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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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The word 'Secular' was inserted into the Constitution of India by
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The two provisions of the Constitution of India that most clearly express the power of judicial review are
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An emergency under Article-352 of the Constitution of India can be declared only during
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The 4th Schedule to the Constitution of India deals with
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The 'Basic Structure Doctrine' was enunciated by the Supreme Court during the
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The Panchayati Raj system under Part-IX of the Constitution of India does not apply to the states of
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Consider the following statement(s) about the Constitution of India.
1. A Member of Parliament enjoys freedom of speech in the Parliament as a Parliamentary privilege protected by the Constitution of India.
2. The Constitution has vested the power to amend the Constitution in the Parliament.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
1. A Member of Parliament enjoys freedom of speech in the Parliament as a Parliamentary privilege protected by the Constitution of India.
2. The Constitution has vested the power to amend the Constitution in the Parliament.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following statements about the Union Executive in India is correct?
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Which one of the following statements about Money Bill is correct?
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Which one of the following powers of the Prime Minister of India is codified in the Constitution of India itself?
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Which of the following statements relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is/are correct?
1. The CAG can attend the sittings of the Committee on Public Accounts.
2. The CAG can attend the sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
3. The jurisdiction of CAG is co-extensive with powers of the Union Government.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1. The CAG can attend the sittings of the Committee on Public Accounts.
2. The CAG can attend the sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
3. The jurisdiction of CAG is co-extensive with powers of the Union Government.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Which of the following statements relating to election as the President of India is/are correct?
1. A person above the age of thirty-five years is eligible for election as the President of India.
2. The President of India is eligible for re-election for more than one term.
3. A person is not eligible for election as the President of India if the person holds an office of profit.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1. A person above the age of thirty-five years is eligible for election as the President of India.
2. The President of India is eligible for re-election for more than one term.
3. A person is not eligible for election as the President of India if the person holds an office of profit.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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The citizens of India do not have which of the following Fundamental Rights?
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Which one among the following Acts for first time allowed Indians, at theoretically, entry to higher posts in British Indian administration?
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Which one of the following pairs of the Schedule in the Constitution of India and its content is not correctly matched?
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Consider the following statements.
1. The Constitution of India empowers the Parliament to form new states and to alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing states by passing a resolution in simple majority.
2. Jammu and Kashmir has been given special status under Article-370 of the Constitution of India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
1. The Constitution of India empowers the Parliament to form new states and to alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing states by passing a resolution in simple majority.
2. Jammu and Kashmir has been given special status under Article-370 of the Constitution of India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha may resign his office by writing, addressed to the
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The Election Commission recognises a political party as a national party if
1. it secures at least 6% of the total valid votes polled in four or more states in a general election to the Lok Sabha or to the State Legislative Assemblies.
2. it wins at least four seats in a general election to the Lok Sabha from any State or States.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1. it secures at least 6% of the total valid votes polled in four or more states in a general election to the Lok Sabha or to the State Legislative Assemblies.
2. it wins at least four seats in a general election to the Lok Sabha from any State or States.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Consider the following statements.
1. The Amendment procedure has been provided in Article-368 of the Constitution of India.
2. The consent of the States is mandatory for all Amendments to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
1. The Amendment procedure has been provided in Article-368 of the Constitution of India.
2. The consent of the States is mandatory for all Amendments to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following nations adopted first democratic Constitution in September 2015?
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The creation of the institution of Lokpal was first recommended by
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Who among the following is the Chairman of interdisciplinary committee constituted recently by the Government of India to examine framework for virtual currencies?
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Which one of the following is not a subject that has been developed to the Panchayati Raj Institutions by the 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India?
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Who among the following can attend the meetings of both Houses of Parliament while not being a member of either House?
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The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a
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Which one among the following states of India has recently proposed to frame the first Internal Security Act to deal with the challenges of terrorism, insurgency, communalism and caste violence?
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By fulfilling which of the following conditions can be political party claim the status of a national party?
1. It secures at least six per cent (6%) of the valid votes polled in any four or more States, at a general election to the House of the People or to the State Legislative Assembly.
2. It wins at least four seats in the House of the People from any State or States or wins at least two per cent (2%) seats in the House of the People (i.e. 11 seats in the existing House having 543 members), and these members are elected from at least three different states.
3. The party in question has got recognition as a State party in at least two states.
4. It must have its headquarters in New Delhi.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1. It secures at least six per cent (6%) of the valid votes polled in any four or more States, at a general election to the House of the People or to the State Legislative Assembly.
2. It wins at least four seats in the House of the People from any State or States or wins at least two per cent (2%) seats in the House of the People (i.e. 11 seats in the existing House having 543 members), and these members are elected from at least three different states.
3. The party in question has got recognition as a State party in at least two states.
4. It must have its headquarters in New Delhi.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Match List I with List II.
| List I (Amendments to the Constitution of India) |
List II (Subjects) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 | 1. | Reduction of voting age from 21 to 18 |
| B. | 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 | 2. | Right to Education |
| C. | 61st Amendment Act, 1988 | 3. | Panchayati Raj |
| D. | 86th Amendment Act, 2006 | 4. | Disqualification of grounds of defection |
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Which one of the following is not an objective of the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016?
