Q1.

As per the Constitution of India, Panchayats at the intermediate level may NOT
be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding:
(1) Thiry Lakhs (2) Forty Lakhs (3) Ten Lakhs (4)
Twenty Lakhs
Sol. (4) Twenty Lakhs

Q2. The First Health Minister of Independent India was?

(1) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (2) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(3) Vijayalakshmi Pandit (4) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Sol. (4) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Q3. The inaugural session of the Supreme Court of India took place on____.
(1)28th January 1950 (2) 29th January 1950 (3)31th January
1950 (4) 26th January 1950
Sol.(1) 28th January 1950

Q4.Who was appointed as Assembly’s Constitutional Adviser in 1946 during the

framing of Indian Constitution ?
(1)B. N. Rau (2)B. R. Ammi Ayengar (3)K.M. Munbedkar
(4)Gopalswashi
Sol. (1)B. N. Rau

Q5.Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional body ?

(1)Finance Commission (2)NITI Aayog (3)National Commision for
Scheduled Tribes (4)Election Commission
Sol. (2)NITI Aayog

Q6.Which of the following adjectives is NOT a part of the Preamble ?

(1)Liberty (2)Tolerant (3)Sovereign (4)Secular
Sol.(2)Tolerant

Q7.How many members were there in the drafting committee of Indian Constitution?
(1)5 (2)7 (3)3 (4)10
Sol. (2)7

Q8. Who had headed the drafting committee of the constitution ?

(1)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (2)Jawaharlal Nehru (3)V. P. Menon
(4)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sol. (1)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Q9.Who headed the Provincial Constitution Committee?

(1)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (2)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (3)V.P.
Menon (4)Jawaharlal Nehru
Sol. (2)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q10.Which type of Citizenship is provided by the Constitution of India?

(1)Single citizenship (2)Regional citizenship (3)Dual
citizenship (4)Temporary citizenship
Sol. (1)Single citizenship

Q11.When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?

(1)26th November 1949 (2)26th January 1950 (3)26th
November 1947 (4)26th January 1947
Sol. (1)26th November 1949

Q12. In 1967, which of the following languages was included in the list of state
languages of the Indian Constitution ?
(1)Bengali (2)Sindhi (3)Telugu (4)Tamil
Sol. (2)Sindhi
Q13. Who is considered as the father of Indian Constitution ?
(1)Rajendra Prashad (2)Bal Gangadhar Tilak (3)Jawaharlal Nehru
(4)Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Sol.(4)Bhim Rao Ambedkar

Q14. Who among the following was not a part of the Constituent Assembly responsible
to draft the constitution ?
(1)Mahatma Gandhi (2)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (3)Jawaharlal
Nehru (4)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Sol. (1)Mahatma Gandhi

Q15. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of
India?
(1) Rajendra Prasad (2) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (3) Jawaharlal
Nehru (4) BR Ambedkar
Sol. (4) BR Ambedkar

Q16. On which day is Constitution Day celebrated every year in India?

(1) 30 November (2) 15 October (3) 26 November
(4) 2 October
Sol. (3) 26 November

Q17.Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India?
(1) Mohammad Saadullah (2) B.R. Ambedkar (3) Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel (4) K.M. Munshi
Sol.(2)B.R. Ambedkar

Q18. Who described the preamble of Indian Constitution as the 'Political horoscope
of the Indian Constitution'?
(1) NA Palkhiwala (2) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi (3)
Thakurdas Bhargav (4) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Sol. (2) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi

Q19. When was the first Constituent Assembly election held in India?
(1)1947 (2)1946 (3)1949 (4)1948
Sol. (2)1946

Q20. In which year did Motilal Nehru (Chairman) and eight other Congress leaders
draft a constitution for India?
(1) 1925 (2) 1950 (3) 1928 (4) 1930
Sol. (3)1928

Q21. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian Federal System?
(1) Written Constitution (2) Independent judiciary to settle disputes
(3) Single-tier government (4) Division of powers between the Centre and
the States
Sol. (3) Single-tier government

Q22. The ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity (contained in the Preamble of
the Constitution of India) are borrowed from the constitution of which country?
(1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Germany
(4) France
Sol. (4). France

Q.23. In 1946, who among the following was made the interim president of the Indian
Constituent Assembly?
(1) Sarojini Naidu (2) Sachchidananda Sinha (3) S
Subramaniya Iyer (4) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Sol. (2)Sachchidananda Sinha

Q24. The idea of residual powers in Indian constitution has been taken from the
constitution of:
(1) South Africa (2) Canada (3) Japan (4)
USA
Sol. (2) Canada

Q25. Which of the following features of Indian constitution was taken from Soviet
Socialist Republic ?
(1)Fundamental Rights (2)Five-year plans (3)Preamble
(4)Concurrent list
Sol. (2)Five-year plans

Q26.The power of judicial review in the Indian constitution and the provision of
independence of judiciary is taken from which country?
(1)Australia (2)Germany (3)Japan
(4)America
Sol. (4)America

Q27.In the Indian Constitution, the Principle of Liberty is borrowed from which of
the following countries?
(1)UK (2)Japan (3)France (4)Germany
Sol. (3)France

Q28. The makers of the Indian constitution took the principle of freedom, equality
and fraternity from which constitution ?
(1)French Constitution (2)Canada’s Constitution
(3)British Constitution (4)Ireland’s Constitution
Sol. (1)French Constitution

Q29.Financial Emergency provisions of Indian Constitution have been borrowed

from_______
(1)Canadian Constitution (2)American Constitution
(3)Irish Constitution (4)German Constitution
Sol. (4)German Constitution

Q30. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the
Uniform Civil Code?
(1) Article 43 (2) Article 44 (3) Article 45
(4) Article 46
Sol. (2) Article 44

Q31. In which part of the Indian Constitution are centre-state relations mentioned?
(1) Part IV (Article 227 to 234) (2) Part XI (Article 245 to 255)
(3) Part X (Article 234 to 240) (4) Part XII (Article 265 to 277)
Sol. (2) Part XI (Article 245 to 255)

Q32. Right to move freely throughout the territory of India’ is a fundamental right
under____ of the Constitution of India.
(1) Article 24 (2) Article 21 (3) Article 14
(4) Article 19
Sol. (4) Article 19

Q33. Which of the following articles promote equal justice and free legal aid for
all citizens?
(1) 39A (2) 32A (3) 43A (4) 48A
Sol. (1) 39 A
Q34. Article __________ of the Constitution of India gives the Election Commission
the power to supervise elections to the Parliament and state legislatures.
(1) 314 (2) 342 (3) 324 (4) 341
Sol. (3) 324

Q35. Which article of the Constitution of India talks about the provisions for
impeachment of the President of India?
(1) Article 51 (2) Article 61 (3) Article 54
(4) Article 63
Sol. (2) Article 61

Q36. Which article of the Constitution of India provides that each Indian state
will have a governor?
(1) Article 152 (2) Article 153 (3) Article 151
(4) Article 154
Sol. (2) Article 153

