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146 previous year questions
Q: Which one of the following features is correct about the 'First Past the Post System' of election?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Special provision in the Constitution of India) A. Article 371 B. Article 371-A C. Article 371-B D. Article 371-I List-II (State) 1. Nagaland 2. Gujarat 3. Assam 4. Goa Code :
Q: Which of the following statements as per the Constitution of India is/are correct? 1. Provision for the reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha has been made vide 106th Amendment of the Constitution. 2. There are provisions for the reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils of the States. 3. There are provisions for the reservation of seats for women in Panchayats. Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one among the following pairs of Subjects and Lists under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correctly matched ?
Q: Which of the following statements with reference to the Preamble to the Constitution of India are correct ? 1. The word 'secular' comes before the word 'socialist'. 2. The word 'justice' comes before the word 'equality'. 3. The word 'fraternity' comes after the word 'liberty'. Select the answer using the code given below :
Q: Which one of the following statements about 'Motions' in the Parliament of India is correct ?
Q: Part IV-A of the Constitution of India deals with which one of the following areas ?
Q: Which among the following is not a language listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Q: Who among the following was India's first Woman Chief Minister?
Q: Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts introduced GST (Goods and Services Tax) in course of inter-state trade or commerce?
Q: Consider the following statements about Central Vigilance Commission (CVC): 1. Central Vigilance Commissioner is appointed by the President of India. 2. The Committee to recommend the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner has the Minister of Home Affairs as one of the members. 3. In certain circumstances the Leader of the single largest group in opposition in Lok Sabha can be on the Committee to recommend the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner. How many of the above statements is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following statements about the NITI Aayog is/are correct? 1. Prime Minister of India is the Chairperson of its Governing Council. 2. Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh is a member of its Governing Council. Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: Which, amongst the following, is the latest language to be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct as per the Constitution of India? 1. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act has added the Right to Education to the chapter of Directive Principles of State Policy. 2. Right to Work and Right to Education are both, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy. Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: As defined in Article 12 of the Constitution of India, ‘State’ includes: 1. Parliament of India 2. State Governments 3. State Legislatures 4. Local authorities in India Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: Which of the following descriptions with regard to Parliamentary Privilege for Members of the Parliament of India is/are correct? 1. The Speaker is empowered to refer suo moto any question of privilege for investigation 2. A question of privilege is accorded priority over other items in the List of Business 3. The privilege extends to freedom from preventive arrest or detention Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one among the following statements about an adjournment motion in the Parliament of India is not correct?
Q: "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." This observation can be found in the Constitution of which one of the following Organs of the United Nations?
Q: Consider the following statements with regard to the setting up of the Backward Class Commission in India: 1. The First Backward Class Commission, set up by the Government of India, is popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar Commission. 2. The Third Backward Class Commission, set up by the Government of India, is popularly known as Mandal Commission. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. Under Part III of the Constitution of India, individuals can enforce rights guaranteed by this Part when they are violated by the action of a government authority. 2. Under Part III of the Constitution of India, individuals can enforce rights guaranteed by this Part when they are violated by not only the action of a government authority, but also by its inaction. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following statements with respect to the right to have a legal aid is/are correct? 1. Under the Constitution of India, it is given under the Directive Principles of State Policy. 2. It is the duty of the police to inform the nearest Legal Aid Committee immediately after the arrest of a person. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Which of the following statements as per the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ is/are correct? 1. The Declaration provides that everyone has a right to seek and enjoy in other country’s asylum from prosecution in respect of political crimes. 2. The Declaration provides that everyone has the freedom from arbitrary deprival of nationality, except for the freedom to change nationality. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Training Institute) A. National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics B. LBS National Academy of Administration C. National Academy of Audit and Accounts D. All India Institute of Local Self Government List-II (Location) 1. Mussoorie 2. Shimla 3. Mumbai 4. Palasamudram Code:
Q: Which of the following are the components of the Indian Legal System? 1. Basic values and principles enshrined in the Constitution 2. Rights and obligations conferred by ordinary statutes 3. Organizational set-up to enforce rights and obligations within the constitutional norms 4. Legal and judicial persons Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: Which of the following areas has been exempted from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019?
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Criminal law is exclusively a subject under the State List of the Constitution of India. 2. Code of Civil Procedure falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India. Select the answer using the code given below :
Q: Which one of the following organizations challenged the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in the Supreme Court of India?
