1)

The 73rd amendment deals with which of the following?

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A)

Panchayat Raj System

B)

Urban local government bodies

C)

GST

D)

Anti-defection

2)

Which Fundamental Right was deleted by The Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978?

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A)

Right to Education

B)

Right to Freedom of Movement

C)

Right to Property

D)

Right to Constitutional Remedies

3)

Which of the following Articles states that a State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them?

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A)

Article 25

B)

Article 59

C)

Article 15

D)

Article 40

4)

If the State government dissolves the Panchayati Raj Institutions before the end of their five-year term, fresh elections should ordinarily be held within _____.

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A)

one year

B)

six months

C)

one month

D)

three months

5)

A booklet released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat has listed out words and expressions that would be considered unparliamentary in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.Which of the following words is NOT declared unparliamentary?

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A)

Chakkar

B)

Nautanki

C)

Shakuni

D)

Girgit

6)

Fundamental Duties were added in the Constitution of India under the leadership of which Prime Minister of India?

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A)

Indira Gandhi

B)

Charan Singh

C)

Narsimha Rao

D)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

7)

The foremost right among rights to freedom is ________.

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A)

Freedom to assemble

B)

Preventive detention

C)

Right to life and personal liberty

D)

Right to freedom of speech and expression

8)

The Hindu Marriage Act was enacted in the year ________.

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A)

1955

B)

1956

C)

1952

D)

1953

9)

The 61st Amendment to the Constitution of India _________.

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A)

reduced the age for voting from 21 to 18 years

B)

restricted the size of council of ministers to 15% of the number of legislative members

C)

exempted Arunachal Pradesh from reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions

D)

substituted ‘Odia’ for ‘Oriya’

10)

Realising the importance of maintaining the cleanliness of the water bodies, the Government of India passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, ______, to safeguard our water resources.

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A)

1973

B)

1969

C)

1971

D)

1974

11)

Which of the given statements about the Union Budget is/are true?
a) Vote on Account deals only with the expenditure side of the government budget.
b) Vote on Account and Interim Budget are not the same.
c) An Interim Budget gives a complete financial statement, similar to a full budget.

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A)

(a), (b) and (c)

B)

Only (a)

C)

(a) and (b)

D)

Only (c)

12)

Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India was enacted in 1993 to constitutionally recognise municipal governments?

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A)

74th Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1992

B)

72nd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1989

C)

71st Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1988

D)

73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1990

13)

The _________ considers a marriage as complete and binding at the completion of the Saptapadi ritual.

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A)

Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

B)

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

C)

Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1862

D)

Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937

14)

The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was repealed during the tenure of Viceroy _________.

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A)

Lord Lansdowne

B)

Lord Ripon

C)

Lord Dufferin

D)

Lord Northbrook

15)

Which amendment to the Constitution of India added a new subject in the Union List called 'taxes on services’?

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A)

56th

B)

62nd

C)

88th

D)

78th

16)

Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India amended Article 19 and inserted provisions fully securing the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws in general and certain specified State Acts in particular?

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A)

Second Amendment

B)

Fourth Amendment

C)

Third Amendment

D)

First Amendment

17)

The salary and allowances of leaders of opposition in parliament are governed by the Act passed for the first time by the parliament in the year ______.

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A)

1979

B)

1977

C)

1982

D)

1972

18)

An amendment to the Right to Information Act 2005 proposing that the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners be appointed ‘for such term as may be prescribed by the Central Government’ was passed in the year _____.

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A)

2017

B)

2019

C)

2016

D)

2014

19)

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deal with the right to equality?

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A)

14 to 18

B)

25 to 28

C)

19 to 22

D)

23 to 24

20)

Which of the following Amendment Acts of the Constitution of India abolished the privy purses and privileges of former rulers of princely states?

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A)

28^th Amendment Act 1972

B)

26^th Amendment Act 1971

C)

25^th Amendment Act 1971

D)

27^th Amendment Act 1971

21)

The ______ Amendment Act of the Constitution of India introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India.

