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2018 Tnpsc Indian Polity Questions In English Indian Polity 1. Which state Government has implemented Senior Citizen Health – Insurance Scheme (SCHIS) in October 2017? (A) Jharkhand (B) Sikkim (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Himachal Pradesh 2. Who has been appointed as the ’s new ambassador to in October 2017? (A) Vijay Keshav Gokhale (B) Ajay Bisaria (C) K.P. Prasad (D) 3. The ‘Open Sky Policy’ introduced in 1992 of Aviation by the Indian Government is associated with (A) Passenger Transport (B) Cargo Transport (C) Defence Transport (D) VIP Transport 4. Which of the following movement was responsible for the beginning of Right to Information Campaign in India? (A) Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) (B) Aam Aadmi Party (C) Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (D) Indian Anti – Corruption movement led by Anna Hazare 5. Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM was formed in (A) 1952 (B) 1954 (C) 1962 (D) 1964 6. The concept of ‘Partyless Democracy’ was advocated by (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jayaprakash Narayan (C) Anna Hazarre (D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 7. Consider the following statements regarding District Consumer Forum (I) It composed of President and Two members (one member is women) (II) Every member of the District Forum shall hold office for a team of five years or upto the age of 65 (III) The District Forum can adjudicate on the matter up to 50 lakhs The right statements are (A) I and II only (B) I and III only (C) II and III only (D) I, II and III 8. Which of the following Constitutional authority can hold office during the pleasure of the President? (A) Governor of State (B) Election Commissioner (C) Vice – President (D) Speaker of the Loksabha 9. The power to Scrutinise the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is vested with (A) The President (B) Union Finance Minister (C) Finance Commission (D) Public Accounts Committee 10. The Kisan Credit Card Scheme was introduced in India, in the year (A) 1996-97 (B) 1997-98 (C) 1998-99 (D) 1999-2000 11. The Essential Commodities Act was enacted in India in the year (A) 1950 (B) 1951 (C) 1953 (D) 1955 12. When was the Religious Disabilities Act passed? (A) 1824 (B) 1852 (C) 1850 (D) 1856 Learning Leads To Ruling Page 1 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

13. Who said this about Liagat Alikhan, “He was in the government but against it”? (A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azath (C) Bhulabhai Desai (D) Tej Bahadur Sapru 14. The initiative for the establishment of SAARC was taken in 1977 by (A) Zia-ur-Rehman (B) Moraji Desai (C) Zulfikar Ali Bhulto (D) Zia-Ul-Hag 15. The two member constituencies (Abolition) Act was enacted on (A) 1947 (B)1951 (C) 1961 (D)1962 16. Which of the following body recommended that the main executive organ of the Panchayati Raj System be located at the district level in the form of “Zila Parished” (A) Shri Balwantrai Metha Committee (B) First Administrative Reforms Commission (C) Shri Asoka Mehta Committee (D) Planning Commission 17. When was National Planning Commission set up by Central Government? I. March 1947 II. March 1948 III. March 1949 IV. March 1950 (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) IV only 18. Which among the following is correctly matched? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru - Joint Secretary of Allahabad Branch of Home Rule League in 1917 (B) Rajendra Prasad - Headed the Interim Government in 1946 (C) Sardar Vallabhai Patel - Led the Khilafat Movement (D) Mahatma Gandhi - His father was a Mayor of Calcutta 19. The National Wastelands Development Board was set up in India, in the year (A) 1982 (B) 1984 (C) 1985 (D) 1986 20. Who was the first Chairman of Rajyasabha? (A) S.V. Krishnamoorthi (B) A. Krishnaswamy (C) S.N. Banerjee (D) Manekshaw 21. Who was the chairman of the Fourteenth finance commission? (A) A.M. Khusro (B) Dr. Y.V. Reddy (C) N.K.P. Salve (D) Vijay Kelkar 22. The Government of Maharashtra has first introduced the ______(A) Employment Guarantee scheme (B) Minimum wages Act (C) Co-operative farming (D) 20-point programme 23. Match the following and choose the correct answer using following codes: Commission Chairman (a) First law commission 1. Kapur (b) Second law commission 2. Sundaram (c) Third law commission 3. Setalvad (d) Fifth law commission 4. Venkatarama Aiyar (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 3 1 2 (B) 3 4 1 2 Learning Leads To Ruling Page 2 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