Q: As per Article 371G of the Constitution of India, special provisions have been made with respect to the state of Mizoram. Accordingly, no Act of Parliament shall apply on certain matters unless the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram so decides by a resolution. Which one of the following matters is not covered under this Article?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. In India, the Special Marriage Act protects an individual if one enters into an interreligious marriage. 2. Right to marry a person of one’s choice is an integral aspect of one’s Fundamental Rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. 3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also resonates marital rights of every adult consenting individuals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which one of the following terms was used for the States in the Draft Constitution presented by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on 4th November, 1948?
Q: Which one of the following statements regarding GST is not correct?
Q: According to B. R. Ambedkar, which one among the following Articles is the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution of India?
Q: Who among the following filed the Writ Petition that led to the famous verdict of the Supreme Court of India recognising the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right?
Q: Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which of the following was/were inserted into its Preamble? 1. “Liberty of thought, expression and belief” was substituted by “Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship”. 2. The expression “Unity of the Nation” was substituted by “Unity and Integrity of the Nation”. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: As per the State List under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the States have jurisdiction over agricultural land in connection with which of the following subjects? 1. Taxes on agricultural income 2. Duties in respect of succession of agricultural land 3. Estate duty in respect of agricultural land Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Which one of the following is the language of the famous political treatise Amuktmalyada?
Q: Which one of the following statements about the Shvetambara Sect of Jainism is not correct?
Q: The executive is given an advance grant to meet temporary and running requirements of Government of India in the beginning of the new financial year until the demands are voted by the legislature. This is known as:
Q: Which of the following conditions is/are necessary for the issue of a writ of certiorari in India? 1. There should be a tribunal or an officer having legal authority to determine questions affecting rights of subjects and having a duty to act judicially. 2. Such tribunal or officer has acted without jurisdiction. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Who among the following Chief Justices of India ordered the constitution of a Special Bench called 'Social Justice Bench'?
Q: Which of the following statements about ASEAN are correct ? 1. The Chairmanship of ASEAN rotates annually based on the alphabetical order of the English names of Member States. 2. The Chairmanship is decided by voting among the Member States. 3. "One Vision, One Identity, One Community" is the ASEAN motto. 4. 12th August is celebrated as ASEAN Day. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Q: Consider the following statements about the Public Distribution System : 1. The Public Distribution System is operated under the joint responsibility of Centre and State/Union Territories. 2. Food Corporation of India has assumed the responsibility for procurement, storage and transportation of food grains to the State Governments. 3. Both Centre and State have the joint responsibility to identify eligible beneficiaries. 4. Some States also distribute additional items of mass consumption through the PDS outlets such as pulses, edible oil, etc. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Q: SDG India Index, developed by NITI Aayog, includes 17 SDGs for each State. Which one of the following is not included in that index?
Q: Who among the following is given discretionary powers under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India to set up a Tribes Advisory Council in a State which has Scheduled Tribes but not Scheduled Areas?
Q: The landmark Supreme Court judgment in the case Subhash Sharma v. Union of India (1991) refers to which one of the following basic features of the Constitution of India?
Q: Which of the following statements about the Panchayats in India, as per the Constitution of India is/are correct? 1. There is a provision for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. 2. Panchayats are not authorised to collect taxes. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one of the following amendments to the Constitution of India has introduced reservations in education and in public employment for people from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society?
Q: Which among the following Fundamental Rights is not suspended when an Emergency is declared?
Q: Which one of the following statements about the election of the President of India is not correct?
Q: Any question pertaining to the disqualification of a member of the Lok Sabha on the ground of defection is decided by:
Q: The Citizenship Act, 1955 deals with the determination of citizenship on or after
Q: According to the National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) constructed by the NITI Aayog, a household is considered deprived if 1. a single member of the household is identified as under-nourished 2. the body mass index of a woman member, between 15 years and 49 years of age, is below 18·5 kg/m² Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which of the following statements about the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) are correct? 1. NCGG was set up by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. 2. The National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR) has been rechristened and subsumed into NCGG. 3. NCGG is an apex-level autonomous body under the Ministry of Home Affairs. 4. The Chairperson of the Governing Body of the NCGG is the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which of the following sets of States is at the bottom of the Composite SDG India Index, 2020-2021 as per the NITI Aayog?
Q: Who among the following leaders recently won the election to the office of the President of Turkey?
Q: Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based? Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha
Q: In India, which one of the following is responsible for the implementation of the Government of India's policy in all matters concerning telecommunications?
Q: Which one of the following languages was added to the Eighth Schedule by a Constitutional Amendment in 1967?
