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(d) The Fundamental Duties | 3. Which of the following are envisaged by the Right against | Exploitation in the Constitution of India? |
1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour | 2. Abolition of untouchability | 3. Protection of the interests of minorities |
4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and | mines | Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only | (b) 2, 3 and 4 only | (c) 1 and 4 only |
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 4. Which one of the following statements is correct? | (a) Rights are claims of the State against the citizens. |
(b) Rights are privileges which are incorporated in the | Constitution of a State. | (c) Rights are claims of the citizens against the State. |
(d) Rights are privileges of a few citizens against the many. | 5. Which of the following statements is/ are true of the | Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen? |
1. A legislative process has been provided to enforce these | duties. | 2. They are correlative to legal duties. |
Select the correct answer using the code given below: | (a) 1 only | (b) 2 only |
(c) Both 1 and 2 | (d) Neither 1 nor 2 | 6. In the context of India, which one of the following is the |
correct relationship between Rights and Duties? | (a) Rights are correlative with Duties. | (b) Rights are personal and hence independent of society |
and Duties. | (c) Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of | the personality of the citizen. |
(d) Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the | State. | 7. Which principle among the following was added to the |
Directive Principles of State Policy by the 42nd Amendment | to the Constitution? | (a) Equal pay for equal work for both men and women |
(b) Participation of workers in the management of industries | (c) Right to work, education and public assistance | (d) Securing living wage and human conditions of work to |
workers | 8. Consider the following statements: | With reference to the Constitution of India, the Directive |
Principles of State Policy constitute limitations upon | 1. Legislative function. | 2. Executive function. |
Which of the above statements is/are correct? | (a) 1 only | (b) 2 only |
(c) Both 1 and 2 | (d) Neither 1 nor 2 | 9. For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be |
filed by | (a) Anyone residing in India. | (b) A resident of the constituency from which the election is |
(c) Any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral | roll of a constituency. | (d) Any citizen of India. |
10. Consider the following statements: | 1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the | winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the |
votes polled, to be declared elected. | 2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution | of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s post goes to the |
majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s to the | Opposition. | 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 | 11. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a | (a) Fundamental Right |
(b) Natural Right | (c) Constitutional Right | (d) Legal Right |
12. Consider the following statements: | 1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body. | 2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election |
schedule for the conduct of both general elections and by- | elections. | 3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to |
splits/mergers of recognized political parties. | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? | (a) 1 and 2 only |
(b) 2 only | (c) 2 and 3 only | (d) 3 only |
13. Which of the following are not necessarily the consequences | of the proclamation of the President’s rule in a State? | 1. Dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly |
Select the correct answer using the code given below: | (a) 1 and 2 only | (b) 1 and 3 only |
(c) 2 and 3 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 | 14. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian |
federalism? | (a) There is an independent judiciary in India. | (b) Powers have been clearly divided between the Centre |
and the States. | (c) The federating units have been given unequal | representation in the Rajya Sabha. |
(d) It is the result of an agreement among the federating | units. | 15. Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise |
in | (a) Federalism | (b) Democratic decentralization |
(c) Administrative delegation | (d) Direct democracy | 16. The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions |
of the Council of Ministers through | 1. Adjournment motion | 2. Question hour |
3. Supplementary questions | Select the correct answer using the code given below: | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 and 3 only | (c) 1 and 3 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
17. With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the | following statements: | 1. A private member’s bill is a bill presented by a Member of |
Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the | President of India. | 2. Recently, a private member’s bill has been passed in the |
(a) 1 only | (b) 2 only | (c) Both 1 and 2 |
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 | 18. The main advantage of the parliamentary form of | government is that |
(a) The executive and legislature work independently. | (b) It provides continuity of policy and is more efficient. | (c) The executive remains responsible to the legislature. |
(d) The head of the government cannot be changed without | election. | 19. Out of the following statements, choose the one that brings |
out the principle underlying the Cabinet form of Government: | (a) An arrangement for minimizing the criticism against the | Government whose responsibilities are complex and hard |
to carry out to the satisfaction of all. | (b) A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the | Government whose responsibilities are increasing day by |
day. | (c) A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring | collective responsibility of the Government to the people. |
