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Complete Package:
• Important Points to Remember about Constituent Assembly of India
• Polity Notes: Borrowed Features of Indian Constitution from other Countries
• Polity Notes : Salient Features of Indian Constitution
• SSC Guide: All about Fundamental Rights & Duties under Indian Constitution
• SSC Guide: Know all about the Directive Principles of the State Policy
• Most Frequently Asked Articles of Indian Constitution
• Important Schedules of Indian Constitution
• Polity Notes on Age Limits in Indian Constitution
• SSC Guide: Know all about the Union Executive of the India for SSC Exams
• SSC Guide: Indian Polity Notes on Citizenship
• SSC Guide: Must Know Points About Prime Minister of India
• SSC Guide: Important Points about Lok Sabha (House of the People)
• SSC Guide: Important Points about Rajya Sabha(Councils of States)
• Important Polity Notes on Vice President of India
• SSC Guide: Polity Notes about The President Of India For SSC Exam
• SSC Guide: Important Notes about Judiciary of India
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Important Points to Remember about Constituent Assembly of India

Idea for a Constituent Assembly for drafting a constitution for India was first provided by Bal Gangadhar
Tilak in 1895. In 1934, the demand for a constituent assembly was raised for the first time, which was later
became an Official Demand in 1935. This demand was accepted in August 1940 offer by the British.
• The constituent assembly was formed on the recommendation of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in
1946
• The first meeting of Constituent Assembly was held on December 9, 1946— its temporary president was Dr
Sacchidanand Sinha
• The second meeting was held on December 11, 1946. Its president was Dr Rajendra Prasad.
• The Objectives Resolution was passed under chairmanship of J.L. Nehru.on 13 December, 1946.
• The Draft of Indian Constitution was presented in October 1947. President of the Drafting Committee was
Bhim Rao Ambedkar
• The total time consumed to prepare the draft was 2 years, 11 months, 18 days.
• The Constituent assembly was the First parliament of Independent India.
• The Indian Constitution was enacted on November 26, 1949 and put into force on January 26, 1950.
• On that day, the Constituent Assembly ceased to exist, transforming itself into the Provisional Parliament of
India until a new Parliament was constituted in 1952
Functions performed by Constituent Assembly:-
• Enacting of ordinary laws
• Adopted national flag- 22-7-1947
• Adopted national anthem- 24-01-1950
• Adopted national song- 24-01-1950
• Elected Dr. Rajendra Prasad first President of India-24-01-1950

Facts about constituent assembly

• Had 11 sessions over 2 years, 11 months and 18 days
• Constitution makers visited 60 countries.
• Total expenditure – Rs 64 lakh

Major Committees
• Union Powers Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Provincial Constitution Committee – Sardar Patel
• Drafting Committee – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities – Sardar Patel

This committee had Two sub-committes:

(a) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee – J.B. Kripalani
(b) Minorities Sub-Committee – H.C. Mukherjee
• Rules of Procedure Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• States Committee (Committee for Negotiating with States) – Jawaharlal Nehru
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• Steering Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Borrowed Features of Indian Constitution from other Countries

From- U.K.
1. Nominal Head – President (like Queen)
2. Post of Prime Minister
3. Parliamentary Type of Govt.
4. Bicameral Parliament
5. Lower House more powerful
6. Single Citizenship
7. Speaker in Lok Sabha
8. Cabinet System of Ministers
From- U.S.A Written Constitution
1. Written Constitution
2. Vice President as the exoffice Chairman of Rajya Sabha
3. Fundamental Rights
4. Supreme Court
5. Provision of States
6. Independence of Judiciary and
7. judicial review
8. Preamble
9. Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges
From- USSR
1. Fundamental Duties
2. Five year Plan
From – AUSTRALIA
1. Concurrent list
2. Language of the preamble
3. Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse
From – JAPAN
1. Law on which the Supreme Court function
From -GERMANY
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1. Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency

From – CANADA
1. Scheme of federation with a strong centre
2. Distribution of powers between centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre
From IRELAND
1. Concept of Directive Principles of States Policy(Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN)
2. Method of election of President Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President
How can be remember in Hindi by Short- Story

एक बबार कक छ ललोग बबैठकर आपस ममे बबातमे कर रहमे थमे और भबारत कमे ” डड. भभीम रबाव अम्बमेदकर” चकप चबाप सकन रहमे थमे। बबातमे कक छ इस पपरकबार हलो रहभी
थभी…
बबपरटमे न :- पपरमे भबारत दमेश पर ममेरबा कब्जबा थबा इस बलयमे `ससंसद कबा बनमबार्माण अकमेलमे करमेग रेँ मे (ससंसबदयमे , बवबधि बनमबार्माण , एकल)
अममेरभीकबा :- नहभी, ममेरमे पबास ससंयक्क त रबाष्टप र ससंघ हबै। इसबलए ललोगलो कलो न्यबाय और स्वतसंतरप तबा बदलबानबा ममेरबा अधिभीकबार हबै (न्यबाबयक , स्वतसंतरप तबा कबा
अबधिकबार और ममौबलक अधिभीकबार)
जमर्मानभी :- तकम ललोगलो नमे हममे बवश्व यकद्ध ममें हरबायबा हबै इसबलयमे अब मबै आपबातकबाल घलोबषित करसं गबा (आपबातकबाल)
फपरबासंस :- मबै तलो पहलमे समे हभी गणतसंतरप तबा वबालबा दमेश हप रेँ यमे तकम सब जबानतमे हलो| (गसंततपरतबात्मक शबासन)
कनबाडबा :– तकम ललोग कलो जलो करनभी हलो करलो। मबै ऐक शबक्तशबालभी दमेश हप रेँ शबक्त कबा बरेँटवबारबा कर अपनभी सकरकबा कर लकग सं बा (रबाज्यलो ममे शबक्त कबा
बवभबाजन)
आयरलबैड रेँ :– अरमे यबार। तकम ललोग बक बनतभी बनदर्देश हममे कक छ समझ नहभी आ रहभी (नभीबत बनदर्देशक तत्व)
ऑस्टप रमेबलयबा :- मबै बवश्व कप बकपरकमेट ममे हममेशबा सपचभी नसं 1 पर रहतबा हप रेँ | (समवतर्ती सपचभी)
दबकण अबफपरकबा :- पर हम इतनबा अच्छबा खमेलनमे कमे बबाद भभी आज तक समेमभी फबाइनल तक भभी नहभी पहचमे सबायद अपनमे खमेल ममे कक छ ससंसलोधिन करनबा
पङमे गबा (ससंबवधिबान ससंसलोधिन कभी पपरबकपरयबा)
रस : भबारत ममेरबा दलोस्त हबै और उसकभी मदद करनबा हमबारबा मपल कतर्माव्य हबै (मपल कतर्माव्य)

Salient Features of Indian Constitution

Lengthy Constitution
Indian Constitution has 395 Articles and 12 Schedules. It was framed by a Constituent Assembly which was
established for the purpose in 1946. The Constitution of India is the lengthiest constitution in the world as no other
constitution contains as many articles. The constitution of USA has 7 Articles, China 138, Japanese 103 and Canadian
107 Articles.

India is a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic and Republic State

The Constitution declares India to be a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic.
• Sovereign means absolutely independent, it is not under the control of any other state.
• Socialist involves a system which will endeavour to avoid concentration of wealth in a few hands and will
assure its equitable distribution. It also implies that India is against exploitation in all forms and believes in
economic justice to all its citizens.
• Secular means there is no state religion in India. Every citizen is free to follow and practice the religion of
his/her own choice. The state cannot discriminate among its citizens on the basis of the religion.
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• Democratic means that the power of the government is vested in the hands of the people, people exercise this
power through their elected representatives who are responsible to them. All citizens enjoy equal political
rights.
• Republic means that the head of the state is not a hereditary monarch.

Federal Government: The constitution provides for a federal form of government. In a federation, there are two
governments- at the central level and at the state level. The powers of the government are divided between the central
government and the state government.
Fundamental Rights & Fundamental Duties: Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties are most important
characteristics of the Constitution. Fundamental Rights are considered to be essential for the proper moral and
material uplift of people. These rights are fundamental in the sense that any law passed by the legislature in the
country would be declared as null and void if it is derogatory to the rights guaranteed by the constitution.
Parliamentary Government: Indian Constitution provides a parliamentary form of government. President is nominal
head of the state. The government is run by the Prime Minister and other members of the council of Minister. The
council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Parliament.
Partly rigid and partly flexible: The Constitution of India is neither wholly rigid nor wholly flexible. It is partly
rigid and partly flexible.
• Certain provisions of the constitution can be amended by a simple majority in the Parliament.
• Certain provisions can be amended by two-third majority of the Parliament and its ratification by at least fifty
percent states.
• The remaining provisions can be amended by the Parliament by two-third majority.

Single Citizenship: In federation, normally we have double citizenship. In U.S.A every citizen of United States of
America, is also a citizen of the state in which he or she resides. But the constitution of India provides single
citizenship to every Indian.
Independent Judiciary: The Indian Constitution provides for an independent judiciary. The judiciary has been made
independent of the Executive as well as the Legislature. The judges give impartial justice.

All about Fundamental Rights & Duties under Indian Constitution

Fundamental Rights are most important characteristics of the Constitution. Fundamental Rights are
considered to be essential for the proper moral and material uplift of people. These rights are fundamental
in the sense that any law passed by the legislature in the country would be declared as null and void if it is
derogatory to the rights guaranteed by the constitution. If any of these rights is violated, the individual
affected is entitled to move the Supreme Court or High Court for the protection and enforcement of his
rights. The rights are not absolute and can be curtailed during an emergency.
Fundamental Rights
(i) Right to Equality: It is given in Articles 14 to 18 in the Constitution. The right to equality is extremely important
in a society like ours, ridden by social and economic inequalities of all kinds. This right ensures that the State cannot
discriminate against any citizen for reasons of caste, sex, birth, race, etc. It seems to ensure to citizens equality before
law, and equality of opportunity. The right to equality is not absolute, and special provisions can be made in respect of
women, children, socially and educationally backward classes and scheduled and also abolishes the system of
conferring titles.
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(ii) Right to Freedom: It is given in Articles 19 to 22. Several rights are clustered under right to freedom. They are:
(a) freedom of speech and expression; (b) freedom to assemble peacefully and without arms: (c) freedom to form
associations or unions; (d) freedom of movement throughout India; (e) freedom to reside and settle in any part of
India; (f) freedom to acquire, hold and dispose of property; and (g) freedom to practice any profession.
(iii) Right against Exploitation: It is given in Articles 23 and 24. The right prohibits traffic in human beings, beggar
and other similar forms of forced labour. “No child below the age of 14 years”, says Article 24. “Shall be employed to
work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.”
(iv) Right to Freedom of Religion: Articles 25 to 28 deal with this right. Except when it is not in the interest of
public order, morality, health, etc. every person is entitled to the freedom of conscience, and the right to profess,
practice and propagate any religion freely. Articles 25 to 28 emphasis the secular character of the State
(v) Cultural and Educational Rights: These rights (Articles 29 to 30) enable all citizens to conserve their own
language and culture, and emphasis that no citizen shall be denied admission to educational instructions maintained
by State or receiving aid from State. This right guarantees to the minorities that the State shall not impose on them any
culture other than their own; that such a community shall have the right to establish and administer educational
institutions of its choice; and that the State shall not in granting aid to educational institutions discriminate against an
educational institution maintained by a minority community.
(vi) Right to Property: This right given in Articles 31 has been repealed by the Constitution (Forty-Fourth
Amendment) Act, 1978. Now right to property is no longer a fundamental right; it is only a legal. Earlier every
citizen of India had the right to acquire, hold and dispose of his property. No Person could be deprived of his property
except in the interest of general public and necessary compensation was to be paid to him.
(vii) Right to Constitutional Remedies: Article 32 lays down constitutional remedies for the protection of
Fundamental Rights. When a citizen feels that any of his fundamental rights has been encroached upon, he can move
the Supreme Court, which has been empowered under Article 32 (1) to issue directions, or orders, or propose
remedies like writs of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Centiorari and Quo Warranto.
Fundamental Duties

The fundamental rights of the Indian citizen occur in PART III of the constitution of India. By the 42nd amendment to
the constitution, passed in November 1986, certain fundamental duties have been added. There are:
• To abide by the constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the national flag and the national anthem;
• To cherish the follow the noble ideas which inspired our national struggle for freedom;
• To uphold and protect the sovereignty , unity and integrity of India;
• To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;
• To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending
religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of
women;
• To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;
• To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, river, and wild life and to have
compassion for living creatures;
• To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform ;
• To safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
• To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly
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rises to higher levels of Endeavour and achievement.

These rights are essential for personal goods and the society at large. In Indian Constitution, the fundamental rights
act as a assurance that all Indian citizen can and will live their life in peace as long as they live in Indian democracy.

