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done The Constitution of India : Preamble, Territory, Citizenship, Federalism, Parliamentary Democracy Total Questions - 105

• question_answer1)
  Which one of the following was a Type 'B' state of the Indian Dominion after the partition of the country:
  A)
  Jammu and Kashmir     done clear
  B)
  Orissa done clear
  C)
  West Bengal                 done clear
  D)
  Bombay done clear
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• question_answer2)
  One of the following was the A' type of states of India following the partition of India
  A)
  Mysore              done clear
  B)
  Madhya Bharat done clear
  C)
  United Provinces done clear
  D)
  Bhopal done clear
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• question_answer3)
  One of the following was the 'C' type of states of India following the partition of the country into two 'dominions' namely India and Pakistan
  A)
  Hyderabad                     done clear
  B)
  Cooch-Behar done clear
  C)
  Andaman and Nicobar Islands done clear
  D)
  Bihar done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Following the re-organisation of states (1956), the number of the states and the union territories were:
  A)
  States 14 and Union Territories 6 done clear
  B)
  States 15 and Union Territories 5 done clear
  C)
  States 16 and Union Territories 4 done clear
  D)
  States 13 and Union Territories 7 done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Once a Union Territory, the following is one of the states of the union of India
  A)
  Assam               done clear
  B)
  Madhya Pradesh done clear
  C)
  Manipur         done clear
  D)
  Mysore done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which among the following joined the union of India as a state in 2014?
  A)
  Madras              done clear
  B)
  Bihar done clear
  C)
  Telangana          done clear
  D)
  West Bengal done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Once a part of Andhra Pradesh, one of the following is a district of the state of Telangana:
  A)
  Anantapur                     done clear
  B)
  Srikakulam done clear
  C)
  Vishakhapatnam             done clear
  D)
  Karimnagar done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which among the following is a district in the remaining part of the state of Andhra Pradesh following the formation of Telengana?
  A)
  Khammam                     done clear
  B)
  Medak done clear
  C)
  Warangal                       done clear
  D)
  Guntur done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which one of the following is a district of the region of the Rayalseema State of Andhra Pradesh?
  A)
  Anantapur                     done clear
  B)
  Prakasam done clear
  C)
  Vizianagaram                 done clear
  D)
  Vishakapatnam done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Bombay as an 'A' type of state came to be divided into two states. These were:
  A)
  Maharashtra and Mysore       done clear
  B)
  Mysore and Gujarat done clear
  C)
  Gujarat and Maharashtra       done clear
  D)
  Maharashtra and Madras done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which three states joined the Indian Union in 1987?
  A)
  Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa done clear
  B)
  Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Sikkim done clear
  C)
  Sikkim, Goa, Jharkhand done clear
  D)
  Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttrakhand done clear
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• question_answer12)
   Identify the three states which joined the Indian Union in 2000.

