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2. Judicial Review | 3. Federalism | 4. Written Constitution |
(a) 1, 3 and 4 | (b) 1, 2 and 3 | (c) 1 and 2 |
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 180. Assertion: Under the Government of India Act of 1935, the Residuary | powers were vested in the Central Legislature. Reason: The Government of |
India Act of 1935 divided the subjects into three lists viz. the federal, | provincial and concurrent. Select the correct code: | (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. |
181. Which of the following are the federal features of the Indian Constitution? | 1. Rigid Constitution | 2. Bicameral legislature |
3. Office of the CAG | 4. Collective responsibility | 5. Office of the Governor |
(b) 1, 2 and 5 | (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 | (d) 1 and 2 |
182. Assertion: The President of India determines the qualifications of the | Chairman and members of the Finance Commisson. Reason: The | Chairman and members of the Finance Commission are appointed by the |
President of India. | Select the correct code: | (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. |
183. The correct statements about Finance Commission are: | 1. It is to act as the balancing wheel of Indian fiscal federalism | 2. It consists of a chairman and three other members. |
3. Qualifications of the members of the Commission are determined by the | President. | 4. It is constituted under the provisions of Article 280. |
(a) 2, 3 and 4 | (b) 2 and 3 | (c) 1 and 4 |
(d) 1, 2 and 3 | 184. The Indian President’s veto power is a combination of: | 1. Pocket veto |
2. Absolute veto | 3. Suspensive veto | 4. Qualified veto |
(a) 2 and 3 | (b) 1, 3 and 4 | (c) 2, 3 and 4 |
(d) 1, 2 and 3 | 185. The present relationship between the President and the council of ministers | is governed by the provisions of: |
(a) 42nd Amendment Act | (b) 48th Amendment Act | (c) 54th Amendment Act |
(d) 44th Amendment Act | 186. The Zonal Councils have been established by: | (a) Article 263 of the Constitution |
(b) States reorganisation Act | (c) Zonal Councils Act | (d) An order of the President of India |
187. Which of the following statements are correct? | 1. Parliament can increase a tax. | 2. Parliament cannot reduce a tax. |
4. Parliament cannot increase a tax. | 5. Parliament can reduce a tax. | (a) 1, 3 and 5 |
(b) 3, 4 and 5 | (c) 2, 3 and 4 | (d) 3 and 4 |
188. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the | expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India? | 1. It is subject to the vote of Parliament. |
2. It is subject to the discussion in Parliament. | 3. It is subject to the vote of Lok Sabha only. | 4. It is not subject to the vote of Parliament. |
(a) 1 and 2 | (b) 2 and 3 | (c) 2 and 4 |
(d) 1 and 4 | 189. The correct statements regarding the difference between the pardoning | powers of President and Governor are: |
1. The Governor can pardon sentences inflicted by court martial while the | President cannot. | 2. The President can pardon death sentence while Governor cannot. |
3. The Governor can pardon death sentence while the President cannot. | 4. The President can pardon sentences inflicted by court martial while the | Governor cannot. |
(a) 1 and 2 | (b) 2 and 4 | (c) 1 and 3 |
(d) 3 and 4 | 190. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the powers of a | Governor to reserve a bill for the consideration of the President? |
1. It is laid down in Article 200. | 2. It is not a discretionary power of the Governor. | 3. It is compulsory, if the bill endangers the position of High Court. |
4. He can reserve any bill passed by the state legislature. | (a) 1, 2 and 3 | (b) 3 and 4 |
(c) 1 and 3 | (d) 2, 3 and 4 | 191. The incorrect statements about Central Vigilance Commission are: |
1. It was set up on the recommendations of Administrative Reforms | Commission. | 2. It is headed by the Central Vigilance Commissioner appointed by the |
Prime Minister. | 3. Its functions, in certain cases, overlap with the functions of the UPSC. | 4. It is certainly a substitute for an Ombudsman. |
(a) 1, 4 and 5 | (b) 1, 2 and 4 | (c) 3 and 4 |
