GK History/Civis Question & Answers MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 331 :
Which of the following is correct regarding the Governor of a State?

  1. He can recommend to the President to impose President's Rule in the State.
  2. No money bill can be introduced in the State Legislature without his prior permission.
  3. He has the power of issuing ordinances when the legislature is not in session.
  4. All of the above
  

Question 332 :
Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. B.N. Rau
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  

Question 333 :
Is the Prime Minister bound to advise the President on matters on which his advice is sought?

  1. If the Council of Ministers so desires.
  2. Yes
  3. No
  4. It is discretionary
  

Question 334 :
Who according to the Constitution of India is authorised to appoint the Chairman of the UPSC?

  1. President
  2. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  3. Chief Justice of India
  4. Prime Minister
  

Question 335 :
The declaration that Democracy is a Government of the people, by the people, for the people's was made by:

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. George Washington
  3. Theodre Roosevelt
  4. Winston Churchill
  

Question 336 :
Which is the upper chamber of state legislature in India?

  1. Legislative Council
  2. Legislative Council
  3. Governor's Office
  4. None of these
  

Question 337 :
Which one of the following feature was not borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the British Constitution?

  1. Parliamentary system of Government.
  2. Rule of Law.
  3. Election provisions.
  4. None of the above.
  

Question 338 :
Under which of the following the 'Untouchability' has been declared abolished in India?

  1. Protection of Civil Rights Act.
  2. Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
  3. Constitution of India.
  4. By all the above three
  

Question 339 :
Who has the authority to appoint the Prime Minister of India?

  1. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  2. President of India
  3. Parliament
  4. Citizens of India
  

Question 340 :
Judges of the High Court are appointed by the

  1. Chief Justice of the High Court
  2. President
  3. Governor
  4. Chief Justice of India
  

Question 341 :
The article of Indian Constitution related to Abolition of Untouchability is -

  1. Article 15
  2. Article 16
  3. Article 17
  4. Article 18
  

Question 342 :
Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is NOT a fundamental duty?

  1. To vote in public elections
  2. To develop the scientific temper
  3. To safeguard public property
  4. To abide by the Constitution and respect its deals
  

Question 343 :
Bill of which of the following categories can be initiated only in Lok Sabha?

  1. Ordinary Bill
  2. Private Members bill
  3. Money bill
  4. Constitution Amendment bill
  

Question 344 :
Election to the house of the people and the Legislative Assemblies of States in India are conducted on the basis of

  1. Single Transferable vote
  2. Propotional Representation
  3. Limited sufferage
  4. Adult Franchise
  

Question 345 :
How does the Constitution of India describe India as ?

  1. A Federation of States and Union Territories
  2. A Union Of States
  3. Bharatvarsh
  4. A Federated Nation
  

Question 346 :
Which of the following is correct?

  1. Social Equality is not guaranteed in our constitution
  2. Social equality already existed in our country
  3. Social Equality is guaranteed in our Constitution
  4. None of these
  

Question 347 :
Who exercises the actual executive power under the Parliamentary form of Government?

  1. Parliament
  2. Prime Minister
  3. President
  4. Bureaucracy
  

Question 348 :
Consider the following with reference to the provisions of 'Government of India Act, 1935'.1. Establishment of an all-Indian Federation 2. Provincial autonomy, with a Government responsible to an elected legislature 3. Redistribution of provinces and the creation of two new provinces.Which of these were embodied in the Government India Act, 1935?

  1. 1, 2, and 3
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1 and 3
  

Question 349 :
Rashprapati Bhawan was desgined by —

  1. Edward Stone
  2. Le Corbusier
  3. Edwin Lutyens
  4. Tarun Dutt
  

Question 350 :
The President is elected for a period of five years and his term of office is calculated from the

  1. Last day of the month he assumes charge
  2. Date of his election result
  3. Day he assumes charge
  4. First day of the month he assumes charge
  

Question 351 :
Whether judiciary is the part of the `other authority' in Art. 12 of the Constitution?

  1. Yes.
  2. No.
  3. Both depend upon circumstances.
  4. None of the above.
  

Question 352 :
Which one of the following has the power to initiate the motion of impeachment of the President of India?

  1. Rajya Sabha
  2. Lok Sabha
  3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  4. Both the houses of the parliament
  

Question 353 :
Functions to be assigned to Panchayats by 73rd Amendments of the Constitution are mentioned in -

  1. Tenth Schedule
  2. Eleventh Schedule
  3. Twelfth Schedule
  4. Thirteenth Schedule
  

Question 354 :
The office of Lokpal and Lokayukta in India is based on which one of the following?

  1. Parliamentary commissioner of UK
  2. Ombudsman in Scandinavia
  3. Procurator General of Russia
  4. Council of state in France
  

Question 355 :
Through which of the following provisions, does the Constitution of India explicitly prohibit racial discrimination in India:

  1. Article 14 and 17.
  2. Article 17 and 23.
  3. Article 15 and 16.
  4. Article 17 only.
  

Question 356 :
Duty of the Chief Minister is described in the Article.

  1. Article 165
  2. Article 163
  3. Article 154
  4. Article 167
  

Question 357 :
The word `Sovereign' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India emphasizes that India is:

  1. A democratic and republic country.
  2. No more dependent upon any outside authority.
  3. Internally empowered to rule within the State territory.
  4. Not bound by external commands and the Government of India is equipped with the power to rule within India.
  

Question 358 :
Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a special feature of Fundamental Rights in India?

  1. Fundamental Rights are subject to reasonable restrictions.
  2. Fundamental Rights are more sacrosanct than rights granted by ordinary laws.
  3. Fundamental Rights are justiciable and can be enforced through Supreme Court.
  4. Fundamental Rights can be waived by a person.
  

Question 359 :
Which provision relating to the Fundamental Right is directly related to the exploitation of children?

  1. Article 17
  2. Article 19
  3. Article 23
  4. Article 24
  

Question 360 :
The Prime Minister, Union Cabinet Minister, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers are all (members of

  1. National Development Council
  2. Inter State Council
  3. Planning Commission
  4. State Integration Council
  
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