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• ·         Chairman, National Commission on Farmers (NCF) - Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
• ·         Chairperson, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) - Dr. Pramod Deo
• ·         Chairman, National Statistical Commission - Dr. Pronob Sen
• ·         Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. - Dr. R. Chidambaram
• ·         Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Dept of Atomic Energy. - Dr. R. K. Sinha
• ·         Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India - Dr. Rahul Khullar
• ·         Chairman Delhi Metro Rail - Dr. Sudhir Krishna
• ·         Election Commissioner - Dr. Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
• ·         Chairman, 13th Finance Commission - Dr. Vijay Kelkar
• ·         Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research - Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch
• ·         Chairman 14th Finance Commission - Dr. Y. V. Reddy
• ·         CMD, National Insurance Company - Shri A V Girijakumar
• ·         CMD, Canara Bank - Shri. R. K. Dubey
• ·         Chairperson Prasar Bharati Board - Smt. Mrinal Pande
• ·         Chief of the Naval Staff - Admiral Robin K. Dhowan
• ·         Chief of the Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
• ·         CMD, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd - Dr. A. K. Saxena
• ·         Chairman, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED) - Dr. Bijender Singh
• ·         Chairman Space Commission and ISRO - Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
• ·         Chief of the Army Staff - General Vikram Singh
• ·         Chairperson,Central Board of Excise & Customs - J. M. Shanti Sundharam
• ·         Chairman, SSC - Mr. Amitava Bhattacharyya
• ·         Director-General, Indian Merchant's Chamber - Mr. Arvind Pradhan
• ·         Chairperson, Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Mr. Ashok Chawla
• ·         Chairman & MD, General Insurance Corporation of India - Mr. Ashok K Roy
• ·         President, Indian National Academy of Engineering - Mr. Baldev Raj
• ·         Register General and Census Commissioner of India - Mr. C. Chandramouli
• ·         Chairman, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) - Mr. Chandra Shekhar Verma
• ·         Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee
• ·         Director General, CRPF - Mr. Dilip Trivedi
• ·         Director General and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India - Shri Vijay S Madan
• ·         CMD, Indian Overseas Bank - Shri. M. Narendra
• ·         CMD, Central Bank of India - Shri. Rajeev Rishi
• ·         CMD, India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) - Smt Rita Menon
• ·         Foreign Secretary - Smt. Sujatha Singh
• ·         CMD, Bank of India - Smt. V. R. Iyer
• ·         Director IB - Syed Asif Ibrahim
• ·         Director General, Indian Coast Guard - Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal
• ·         CMD, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) - Mr. Dinesh Kumar Sarraf
• ·         Chairman, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) - Mr. Girish Shankar
• ·         Election Commissioner - Mr. Hari Shankar Brahma
• ·         Chairman, Punjab National Bank (PNB) - Mr. K. R. Kamath
• ·         CMD, IDBI Bank - Mr. M. S. Raghavan
• ·         Solicitor General - Mr. Mohan Parasaran
• ·         Attorney General of India - Mr. Mukul Rohatgi
• ·         Chairman, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) - Mr. N. P. Patel
• ·         Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha - Mr. P. J. Kurien
• ·         Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes - Mr. P. L. Punia
• ·         President of India - Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
• ·         CMD, IndusInd Bank - Mr. R. Seshasayee
• ·         CEO National Intelligence Grid (Natgrid) - Mr. Raghu Raman
• ·         Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Mr. Raghuram Ranjan
• ·         CMD, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) - Mr. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay
• ·         Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes - Mr. Rameshwar Oraon
• ·         President, ASSOCHAM - Mr. Rana Kapoor
• ·         Director CBI - Mr. Ranjit Sinha
• ·         Chairman, Investment Commission - Mr. Ratan Tata
• ·         Chairman, Coal India Limited - Mr. S. Narsing Rao
• ·         Chairman, National Knowledge Commission - Mr. Sam Pitroda
• ·         Chairman, Audit Bureau Circulation(ABC) - Mr. Shailesh Gupta
• ·         Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Mr. Shashi Kant Sharma
• ·         Secretary General Rajya Sabha - Mr. Shumsher K. Sheriff
• ·         President FICCI - Mr. Sidharth K. Birla