Know all about the Directive Principles of the State Policy

Part IV of the Indian Constitution, deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy. The Directive
Principles of State Policy are stated under Articles 36 to 51 of Indian constitution. Article 36 and 37 contain
definition and application of the Principles.
The idea of directives being included in the constitution was borrowed from the constitution of Ireland. As the very
term “Directives” indicate, the Directive principles are broad directives given to the state in accordance with which
the legislative and executive powers of the state are to be exercised.
The Directive Principles are some principles which give a direction in the making certain decisions. These are
guidelines by the constitution of India to the state. State is defined by Article 12. State includes the Government and
Parliament of India and the Government and the Legislature of each of the states and all local or other authorities
within the territory of India or under the control of Government of India.
As Nehru observed, the governments will ignore the directives “Only at their own peril.” As India seeks to secure an
egalitarian society, the founding fathers were not satisfied with only political justice. They sought to combine political
justice with economic and social justice.
The Directive Principles may be classified into three broad categories—
1. Socialistic
2. Gandhian
3. Liberal-intellectual
Socialistic Directives
• Article 38- Securing welfare of the people
• Article 39- Securing proper distribution of material resources of the community as to best sub serve the
common-good, equal pay for equal work, protection of childhood and youth against exploitation etc
• Article 41- Curing right to work, education etc
• Article 42- Securing just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief etc

Gandhian Directives
• Article 40- To organize village Panchayats
• Article 43- To secure living wage, decent standard of life, and to promote cottage industries
• Article 45- To provide free and compulsory education to all children up to 14 years of age
• Article 46 to 48- To promote economic and educational interests of the weaker sections of the people,
particularly, the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, to enforce prohibition of intoxicating drinks and cow-
slaughter and to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on scientific lines.
Liberal Intellectual Directives
• Article 49- To secure uniform civil code throughout the country
• Article 50- To separate the judiciary from the executive
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• Article 51- To protect monuments of historic and national importance and to promote international peace and
security.
Part IV contains a formidable list of directives given to the executive and the legislatures to follow in issuing orders
or making laws. The directives are non-justiciable in character. The courts cannot compel the governments to enforce
the directives. The government cannot totally ignore them, for fear of adverse popular reaction. The opposition
inevitably takes the government to task whenever the directives are blatantly ignored, thus scoring a political point.
Ambedkar considered them as powerful instruments for the transformation of India from a political democracy into an
economic democracy. The directive principles according to Granville Austin, are “positive obligations”… to find a
piddle way between individual liberty and Public good.

Most Frequently Asked Articles of Indian Constitution

➢ ARTICLE 1 Freedom to manage religious affairs

Name and territory of the Union ➢ ARTICLE 32

➢ ARTICLE 5 Remedies for enforcement of Fundamental

Rights
Citizenship at the commencement of the
constitution ➢ ARTICLE 52

➢ ARTICLE 13 The President of India

Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the ➢ ARTICLE 54

fundamental rights. Originally, constitution
Election of President
provided for 7 basic fundamental rights, now
➢ ARTICLE 61
there is only six rights, one Right to Property
U/A 31 was deleted from the list of Procedure for Impeachment of the President
fundamental rights by 44th amendment act ➢ ARTICLE 63
1978.It made a legel right U/A 300-A in Part
XII of the constitution. The Vice-president of India

➢ ARTICLE 14 ➢ ARTICLE 66

Equality before the Law Election of Vice-president

➢ ARTICLE 15 ➢ ARTICLE 72

Prohibion of discrimination on the grounds of Pardoning powers of President

religion,race,caste,sex or place of Birth ➢ ARTICLE 79
➢ ARTICLE 17
Constitution of Parliament
Abolition of the Un-touchability ➢ ARTICLE 83
➢ ARTICLE 19
Duration of Houses of Parliament
Guarantees all the citizens the six rights ➢ ARTICLE 110
➢ ARTICLE 26
Definition of "Money Bills"
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➢ ARTICLE 124 Proclamation of emergency ( National

Emergency )
Establishment of Supreme Court
➢ ARTICLE 356
➢ ARTICLE 280
State Emergency ( President's Rule )
Finance Commission
➢ ARTICLE 360
➢ ARTICLE 300
Financial Emergency
Right to Property
➢ ARTICLE 361
➢ ARTICLE 343
Protection of President and Governors
Hindi as Official Language
➢ ARTICLE 370
➢ ARTICLE 352
Special provision of J&K

Important Schedules of Indian Constitution

Constitution of India contains Twelve Schedules, which are an integral part of the Constitution. A brief
summary is given below:
First Schedule
1. THE STATES
2. THE UNION TERRITORIES
Second Schedule :
It consists of 5 Parts,
A to E in which comes Article Arts. 59(3), 65(3), 75(6), 97, 125, 148(3), 158(3)
Part A: It fixes the remuneration and emoluments payable to the President and Governors.
Part B: It has been deleted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act of 1956.
Part C: It contains provisions as to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People and the Chairman
and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Chairman and
the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council.
Part D: It contains provisions as to emoluments of the judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts.
Part E: It contains provisions as to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Third Schedule:
Forms of Oaths and affirmations under articles 75(4), 99, 124(6), 148(2), 164(3), 188 and 219.
Fourth Schedule:
It contains the allocation of seats of each States and Union Territories in the Council of States in Rajya Sabha.
Fifth Schedule:
It contains provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. This schedule
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provides for amendment by a simple majority of Parliament and takes it out of the ambit of Article 368 (Amendment
of the Constitsution).
Sixth Schedule:
It provides for the administration of Tribal Areas in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram under Articles 214(2) and
275(1). This is a lengthy schedule which goes into the details of the administration in the Tribal Areas concerned. This
schedule can also be amended by a simple majority of Parliament.
Seventh Schedule:
Gives allocation of powers and functions between Union & States. It contains 3 lists
• Union List (For central Govt) 97 Subjects.
• States List (Powers of State Govt) 66 subjects which are under the exclusive authority of State governments
• Concurrent List (Both Union & States) 47 subjects where the Union and States have concurrent powers.

Eighth Schedule
It gives the list of 22 regional languages recognized by the original Constitution (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi,
Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu) the 15th (Sindhi) was
added by the 21st Amendment in 1967; and three viz Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added by the 71st
Amendment in 1992. In 2004 four more languages were added to the Eighth Schedule viz Bodo, Maithili, Santhali
and Dogri. With this total number of regional languages increased to 22.
Ninth Schedule

It was added by the Constitution 1st Amendment Act 1951. It contains Acts and Orders relating to Land tenure, Land
tax, Railways, Industries, etc., possessed by the Union government and State governments (including Jammu &
Kashmir), which are beyond the jurisdiction of the Civil Courts
Tenth Schedule : (Fifty Second Amendments) Act 1985. It contains anti-defection Acts for Members of Parliament
and Members of the State Legislatures.
Eleventh Schedule
It (under Article 243 G) mentions functional areas or subjects that are necessary for implementation of schemes for
economic development and social justice in each Panchayat. To mention a few- agriculture, social forestry, small scale
industry, roads, rural housing, PDS, education, health & sanitation, non-conventional energy sources etc.
Twelfth Schedule
It mentions three types of municipal committees by 74thamendment in 1992
• Nagar panchayats for transitional area
• municipal council for smaller urban areas
• Municipal corporation for large urban areas.

Polity Notes on Age Limits in Indian Constitution

65 years upper age limit for appointment as a
• judge of Supreme Court (Article 124)
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• Attorney General ( Article 76 (1))

• Comptroller General ( Article 148)
• member of Public Service Commission ( Articles 315 to 323 of Part XIV)

62 years upper age limit for appointment as a

• judge of High court ( Article 141)
• Advocate General ( Article 165)
• member of State Commission

35 years minimum age for election to the post of

• President( Article 52)
• Vice-President ( Article 63)
• Governor ( for each state) Articles 153 of the Constitution of India).

30 year minimum age for election of

• MP (Rajya Sabha)
• MLC

25 years minimum age for election of

• MP (Lok Sabha)
• MLA

21 years minimum marriageable age for

• a male

18 years minimum marriageable age for

• a female.

14 years minimum age limit for employment in

• a factory

For 6 to 14 years of age

Know all about the Union Executive of the India

Union Executive of the India consists of President, Vice President, Prime Minister and his Council of
Ministers. India is a democratic republic with a parliamentary form of government. The government at the
Centre is called “Union Government” and at the State is known as “State Government”.
The Union Government has three organs:
• The Executive
• The Legislature
• The Judiciary

Executive: The executive power of government is the one that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily
administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the
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republican idea of the separation of powers.

Legislature: Legislative power in India is exercised by the Parliament, a bicameral legislature consisting of the
President of India, the Rajya Sabha, and the Lok Sabha. Of the two houses of Parliament, the former is considered to
be the Upper House or the Council of states and consists of members appointed by the President and elected by the
state and territorial legislatures.
Judiciary: Judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The Supreme
Court of India consists of a Chief Justice and 30 associate justices, all appointed by the president on the advice of the
Chief Justice of India. The judiciary consists of the Supreme Court of India, High Courts of India at the state level and
District Courts and Sessions Courts at the district level.
Union Executive constitutes these following functions:
• Distinguish between the nominal and real executive in a Parliamentary Democracy.
• Recall that India is a republic with an elected head of state.
• Describe the qualification and method of election of the President of India
• Explain the executive, legislative, financial and judicial powers of the President.
• Explain the position of the President.
• Describe the role of the Vice- President in the Indian Political System.
• Describe how the Prime Minister is appointed and how his/her Council of ministers is constituted.
• Explain the powers and the functions of the Prime Minister and his/her Council of Ministers.
• Analyze the meaning and implications of the individual and collective responsibility.

Indian Polity Notes on Citizenship

Citizenship
• The citizenship of India is governed by Articles 5 to 11 in Part II of Indian Constitution.
• The law related to this matter is the Citizenship Act 1955, which has been amended by the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act 1986, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 1992, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2003, and
the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2005.

Citizenship at the origination of Indian Constitution

• Persons domiciled in the territory of India as on 26 November 1949 automatically became Indian Citizens by
the relevant provisions of Indian Constitution coming into force.
• Most of these constitutional provisions came into force on 26 January 1950.

Citizenship by Birth
• Any person born in India on or after 26 January 1950, but before the 1st day of July 1987.
• On or after the 1st July 1987, but before the commencement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2003 and
either of whose parents is a citizen of India at the of his birth
• Those born in India on or after 3 December 2004 are considered citizens of India only if both of their parents
are citizens of India or if one parent is a citizen of India and the other is not an illegal migrant at the time of
their birth.
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Citizenship by Descent
• Persons born outside India on or after 26 January 1950 but before 10 December 1992 are citizens of India by
descent if their father was a citizen of India at the time of their birth
• Persons born outside India on or after 10 December 1992 are considered citizens of India if either of their
parents is a citizen of India at the time of their birth

Citizenship by Registration
• A person of Indian origin who are ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application for
registration
• A person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in any country or place outside undivided India
• A person who is married to a citizen of India and is ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making
an application for registration
• Minor children of persons who are citizens of India

Citizenship by Naturalization
• Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner who is ordinarily resident in India for 12
years and other qualifications as specified in Third Schedule to citizen Act.
• According to Article 9 of Indian Constitution, a person who voluntarily acquires citizenship of any other
country is no longer an Indian citizen. Also, according to The Passports Act, a person has to surrender his/her
Indian passport. It is a punishable offence under the act if he fails to surrender the passport.

Must Know Points About Prime Minister of India

Appointment:
• Article 75 of the Indian Constitution specifies that the Prime Minster is appointed by the President.
• The general principle is that the President appoints the leader of majority party in the Lok Sabha as the Prime
Minister
• If no party gets a clear majority then the President may exercise his personal discretion in the appointment of
the Prime Minister.
• This power was first executed in India in
the year 1979 when Dr Neelam
Sanjeeva Reddy appointed Charan
Singh as the Prime Minister after the
collapse of the Janata Party Government.
• A Minster may be a member of either
houses of the Parliament.
Term:
• The tem is not fixed.
• The Prime Minister holds the office
during the pleasure of the President.
• As long as the Prime Minister enjoys the
majority support in the Lok Sabha, he
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cannot be removed by the President

• The salary and allowances of the Prime Minister are determined by the Parliament from time to time. He gets
the salary and allowances that are payable to a member of Parliament.
Functions of The Prime Minister:
• The PM recommends to the President about the members who can be appointed as the Ministers.

Note: The President appoints only those persons as Ministers who are recommended by the Prime Minister.
• The PM allocates various portfolios among the Ministers.
• The PM reshuffles the portfolios.
• The PM asks a Minister to resign.
• The PM advises the President to remove a Minister.
• The PM presides over the meeting of Council of Ministers.
• The PM is the principal channel of communication between the President and the Council of Ministers.

