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POLITY PART-5
PANCHAYAT
1. A Panchayat continues for _____ from the date appointed for its first meeting.
(a) 14 years (b) 11 years
(c) 5 years (d) 9 years
Sol. (c)

2. What is the tenure of a Panchayat as per the 73rd constitutional amendment act ?
(a) 4 years (b) 3 years
(c) 6 years (d) 5 years
Sol. (d)

3. How many tiers are there in a Panchayati Raj structure?

(a) Three (b) Four (c) Five (d) Two
Sol. (a)

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4. The election to constitute a Panchayat should be completed before the expiration of
a period of _____ from the date of its dissolution.
(a) eight months (b) one year
(c) six months (d) two months
Sol. (c)

5. As per the Constitution of India, Panchayats at the intermediate level may NOT be
constituted in a State having a population not exceeding:
(a) Thiry Lakhs (b) Forty Lakhs
(c) Ten Lakhs (d) Twenty Lakhs
Sol. (d)

SUPREME COURT & HIGH COURT

1. Which one is the largest appellate court of India ?
(a) High Court (b) District Court
(c) Supreme Court (d) Consumer Court
Sol. (c)

2. The Supreme Court of India was established on:

(a) 25 January 1954 (b) 30 January 1950
(c) 15 January 1952 (d) 26 January 1950
Sol. (d)

3. Who was the first Chief Justice of Independent India?

(a) B.K. Mukherjee (b) S.R. Das
(c) M. PatanjaliSastri (d) Harilal J. Kania
Sol. (d)
4. ___was the Chief Justice of India from January 1950 to November 1951.
(a) Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (b) HarilalJekisundasKania
(c) Mehr Chand Mahajan (d) Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
Sol. (b)

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5. In case of death of the President and the Vice President of India, the ___________
will act as the President of India.
(a) Parliament chosen candidate (b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Chief Justice of India (d) Attorney General of India
Sol. (c)

6. Name the first ever judge of the Supreme Court against whom the motion of
impeachment was introduced into Parliament in Independent India.
(a) Justice Viraswami (b) Justice Ramaswami
(c) Justice Mahajan (d) Justice Subba Rao
Sol. (b)

7. The decisions given by the Supreme Court of India are to ___

(a) Any region of a state
(b) All states and union territories except Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Only district courts
(d) All Indian courts
Sol. (d)

8. In which year was the first evermotion to remove a Supreme courtjustice signed by
108 members of the Parliament?
(a) 1984 (b) 1991 (c) 1978 (d) 1996
Sol. (b)

9. The High Court of Kerala and Lakshadweep is situated at :

(a) Ernakulam (b) Thrissur
(c) Kochi (d) Kannur
Sol. (c)

10. Andaman and Nicobar jurisdiction comes under which High Court ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Calcutta
(c) Madras (d) Odisha
Sol. (b)
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ELECTION
1. ______ is a set of norms and guidelines to be followed by the political parties and
contesting
candidates during election time.
(a) Constitutional Norms (b) Constitutional Rules
(c) Code of Conduct (d) Rigging
Sol. (c)

2. Who implements Model Code of Conduct for elections in India ?

(a) Parliament (b) Supreme Court
(c) Returning Officer (d) Election Commission
Sol. (d)

3. Which was the first part of India to hold an election based on universal adult
franchise?
(a) Assam (b) Tripura (c) Manipur (d) Bihar
Sol. (c)

4. Electoral roll is commonly known as:

(a) election count (b) voter's list (c) election list (d) serial list
Sol. (b)

5. Elections to Panchayats in a State are conducted by _____.

(a) Election Commission of India (b) Joint Public Service Commission
(c) State Election Commission (d) Gram Sabha
Sol. (c)
6. What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) 6 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
(b) 4 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
(c) 5 Years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
(d) 3 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
Sol. (a)
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7. What is the minimum age to be an eligible voter for Lok Sabha elections?
(a) 17 years (b) 15 years (c) 18 years (d) 16 years
Sol. (c)

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIIL & ASSEMBLY

1. Which of the following states has the highest number of Legislative Assembly
(Vidhan Sabha) Constituencies?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh
Sol. (c)

2. Which of the following States has a Legislative Council?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal
Sol. (b)

3. One-third of the members of the VidhanParishad retire every ______ year/s.

(a) four (b) one (c) three (d) two
Sol. (d)

4. In which of the following states there is a bicameral legislature.

(a) Punjab (b) Goa (c) Bihar (d) Sikkim
Sol. (c)

1. On which date did the NITI Aayog replace the Planning Commission?
(a) 1st of January 2017 (b) 1st of January 2014
(c) 1st of January 2016 (d) 1st of January 2015
Sol. (d)

2. Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional body ?