• ·         President Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI interim president) - Mr. Sunil Gavaskar
• ·         Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) - Mr. T. S. Vijayan
• ·         Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India - Mr. U. K. Sinha
• ·         Chief Election Commissioner - Mr. V. S. Sampath
• ·         Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - Mrs. Kushal Singh
• ·         Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademy - Ms. Leela Samson
• ·         Chairperson, National Commission for Women - Ms. Mamata Sharma
• ·         Chairman and Managing Director,Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.(HPCL) - Ms. Nishi Vasudeva
• ·         Speaker, Lok Sabha - Ms. Sumitra Mahajan
• ·         CMD, Bharatiya Mahila Bank - Ms. Usha Ananthasubramanian
• ·         Prime Minister of India - Narendra Damodar Das Modi
• ·         Chairman, UPSC - Prof. D.P. Agarwal
• ·         Chairman UGC - Prof. Ved Prakash
• ·         Chairman, NASSCOM - R. Chandrasekaran
• ·         Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) - R. K. Tiwari
• ·         CMD, Punjab & Sind Bank - SH. Jatinderbir Singh
• ·         CMD, Oriental Bank of Commerce - Sh. S. L. Bansal
• ·         National Security Advisor and Special Advisor to PM (Internal Security) - Shri Ajit Doval
• ·         Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) - Shri Alok Sinha
• ·         Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India - Shri Amitabh Verma
• ·         Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal - Shri Arun Chaudhary
• ·         CMD, UCO Bank - Shri Arun Kaul
• ·         CMD, Union Bank of India - Shri Arun Tiwari
• ·         Director General, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) - Shri Arvind Ranjan
• ·         Dena Bank - Shri Ashwani Kumar
• ·         Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and Director General DRDO - Shri Avinash Chander
• ·         Chairman, GAIL - Shri B. C. Tripathi
• ·         CMD, Andhra Bank - Shri C V R Rajendran
• ·         Chairman & MD, Food Corporation of India - Shri C. Viswanath
• ·         Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) - Shri Devendra Kumar Pathak
• ·         Chairman & MD, NHPC Limited (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.) - Shri G. Sai Prasad
• ·         Director General, NSG - Shri J.N.Choudhury
• ·         CEO, Prasar Bharati - Shri Jawhar Sircar
• ·         Chairman 20th Law Commission - Shri Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
• ·         Director General, Railway Protection Force (RPF) - Shri Krishna Chaudhary
• ·         CMD, United India Insurance Company - Shri Milind A Kharat
• ·         Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities - Shri Naseem Ahmad
• ·         Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) - Shri Rajan Gupta
• ·         Chairman Kolkata Metro Rail - Shri Rajeev Bhargava
• ·         Chairman, National Highway Authority Of India (NHAI) - Shri Rajendra Pal Singh
• ·         Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) - Shri Rajiv Mathur
• ·         CMD, Allahabad Bank - Shri Rakesh Sethi
• ·         Secretary General Lok Sabha - Shri S. Bal Shekar
• ·         Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) - Shri S. K. Roy
• ·         Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) - Shri S. Krishnan
• ·         CMD, Corporation Bank - Shri S. R. Bansal
• ·         CMD, Bank of Baroda - Shri S. S. Mundra
• ·         Director General National Investigation Agency (NIA) - Shri Sharad Kumar
• ·         Chairman, National Security Advisory Board - Shri Shyam Saran
• ·         Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP) - Shri Subhas Goswami
• ·         CMD, Syndicate Bank - Shri Sudhir Kumar Jain
• ·         CMD, Bank of Maharashtra - Shri Sushil Muhnot
• ·         CMD, Indian Bank - Shri T. M. Bhasin
• ·         CMD, Vijaya Bank - Shri V Kannan
• ·         Chairman, Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB) - Justice B N Srikrishna
• ·         President, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission - Justice D. K. Jain
• ·         Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission - Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
• ·         Chief Justice of India - Justice R.M.Lodha
• ·         President, National Green Tribunal - Justice Swatantra Kumar
• ·         Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes - Justice Vangala Eswaraiah
• ·         Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff - Lieutenant General Anil Chait
• ·         Vice President - Mohammad Hamid Ansari
• ·         CMD, Shipping Corporation of India - Mr. A K Gupta
• ·         Chairman Confederation of Indian Industries(CII) - Mr. Ajay S. Shriram
• Director, Research and Analytical Wing (RAW) - Mr. Alok Joshi

