Himachal Pradesh SET Unit 7: Political Institutions in India

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Dr. S. H. Sarkar

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1. By which of the following Acts, the Imperial Services were split into All India Services and Central Services ? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Indian Council Act, 1892

(B) Indian Council Act, 1909

(C) Government of India Act, 1919

(D) Government of India Act, 1935

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2. Which of the following articles of Indian Constitution deals with dismissal and removal of person in civil service? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Article 311

(B) Article 370

(C) Article 360

(D) Article 343

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3. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes : (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) (i) (1), (ii)-(2), (iii)-(3), (iv)-(4)

(B) (i) (4), (ii)-(3), (iii)-(2), (iv)-(1)

(C) (i) (2), (ii)(1), (iii)-(3), (iv)-(4)

(D) (i) (2), (ii)-(1), (iii)-(4), (iv)-(3)

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4. Which of the following best describes the contemporary nature of Indian Federalism? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Quasi-Federalism

(B) Cooperative Federalism

(C) Competitive Federalism

(D) Cooperative and Competitive Federalism

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5. Which of the following Commissions is not related with centre-state relations ? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Rajmannar Commission

(B) Punchhi Commission

(C) Benerjee Commission

(D) Sarkaria Commission

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6. Which of the following articles deal with the power of judicial review as exercised by the Supreme Court and the High Courts? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Articles 32 and 227

(B) Articles 32 and 226

(C) Articles 13 and 32

(D) Articles 13 and 226

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7. Which one of the following is the contribution of Indian Parliamentary System? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Zero Hour

(B) Question Hour

(C) Joint Session

(D) Adjournment Motion

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8. Which of the following was added to Directive Principles of State Policy ? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Free Legal Aid

(B) Lok Adalats

(C) Protection and improvement of Environment

(D) All of the above

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9. Find the incorrect pair in terms of the features adapted from other constitutions: (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Directive Principles of State Policy - Irish Constitution

(B) Fundamental Duties - Former Soviet Union

(C) Concurrent List - Australia

(D) Judicial Activism - USA

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10. Which of the following was attributed to the Constitution of India in its formative period? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Bag of borrowing

(B) Lawyers' Paradise

(C) Federal in form, Unitary in spirit

(D) All of the above

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11. Which country introduced recruitment system through competitive examination for the first time? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) China

(B) USA

(C) UK

(D) France

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12. Which one of the following is a correct statement with reference to discretionary powers of the Governor? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Not described in the Constitution

(B) Described in the Constitution

(C) No discretionary powers

(D) Discretionary powers without description

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13. The 100th Constitutional Amendment Act deals with which one of the following? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Creation of Telangana

(B) Land Boundary Agreement Treaty between India and Bangladesh

(C) Goods and Services Tax Act

(D) National Judicial Appointment Commission

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14. Right to Privacy is related to which one of the following articles? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Article 19

(B) Article 20

(C) Article 21

(D) Article 22

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15. Who was the legal advisor to the Drafting Committee headed by B.R. Ambedkar? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) T. Prakasam

(B) B.N. Rau

(C) R.S.R. Renga Rao

(D) Pattabhi Sitaramayya

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16. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of the parliamentary form of government? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Legislative-Executive fusion of power

(B) No confidence motion by the Legislature against the Executive

(C) Collective Responsibility

(D) A unfixed tenure of the Government

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