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(a) Finance Commission (b) NITI Aayog
(c) National Commision for Scheduled Tribes
(d) Election Commission
Sol. (b)

3. When was the five-year plan started in India ?

(a) 1958 (b) 1951 (c) 1955 (d) 1947
Sol. (b)

4. The Mahalanobis Plan of development was adopted during which Five Year Plan?
(a) Third (b) Fourth (c) First (d) Second
Sol. (d)

5. Who among the following is the Chairman of Planning Commission and National
Integration Council of India?
(a) The Attorney General (b) The Vice President
(c) The Prime Minister (d) The President
Sol. (c)

6. How many agro-climatic zones (ACZ) are characterized by the Planning

Commission of India?
(a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 20
Sol. (b)

7. The 15th Finance Commission has been constituted by the President of India for a
period of ______ years.
(a) three (b) six (c) four (d) five
Sol. (d)

8. Who presided over the 15thFinance Commission ?

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(a) Y.V Reddy (b) N.K Singh
(c) Amitabh Kant (d) Urjit Patel
Sol. (b)

9. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes came into existenceas a separate

commission in which of the following year?
(a) 2000 (b) 2006 (c) 2004 (d) 2002
Sol. (c)

EMERGENCY
1. How many times has the National Emergency been declared by the President in the
country ?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
Sol. (a)

2. On the night of _____ 1975, Indira Gandhi recommended the imposition of

Emergency to
president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
(a) 1st June (b) 22nd May
(c) 25th June (d) 1st July
Sol.C

LANGUAGE
1. Which of the following is NOT a scheduled language of India
(a) Rajasthani (b) Sindhi
(c) Manipuri (d) Bodo
Sol. (a)

2. In 1967, which of the following languages was included in the list of

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state languages of the Indian Constitution ?
(a) Bengali (b) Sindhi
(c) Telugu (d) Tamil
Sol. (b)

STATE REORGANISATION
Q. 427. In which year did the Central Government of India appoint the States
Reorganisation Commission?
(a) 1958 (b) 1953 (c) 1950 (d) 1951
Sol. (b)

Q. 426. In which of the following years did Telangana became the 29th state of India
after the
reorganisation of the state of Andhra Pradesh
(a) 2014 (b) 1994 (c) 2010 (d) 1998
Sol. (a)

Q. 371. Which one of the following Union Territories has been granted with a partial
statehood ship?
(a) Puducherry (b) Daman and Diu
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (d) Lakshadweep
Sol. (a)

PARTY
Q. 376. In which year was the Communist Party formed in India
(a) 1925 (b) 1922 (c) 1927 (d) 1930
Sol. (a)
Q. 392. When was the Nationalist Congress Party formed ?
(a) 1999 (b) 1992 (c) 1980 (d) 1984
Sol. (a)
Q. 448. In which year was the Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) formed?

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(a) 1951 (b) 1964 (c) 1962 (d) 1972
Sol. (b)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

1. What is the tenure of the chairman of the State Public Service Commission?
(a) 5 years or the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
(b) 6 years or the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier
(c) 5 years or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier
(d) 6 years or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier
Sol. (b)

2. As per the Constitution of India, a member of Union Public Service Commission

holds office for a period of six years or till he/she attains the age of ______ years
(a) 60 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 68
Sol. (c)

CABINET
1. As per the Table of Precedence, who among the following enjoys the highest
ceremonial protocol?
(a) Holders of Bharat Ratna
(b) Judges of the Supreme Court of India
(c) Cabinet ministers of the Union
(d) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Sol. (c)

2. The First Health Minister of Independent India was?

(a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (b) SardarVallabhbhai Patel
(c) VijayalakshmiPandit (d) RajkumariAmrit Kaur
Sol. (d)

3. The first defence minister of independent India was:

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(a) C Rajagopalachari (b) Baldev Singh
(c) Shri Jagjivan Ram (d) SardarVallabhbhai Patel
Sol. (b)

4. First full time female Finance Minister of India is _____

(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Maneka Gandhi
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman (d) Indira Gandhi
Sol. (c)

NEIGHNOURING COUNTRIES
1. When was the constitution of Pakistan enforced?
(a) 1973 (b) 1947 (c) 1956 (d) 1952
Sol. (C)

2. Who among the following is/was the longest serving Prime Minister of
Bangladesh?
(a) Khalida Zia (b) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(c) Shah Azizur Rahman (d) Sheikh Hasina
Sol. (d)

3. How many provinces is the country of Nepal divided into?

(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 6
Sol. (b)

4. To which neighbouring country was the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) sent in
the year 1987?
(a) Nepal (b) Sri Lanka (c) Bhutan (d) Burma
Sol. d

5. In which year was a new Constitution adopted in Sri Lanka creating the
'Democratic The Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka'?
(a) 1978 (b) 1965 (c) 1982 (d) 1980
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Sol. (a)

6. In which year did Nepal adopt its first democratic constitution?

(a) 2010 (b) 2015 (c) 2013 (d) 2017
Sol. (b)

7. Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan from ______ to ______.