  1. Mizoram

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Jharkhand

  4. Uttrakhand

  5. Chhattisgarh

  6. Meghalaya

  7. Odisha

  A)
  1, 2, 3                        done clear
  B)
  3, 4, 5 done clear
  C)
  5, 6, 7                        done clear
  D)
  7, 1, 2 done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Ever since the bifurcation of Punjab into Punjab and Haryana in 1966, one of the following became a union territory. Which one was it?
  A)
  Delhi                 done clear
  B)
  Puducherry done clear
  C)
  Chandigarh                    done clear
  D)
  Ludhiana done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which one of the following is the most populated state of India?
  A)
  Uttar Pradesh     done clear
  B)
  Delhi done clear
  C)
  Rajasthan                      done clear
  D)
  Madhya Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following state is larger state than Brazil in population?
  A)
  Delhi                 done clear
  B)
  Uttar Pradesh done clear
  C)
  Rajasthan                      done clear
  D)
  Madhya Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following is lesser populated state in India than France?
  A)
  Rajasthan                      done clear
  B)
  Karnataka done clear
  C)
  Telangana                      done clear
  D)
  Denmark done clear
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• question_answer17)
  It terms of territory, Maharashtra is as big as:
  A)
  Italy                              done clear
  B)
  France done clear
  C)
  Germany                       done clear
  D)
  United Kingdom done clear
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• question_answer18)
  In terms of HDI, one of the following states is a low HDI state in India:
  A)
  Goa                              done clear
  B)
  Himachal Pradesh done clear
  C)
  West Bengal                   done clear
  D)
  Kerala done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following states later came to be known as Karnataka?
  A)
  Mysore              done clear
  B)
  Bangalore done clear
  C)
  Mangalore                      done clear
  D)
  Hyderabad done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Choose the state which was earlier an associate state and thereafter became a full state?
  A)
  Puducherry                    done clear
  B)
  Goa done clear
  C)
  Sikkim               done clear
  D)
  Uttarakhand done clear
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• question_answer21)
  There was no clear reference to the word 'democracy' in Nehru?s 1946 Objectives Resolution. From which of the following 'the democratic' aspect was evident in the Resolution?
  A)
  The use of the word 'independent' done clear
  B)
  The use of the word' sovereign done clear
  C)
  The use of the words - all power and authority... are derived from the people done clear
  D)
  The use of the word' republic' done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Pradeep Jain v Union of India (1984) does not recognize more than the following number of domicile in India:
  A)
  One                              done clear
  B)
  Two done clear
  C)
  Both (a) and (b)  done clear
  D)
  Neither (a) nor (b) done clear
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• question_answer23)
  'A' was born in Chennai and went to California for higher studies. There, in the USA, he married an American, 'B'. Both were blessed with a son, 'C' in Boston. All the family members came back to New Delhi and continued to stay in India until the commencement of the country's Constitution. 'C' acquired the citizenship of India because:
  A)
  He was born in Boston before 1947. done clear
  B)
  He was born of an Indian parent. done clear
  C)
  He had come to India before the commencement of India's Constitution. done clear
  D)
  His mother, though American, had come to India before the commencement of India's Constitution done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Dual citizenship granted to PIO helps the beneficiaries:
  A)
  Avail their franchise done clear
  B)
  Join the Indian Army done clear
  C)
  Participate in economic activities done clear
  D)
  Contest Parliamentary elections done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Consider the following statements with regard to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and choose the code with the correct statements.

  1. The bill regulates the acquisition of citizenship.

  2. It provides for citizenship by birth, registration.

  3. It authories the government to fix 6 month registration period.

  4. It can allow the government to relax the registration period.

  A)
  2, 3                               done clear
  B)
  4 only done clear
  C)
  1 only               done clear
  D)
  3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Consider following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. Ernest Barker describes the Preamble as the keynote to India's constitution.

  2. Hidayattulah describes it as the soul of the Constitution.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Give the proper sequence in which the Preamble indicates the Indian polity.
  A)
  Secular Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic done clear
  B)
  Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic done clear
  C)
  Sovereign Democratic Republic Socialist Secular done clear
  D)
  Secular Socialist Sovereign Democratic Republic done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. The Preamble helps interpret the Constitution.

  2. The Preamble indicates some aspects of the philosophy of India's Constitution.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,         done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.         done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Through which of the Supreme Court decision has the Preamble of the Constitution been declared as part of the Constitution?
  A)
  Berubari case (1960) done clear
  B)
  Minerva Mills case (1980) done clear
  C)
  Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) done clear
  D)
  Woman Rao V Union of India Case (1981) done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. A constitutional amendment cannot override a basic feature of the Constitution.

  2. The Parliament can amend the Preamble.

  Codes:
  A)
  Only 1 is true.                  done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is true. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.           done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Consider the following statements with regard to the concept of 'secularism as contained in the Preamble and in the Constitution and choose the code containing the correct statements.

  1. The state need not subscribe to any particular religion

  2. The state is an atheist institution

  3. The state is irreligious

  4. The state is non-religious

  Codes:
  A)
  1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
  1, 2, 4 done clear
  C)
  2, 3, 4               done clear
  D)
  1, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. The Parliament can make laws relating to Articles 2 and 3 which may affect the first and the fourth schedules. These laws are considered as 'amendments' for purpose of Article 368.

  2. The above changes may not be considered as 'amendments' for purposes of Article 368.

  Codes:
  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Consider the following with regard to the Preamble of the Constitution.