Article 78: It shall be the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President on all decisions of the Council
of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the Government and proposals for the legislation.
• The PM advises the President with respect to the appointment of Attorney General, Union Public Service
Commission Chairman and Members, Comptroller and Auditor General, Chief Election Commissioner and
other Election Commissioners, Chairman and members of Finance Commission etc.
• The PM advises the President with regard to the summoning and proroguing of the Parliament.

The PM recommends the President for the dissolution of Lok Sabha.

Important Points about Lok Sabha (House of the People)

Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of the adult
suffrage. The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the constitution is 552, which made up by
election upto 530 members to represent the States, upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories
and not more than two members of Anglo- Indian Community to be nominated by the Hon’ble President, if,
in his/her opinion, that community is not adequately represented in the House. The total elective
membership is distributed among the States in such a way that the radio between the number of seats
allotted to each State and the Population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.
Qualifications for being a member of Lok Sabha
• The qualifying age for membership of Lok Sabha is 25 years.
• He / She should be a citizen of India.
• He/ She possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by
Parliament.
• He / She should not be proclaimed criminal i.e. they should not be a convict, a confirmed debtor or otherwise
disqualified by law.
• He / She should have his/ her name in the electoral rolls in anypart of the country.

However a member can be disqualified of being a member of Parliament:

• If he/ she holds office of profit
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• If he / she is of unsound mind and stands so declared by competent court

• If he/ she is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizen of a foreign state, or is under any
acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign state
• If he/ she is violating party discipline

Lok Sabha, unless sooner dissolved, continues for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and the
expiration of the period of five years operated as dissolution of the House. However, while a proclamation of
emergency is in operation, this period may be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at
a time and not extending, in any case, beyond a period of six months after the proclamation has ceased to operate.
Lok Sabha elects one of its own members as its Presiding Officer and he is called the Speaker. He is assisted by the
Deputy Speaker who is also elected by Lok Sabha. The conduct of business in Lok Sabha is the responsibility of the
Speaker.

Important Points about Rajya Sabha(Councils of States)

The Rajya Sabha or Councils of States
• Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of the Parliament of India.
• The Rajya Sabha should consist of not more than 250 members – 238 members representing the States and
Union Territories, and 12 members nominated by the President.
• Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution.
• One third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly elected members.
• Each member is elected for a term of six years.
• The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
• The House also elects a Deputy Chairman from among its members. There is also a panel of Vice- Chairman
in the Rajya Sabha.
• The senior minister, who is a member of Rajya Sabha, is appointed by the Prime Minister as Leader of the
House.

Vice President of India

The Vice- President of India in the Indian Constitution
The Vice-President of India (Articles 63-73)
Part V of the Constitution of India under Chapter I (Executive) also discusses about the office of the Vice-President of
India. The Vice-President of India is the second highest constitutional office in the country.
Article 63: The Vice-President of India
• There shall be a Vice-President of India.

Article 64: The Vice-President is to be ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States.

• The Vice-President shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States and shall not hold any other office of
profit:
• Provided that during any period when the Vice-President acts as President or discharges the functions of the
President under article 65, he shall not perform the duties of the office of Chairman of the Council of States
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and shall not be entitled to any salary or allowance payable to the Chairman of the Council of States under
article 97.
Article 65
• The Vice-President to act as President or to discharge his functions during casual vacancies in the office, or
during the absence of President
Article 66: Election of Vice-President
• Vice-President is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of
the Parliament. However, his election is different from that of the President as the state legislatures has no part
in it.
Citizen of India
• More than 35 years of Age
• Passed the qualification of membership of Rajya Sabha
• Not hold any office of profit under union, state or local authority. However, for this purpose, the President,
• Vice-President, Governor of a State and a Minister of the Union or a State, are not held to be holding an office
of profit
Article 67: Term of office of Vice-President
The Vice-President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:
Provided that –
(a) A Vice-President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office;
(b) a Vice-President may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Council of States passed by a majority of
all the then members of the Council and agreed to by the House of the People; but no resolution for the purpose of this
clause shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution;
(c) A Vice-President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters
upon his office.
Article 68
• Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President and the term of office of person elected
to fill casual vacancy
Article 69: Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President
Every Vice-President shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe before the President, or some person
appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation in the following form, that is to say – “I, A.B., do swear in the
name of God /solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law
established and that I will discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter.”
Article 70:
• Discharge of President’s functions in other contingencies

Article 71:
• Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President
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Article 72:
• Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases

Article 73:
• Extent of executive power of the Union*

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive power of the Union shall extend—
(a) to the matters with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws; and
(b) to the exercise of such rights, authority and jurisdiction as are exercisable by the Government of India by virtue of
any treaty or agreement

Polity Notes about The President Of India

The President of India in the Indian Constitution
• There shall be a President of India as per Article 52; President of India is the executive head of the Union of
India.
• President of India is also the Supreme Commander of the Defense Forces.
• Office of the President of India is Rashtrapati Bhavan

Qualifications to become the President (Article 58)

A Candidate for the office of the President should have the following qualifications-
• He should be an Indian citizen.
• He should not be less than 35 years of age.
• He should have qualifications for elections as a member of the House of the people.
• He should not be holding any office of profit under any government for local body.
• He should not be a member of Parliament or any State Legislature. A government servant or a servant of a
local authority is, however, ineligible for election as President.

Election of the President (Article 54, 55)

• The election of the President is made by secret ballot in accordance with the system of proportional
representation by a single transferable vote i.e., by indirect direction.
The President is thus elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of:-
(a) The elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament, and
(b) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the States. (Elected members of the Legislative Council,
however, do not constitute the Electoral College for election of the President of India.)
Note: The Chief Minister of a State of India is NOT eligible to vote in the Presidential election if he is a member of
Upper House of the State Legislature).

Tenure
• Elected for five years but is eligible for immediate re-election and can serve any number of terms.
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• Emoluments: 150000

Oath of office
• The oath of office by the President of India is conducted by the Chief
Justice of India.

The President can be removed from office if he goes against the

Constitution
When he does that, not less than one-fourth of the total membership of both
the Houses of Parliament can give 14 days’ notice that they propose bringing a
motion of “impeachment” (Article 61) against the President. He may be
removed from office for violation of the Constitution by impeachment (Article
61).
• The motion can be introduced in either House i.e., in the Lok Sabha or
in the Rajya Sabha.
• If a two-thirds majority of the total membership of the Parliament votes
that the charges against the President stand proved.

Powers of the President with respect to Parliament

• The President can summon, prorogue, address and send messages to
the two Houses of Parliament.
• He gives assent to bills passed by the Parliament.
• He can issue ordinances when Parliament is not in session.
• He can declare a state of emergency arising due to war, external
aggression, internal disturbances, and failure of constitutional
machinery in any State or threat to the financial stability or credit of
India. Indian Parliament can invade the State List if-
(a) a subject in the State List assumes national importance, and
(b) a proclamation of emergency has been issued by the President of India.
Powers:
(i) Executive and Administrative Powers
• He appoints the senior officials of the state including the Prime
Minister.
• All Union Territories are under the President of India.

(ii) Legislative Powers

• Appoints 12 members to the Rajya Sabha and two Anglo-Indian
members to the Lok Sabha.
• Dissolves the House of People.
• Assents or withholds his assent to any Bill passed by the Parliament;
Issues ordinances.
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(iii) Financial Powers

• Causes the budget to be laid before the Parliament; (Article 112)
• Sanctions introduction of money bills
• Apportions revenue between the Centre and the States.

(iv) Judicial Powers

• He appoints the Chief Justice and the Judges of the Supreme Court and Zonal High Courts.
• He can seek advice from the Supreme Court on any question of Law of fact (Article 143).
• Empowered to grant pardons, reprieve, remit the sentences, or suspend, remit or commute punishments.

(v) Emergency Powers

(a) National Emergency
• Article 352 empowers the President to proclaim an emergency and take under his direct charge the
administration of any State.
• The President cannot be questioned by any court for the action taken by him in the discharge of his duties. No
criminal proceedings can be launched against him.
(b) State Emergency (Article 356)
• It can be proclaimed by the President on the failure of Constitutional machinery in the State.
• The Proclamation of the President’s rule should be approved by the Parliament within two months.
• If approved, it remains in force for six months from the date of Proclamation of the State Emergency.
• It can be extended for a maximum period of three years with the approval of the Parliament every six
months.
(c) Financial Emergency
• Under article 360 if he is satisfied that the financial stability or credit of India or any part thereof is threatened.
• Approved by the Parliament within two months.

Important Notes about Judiciary of India

Judiciary of India
• The Judiciary of India is an independent body and is separate from the Legislative and Executive bodies of
Indian Government. The Indian Judicial System is one of the oldest legal systems in the world today.
• The Judicial System of India is stratified into various levels. At the apex is the Supreme Court, which is
followed by High Courts at state level, District Courts at the district level and Lok Adalats at village level.
• An important feature of the Indian Judicial System is that it’s a ‘common law system’. In a common law
system, law is developed by the judges through their decisions, orders or judgments.
• The Judiciary of India takes care of maintenance of law and order in country along with solving problems
related with civil and criminal offences.
• India has a Quasi-Federal Structure with 29 states further sub-divided into about 601 administrative Districts.
• Indian judicial system has adopted features of other legal Systems in such a way that they don’t conflict with
each other while benefitting the nation and the people.
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Jurisdiction & Powers of the Courts

The Supreme Court
• The Jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court are defined under Articles 124 to 147 of the Indian
Constitution. The jurisdiction includes original, writ and appellate jurisdiction.
• The Supreme Court of India is located only in the capital city of Delhi, without any benches in any part of the
nation, and is presided by the Chief Justice of India.
• It is an appellate court which takes up appeals against judgment of the High Courts of the states and territories.
It also takes writ petitions in cases of serious human rights violations or any petition filed under Article 32
which is the right to constitutional remedies or if a case involves a serious issue that needs immediate
resolution.
• The Supreme Court comprises the Chief Justice and 30 other Judges.

The High Court

• Every state has a High Court, which works under the direct guidance and supervision of the Supreme Court of
India and is the uppermost court in that state. There are 24 High Courts at the State Level.
• The High Courts are also termed as the courts of equity, and can be approached in writs not only for
fundamental rights under the provisions of Article 32 of the Indian Constitution.
• The High Courts are the principal civil courts of original jurisdiction in the state along with District Courts
which subordinate to the High Courts.
• However, primarily the work of most High Courts consists of Appeals from the lower courts and writ petitions
in terms of Article 226 of the Indian Constitution.
• Judges in a High Court are appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, Chief
Justice of High Court and the Governor of the State.
The District Court
• The District Courts of India are established by the State Government of India. The highest court in each district
is District Court. These courts are under administrative control of the High Court of the State to which the
district concerned belongs. The decisions of District court are subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the
concerned High Court.
• The District Court is presided over by one District Judge appointed by the State Government. In addition to the
district judge there may be number of Additional District Judges and Assistant District Judges depending on
the workload. The Additional District Judge and the court presided have equivalent jurisdiction as the District
Judge and his district court.
• The district judge is also called “Metropolitan session judge” when he is presiding over a district court in a city
which is designated “Metropolitan area” by the state Government.
• The district court has appellate jurisdiction over all subordinate courts situated in the district on both civil and
criminal matters. Subordinate courts, on the civil side are, Junior Civil Judge Court, Principal Junior Civil
Judge Court, Senior Civil Judge Court (also called sub-court).
• Subordinate courts, on the criminal side are, Second Class Judicial Magistrate Court, First Class Judicial
Magistrate Court, and Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. In addition ‘Family Courts” are established to deal with
matrimonial disputes alone. The Principal Judge of family court is equivalent to District Judge.
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500+ MCQ on Polity/ Indian Constitution

Q 1) Which of the following commission was d. All the above
appointed by the Central Government on Union-
Q 6) Which of the article deals with the grants in aid
State relations in 1983?
by the Union government to the states?
a. Sarkariya commission
a. Article 270
b. Dutt commission
b. Article 280
c. Setalvad commission
c. Article 275
d. Rajamannar commission
d. Article 265
Q 2) Which of the following taxes are levied by the
Q 7) Which of the following article deals with the
Union but are collected and appropriated by the
election of the Vice-president?
states?
a. Article 64
a. Stamp duties
b. Article 68
b. Excise duties on medical and toilet materials
c. Article 66
c. Sales tax
d. Article 62
d. a and b
Q 8) Who can remove the Vice-President from his
Q 3) Which of the following taxes are imposed and
office ?
collected by the state government?
a. President
a. Estate duty
b. Prime minister
b. Sales tax
c. Parliament
c. Land revnue
d. Legislative assemblies of the state
d. All the above
Q 9) The term of office of the Vice-president is as
Q 4) Which of the following tax is levied and collected
follows?
by the Union government but the proceeds are
distributed between the Union and states? a. 6 years

a. Sales tax b. 4 years

b. Income tax c. 7 years

c. Estate duty d. 5 years

d. Land revenue Q 10) The Vice-president is the ex-officio chairman of

the Rajya sabha?
Q 5) Which of the following is levied and collected by
the Union government? a. Rajya Sabha

a. Custom duty b. Lok Sabha

b. Excise duty c. Planning Commission

c. Estate duty d. National Development Council

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Question Answer c. Article 55

