of the following bodies does not/ do not find mention | in the Constitution? | 1. National Development Council |
2. Planning Commission | 3. Zonal Councils | Select the correct answer using the codes given below. |
(a) 1 and 2 only | (b) 2 only | (c) 1 and 3 only |
(d) 1, 2 and 3 | 17. The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of | India for implementing international treaties |
(a) with the consent of all the States | (b) with the consent of the majority of States | (c) with the consent of the States concerned |
(d) without the consent of any State | 18. The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to | Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the |
following is not identified as its objective? | (a) To provide self-governance | (b) To recognize traditional rights |
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