  1. The Preamble states the objects of the Constitution.

  2. It is not enforceable in a court of law.

  3. It helps in the interpretation of the Constitution where the language is found to be ambiguous.

  4. It indicates the source from which the Constitution derives its authority.

  Which of these statements are correct? Codes:
  A)
  1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
  1, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
  2, 3, 4               done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Who does the Constitutions authority rests on?
  A)
  The President of India done clear
  B)
  The Council of Ministers of India done clear
  C)
  The People of India done clear
  D)
  The Indian Constituent Assembly done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. Sovereignty is not inconsistent with India's membership of the British Commonwealth.

  2. India accepts the British Crown as the symbol of unity.

   
  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer36)
  One of the following is a form of union of trinity as stated by Ambedkar
  A)
  Liberty, equality and justice done clear
  B)
  Justice, liberty and fraternity done clear
  C)
  Liberty, equality and fraternity done clear
  D)
  Fraternity, unity and freedom done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Social justice, in the context of the Preamble, implies the following:

  1. Removal of economic inequalities

  2. Protection of the interests of the weaker sections of the society

  3. Provision of full employment

  A)
  1 and 2             done clear
  B)
  2 and 3 done clear
  C)
  1 and 3             done clear
  D)
  1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Article 1 of the Indian Constitution says that India is a 'union of states. It implies:
  A)
  That India is purely a federal state done clear
  B)
  That India is purely a unitary state done clear
  C)
  That India is partly federal and partly unitary done clear
  D)
  That India is neither federal nor unitary done clear
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• question_answer39)
  The Constitution states that India comprises territories such as those of the following:

  1. States

  2. Union territories

  3. Acquired though foreign annexation

  4. Acquired through international agreement

  Choose the code that gives the correct statements.
  A)
  1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
  1, 2, 4 done clear
  C)
  2, 3, 4               done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Article 3 empowered the Parliament to form, increase, diminish, alter the boundaries and names of the state, subject only to the recommendation of the following:
  A)
  The President of India done clear
  B)
  The Parliament in a Special Convened Session done clear
  C)
  The Supreme Court of India done clear
  D)
  The People of India done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Consider the following with regard to the citizenship and choose the code that indicates citizenship status:

  1. A person 'A' born in India but migrates to USA permanently

  2. A person 'B' born in India and stays permanently in India

  3. A person 'C' born in India and marries a foreigner and chooses to stay permanently in the country of the one he marries

  4. A person 'D' is born in United States and is also married to an American girl but both choose to come to India and get the Indian citizenship.

  A)
  1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
  2 and 4 done clear
  C)
  1, 3 and 4                      done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Consider the following with regard to state of Nagaland.

  1. The Parliament respects the customary laws and procedures of the state of Nagaland.

  2. Administration of civil and criminal justice in the State would be inconsistent with that of the country s practice.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer43)
   Schedule 5 does not include the following:
  A)
  An advisory council in every schedule area done clear
  B)
  The job of the advisory council is to advise on matters relating to the welfare of the scheduled tribes of the state. done clear
  C)
  The President is empowered to make rules regulating the members of the advisory council. done clear
  D)
  Advisory council helps promote the advancement of the Schedule castes. done clear
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• question_answer44)
  The Sixth Schedule is concerned with the administration of the tribal areas of the following groups of states
  A)
  Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram done clear
  B)
  Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Man1ipur done clear
  C)
  Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Assam done clear
  D)
  -Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand done clear
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• question_answer45)
  The following has no power to determine the jurisdiction of the Citizenship Act of 1955
  A)
  The Lok Sabha   done clear
  B)
  The Rajya Sabha done clear
  C)
  The Parliament   done clear
  D)
  the State Assembly done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Who, among the following has the power to make provisions with regard to the acquisition and termination of citizenship in India?
  A)
  The President of India done clear
  B)
  The Parliament of India done clear
  C)
  The Supreme Court of India done clear
  D)
  The Speaker of the Lok-Sabha done clear
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• question_answer47)
  The acquired territories too comprise the territory of India. This implies:

  1. Any territory conquered by India

  2. Any territory acquired according to any of the modes recognized by International Law

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. Article 239A grants Delhi a special status.