1 a
d. Article 52
2 d
Q 5) Which of the following article deals with the
3 d
impeachment of the President?
4 b
a. Article 65
5 d
6 c b. Article 62
7 c c. Article 64
8 c d. Article 61
9 d
Q 6) The Pressure groups are:
10 a
a. Political organisations
b. Economic organisation
Q 1) The executive power of the Union is vested
c. Moral organisations
in which one of the below?
d. Organisations of universal character
a. Prime minister
Q 7) The Pressure Group tries to promote the interests
b. Home minister
of their members by exerting pressure on:
c. Vice-president
a. Executive
d. President
b. Judiciary
Q 2) Which one of the following article deals with the
c. Legislative
pardoning power of the President?
d. All the above
a. Article 71
Q 8) Which of the following are known as Pressure
b. Article 74
Groups?
c. Article 72
a. Trade unions
d. Article 75
b. Caste groups
Q 3) The impeachment of the President is carried by
c. Tribal organisations
which one of the following?
d. All the above
a. Attorney general
Q 9) which of the following is not a feature of pressure
b. Members of the legislative
group?
c. Parliament
a. It tries to influence from outside
d. Prime minister
b. Its membership is large
Q 4) Which one of the following article deals with the
c. It actively joins political parties
tenure of the President?
d. Its members can join any number of groups
a. Article 53
Q 10) Which of the following is not a method used by
b. Article 56
the pressure group for achieving its objectives?
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a. It finances political parties Q 3. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on

Global Warming and Climate Change constituted?
b. It organises demonstrations
a) 2005
c. It clearly aligns with a political party
b) 2006
d. It tries to influence policy makers
c) 2007
Question Answer
d) 2008
1 d
Q 4. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on
Disaster Management constituted?
2 c
a) 2011
3 c
b) 2010
4 b c) 2009

5 d d) 2008
Q 5. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on
6 d Children constituted?
7 d
a) 2006
8 d b) 2007
c) 2008
9 c
d) 2009
10 c
Q 6.Which of the following describes India as a secular
state?
(a) Fundamental rights
Q 1. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on
(b) Directive principles of state policy
Water Conservation and Management
constituted? (c) Fifth schedule
a. 1950 (d) Preamble of the constitution
b. 2005 Q.7 “The independence of Judiciary” in Indian
constitution is taken from.
c. 1970
(a) Britain
d. 1985
(b) USA
Q 2. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on
Youth constituted? (c) South Africa
a) 2010 (d) Australia
b) 2008 Q 8.In a parliamentary form of Government the real
powers of the state, are vested in the….
c) 2006
(a) The President
d) 1985
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(b) Chief Justice of the Supreme court c. Article 79

(c) Council of ministers headed by the Prime Minister d. Article 72
(d) Parliament Q 2) Which of the following article deals with the
composition of council of states ( Rajya sabha) and the
Q 9. Which of the following amendment acts amended
manner of election of its members?
the Preamble of the Indian constitution?
a. Article 82
(a) 44th Amendment act
b. Article 81
(b) 42nd Amendment act
c. Article 90
(c) 56th Amendment act
d. Article 80
(d) It has never been amended
Q 3) The representatives of the state in the Rajya
Q 10. Supreme Court held that the Preamble is not a
sabha are elected by which one of the following?
part of the constitution in which of the following
cases/case? a. Chief minister of the state
(a) Berubari Union case (1960) b. Elected members of the state legislative assembly
(b) Unni Krishnan vs Union of India c. Governor
(c) Minnerva Mills vs. the union of India and other states d. President
(d) Sunil Batra vs. Delhi government Q 4) The number of representatives of the Rajya sabha
from states and union territories are among which one
of the following?
Question Answer
a. 238
1 b
b. 212
2 c
3 d c. 200

4 a d. 220
5 a Q 5) How many number of members are nominated by
6 d the President to the Rajya sabha?
7 a a. 20
8 c
b. 18
9 b
c. 12
10 a
d. 15
Q 6) Which among the following is not a standing
Q 1) Which of the following article of the Indian committee?
Constitution deals with the constitution of the
a. Public accounts committee
Parliament of India?
b. Ethics committee
a. Article 73
c. Railway convention committee
b. Article 78
d. Business advisory committee
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Q 7) Consider the following statements. Which among the Opposition party

them is/are NOT true?
a. Only 4
1. Standing Committees are the permanent committees
b. Only 3
that are constituted on a regular basis
c. Only 2 and 4
2. Ad hoc committees are temporary committees that are
dissolved when the task is completed d. Only 2, 3 and 4

3. Committee of Privileges is an ad-hoc committee Q 10) Consider the following statements about the
Committee on Government Assurances. Which of the
4. Joint Committee on Fertilizer pricing is a standing
following is/are not true?
committee
a. It was constituted in 1953
a. Only 3 and 4
b. Its main function is to examine the assurances and
b. Only 1 and 2
undertakings given by the ministers on the floor of the
c. Only 1 and 3 House and report back on the status of these assurances
and promises
d. Only 2 and 4
c. For the Lok Sabha, it consists of 15 members
Q 8) What among the following is NOT true about the
Public Accounts Committee? d. For the Rajya Sabha, it consists of 10 members
1. The committee was first set up in 1919 Question Answer
2. It's main function is to audit the annual reports of 1 c
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) 2 d
3. It consists of 15 Lok Sabha members and 7 Rajya 3 b
Sabha members 4 a
4. The term of the office of the Public Accounts 5 c
Committee is one year 6 c
a. Only 1 7 a
8 d
b. Only 2
9 d
c. Only 3
10 d
d. All are true
Q 9) Which among the following is NOT true about
the Estimates Committee? Q 1) Which one of the following article deals with
the appointment of the Prime Minister and other
1. The first Estimates Committee of the post-
ministers?
independence era was first set up in 1950
(a) Article 76
2. Estimates Committee has a right to question the
policies approved by the Parliament (b) Article 74

3. It consists of members that are both from Lok Sabha (c) Article 75
and Rajya Sabha (d) Article 72
4. Chairman of the Estimates Committee is always from Q 2) The Prime Minister is appointed by which one of
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the following? (b) Appointment of ad-hoc judges

(a) Attorney general of India (c) Judicial review
(b) President (d) All the above”
(c) Vice-president Q 8). Which article of the constitution of India
provides the composition and jurisdiction of the
(d) Chief justice of India
Supreme Court of India?
Q 3) Who among the following shall communicate to
(a) Article 137-141
the president all the decisions of the council of
ministers under article 78? (b) Article 144
(a) Home minister (c) Article 126
(b) Prime minister (d) Article 124
(c) Attorney general Q 9). The National Judiciary Appointments
Commission (NJAC) consists of the following persons?
(d) Finance minister
(a) Chief Justice of India
Q 4) The total number of ministers including the
prime ministers shall not exceed- (b) Two senior most Supreme Court judges
(a) 20% members of the Lok sabha (c) The Union Minister of Law and Justice
(b) 10% members of the Lok sabha (d) All the above
(c) 25% members of the Lok sabha Q 10). Mr. T.S. Thakur is the ...................Chief Justice
of India.
(d) 15% members of the Lok sabha
(a) 41st
Q 5). The Supreme Court at present contains the
following number of Judges? (b) 42nd
(a) 25 judges (c) 43rd
(b) 31 judges (d) 44th
(c) 20 judges Question Answer
(d) 30 judges 1 c

Q 6). Who among the following appoints the Chief 2 b

Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court? 3 b
4 d
(a) Prime minister
5 b
(b) Vice-president
6 d
(c) Home minister
7 d
(d) President 8 d
Q 7). Which of the following are the powers of the 9 d
Supreme Court? 10 c
(a) Original and Appellate Jurisdiction
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Q 1). Who heads the Niti aayog as its b. 20 Lakh

chairperson?
c. 25 Lakh
a. President of India
d. 30 Lakh
b. Prime minister
Q 7). Which of the following state was the first to
c. Finance minister establish Panchayati raj institutions?
d. Minister of planning a. Rajasthan
Q 2). NITI Aayog came into effect from? b. Andhra pradesh
a. 1st march 2015 c. West Bengal
b. 1st April 2015 d. Gujarat
c. 1st January Q 8). Which part of the constitution deals with the
panchayats?
d. 25th dec 2014
a. Part IX
Q 3). Think tank of Government of India that replaced
the Planning commission is? b. Part X
a. NITI dharma c. Part IX
b. NITI Vakya d. Part XI
c. NITI Shashan Q 9). The panchayat system was adopted to:
d. NITI Aayog a. To decentralise the power of democracy
Q 4). Which one of the following is the CEO of Niti b. Make people aware of politics
Aayog?
c. Educate the peasants
a. Arvind Mayaram
d. None of this
b. Rajiv Meharshi
Q 10). Which of the following states have no
c. Amitabh Kant panchayati raj institution at all?
d. None a. Nagaland
Q 5). Which of the following below is the vice- b. Assam
chairman of the NITI Aayog ?
c. kerala
a. Montek singh ahluwalia
d. Tripura
b. Abhijeet sen
Question Answer
c. Amartya sen 1 b
d. Arvind panagariya 2 c
Q 6). Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 makes 3 d
provisions for a 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all 4 c
the States having population of above__: 5 d
a.15 Lakh 6 b
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7 a Q 6. Which is the oldest known system designed for the

8 a redressal of citizen's grievance?
9 a
a) Ombudsman System
10 a
b) Lokpal
c) Lokayukta
Q 1) Which one of the following is true about
High courts? d) None of the above

a) It has original and appellate jurisdiction Q 7) Which was the first Indian state to establish the
institution of Lokayukta?
b) It enjoys the power of judicial review
a) Bihar
c) It acts as the court of law
b) Uttar Pradesh
d) All the above
c) Andhra Pradesh
Q 2) At present, how many high courts are there in
India? d) Maharashtra

a) 25 Q 8) When did The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013

came into force?
b) 21
a) January 2013
c) 28
b) May 2013
d) 29
c) December 2013
Q 3) Which one of the following article deals with the
appointment of judges? d) January 2013

a) Article 214 Q 9) Who appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta?

b) Article 217 a) Governor of the state

c) Article 226 b) Chief Minister

d) Article 216
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Q 4) High courts issue writs under article-.........
d) Judge of High Court
a) 220
Q 10) Which state's Lokayukta's office is considered to
b) 221 be the strongest in terms of power and scope?
c) 213 a) Bihar
d) 226 b) Karnataka
Q 5) The chief justice and other judges of the high c) Andhra Pradesh
courts are appointed by which one of the following?
d) Maharashtra
a) Prime minister
Question Answer
b) Chief minister 1 d
c) Governor’ 2 b
d) President 3 b
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4 d to incorporate fundamental duties in the

5 d constitution?
6 a
(a) Malhotra committee
7 d (b) Raghavan committee
8 a (c) Swaran singh committee
9 a (d) Narasimhan committee
10 b
6. Which of the following Articles contain the right to
religious freedom?