Q37. ________ of the Constitution of India deals with emergency due to war,
external aggression or armed rebellion.
(1)Article 350 (2)Article 352 (3)Article 347
(4)Article 269
Sol. (2) Article 352

Q.38 The powers, privileges and immunities of either the House of Parliament and of
its Committees and Members have mainly been laid down in article _______ of the
Constitution of India.
(1) 115 (2) 107 (3) 105 (4) 102
Sol.(3) 105

Q.39 Which article of the Constitution of India provisions for reservations of

seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the House of People?
(1) Article 325 (2) Article 321 (3) Article 330
(4) Article 335
Sol:(3) Article 330

Q.40 Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is associated

with the election of the President of India?
(1) Article 103 (2) Article 78 (3) Article 74
(4) Article 54
Sol:(4) Article 54

Q.41 Which of the following articles of Indian Constitution provides for the
appointment of a Finance Commission?
(1) Article 300 (2) Article 290 (3) Article 320
(4) Article 280
Sol: (4)

Q42. Which of the following article of the Constitution of India is related to the
system of election of President?
(1) Article 55 (2) Article 61 (3) Article 65
(4) Article 51
Sol. (1) Article 55

Q43. Under Article___ of the Constitution of India, the quorum to constitute a

sitting of the House is one-tenth of the total number of Members of the House.
(1)100 (2)101 (3)102 (4)103
Sol. (1) Under Article 100

Q44. The Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President under
Article_____of the Constitution of India.
(1)217 (2)124(2) (3)224(1) (4)21
Sol. (2) 124(2)

Q45.Which article of Indian Constitution deals with discrimination against any

Indian citizens on various grounds?
(1)Article 11 (2)Article 19 (3)Article 13
(4)Article 15
Sol. (4)Article 15

Q46.How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?

(1)14 (2)12 (3)11 (4)13
Sol. (2)12

Q47. In which article of the Indian Constitution, the eradication of untouchability

has been mentioned ?
(1)Article 16 21 (3)Article 25
(4)Article 17
Sol. (4)Article 17

Q48.Which of the following Articles is related to Jammu & Kashmir state of India ?
(1)Article 378 (2)Article 374 (3)Article 370
(4)Article 366
Sol. (3)Article 370

Q49.Which article in indian Constitution states about Fundamental Duties ?

(1)Article 31 C (2)Article 21 A (3)Article 15
(4)Article 51 A
Sol. (4)Article 51 A

Q50.The Subject of Sports comes under which list of Indian Constitution?

(1)Union list (2)State list (3)Residuary list
(4)Concurrent list
Sol. (2)State list

Q51.Which Schedule of Indian Constitution contains the provisions on Panchayat Raj

Institutions?
(1)10th Schedule (2)Eleventh Schedule (3)Ninth Schedule
(4)Twelfth Schedule
Sol. (2)Eleventh Schedule

Q52.Which of the following articles is related to Right to Freedom of Religion in

the Indian Constitution?
(1)Article 20 (2)Article 30 (3)Article 15
(4)Article 25
Sol. (4)Article 25

Q53.The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution does NOT exercise its control to
the tribal areas of which of the following states?
(1)Manipur (2)Tripura (3)Assam
(4)Meghalaya
Sol. (1) Manipur

Q54.Which part of the Indian Constitution contains the provisions on the Union
Territories?
(1)Part VIII (2)Part VII (3)Part IX
(4)Part IXB
Sol. (1)Part VIII
Q55.Which of the Article of Indian Constitution tells about the election of the
President?
(1)Article 51 A (2)Article 54 (3)Article 51
(4)Article 53
Sol. (2)Article 54

Q56. Which article of Indian Constitution gives guarantees for the protection of
life and individual freedom ?
(1)Article 21 A (2)Article 20 (3)Article 21
(4)Article 22
Sol. (3)Article 21

Q57. Which part was added in the Indian Constitution by the 73rd constitutional act
?
(1)Part IX (2)Part IX-B (3)Part IX-A
(4)Part X
Sol. (1)Part IX

Q58. Under which article, every citizen of India has been given the right to health
?
(1)Article 19 20 (3)Article 21-A
(4)Article 21
Sol. (4)Article 21

Q59.Which part of the Indian Constitution enlists the Fundamental Rights?

(1)Part-IV (2)Part-V (3)Part-III (4)Part-
II
Sol. (3)Part-III

Q60. Agriculture as a subject is included in which list of the Constitution?

(1)Residuary Powers (2)Union list (3)State list
(4)Concurrent list
Sol. (3)State list

Q61. According to which article of the Indian Constitution, the president rule is
implemented in a state ?
(1)Article 368 (2)Article 356 (3)Article 350
(4)Article 325
Sol.(2)Article 356

Q62. Originally, how many articles were in the Indian Constitution ?

(1)440 (2)395 (3)310 (4)442
Sol.(2)395

Q63. Which article of the Indian Constitution states that the ‘Law declared by the
Supreme Court is to be binding on all courts’ within the territory of India ?
(1)Article 127 (2)Article 133 (3)Article 147
(4)Article 141
Sol.(4)Article 141

Q64. Under which article of the constitution of India can members of the Anglo
Indian community be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President?
(1) 326 (2) 330 (3) 342 (4) 331
Sol. (4) 331

Q65. In India, which of the following articles of the Constitution of India

provides for the formation of a new state?
(1) Article 1 (2) Article 3 (3) Article 2
(4) Article 9
Sol. (2) Article 3

Q66. The powers, privileges and immunities of either House Parliament and of its
Committees and Members have mainly been laid down in article _______ of the
Constitution of India.
(1)115 (2)107 (3)105 (4)102
Sol.(3)105

Q67. Matters, which are not points of order, can be raised by way of Special
Mentions under Rule _______ of Lok Sabha.
(1)377 (2)302 (3)223 (4)214
Sol.(1)377

Q68.Which article of the Constitution of India provisions for reservations of seats

for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the House of People?
(1)Article 325 (2)Article 321 (3)Article 330
(4)Article 335
Sol.(3)Article 330

Q69.Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is associated with

the election of the President of India?
(1)Article 103 (2)Article 78 (3)Article 74
(4)Article 54
Sol.(4)Article 54

Q70.Which of the following articles of Indian Constitution provides for the

appointment of a Finance Commission?
(1)Article 300 (2)Article 290 (3)Article 320
(4)Article 280
Sol. (4)Article 280

Q71.Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains the

format of oaths to be taken by different constitutional functionaries?
(1)4th schedule (2)5th schedule (3)3rd schedule
(4)2nd schedule
Sol. (3)3rd schedule

Q72. According to which article of the constitution of India shall the council of
ministers be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha?
(1)Article 29 (2)Article 75 (3)Article 35
(4)Article 302
Sol.(2)Article 75

Q73. Which Article of the Constitution of India states that ‘all authorities, civil
and judicial, in the territory of India shall act in aid of the Supreme Court’?
(1) Article 137 (2) Article 121 (3) Article 144
(4) Article 157
Sol.(3) Article 144

Q74. As per the Constitution of India , the subject of ‘Livestock and animal
husbandry’ is included in the:
(1) Residuary list (2) State list (3) Union list
(4) Concurrent list
Sol.(2) State list

Q75. Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of _____.
(1) sati (2) untouchability
(3) titles (4) slavery
Sol. (2) untouchability
Q76. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the
grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth?
(1) Article 23 (2) Article 25 (3) Article 19
(4) Article 15
Sol.(4)Article 15

Q77. Part VIII of the Constitution of India deals with ______.