(d) 3, 4 and 5 | 192. Which of the following civil services find mention in the Constitution? | 1. Indian Administrative Service |
2. Indian Forest Service | 3. Indian Police Service | 4. All-India Judicial Service |
5. Indian Foreign Service | (a) 1 and 3 | (b) 1, 2 and 3 |
(c) 1, 3 and 5 | (d) 1, 3 and 4 | 193. In which of the following circumstances the President can remove a |
member of the UPSC without referring the matter to the Supreme Court? | 1. If he engages, during his term of office, in any paid employment outside | the duties of his office. |
2. If he is adjudged an insolvent. | 3. If he is unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body. | 4. If he becomes, in any way, concerned or interested in any contract or |
agreement made by or on behalf of the Government of India or the | government of a state. | (a) 2 and 3 |
(b) 4 only | (c) 1 only | (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
194. Which of the following are not the concerns of the UPSC? | 1. Classification of services | 2. Promotion |
3. Training | 4. Disciplinary matters | 5. Talent hunting |
(a) 2, 4 and 5 | (b) 1, 3 and 4 | (c) 1 and 3 |
(d) 1 and 4 | Matching Pattern | Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given |
below the respective lists. | 195. List-I (Acts) List-II (Provisions) | A. Indian Councils Act 1. Introduced Dyarchy |
B. Government of 3. Introduced representative institutions. | India Act of 1919 4. Introduced provincial autonomy. | C. Indian Councils Act 5. Introduced the principle of election. |
of 1892 | D. Pitts India Act of | 1784 |
Codes: A B C D | (a) 4 3 1 2 | (b) 4 3 2 1 |
(c) 3 4 2 1 | (d) 3 4 1 2 | Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern |
Answer the following questions by using the codes given below: | (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. | 196. Assertion: NITI Aayog is neither a statutory body nor a constitutional body. |
Reason: It is established by an executive resolution of the Union Cabinet. | 197. Assertion: The Constitution of India in quasi-federal. | Reason: It has given more powers to the Central Government than to the |
state governments. | 198. Assertion: The Chief Minister can dismiss a minister of state government. | Reason: The Chief Minister is the head of the state council of ministers. |
199. Which of the following are correct with regard to the functions of the | UPSC? | 1. To conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union. |
2. To assist states, if requested, in framing and operating schemes of joint | recruitment for any services for which candidates possessing special | qualifications are required. |
3. To advise the Union and state governments on all matters relating to | methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts. | 4. To present, annually, to the President a report as to the work done by it. |
(a) 1, 2 and 3 | (b) 1, 3 and 4 | (c) 1, 2 and 4 |
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 200. Which of the following writs is not specifically provided in the Constitution of | India? |
(a) Prohibition | (b) Mandamus | (c) Quowarranto |
Answers | 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. b 5. d 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. a 10. b | 11. d 12. c 13. d 14. a 15. d 16. c 17. c 18. c 19. b 20. a |
21. c 22. b 23. d 24. c 25. c 26. d 27. c 28. d 29. c 30. b | 31. c 32. d 33. a 34. c 35. a 36. a 37. c 38. d 39. d 40. d | 41. b 42. d 43. d 44. d 45. b 46. c 47. b 48. d 49. b 50. d |
51. d 52. c 53. c 54. d 55. d 56. c 57. c 58. c 59. c 60. d | 61. b 62. d 63. c 64. c 65. c 66. b 67. c 68. d 69. d 70. b | 71. a 72. d 73. b 74. b 75. d 76. b 77. b 78. d 79. c 80. d |
81. d 82. c 83. b 84. c 85. a 86. a 87. a 88. b 89. b 90. c | 91. d 92. d 93. d 94. d 95. c 96. d 97. d 98. d 99. c 100. b | 101. a 102. c 103. c 104. d 105. d 106. a 107. b 108. c 109. a 110. a |
111. d 112. c 113. c 114. c 115. d 116. c 117. c 118. d 119. c 120. d | 121. b 122. b 123. b 124. c 125. b 126. a 127. c 128. d 129. a 130. b | 131. a 132. b 133. c 134. b 135. b 136. c 137. b 138. a 139. c 140. b |