1. The fundamental duties are included in the

(a) 25-28
constitution by which of the following act?
(b) 29-30
(c) 32-35
(a) 40th amendment act
(d) 23-24
(b) 44th amendment act
(c) 43rd amendment act
7. Which of the following articles guarantees equality
(d) 42nd amendment act
before law and equal protection of law for all
individuals residing within the territory of India?
2. The fundamental duties are mentioned in
which of the following?
(a) 15
(b) 14
(a) Part-IV A
(c) 17
(b) Part-IV
(d) 18
(c) Part-III
(d) In schedule IV-A
8. Which article of the Constitution abolishes
Untouchability?
3. Which of the following article of the
Constitution contains fundamental duties?
(a) Article 18
(b) Article 15
(a) 45 A
(c) Article 14
(b) 51 A
(d) Article 17
(c) 42
(d) 30B
9. Which of the following is correct with respect to
“Right against exploitation”?
4. Which of the following are fundamental
duties? (a) Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced
labour
(a) Safeguarding public property (b) Freedom as to payment of taxes for the promotion of
(b) Protecting the sovereignty, integrity and unity of any particular religion
India (c) Protection of interests of minorities
(c) Developing scientific temper and humanism (d) Equality before law
(d) All the above
10. In which part of the Indian Constitution, the
5. Which of the following committee suggested Fundamental rights are provided?
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Q 4) emergency under article 356 is imposed by which

(a) Part II one of the below?
(b) Part III
a. Prime minister
(c) Part V
(d) Part IV b. Governor

Question No. Answer c. Vice-president’

1 d d. President
2 b Q 5) Financial emergency is imposed under article?
3 b
a. Article 354
4 d
b. Article 365
5 c
6 a c. Article 367

7 b d. Article 360
8 d Q 6) In real sense the Governor of the State is
9 a appointed by the President on the advice of the
10 a following…….
a. Prime Minister
Q 1) National emergency is declared under which b. Chief Minister
of the following articles?
c. Vice-President
a. Article 358
d. Chief Justice
b. Article 352
Q 7) The Governor of the State can be removed by
c. Article 359 which one of the following?
d. Article 360 a. Chief Minister
Q 2) National emergency proclamation is issued in b. Prime Minister
case of?
c. Union Home Minister
a. Armed rebellion
d. President
b. External aggression
Q 8) Which of the following are the discretionary
c. War powers of the Governor?
d. All the above a. Selection of Chief Minister
Q 3) proclamation of emergency under article 352 is b. Provide advice to the President regarding President’s
issued by which one of the following? rule in the concerned state.
a. Prime minister c. Returning back the bill to the State legislature for
reconsideration.
b. President
d. All the above
c. Defence minister
Q 9) Among which of the followings are appointed by
d. Home minister
the Governor?
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a. Advocate General 3. Members of Election Commission are appointed

by........
b. Chief secretary of the State
(a) President of India
c. Vice-chancellors of universities
(b) Prime Minister of India
d. All the above
(c) Elected by the people
Q 10) Which one of the following article deals with the
Governor of States? (d) Chief Justice of India
a. Article 150 4. Which article of Indian constitution says that will be
an election commission in India?
b. Article 153
(a)Article 124
c. Article 165
(b) Article 342
d. Article 167
(c) Article 324
Question Answer
1 b (d) Article 115

2 d 5. The number of seats reserved for scheduled caste in

3 b the Lok sabha is:

4 d a. 59
5 d b. 79
6 a
c. 89
7 d
d. 99
8 d
9 d 6. Which Articles in the Constitution give provisions
for the electoral system in our country?
10 b
a) Articles 124-128

1. Which of the following is not a feature of b) Articles 324-329

Election system in India? c) Articles 256-259
(a) Universal Adult Franchise d) Articles 274-279
(b) Secret Voting 7.The elections for Lok Sabha are held every:
(c) Reservation of seats in the legislature for the members a) 3 years
of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
b) 4 years
(d) Communal Electorate
c) 5 years
2. Elections in India for Parliament and State
d) 6 years
Legislatures are conducted by.....
8. Which among the following statements is/are false?
(a) President
1. For qualifying to the Lok Sabha, a person must be a at
(b) Prime Minister
least 25 years of age
(c) Governor
2. A person can be a member of both Lok Sabha and
(d) Election Commission of India
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Rajya Sabha at the same time

3. A person belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Q 1. Directive principles of State Policy is
Tribe can contest elections from a general seal also, and mentioned in …….. of the Indian constitution.
not just with the reserved seat
(a) Part I
4. If a member of either of the Houses votes against the
(b) Part VI
directions given by his party, he can be deemed to be
disqualified (c) Part VIII

a) Only 1 (d) Part IV

b) Only 2 and 4 Q 2. Which of the following are listed as a Directive

Principle of State policy?
c) Only 3
(i) freedom in the economic field for the interest of the
d) Only 2
consumer and producer
9. What is the maximum allowed duration between the
(ii) Regulation of economic system of the country to
last session of the dissolved Lok Sabha and the
prevent concentration of wealth and means of production
recalling of the Lok Sabha?
(iii) To ensure decent standard of living and facilities of
a) 2 months
leisure for all workers
b) 4 months
(iv) To protect and improve the environment and to
c) 5 months safeguard forests and wildlife
d) 6 months (a) (ii) and (iii)
10.Which is the smallest Lok Sabha Constituency in (b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
General Elections by area?
(c) (ii), (iv)
a) Delhi Sadar
(d) (iii), (iv)
b) Mumbai South
Q 3. Which group of the following articles of the
c) Kolkata North West Indian Constitution contains Directive principles of
State policy?
d) Chandni Chowk, Delhi
(a) 36-51
Question Answer
1 d (b) 28-48

2 d (c) 42-56
3 a (d) 30-49
4 c
Q 4. Which of the following article of the Constitution
5 b is directed to establish Uniform Civil Code?
6 b
(a) Article 45
7 c
(b) Article 39
8 d
9 d (c) Article 44

10 d (d) Article 40
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Q 5. Which of the following Supreme Court decisions b) Chief Justice of India

stated that the Directive Principles of State policy
c) President of India
cannot override fundamental rights?
d) Lok Sabha speaker
(a) In State of Madras Vs. Champakam Dorairajan
Question Answer
(b) In Keshavananda Bharti vs. UOI
1 b
(c) In Minerva Mills vs. UOI
2 b
(d) In Unna Krishnan vs. State of Andhra Pradesh 3 a
6. Which Article in the Indian Constitution provides 4 c
for an Election Commission in India? 5 a
a) Article 324 6 a
b) Article 128 7 b
8 c
c) Article 256
9 a
d) Article 378
10 c
7. Currently, there are how many members in the
Election Commission?
1. The powers and functions of the Chief Minister
a) 1 of the state are analogous to:
b) 2 (a) President
c) 3 (b) Prime Minister
d) 4 (c) Governor
8.What is the tenure of office for the Chief Election (d) Vice-President
Commissioner?
2. Which among the following statements concerning
a) 5 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier the Chief Minister is/are NOT true?
b) 6 years or 60 years, whichever is earlier 1. At his time of appointment, the Chief Minister need not
c) 6 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier be a member of the state legislature

d) 5 years or 60 years, whichever is earlier 2. Chief Minister must ALWAYS prove his majority in the
legislative assembly BEFORE his appointment.
9.For the Election Commission, at the district level,
who acts as the district returning officer? 3. It is the governor who does the final appointment of the
Chief Minister.
a)) District Magistrate
4. The Chief Minister can recommend the dissolution of
b) Police Commissioner
the legislative assemble to the Governor.
c) Tehsildars
(a) Only 1
d) None of the above
(b) Only 2 and 4
10.Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of
(c) Only 2
Election Commission?
(d) Only 2 and 3
a) Prime Minister of India
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3. Chief Minister of a state gives his resignation to 9. Article 5 to 11 part II of Indian constitution deals
the........... with......
(a). Deputy Chief Minister of the state (a) Citizenship
(b) Governor of the state (b) Fundamental duties
(c) Chief justice of the High Court (c) Fundamental rights
(d) President of India (d) Directive principles of state policy
4. Who is the head of the states councils of ministers? 10. Who appoints the Advocate General of states?
(a) Governor of the state (a) Governor of state
(b)President of India (b) Chief Minister of state
(c) Chief Minister of the state (c) Chief justice of the high court
(d) Speaker of the state legislative Assembly (d) President of India
5. A person is entitled to Indian citizenship if ........ Question Answer
(a) A person is domiciled India 1 b
2 c
(b) Born in India
3 b
(c) A refugee who has migrated to India from Pakistan
4 c
(d) All the above
5 d
6. Indian constitution taken the concept of single 6 b
citizenship from .......
7 d
(a). USA 8 d
(b) UK 9 a

(c) Australia 10 a

(d) Japan
1). Which Article in the Constitution on India
7. Indian citizenship can be acquired.........
provides for the post of Comptroller and Auditor
(a) By descent General of India (CAG)?
(b) By naturalization a) Article148
(c) By registration b) Article343
(d) All of these c) Article266
8. Which of the following is not a condition to become d) Article 248
a citizen of India?
2). Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor
(a) Descent General of India (CAG)?
(b) Birth a) Prime minister
(c) Naturalization b) Chief justice of India
(d) Acquired property c) President
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d) Vice-president a) 15 January, 1950

3). What is the tenure of the office of Comptroller and b) 26th January, 1950
Auditor General of India (CAG)?
c) 15 August, 1950
a) 5 years or age of 60, whichever is lower
d) 26 November, 1949
b) 6 years or age of 65, whichever is lower
8). Right to property according to the constitution
c) 4 years or age of 65, whichever is lower is………..
d) Age of 60 a) Fundamental right
4). Consider the following duties, roles and functions. b) Legal right
Which of them is/are not belong to Comptroller and
c) Social right
Auditor General of India (CAG)?
d) Directive principles
1. Upholding the Constitution of India and laws of
Parliament in terms of financial administration 9). Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in
respect of the constitution of India
2. Auditing accounts related to Consolidated Fund of
India a) President

3. Audits transactions of the Center and state governments b) Union Cabinet

related to debts c) Supreme Court
4. Conducts audit of secret service expenditure d) Parliament
a) Only 1 and 4 10). The total number of Schedules in the constitution
b) Only 2 and 4 are

c) Only 3 and 2 a) 8

d) Only 4 b) 12

5). Which of the following corporations is fully audited c) 10

by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)? d) 14
a) Reserve Bank of India
Question Answer
b) Life Insurance Corporation 1 b
c) Air India 2 c

d) State Bank of India 3 b

4 c
6). The constitution of India was adopted by the
Constituent Assembly on……. 5 d
6 b
a) 25 October, 1958
7 d
b) 26 January, 1950
8 d
c) 26 January, 1949 9 a
d) 26th November, 1949 10 a

7). Constitution of India came into effect on………

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Q 1) When was the Anti-Defection law passed? (b) 2 only

a) 1950 (c) Both 1 and 2
b) 1960 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
c) 1985 Q 5) Which committee suggested the exemption from
disqualification in case of a split from Tenth Schedule
d) 2005
(anti-defection) ?
Q 2) Who is the final deciding authority on the
a) Kelkar committee
question of disqualification by anti-defection?
b) Dinesh Goswami committee
a) Chairman or Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha
c) S.K. Majhi committee
b) Prime Minister
d) None of the above
c) President
Q 6) In which year the Central Bureau of Investigation
d) None of the above
was established?
Q 3) Consider the following two statements regarding
a) 1947
the implementation of anti-defection law:
b) 1950
1. If an elected member voluntarily gives up his
membership of a political party; c) 1963
2. If an elected member votes or abstains from voting in d) 1965
such House contrary to any direction issued by his
Q 7) In which city the Central Bureau of Investigation
political party or anyone authorized to do so, without
(CBI) Academy located?
obtaining any prior permission.
a) New Delhi
Which of the above 2 statements is a criteria for the
anti-defection law?
b) Darjeeling
a) Only 1
c) Mumbai
b) Only 2
d) Ghaziabad
c) Both 1 and 2
Q 8) Where are the headquarters of Central Bureau of
d) Neither 1 nor 2 Investigation (CBI) located?
Q 4) Consider the following statements: a) New Delhi
(i) The anti-defection law gives for the first time a clear b) Darjeeling
cut constitutional recognition to the existence of political
c) Mumbai
parties
d) Ghaziabad
(ii) The total number of ministers including the Prime
Minister in the central council of ministers shall not Q 9) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) comes
exceed 15% of the total strength of the Lok sabha article under the administrative control of:
16(4) a) Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? Ministry of Personnel

(a) 1 only b) Ministry of Home Affairs

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c) Ministry of Defense d) Deputy speaker of lok sabha

d) None of the above 3. What was the duration of Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
as the president of India?
Q 10) Consider the following two statements:
a) 1962 to 9176
1. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is exempt
from the Right to Information (RTI) Act b) 1967 to 69
2. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is a part of the c) 1977 to 1982
Union subject, and not State or Concurrent subjects
d) None of these
Which of the above is/are true?
4. Who among the following does not give his
a) Only 1 resignation to the president of India?
b) Both 1 and 2 a) Attorney General Of India
c) Only 2 b) Governors of the states
d) Neither one nor two c) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Question Answer d) Lok Sabha Speaker