(1) Panchayats (2) Union Territories (3) Municipalities
(4) States Sol. (2) Union Territories

Q78. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was formed by insertion of
Article ______
in the Constitution of India.
(1) 338B (2) 338A (3) 328B (4) 328A
Sol.(1) 338B

Q79. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution are special provisions provided
to language
spoken in a section of the population?
(1) Article 337 (2) Article 357 (3) Article 347
(4) Article 374
Sol.(3) Article 347

Q80. Under which Article can the Parliament amend the Constitution?
(1) Article 374 (2) Article 74 (3) Article 269
(4) Article 368
Sol. (4) Article 368

Q81. Which of the following Articles is related to the Ancillary powers of the
Supreme Court?
(1) Article 150 (2) Article 143 (3) Article 138
(4) Article 140
Sol.(4)Article 140

Q82.Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India gurantees the

Right to Freedom of Religion?
(1) Articles 14-18 (2) Articles 19-22 (3) Articles
23-24 (4) Articles 25-28
Sol.(4) Articles 25-28

Q83.Which of the following is one of the Articles of the Constitution of India that
mentions the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
(1)156 (2)352 (3)280 (4)148
Sol.(4)148

Q84.Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India has been

INCORRECTLY matched with its content?
(1)Second-Schedule-Languages
(2)First Schedule-The states and the union territories
(3)Third Schedule-Forms of oath or affirmations
(4)Fourth Schedule-Allocation of seats in the council of states
Sol.(1)Second-Schedule-Languages

Q85.Article_______of the Constitution of India deals with provisions related to the

administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
(1)222(1) (2)244(1) (3)222(2) (4)244(2)
Sol.(2)244(1)
Q86. Which of the following states is included in the sixth schedule of the
Constitution of India?
(1) Nagaland (2) Manipur (3) Mizoram
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
Sol.(3) Mizoram

Q87. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India has a provision
for financial emergency?
(1) Article 365 (2) Article 356 (3) Article 330
(4) Article 360
Sol.(4) Article 360

Q88. Which article of the Constitution of India mentions that the Lok Sabha must
have a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker?
(1) Article 93 (2) Article 85 (3) Article 100
(4) Article 97
Sol.(1) Article 93

Q89. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has a provision
for the Constitution of Legislatures in States?
(1) 167 (2) 168 (3) 163 (4) 165
Sol.(2)168

Q90. What is the provision of Article 49 of the Constitution of India?

(1) Provision for free and compulsory education for children
(2) Protection of monuments and places and objects of natural importance
(3) Prohibition of employment of children (Under the age of 14) in factories and
mines (4) Promotion of international peace and security
Sol.(2)Protection of monuments and places and objects of natural importance

Q91. What is the provision of Article 49 of the Constitution of India?

(1) Provision for free and compulsory education for children
(2) Protection of monuments and places and objects of natural importance
(3) Prohibition of employment of children (Under the age of 14) in factories and
mines (4) Promotion of international peace and security
Sol.(2) Protection of monuments and places and objects of natural importance

Q92. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India provides

constitutional remedies for the enforcement of fundamental rights?
(1)Article 40 (2)Article 36 (3)Article 38
(4)Article 32
Sol.(4)Article 32

Q93. As per Article 80 of the Constitution of India, what can be the maximum
strength of Rajya Sabha?
(1) 245 (2) 250 (3) 235 (4) 240
Sol.(2) 250

Q94. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides that there shall be a
Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head?
(1) Article 74(1) (2) Article 34 (3) Article 44
(4) Article 21(1)
Sol.(1) Article 74(1)

Q95. The Constitution under Article ______ mandates the Election Commission, to
conduct elections to the Parliament and the State Legislatures.
(1) 312 (2) 324 (3) 330 (4) 298
Sol.(2) 324
Q96. Which article in the Constitution of India empowers the President of India to
promulgate ordinances when the Parliament is in recess?
(1) Article 232 (2) Article 312 (3) Article 123
(4) Article 213
Sol.(3)Article 123

Q97. How many fundamental duties are set out in Part IV-A (Article 51A) of the
Constitution of India?
(1) 9 (2) 11 (3) 10 (4) 12
Sol.(2)11

Q98. As per the eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, how many languages
are referred to as scheduled languages?
(1) 14 (2) 20 (3) 22 (4) 18
Sol.(3)22

Q99. Which of the following Articles ensures to provide free and compulsory
education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a
Fundamental Right to Education?
(1) 20A (2) 14 (3) 18A (4) 21A
Sol.(4) 21A

Q100. Which Article of the Constitution of India states the directive principles of
state policy on ‘promotion of international peace and security’?
(1) Article 49 (2) Article 51 (3) Article 69
(4) Article 62
Sol.(2) Article 51

Q101. Which Article of the Constitution deals with formation of New States?
(1) Article (2) Article (3) Article (4)
Article
Sol.(4) Article 3

Q102. Who among the following drafted Article 370 of the Constitution of India?
(1) Jawaharlal Nehru (2) Bhim Rao Ambedkar (3)
Gopalaswami Ayyangar (4) Raghubar Das
Sol.(3)Gopalaswami Ayyangar

Q103. The definition of ‘money bills’ is given in which article of the Constitution
of India?
(1) Article 44 (2) Article 110 (3) Article 33
(4) Article 93
Sol.(2)Article 110

Q104. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution are Indian citizens guaranteed
the right to six fundamental freedoms?
CHSL 21-10-2020 (Morning)
(1) Article 1 (2) Article 31 (3) Article 26
(4) Article 19
Sol.(4)Article 19

Q105. Which article of the Constitution of India states that no citizen can be
discriminated against on the basis of his caste, sex or place of birth?
(1) Article 15 (2) Article 45 (3) Article 23
(4) Article 39
Sol.(1) Article 15

Q106. Which article of the Indian Constitution prohibits trafficking in human

beings and forced Labour?
(1) Article 25 (2) Article 23 (3) Article 13
(4) Article 5
Sol.(2)Article 23

Q107. Which among the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with
the right to free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of 6-14
years?
(1) 74 (2) 21A (3) 101 (4) 31A
Sol.(2)21A

Q.108. The State is obligated to protect every monument, place and object of
national importance and historic interest under Article ______ of the Constitution
of India.
(1) 46 (2) 48 (3) 49 (4) 47
Sol.(3)49