(C) 1 2 3 4 (D) 4 2 3 1 24. Which one of the following option is correct in terms of all the four states having Legislative council? (A) J&K, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra (B) Manipur, Assam, Karnataka, Bihar (C) Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Uttarakhand (D) Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal 25. A President’s rule can be imposed in a state under the provision of (1) Article 356 (2) Article 360 (3) Article 352 (4) Article 365 (A) Only 1 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 1 and 4 (D) 1 and 2 26. What is the maximum permissible strength of the State Legislative Assembly? (A) 500 members (B) 425 members (C) 400 members (D) 545 members 27. The act of 1853 reduced the number of the Directors from 24 to (A) 17 (B) 18 (C) 19 (D) 20 28. The “people’s plan” was formulated by (A) Mahalanobis (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) M.N. Roy (D) B.S. Minhas 29. Nehru – Mahalanobis model of development was introduced during this Five Year plan. (A) First five year plan (B) Second five year plan (C) Third five year plan (D) Fourth five year plan 30. Which of the following are the federal features of the Indian constitution I. Rigid constitution II. Bicameral constitution III. Collective responsibility IV. Office of the CAG (A) I, II and III (B) I and II only (C) I, II and IV only (D) III and IV only 31. Match the following and choose the correct answer: Speaker Tenure (a) Mavalankar 1. 1962 – 67 (b) Hukam Singh 2. 1980 – 1989 (c) K.S. Hegde 3. 1952 – 56 (d) Bal Ram Jakhar 4. 1977 – 1980 (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 1 4 2 (B) 2 3 4 1 (C) 2 1 3 4 (D) 1 2 3 4 32. Match the following and choose the correct answer: List – I List – II (Provisions) (Article) (a) Writ Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 1. Article 13 (b) Suits against Government 2. Article 226 (c) Writ Jurisdiction of the High court 3. Article 300 (d) Source of the power of Judicial Review 4. Article 32 Learning Leads To Ruling Page 3 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

5. Article 166 (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 3 5 1 (B) 3 4 2 5 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 5 4 3 2 33. The ‘Procedure established by Law’ in Indian Constitution is a feature borrowed from the constitution of (A) South Africa (B) Japan (C) Ireland (D) Canada 34. A State legislative council can keep a money bill for only ______days (A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14 35. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the (A) Chief Minister (B) Chief Justice (C) Governor (D) Vice – president 36. Union Cabinet, approves setting up to six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in 2016. Find out which place is not correct? (A) Goa (B) Jammu (C) Kerala (D) Karnataka 37. Who is the 44th Chief Justice of India? (A) Justice Anil Baijal (B) Justice Jagadish Singh Khehar (C) Justice Ramachandra (D) Justice Rajiv Jain 38. When was “Make in India” launched by Government of India? (A) 26 January 2014 (B) 25 September 2014 (C) 25 December 2014 (D) 26 October 2014 39. When did Mr. OM Prakash Rawat take charge as Chief election Commissioner of India? (A) 17th January 2018 (B) 20th January 2018 (C) 23rd January 2018 (D) 6th July 2017 40. When did Union Cabinet approve MOU between Indian and European Union on Water Cooperation? (A) August 2016 (B) September 2016 (C) October 2016 (D) November 2016 41. Which Amendment Act was provide 33% reservation of seats for women in Rural and Urban Local bodies (A) 73rd and 74th (B) 43rd and 44th (C) 53rd and 54th (D) 75th and 76th 42. In the Indian constitution consists of directive principles of state policy is (A) Article 14 to 18 (B) Article 36 to 51 (C) Article 13 to 17 (D) Article 16 to 20 43. Assertion (A): The Governor’s report may lead to the declaration of emergency in a State. Reason (R): The constitutional head of the State becomes the head of the government in the state in the event of State emergency. (A) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true, (R) is false (D) (A) is false, (R) is true

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44. Match (a) First Five Year Plan 1. Equity and social justice (b) Second Five year Plan 2. Removal of poverty (c) Fifth Five Year Plan 3. Rapid Industrialization (d) Tenth Five Year Plan 4. Agriculture (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 3 1 2 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 2 3 4 1 45. In 1934 who was elected the Congress President at Bombay? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Subhas Chandra Bose (C) Rajendra Prasad (D) Vallabhhai Patel 46. How many members signed the Indian Constitution? (A) 274 (B) 284 (C) 294 (D) 264 47. All Indian Women conference was organized at (A) Pune (B) Bombay (C) Thane (D) Satar 48. What is the name of the scheme for socio-economic development and empowerment of women through self-help groups? (A) Janani Suraksha (B) Swayam Sidha (C) Ganga Kalyan Yojana (D) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 49. When was Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) extended to all the blocks of the country? (A) 1978 (B) 1980 (C) 2002 (D) 2000 50. On the eve of India Independence there were nearly ______princely states in India (A) 562 (B) 565 (C) 567 (D) 568 51. First and last Indian Governor General of India is (A) Lord Mount Batten (B) Nehru (C) Rajagopalachari (D) Kamaraj 52. Pick out the wrong statement about Raja Ram Mohan Roy (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the Brahmo Samaj at Calcutta in 1828 (B) He himself adopted a Christian boy (C) Ram Mohan Roy started the first Bengali weekly Samvad Kaumudi (D) Ram Mohan died in Bristol in England in 1833 53. How many days, Prime Minister sets a deadline for government departments to resolve public grievances? (A) 30 days (B) 45 days (C) 60 days (D) 75 days 54. Who among the following have held the office of the Vice – President of India? 1. Mohammed Hidayatullah 2. Fakruddin Ali Ahamed 3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 4. Shankar Dayal Sharma Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1 and 4 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 3 and 4 only