1 c 5. Lok Sabha speaker takes the oath of the office from:
2 a a) Prime Minister
3 c
b) President
4 a
c) Chief Judge Of Supreme Court
5 b
6 c d) No oath
7 d 6. Which of the following is NOT the fundamental
8 a duty for Indian citizens?
9 a a) To safe guard public property
10 b b) To protect and improve the natural environment
c) To obey all the women
1. Part IV of Indian Constitution deals with……….
d) To develop the scientific temper and spirit of enquiry
a) Fundamental Rights
7. Which of the following is not the pillar of Directive
b) Citizenship Principal of State Policy?
c) Directive Principles of State Policy a) Democratic principles
d) Union Executive b) Liberal principles
2. To whom the Speaker of the Lok Sabha gives his c) Gandhian principles
resignation?
d) Socio-Economic principles
a) President
8. Which of the following articles is called the “Soul of
b) Chief justice of India the Constitution” by the Dr. Ambedkar?
c) Prime minister a) Article 32
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b) Article 368 2. Which article of Indian constitution gives the power

to the government to make special provisions for the
c) Article 19
development of SC/ST/OBC against the article 15?
d) Article 15
(a) Article 19
9. Which of the following article remains in force
(b) Article 29
during the National Emergency?
(c) Article 25
a) Article 32
(d) None of these
b) Article 21
3. Who is the current Chairman of the National
c) Article 19
Commission for Other Backward Class?
d) Article 15
(a) Najma Hiptulla
10. Article 18 of the Indian Constitution deals with:
(b) P.L.Punia
a) Abolition of untouchability
(c) Justice Swatanter Kumar
b) Abolition of Titles
(d) Justice V. Eswaraiah.
c) Abolition of Child labour
4. How many members are in the National
d) Right to equality Commission for Other Backward Class?
Question Answer (a) 4
1 c (b) 6
2 d
(c) 3
3 c
(d) 8
4 d
5 d 5. What is the current limit of creamy layer (for
OBC)in India to decide the benefits of the reservation?
6 c
7 a (a) 4.5 lac /Annum
8 a (b) 6 lac /Annum
9 b (c) 8 lac /Annum
10 b
(d) None of these
6. To become a member of Lok Sabha, What should be
1. National Commission for Other Backward the minimum age of the candidate?
Class came into effect from:
(a) 30 years
(a) 1993
(b) 25 years
(b) 1995
(c) 35 years
(c) 1992
(d) 18 years
(d) 2003
7. What is the minimum age to be the member of the
Rajya Sabha?
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(a) 30 years 5 b
6 b
(b) 35 years
7 a
(c) 25 years
8 d
(d) 36 years 9 d
8. Under which condition, a member of parliament can 10 b
lose his/her membership?
(a) If he/she holds an office of profit under the Union of a 1. Union budget of India is referred in which of
State Government. the following article:
(b) If he is declared to be of unsound mind by a court. (a) Article 109
(c) If he is a bankrupt. (b) Article 112
(d) All of the above (c) Article 180
9. Which one of the following is NOT true? (d) 212
(a) Additional criteria for disqualification may be 2. The first Union budget of independent India was
provided by laws passed by the Parliament. presented by:
(b) A person cannot remain simultaneously a member of (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
both the Houses of the Parliament or a member of either
(b) Vallabh Bhai Patel
House of the Parliament and a member of a state
legislature. (c) R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

(c) Whether any disqualification has been incurred by a (d) Morarji Ranchhodji DesaiIn
citizen is settled by the President in consultation with the 3. What is the current exemption limit of income tax
election commission. for general citizens?
(d) Continuous absence from the Parliament for 70 days (a) 2.20 Lac/Annum
or more without permission, may lead to expulsion of the
member from the concerned House. (b) 2.50 Lac/Annum

10. Which article lays down the qualifications for (c) 2.00 Lac/Annum
membership of the two Houses of Parliament? (d) 3.00 Lac/Annum
(a) Article 101 4. The only woman who holds the post of the Finance
(b) Article 83 Minister of India is:

(c) Article 72 (a) Sarojini Naidu

(d) Article 65 (b) Indira Gandhi

Question Answer (c) Sucheta Kriplani

1 a (d) Vijay Laxmi Pandit

2 b 5. Which ex- Prime Minister of India did not present
3 d the union budget of India?
4 a (a) Morarji Desai
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(b) Rajiv Gandhi (d) Only IV & I are correct

(c) Indira Gandhi 10.Who is the current IRDA chief?
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (a) J. Harinarayan
6.Which committee recommended the establishment of (b) Rana Pratap
IRDA?
(c) T.S. Vijayan
(a) P.N. Mehrotra Committee
(d) K.T.S. Tulsi
(b) R.N. Malhotra Committee
Question Answer
(c) D.R. Gadgil Committee 1 B
(d) Rajmannr Committee 2 C
7. Along with banking services insurance sector 3 B
contributes about ........percent of GDP of India: 4 B
(a) 13% 5 D
6 B
(b) 9%
7 D
(c) 10%
8 C
(d) 7% 9 B
8.When was IRDA established? 10 C
(a) 1965
(b) 1954 1. What is the minimum age to become a
member of Lok Sabha?
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(a) 30 years
(d) 2001
(b) 18 years
9.Taxes Levied and Collected by the Union but
Assigned to the States within which they are leviable. (c) 25 years

Find out the correct option from below: (d) 35 years

I. Taxes on transactions in stock exchange 2. What is the strength of total elected members of
14th Lok Sabha?
II. Tax of sale and purchase of newspapers including
advertisements (a) 545

III. Estate duty in respect of property other than (b) 543

agriculture land (c) 552
IV. Stamp duty and duties of excise on the medical and (d) 550
toilet preparations
3. What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha
(a) Only I & II are correct envisaged by the Constitution?
(b) I,II & III are correct (a) 545 members
(c) All are correct (b) 550 members
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(c) 552 members (d) Canada

(d) 535 9.From which country the concept Fundamental
Duties in Indian Constitution is taken?
4. How many members are elected in the Lok Sabha
from the Union Territories (according to (a) USA
Constitutional provision)
(b) Russia
(a) 20
(c) South Africa
(b) 22
(d) Canada
(c) 30
10.Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution is
(d) 35 taken from:
5. During the proclamation of emergency is in (a) Australia
operation the term of Lok Sabha may be extended at a
(b) Japan
time for a period not exceeding:
(c) Canada
(a) 2.5 years
(d) Germany
(b) 1 year
Question Answer
(c) 1.5 years
1 c
(d) Depend on the discretion of the President
2 b
6.Which feature of Indian Constitution is not taken 3 c
from American Constitution?
4 a
(a) Preamble 5 b
(b) Single citizenship 6 b
(c) Judicial Review 7 c
8 d
(d) Fundamental Rights
9 b
7.Procedure for the amendment of the Constitution is
10 d
taken form:
(a) USA
(b) Russia 1. Which of the following is the actual definition
of states in the Indian Constitution?
(c) South Africa
(a) Government and Parliament of India and the
(d) Canada
Government and the Legislature of each of the States and
8.The concept of Federal System in Indian all local or other authorities within the territory of India or
Constitution is taken from: under the control of the Government of India.
(a) Ireland (b) Government and the Legislature of each of the States
and all local authorities
(b) Australia
(c) Government and the Legislature of each of the States
(c) Germany
and all local authorities within the territory of India.
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(d) Parliament of India, state assembly and president of (b) White revolution
India
(c) Blue revolution
2. Which article of Indian constitution defines the
(d) Yellow reolution
“State”?
8. National Milk Day is observed on:
(a) Article 9
(a) 25 Nov.
(b) Article 10
(b) 2 Dec.
(c) Article 11
(c) 26 Nov.
(d) Article 12
(d) 24 Oct.
3. Which of the following organisation does not come
under the definition of: States”? 9. Which of the following is not a Co-operative
Federation in India?
(a) IDBI
(a) NAFED
(b) CSIR
(b) IFFCO
(c) NCRET
(c) MOTHER DIARY
(d) ONGC
(d) KRIBHCO
4. Article 2 and 3 deals with the……..:
10. Who written the Book "I too had a dream":
(a) Fundamental duties
(a) Verghese Kurien
(b) Name of the country
(b) M.S. Swaminathan
(c) Establishment of new states
(c) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(d) Citizenship
(d) Arun Jaitely
5. When state reorganisation committee was
appointed? Question Answer
(a) 1952 1 a
2 d
(b) 1955
3 c
(c) 1958
4 c
(d) 1953 5 d
6. Which sector is mainly served by the Co-operative 6 d
Societies in India? 7 b
(a) Corporate Houses 8 c
(b) Pharmaceutical 9 c
10 a
(c) Electricity
(d) Farming
1. Central Information Commission (CIC) is
7. Verghese Kurien is related to: established by the central government under
(a) Green revolution the:
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(a) Right to Information ACT, 2006 (c) 1972

(b) Right to Information ACT, 2005 (d) 1988
(c) Right to Information ACT, 2002 7. Which committee recommended the establishment
of Central Vigilance Commission?
(d) Central Information Commission Act,2005
(a) Sarkariya Committee
2. Who appoints the Chief Information Commissioner
and Information Commissioners in India? (b) Santhanam Committee
(a) Chief Justice of India (c) Balwant rai Mehta Committee
(b) Prime Minister (d) Narshingham Committee
(c) Home Minister 8. Who is the current Central Vigilance
Commissioner?
(d) President
(a) Ranjit Sinha
3. Who is the current Chief Information Commissioner
of India? (b) T.M. Bahasin
(a) Radha Krishna Mathur (c) Arnind Mayaram
(b) Manjula Prasher (d) K.V.Chaudhary
(c) Vijay Sharma 9. Who appoints the Central Vigilance Commissioner?
(d) A. Surya Kumar (a) President
4. Who administers the oath of office to newly- (b) President, after obtaining the recommendation from a
appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and committee consist of Prime Minister of India, Home
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)? Minister and Leader of opposition
(a) President (c) Prime Minister, Home Minister and Chief Justice of
India
(b) Chief justice of India
(d) President, after having consultation with Chief
(c) CBI Chief
election Commissioner of India
(d) Any sitting Judge of Supreme Court
10. Who have the power to remove Central Vigilance
5. Which of the following is not a current Information Commissioner and other Vigilance commissioners?
Commissioner?
(a) President & Supreme Court
(a) Basant Seth
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(b) Sharat Sabharwal
(c) President on the recommendation of Election
(c) M A Khan Yusufi Commission.
(d) S Y Kureshi (d) Prime Minister, Home Minister and Chief Justice of
6. When was Central Vigilance Commission India
established? Question Answer
(a) 1964 1 b
(b) 2005 2 d
3 a
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4 a (d) Solicitor General of India

5 d
5. Which one is not true about the Attorney General of
6 a
India?
7 b
(a) He is the legal advisor to the Government of India
8 d
(b) His tenure and salary is decided by the President
9 b
10 a (c) He has the voting right in the proceeding of the
Parliament

1. Which of the following article of Indian (d) He appears before high courts and Supreme Court in
Constitution dealt with the appointment of cases involving union government.
attorney general of India? 6. Who prepared the preamble of the Indian
(a) Article 72 Constitution?

(b) Article 74 (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(b) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(c) Article 76
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Article 68
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
2. Which of the following is true about the Attorney
7. Preamble of our country reads that India is a
General of India?
…………
(a) He has the right of audience in all the courts in India
(a) Sovereign & secular
(b) His term of the office and remuneration is decided by
(b) Secular & Democratic
the president
(c) Secular, Sovereign, Democratic
(c) He advices the Government of India
(d) Secular, Sovereign, Democratic, Democratic and
(d) All the above
Republic
3. Who is the highest legal officer of the Union
8. Which of the following describes India as a secular
Government of India?
state
(a) Attorney General of India
(a) Fundamental rights
(b) CAG
(b) Directive principles of state policy
(c) President
(c) Fifth schedule
(d) Solicitor General of India
(d) Preamble of the Constitution
4. To be eligible for appointment as Attorney General
9. Inclusion of the word “ fraternity is proposed by
of India, a person must possess the qualifications
prescribed for a............ (a) Dr. Ambedkar
(a) Judge of Supreme Court of India (b) J.L. Nehru

(b) Judge of a high court (c) J.B. Kriplani

(c) A renown lawyer (d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
10. Supreme court held that the Preamble is not a part
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of the constitution in which of the following cases: (b) Chairmen of Rajya Sabha
(a) Berubari Union case (1960) and Kesavanand Bharti (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
case (1973)
(d) Minister of Parliamentary affairs.
(b) Unni Krishnan vs Union of India
4. Which of the following bills cannot be introduced
(c) Minnerva Mills vs. the union of India and other states first in the Rajya Sabha?
(d) Sunil Batra vs. Delhi Government (a) Bill bringing a State under the President's rule

Question Answer (b) Money Bill

1 c (c) Bill pertaining to the removal of the President by
2 d impeachment
3 a (d) Bill proclaiming all the State of emergency arising out
4 a of war or external aggression.
5 c 5. Which one is NOT true regarding the bill in
6 a Parliament:
7 d (a) The legislative process begins with the introduction of
8 d a Bill in either House of Parliament, i.e. the Lok Sabha or
9 a the Rajya Sabha (exception money bill)
10 a (b) A Bill can be introduced either by a Minister or by a
private member.
(c) In case of a deadlock between the two houses Speaker
1. Which one of the following sets of Bills is of the Lok Sabha calls the joint session of the parliament.
presented to the Parliament along with the
Budget? (d) A joint session of the two houses is presided over by
the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(a) Direct taxes bill and Indirect taxes bill
6. Union Central Administrative Tribunal is passed to:
(b) Contingency Bill and Appropriation Bill
(a) Provide for the adjudication or trial by Administrative
(c) Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill Tribunals of disputes and complaints with respect to
(d) Finance Bill and Contingency Bill recruitment and conditions of service

2. A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to (b) Provide relief from highhandedness of police
have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also when no (c) Guarantee employment to all citizens of the country
action is taken by the Upper House within:
(d) None of these
(a) 10 days
7. The Central Administrative Tribunals is passed in
(b) 14 days
(a) 1988
(c) 20 days
(b) 1985
(d) 30 days
(c) 1974
3. Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or Not?
(d) 1991
(a) President
8. Which Article of Indian Constitution have the
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provision of CAT: (c) K.M. Munshi

(a) Article 312A (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Article 122 2. Which feature of Indian constitution is not taken
from American constitution?
(c) Article 323A
(a) Preamble
(d) Article 332A
(b) Single citizenship
9. The provisions of this Act (CAT) shall not apply to:
(c) Judicial Review
(a) Any officer or servant of the Supreme Court or of any
High Court (or courts subordinate thereto). (d) Fundamental Rights
(b) Any member of the naval, military or air forces or of 3. Procedure for the amendment of the constitution is
any other armed forces of the Union. taken form:
(c) Any person appointed to the secretarial staff of either (a)USA
House of Parliament. (b) Russia
(d) All of the Above (c) South Africa
10. The Chairman of the CAT, should be a (d) Canada
(a) A sitting or retired Judge of a High Court 4. The concept of Federal System in Indian
constitution is taken from:
(b) A sitting or retired Judge of a Supreme Court
(a) Ireland
(c) Ex- Governor of a state
(b) Australia
(d) Member of the Parliament
(c) Germany
Question Answer
1 c (d) Canada

2 b 5. Which of the following statement is true regarding

3 c the Indian constitution?