Q.109. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India abolishes

untouchability?
(1) 19 (2) 20 (3) 17 (4) 18
Sol.(3)17

Q.110.Which of the following subjects is covered in the Eleventh Schedule of the

Constitution of India?
(1) Major forest produce (2) Health and sanitation (3)
Large scale industries (4) Police and public order
Sol.(2) Health and sanitation

Q.111. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India prohibits

employment of children in factories etc.?
(1) 24 (2) 21 (3) 17 (4) 31
Sol.(1) 24

Q.112. Part IV of the Indian Constitution contains the provisions on:

(1) Fundamental Rights (2) Directive Principles of State Policy
(3) Elections (4) Citizenship
Sol.(2)Directive Principles of State Policy

Q113. In the year 1978, the _______ amendment eliminated the right to acquire, hold
and dispose of property as a fundamental right.
(1) 41st (2) 43rd (3) 44th (4) 42nd
Sol. (3) 44th

Q114. _________ Constitution Amendment Act, 2002 provided for free and compulsory
elementary education to all children.
(1) 84th (2) 85th (3) 86th (4) 87th
Sol. (3) 86th Amendment Act

Q115. The Constitution of India was amended for the first time in which year?
(1) 1951 (2) 1954 (3) 1961 (4) 1960
Sol. (1) 1951

Q116. The 124th Amendment Bill, 2019 deals with:

(1) Triple Talaq (2) Privatisation of Air India (3) GST
(4)Economic Reservation
Sol. (4) Economic Reservation

Q117. Which part of the constitution is related to the amendments in the

constitution ?
(1)Part XV (2)Part X (3)Part VIII
(4)Part XX
Sol.(4)Part XX

Q118.When was the first amendment made to the Indian Constitution ?

(1)1954 (2)1951 (3)1953 (4)1952
Sol.(2)1951

Q119.Article 21-A was introduced by which Constitutional Amendment Act?

(1)93rd (2)85th (3)73rd (4)86th
Sol.(4)86th

Q120.Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced Anti-Defection Provisions in the

Constitution?
(1)52nd Constitutional Amendment Act (2)44th Constitutional Amendment
Act
(3)86th Constitutional Amendment Act (4)43rd Constitutional Amendment
Act
Sol.(1)52nd Constitutional Amendment Act

Q121.Which amendment of the Constitution is called as the ‘mini constitution of

India’ and was brought in during the national emergency in the year 1976?
(1)54th (2)25th (3)24th (4)42nd
Sol. (4)42nd

Q122.Which part was added in the Indian Constitution by the 74th Amendment Act of
1992?.
(1)IX A (2)IX (3)IX C (4)IX B
Sol.(1)IX A

Q123. Which amendment limited the size of the council of ministers to 15% of the
total size of the house ?
(1)74th (2)86th (3)91st (4)61st
Sol.(3)91st

Q124. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution is related to the Municipalities ?

(1)11th (2)10th (3)9th (4)12th
Sol.(4)12th

Q125. Under which constitutional amendment act, the Preamble of the Constitution
was amended ?
(1)52nd (2)56th (3)44th (4)42nd
Sol.(4)42nd

Q126.Which amendment made it mandatory for the President to give his assent to the
Constitutional Amendment bills?
(1)24th (2)58th (3)44th (4)28th
Sol.(1)24th

Q127. _________ Constitution Amendment Act, 2002 provided for free and compulsory
elementary education to all children.
(1) 84th (2) 85th (3) 86th (4) 87th
Sol.(3) 86th

Q128. Under which of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India is

defection to another party after election made illegal?
(1) 92nd (2) 61st (3) 52nd (4) 86th
Sol.(3) 52nd
Q129.In which year was the first amendment to the Constitution of India made?
(1)1950 (2)1952 (3)1951 (4)1953
Sol.(3)1951

Q130. When was the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act enacted?

(1) 1978 (2) 1975 (3) 1976 (4) 1972
Sol.(1) 1978

Q131. Which of the following words was inserted in the Preamble by the Constitution
(42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?
(1) Equality (2) Liberty (3) Justice (4)
Socialist
Sol.(4)Socialist

Q132. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India was invoked by
the Kerala government to file a petition against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
(CAA) in the Supreme Court on 14 January 2020?
(1) Article 131 (2) Article 23 (3) Article 368
(4) Article 17
Sol.(1) Article 131

Q133. As per the Constitution ninety-first amendment act, 2003, the total number of
Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State
cannot exceed ______ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of
that State.
(1) 15% (2) 10% (3) 20% (4) 25%
Sol.(1) 15%

Q.134. As of 30th June 2020, the Preamble to the Indian Constitution was amended
______.
(1) twice (2) five times (3) once (4)
thrice
Sol.(3) once

Q135.The first hour of every parliamentary meeting is for _____.

(1)Point of Order (2)Discussion on Money bill
(3)Question hour (4)Zero hour
Sol.(3)Question hour

Q136.Which of the following writs provides a remedy for a person who has been
unlawfully held in prison ?
(1)Certiorari (2)Habeas Corpus (3)Mandamus
(4)Prohibition
Sol.(2)Habeas Corpus

Q137.Which of the following is NOT related to fundamental rights ?

(1)Right to form association (2)Right to education
(3)Right to life (4)Right to property
Sol.(4)Right to property

Q138.Forming an association in India is ______.

(1)Fundamental Right (2)Legal right (3)Natural Right
(4)Constitutional Right
Sol.(1)Fundamental Right

Q139.The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, which gives
every child aged 6-14 the fundamental right for education, was assented to in which
year?
(1)2001 (2)1975 (3)2009 (4)1947
Sol.(3)2009

Q140. The Right against exploitation is a _____.

(1)Constitutional Right (2)Method (3)Fundamental
Right (4)Legal Right
Sol. (3)Fundamental Right

Q141.When was the right to property removed from the list of fundamental rights?
(1) 1975 (2) 1980 (3) 1978 (4) 1977
Sol.(3)1978

Q142. India is called a secular country because citizens have the fundamental right
to:
(1) freedom of speech and expression (2) move freely throughout India
(3) live with human dignity (4) freedom to profess religion of one's
choice
Sol.(4)freedom to profess religion of one's choice

Q143. The Malimath Committee Report deals with :

(1) Judicial delays (2) textile sector reforms (3)
criminal justice system reforms (4) stock market reforms
Sol.(3) Criminal justice system reforms

Q144. Which panel set up by the Government of India suggested total decontrol of
the sugar industry?
(1) RamSevak Panel (2) Rangarajan Panel (3) RadheShyam
Panel (4) Sri Krishna Panel
Sol. (2) Rangarajan Panel

Q145. The _____________ was a group of seven Members of Parliament from the United
Kingdom, constituted to suggest constitutional reforms for British India.
(1) Fraser Commission (2) Hunter Commission (3) Sargent
Commission (4) Simon Commission
Sol.(4) Simon Commission

Q.3 Which of the following Parliamentary Committees does NOT draw any member from
Rajya Sabha?
(1) Committee on Estimates (2) Committee on Petitions
(3) Committee on Public Undertakings (4) Committee on Public Accounts
Sol:(1) Committee on Estimates

Q146.Which of the following committees recommended inclusion of fundamental duties?

