Kerala SET Unit 7: Political Institutions in India Part I

Created by

Dr. S. H. Sarkar

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1. Article 359 of the Constitution of India deals with: (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Exercise of Legislative powers under Article 356

B) Suspension of provisions of Article 19 during emergencies

C) Suspension of enforcement of the rights except a few during emergency

D) Effect of Proclamation of emergency11

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2. Assertion (A): Article 1 of the Constitution of India describes India as Union of States rather than a Federal State.

Reason (R): Indian Federation is not the result of an agreement by the units and the component units have no freedom to secede from it.

(Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C) (A) is true but (R) is false

D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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3. Which among the following are the features of Indian Federalism? (Kerala SET July 2024)

Dual governmental polity
Independent judiciary
Division of powers between center and federating units
Bicameralism

A) 1 and 4 only

B) 2 and 4 only

C) 1, 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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4. The State under Article 12 of the Indian Constitution includes: (Kerala SET January 2024)

The Government and Parliament of India
The government and legislature of the states
Local authorities or other authorities within the territories of India under the control of government of India

Which of the above statements are correct?

A) 1, 2& 3

B) 1 & 2 only

C) 2 & 3 only

D) 1 & 3 only

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5. Articles______the Constitution of India contain provisions regarding Panchayats. (Kerala SET January 2024)

A) 243 to 243 L

B) 243 to 243 M

C) 243 to 243 N

D) 243 to 243 O

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6. Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the Governor can reserve a bill for the consideration of President: (Kerala SET January 2024)

A) Article 169

B) Article 200

C) Article 209

D) Article 217

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7. What was the reason for rejection of the Cripps plan by the Indian National Congress? (Kerala SET January 2024)

A) It granted dominion status to the Indian union.

B) It granted dominion status to the provinces.

C) It directly conceded the demand for partition.

D) It was aimed at continuing British rule even after the war.

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8. The First Backward Classes Commission emphasized which of the following as a condition identifying social and educational backwardness? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Religion

B) Language

C) Class

D) Caste

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9. Which of the following is not correct with regard to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) The Speaker certifies whether a particular bill is Money Bill or not

B) Discussion on a motion for the removal of the Speaker is presided over by the Vice - President

C) The Speaker has power to curtail or cancel the Zero Hour

D) The Speaker nominates chairpersons of various Committees

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10. Which one of the following is a quasi–judicial authority? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Central Vigilance Commissioner

B) National Commission for Women

C) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

D) Administrative Tribunal

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11. Whenever the Governor of a State has to address the State Legislature, who among the following prepares his address? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Governor himself

B) Chief Secretary of the State

C) Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers

D) Speaker of the Assembly

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12. What is the objective / function of the National Development Council? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) To approve the Five – Year plans made by the Planning Commission with inputs from the Union and the State Governments

B) To settle economic disputes among the Union and the State Governments

C) To settle inter-ministerial disputes in the Union Government

D) To settle inter-ministerial disputes in the State Governments

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13. Who among the following are the members of the Inter-State Council (Article 263)? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Chief Ministers of the States / Administrators of the Union Territories

B) The Prime Minister, all the Chief ministers of the States / Administrators of the Union Territories

C) The Prime minister, Six Union Cabinet Ministers and all the Chief Ministers of the States / Administrators of the Union Territories

D) The Prime Minister, Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and all the Members of the Rajya Sabha

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14. Which one of the following statements about the Right to Property in India is correct? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) It is a legal right under Article 300 A of the Constitution of India

B) It is a customary right

C) It is a natural right

D) None of the above

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15. The philosophical postulates of the Constitution of India are based on (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Nehru Report, 1928

B) Objective Resolution of Pundit Nehru, 1947

C) Mahatma Gandhi’s article ‘Independence’ in ‘Young India’, 1922

D) Indian National Congress Resolution for Complete Independence, 1929

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16. By practice a member of opposition party is the Chairman of (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Rajya Sabha

B) Zonal Councils

C) Inter–State Council

D) Public Accounts Committee

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17. The Contingency Fund of India has been placed at the disposal of (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Prime Minister