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A)

101^st

B)

92^nd

C)

98^th

D)

104^th

22)

The 74th Amendment Act of 1992 added a new Part ______ to the Constitution of India.

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A)

IX

B)

IX-A

C)

X

D)

VIII

23)

In India, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, ______ is a comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interests of the child.

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A)

2010

B)

2006

C)

2012

D)

2008

24)

Right to Information Act ______ mandates timely response to citizen requests for government information.

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A)

2003

B)

2004

C)

2005

D)

2002

25)

The First Amendment Act of the Constitution of India came up in ______.

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A)

1952

B)

1951

C)

1954

D)

1953

26)

The 40^th Amendment Act of 1976 was applied to which Article of the Constitution of India?

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A)

245

B)

248

C)

297

D)

226

27)

The fine for extinguishing public lamps may extend to ______ as per Section 141 of The Electricity Act, 2003.

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A)

2500

B)

3000

C)

2000

D)

5000

28)

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education (RTE) Act is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in the year ______.

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A)

2005

B)

2012

C)

2009

D)

2007

29)

With reference to the Money Bills in the Parliament, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

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A)

It can only be introduced by a minister and not by a private member.

B)

It can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha.

C)

The Lok Sabha can either accept or reject all or any of the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha.

D)

It can be rejected or amended by the Rajya Sabha.

30)

A bill becomes an Act of the Parliament after being passed by both the houses of Parliament and assented to by the ______.

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A)

Prime Minister

B)

President

C)

Vice President

D)

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

31)

In which of the following years was the Citizenship Act passed for the first time in India?

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A)

1959

B)

1962

C)

1955

D)

1947

32)

Which amendment to the Constitution of India changed the description of India from a 'sovereign democratic republic' to a 'sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic' and also changed the words 'unity of the nation' to 'unity and integrity of the nation'?

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A)

44^th

B)

42^nd

C)

40^th

D)

47^th

33)

Which of the following legislations ought to allow senior Indian magistrates to preside over cases involving British subjects in India?

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A)

Ingress into India Ordinance, 1914

B)

Age of Consent Act, 1891

C)

llbert Bill, 1884

D)

Government of India Act, 1919

34)

The 60^th Amendment to the Constitution of India increased the ceiling of profession tax from Rs. 250 p.a. to ____ p.a.

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A)

Rs. 7,000

B)

Rs. 1,000

C)

Rs. 5,000

D)

Rs. 2,500

35)

In which of the following years did the resolution at the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress dwell on how Independent India's Constitution should look?

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A)

1945

B)

1931

C)

1928

D)

1946

36)

India banned unregulated deposit schemes through an Act passed in the year ______.

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A)

2017

B)

2018

C)

2019

D)

2016

37)

The ______ Amendment of the Constitution of India envisages the Gram Sabha as the foundation of the Panchayat Raj System to perform functions and powers entrusted to it by the State Legislatures.

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A)

73^rd

B)

71^st

C)

72^nd

D)

74^th

38)

Which of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India was passed with the primary objective to constitutionally encode the re-organisation of Indian States based on language?

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A)

Fourth Amendment

B)

Tenth Amendment

C)

Seventh Amendment

D)

Sixth Amendment

39)

Which of the following Indian Acts was passed in the year 2005?

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A)

The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act

B)

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act

C)

The Biological Diversity Act

D)

The Competition Act

40)

In which of the following years was the Dowry Prohibition Act passed in India?

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A)

1952

B)

1961

C)

1967

D)

1959

41)

The greater one-horned rhino is listed under the Schedule ______ of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

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A)

III

B)

IV

C)

II

D)

I

42)

The Contempt of Courts Act was passed to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempt of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto. In which of the following years was the Act passed?

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A)

1969

B)

1975

C)

1971

D)

1982

43)

The ______ Constitutional Amendment Act gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions.

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A)

82^nd

B)

73^rd

C)

68^th

D)

54^th