(1)Tarapore Committee (2)Radha Krishnan Committee
(3)Swaran Singh Committee (4)Balwantrai Mehta Committee
Sol.(3)Swaran Singh Committee

Q147.Inter-State Council was set up by the recommendations of which committee?

(1)Sarkaria committee (2)Y V Reddy Committee (3)TSR
Subramanian committee (4)Chandrababu Naidu committee
Sol.(1)Sarkaria committee

Q148. The Vijay Kelkar Committee was formed to study and evaluate _______.
(1)Public-Private participation model (2)The state of sugar mills
(3)Privatisation of Air India (4)Poverty in India
Sol.(1)Public-Private participation model

Q149.Second Backward Classes Commission is also known as _______.

(1)Mandal Commission (2)Tendulkar Commission (3)Nehru
Commission (4)Ambedkar Commission
Sol.(1)Mandal Commission

Q150.______ are the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court for specific
requirements and procedures, which the police have to follow to arrest, detain and
interrogate any person.
(1)K.C Roberto Guidelines (2)D. K Basu Guidelines
(3)Menka Guidelines (4)Vishakha Guidelines
Sol. (2)D. K Basu Guidelines

Q1. Which Commission was appointed by the central government to examine issues
related to Centre-State Relations?
(1) Mandal Commission (2) Sarkaria Commission (3)
Nanavati Commission (4) Kothari Commission
Sol. (2) Sarkaria Commission

Q151. When did the Sarkaria Commission submit its report?

(1) 1986 (2) 1984 (3) 1985 (4) 1988
Sol.(4) 1988

Q152. Name the first ever judge of the Supreme Court against whom the motion of
impeachment was introduced into Parliament in Independent India.
(1) Justice Viraswami (2) Justice Ramaswami (3) Justice
Mahajan (4) Justice Subba Rao
Sol. (2) Justice Ramaswami

Q153. In case of death of the President and the Vice President of India, the
____________ will act as the President of India.
(1) Parliament chosen candidate (2) Prime Minister of India
(3) Chief Justice of India (4) Attorney General of India
Sol. (3) Chief Justice of India

Q154. In case the President of Indian wants to resign, he would address his
resignation to the _____________.
(1) Chief Justice of India (2) Vice President of India
(3) Chief Election Commissioner of India (4) Prime Minister of India
Sol. (2) Vice President of India

Q155. Who was the prime minister of India during “the Emergency” between the years
1975 to 1977?
(1) Indira Gandhi (2) Rajiv Gandhi (3) Morarji Desai
(4) Charan Singh
Sol. (1) Indira Gandhi

Q156. The maximum number of nominated members to Lok Sabha is:

(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 2
Sol. (4) 2

Q157. The power to summon the Houses of Parliament is vested with the _______.
(1) Prime Minister (2) Speaker (3) Vice President
(4) President
Sol. (4) President

Q158. The Parliament of India consists of __________.

(1) President House of the People and Council of States (2) House of
the People (3) House of the People and Council of States
(4) Council of States
Sol. (1) President, House of the People and Council of States

Q159. Which of the following is called the ‘popular chamber’?

(1) State Assembly (2) Rajya Sabha (3) Lok Sabha
(4) Gram Sabha
Sol. (3) Lok Sabha

Q160. The power to enquire into and decide all the doubts and disputes arising out
of election of the president is vested in:
(1) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha (2) The Prime Minister of India
(3) The Supreme Court (4) The Election Commission
Sol. (3) The Supreme Court

Q161. Who presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
(1)Prime Minister (2)The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(3)The Vice President (4)President
Sol.(2)The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q162. The quorum to constitute a sitting of the Lok Sabha is_____of the total
number of Members of the House under article 100(3) of the Constitution of India.
(1)one-tenth (2)one-fifth (3)one-third
(4)half
Sol.(1)One-Tenth

Q.163. The first session of the first Lok Sabha commenced on ________.
(1) 26th January 1950 (2) 15th August 1947 (3) 15th
August 1951 (4) 13th May 1952
Sol.(4) 13th May 1952

Q.164. Who decides the admissibility of Questions in Lok Sabha?

(1) Speaker (2) Prime Minister (3) Deputy Speaker
(4) Vice President
Sol.(1) Speaker

Q.165. In Parliamentary proceedings, how many matters per day as per their priority
in the ballot are allowed to be raised during 'Zero Hour'?
(1) 21 (2) 18 (3) 19 (4) 20
Sol.(4) 20

Q.166. Matters, which are not points of order, can be raised by way of Special
Mentions under Rule ________ of Lok Sabha.
(1) 377 (2) 302 (3) 223 (4) 214
Sol.(1) 377

Q167. After 1994, how many sessions of the Rajya Sabha are usually held in a year?
(1) four (3) three
Sol. (3) three

Q168. ____was the Chief Justice of India from January 1950 to November 1951.
(1) Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (2)Harilal Jekisundas Kania
(3)Mehr Chand Mahajan (4)Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
Sol.(4) Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha

Q169. Who appoints the chief justice of India ?

(1)Prime Minister (2)Loksabha Speaker (3)Vice-
President
(4)President
Sol. (4)President

Q170.Who among the following became the country’s Vice President twice ?
(1)Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (2)Mohammad Hidayatullah
(3)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (4)K R Narayanan
Sol.(3)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Q171. Which of the following statements regarding the Lok sabha is NOT correct ?
(1)Central council of ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
(2) Whether the bill is a money bill or not, the final decision will be taken by
the leader of the opposition.
(3)Money bill can be presented only in the Lok Sabha
(4) The No-confidence motion against the council of ministers can be presented only
in the Lok Sabha
Sol.(2) Whether the bill is a money bill or not, the final decision will be taken
by the leader of the opposition

Q172.When was the first Lok Sabha constituted ?

(1)1950 (2)1948 (3)1952 (4)1951
Sol.(3)1952

Q173.Who among the following has the power to promulgate ordinance ?

(1)Prime Minister (2)President (3)Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court (4)Defence Minister
Sol.(2)President

Q174.As per Article 274 of constitution, whose prior recommendation is required to

the Bills affecting taxation ?
(1)Chairman of Rajya Sabha (2)Union Finance Minister
(3)President (4)Prime MInister
Sol.(3)President

Q175.Who among the following takes part in the election of the President of India?
(1)Elected Members of both the houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of
the states.
(2)Elected and nominated members of both the houses of Parliament.
(3)Elected members of both the houses of Parliament only.
(4)Elected and nominated members both the houses of Parliament and Legislative
Assemblies of the states.
Sol.(1)Elected Members of both the houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies
of the states.

