GK History/Civis Question & Answers MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 301 :
Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
  3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  

Question 302 :
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. Republic: Head of the State is hereditary monarch.
  2. Sovereign: Constitution rests on the people's will.
  3. Democratic: Constitution does not recognize legal x cp so supremacy of another country.
  4. Secular: State is without any religion of its own.
  

Question 303 :
The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian federation from the constitution of:

  1. USA
  2. Canada
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Ireland
  

Question 304 :
What is the position of a Minister of State in the Central Government?

  1. He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet.
  2. He looks after the interests of the Cabinet Minister.
  3. He is the nominee of the State Governor.
  4. He is the nominee of the President.
  

Question 305 :
Which of the following appointment is NOT made by the President of India?

  1. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  2. Chief Justice of India
  3. Chief of Air Staff
  4. Chief of Army
  

Question 306 :
India has Parliamentary Democracy because:

  1. Of distribution of power between the Centre and 0the States.
  2. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the 3Legislature.
  3. The Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by the public.
  4. Of a single constitutional framework.
  

Question 307 :
The Chief justice of a high court is appointed by:

  1. President
  2. Governor
  3. Chief Justice of India
  4. President and the chief Justice of India
  

Question 308 :
When Constitution was framed, the number of Schedules were:

  1. Eight.
  2. Ten.
  3. Twelve.
  4. Eleven.
  

Question 309 :
Which Amendment Act facilitated the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states?

  1. 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956
  2. 8th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1960
  3. 10th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1961
  4. 15th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1963
  

Question 310 :
Who calls the joint session of the two Housesof the Parliament?

  1. The President
  2. The Prime Minister
  3. The Lok Sabha Speaker
  4. The vice President
  

Question 311 :
Point out which from the following is NOT a right enumerated in the Constitution of India but has been articulated by the Supreme Court to be a fundamental right?

  1. Right to life
  2. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
  3. Protection of personal liberty
  4. Right to permanent liberty
  

Question 312 :
Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?

  1. Bombay
  2. Calcutta
  3. Delhi
  4. Madras
  

Question 313 :
Legal equality under the Constitution of India implies that

  1. there should be equality amongst equals and inequality among inequals.
  2. everybody is equal before law.
  3. the State cannot enact different laws for different groups of people.
  4. there should be no special law for any category of people.
  

Question 314 :
How many articles are there in the Indian Constitution?

  1. 395
  2. 396
  3. 398
  4. 399
  

Question 315 :
Who among the following was the first woman chief minister in independent India?

  1. Amrit Kaur
  2. Sarojini Naidu
  3. Sucheta Kriplani
  4. Vijaya lakshmi Pandit
  

Question 316 :
Japan's Parliament is known as —

  1. Diet
  2. Dail
  3. Yuan
  4. Shora
  

Question 317 :
What was the basis for constituting the Constituent Assembly of India?

  1. The resolution of Indian National Congress
  2. The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
  3. The Indian Independence Act, 1947
  4. The resolution of the Provincial / State legislature of the Dominion of India
  

Question 318 :
Who described the Part III of the Indian ca Constitution as most criticized part of the Constitution?

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
  2. B.R. Ambedkar.
  3. Dr. Rajender Prasad.
  4. B.N. Rau.
  

Question 319 :
The power to decide an election petition is vested in the

  1. High Court
  2. Election Commission
  3. Parliament
  4. Supreme Court
  

Question 320 :
The number of members included in the Constitution Drafting Committee was:

  1. Seven
  2. Nine
  3. Eleven
  4. Thirteen
  

Question 321 :
Which one of the following statements regarding the Vice-President of India officiating as President is correct?

  1. He shall continue to be chairman of the council of states
  2. He shall cease to be the chairman of the Council Of States
  3. He shall nominate the next-senior most member of the house to be the chairman of the council of states
  4. None of the above
  

Question 322 :
In India, the Controller General of Accounts presents a detailed analytical review of Union Government accounts to the Finance ministry every-

  1. Year
  2. Six months
  3. Three months
  4. Month
  

Question 323 :
The term socialist used in the Preamble means a State whose basic policy is to

  1. prohibit concentration of wealth.
  2. distribute equitably the natural resources.
  3. prohibit concentration of wealth and uplift the living standards of people.
  4. prohibit concentration of wealth and distribute equitably the natural resources.
  

Question 324 :
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  1. It lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.
  2. It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
  3. It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas.
  4. It allocates seats in the Council of States.
  

Question 325 :
The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that:

  1. It is the union legislature in India
  2. It also comprises of the President
  3. It is bicameral in nature
  4. The upper house of the parliament is never dissolved
  

Question 326 :
Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly had been chaired by:

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
  2. Sardar Patel.
  3. Bishwanath Das.
  4. None of these.
  

Question 327 :
What can be the maximum interval between two sessions of parliament?

  1. 3 months
  2. 4 months
  3. 6 months
  4. 9 months
  

Question 328 :
The President of India is elected by an electoral college comprising of

  1. Elected members of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.
  2. Elected member of both Houses of Parliament and State Legislative Assembly
  3. Elected members of both Houses of Parliament only
  4. Elected member of State Legislative Assemblies
  

Question 329 :
Which of the following are covered under the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of IndiaProhibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour Prohibition of employment of children in factories Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. I and II only
  2. I and III only
  3. II and III only
  4. I, II and III
  

Question 330 :
Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person?

  1. Quo Warranto
  2. Habeas Corpus
  3. Mandamus
  4. Certiorari
  
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