B) President

C) Finance Minister

D) Home Minister

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18. The first Speaker of Lok Sabha (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Vithalbhai Patel

B) Swaran Singh

C) N. Sanjeeva Reddy

D) G. V. Mavalangar

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19. Which of the following statements is correct about the Vice-President of India? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Elected by the Rajya Sabha

B) Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha

C) Elected for a four year term

D) Presides over the Joint Sessions of the two Houses of Parliament

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20. What is the time limit within which a Non-Money Bill has to be sent to the legislature by the Governor for reconsideration? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) 14 days

B) One month

C) Three months

D) No time limit is specified

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21. Which one of the following is not correct about Union Council of Ministers? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) The council of ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha

B) A minister who is not a member of either house continues to be minister even after the expiration of six months

C) Ministers hold office during the pleasure of the President

D) Salaries of ministers are specified in the second schedule of Constitution

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22. The Indian Constitution provides for the joint sittings of both Houses of Parliament in connection with (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Election of the Vice – President of India

B) Finance bill

C) Ordinary bill

D) Constitution amendment bill

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23. The constitutional validity of a state law in India may be challenged (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Only in the State High Court

B) Only in the Supreme Court

C) Both in the High Court and Supreme Court

D) Only in a tribunal

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24. Which of the following is not a constitutional organ? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Election Commission

B) Finance Commission

C) Inter State Council

D) Planning Commission

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25. Which of the following powers rests exclusively with the Council of State in India? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) To initiate impeachment against the President

B) To recommend creation of New All India Services

C) To appoint the Attorney General

D) To alter Boundaries of the State

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26. A dispute relating to the election of the Vice-President of India is decided by the (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) President

B) Election Commission

C) Supreme Court

D) Parliament

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27. The residuary powers in Indian Constitution is vested in the (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) President

B) State Legislators

C) Union Cabinet

D) Parliament

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28. Which one among the following is a function of the Pro-Term Speaker of the Lok Sabha? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Swear in the members of the House and hold the charge till a regular Speaker is elected

B) Conduct of the proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker

C) To check if the election certificates of the members of the House are in order

D) Give his assent to the bills passed by the House

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29. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India extends to (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) A bill passed by the Parliament which is violative of the Constitution

B) Treaties and agreements signed by the Government of India

C) Disputes relating to implementation of the Directive Principles of State Policy

D) Disputes between the Government of India and one or more States

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30. The President of India is elected by a proportional representation system through single transferable vote. This implies that (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) MPs and MLAs of different States have different numbers of votes

B) Each elected MP or MLA has an equal number of votes

C) MPs and MLAs of a State have the same number of votes

D) All MPs and MLAs have one vote each

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31. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) The main function of the Public Accounts Committee is to examine the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor – General of India

B) The Public Accounts Committee comprises Members of the Lok Sabha only

C) A member of opposition can also be appointed as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

D) A member of the Public Accounts Committee can be re-elected for a second term

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32. Who among the following are administratively linked with the Department of Personnel and Training? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

1. Central Bureau of Investigation

2. Union Public Service Commission

3. Central Vigilance Commission

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) Only 1 and 2

B) Only 2 and 3

C) Only 1 and 3

D) 1, 2 and 3

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33. Consider the following statements: (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

1. The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) had recommended that the Department of Personnel of a State should be put under the charge of the Chief Secretary of a State

2. Chief Secretary of a State is not involved in any manner in the promotion of State Civil Officers to the All – India Services

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

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34. Recruitment to Civil Service in India is based on the recommendation of (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Montague – Chelmsford

B) Minto - Morley

C) Paul H Appleby

D) Lord Macaulay

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35. Which of the following commission was appointed to examine the centre-state relations in India? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Kothari Commission

B) Shah Commission

C) Sarkaria Commission

D) Mandal Commission

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36. Which one of the following has enhanced its power most from the system of delegated legislation? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) The Legislature

B) The Legislative Committees

C) Bureaucracy

D) The Council of Ministers

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37. In which one of the following systems of Government is Bicameralism an essential feature? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Parliamentary system

