WB SET Unit 7: Political Institutions in India Part I
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1. Citizenship Amendment Act (2019) in India relates to (WB SET 2024)
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2. The Constitution of India describes India as a (WB SET 2024)
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3. Which one of the following subjects belongs to the concurrent list of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution of India? (WB SET 2024)
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4. Which of the following is not a constitutional office/post? (WB SET 2024)
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5. The Trinity of the Indian Constitution refers to (WB SET 2024)
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6. India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy from the Constitution of (WB SET 2024)
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7. Match the following two lists: (WB SET 2024)
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8. Which one of the following is exclusively a committee of the lower house? (WB SET 2024)
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9. The primary source of the Basic Structure Doctrine lies in (WB SET 2024)
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10. Which article of the Constitution of India empowers the Parliament to make provisions for a contingency when the offices of both the President and Vice-President fall vacant by reasons of death, resignation, removal or otherwise? (WB SET 2024)
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11. Match the following: (WB SET 2024)
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12. Which of the following statements is true? (WB SET 2024)
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13. Right to Education is (WB SET 2024)
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14. Which of the following is / are not the grounds of disqualification for being elected as a Member of Parliament in India? (WB SET 2024)
(I) If the person holds an office of profit under the Government
(II) If the person has voluntarily acquired citizenship of a foreign country
(III) If a person is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India
(IV) If the person has/had been detained under the Preventive Detention Act
Choose the correct options from below:
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15. Which of the following is not a fundamental Right? (WB SET 2024)
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16. Which of the following is not provided by the 73rd Constitution (Amendment) Act? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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17. Which of the following is related to the appointment of Governor? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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18. If the Speaker of the Lok Sabha stops a member and allows someone else to speak, it is known as (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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19. What is 'Mulki rule'? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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20. Which provision of Indian Constitution talks of Panchayati Raj Institutions? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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21. Who did hold the positions of both Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister in different Union Governments? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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22. Which Schedule of the Constitution is related to the system of District Council? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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23. Who was the President of Congress when it adopted the 'Poorna Swaraj' resolution? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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24. Which of the following statements is wrong? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)
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25. Who was the first Chairman of the 1st Administrative Reforms Commission? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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26. Which authority is empowered by Article 138 of the Constitution to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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27. The financial powers of the President of India include: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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28. Match the List I and List II given below using the codes given: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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29. Which of the following statements are true with regard to the Fundamental Duties contained in the Indian Constitution? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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30. The writ of mandamus in the Indian Constitution means the right of the courts to (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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31. Which provisions of the Constitution of India came into force from 26th November 1949? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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32. List I below mentions the provision of the Indian Constitution and List II mentions the name of the country from whose Constitution this provision is borrowed. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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33. There are two statements below. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the statements, choose the correct answer using the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
Assertion (A): The British sovereignty in India continued to exist till the Indian Constitution came into force.
Reason (R): The British Government appointed the last Governor-General of India.
Codes:
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34. The total number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, in a State cannot exceed (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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35. Which of the following factors can be considered as responsible for the trend of growing centralization in Union-State relations? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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36. Which parties among the following choices opposed the Constitution Amendment Bill (2008) for women's reservation in Parliament? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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37. Which one of the following is not part of the XIth Schedule of the Constitution specifying the functions of Panchayats? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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38. The Drafting Committee of the Indian Constituent Assembly, originally, consisted of (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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39. In which of the following articles, the procedure to amend the Indian Constitution is mentioned? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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40. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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41. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
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42. In the question given below, there are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)
Assertion (A): A federal system invariably provides for an independent Judiciary.
Reason (R): It settles disputes between the centre and the constituent units.
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43. The recommendations for the constitution of Lok Pal and Lokayukta was first made by (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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44. Who wrote the book The Indian Constitution : Cornerstone of a Nation? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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45. Articles 17 and 18 of Indian Constitution provide (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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46. The amendment to the Indian Constitution which gave precedence to Directive Principle over Fundamental Rights is (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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47. The total number of members in the Vidhan Parishad of a state cannot exceed (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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48. Consider the following statements: (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Hakim Ajmal Khan was associated with the Ahrar Movement, also known as the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam. He played a significant role as a nationalist leader and supported the movement.
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Syed Ahmed Khan was not supportive of the Indian National Congress. He believed that the Congress did not represent the interests of Muslims and feared that it might become a Hindu-dominated platform.
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Annie Besant was the first women President of INC.