  2. Delhi is now a full-fledged state.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Name the territory which was, until the ratification of the French Government, an acquired territory until 1962 and then became a union territory.
  A)
  Goa                              done clear
  B)
  Diu done clear
  C)
  Daman              done clear
  D)
  Pondicherry (Puducherry) done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Loss of Indian citizenship can come into effect because of any following factor. Choose the factor.
  A)
  Voluntarily renunciation         done clear
  B)
  Compulsory termination done clear
  C)
  Both (a) and (b) done clear
  D)
  Neither (a) nor (b) done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Who, among the following, describes India as a flexible federation?
  A)
  Jawaharlal Nehru            done clear
  B)
  Sardar Patel done clear
  C)
  B.R. Ambedkar   done clear
  D)
                                    Rajendera Prasad done clear
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• question_answer52)
  By using the word 'union, India?s federation has, as explained by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the following advantages:
  A)
  The federating units have the freedom to secede from the union done clear
  B)
  The country's federation is the result of an agreement by the units done clear
  C)
  The units derive their existence from the constitution itself done clear
  D)
  The residuary powers rest with the units done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Which among the following is described as the oldest of all federal constitutions in the world?
  A)
  Swiss                 done clear
  B)
  Australian done clear
  C)
  Canadian                       done clear
  D)
  American done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Consider the following statements with regard to the features of a federal system and choose the code with the correct options:

  1. Dual government

  2. Dual set of laws

  3. Supremacy of the constitution

  4. Federating units as powerful as the federal government

  Code:
  A)
  1, 2, 3 done clear
  B)
  1, 2, 4 done clear
  C)
  1, 3, 4               done clear
  D)
  2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer55)
  In which of the following verdict of the Supreme Court has India?s federation been described not as a matter of administrative convenience but as a matter of principle?
  A)
  Kesavananda Bharti Case (1973) done clear
  B)
  Maneka Gandhi v Union of India (1978) done clear
  C)
  Minerva Mills Ltd. V Union of India Case (1980) done clear
  D)
  S.R. Bommai v Union of India (1994) done clear
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• question_answer56)
  'India is a indestructible union of destructible units'. It is so described by:
  A)
  B .R. Ambedkar done clear
  B)
  Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  C)
  Supreme Court done clear
  D)
  Constituent Assembly of India done clear
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• question_answer57)
  The idea of' federation of India' appears, for the first time, through
  A)
  The Morlay-Minto Reforms done clear
  B)
  The Government of India Act, 1919 done clear
  C)
  The Government of India Act, 1935 done clear
  D)
  The Better Government of India Act, 1858 done clear
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• question_answer58)
  The status of the federating units in India during the British rule was
  A)
  The units were fairly autonomous done clear
  B)
  The units were semi-autonomous done clear
  C)
  Their federation was the result of an agreement among the units done clear
  D)
  The units were made autonomous through a statute done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Consider the following statements with regard to the envisaged federation under the Government of India Act, 1935:

  1. The British provinces and the princely states as units of the federation were equal in numerous respects.

  2. It was voluntary for the princely states to join the federation and compulsory for the British provinces to join the federation.

  3. The princely states and the British provinces never expressed the desire for a union.

  4. The idea of federation, under the Act of 1935, was imposed on India. Choose the correct statements from the codes given here.