B) Presidential system

C) Unitary system

D) Federal system

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38. ‘Westminster Model’ stands for a particular type of (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) State

B) Constitution

C) Government

D) Administration

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39. Which institution in a federal system is called ‘Balancing Wheel of the Constitution’? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Legislature

B) Executive

C) Judiciary

D) Press

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40. The Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunals in India holds office for a term of: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Four years or up to the age 60 years

B) Four years or up to the age 62 years

C) Five years or up to the age of 65 years

D) Five years or up to the age of 67 years

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41. The quorum to hold a meeting of the House of the state legislature in India shall be: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Thirty members or one-tenth of total membership, whichever is less

B) One-half of the total membership of the House

C) Ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the house, whichever is greater

D) One-tenth of the total membership of the House

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42. Which committee recommended for the Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) K Madhav Das

B) Swaran Singh

C) L. K. Jha

D) U. C. Banerjee

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43. Free and compulsory education to all children aged 6 to 14 years was introduced in the Directive Principles of State Policy by: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) 45th Constitutional Amendment

B) 66th Constitutional Amendment

C) 79th Constitutional Amendment

D) 86th Constitutional Amendment

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44. Who among the following was NOT a member of the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) V. B. Patel

B) Syyed Mohammed Saadulla

C) N. Madhav Rao

D) D. P. Khaitan

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45. Supreme Court order of 2010 in the B. P. Singhal vs. Union of India was related to: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Intervention of Centre on matters related to State List

B) Election of a member to Lok Sabha with criminal background

C) Power of the President to remove a Governor

D) Matters related to the criteria of creamy layer for job reservation

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46. First Chairman of National Human Rights Commission of India was: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Justice A S Anand

B) Justice J S Verma

C) Justice M N Venkatachaliah

D) Justice Ranganath Misra

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47. Which Electoral Reforms Committee recommended for “minimum age for voting should be 18 years”? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Tarkunde Committee

B) Jeevan Reddy Committee

C) Dinesh Goswami Committee

D) T. S. Krishana Murthy Committee

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48. Which of the following is NOT a function of civil service in India? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Giving advice

B) Policy formulation

C) Managing services

D) Programme and operational planning

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49. Which one of the following is NOT a function of Union Public Service Commission of India? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) To advise the Government on matters regarding the method of recruitment

B) To conduct examinations, written as well as personality tests, for appointments to the civil services of the State governments

C) The Commission has to present to the President or the Governor, as the case may be, its annual report, with its recommendations.

D) To advice the government on matters relating to the suitability of judges to be appointed in Judicial Tribunals

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50. Who among the following termed Article 356 as a “safety valve”? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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51. Who is the Chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission in India? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Morarjee Desai

B) Rajeev Gandhi

C) Veerappa Moily

D) Paul H Appleby

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52. Which of the following is NOT a good reason for coalition politics in India? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Growth of regional political parties

B) Inability to represent India’s diversity

C) Criminalisation of politics

D) Decline of national parties

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53. When the President of India dissolved the sixth Lok Sabha who among the following was appointed as Caretaker Prime Minister (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Charan Singh

B) Jagjivan Ram

C) Chandra Shekar

D) Morarji Desai

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54. Under Article 280(1), the President of India appoints: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Governor of a state

B) Finance Commission

C) Election Commission

D) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

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55. Which Prime Minister of India introduced ‘annyaya hatao’? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Indira Gandhi

B) Morarji Desai

C) Rajiv Gandhi

D) A. B. Vajpayee

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56. Which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT correct about the forty-second amendment of the Indian Constitution? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

1. Article 74 was amended and stipulated, ‘the President shall act in accordancewith the advice of the Council of Ministers’

2. It granted power to the President, in consultation with the Election Commission, to disqualify members of State Legislatures

3. Fundamental Rights Guaranteed by Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during a national emergency.

4. In Article 352, regarding the proclamation of emergency the ground of ‘internal disturbance’ had been substituted by the ground of ‘armed rebellion’.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 4 only

B) 2 only

C) 3 and 4 only

D) 1 and 3 only

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57. Examine the following statements about the Supreme Court of India (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

1. 131 mentions about the original jurisdiction of the Court in any dispute between the government of India and one or more states

2. 72(1) empowers the court to decide all disputes arising in connection with the election of the President of India

3. 134 is about the advisory jurisdiction.