Indian polity Part-2

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101.   The vesting of Residuary Powers under our constitution in the Union follows the precedent of which Constitution?

a)    Canadian constitution

b)    Irish constitution

c)    US constitution

d)    British constitution

102.   Which constitutional authority is responsible for constituting the Finance Commission periodically?

a)         Chairman of RajyaSabha

b)         Prime Minister

c)          President of India

d)          Speaker of LokSabha

103.  For a period of how many years is the Finance Commission normally constituted?

a)         four years

b)         five years

c)          six years

d)          three years

104.   To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?

a)         Prime Minister

b)         President

c)          Speaker of LokSabha

d)          Vice President

105.   Under our constitution, the sovereign power rests with which of the following?

a)         judiciary

b)         president

c)          people

d)          parliament

106.   Which amendment to the constitution made it mandatory on the part of the President to accept the advice given by the council of ministers?

a)         24th amendment

b)         25th amendment

c)          41st amendment

d)          42nd amendment

107.  From which constitution did we borrow the concept of our Federation?

a)         Canadian constitution

b)         Australian constitution

c)          Irish constitution

d)          German constitution

108.  Which of the following is the competent authority to amend the constitution?

a)         parliament

b)         state legislatures

c)          president

d)          chairman of the RajyaSabha

109.  Which articles of our constitution deals with the cultural and educational rights?

a)         30 and 31

b)         29 and 30

c)          31 and 32

d)          32 and 33

110.        To whom should a notice in writing be given for raising a half an hour discussion in a House of Parliament?

a)         Presiding officer of the house

b)         Secretary general of the house

c)          Secretary of department of parliamentary affairs

d)          Ministers concerned

111.        Who was the last Viceroy of India?

a)         Lord Mountbatten

b)         Lord Canning

c)          Lord Ripon

d)          Lord Hardinge

112.        Who was the first President of the Republic of India?

a)         DrRajendra Prasad

b)         C Rajagopalachari

c)          Lord Mountbatten

d)          ZakirHussain

113.        Who was the first Muslim President of independent India?

a)         Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

b)         APJ Abdul Kalam

c)          DrZakirHussain

d)          None of these

114.        Who among the following British Prime Ministers issued the infamous 'communal award' which prescribed separate electorates to different communities?