  A)
  1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
  1, 2, 4 done clear
  C)
  1, 3, 4               done clear
  D)
  2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer60)
  In the Indian federal system, the residuary powers are reserved for:
  A)
  The Lok Sabha only done clear
  B)
  The Rajya Sabha only done clear
  C)
  The State Assemblies only done clear
  D)
  The Parliament only done clear
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• question_answer61)
  One of the following is a part of the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule
  A)
  Post Office                     done clear
  B)
  Savings Bank done clear
  C)
  Gambling                       done clear
  D)
  Forests done clear
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• question_answer62)
  The Concurrent Lists original 47 subjects had the following items:
  A)
  Price Control                  done clear
  B)
  Tolls done clear
  C)
  Fisheries             done clear
  D)
  Census done clear
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• question_answer63)
  One of the following is a subject listed in the State List:
  A)
  Fishing and Fisheries beyond the territorial waters done clear
  B)
  Banking and Insurance done clear
  C)
  Inns and Inn-keepers done clear
  D)
  Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure done clear
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• question_answer64)
  One of the following is a Union List item:
  A)
  Population Control and Family Planning done clear
  B)
  Markets and Fairs done clear
  C)
  Capitation Taxes done clear
  D)
  Corporation Tax done clear
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• question_answer65)
  In which of the following decision of the Supreme Court of India, did the apex court hold the view that India is not truly federal?
  A)
  The State of West Bengal v. Union of India done clear
  B)
  A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras done clear
  C)
  Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India done clear
  D)
  Indra Sawhney v. Union of India done clear
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• question_answer66)
  Who described the Indian federalism as a cooperative federation"?
  A)
  Ivor Jennings                  done clear
  B)
  K. C. Wheare done clear
  C)
  Granville Austin  done clear
  D)
  D.D. Basu done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, while admitting the need for the strong Centre, did make a strong case for India?s federalism. His arguments included:

  1. The States have a separate list - the State List - on whose subjects, they can make laws.

  2. There is a dual polity in India.

  3. The states, if they so wish, can secede from the federation.

  4. The Centre can-not eliminate the States. Choose the code containing the correct statements.

  A)
  1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
  1, 2, 4 done clear
  C)
  1, 3, 4               done clear
  D)
  2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer68)
  One of the following is false. Which one is it?
  A)
  The Union Government takes over the administration of any state under Article 360. done clear
  B)
  The Governor of a state is appointed by the President of India. done clear
  C)
  India has been described as the "Union" of States. done clear
  D)
  Article 365 empowers the President to take over a state that does not comply with the directions of the Union. done clear
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• question_answer69)
  Under the provisions of the Constitution of India, the supremacy of the Constitution lies in:
  A)
  Union Government done clear
  B)
  States' Governments done clear
  C)
  Constitution itself done clear
  D)
  Is shared between the Union and the States' Governments done clear
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• question_answer70)
  The Parliament can make laws on the subjects enumerated in the State List under certain circumstances which include:

  1. When a State List item acquires national importance

  2. When two or more states request the Union to make law for them on a specific State List item

  3. When the President and the Supreme Court jointly make such a request Select the code containing the correct statements.

  A)
  1, 2       done clear
  B)
  1, 3 done clear
  C)
  2, 3                               done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 done clear
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• question_answer71)
  The third level of India's federation constitutes:
  A)
  Cooperative Societies done clear
  B)
  District Governments done clear
  C)
  Rural-Urban Local Governments done clear
  D)
  Civil Society done clear
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• question_answer72)
  Consider the following statements with regard to the Indian type of federal polity:

  1. There is a singular citizenship in India.

  2. There is a singular polity in India.

  3. The residuary powers have been vested in the President.

  4. The Council of States is organized through elected representatives of the States' Assemblies on the basis of population

  Select the correct code:
  A)
  1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
  1, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
  1, 2, 4               done clear
  D)
  2, 3, 5 done clear
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• question_answer73)
  India's asymmetrical federalism has certain features. Select them from the codes given below:

  1. Union Government is more powerful than the Governments of the States.

  2. States, as federating units, are unequal among themselves.

  Codes:
  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.           done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer74)
  Which state, among the following, has a constitution of its own?
  A)
  Nagaland                       done clear
  B)
  Meghalaya done clear
  C)
  Jammu & Kashmir          done clear
  D)
  Manipur done clear
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• question_answer75)
  In the case of the Indian federal system, the participation of states in matters of the amendment procedure as against the Union Government is:
  A)
  Equal                done clear
  B)
  More than the Union done clear
  C)
  Much less than the Union       done clear
  D)
  No participation by the states done clear
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• question_answer76)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. The state cannot legislate over the subject if the same in under the consideration of the President.

  2. The Governor of the state holds office during the pleasure of the President.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.           done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer77)
  Which of the following federation in the world has been described as indestructible union of indestructible states?
  A)
  Indian               done clear
  B)
  American done clear
  C)
  Canadian                       done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer78)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. There is no equality of representation of the states in the Rajya Sabha.