Q176.Upper House of the Indian Parliament is also known as _____.

(1)Lok Sabha (2)Rajya Sabha (3)Vidhan Parishad
(4)Vidhan Sabha
Sol.(2)Rajya Sabha

Q177. Who has to resign when the No-Confidence Motion is passed in the Lok Sabha ?
(1)Lok Sabha Speaker (2)The leader of Opposition
(3)Council of Ministers (4)President
Sol.(3)Council of Ministers

Q178. Any act passed by the parliament becomes a law only after the approval of
_______.
(1)Law Minister (2)President (3)Supreme Court
(4)Prime Minister
Sol.(2)President

Q179.Who among the following does NOT take part in the election of the President of
India ?
(1)Elected Members of State Assembly (2)Elected Members of the Lok
Sabha (3)Elected Member of Rajya Sabha (4)Nominated
Members of Parliament
Sol.(4)Nominated Members of Parliament
Q180. Who presides over the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?
(1) Speaker of Lok Sabha (2) Deputy Speaker of Lok sabha
(3) Prime Minister (4) Vice President
Sol.(1) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Q181. Rule ____ (of the Rules of Procedure and conduct of business in Lok Sabha)
does NOT involve formal motion before the Parliament House, hence no voting.
(1) 158 (2) 186 (3) 149 (4) 193
Sol.(4) 193

Q182. In Parliament, who takes the final decision on whether a Bill is a Money Bill
or not?
(1)Vice President (2)Speaker (3)Finance Minister
(4)Prime Minister
Sol.(2)Speaker

Q183. In the context of Indian parliament what is 'Zero Hour'?

(1)Time immediately after Question Hour (2)Time in the last half of
the parliamentary proceeding
(3)Time before Question Hour (4)Time in the first half of the
parliamentary proceeding
Sol.(1)Time immediately after Question Hour

Q184. How many sessions of the Lok Sabha are normally held in a year?
(1)7 (2)5 (3)3 (4)2
Sol.(3) 3

Q185.The first session of the Lok Sabha commenced on_______.

(1)26th January 1950 (2)15th August 1947 (3)15th August
1951 (4)13th May 1952
Sol.(4)13th May 1952

Q186. Who decides the admissibility of

(1)Speaker (2)Prime minister (3)Deputy speaker
(4)Vice president
Sol.(1)Speaker

Q187. In Parliamentary proceedings, how many matters per day as per their priority
in the ballot are allowed to be raised during ‘Zero Hour’?
(1)21 (2)18 (3)19 (4)20
Sol.(4)20

Q188.Which of the following Parliamentary Committee does NOT draw any members from
Rajya Sabha?
(1)Committee on Estimates (2)Committee on Petitions
(3)Committee on Public Undertakings (4)Committee on Public Accounts
Sol.(1)Committee on Estimates

Q189.On any issue pertaining to the disqualification of any member of Lok Sabha
under the 10th Schedule of Indian Constitution, the final decision is taken
by_______.
(1)Speaker, Lok Sabha (2)Vice-President of India
(3)President of India (4)Election Commision of India
Sol.(1)Speaker, Lok Sabha

Q190.Who appoints the Advocate General of states?

(1) Governor of the state (2)Chief Minister of the state
(3) Chief Justice of the high court (4) President of India
Sol. (1)Governor of the State

Q191. Which of the following statements is correct?

(1) The Governor has no power to grant pardon in respect of punishment or sentence
inflicted by Court Martial.
(2) The President has no power to grant pardon in respect of punishment or sentence
inflicted by Court Martial.
(3) The Governor has power to grant pardon in case of a death sentence.
(4) The Governor has no power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence of death.
Sol.(1) The Governor has no power to grant pardon in respect of punishment or
sentence inflicted by Court Martial

Q192. The process of impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in:
(1) Rajya Sabha but not in Lok Sabha (2) either house of the
parliament
(3) Lok Sabha but not in Rajya Sabha (4) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha or
any state legislative assembly
Sol.(2)either house of the parliament

Q193. Who acts as the President during a casual vacancy that arises due to the
death of the President?
(1) Nominated Lok Sabha member (2) Vice-President (3)
Lok Sabha Speaker (4) Chief Justice of India
Sol.(2)Vice-President

Q194. Who among the following can be removed by the process of impeachment?
(1) The Governor of India (2) The Prime Minister of India
(3) The Chief Minister of India (4) The President of India
Sol.(4)The President of India

Q195. How many members of the Rajya Sabha can be nominated by the President of
India?
(1) 14 members (2) 10 members (3) 16 members
(4) 12 members
Sol.(4) 12 members

Q196. Which of the following statements is correct?

(1) The President submits his resignation to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
(2) The President submits his resignation to the Vice-President.
(3) The President submits his resignation to the Chief Justice of India.
(4) The President submits his resignation to the Prime Minister.
Sol.(2) The President submits his resignation to the Vice-President.

Q197. Which of the following statements is correct?

(1) The Vice-President can dissolve the Legislative Council of a State.
(2) The Governor can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of a State.
(3) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can dissolve the Lok Sabha. (4) The
President can dissolve the Rajya Sabha.
Sol.(2)The Governor can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of a State.

Q198. Which of the following statements is NOT correct about Rajya Sabha?
(1) It has powers that protect the rights of states against the union.
(2) It can amend a money bill.
(3) Twelve of its members are nominated by the President. (4) It is
the upper house of the Parliament of India.
Sol.(2) It can amend a money bill.

Q199. The President of India can hold office for a term of ______ year
(1) 5 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 10
Sol.(1)5

Q200. In which year did the first Elected Parliament with two houses come into
being in India?
(1) 1952 (2) 1953 (3) 1954 (4) 1955
Sol.(1)1952

Q201. Who was elected as the protem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha?
(1) Somnath Chatterjee (2) Om Birla (3) Virendra
Kumar (4) Sumitra Mahajan
Sol.(3)Virendra Kumar

Q.202. Of the 552 members of the Lok Sabha, ______ members represent the states.
(1) 550 (2) 530 (3) 520 (4) 540
Sol.(2) 530

Q203. The minimum age criteria for appointment as the Vice President of India
is____.
(1)30 (2)21 (3)35 (4)25
Sol. (3) 35 years

Q204. Former President Pranab Mukherjee won the first Lok Sabha Election in the
year ______.
(1)1980 (2)1991 (3)2004 (4)1998
Sol.(3)2004

Q205.Who appoints Governor of the state in India ?

(1)PMO (2)Prime Minister (3)President
(4)Cabinet Committee on Appointments
Sol.(3)President

Q206. Who was the President of India during the emergency of 1975-1977?
(1) R Venkataraman (2) Varahagiri Venkatagiri (3)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (4) Giani Zail Singh
Sol.(3) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Q207. Who became the acting prime minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal
Nehru in 1964?
(1)V P Singh (2)Morarji Desai (3)Gulzarilal Nanda
(4)Charan Singh
Sol. (3)Gulzarilal Nanda

Q208.Who among the following is the longest serving President of India?

