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.
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Q: With reference to the Preamble of the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The word 'Secular' occurs before the word 'Socialist'.
2. The word 'Justice' occurs before the word 'Equality'.
3. The word 'Fraternity' occurs after the word 'Liberty'.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
(a)World Health Organisation
(b)United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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”.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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: 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.
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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: 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
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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.
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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 statements about the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament is not correct?
(a)It examines the Finance Accounts of the Government of India.
(b)Fifteen members of the Committee are elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members.
(c)The Chairperson of the Committee is elected by its members.
(d)In case a member of any other Committee constituted by the Government is elected to the PAC, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha decides whether he should continue to be a member of the former Committee.
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.
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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.
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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?
(a)Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India
(b)Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan
(c)Shayara Bano vs. Union of India
(d)Naz Foundation vs. Government of NCT of Delhi and others
Q: Which of the following States has/have bicameral legislature?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Telangana
3. Bihar
4. Uttar Pradesh
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Q: Which one of the following statements about a Bill for Amendment of the Constitution of India is not correct?
(a)It is governed by Article 368(2) of the Constitution of India.
(b)Joint sitting can be resorted to for passing a Bill amending the Constitution of India.
(c)The State Legislatures cannot initiate any Bill or proposal for amendment of the Constitution of India.
(d)The previous sanction of the President of India is not required for introducing any Bill in the Parliament for amendment of the Constitution of India.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
(a)The Central Goods and Services Tax Act
(b)The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act
(c)The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Acts
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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: 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
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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?