  2. Uttar Pradesh sends as many members to the Rajya Sabha as does Haryana.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer79)
  Consider the following features and select the correct code identifying those applicable to the Indian federation:

  1. Dual polity

  2. Dual laws

  3. Dual set of officials

  4. Dual courts

  A)
          1, 2, 3               done clear
  B)
         1, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
  1, 2, 4               done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer80)
  Choose the correct statements with regard to the nature of India?s federal system.
  A)
  A strong union with a strong unitary features done clear
  B)
  A weak union with a strong system of states done clear
  C)
  A federal system with strong states done clear
  D)
  A unitary system with federalizing features done clear
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• question_answer81)
  Who among the following described India as a unitary state with subsidiary federal features rather than a federal state with subsidiary unitary features?
  A)
  Alexandroz                     done clear
  B)
  Austin done clear
  C)
  Wheare              done clear
  D)
  Appleby done clear
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• question_answer82)
  One of the following makes a special provision for the state of Assam?
  A)
  Article 371A                   done clear
  B)
  Article 371B done clear
  C)
  Article 371C                   done clear
  D)
  Article 371D done clear
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• question_answer83)
  One of the following does not match
  A)
  Article 371C       :           Manipur done clear
  B)
  Article 371F       :           Andhra Pradesh done clear
  C)
  Article 371G       :           Mizoram done clear
  D)
  Article 371H       :           Arunachal Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer84)
  One of the following matches
  A)
  Article 371-1                  :           Arunachal Pradesh done clear
  B)
  Article 371-J                   :           Karnataka done clear
  C)
  Article 370-A                  :           Assam done clear
  D)
  Article 371-C                  :           Tripura done clear
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• question_answer85)
  Consider the following statements with regard to the adoption of Parliamentary democracy in India:

  1. Dependent India got familiarized with the Parliamentary system during the British rule in India.

  2. Parliamentary democracy ensures harmony between the legislature and executive.

  3. Parliamentary polity fulfils claims of better stability of government.

  Select the code giving the correct statements.
  A)
  1, 2                               done clear
  B)
  1, 3 done clear
  C)
  2, 3                               done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 done clear
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• question_answer86)
  India's Parliamentary system has a feature which is unusual in usual Parliamentary polities. Which among the following is it?
  A)
  Ministers belong to the Legislature. done clear
  B)
  President is a part of the Parliament. done clear
  C)
  Ministers work under the leadership of the Prime Minister. done clear
  D)
  Collective responsibility of the ministers is towards the Lok Sabha. done clear
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• question_answer87)
  India's Parliamentary system has a special feature. Which among the following is it?
  A)
  It is only a responsible government. done clear
  B)
  It is only a responsive government. done clear
  C)
  It is both a responsible and responsive government. done clear
  D)
  It is neither a responsible nor a responsive government. done clear
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• question_answer88)
  Consider the following statements with regard to the Parliamentary system in India.

  1. India's real executive i.e. a body of ministers rules but does not reign.

  2. India's head of the State i.e. the President reigns but rules when called upon to preserve and protect the Constitution.

  3.  India's real executive is collectively responsible to the Parliament. Select the code with the correct statements.

   
  A)
  1, 2 and 3                      done clear
  B)
  1, 3 done clear
  C)
  1, 2       done clear
  D)
  2, 3 done clear
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• question_answer89)
  One of the following is false with regard to the provisions of the Indian Parliamentary system. Which one is it?
  A)
  As the supreme commander of the armed forces, India's President exercises such related functions as regulated by law. done clear
  B)
  The Prime Minister communicates to the President all the decisions of the Council of Ministers. done clear
  C)
  The Prime Minister makes rules for the transaction of the business of the Government. done clear
  D)
  The President can withhold his assent on the bill passed by the two Houses of Parliament. done clear
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• question_answer90)
  Which of the following item has been added to the Union List?
  A)
  Deployment of armed forces of the union to any state done clear
  B)
  Fisheries done clear
  C)
  Gas and gas works done clear
  D)
  Taxes on lands and buildings done clear
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• question_answer91)
  Which of the following items has been added to the Concurrent List?
  A)
  Social Planning done clear
  B)
  Protection of wild animals and birds done clear
  C)
  Social security done clear
  D)
  Electricity done clear
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• question_answer92)
  Match List I with List II.