(1)Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (2)Shankar Dayal Sharma
(3)Rajendra Prasad (4)R Venkataraman
Sol.(3)Rajendra Prasad

Q209.Who is the Supreme Commander of the defence forces of India ?

(1)President (2)Chief of Defence (3)Prime Minister
(4)Defence Minister
Sol.(1)President

Q210.In which of the following countries, the Presidential System of Government

does not exist?
(1)USA (2)Russia (3)Turkey (4)India
Sol.(4)India

Q211.The President of India has the same powers and functions as ______.
(1)President of USA (2)President of China (3)President
of Turkey (4) Queen of Britain
Sol.(4) Queen of Britain

Q212.Who is the head of the State and is the highest formal authority in India ?
(1)Prime Minister (2)President (3)Parliament
(4)Vice-President
Sol.(2)President

Q213. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?

(1)Prime Minister (2)President (3)Chief Justice of
India (4)Supreme Court
Sol.(2)President

Q214.Which of the following Prime Ministers has served a term of 13 days ?

(1)Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2)Morarji Desai (3)Charan
Singh (4)Jawaharlal Nehru
Sol.(1)Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q215.Who hoists the national flag at the Red Fort on Independence Day?
(1)Governor (2)Chief Justice (3)Prime Minister
(4)President
Sol.(3) Prime Minister

Q216. The National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises meets once every
_________ month in a year.
(1) 2 (2) 6 (3) 3 (4) 9
Sol. (2) 6

Q217. What is the term of the elected representatives of a Gram Panchayat?

(1) 5 years
(2) 3 years
(3) 2 years
(4) 4 years
Sol. (1) 5yrs

Q218. What is the tenure of a Panchayat as per the 73rd constitutional amendment
act ?
(1)4 years (2)3 years (3)6 years (4)5
years
Sol.(4)5 years

Q219.Elections to Panchayats in a State are conducted by _____.

(1)Election Commission of India (2)Joint Public Service Commission
(3)State Election Commission (4)Gram Sabha
Sol.(3)State Election Commission

Q220. On which date did the NITI Aayog replace the Planning Commission?
(1)1st of January 2017 (2)1st of January 2014 (3)1st of
January 2016 (4)1st of January 2015
Sol.(4)1st of January 2015

Q221. How many tiers are there in a Panchayati Raj structure?

(1) Three (2) Four (3) Five (4) Two
Sol.(1) Three

Q222. Which of the following authorities launched PPRTMS (Political Parties

Registration Tracking Management System)?
(1) The Union Public Service Commission (2) National Human Rights
Commission (3) Election Commission of India (4) The
Supreme Court
Sol.(3) Election Commission of India

Q223. Who was the first president of Independent India?

(1) Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (2) Rajendra Prasad (3)
Ram Nath Kovind (4) Pranab Mukherjee
Sol.(2) Rajendra Prasad

Q224 . The Supreme Court has declared access to the internet a fundamental right
under Article ________ of the Indian Constitution.
(1) 17 (2) 21 (3) 14 (4) 19
Sol.(4)19

Q225. What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

(1) 6 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. (2) 4
years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
(3) 5 Years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. (4) 3
years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
Sol.(1)

Q226. How many agro-climatic zones (ACZ) are characterized by the Planning
Commission of India?
(1)30 (2)15 (3)10 (4)20
Sol.(2)15

Q227. When was the Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF)
established in India?
(1)1979 (2)1980 (3)1978 (4)1989
Sol.(3)1978

Q228. The election to constitute a Panchayat should be completed before the

expiration of a period of ______
(1)eight months (2)one year (3)six months
(4)two months
Sol.(3)six months

Q229. Union Legislature alone can make laws on matters related to ______.
(1) public health (2) police (3) railways
(4) local self-government
Sol.(3) railways

Q230. Who implements Model Code of Conduct for elections in India ?

(1)Parliament (2)Supreme Court (3)Returning Officer
(4)Election Commission
Sol. (4)Election Commission

Q231. When was the five-year plan started in India ?

(1)1958 (2)1951 (3)1955 (4)1947
Sol.(2)1951

Q232. The Mahalanobis Plan of development was adopted during which Five Year Plan?
(1)Third (2)Fourth (3)First (4)Second
Sol.(4)Second

Q233. How many members are present in the Sri Lankan Parliament?
(1) 210 (2) 215 (3) 232 (4) 225
Sol. (4) 225

Q234. Who among the following was the first President of Pakistan?
(1) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (2) Yahya Khan (3) Iskander
Mirza (4) Ayub Khan
Sol. (3) Iskander Mirza

Q235. Which of the following countries has the largest parliament in the world?
(1) UK (3) China
Sol. (3) China

Q236. The maximum strength of Bangladeshi parliament is _____ .

(1) 350 (2) 340 (3) 322 (4) 363
Sol. (1) 350

Q237. When was the constitution of Pakistan enforced?

(1) 1973 (2) 1947 (3) 1965 (4) 1952
Sol. (*) Correct answer 1956

Q238. Who among the following is Minister of Bangladesh?

(1) Khalida Zia (2) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (3) Shah
Azizur Rahman (4) Sheikh Hasina
Sol. (4) Sheikh Hasina

Q239. How many provinces is the country of Nepal divided into?

(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 4 (4) 6
Sol. (2) 7

Q240. Who among the following is an Indian state?

(1)Lakshmi Kant Jha (2)Padmaja Naidu (3)N D Tiwari
(4)Sarojini Naidu
Sol.(2)Padmaja Naidu

Q241. Which one of the following Union Territories has been granted with a partial
statehood ship?
(1) Puducherry (2) Daman and Diu (3) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(4) Lakshadweep
Sol. (1) Puducherry

Q242. The Lok Sabha elected after the 2019 elections is the ________ Lok Sabha.
(1) 18th (2) 16th (3) 15th (4) 17th
Sol. (4) 17th

Q.243. Who was the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state?
(1) Sarojini Naidu (2) Aruna Asaf Ali (3) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
(4) Krishna Hutheesing
Sol:(1) Sarojini Naidu

Q.244. The first defence minister of independent India was:

(1) C Rajagopalachari (2) Baldev Singh (3) Shri Jagjivan
Ram (4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sol:(2) Baldev Singh

Q245.Which party government announced the formation of a second backward classes

commission in 1978?
(1)Indian National Congress Party (2)Bharatiya Janata Party
(3)Janata Party (4)United Democratic Party
Sol.(3)Janata Party

Q246. In which year was the Communist Party formed in India ?

