Q1.Concept of welfare state in Indian Constitution is included in
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive principles of state policy
(c) Citizenship
Q2.In which year fundamental duties were included in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 1974
(b) 1975
(c) 1976
(d) 1977
Q3.How many subjects are kept under the jurisdiction of panchayats in the eleven schedule of the Constitution?
(a) 27
(b) 28
(c) 29
(d) 30
Q4.Which one of the following committees recommended the inclusion of fundamental duties in the Indian Constitution?
(a) Barua Committee
(b) Ramaswamy Committee
(c) Sikri Committee
(d) Swarn Singh Committee
Q5.When did the Indian Constitution Assembly meet for the first time?
(a) 26 Jan, 1950
(b) 15Aug, 1947
(c) 9 Dec, 1946
(d) 19 Nov, 1949
Q6.In order to be recognised as an official opposition group in the Parliament
(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
Q7.The speaker’s vote in the Lok Sabha is called
(a) Casting vote
(b) Sound vote
(c) Direct vote
(d) Indirect vote
Q8.The first joint meeting of both the houses of the Indian parliament was held in connection with?
(A)Dowry abolition bill
(B)Hindu code bill
(C)Gold control bill
(d)Bank nationalization bill
Q9.In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he to address his resignation letter?
(a) Chief Justice of India
(b) Secretary of Lok Sabha
(c) Vice President
(d) Prime Minister
Q10.Under which Prime Minister were the 73rd and 74th amendment implemented?
(a) Narasimha Rao
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Rajiv Gandhi
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q11.Which is the first state in South India to introduce Panchayati Raj?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnatka
Q12.Who was the Chief Justice of India when public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian judicial system?
(a) M. Hidayatullah
(b) A.M. Ahmadi
(c) P.N. Bhagwati
(d) A.S. Anand
Q13.The system of judicial review originated in
(a)Gemany
(b)India
(c)Russia
(d)U.S.A.
Q14.Where the High Courts in India first set up ?
(a)Bombay,Delhi,calcutta
(b)delhi and calcutta
(c)Bombay,Madras,Calcutta
(d)Madras and calcutta
Q15.Who coined the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’ for Indian economy?
(a) A.K. Sen
(b) Kirit S. Parich
(c) Raj Krishna
(d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