Q: Which one of the following statements about the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament is not correct?
Q: Consider the following: 1. M.A. Ayyangar 2. G.S. Dhillon 3. Balram Jakhar 4. P.A. Sangma How many of them were the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Q: Consider the following pairs of Schedule and Content of the Constitution of India: 1. First Schedule : Forms of Oaths or Affirmations 2. Third Schedule : Allocation of seats in the Council of States 3. Fifth Schedule : Provisions related to the administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes 4. Ninth Schedule : Provisions related to the administration of tribal areas in certain States How many of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Q: Which one of the following is not mentioned as a form of Emergency in the Constitution of India?
Q: Which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: Which one of the following is not a provision related to a Money Bill?
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Committee on Estimates is an ad hoc committee of the Parliament. 2. Committee on Railway Convention is a standing committee of the Parliament. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Indian Federalism?
Q: National Tribal Research Institute is situated at
Q: Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India, as it stands amended, includes which of the following ? 1. Freedom of speech and expression 2. Assemble peaceably and without arms 3. To acquire and dispose property 4. To move freely throughout the territory of India Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Q: Which one of the following statements with regard to the Election Commission is not correct ?
Q: Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is/are correct ? 1. Equality of status and equality of opportunity find mention in the Preamble. 2. The expression ‘unity and integrity of the Nation’ was not there in the Preamble since the beginning. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Q: In Part-IVA of the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not mentioned as a duty of every citizen of India?
Q: According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
Q: Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India requires the Prime Minister of India to furnish information related to decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President of India?
Q: In which one of the following States has the President’s Rule been imposed most number of times ?
Q: The issue, 'whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is violative of Articles 21, 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India' was decided in which one of the following cases?
Q: The use of ‘Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC)’ by the Election Commission of India was started in which one of the following years ?
Q: Which one of the following best describes the electoral system to elect the President of India ?
Q: Which one of the following statements about Money Bill is NOT correct ?
Q: Which of the following States has/have bicameral legislature? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Telangana 3. Bihar 4. Uttar Pradesh Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the Article 21A (Right to Education) inserted into the Constitution of India?
Q: Which one of the following statements about the Speaker of Lok Sabha is not correct?
Q: Which one of the following statements about a Bill for Amendment of the Constitution of India is not correct?
Q: Which one of the following methods is followed in electing the President of India?
Q: Which one of the following is not a category under which the President of India nominates Members of Parliament?
Q: Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
Q: National Disaster Management Authority is headed by
Q: Which among the following is not a condition for the disqualification of a Member of Parliament ?
Q: Which of the following statements regarding the ‘casting vote’ in the Parliament is/are correct? 1. It is cast by the speaker or a person acting as such. 2. It is cast in addition to voting in the first instance. 3. It is cast in the case of equality of votes. 4. It is always cast to maintain the status quo. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Equality before the law or equal protection of the laws within the territory of India is guaranteed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?
Q: Which one of the following is not an objective of NITI Aayog?
Q: Article 231 of the Constitution of India grants power to establish a common High Court for two or more states to
Q: Which one among the following motions cannot be made while introducing an ordinary Bill in the Parliament?
Q: Which one among the following was eliminated by the 44th Amendment Act of the Parliament?
Q: The provision, ‘the State shall take steps to separate the Judiciary from the Executive in the public services of the State’ is incorporated in which part of the Constitution of India?
Q: Which of the following statements are correct? 1. Speaker may permit any Member to address the House in his/her mother tongue, if he/she cannot adequately express in either Hindi or English. 2. Business of the Parliamentary Committees is transacted either in Hindi or in English. 3. The minutes of the Parliamentary Committees are prepared invariably in Hindi or English. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Q: Which one of the following is the correct meaning of the term ‘State’, as defined in Article 12 of the Constitution of India?
Q: Which one among the following is the largest State in terms of seats in the Rajya Sabha?
Q: Under which Article of the Constitution of India has provision been made for reservation of seats for women in Panchayats?
Q: Which one of the following is not a political method of the moderates in the National Movement?
Q: Who among the following was the Chairman of the National Commission for Review of the Working of the Constitution (2000)?
Q: Which of the following statements with regard to the creation of a new state or alteration of boundaries of states is/are correct? 1. An amendment has to be moved in the Parliament under Article 368 of the Constitution of India. 2. Ratification by one half of the states is necessary after the amendment is made by the Parliament. 3. The legislation can be passed by a simple majority of both Houses of Parliament. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Following the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, the Parliament of India enacted quite a few GST Acts in the year 2017. Which one of the following does not fall in this category?