a)         Ramsay MacDonald

b)         Clement Atley

c)          Winston Churchill

d)          Neville Chamberlain

115.         Which of the following is not a language included in the eighth schedule of the constitution?

a)         English

b)         Konkani

c)          Sindhi

d)          Kashmiri

116.        A candidate seeking election to a state legislative assembly must have completed what age?

a)         30 years

b)         25 years

c)          21 years

d)          20 years

117.        Which of the following is not a post mentioned in the Constitution of India?

a)         The Deputy Speaker of the LokSabha

b)         The Deputy Prime Minister

c)          The Deputy speaker of the state legislative assemblies

d)          The Deputy chairman of the RajyaSabha

118.        Who among the following can propose the name of a candidate for the office of President of India?

a)         any five citizens of India

b)         any five members of parliament

c)          any one member of the electoral college

d)          any ten members of the electoral college

119.         Which of the following tax is levied and collected by the union but wholly assigned to the states?

a)         taxes on railway fares and freights

b)         stamp duties

c)          sales tax

d)          custom duties

120.        Who appoints the Attorney General of India?

a)         Chief Justice of India

b)         Union Law Minister

c)          Prime Minister

d)          President

121.         Who among the following presidents of India held the office for two successive terms?

a)         VV Giri

b)         DrS Radhakrishnan

c)          DrZakirHussain

d)          DrRajendra Prasad

122.          The Fundamental Duties were added to the constitution for the first time in

a)         1974

b)         1975

c)          1976

d)          1977

123.          Of which type is the Indian Constitution?

a)         Federal

b)         Unitary

c)          Parliamentary

d)          Federal in form and Unitary in spirit

124.          Into how many parts has the Indian Constitution been divided?

a)         7

b)         11

c)          21

d)          22

125.          What is the maximum number of nominated members in the two Houses of Parliament?

a)         10

b)         12

c)          14

d)          20

126.   Who was the first woman governor of an Indian state?

a)         Lakshmi N Menon

b)         Padmaja Naidu

c)          Sarojini Naidu

d)          SuchetaKripalani

127.   Who was the first woman foreign minister of state in India?

a)         Lakshmi N Menon

b)         VijaylakhsmiPandit

c)          Padmaja Naidu

d)          Sarojini Naidu

128.  To whom should the President of India address his letter of resignation?

a)         Prime Minister

b)         Vice President

c)          Chief Justice

d)          Speaker

129.   Who was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state?

a)         Jayalalitha

b)         Padmaja Naidu

c)          SuchetaKripalani

d)          Vijayalakshmi Pundit

130.   Which of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India?

a)         Swaraj party in 1934

b)         Congress party in 1936

c)          Muslim League in 1942

d)          All parties conference in 1946

131.   Which of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?

a)         provincial grouping

b)         Interim cabinet of Indians

c)          acceptance of Pakistan

d)          constitution framing right

132.   The reference to Hindus in Article 25 of the constitution does not include

a)         Parsees

b)         Sikhs

c)          Jains

d)          Buddhists

133.  Which of the following nations has the largest constitution in the world?

a)         India

b)         United States of America

c)          United Kingdom

d)          Canada

134.  Who is the Chief Architect of our constitution?

a)         Dr B R Ambedkar

b)         DrRajendra Prasad

c)          Rajagopalachari

d)          Jawaharlal Nehru

135.         Who was the permanent chairman of the constituent Assembly?

a)         BR Amdedkar

b)         DrRajedra Prasad

c)          SardarVallabhai Patel

d)          Lord Moutbatten

136.        By whom is the Chairman of RajyaSabha elected?

a)         President

b)         two houses of parliament

c)          parliament and legislatures of the states jointly

d)          members of RajyaSabha

137.        By which amendment were the Fundamental Duties of citizens added to the constitution?

a)         42nd amendment

b)         44th amendment

c)          35th amendment

d)          40th amendment

138.         Which Charter Act made financial allocation for education for the first time?

a)         1833

b)         1813

c)          1793

d)          1773

139.         Who among the following cannot be impeached by the constitution?

a)         President

b)         Vice President

c)          Governor

d)          Chief Justice of India

140.         Whom can a citizen approach in the event of nonenforcement of Directive Principles of the state by the government?

a)         District court

b)         high court

c)          supreme Court

d)          none of these

141.         Before removing a member of a state public service commission on the ground of misbehavior an enquiry must be conducted by

a)         Supreme Court

b)         High Court

c)          Committee appointed by the state government

d)          committee appointed by the central government

142.         Who can recommend abolition or creation of theLegislative council in a state?

a)         Governor of the state

b)         advocate general of the state

c)          legislative assembly of the state

d)          the state council of ministers

143.        How many schedules are there in our constitution?

a)         10

b)         12

c)          18

d)          24

144.        How many articles are there in our constitution?

a)         395

b)         360

c)          400

d)          425

145.          Which part of our constitution deals with the Fundamental rights?

a)         Part I

b)         Part II

c)          Part III

d)          Part IV

146.        What is dealt within the Part IV of our constitution?

a)         Fundamental duties

b)         Directive Principles of State Policy

c)          Fundamental Rights

d)          Citizenship

147.          By which amendment were the terms 'socialist' and 'secularist' added to the Preamble of our constitution?

a)         42nd amendment

b)         39th amendment

c)          40th amendment

d)          47th amendment

148.         From which constitution did our constitution borrow the concept of Directive Principle of State Policy?

a)         Canada

b)         Ireland

c)          United Kingdom

d)          Germany

149.              Which article of our constitution declares untouchability in any form as unconstitutional?

a)         Article 17

b)         article 14

c)          Article 28

d)          Article 7

150.        Which one of the following is not among the source of revenue for the union?

a)         land revenue

b)         customs duty

c)          excise duty

d)          income tax

151.   Which article of our constitution empowers the Supreme Court to review any judgment or order made by it previously?

a)          Article 137

b)          Article 140

c)          Article 256

d)          Article 356

152.   From which constitution did our constitution borrow the concept of Fundamental duties of citizens?

a)          United States of America

b)          Germany

c)          Ireland

d)          France

153.  Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Right to Property was excluded from the list of Fundamental Rights?

