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Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts made necessary provisions for the implementation of GST (Goods and Service Tax) regime ?

  1. 101st Amendment Act
  2. 102nd Amendment Act
  3. 103rd Amendment Act
  4. 104th Amendment Act
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The Union Parliament can also, legislate on a subject of State List.

1. to give effect to international agreement.
2. with the consent of the State concerned.
3. during President's rule in the State.
4. in the national interest, when Rajya Sabha passes a resolution to this effect by a 2/3rd majority.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. 1,2 and 3
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 4
  4. All the four
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Who said 'India is a Quasi-Federal State'?

  1. Lord Bryce
  2. Ivor Jannigs
  3. H.J. Laski
  4. K.C Wheare
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Which of the following CAN NOT be dissolved but abolished?

  1. House of People
  2. Council of State
  3. Legislative Assembly
  4. Legislative Council
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The National Disaster Management Division in India is the nodal division in the Ministry of Home Affairs for disaster management. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority?

  1. The Prime Minister
  2. The Home Minister
  3. The Defence Minister
  4. The Health and Family Welfare Minister
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No money bill can be introduced in the Legislative Assembly of a State, except on the recommendations of

  1. the Parliament
  2. the Governor of the State
  3. the President of India
  4. a Special Committee of Ministers
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We have a system of Judicial Review in:

  1. India only
  2. U.K. only
  3. U.S.A. only
  4. Both in India and U.S.A.
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The Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha under Article 108 is summoned by:

  1. The President
  2. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  3. The Prime Minister
  4. Chairman of Rajya Sabha
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The Provision for the Calling Attention Notices has restricted the scope of which of the following?

  1. Short duration discussion
  2. Question hour
  3. Adjournment motion
  4. Zero hour
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Which of the following Fundamental right is not available for foreign citizen?

  1. Equality before law
  2. Right to freedom of expression
  3. Right to life and physical freedom
  4. Right against exploitation
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Inter-State Councils owe their existence to:

  1. Provision in the Constitution
  2. Act of Parliament
  3. Recommendation of the Planning Commission
  4. Resolution adopted by Chief Ministers Conference
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Consider following statements and state which of them is/are correct with the help of given codes:

1. The term "Union of States" has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.
2. The S.K. Dhar Commission preferred reorganisation of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.
3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguistic basis for reorganisation of States.

Codes:

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 1 and 2
  3. Only 1 and 3
  4. All the three
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In which of the following cases the theory of "basic feature" of the Constitution was first enunciated by the Supreme Court of India:

  1. Golaknath Vs. State of Punjab
  2. Kesavananda Vs. State of Kerala
  3. Minerva Mills Vs. Union of India
  4. Woman Vs. Union of India
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Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution is related to Contingency Fund ?

  1. Article 265
  2. Article 266
  3. Article 267
  4. Article 268
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

  1. Equality before Law – Guaranteed to both citizens and non-citizens
  2. Equality of opportunity in public employment – Guaranteed only to Indian citizens
  3. Creating a new State – Power of Parliament
  4. Altering the name of a State – Power of a State Legislature
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Planning Commission was established by?

  1. An ordinance by President
  2. By making a law by parliament
  3. By passing a special resolution by the Union Council of Ministers
  4. None of these
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Which of the following are correct about the Rajya Sabha ?

1. It is not subject to dissolution.
2. It has a term of five years.
3. One third of its members retire after every two years.
4. Its member shall not be less than 25 years of age.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 2 and 4
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Which one of the following has banned floor crossing by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature?

  1. 52nd Constitution Amendment Act
  2. Peoples Representation Act
  3. 42nd Amendment
  4. 44th Amendment
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Which one of the following writs can be issued by a High Court to secure liberty of the individual?

  1. Mandamus
  2. Quo-warranto
  3. Habeas Corpus
  4. Prohibition
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Supreme Court of India has exclusive jurisdiction regarding Constitutional validity of Central laws.
Reason (R): The Supreme Court is the Guardian of the Indian Constitution.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Which of the following Fundamental Rights under the Constitution is guaranteed only to the citizens of India and not to foreigners living in India?

  1. Equality before law
  2. Freedom of speech and expression
  3. Protection of life and personal liberty
  4. Free practice of religion
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In which year was accounting separated from auditing and Comptroller and Auditor General's task only remained confined to auditing the Government Accounts?

  1. 1975
  2. 1977
  3. 1976
  4. 1981
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The President of India can be removed from office even before the expiry of the term:

  1. By the political party in power
  2. By the Prime Minister
  3. Through impeachment
  4. Through trial by court
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Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(Subject) – (Related Articles)

  1. The separation of judiciary from executive – Article 50
  2. The promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes – Article 46
  3. The promotion of Co-operative Societies – Article 43A
  4. The organisation of Village Panchayats and enable them to function as the units of self government – Article 40
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