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49. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India was (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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50. In Panchayati Raj Institutions, women have been given one-third of the seats reservation vide amendment in the Indian Constitution. (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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51. Arrange the following cases in the chronological order of their judgement: (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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52. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)
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53. Which Article relates to the procedure of constitutional amendment? (WB PSC 2022)
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54. Relations between the Union and the States are given in which part of the Indian Constitution? (WB PSC 2022)
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55. Which Article contains provisions relating to powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities? (WB PSC 2022)
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56. Constituent Assembly was formed on the basis of (WB PSC 2022)
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57. Which Article empowers to issue writs to High Courts of states? (WB PSC 2022)
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58. Which constitutional amendment introduced local self-government in villages? (WB PSC 2022)
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59. Which article deals with the composition and functions of the Election Commission of India? (WB PSC 2022)
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60. From which Constitution the drafters adopted the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy? (WB PSC 2022)
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61. What is the tenure of Election Commissioner of India? (WB PSC 2022)
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62. Which Article relates to the appointment of the Advocate General of a state? (WB PSC 2022)
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63. Who was the Chairperson of the Drafting committee of the Constitution of India? (WB PSC 2022)
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64. What is the 101st amendment to the Constitution of India? (WB PSC 2022)
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65. Right to Education (Article 21A) was introduced by which amendment? (WB PSC 2022)
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66. When was the National Human Rights commission formed? (WB PSC 2022)
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67. When was the National Human Rights commission formed? (WB PSC 2022)
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68. Which term was inserted in the Preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976? (WB PSC 2022)
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69. What is the importance of Sarkaria Commission? (WB PSC 2022)
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70. Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha? (WB PSC 2022)
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71. The Study Team on Personnel Planning, Staffing of Public Sector Undertakings and Personnel Management constituted by the ARC submitted its Report in (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
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72. Assertion (A): The secretariat and executive departments have separate identities. (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
Reason (R): Heads of executive departments have different designations.
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73. Give the answer from the codes below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
Assertion (A): Civil Service is responsible to the political executive.
Reason (R): Since civil service is governed by the principle of anonymity, the civil servant is protected by the political executive and is not accountable to the Parliament.
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74. Which pair of States/Union Territories do not have a common High Court? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
1. Maharastra-Goa
2. Madhya Pradesh-Chattisgarh
3. Punjab-Haryana
4. West Bengal-Tripura
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75. In which case did the Supreme Court hold that 'basic structure' of the Constitution cannot be amended? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
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76. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
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77. Which one of the following is not a subject included in the concurrent list of the Constitution of India? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
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78. Which one of the following bodies is presided over by a non-member? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
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79. Choose the correct chronological order of the concepts incorporated in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
(i) Equality
(ii) Liberty
(iii) Fraternity
(iv) Justice
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80. When the Prime Minister of England Attlee finally announced the Transfer of Power to Indians? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)
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81. Which one of the following recommended the abolition of the post of Governor of a State in India? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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82. Local self-governments are included in which list? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER)
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83. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer using the options given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
Assertion (A): Bulk of the provisions of the Constitution of India were adopted from Government of India Act of 1935.
Reason (R): The Congress Party passed a resolution adopting the Government of India Act of 1935 as the basis of the Indian Constitution.
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84. Rajya Sabha can (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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85. Which of the following committees is associated with electoral reforms? Select the correct answer using codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
(i) Dinesh Goswami Committee
(ii) Tarkunde Committee
(iii) Indrajit Gupta Committee
(iv) Balwantrai Mehta Committee
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86. Which of the following features are common between India and the UK? Select the correct answer using codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
(a) Supreme powers with the Parliament
(b) Written constitution
(c) Bicameral legislature
(d) Majority support enjoyed by the cabinet in the lower house of the legislature
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87. Which of the following articles cannot be suspended during national emergency? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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88. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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89. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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90. Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution makes special provision for (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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91. Workers' participation in the management of undertakings engaged in any industry is provided by (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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92. If the President of India wants to resign he would submit the resignation letter to (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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93. Provisions related to the Emergency were added to the Indian constitution in the light of the constitution of (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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94. Who among the following is not considered as the extremist in the Indian Freedom Movement? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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95. Who among the following used the idea of 'Drain of Wealth' for the first time in relation to the British colonial rule in India? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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96. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the options given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
Assertion (A): Over the years the Supreme Court of India has played an active role in protecting the fundamental rights of citizens.
Reason (R): The Constitution of India explicitly grants power of judicial review and judicial activism to the Supreme Court.
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97. Which of the following is not a sufficient ground for convening a joint sitting of both Houses of the Parliament? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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98. Which of the following is not a function of the Election Commission of India? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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99. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution provides (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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100. The Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendations of (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)
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