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Which one among the following is not a Fundamental Right under the Constitution of India?
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Every Judge of the Supreme Court of India is appointed by
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Which one of the following is not a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Constitution of India?
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The word 'Socialist' was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendment Acts?
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Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of the North-Eastern Council?
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Artlcle-352 of the Constitution of India contains provisions related to
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Who among the following are the two civil servants who assisted the Constituent Assembly in framing the Constitution of India ?
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Which member of the Constituent Assembly proposed the resolution that the National Flag of India be a "horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion", with a wheel in navy blue at the centre?
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Which one of the following about the Parliament of India is not correct?
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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is not correct?
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The superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in
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Which of the following provision(s) of the Constitution of India became effective from 26th November, 1949?
1. Elections
2. Citizenship
3. Emergency provisions
4. Appointment of the Judges
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1. Elections
2. Citizenship
3. Emergency provisions
4. Appointment of the Judges
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Article-46 of the Constitution of India refers to the promotion of educational and economic interests of
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The provisions of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India shall not apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in
1. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orisha
2. Assam and Tripura
3. Meghalaya and Mizoram
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orisha
2. Assam and Tripura
3. Meghalaya and Mizoram
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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An Election Commissioner can be removed from office on the recommendation of
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Which one of the following statements regarding the Rajya Sabha is not correct?
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Fundamental Rights guaranteed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is available only to the citizens of India?
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Consider the following description of the Samadhi of a former Prime Minister of India. Central Samadhi Platform comprises nine square black polished granite solid stone blocks, capped with a 'Diya' in the centre. The number nine holds significance and represents the Navarasas, Navaratras and Navagrahas. Then placement of the Nine-Square Samadhi is in a circular lotus shaped pattern. The Nine-Square platform is accessed in four cardinal directions by pathways made in white composite tiles so that the floor does not get heated. Identify the Samadhi.
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Under Article 371A of the Constitution of India, with respect to which of the following item(s) the Acts of the Parliament of India shall not apply to the State of Nagaland, unless the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nagaland by a resolution so decides ?
1. Religious or social practices of Nagas
2. Naga customary law and procedure
3. Ownership and transfer of land and its resources
4. Boundaries of Nagaland with other states
Select the answer using the code given below :
NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
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Under Article 191 of the Constitution of India, a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a state if the person holds any office of profit under :
1. the Government of India.
2. any State Government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
50
Which of the following statements with regard to the constitution of Finance Commission is/are correct?
1. The Government of India has recently constituted the Sixteenth Finance Commission under the Chairmanship of Dr. Arvind Panagariya.
2. Finance Commission is constituted in pursuance to Article 263 of the Constitution of India.
Select the answer using the code given below :
NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
51
Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee constituted by the Government of India to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the country and to make recommendations thereon?
NDA General Ability 21 April 2024
52
Which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India deals with District Planning Committee?
NDA General Ability 3 September 2023
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Consider the following statements about Attorney-General in India:
1. She/he is the first law officer of the Government of India
2. She/he has a right to speak in any House of Parliament without any right to vote
3. She/he is appointed by the President of India
4. She/he is a whole-time counsel for the Government in the court of law
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?
NDA General Ability 3 September 2023
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By which one of the following amendments, was Article 51A, relating to the Fundamental Duties, inserted into the Constitution of India?
NDA General Ability 16 April 2023
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In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum of
NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
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Who among the following introduced the ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946?
NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
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Which one of the following is not a power of Panchayats under Article 243G?
NDA General Ability 4 September 2022
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Which one of the following is correct in respect of total number of States and Union Territories in India?
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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Who among the following is the Head of the Committee appointed by the Supreme Court of India to enquire into the circumstances that led to the Prime Minister of India’s convoy being stuck for several minutes on a flyover in Punjab recently?
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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Who among the following is the Chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Council?
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Commission of India?
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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The elections to the Lower House of the Parliament of India, held in 2019, constituted the
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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Panchayati Raj Institutions are primarily the institutions of
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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Which of the following is/are the right/rights mentioned in the 'American Declaration of Independence'?
1. Life
2. Liberty
3. Pursuit of Happiness
4. Fraternity
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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The Parliament of India is primarily based on the model of
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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Which one of the following does not fall under the jurisdiction of the apex court of India?
NDA General Ability 10 April 2022
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With regard to the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is not correct?
NDA General Ability 18 April 2021
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Which one of the following is not a power of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
NDA General Ability 18 April 2021
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Which one of the following is included in Article 51A (Part-IV A) of the Constitution of India?
NDA General Ability 18 April 2021
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Which one of the following provides for the complete equality of men and woman in India?
NDA General Ability 18 April 2021
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Which of the following statements about the non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations is/are correct?
1. Their total number is now 10, but was originally only 6.
2. They are elected for a term of two years only.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
NDA General Ability 18 April 2021