(1)1925 (2)1922 (3)1927 (4)1930
Sol.(1)1925
Q247. How many times has the National Emergency been declared by the President in
the country ?
(1)3 (2)4 (3)2 (4)1
Sol.(1)

Q248.Our National Anthem ‘Jan Gan Man’ is adopted from which language?
(1)Hindi (2)Marathi (3)Assamese (4)Bangla
Sol.(4)Bangla

Q249.In which year the National Food Security Act was passed in India ?
(1)2011 (2)2013 (3)2012 (4)2014
Sol.(2)2013

Q250.The High Court of Kerala and Lakshadweep is situated at :

(1)Ernakulam (2)Thrissur (3)Kochi (4)Kannur
Sol.(3)Kochi

Q251.Which of the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to
vote?
(1)Australia (2)France (3)UK (4)USA
Sol.(1)Australia

Q252.Andaman and Nicobar jurisdiction comes under which High Court ?

(1)Andhra Pradesh (2)Calcutta (3)Madras (4)Odisha
Sol.(2)Calcutta

Q253. In which year the Union and Railway budgets were merged ?
(1)2017 (2)2016 (3)2018 (4)2015
Sol.(2)2016

Q254. The decisions given by the Supreme Court of India are to _____.
(1)Any region of a state (2)All states and union teritorries except
Jammu and Kashmir
(3)Only district courts (4)All Indian courts
Sol.(4)All Indian courts

Q255. Which one is the largest appellate court of India ?

(1)High Court (2)District Court (3)Supreme Court
(4)Consumer Court
Sol.(3)Supreme Court

Q256.Who was the first Chief Justice of Independent India?

(1)B.K. Mukherjee (2)S.R. Das (3)M. Patanjali Sastri
(4)Harilal J. Kania
Sol.(4)Harilal J. Kania

Q257.Who conducts the elections of Lok Sabha in India?

(1)Election Commission (2)Union Public Service Commission
(3)Parliament (4)Delimitation Commission
Sol.(1)Election Commission

Q258. Which of the following is NOT a Federal country ?

(1)Canada (2)Brazil (3)China (4)Australia
Sol.(4)China

Q259.Who among the following presented the Union budget of India for maximum times?
(1)RK Shanmukham Chetty (2)Pranab Mukherjee (3)Morarji Desai
(4)P. Chidambaram
Sol.(3)Morarji Desai

Q260. Who presided over the 15th Finance Commission ?

(1)Y.V Reddy (2)N.K Singh (3)Amitabh Kant
(4)Urjit Patel
Sol.(2)N.K Singh

Q261. Which of the following is NOT a scheduled language of India ?

(1)Rajasthani (2)Sindhi (3)Manipuri (4)Bodo
Sol.(1)Rajasthani

Q262. When was the Nationalist Congress Party formed ?

(1)1999 (2)1992 (3)1980 (4)1984
Sol.(1)1999

Q263. In which of the following states there is a bicameral legislature.

(1)Punjab (2)Goa (3)Bihar (4)Sikkim
Sol.(3)Bihar

Q264.Who was the first National Security Advisor of India?

(1)Pankaj Singh (2)Manmohan Singh (3)Prof. Rajinder
Khanna (4)Brajesh Mishra
Sol.(4)Brajesh Mishra

Q265.In which year, the first Gender Budget Statement appeared in the Union Budget
of India ?
(1)2001-02 (2)2005-06 (3)2010-11 (4)2007-08
Sol.(2)2005-06

Q266. What is the election called in a political parliamentary constituency to

fill the vacancy arising during the tenure of the government?
(1)Bypolls (2)Council Elections (3)Mini Elections
(4)Tri-Elections
Sol.(1)Bypolls

Q267. First full time female Finance Minister of India is ______.

(1)Sarojini Naidu (2)Maneka Gandhi (3)Nirmala Sitharaman
(4)Indira Gandhi
Sol.(3)Nirmala Sitharaman

Q268. When was the Citizenship act passed ?

(1)1952 (2)1955 (3)1960 (4)1965
Sol.(2)1955

Q269. When was the Representation of the People Act passed ?

(1)1951 (2)1949 (3)1955 (4)1945
Sol.(1)1951

Q270.Under Article 21 of the constitution the right to livelihood as part of the

right to life was retained due to which case?
(1)Shankari Prasad Case (2)Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation
(3)Maneka Gandhi vs VOI case (4)N Nagaraj Vs VOI case
Sol.(2) Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation

Q271. In which form of government, rulers are directly elected by the

people of the country?
(1)Democracy (2)Dictatorship (3)Autocracy (4)Republic
Sol.(1)Democracy
Q272.Who among the following was appointed as the first Deputy Speaker of the Lok
Sabha?
(1)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (2)G V Mavalankar (3)Vithalbhai J
Patel (4)V Narahari Rao
Sol. (1)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar

Q273. As per the Table of Precedence, who among the following enjoys the highest
ceremonial protocol?
(1)Holders of Bharat Ratna (2)Judges of the Supreme Court of India
(3)Cabinet ministers of the Union (4)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Sol.(3)Cabinet ministers of the Union

Q274. Ram Vilas Paswan is the president of which party?

(1) Bahujan Samaj Party (2) Republican Party of India (3)
Samajwadi Party (4) Lok Janshakti Party
Sol. (4) Lok Janshakti Party

Q275. In which year the first ever motion to remove a Supreme court justice
signed , by 108 members of the Parliament?
(1) 1984 (2) 1991 (3) 1978 (4) 1996
Sol.(2) 1991

Q276. How many policies does the Institutional Mechanism of Federalism accommodate?
(1) Two (2) One (3) Four (4) Three
Sol.(1) Two

Q276.As of January 2020,_____has the maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha.
(1)Tamil Nadu (2)Karnataka (3)Uttar Pradesh
(4)Maharashtra
Sol.(3)Uttar Pradesh

Q277.As of Feb 2020, how many members represent the state of Uttar Pradesh in Lok
Sabha?
(1) 48 (2) 80 (3) 62 (4) 39
Sol.(2)80

Q278. Which among the following states has the highest representation in the Lok
Sabha?
(1) Rajasthan (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Tamil Nadu (4)
Uttar Pradesh
Sol.(4) Uttar Pradesh

Q279. How many Lok Sabha constituencies are there in Rajasthan?

(1) 28 (2) 20 (3) 25 (4) 30
Sol.(3)

Q280. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?

(1) President of India in consultation with senior judges of Supreme Court and High
Court
(2) President of India in consultation with senior judges of Supreme Court
(3) President of India
(4) Judges of Supreme Court and High Court
Sol.(2)President of India in consultation with senior judges of Supreme Court

Q281. Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan from ______ to ______.

(1) 1947; 1962 (2) 1947; 1971 (3) 1947; 1958
(4) 1947; 1989
Sol.(2) 1947;1971
Q282.On the night of ______ 1975, Indira Gandhi recommended the imposition of
Emergency to president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
(1) 1st June (2) 22nd May (3) 25th June
(4) 1st July
Sol.(3) 25th June

Q283.What does the writ of 'Mandamus' mean?

(1)By what Warrants (2)We Command (3)To be Certified
(4)You May Have the Body