4. Article .129 made the Supreme Court as ‘Court of Record’

Select the correct statements using the code below:

Code:

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 3 and 4 only

D) 1 and 4 only

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58. The Privy Purse paid to former rulers of Indian states was abolished by the: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) 25th Amendment Act

B) 26th Amendment Act

C) 28th Amendment Act

D) 29th Amendment Act

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59. Who among the following acts as the chief legal advisor to the Government of India? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) The Solicitor General of India

B) The Chief Justice of India

C) The Attorney General of India

D) The Union Law Minister

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60. The expression of the ‘Union of States’ used in the Constitution has been taken from the Constitution of: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) USA

B) Canada

C) Former Soviet Union

D) Australia

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61. Which Article of the Indian Constitution permits the Supreme Court to review its own judgement or order? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Article 137

B) Article 139

C) Article 138

D) Article 130

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62. What can be the maximum gap between the two sessions of Parliament in India? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Three months

B) Four months

C) Six months

D) Nine months

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63. In which case did the Supreme Court strike down the provisions of the Constitution that accorded primacy to the Directive Principles of State Policy over Fundamental Rights? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Sajjan Singh Case

B) Golak Nath Case

C) Keshavananda Bharati Case

D) Minerva Mills Case

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64. Right to Freedom in the Indian Constitution can be restricted: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) in the interest of the security of the state

B) in the interest of friendly relations with foreign states

C) in the interest of public order

D) on all the above grounds

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65. The Indian States were reorganised on linguistic basis in (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) 1947

B) 1951

C) 1956

D) 1958

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66. Who gave the call of ‘deliverance day’? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) The Congress

B) The Muslim League

C) The Hindu Mahasabha

D) The Akal Takht

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67. Who labelled Congress as a ‘microscopic minority’? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Lord Wellesley

B) Lord Rippon

C) Lord Dufferin

D) Lord Curzon

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68. In which session of the Indian National Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru announced his conviction that ‘the only solution of the World’s problems and of India’s problems lies in Socialism? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Karachi Session

B) Lucknow Session

C) Bombay Session

D) Calcutta Session

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69. Which of the following is the first case for which President sought the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court of India? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Berubari Union

B) Kerala Education Bill

C) Delhi Laws Act

D) Sea Customs Act

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70. Arrange chronologically the following Prime Ministers of India. (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

1. I. K. Gujral

2. Chandra Sekhar

3. Deve Gowda

4. Charan Singh

5. V. P Singh

A) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

B) 4, 5, 2, 3, 1

C) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

D) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1

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71. Which one of the following is not a feature of Government of India Act, 1935? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Dyarchy at the Centre

B) All India Federation

C) Dyarchy in the Provinces

D) Provincial Autonomy

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72. State Reorganisation Commission of 1953 recommended to create (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 16 States and 3 Union Territories

B) 16 States and 5 Union Territories

C) 14 States and 3 Union Territories

D) 14 States and 6 Union Territories

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73. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India opined ‘Judicial Review’ as basic structure of the Constitution of India? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Minerva Mill Case

B) Indira Sawhney Case

C) S. R. Bommai Case

D) Kesavananda Bharati Case

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74. Under which Ministry of Government of India, the Department of Official Language functions? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Ministry of Home

B) Ministry of Culture

C) Ministry of Human Resources Development

D) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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75. How many items are contained in the 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 22

B) 24

C) 26

D) 29

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76. Which Amendment of Constitution of India enables to appoint a person as Governor in two or more States? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 7th Amendment

B) 13th Amendment

C) 15th Amendment

D) 16th Amendment

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77. Which amendment of American Constitution laid the principle of ‘Due Process of Law’? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Third amendment

B) Fourth amendment

C) Fifth amendment

D) Sixth Amendment

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78. Untouchability Offences Act passed by Parliament of India in 1955 has been renamed as Protection of Civil Rights Act in the year (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 1974

