1. Members of the Union Public Service
Commission function for
(a) 60 years
(b) 58 years
(c) 62 years
(d) 65 years
2. The Panchayati Raj System was adopted to
(a) Make people aware of politics
(b) Decentralize the power of democracy
(c) Educate the peasants
(d) None of the above
3. Panchayati Raj was first introduced in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
4. Under which of the following amendments, the
historic Panchayati Raj Bill was passed by the Parliament in 1992 (a) 70th
Amendment
(b) 72nd Amendment
(c) 74th Amendment
(d) 68th Amendment
5. Which of the following statements are correct
about the Central Information Commission? I The Central Information Commission
is a statutory body. II The Chief Information Commissioner and other
Information Commissioners are appointed by the President of India. III The
Commission can impose a penalty up to a maximum of 25,000/- IV It can punish an
errant officer. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
(a) I and II only
(b) I, II, and IV
(c) I, II, and III
(d) II, III, and IV
6. Which is at the apex of the three-tier system
of Panchayati Raj?
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Gram Panchayat
(c) Zila Parishad
(d) Panchayat Samiti
7. Which article of the constitution directs the
government to organize village panchayats?
(a) Article 32
(b) Article 40
(c) Article 48
(d) Article 51
8. NITI Aayog is a
(a) Statutory body
(b) Executive body
(c) Autonomous body
(d) Advisory and non-statutory body
9. Consider the following statements: Assertion
(A): Rights and duties are the two sides of the same coin. Reason (R): It is
not the duty of the state to maintain the rights of the citizens.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is correct
explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
10. Who holds the power of judicial review in
India?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Parliament
11. Supreme Court of India consists of a Chief
Justice and
(a) Seven judges
(b) Nine judges
(c) Twenty-Five judges
(d) Thirty judges
12. What is the minimum duration of a stay,
before a person can apply for Indian citizenship?
(a) Five years
(b) Three years
(c) Seven years
(d) Ten years
13. CAG is the Chief Accountant and Auditor for
(a) Union Government
(b) State Governments
(c) Union and State Governments
(d) Neither Union nor State Government
14. Ministry of Human Resource Development
includes
(a) Department of Elementary Education and
Literacy
(b) Department of Secondary Education and Higher
Education
(c) Department of Women and Child Development
(d) All of the above
15. A uniform civil code has been recommended in
the Directive Principles to ensure
(a) To control the population growth
(b) National security
(c) National integration
(d) Support for weaker sections of society
16. The language which enjoys special status in
Article 351 of the Constitution of India as the primary source language for the
development of the official standard of Hindi is
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Tamil
(c) Bhojpuri
(d) Maithili
17. Which of the following is the official
language(s) as per Indian constitution?
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Hindi with English as an additional language
(d) No official language
18. The National Language of India is
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Both English and Hindi
(d) No national language
19. Which of the following High Courts gave
ruling that India has no national language?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Gujarat
(c) Lucknow
(d) Patna
20. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Act, also popular as Right to Education Act (RTE Act) was enacted in
the year
(a) 2008
(b) 2009
(c) 2010
(d) 2011
21. Right to Education Act (RTE) makes it
mandatory to provide free and compulsory education for children age group
between
(a) 6 and 14 years
(b) 6 and 12 years
(c) 8 and 14 years
(d) None of the above
22. The Right to Education Act came into force in
the year
(a) 2008
(b) 2009
(c) 2010
(d) None of the above
23. Which of the following articles of
constitution states that the official language of the union shall be Hindi in
Devanagari script?
(a) 343 (1)
(b) 356
(c) 75
(d) 351
24. The first language to have been assigned the
status of classical language in 2004 is
(a) Tamil
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Kannada
(d) Malayalam
25. Odia has been assigned the status of
classical language in February 2014. With this, the number of classical
languages in India is
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six
26. Ninety-third Constitution Amendment Bill
seeks
(a) To grant statehood to Uttaranchal
(b) To make elementary education compulsory
(c) To make army service mandatory
(d) None of the above
27. Which of the following parts of the Indian
Constitution enjoins upon the state to provide free and compulsory education
for children up to 14 years of age?
(a) Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) fundamental rights
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Special Provisions related to certain classes
28. Select the correct sequence in ascending
order.
(a) Deputy Ministers, Ministers of State, and
Cabinet Ministers
(b) Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers, and
Cabinet Ministers
(c) Ministers of State, Cabinet Ministers, and
Deputy Ministers
(d) Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and
Deputy Ministers
29. Which of the following pairs of articles of
the Constitution of India and the subjects dealt with by them are correctly matched?
