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Indian Polity
(Practice Assignment 02)

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 Indian Polity Practice Assignment 02

DIRECTIONS for questions 1-40: Mark the best option:

1. The Presidential Government operates on the
principle of:
A) Division of Powers between Centre and States
B) Centralisation of Powers
C) Balance of Powers
D) Separation of Powers
2. Who is empowered to transfer a Judge from one
High Court to another High Court?
A) Chief Justice of India
B) President of India
C) Law Minister of India
D) The Union Cabinet
3. When was the mandate, that a candidate at an
election should file with his nomination papers an
affidavit recording the particulars of the spouse
and the dependents, enforced at a general election
for the first time ?

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 A) Assembly elections held in Madhya
Pradesh/Chhatisgarh in December, 2003
B) Assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh in
2003
C) Assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh in
2003
D) Assembly elections held in Rajasthan/Delhi in
December 2003
4. The First Amendment made in 1951 added which
specific schedule to schedule to the Constitution ?
A) Seventh B) Eighth
C) Ninth D) Tenth
5. In order to be recognised as an official opposition
Group in the Parliament how rnanv seats should it
have ?
A) 1/3rd of the total strength
B) 1/4th of the total strength
C) 1/6th of the total strength
D) 1/10th of the total strength

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6. The Indian Constitution recognises minorities on
the basis of
A) Religion
B) Caste
C) Percentage of the population of the Group to the
total population
D) Colour
7. The writs for the enforcement of Fundamental
Rights are issued by
A) The Parliament
B) The President
C) The Supreme Court
D) The Election Commission
8. Which of the following is a feature to both the
Indian Federation and the American Federation ?
A) A single citizenship
B) Dual judiciary
C) Three Lists in the Constitution
D) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the
Constitution

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9. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative
control over administration in India?
A) Dissolution of House
B) Resolutions
C) Questions
D) No Confidence Motion
10. Evaluate the following statements:
I. The legal interpretation of equality is chiefly
influenced by equality before law and equal
protection of law
II. Equality before law means rule of law
A) I is correct but II is incorrect
B) II is correct but I is incorrect
C) Both are correct
D) Both are incorrect
11. A writ issued by the Supreme Court compelling a
quasijudicial/public authority to perform its
mandatory duty is
A) Quo warranto B) Mandamus
C) Certiorari D) Prohibition

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12. In Gandhian Socialism
A) State is required
B) State is not required
C) State is sometimes required and sometimes not
required
D) State is neither required nor not required
13. In which year were the Indian states reorganised
on the linguistic basis ?
A) 1947 B) 1951 C) 1956 D) 1966
14. Which one of the following has the power/authority
to dissolve a State Legislative Assembly?
A) Chief Minister of the State
B) Speaker of the State Assembly
C) President of India
D) Governor of the State
15. The Governor of a State also holds the position of
__________ in the State Universities?
A) Chancellor B) Pro-Chancellor
C) Vice-Chancellor D) Chief Executive

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16. The interval between two sessions of either House
of parliament should not exceed
A) three months B) six months
C) nine months D) twelve months
17. Which one of the following is the guardian of
Fundamental Rights?
A) Legislature B) Executive
C) Political parties D) Judiciary
18. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with
A) Administrative Reforms
B) Electoral Reforms
C) Financial Reforms
D) Centre-State relations
19. The Speaker of the Lok-Sabha has to address
his/her letter of resignation to
A) Prime Minister of India
B) President of India
C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
D) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

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20. The Lok Adalat is empowered to entertain the
claim of upto what amount ?
A) Upto Rs. 5 lakhs
B) Upto Rs. 10 lakhs
C) Upto Rs. 20 lakhs
D) Upto Rs. 50 lakhs
21. Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the
'heart and soul' of the Constitution ?
A) Right to Equality
B) Right against Exploitation
C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
D) Right to Freedom of Religion
22. Which is not the concern of the local government ?
A) Public Health B) Sanitation
C) Law and Order D) Public Utility Services
23. In India, the concept of single citizenship is
adopted from
A) England B) U.S.A.
C) Canada D) France

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24. Judicial review in the Indian Constitution is based
on:
A) Rule of Law
B) Due process of Law
C) Procedure established by Law
D) Precedents and Conventions
25. The Drafting of the Constitution was completed on:
A) 26th January, 1950
B) 26th December, 1949
C) 26th November, 1949
D) 30th November, 1949
26. Which innovative discussion process is introduced
by the Indian parliament to the World
Parliamentary systems ?
A) Question hour B) Zero hou
C) Resolutions D) Presidential Speech
27. The judges of the Supreme Court retire at the age
of:
A) 60 years B) 65 years
C) 62 years D) 58 years

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28. The National Commission for Minorities was
constituted in the year
A) 1990 B) 1992
C) 1980 D) 1989
29. In which of the following systems of government is
bicameralism an essential feature ?
A) Federal system
B) Unitary system
C) Parliamentary system
D) Presidential system
30. Socialism succeeds in achieving
A) higher standard of living of the people
B) equal distribution of income in the society
C) higher individual welfare in the society
D) maximum social welfare in the society
31. The seat of Madhya Pradesh High Court is located
at
A) Gwalior B) Indore C) Bhopal D) Jabalpur

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32. District Judges in a State are appointed by the
A) Advocate-General of the State
B) Council of Ministers of the State
C) Governor
D) Chief Justice of High Court
33. Who heads the Jury of the Awards Committees of
Padma, Bharat Ratna and other honorary awards?
A) President of India
B) Vice-President of India
C) Home Minister
D) Prime Minister of India
34. Most important responsibility of a Welfare State is
A) to preserve private property
B) to promote religion of the people
C) to check exploitation
D) to check encroachments on Fundamental
Rights

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35. Arrange the following Presidents in chronological
order as to who came first and who came later:
a. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
b. Zakir Hussain
c. Justice Hidayatullah
d. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A) c, b, a, d B) b, c, a, d C) b, a, c, d D) b, c. d, a
36. Who decides the disputes regarding election of
President?
A) The Supreme Court
B) The Election Commission
C) The Parliament
D) Both Supreme Court and High Courts
37. Who is the first Law Officer of the Government of
India?
A) Law Secretary
B) Union Law Minister
C) Attorney General of India
D) The Chief Justice of India

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38. Main cause for agitations for separate states in
India is
A) growing regional imbalances
B) people's political consciousness
C) social inequalities
D) regionalism
39. A government is classified as federal or unitary on
the basis of
A) Relations between the centre and states
B) Relations between the executive and the
legislature
C) Relations between three organs of government
D) None of these
40. Which one of the following is an essential
ingredient of parliamentary government?
A) A rigid constitution
B) Political parties
C) An Independent judiciary
D) A written constitution

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 Answer Key

Q. No. Key Q. No. Key

1. D 21. C
2. B 22. C
3. C 23. A
4. C 24. C
5. D 25. C
6. C 26. B
7. C 27. B
8. D 28. B
9. A 29. A
10. C 30. B
11. B 31. D
12. A 32. C
13. C 33. B
14. D 34. C
15. A 35. B
16. B 36. A
17. D 37. C
18. D 38. A
19. C 39. A
20. B 40. B

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