Q: Which one of the following is not correct in respect of Directorate of Enforcement?
Q: Which one of the following is not correct?
Q: Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are correct? 1. All seats in a Panchayat are filled by persons chosen by direct election. 2. The ‘Gram Sabha’ consists of persons registered in the village electoral rolls. 3. The Chairperson of a Panchayat is elected in accordance with a law passed by each state. 4. All states in India have a three-tier system of Panchayats. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one of the following statements is not correct about the nature of India's federal system?
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The elections to the Panchayat are conducted by the State Election Commission. 2. The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Chief Election Commissioner of India. 3. The State Legislatures have the power to make laws on all matters relating to Panchayat elections. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of speech and expression. But the freedom is subject to certain reasonable restrictions imposed by the State. These restrictions may relate to which of the following? 1. Defamation 2. Decency or morality 3. Incitement to an offence Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one of the following is not a correct description of the Union Cabinet?
Q: Which one of the following amendments in the Constitution of India made a Proclamation of Emergency immune from judicial review?
Q: Which one of the following statements about the composition of the Parliament is not correct?
Q: Which among the following fundamental rights is/are available to non-citizens? 1. Freedom of speech 2. Protection against self-incrimination 3. Freedom of conscience 4. Non-discrimination in matters of employment Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one of the following statements about the Vice-President of India is not correct?
Q: A motion of no-confidence is moved against
Q: Which one of the following is not a correct statement with reference to the Constitution of India?
Q: Which one of the following statements about the Cripps Mission is not correct?
Q: Which of the following statements regarding constitutional amendment is/are correct? 1. The procedure for amendment to the Constitution is provided in Article 368. 2. A Bill to amend the Constitution can be introduced in either House of the Parliament. 3. The special procedure in Article 368 vests constituent powers upon the ordinary legislation. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one of the following is not a circumstance for proclamation of Emergency by the President of India under Article 352 of the Constitution of India?
Q: President Jovenel Moise, who was assassinated recently, was the President of which one of the following countries?
Q: Which one among the following statements pertaining to the President's term of office is not correct?
Q: Which of the following Articles in the Constitution of India are exceptions to the Fundamental Rights enumerated in Article 14 and Article 19?
Q: Which one of the following is not the necessary condition for the issue of a writ of Quo Warranto?
Q: Which one of the following statements with regard to the functioning of the Panchayats is not correct?
Q: Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)?
Q: A special address by the Governor refers to the address delivered by the Governor
Q: Which one of the following statements in relation to Panchayats is not correct?
Q: Which one of the following statements with regard to 'protective democracy' is not correct?
Q: Which one of the following was added as a fundamental duty through the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002?
Q: Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India protects a person against double jeopardy?
Q: Which of the following statements with regard to the privileges of the Members of the Parliament are correct? 1. Privileges would not be fettered by the Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. 2. Privileges must be read subject to the Articles 20-22 and Article 32 of the Constitution of India. 3. Immunity is available in relation to both civil and criminal prosecution. 4. Immunity is available in relation to freedom of speech even in his/her private or personal capacity. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Which one of the following statements with regard to the appointment of the Members of the Parliamentary Committees is correct?
Q: Which one of the following is not a classified category of political parties as outlined by the Election Commission of India?
Q: Which of the following terms were added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by the Constitutional Amendment, 1976? 1. Socialist 2. Secular 3. Integrity 4. Fraternity Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Who among the following was the advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
Q: In the Indian judicial system, writs are issued by
Q: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act falls under which one of the following Parts of the Constitution of India?
Q: Which one of the following Articles was defended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on the plea that it would be used as ‘a matter of last resort’?
Q: What is the ground on which the Supreme Court can refuse relief under Article 32?
Q: Who among the following stated in the Constituent Assembly that on 26th January, 1950, India was going to enter a life of contradictions?
Q: The creation of a Federal Court in India was advocated by which of the following Acts/Commissions?
Q: The power to legislate on all matters relating to elections to Panchayats lies with
Q: The 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India distributes powers between
Q: The provisions of the Constitution of India pertaining to the institution of Panchayat do not apply to which one of the following States?
Q: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of formation of the Commissions starting from the earliest?
Q: In August 2020, who among the following was administered the oath as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the fourth time?
Q: Which one of the following Indian Ocean island nations has recently declared a state of environmental emergency due to oil spill from a grounded ship?