a)         Indira Gandhi

b)         Morarji Desai

c)          Jawaharlal Nehru

d)          Lai BahadurShastri

154.   How many fundamental rights are guaranteed by our constitution?

a)         five

b)         six

c)          seven

d)          eight

155.   By which amendment was the right to property excluded from the list of Fundamental rights?

a)         42nd amendment

b)         44th amendment

c)          43rd amendment

d)          45th amendment

156.  Who was the Chairman of the first official language commission constituted by the President in 1955?

a)         KM Munshi

b)         BG Kher

c)          MC Chhagla

d)          HumayunKabir

157.  Which article of our constitution requires the constitution of official language commission?

a)         Article 344

b)        Article 356

c)         article 250

d)         article 256

158.  Whom should an Indian citizen approach for securing his Fundamental right of personal freedom?

a)         The President

b)         Governor

c)          Speaker of the LokSabha

d)          Supreme Court or High Court

159.   The system of proportional representation is used in the election of

a)         The President

b)         speaker of LokSabha

c)          Members of LokSabha

d)          Members of State Assembly

160.        What are the constituents of the Indian Parliament as mentioned in the constitution?

a)         President, LokSabha and the Council of Ministers

b)         LokSabha and Rajya Sabha

c)          President, Vice President and the two houses of Parliament

d)          President,LokSabha and RajyaSabha

161.        Who is the Chairman of LokSabha?

a)         Prime Minister

b)         President

c)          Speaker

d)          Home Minister

162.        The Constitutional Amendment removing the right to property from the list of fundamental rights came in

a)         1978

b)         1972

c)          1976

d)          1975

163.        In 1921 the Congress session was held when its President was in jail. Who was the President in question?

a)         CR Das

b)         Subash Chandra Bose

c)          PattabhiRamayyah

d)          Gopal Krishna Gokhale

164.        Which of the following was the objective of the Minto-Morley reforms?

a)         Extension of Provincial Assemblies

b)         to give more power to local government

c)          to abolish the post of secretary of state for India

d)          to establish diarchy in provinces

165.        Which of the following states was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie using the Doctrine of Lapse?

a)         Nagpur

b)         Udaipur

c)          Mysore

d)          Satara

166.        Who formed the Indian National Union in 1854?

a)         AO Hume

b)         Henry Cotton

c)          DadabhaiNaoroji

d)          BadruddinTyabji

167.        Following the famous Quit India resolve, the top Congress leaders were arrested on

a)         August 9, 1942

b)         August 8, 1942

c)          August 10, 1942

d)          August 11, 1942

168.        Who headed the Cabinet Mission to India?

a)         AV Alexander

b)         Hugh Gaitskell

c)          Stafford Cripps

d)          Lord Penthick Lawrence

169.         How many persons have so far been the Presidents of India?

a)         10

b)         11

c)          12

d)          14

170.         Which article empowers the High Courts to issue writs for the empowerment of Fundamental Rights?

a)         Article 226

b)         Article 214

c)          Article 256

d)          Article 318

171.         Which of the following Acts envisaged the Federal form of government?

a)         Govt of India Act 1909

b)         Govt of India Act 1935

c)          Govt of India Act, 1919

d)          None of these

172.         Which one of the following is not a Financial Committee of Parliament in India?

a)         Public Accounts Committee

b)         Estimates Committee

c)          Finance Commission

d)          Committee on public undertakings

173.         The Union Territory of Mizoram was formed out of the north eastern territories of Assam in 1962. In which year was full status of State conferred upon it?

a)         1972

b)         1975

c)          1982

d)          1985

174.         By which of the following writs can the High Court or the Supreme Court secure the body of a person who has been imprisoned to be brought before it?