I Article 352: Proclamation of emergency II Article 370: Special status in
respect of Jammu and Kashmir III Article 14: Equality of opportunity in matters
of public employment IV Article 40: Organization of village panchayats Select
the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:
(a) I and II
(b) II, III, and IV
(c) I, II, and IV
(d) I, III, and IV
30. Which of the following is an example of
extra-constitutional power of the Governor of a state in India?
(a) His role as Chancellor of the universities in
the state
(b) His power to dismiss the ministry
(c) His power to dissolve the state Legislative
Assembly
(d) His power to return a bill to the state
Legislative Assembly for reconsideration
31. If Prime Minister of India belongs to the
upper house of Parliament,
(a) He will not be able to vote in his favour in
the event of a no-confidence motion
(b) He will not be able to speak on the budget in
the lower house
(c) He can make statements only in the upper house
(d) He becomes a member of the lower house within
six months after being sworn-in as the Prime Minister
32 Two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A)
and the other labelled as Reason (R), are given: Assertion (A): The reservation
of 33% of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures does not require
constitutional amendment. Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections
can allocate 33% seats they contest to women candidates without any
constitutional amendment. In the context of these two statements, which of the
following is correct?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
33. Which of the following is/are stated in the
Constitution of India? I The President shall not be member of either house of
Parliament II The Parliament shall consist of the President and two houses
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) Neither I nor II
(b) Both I and II
(c) I alone
(d) II alone
34. Match List I with List II: List I (Article of
constitution) List II (Subject) A Art 54 I President’s Election B Art 75 II
Prime Minister Appointment C Art 155 III Appointment of Governor D Art 164 IV
Appointment of Chief Minster Codes:
(a) A-IV, B-II, C-III and D-I
(b) A-I, B-III, C-II and D-IV
(c) A-I, B-II, C-III and D-IV
(d) A-IV, B-III, C-II and D-I
35 Which of the following amendments relates to
the local government institutions?
(a) 52nd Amendment
(b) 73rd Amendment
(c) 66th Amendment
(d) 70th Amendment
36. The real executive authority of the state is
(a) The Governor
(b) The Speaker
(c) The Council of Ministers
(d) The Chief Justice of High Court
37. Which of the following is the lengthiest
amendment to the Constitution of India so far?
(a) 24th Amendment
(b) 30th Amendment
(c) 42nd Amendment
(d) 44th Amendment
38. The only President of India who was elected
unopposed is
(a) S. Radhakrishnan
(b) Dr Zakir Hussain
(c) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
(d) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
39. Which of the following state Governors enjoys
special powers with regard to the administration of tribal areas? (a) Odisha
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam
40. The normal tenure of the Governor of a state
is
(a) Five years
(b) Till he/she enjoys the confidence of the
President
(c) Till he/she enjoys the confidence of the Chief
Minister
(d) None of the above
41. The Legislative Council in a state may be
created or abolished by the
(a) President, on the recommendation of the
Governor
(b) Parliament
(c) Parliament after the state Legislative
Assembly passes a resolution to that effect
(d) Governor on a recommendation by the state
cabinet
42. Which of the following introduced Indian Penal
Code?
(a) Lord Macaulay
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Ripon
43. Constitution of India does not mention the
post of
(a) Deputy Prime Minister
(b) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(c) Deputy Speaker of the state Legislative
Assembly
(d) None of the above
44. Which of the following age groups is taken
into consideration for constituting Gender Parity Index for higher education?
(a) 15–22 years
(b) 18–23 years
(c) 16–22 years
(d) 18–25 years
45. There was a major announcement in Budget
2016-17 in the form of Higher Education Funding Agency. Which of the following
statements are correct in this context?
I. An initial capital base of Rs 1,000 cr
II. Joint participation of Government and
philanthropic donors
III. Quality infrastructure in IITs, NITs, IIITs,
etc.
Codes:
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) All of the above
46. According to 2011 Census Report, the
difference between literacy rates of men and women in India is about
(a) 10%
(b) 17%
(c) 21%
(d) 27%
47. For equality of educational opportunities
among women, the Constitution has provision under (i) Article 45 (ii) Article
15(3) (iii) Article 16(1) and (2) (iv) All the above Which of the above is
correct?
(a) Only (i) is correct.
(b) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(c) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(d) (iv) is correct.
48. Equality of educational opportunities is
possible by
(a) Extending portals of educational institutions
to all without any discrimination
(b) Opening more educational institutions
(c) Privatizing the education system in the
country
(d) Public funding of Education
49. Who have signed MOU for recognition of Teacher
Education in Special Education Programme in India?
(a) NCTE and NAAC
(b) RCI and NCERT
(c) NCDS and RCI
(d) RCI and NCTE
50. National youth day, observed across India on
12 January commemorates the birth anniversary of which famous Indian
personality?
(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