  List I	List II
  A. State List	1. Market and fairs
  B. Union List	2. Forests
  C. Concurrent List	3. Stock Exchange

  A)
  A-1                   B-3                   C-2 done clear
  B)
  A-2                   B-3                   C-1 done clear
  C)
  A-1                   B-2                   C-3 done clear
  D)
  A-3                   B-2                   C-1 done clear
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• question_answer93)
  By what majority does the resolution of the Council of States, under Article 249, authorise the Parliament to make legislation on the state list item?
  A)
  Two-third majority of the total members of the House done clear
  B)
  Two-third majority of the members present in the House done clear
  C)
  Two-third majority of the members voting in the House done clear
  D)
  Two-third majority of the member present and voting in the House done clear
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• question_answer94)
  Match List I with List II.

  List I		List II
  A	Union List	1		Forests
  B	State List	2		Police
  C	Concurrent List	3	Banking

  A)
  A-1                   B-2                   C-3 done clear
  B)
  A-3                   B-2                   C-1 done clear
  C)
  A-1                   B-3                   C-2 done clear
  D)
  A-2                   B-3                   C-1 done clear
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• question_answer95)
  In the context of India, which of the following principles of is/are implied institutionality in the Parliamentary government?

  1. Members of the Cabinet are members of the Parliament.

  2. Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament.

  3. Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State.

  Select the correct code:
  A)
  1 and 2 only                  done clear
  B)
  3 only done clear
  C)
  2 and 3 only                  done clear
  D)
  1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer96)
  Consider the following statements:

  1. The Council of Ministers at the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament.

  2. The Union Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the President of India.

  3. The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President about the proposals for legislation.

  Select the code giving the correct statements.
  A)
  1 only               done clear
  B)
  2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
  1 and 3 only                  done clear
  D)
  1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer97)
  Who among the following is usually the leader of the Lok Sabha?
  A)
  The President     done clear
  B)
  The Vice President done clear
  C)
  The Prime Minister          done clear
  D)
  The Speaker done clear
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• question_answer98)
  Who among the following has the duty to preserve, protect and defend the constitution and the law?
  A)
  The President done clear
  B)
  The Prime Minister done clear
  C)
  The Chief Justice of India done clear
  D)
  Both the President and the Prime Minister done clear
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• question_answer99)
  From whom does the President call for any information relating to administrative and legislative proposals?
  A)
  The Speaker                   done clear
  B)
  The Prime Minister done clear
  C)
  The Council of Ministers        done clear
  D)
  Parliament done clear
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• question_answer100)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. The President of India is a nominal head of the State a 'Golden Zero.

  2. As a constitutional head the President has to see that the government and its institutions operate in accordance with the Constitution and the law.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer101)
  Which one of the following pairs of states of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
  A)
  Assam and Rajasthan          done clear
  B)
  Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan done clear
  C)
  Assam and Gujarat             done clear
  D)
  Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat done clear
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• question_answer102)
  Which one of the following pairs of states of India indicates the northernmost and the southernmost State?
  A)
  Himachal Pradesh and Kerala done clear
  B)
  Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu done clear
  C)
  Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir done clear
  D)
  Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala done clear
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• question_answer103)
  Which one of the following was given the classical language status recently?
  A)
  Odia                             done clear
  B)
  Konkani done clear
  C)
  Bhojpuri            done clear
  D)
  Assamese done clear
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• question_answer104)
  Which one of the following states shares its border with Bangladesh?
  A)
  Arunachal Pradesh          done clear
  B)
  Meghalaya done clear
  C)
  Nagaland                       done clear
  D)
  Manipur done clear
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• question_answer105)
  Which one of the following states shares its border with Bhutan?
  A)
  Manipur             done clear
  B)
  Bihar done clear
  C)
  Sikkim               done clear
  D)
  Jharkhand done clear
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