a)         Mandamus

b)         Habeas Corpus

c)          Certiorary

d)          Prohibition

175.         Which of the following is the competent authority to verify the validity of an Act of Parliament?

a)         Prime Minister

b)         President

c)          Supreme Court

d)          Speaker of LokSabha

176.   Who was the chairman of the first official language commission constituted by the President in 1955?

a)         KM Munshi

b)         BG Kher

c)          MC Chhagla

d)          HumayunKabir

177.   What are the constituents of the Indian parliament as mentioned in the constitution?

a)         President, LokSabha and the Council of Ministers

b)         LokSabha and Rajya Sabha

c)          President, Vice President and the two houses ofParliament

d)          President and the two houses of parliament

178.  Who is the Chairman of LokSabha?

a)         Prime Minister

b)         President

c)          Speaker

d)          Home Minister

179.   In 1921, the Congress session was held when its President was in Jail. Who was the President then?

a)         CR Das

b)         Subhash Chandra Bose

c)          PattabhiRamayyah

d)          Gopal Krishna Gokhale

180.   Which of the following was the objective of the Minto- Morley Reforms?

a)         Extension of Provincial Assemblies

b)         Giving more power to local government

c)          Abolishing the post of secretary of state for India

d)          Establishing diarchy on provinces

181.   Who formed the Indian National Union in 1854?

a)         AO Hume

b)         Henry Cotton

c)          DadabhaiNaoroji

d)          BadruddinTyabji

182.   Who headed the Cabinet Mission to India?

a)         AV Alexander

b)         Hugh Gaitskell

c)          Stafford Cripps

d)          Lord Penthick Lawrence

183.   Which article empowers the High Courts to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights?

a)         Article 226

b)         Article 214

c)          Article 256

d)          Article 318

184.  Which one of the following is not a Financial Committee of Parliament in India?

a)         Public Accounts Committee

b)         Estimates Committee

c)          Finance Commission

d)          Committee on Public Undertakings

185.         By which of the following writs can the High Court or Supreme Court secure the body of a person who has been imprisoned to be brought before it?

a)         Mandamus

b)         Habeas Corpus

c)          Certiorari

d)          Prohibition

186.         Which of the following is the competent authority to verify the validity of an Act of Parliament?

a)         Prime Minister

b)         President

c)          Supreme Court

d)          Speaker of LokSabha

187.         Who was responsible for the passing of Hindu Widows Remarriage Act?

a)         Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar

b)         Radha Kant Deb

c)          Raja Ram Mohan Roy

d)          Kesab Chandra Sen

188.          According to BR Amdedkar which article of the constitution is its 'heart and soul'?

a)         Article 32

b)         Article 28

c)          Article 35

d)          Article 47

189.          In a particular case, the advice tendered by the Council of Ministers is sent back by the President for reconsideration. If the Council of Ministers adhere to their earlier advice what is the option before the President?

a)         President can ask for reconsideration of the advice once more

b)          President can ask for reconsideration of the advice any number of times

c)          President can reject the advice

d)          President has no option but to accept such advice

190.        Which of the following is not a statutory body?

a)         Election Commission

b)         Finance Commission

c)          Planning Commission

d)          UPSC

191.          Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

a)         Jawaharlal Nehru

b)         DrRajendra Prasad

c)          Dr BR Ambedkar

d)          DrRadhakrishnan

192.        Can a person be appointed as the Governor of more than one state?

a)         yes

b)         no

c)          yes, but for only six months

d)          yes, but for only 12 months

193.         Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

a)         Dr BR Amdedkar

b)         C Rajagopalachari

c)          DrRajendra Prasad

d)          Jawaharlal Nehru

194.        What is the minimum age required for a person to become the Prime Minister of India?

a)         21 years

b)         25 years

c)          30 years

d)          35 years

195.        Which of the following states and/or union territories have a common High Court?

a)         Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

b)         Delhi and Haryana

c)          Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh

d)          Karnataka and Kerala

196.        The Constitution of India was adopted on

a)         January 26, 1950

b)         January 26,1949

c)          November 26,1949

d)          August 15, 1947

197.        What can be the maximum duration of the 'zero hour' in the LokSabha?

a)         one hour

b)         30 minutes

c)          Two hours

d)          Not specified

198.          When was the Panchayati Raj introduced?

a)         1952

b)         1957

c)          1959

d)          1961

199.          Name the first state where Panchayati Raj was introduced?

a)         Gujarat

b)         Andhra Pradesh

c)          Bihar

d)          Rajasthan

200.          When did the Constitution of India come into force?

a)        January 26, 1950

b)        November 26, 1949

c)        January 26, 1949

d)      August 15, 1947