Polity : Mock Papers

Mock Question Paper 3

Q1. A common High Court for two or more States and/or Union Territory may be established by

A. President
B. Parliament by Law
C. Governor of the State
D. Chief Justice of India

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Q2. Which of the following amendments curtailed the power of Judicial review of the Supreme Court and High Courts?

A. 24th
B. 26th
C. 42th
D. 44th

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Q3. Under a single, integrated, hierachical judicial system, the High Courts in the states are directly under the

A. President
B. Governor of the State
C. Union Parliament
D. Supreme Court

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Q4. The concept of the Judicial review has been borrowed from the Constitution of

A. U.S.S.R.
B. U.K.
C. U.S.A.
D. Switzerland

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Q5. which amendment act conferred on the supreme Court the jurisdiction to transfer cases from one High Court to another?

A. 39th
B. 42nd
C. 43rd
D. 45th

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Q6. Which Article of the Constitution permits the Supreme Court to have a seat outside Delhi?

A. 141
B. 136
C. 130
D. 124

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Q7. The words 'social secular' and 'the unity and integrity of the nation' have been added to the Indian Constitution by which amendment?

A. 38th
B. 40th
C. 42nd
D. 48th

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Q8. For the creation of a new state in India, the amendment of the Constitution will require

A. Simple majority in Parliament
B. simple majority in Parliament and approval of majority of states
C. 2/3rd majority of Parliament
D. 2/3rd majority in each House of Parliament and approval of majority of states

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Q9. The 9th Schedule of the Constitution of India was

A. Added by the 1st amendment
B. Added by the 24th amendment
C. Added by the 42th amendment
D. A part of the original Constitution

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Q10. Recently, through an amendment, Parliament has passed the bill allowing the banks to raise their equity from the capital market upto a maximum of which of the following percentages?

A. 45
B. 47
C. 51
D. 49

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Q11. By which amendment, the power to amend the Constitution was specifically conferred upon the Parliament?

A. 56th
B. 52nd
C. 42nd
D. 24th

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Q12. The 44th Amendment modifies or nullifies a number of provisions of which amendment?

A. 43rd
B. 42nd
C. 41st
D. 40th

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Q13. The control of the preparation of electroal rolls for Parliament and legislatures vests with the

A. Cabinet
B. Prime Minister
C. President
D. Election Commission

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Q14. What is contained in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution?

A. Provisions regarding disqualification on grounds of defection
B. Languages recongnised by the Constitution
C. Laws that cannot be challenged in any court of law
D. Forms of oath or affirmation

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Q15. In India, political parties are given recognisation by

A. President
B. Law commission
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. Election Commission

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Q16. The Election Commission does not conduct the elections to the

A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Local Bodies
D. President's Elections

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Q17. To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used?

A. System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
B. Proportional representation through list system
C. Collective voting system
D. Secondary voting system

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Q18. In which year were the first general elections held in India?

A. 1947-48
B. 1948-49
C. 1950-51
D. 1952-52

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Q19. The Panchayati Raj system was adopted to

A. Make people aware of politics
B. Decentralise the power of democracy
C. Educate the peasants
D. None of these

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Q20. The historic Panchayati Raj Bill was adopted by the Parliament in 1992 as which amendment?

A. 70th
B. 72nd
C. 74th
D. 68th

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Q21. In which of the following states was the Panchayati Raj first introduced?

A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. U.P.
D. Bihar

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Q22. Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats?

A. Income Tax
B. Sales Tax
C. Professional Tax
D. Levy duties

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Q23. In the Constitution, setting up of village panchayats is mentioned under

A. Art. 40
B. Art. 48
C. Art. 51
D. None of these

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Q24. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village Panchayats?

A. Property Tax
B. House Tax
C. Land Tax
D. Vehicles Tax

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Q25. Funds belonging to the Government of India are kept in

A. Consolidated Fund of India
B. Public Account Fund of India
C. Contingency Fund of India
D. All of the above

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Q26. English is the official language of which of the following states?

A. Manipur
B. Nagaland
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh

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Q27. Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship?

A. Parliament
B. State Legislatures
C. President
D. Attorney General

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Q28. Planning Commission is a

A. Statutory body
B. Executive body
C. Autonomous body
D. None of these

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Q29. Which one of the following was an associate state of India before becoming a full fledged state?

A. Meghalaya
B. Mizoram
C. Sikkim
D. Manipur

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Q30. when did Delhi become a Union Territory?

A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1956
D. 1960

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