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Q1052009 · 30 Aug 2009
Areawise, which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency?
1. A.Kutch
2. B.Kangra
3. C.Ladakh
4. D.Patna Sahib
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Answer: C
Q1092009 · 30 Aug 2009
Consider the following statements : 1. Muhammad Hamdulla Sayeed, elected from Lakshadweep parliamentary constituency, is the youngest MP in the 15th Lok Sabha. 2. Agatha K. Sangma is the youngest Union Minister in the 15th Lok Sabha who represents Shillong parliamentary constituency. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: A
Q1172009 · 30 Aug 2009
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can resign his office by addressing his resignation to
1. A.the President
2. B.the Prime Minister
3. C.the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. D.the Chief Justice of India
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Answer: C
Q1182009 · 30 Aug 2009
Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India?
1. A.Only Lok Sabha
2. B.Only Rajya Sabha
3. C.Either House of the Parliament
4. D.Any Legislative Assembly
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Answer: C
Q1232009 · 30 Aug 2009
Which among the following is an extraconstitutional growth in Indian democracy?
1. A.Attorney General of India
2. B.Autonomous Districts
3. C.Political Parties
4. D.Deputy Chairman of the Council of States
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Answer: C
Q1272009 · 30 Aug 2009
The agenda for the Round Table Conferences held in London was to
1. A.discuss the report of the Simon Commission
2. B.form a Constitution for India
3. C.find a solution of the communal problem in India
4. D.find a solution for the problems of the 'depressed classes' of India
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Answer: A
Q1282009 · 30 Aug 2009
Freedom of the press in India is
1. A.available to the people under the law of the Parliament
2. B.specifically provided in the Constitution
3. C.implied in the right of freedom of expression
4. D.available to the people of India under executive order
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Answer: C
Q1492009 · 30 Aug 2009
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Directions : The following three (3) items consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below : Code : (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true Assertion (A) : The Americans refused to pay taxes imposed by the British Parliament during the American War of Independence.
Reason (R) : The Americans had no representation in the British Parliament.
1. A.A
2. B.B
3. C.C
4. D.D
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Answer: A
Q1502009 · 30 Aug 2009
Directions
Directions : The following three (3) items consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below : Code : (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true Assertion (A) : The Americans refused to pay taxes imposed by the British Parliament during the American War of Independence.
Assertion (A) : There was a country-wide agitation against the Simon Commission. Reason (R) : The members of the Simon Commission discontinued their work in face of the country-wide agitation.
1. A.A
2. B.B
3. C.C
4. D.D
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Answer: C
Q1322009 · 19 Apr 2009
Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regulation XVII during the Governor Generalship of
1. A.Lord William Bentinck
2. B.Lord Canning
3. C.Lord Ripon
4. D.Lord Dalhousie
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Answer: A
Q1382009 · 19 Apr 2009
The entry "Public Health and Sanitation" is included in the Constitution of India in
1. A.Union List
2. B.State List
3. C.Concurrent List
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: B
Q1392009 · 19 Apr 2009
The Instrument of Instructions contained in the Government of India Act 1935 has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as
1. A.Fundamental Rights
2. B.Directive Principles of State Policy
3. C.Fundamental Duties
4. D.Emergency Provisions
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Answer: B
Q1412009 · 19 Apr 2009
On which of the following grounds can a Judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court be impeached ? 1. Violation of the Constitution 2. Proved misbehaviour 3. Incapacity Select the correct answer using the code given below :
1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.1, 2 and 3
4. D.2 and 3 only
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Answer: D
Q1432009 · 19 Apr 2009
Which of the following Constitutional Amendments have added Article 15 (5) in the Constitution of India providing for reservation in educational institutions in the private sector also ?
1. A.81st Amendment
2. B.86th Amendment
3. C.91st Amendment
4. D.93rd Amendment
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Answer: D
Q1442009 · 19 Apr 2009
If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, whose decision shall be final ?
1. A.The Supreme Court of India
2. B.The President of India
3. C.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. D.Joint Parliamentary Committee
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Answer: C
Q1482009 · 19 Apr 2009
The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from the
1. A.Constitution of Canada
2. B.Weimar Constitution of Germany
3. C.Constitution of Ireland
4. D.Constitution of the USA
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Answer: B