141. c 142. d 143. c 144. d 145. c 146. a 147. b 148. b 149. c 150. a | 151. d 152. b 153. a 154. b 155. b 156. a 157. d 158. d 159. b 160. c | 161. c 162. b 163. d 164. b 165. a 166. a 167. d 168. a 169. d 170. c |
171. b 172. b 173. a 174. d 175. c 176. b 177. b 178. c 179. d 180. d | 181. d 182. d 183. c 184. d 185. d 186. b 187. b 188. c 189. b 190. c | 191. b 192. d 193. d 194. c 195. d 196. a 197. a 198. d 199. c 200. d |
Appendix IX UPSC Questions on Indian | Polity (General Studies— Mains 2010– | 2019) |
2010 TEST PAPER | 1. Answer the following (in about 250 words): 20 | (a) “Disputes between the riparian states on sharing of river |
waters in postIndependence India are becoming | increasingly complex.” Objectively analyse the major | disputes in this connection, with special reference to the |
Southern States. | 2. Answer the following (in about 150 words): 12 | (a) With respect to Cooperative Societies what are the |
salient features of the 106th and 111th Constitutional | Amendment Bills as at present? | 3. Answer the following (in about 150 words): 12 |
(a) What are the grounds of disqualification of a Member of | Parliament from either House? Quote relevant provisions | in your answer. |
4. Write brief but precise note on the following. Your answer | should not exceed 50 words. 5 | (a) Legislative powers assigned to the Rajya Sabha under |
Art. 249 and Art. 312 of the Constitution. | 5. Answer the following (in about 150 words): 12 | (a) Bring out the powers and responsibilities attached to the |
office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. | 6. Answer the following, briefly but precisely. Answer should be | less than 50 words. 5 |
(a) How is disagreement between the Legislative Council | and the Legislative Assembly of a State in passing of an | ordinary Bill, resolved? |
2011 TEST PAPER | ⨯ | 1. Answer the following (in about 250 words each): 20 3 = |
60 | (a) “Essentially all that is contained in Part IV - A of the | Constitution is just a codification of tasks integral to the |
Indian way of life’. Critically examine this statement. | (b) “The exercise of executive clemency is not a privilege but | is based on several principles, and discretion has to be |
exercised in public considerations.” Analyse this | statement in the context of the judicial powers of the | President of India. |
(c) Bring out the salient features of the PCPNDT Act, 1994, | and the implications of its amendment in 2003. | 2. Comment on the following (in about 150 words each): 12 |
⨯ | 3 = 36 | (a) Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS). |
(b) Evolution of “Green Benches” in our higher judiciary. | (c) Distinction between “Department Related Parliamentary | Standing Committees” and “Parliamentary Forums’. |
3. Comment on the following in NOT more than 50 words | ⨯ | each: 5 2 = 10 |
(b) The Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 and why it has been | in the news recently? | 4. Comment on the following in not more than 50 words: 5 |
2012 TEST PAPER | ⨯ | 1. Answer the following (in about 150 words each): 15 2 = |
30 | (a) The Union Cabinet recently cleared the proposal to | rename and amend the Child Labour (Prohibition and |
Regulation) Act, 1986. What are the salient features of | the proposed amendments? | (b) What are the salient features of the Consumer Protection |
(Amendment) Bill, 2011 introduced in the Lok Sabha in | December 2011? | ⨯ |
2. Answer the following (in about 50 words each): 5 3 = 15 | (a) What is the “Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalat’? | (b) What are the Rights within the ambit of Article 21 of the |
Indian Constitution? | (c) Comment on the significance of the Preamble contained | in the Right to Information Act. |
3. Comment on the following (in about 20 words): 2 | (a) Determining the “value” assigned to the vote of a | Member of a State Legislative Assembly and of a |
2013 TEST PAPER | 1. The role of individual MPs (Members of Parliament) has | diminished over the years and as a result healthy |
constructive | 2. Discuss Section 66A of IT Act, with reference to its alleged | violation of Article 19 of the Constitution. [200 words] 10 |
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