(a) 1947; 1962 (b) 1947; 1971
(c) 1947; 1958 (d) 1947; 1989
Sol. (b)

Q. 458. Which country has veto power in the United Nations?

(a) India (b) Bhutan (c) China (d) Bangladesh
Sol. (c)

MISCELLANEOUS
1. Who is the ex-officio President of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG), set up in
1949, which functions as the national group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
and the main branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in
India?
(a) Prime Minister (b) Vice President
(c) President (d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Sol. (d)

2. Which of the following Parliamentary Committee does NOT draw any members
from Rajya Sabha?
(a) Committee on Estimates (b) Committee on Petitions
(c) Committee on Public Undertakings (d) Committee on Public Accounts
Sol. (a)

3. Which of the following is the expanded form of the abbreviation 'Rep.' used in the
text of the Constitution of India?
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(a) Repealed (b) Republic (c) Report (d)
Representative
Sol. (a)

4. Union Legislature alone can make laws on matters related to_____.

(a) public health (b) police
(c) railways (d) local self-government
Sol. (c)

5. Our National Anthem ‘Jan GanMan’ is adopted from which language?

(a) Hindi (b) Marathi (c) Assamese (d) Bangla
Sol. (d)

6. Which of the following countries was the earliest to givewomen the right to vote?
(a)Australia (b) France (c) UK (d) USA
Sol. (a)

7. In which year the Union and Railway budgets were merged

(a) 2017 (b) 2016 (c) 2018 (d) 2015
Sol. (b)

8. Which of the following is NOT a Federal country ?

(a) Canada (b) Brazil (c) China (d) Australia
Sol. (d)

9. Who among the following presented the Union budget of India for maximum
times?
(a) RK ShanmukhamChetty (b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) Morarji Desai (d) P. Chidambaram
Sol. (c)
10. Who was the first National Security Advisor of India?
(a) Pankaj Singh (b) Manmohan Singh
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(c) Prof.Rajinder Khanna (d) Brajesh Mishra
Sol. (d)

11. In which year, the first Gender Budget Statement appeared in the Union Budget of
India ?
(a)2001-02 (b)2005-06 (c)2010-11 (d)2007-08
Sol. (b)

12. Under Article 21 of the constitution the right to livelihood as part of the right to life
was retained due to which case?
(a) Shankari Prasad Case
(b) Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation
(c) Maneka Gandhi vs VOI case
(d) N Nagaraj Vs VOI case
Sol. (b)

13. In which form of government, rulers are directly elected by the people of the
country?
(a) Democracy (b) Dictatorship (c) Autocracy (d) Republic
Sol. (a)
14. What does the writ of 'Mandamus' mean?
(a) By what Warrants (b) We Command
(c) To be Certified (d) You May Have the Body
Sol. (b)

15. We celebrate 'Samvidhan Divas' on ______ every year, to commemorate the

adoption of the Constitution of India.
(a) 26th January (b) 26th November
(c) 15th September (d) 15th August
Sol. (b)
16. Which of the following statements about the Constitution of India is NOT true?
(a) It prevents the State from making any law in matters of religion.
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(b) Its makers chose the model of a secular state.
(c) It provides all individuals and communities the freedom to profess, practice and
propagate any religion.
(d) It prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
Sol. (a)

17. The ______ states that no woman shall be arrested after sunset and before
sunrise. SSC
except under exceptional circumstances.
(a) Probation of Offenders Act (b) Indian Penal Code
(c) Police Act (d) Code of Criminal Procedure
Sol. (d)

18. An official enumeration of population done periodically is known as:

(a) national register of citizens (b) demographic count
(c) census (d) national population register
Sol. (c)

19. Which of the following is a consumer right?

(a) Right to Move or Settle (b) Right to Manufacture Goods
(c) Right to Seek Redressal (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Sol. (c)

20. As per the Constitution of India,every person who is arrested and detained in
custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of ______
hours of such arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of
arrest to the court of the magistrate.
(a) six (b) thirty-six
(c) twenty-four (d) twelve
Sol. ©
21. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian Federal System?
(a) Written Constitution
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(b) Independent judiciary to settle disputes
(c) Single-tier government
(d) Division of powers between the
Centre and the States
Sol. (c)

22. As per Article 80 of the Constitution of India, what can be the

maximum strength of Rajya Sabha?
(a) 245 (b) 250 (c) 235 (d) 240
Sol. (b)

23. The first hour of every parliamentary meeting is for _____.

(a) Point of Order (b) Discussion on Money bill
(c) Question hour (d) Zero hour
Sol. (c)

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