B) 1975

C) 1976

D) 1977

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79. ‘Rule of Lapse’ means (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) All appropriations voted by the Legislature expire at the end of the financial year

B) All pending bills in Parliament lapse with its prorogation

C) The demands for grants of a ministry lapse with criticism of its policy by the opposition

D) The appropriation bill lapses if it is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within 14 days

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80. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below. (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A)

B)

C)

D)

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81. The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission holds office for (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 5 Years or until the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier

B) 6 years or until the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier

C) 5 Years or until the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier

D) 6 years or until the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier

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82. Which of the following statements is correct? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) The Constitution of India clearly lays down what its basic structure is.

B) The Supreme Court of India has elaborately defined the basic structure of the Constitution.

C) The Law Commission of India has defined the basic structure of the Constitution

D) Neither the Supreme Court nor the Parliament have defined the basic structure of the Constitution

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83. The Economy Cut Motion seeks to reduce the proposed expenditure of a demand for grant by (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Rupees One Hundred

B) Rupee One

C) A Specified Amount

D) An Unspecified Amount

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84. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below. (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A)

B)

C)

D)

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85. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the President of all the Parliamentary Forums except the (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health

B) Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate change

C) Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management

D) Parliamentary Forum on Children

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86. Which of the following recommended that Union may persuade the State governments for constitution of an All India Service for Education? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Sarkaria Commission

B) First Administrative Reforms Commission

C) Punchi Commission

D) Second Administrative Reforms Commission

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87. Who said: “Directive Principles of State Policy are the Conscience of the Constitution which embody the social philosophy of the Constitution” (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) B. R. Ambedkar

B) Granville Austin

C) Ivor Jennings

D) Thakur Das Bharghava

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88. Which Constitutional Amendment Act in India is depicted as ‘mini constitution?’ (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) 44

B) 27

C) 42

D) 74

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89. Identify the case related to Public Interest Litigation? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Anil Yadav Vs. State of Bihar

B) R.C Cooper & Others Vs Union of India

C) M.P Sharma Vs P.C. Ghose

D) Minerva Mills LTD Vs Union of India

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90. From which constitution, the fundamental duties of the Indian constitution was borrowed? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) French

B) Japan

C) Canada

D) USSSR

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91. Which among the following is a judicial writ? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Mandamus

B) Prohibition

C) Quo Warranto

D) None of the above

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92. In which case the court observed that the principles of natural justice are implicit in Article 21 of the Indian constitution? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Meneka Gandhi Vs Union of India

B) A.K.Gopalan Vs State of Madras

C) I.C. Golaknath Vs State of Punjab

D) Minerva Mills Ltd Vs The Union of India

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93. Which among the following are the basic structures of the Indian constitution? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

1. Secularism

2. Fundamental Rights

3. Federal structure

4. Parliamentary Supremacy

A) All the above

B) 1 & 3

C) 2, 3 & 4

D) 1, 2 & 3

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94. Arrange the following events in chronological order (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

1. First Minnobrok Conference

2. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

3, Appleby Report

4. Lee Commission

A) 1, 2, 3, 4

B) 2, 1, 4, 3

C) 4, 3, 2, 1

D) 4, 2, 1, 3

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95. Who among the following can take a decision on the disqualification of a member of State Legislative Assembly? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) The Governor

B) The President

C) The Speaker

D) The Chief Justice

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96. Which among the following agencies is not excluded from the purview of Right to Information? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) RAW

B) CBI

C) CAG

D) NSG

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97. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below. (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A)

B)

C)

D)

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98. In which year the ‘Poona Pact’ was signed (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) 1946

B) 1936

C) 1932

D) 1928

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99. Arrange the following events in chronological order (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

1. Model Parliament

2. Long Parliament

3. Treaty of Union

4. Magna Carta

A) 4,1,3,2

B) 2,3,1,4

C) 4,1,2,3

D) 3,4,2,1

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100. Which among the following articles contain the provision for ‘financial emergency’ in India? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Article 360

B) Article 365

C) Article 356

D) Article 357

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