(d) A device for strengthening the hands of the head of the | Government whose hold over the people is in a state of | decline. |
20. In India, Judicial Review implies | (a) The power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the | constitutionality of laws and executive orders. |
(b) The power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the | laws enacted by the Legislatures. | (c) The power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative |
enactments before they are assented to by the President. | (d) The power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements | given earlier in similar or different cases. |
21. Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into | activity | (a) The intelligence and character of ordinary men and |
(c) A superior individual with dynamism and vision. | (d) A band of dedicated party workers. | 22. One of the implications of equality in society is the absence |
of | (a) Privileges | (b) Restraints |
2018 TEST PAPER | 1. In the federation established by the Government on India Act | of 1935, Residuary Power were given to the |
(a) Federal Legislature | (b) Governor General | (c) Provincial Legislature |
(d) Provincial Governors | 2. Consider the following statements : | 1. Aadhaar card can be used as a proof of citizenship or |
domicile. | 2. Once issued, Aadhaar number cannot be deactivated or | omitted by the Issuing Authority. |
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 | 3. Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to |
Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the | Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the | above statement? |
(a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd Amendment | to the Constitution | (b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of State Policy in |
Part IV | (c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in Part. III | (d) Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th Amendment |
to the Constitution | 4. With reference to the election of the President of India, | consider the following statements: |
1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to | State. | 2. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more |
than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha. | Which of the statements given above is/ are Correct? | (a) 1 only |
(b) 2 only | (c) Both 1 and 2 | (d) Neither 1 or 2 |
5. Consider the following statements: | 1. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the | Governor of a State any court during his term of office. |
2. The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a | State shall not be diminished during his term of office. | 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 | 6. With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the | following Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports |
to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules, | sub-rules, by-laws, etc. conferred by the Constitution or | delegated by the Parliament are being properly exercised by |
the Executive within the scope of such delegation? | (a) Committee on Government Assurances | (b) Committee on Subordinate Legislation |
(c) Rules Committee | (d) Business Advisory Committee | 7. Consider the following statements: |
1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate | his/her office if he/she ceases to be a member of the | Assembly. |
2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the | Speaker shall vacate his/her office immediately. | 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. If the President of India exercises his power as provided | under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular |
(b) the powers of the Legislature of that State shall be | exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament. | (c) Article 19 is suspended in that State. |
(d) the President can make laws relating to that State. | 9. Consider the following statements : | 1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the |
Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. | 2. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot | be examined by any court and no judgement can be |
made on it. | 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 |
10. Consider the following statements: | 1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the | opposition was the Swatantra Party. |
2. In the Lok Sabha, a “Leader of the Opposition” was | recognized for the first time in1969. | 3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of |
75 members, its leader cannot be recognized as the | Leader of the Opposition. | Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? |
(a) 1 and 3 only | (b) 2 only | (c) 2 and 3 only |
(d) 1, 2 and 3 | 11. Which one of the following reflects the nicest, appropriate | relationship between law and liberty? |
(a) if there are more laws, there is less liberty. | (b) If there are no laws, there is no liberty. | (c) If there is liberty, laws have to be made by the people. |
(d) If laws are changed too often, liberty is in danger. | 12. Which of the following are regarded as the main features of | the “Rule of Law”? |
3. People’s responsibility to the Government | 4. Liberty and civil rights | Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
(a) 1 and 3 only | (b) 2 and 4 only | (c) 1, 2 and 4 only |
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 13. Consider the following statements: | 1. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for |
appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be | required to possess the minimum qualification laid down | by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education. |
2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a | candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test | conducted in accordance with the National Council of |
Teacher Education guidelines. | 3. In India, more than 90% of teacher education institutions | are directly under the State Governments. |
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