4 b (a) Law making procedure is taken from Britain

5 c (b) Concept of single citizenship is taken from United
6 a kingdom
7 b (c) Concept of judicial review is taken from Canada
8 c
(d) Appointment of the governor in different states is
9 d taken from Australia
10 a
6. Which Government of India Act has the most
influence on the current constitution of India?
1. Who said that the preamble is the keynote to (a) Government of India Act, 1935
the constitution?
(b) Pits India Act, 1784
(a) Earnest Barker
(c) Government of India Act, 1919
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Indian Constitution Act,1909
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7. The Idea of a constituent assembly to frame a

constitution for India was first mooted by:
(a) M.N. Roy in 1927 1. To which of the following states, Article 370 if
the Indian constitution is related:
(b) Indian National Congress in 1936
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) The Muslim League in 1905
(b) Meghalaya
(d) The all parties conference in 1946
(c) Himachal Pradesh
8. Article 17 of the Indian constitution is related to:
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(a) Prohibition of Child labour
2. Article 370 is drafted in the part………of the Indian
(b) Equality before law Constitution.
(c) Prohibition of untouchability (a) XXI
(d) Abolition of Titles (b) XIX
9. Under which Article, Prohibition of discrimination
on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of (c) XII
birth is mentioned: (d) IXX
(a) Article 17 3. Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu &
(b) Article 14 Kashmir exist in the Indian constitution because of the
agreement between............
(c) Article 17
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru and Farukh Abdullah
(d) Article 15
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maharaja Hari Singh
10. Article 21A of Indian constitution deals with:
(c) Ballabh Bhai Patel and Maharaja Hari Singh
(a) Protection against arrest and detection in certain cases
(d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and J.L. Nehru
(b) Right to education
(c) Freedom of speech 4. Which statement is NOT correct about the Jammu&
Kashmir
(d) Equality before law
(a) Jammu & Kashmir has its own Constitution.
Question Answer
1 a (b) No decision regarding the disposition of the state of
the Jammu& Kashmir can be made by the government of
2 b
India without the consent of the state government.
3 c
(c) Residuary power in respect of Jammu & Kashmir rest
4 d
with the state government and not the union government.
5 b
(d) All of the above are incorrect.
6 a
7 a 5. Which Indian state has its own constitution?
8 c (a) Sikkim
9 d (b) Arunachal Pradesh
10 b
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(c) Meghalaya (d) Mumbai

(d) None of these Question Answer
6. Under which ministry, Directorate General of 1 d
Foreign Trade (DGFT) organisation comes: 2 a
(a) Ministry of Finance 3 b
4 d
(b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
5 d
(c) Ministry of Foreign Trade
6 b
(d) Home Ministry
7 a
7. When the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & 8 a
Allied Duties was was constituted? 9 c
(a) 1998 10 b
(b) 1988
(c) 1963
1. Which article of Indian constitution deals with
(d) 1985 constitutional amendments?
8. Which one of the following is a subordinate office? (a) Article 332
(a) Offices of Development Commissioner of Special (b) Article 386
Economic Zones (SEZs)
(c) Article 368
(b) Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties
(d) None of the above
(DGAD)
2. In which Constitutional Amendment Act, Goa was
(c) Directorate General of Supplies and Disposal
made a full fledged State with a State assembly?
(DGS&D)
(a) 43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977
(d) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
(b) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978
9. Where is the head quarter of the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)? (c) 56th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

(a) Mumbai (d) 57th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

(b) Bangaluru 3. In which Constitutional Amendment Act An

authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi was
(c) New Delhi
provided to the people of India by the President?
(d) kolkata
(a) 57th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
10. Where is the head office of pay and accounts office
(b) 58th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987
(supply)?
(c) 59th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988
(a) Kolkata
(d) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988
(b) New Delhi
4. Which Constitutional Amendment Act, provided
(c) Dehradun
reservation in admissions in private unaided
educational institutions for students belonging to
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scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes? (a) Precedence to directive principles over fundamental
rights
(a) 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005
(b) Fundamental duties are included
(b) 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003
(c) Constitutional amendment should not be questioned in
(c) 94th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2006
any court
(d) 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009
(d) All the above
5. Which constitutional amendment reduced the voting
10. Which of the following amendment Act makes the
rights from 21 years to 18 years?
right to education as the fundamental right to all the
(a) 54th children under the age of 6-14 years by inserting
(b) 36th Article 21A to the constitution.

(c) 62th (a) 87th amendment, 2003

(d) 61st (b) 86th amendment, 2002

6. Under which constitutional amendment Bill, four (c) 88th Amendment, 2003
languages: Bodo, Dogri, Maithali and Santhali are (d) 89th Amendment, 2003
added in the 8th schedule of the Indian constitution.
Question Answer
(a) 89th
1 c
(b) 92nd 2 c
(c) 90th 3 b
(d) 95th 4 a
5 d
7. Which of the following amendment was passed
during the emergency? 6 b
7 d
(a) 45th Amendment
8 b
(b) 50th Amendment
9 d
(c) 47th Amendment 10 b
(d) 42nd Amendment
8. In which of the following amendment the term of 1. Which of the following election is not
Lok Sabha increased from 5 to 6 years? conducted under the supervision of Election
Commission of India?
(a) 40th Amendment
(a) Election of vice president of India
(b) 42nd Amendment
(b) Election of states legislatures
(c) 44th Amendment
(c) Election of local bodies of the states
(d) 46th Amendment
(d) Election for the Parliament
9. Which of the following is true about the constitution
(42nd amendment) Act, 1976. 2. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was
added by
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(a) First Amendment (d) T. Swaminathan was the first chief Chief Election
Commissioner of India.
(b) Eighth Amendment
7. Which of the following is not the fundamental duty
(c) Ninth Amendment
for Indian citizens?
(d) Forty Second Amendment
(a) To safe guard public property
3. Which one among the following features of the
(b) To protect and improve the natural environment
Constitution of India is indicative of the fact that real
executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers (c) To obey all the women
headed by the Prime Minister?
(d) To develop the scientific temper and spirit of enquiry
(a) Federalism
8. The council of ministers is responsible to the……..
(b) Representative legislature
(a) Rasja Sabha
(c) Universal adult franchise
(b) President
(d) Parliamentary democracy
(c) Lok Sabha
4. According to the Constitution of India, which of the
(d) Prime Minister
following are fundamental for the governance of the
country? 9. Which of the following Government of India act is
called the mini constitution of India?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(a) Government of India Act 1919
(b) Fundamental Duties
(b) Government of India Act 1935
(c) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Government of India Act 1915
(d) Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties (d) Government of India Act1909
5. What are the features of the regulating act of 1773? 10. Supreme Court of India was established on the
1. It designated `Governor of Bengal' as `Governor recommendation of
General' of Bengal. (a) Pits India Act of 1784
2. Bombay, Madras and Bengal presidencies were made (b) Regulating act of 1773
independent of one another.
(c) Charter act of 1L793
3. Provided for the establishment of a supreme court at
Calcutta (1774). (d) Charter act of 1813

6. Which of the following is not true regarding the Question Answer

Chief Election Commissioner of India? 1 c
(a) President appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of 2 a
India 3 d

(b) Chief Election Commissioner of India can be by the 4 c

same process as applicable to judge of Supreme Court. 5 c

(c) Other election commissioners can be removed by the 6 d

president on the recommendation of Chief Election 7 c
Commission of India. 8 c
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9 b (d) As decided by the President

10 b
6. Which article of Indian constitution protects the
civil servants from the politically motivated or
vindictive action
1. Advocate General of the State is appointed for
the period of: (a) Article 109

(a) 5 years (b) Article 19

(b) 6 years (c) Article 311

(c) Decided by the President (d) None of the above

(d) No fix tenure 7. Which have the right to start an Indian service?

2. Advocate General of the State submits his (a) Rajya Sabha

resignation to: (b) Lok Sabha
(a) Chief Judge of high court of the state (c) Parliament
(b) Governor of the respective states (d) President
(c) President of India 8. Civil services day is observed on:
(d) Chief Minister of the state (a) 23 April
3. Which article states that each state shall have an (b) 21 July
Advocate General?
(c) 4 November
(a) Article 194
(d) 21 April
(b) Article 177
9. Which Ministry/Authority has the right to remove
(c) Article 197 the incompetent, inefficient and unproductive All
(d) Article 165 India Service officers after 15 years of service?

4. Which one is NOT correct regarding Advocate (a) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
General of State? (b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(a) He has the right of audience in any Court in the State (c) Parliament
Legislative
(d) State Government
(b) The Advocate General is the first law officer of a
State. 10. The members of the UPSC are appointed by
the............. for the term of ......years.
(c) He receives the Pay as per fixation by Government.
(a) Prime Minister, 6 years
(d) He has the voting right in the state legislature.
(b) President, 6 years
5. What is the salary of the Advocate General of the
State? (c) President , 5 years

(a) 90,000/Month (d) Home minister, 6 years

(b) 1,20000/month
(c) Remuneration not fixed by Constitution Question Answer
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1. d II. Tax of sale and purchase of newspapers including

2. c advertisements
3. d
III. Estate duty in respect of property other than
4. d
agriculture land
5. c
6. c IV. Stamp duty and duties of excise on the medical and
7. a toilet preparations
8. d
(a) Only I & II are correct
9. a
10. b (b) I,II & III are correct
(c) All are correct
1. Which article of the Indian Constitution has the (d) Only IV & I are correct
provision of Finance Commission in India?
5. Which article of Indian constitution says that
(a) Article 275 “Parliament has the power to make laws on any
(b) Article 280 matter in the state list if a proclamation of emergency
is in operation?
(c) Article 265
(a) Article 256
(d) Article 360
(b) Article 249
2. Which article has the provision that the union
government will provide grants-in-aid to state (c) Article 275
government? (d) Article 365
(a) Article 275 6. Election of members of Rajya Sabha is taken from:
(b) Article 280 (a) Constitution Of Japan
(c) Article 265 (b) Constitution Of South Africa
(d) Article 360 (c) Constitution Of USA
3. Duties levied by the Union but Collected and (d) Constitution Of Ireland
Appropriated by the States are:
7. The numbers of members of Rajya Sabha from
(a) Succession duty in respect of property other than states and union Territories is:
agriculture land.
(a) 238
(b) Estate duty in respect of property rather than
agricultural land (b) 250

(c) Stamp duty and duties of excise on the medical and (c) 235
toilet preparations (d) 220
(d) Taxes on railway fares and freights 8. Who the representative from states in Rajya Sabha
4. Taxes Levied and Collected by the Union but is elected by the
Assigned to the States within which they are leviable. (a) Chief Minister of the state
Find out the correct option from below: (b) Governor of the state
I. Taxes on transactions in stock exchange (c) President
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(d) Elected members of the state legislative Assembly (a) He has the right of audience in all the courts in India
9. Which article of the Constitution says that Counsel (b) His term of the office and remuneration is decided by
of States (Rajya Sabha) shall not be dissolute? the president
(a) Article 83 (c) He advices the government of India
(b) Article 53 (d) All the above
(c) Article 80 3. Who is the highest legal officer of the union
government of India?
(d) Article 154
(a) Attorney General of India
10. Which article of Indian Constitution says that
members elected by the president can’t vote in the (b) CAG
election of president?
(c) President
(a) Article 83
(d) Solicitor General of India
(b) Article 53
4. To be eligible for appointment as attorney general of
(c) Article 55 India, a person must possess the qualifications
prescribed for a............
(d) Article 154
(a) Judge of Supreme Court of India
(b) Judge of a high court
Question Answer
1. b (c) A renown lawyer
2. a (d) Solicitor general of India
3. c
4. b 5. Which one is not true about the attorney general of
5. b India?
6. b (a) He is the legal advisor to the government of India
7. a
(b) His tenure and salary is decided by the president
8. d
9. a (c) He has the voting right in the proceeding of the
10. c parliament
(d) He appears before high courts and Supreme Court in
1. Which of the following article of Indian Constitution cases involving union government.
dealt with the appointment of attorney general of
6. National Commission for Other Backward Class
India?
came into effect from:
(a) Article 72
(a) 1993
(b) Article 74
(b) 1995
(c) Article 76
(c) 1992
(d) Article 68
(d) 2003
2. Which of the following is true about the Attorney
General of India?
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7. Which article of Indian constitution gives the power 9 a

to the government to make special provisions for the 10 b
development of SC/ST/OBC against the article 15?
(a) Article 19 1. Which of the following article dealt with the
formation of Parliament?
(b) Article 29
(a) Article 54
(c) Article 25
(b) Article 63
(d) None of these
(c) Article 77
8. Who is the current Chairman of the National
Commission for Other Backward Class? (d) Article 79
(a) Najma Hiptulla 2. Article 250 of the constitution says that:
(b) P.L.Punia (a) In case of the declaration of President's Rule in any
State under Article 356 of the Constitution, the Parliament
(c) Justice Swatanter Kumar
is competent to legislate on any matter included in the
(d) Justice V. Eswaraiah. State List.
9. How many members are in the National (b) Education will be in the con- current list of the
Commission for Other Backward Class? constitution.
(a) 4 (c) Every Indian state will have a governor to assist chief
(b) 6 minister.

