Q1. The disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President of India are decided by the-
(a) Parliament
(b) Election Commission
(c) Supreme Court
(d) High Court
Q2. Who is the custodian of Indian Constitution?
(a) President
(b) Parliament
(c) Council Court
(d) Supreme Court
Q3. The system of Judicial Review exists in
(a) India only
(b) U.K. only
(c) U.S.A. only
(d) India and U.S.A.
Q4. Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?
(a) 42nd
(b) 44th
(c) 73rd
(d) 86th
Q5. Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches?
(a) Kolkata High Court
(b) Madhya Pradesh High Court
(c) Bombay High Court
(d) Guwahati High Court
Q6. Who of the following Chief Justice of India acted as the President of India also?
(a) Justice M. Hidayatullah
(b) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
(c) Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan
(d) Justice B.K. Mukherjee
Q7. Salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court are determined by:
(a) Pay Commission appointed by the President
(b) Law Commission
(c) Parliament
(d) Council of Ministers
Q8. Which one of the following High Courts has the territorial jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(d) Orissa
Q9. Which of the following articles of Indian Constitution empowers the Governor to issue ordinances during recess of the state legislature?
(a) Article 210
(b) Article 211
(c) Article 213
(d) Article 214
Q10. Procedure for creation of Legislative council in states has been described in which article of the Constitution?
(a) Article 368
(b) Article 69
(c) Article 269
(d) Article 169
Q11. The term ‘state’ has been defined in which of the following articles of Indian Constitution ?
(a) Article 1
(b) Article 8
(c) Article 10
(d) Article 12
Q12. Who presides over National Development Council?
(a) Home Minister
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Vice-President
(d) Governor
Q13. STEP is the abbreviated name of the welfare programme to help:
(a) Children
(b) Women
(c) Farmers
(d) Senior Citizens
Q14. The mention of the word ‘justice’ in the Preamble to the Constitution of India expresses
(a) social, political and religious justice
(b) social, economic and cultural justice
(c) social, economic and political justice
(d) economic and political justice
Q15. Under which article the parliament provides financial assistance to states?
(a) Article 273
(b) Article 274
(c) Article 275
(d) Article 276
Solutions
1.C
2.D
3.D
4.C
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.C
10.D
11.D
12.B
13.B
14.C
15.C