(c) 3 (d) Some taxes will be imposed and collected by the

central government only.
(d) 8
3. Joint session of the parliament is arranged under
10. What is the current limit of creamy layer in India the article........
to decide the benefits of the reservation?
(a) 78
(a) 4.5 lac /Annum
(b) 103
(b) 6 lac /Annum
(c) 108
(c) 8 lac /Annum
(d) 249
(d) None of these
4. Which of the following is not sacked/ impeached by
Question Answer the Parliament?
1 c
(a) President
2 d
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
3 a
4 a (c) Auditor General

5 c (d) Attorney General of India

6 a 5. Which of the following is true about Parliament?
7 b (a) Parliament consists of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
8 d
(b) The Vice- President is elected by both the Houses of
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the Parliament. (c) 5 years or till the age of 65 years

(c) Joint session of the parliament is headed by the (d) 5 Years or till the age of 70 years
president
10. NHRC was established in the year:
(d) Joint session of the parliament is called by the Lok
(a) 1951
Sabha Speaker.
(b) 1993
6. Who is the current Chairman of National Human
Rights Commission? (c) 1965

(a) Cyriac joseph (d) 1990

(b) K.G. Balakrishnan Question Answer

1 d
(c) Markedey katju
2 a
(d) Lila Samson 3 c
7. The Chairman of the National Human Rights 4 d
Commission (NHRC) must be : 5 b
6 a
(a) Retired judge of high court 7 c
(b) A lawyer who has the eligibility to be a judge of 8 b
Supreme Court 9 d
10 b
(c) Retired Judge of Supreme Court
(d) Retired Attorney General of India 1. Which of the following statement is/are correct
8. The Chairperson and members of the NHRC are about the Jammu & Kashmir?
appointed on the recommendation of a committee (i) Article 370 of the Indian constitution provides special
consisting of: status to jammu& Kashmir
(a) Prime Minister, Home Minister, Leader of Opposition (ii) Special status to jammu& Kashmir is mentioned in
in both houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker part XX of the Indian constitution.
(b) Prime Minister, Home Minister, Leader of Opposition (iii) All the provision of constitution of India do not apply
in both houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker and on the Jammu& Kashmir
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(a) Only i
(c) Prime Minister, Home Minister, Leader of Opposition
in both houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker and (b) Only I, ii
President (c) Only I,iii
(d) Prime Minister, Home Minister, President and Chief (d) All I,ii,iii
Judge of Supreme Court
2. The instrument of accession of Jammu & Kashmir
9. The Chairman of NHRC is appointed for the period was passed by the Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maharaja
of: Hari Singh on…
(a) 6 years or till the age of 70 years (a) 26 October 1947
(b) 6 years or till the age of 65 years (b) 15 Aug. 1947
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(c) 20 June 1948 (d) He is appointed by the present of India

(d) 20 Dec. 1949 8. Which of the following is matched correctly?
3. The 11th fundamental duty was added by the (a) Article 124: establishment of the supreme court
………….
(b) Article 148: appointment of the CAG
(a) 92nd constitutional amendment Act
(c) Article 315: establishment of the Public Service
(b) 86th constitutional amendment Act Commission
(c) 102nd constitutional amendment Act (d) Article 112: definition of money bill
(d) None of these 9. Which of the following I not true about Chief
Election Commissioner of India?
4. Which of the following statement is not correct?
(a) Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the
(a) President is the head of the union executive.
president of India
(b) To be president of India, one should have completed
(b) Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from
the age of 30 years.
the same way as the judge of Supreme Court.
(c) To be president of India, one must not hold nay office
(c) Mr. V.S. Sampath is the current Chief Election
of profit under the government of india.
Commissioner of india.
(d) To be president of India one should be eligible to be
(d) Chief Election Commissioner is appointed for the
qualified as a member of the house of the people.
tenure of 6 years
5. Which of the following dignitary is not appointed by
10. Which of the following is not true about the
the president of India?
panchayat system of India?
(a) The prime minister of India
(a) Part IX of the constitution envisages a three tier
(b) The judges of the supreme court system of the panchayats.
(c) The chief election commissioner (b) The chairperson of the each panchayat is elected
(d) None of these according to the law passed by the centre govt.

6. Which of the following dignitary does not submit his (c) Out of total seats 1/3rd seats are reserved for the
resignation to the president of India? women

(a) Vice president of India (d) Every panchayat can continue for 5 years.

(b) Chief justice of India Question Answer

No.
1 c
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
2 a
(d) Prime minister of the India
3 b
7. Which of the following is not the mandatory 4 b
eligibility to be a governor of the state?
5 d
(a) Qualification for the posts of 6 c
(b) Should be 30 yr of age. 7 b
(c) Must not hold any office of profit 8 d
9 c
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10 b (b) Government of India Act 1935

(c) Government of India Act 1915
1. Under which Article, Prohibition of discrimination (d) Government of India Act1909
on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of
birth is mentioned: 7. Consider the following two statements regarding the
implementation of anti-defection law:
(a) Article 18
(b) Article 14 1. If an elected member voluntarily gives up his
(c) Article 17 membership of a political party;
(d) Article 15 2. If an elected member votes or abstains from voting in
such House contrary to any direction issued by his
2. Article 21A of Indian constitution deals with: political party or anyone authorized to do so, without
obtaining any prior permission.
(a) Protection against arrest and detection in certain cases Which of the above 2 statements is a criteria for the
(b) Right to education anti-defection law?
(c) Freedom of speech
(d) Equality before law (a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
3. Who is the final deciding authority on the question (c) Both 1 and 2
of disqualification by anti-defection? (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(a) Chairman or Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha 8. In which year the Central Bureau of Investigation
(b) Prime Minister was established?
(c) President
(d) None of the above (a) 1947
(b) 1950
4. Which of the following is not the fundamental duty (c) 1963
for Indian citizens? (d) 1965
(a) To safe guard public property
(b) To protect and improve the natural environment 9. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) comes
(c) To obey all the women under the administrative control of:
(d) To develop the scientific temper and spirit of enquiry
(a) Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the
5. The council of ministers is responsible to the…….. Ministry of Personnel
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(a) Rasja Sabha (c) Ministry of Defense
(b) President (d) None of the above
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Prime Minister 10. Advocate General of the State is appointed for the
period of:
6. Which of the following Government of India act is
called the mini constitution of India? (a) 5 years
(b) 6 years
(a) Government of India Act 1919 (c) Decided by the President
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(d) No fix tenure (a) Prohibition

Question No. Answer (b) Quo warranto

1 d (c) Mandamus
2 b (d) Habeas Corpus
3 a
5. Match the names of writs in list I with their
4 c
meanings in list II.
5 c
Name of the writ Meaning of the writ
6 b
List I List II
7 c
8 c 1. Habeas Corpus A. To command
9 a 2. Mandamus B. By what warrant
10 d 3. Certiorari C. You should have the body
4. Quo Warranto D. To inform
1. Which of the following writs is said to be a
(a) 1-B; 2-D; 3-A; 4-C
guarantor of personal freedom?
(b) 1-B; 2-A; 3-D; 4-C
(a) Mandamus
(c) 1-C; 2-D;3-A; 4-B
(b) Habeas Corpus
(d) 1-C;2-A; 3-D; 4-B
(c) Quo warranto
Q6. The chairman and the members of the State Civil
(d) Certiorari
Service Commission are appointed by which of the
2. Which of the following writs can be used against a following?
person believed to be holding a public office to which
(a) President
he is not entitled to?
(b) Governor
(a) Habeas Corpus
(c) Chief Justice Of India
(b) Mandamus
(d) Chief Justice of High Court
(c) Prohibition
Q7. What is the age of retirement of member of a
(d) Quo warranto
Union Public Service Commission?
3. The power to issue writs by the Supreme Court has
(a) 65 yr
been envisaged under which of the following articles?
(b) 64 yr
(a) Article 226
(c) 63 yr
(b) Article 32
(d) 62 yr
(c) Article 31
Q8. Who can remove the services of a member of
(d) Article 25
Union Public Service Commission?
4. Which of the following writs can been issued to force
(a) President
a public authority to perform a public or statutory
duty? (b) Governor of the state
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(c) Parliament
(d) Law Minister 1. Which article of the Indian constitution has the
provisions regarding the SC Commission?
Q9. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) Article 90
(a) The age retirement of a member of state public service
commission is 65 years. (b) Article 338
(b) Only lower house of the Indian parliament has the (c) Article 386
right to start an all India service.
(d) Article 330
(c) The term of a member of a public service commission
2. Who is the current Chairman of the National
is 6 yr.
Commission for SCs?
(d) The chairman of the state service commission is
(a) K.G. Balakrishnan
eligible for appointment as the chairman or member of the
Union Public Service Commission. (b) Dilip Singh Bhuria

Q 10. Which of the following statement is incorrect (in (c) P.L. Punia
terms of functions of the public service commission)? (d) Suraj Bhan
1. To conduct examinations for the appointment to the 3. National Commission for SC/ST was constituted on
services of the state & union the basis of :
2. To advice on any matter so referred to them and on any (a) 1989 Act
other matter which the president or the governor of a state
may refer to the appropriate commission. (b) 1995 Act

3. To give directions to the home ministry regarding the (c) 1992 Act
appointment of the candidates. (d) 1956 Act
(a) 1, 2 4. Which of the following function performed by the
(b) 2, 3 National Commission for SC?

(c) Only 3 (a) To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the
safeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes under the
(d) Only 2 Constitution.
Question Answer (b) To inquire into specific complaints with respect to the
1 b deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled
2 d Castes
3 b (c) Full implementation of the various acts like the PCR
4 b Act, 1955 and SC and ST (POA) Act, 1989.
5 d (d) All of the above
6 b 5. Which constitutional amendment has the provision
7 a of reservation of seats for SCs/STs in public service
8 a and legislatures until 2020?
9 a (a) 96th Amendment
10 c (b) 95th Amendment
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(c) 89th Amendment (b) The Vice- President is elected by both the Houses of
the Parliament.
(d) 102nd Amendment
(c) Joint session of the parliament is headed by the
6. Which of the following article dealt with the
president
formation of Parliament?
(d) Joint session of the parliament is called by the Lok
(a) Article 54
Sabha Speaker.
(b) Article 63
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(c) Article 77
(d) Article 79 Answer b c a d b d a c d b

7. Article 250 of the constitution says that:

(a) In case of the declaration of President's Rule in any
State under Article 356 of the Constitution, the Parliament
is competent to legislate on any matter included in the
State List.
(b) Education will be in the con- current list of the
constitution.
(c) Every Indian state will have a governor to assist chief
minister.
(d) Some taxes will be imposed and collected by the
central government only.
8. Joint session of the parliament is arranged under
the........
(a) Article 78
(b) Article 103
(c) Article 108
(d) Article 249
9. Which of the following is not sacked/ impeached by
the Parliament?
(a) President
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(c) Auditor General
(d) Attorney General of India
10. Which of the following is true about Parliament?
(a) Parliament consists of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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