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55. Assertion (A): The device of Adjournment motion is not used by the Rajya Sabha Reason (R): An Adjournment motion does not result in removing the Government from office (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true 56. Consider the following statements with reference to constituent assembly. Which of the statement is correct? I. Mahatma Gandhi is not a member of Constituent Assembly II. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as President on Dec. 11, 1946 III. Under the Cabinet Mission’s provisions, Constituent Assembly was established IV. Constituent Assembly executed only the National Flag not the National Anthem (A) I only (B) I, II and III only (C) II and IV only (D) I, II, III and IV only 57. “National Development Council” (NDC) was formed in (A) 1952 (B) 1962 (C) 1963 (D) 1973 58. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II (a) NITI Aayog 1. 15.03.1950 (b) National Development Council 2. 22.11.1951 (c) Finance Commission 3. 01.01.2015 (d) Planning Commission 4. 06.08.1952 (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 1 4 3 (B) 4 2 3 1 (C) 3 4 2 1 (D) 1 3 4 2 59. Who was the Chairman of First Planning Commission in India? (A) Dr. (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) V.P. Singh (D) Morarji Desai 60. Arrange the following in chronological order: I. Bombay President Association II. London Indian Society III. Mahajan Sabha of Madras IV. East India Association (A) IV, III, II, I (B) I, II, III, IV (C) III, I, II, IV (D) II, III, IV, I 61. Who were called as Fathers of Congress? I. Pethick Lawrence II. A.O. Hume III. David Yule IV. William Wedderburn (A) II and IV (B) III and IV (C) I and II (D) II and III 62. Who is the Chief Minister of Tripura in 2018? (A) Jishnu Debbarama (B) Biplab Kumar Dev (C) Ratalalnath (D) Sudip Roy Barman 63. In which year “Project Tiger” was launched? (A) April 1971 (B) April 1972 (C) April 1973 (D) April 1974 Learning Leads To Ruling Page 6 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

64. Government declared that those who earned Rs. 10 lakhs per year will be ineligible for LPG subsidy from? (A) Jan. 2015 (B) Jan. 2016 (C) Jan. 2017 (D) Jan. 2018 65. Who is the President of the Congress during Surat Split between the Moderates and the Extremists? (A) Rash Bihari Gosh (B) Pheroze Shah (C) M.M. Malviya (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 66. Indian State Financial Corporations have given assistance mainly to develop (A) Small – Scale Industries (B) Medium – Scale Industries (C) Medium and Small Scale Industries (D) Irrigation projects 67. The Balwant Roy Mehta Committee was appointed to examine (A) Democratic – Decentralization (B) Panchayat Raj Institutions (C) Administrative arrangements for rural development (D) Community development programme 68. ‘Rule of Law’ is embodied in which Article of the Indian Constitution? (A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15 69. Which of the statement is correct with reference to The Estimates Committee? I. Consists of 30 members II. A minister is eligible for election III. The term of the Committee is 2 years IV. The members are from only Lok Sabha (A) I only (B) I and IV only (C) II, III and IV only (D) I, II and III only 70. The judicial review was originally from (A) USA (B) Great Britian (C) Australia (D) Japan 71. Telangana came into existence as the 29th state of India in the year (A) 2013 (B) 2014 (C) 2015 (D) 2016 72. Match the following: Finance Commission Chairman (a) First FC 1. K.C. Pant (b) Fourth FC 2. K.C. Neogy (c) Tenth FC 3. C. Rangarajan (d) Twelth FC 4. P.V. Rajmannar (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 4 1 3 (B) 1 3 2 4 (C) 3 2 4 1 (D) 4 1 3 2 73. Which Council Act introduced the separate electorate for the Muslims? (A) Indian Council’s Act 1862 (B) Indian Council’s Act 1892 (C) Indian Council’s Act 1909 (D) Indian Council’s Act 1919 74. Which state first implemented the Panchayat Raj System? (A) Tamilnadu (B) Bihar (C) Rajasthan (D) Gujarat Learning Leads To Ruling Page 7 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

75. The 74th Amendment also known as the ______provides for setting up of three types of Municipal bodies. (A) Nagarpalika Act (B) District level Panchayat (C) Gram Sabha Act (D) Cantonment Board Act 76. Pick out the false statement (Only one statement is false) (A) Administrative Reforms Commissions was setup on January 5, 1966 (B) Under the chairmanship of Morarji Desai with 15 members (C) The commission submitted its 20 reports (D) The commission studied the major ten areas of public administration 77. The word ‘Socialist and Secular’ were added to the preamble by: (A) 41st amendment (B) 42nd amendment (C) 46th amendment (D) 44th amendment 78. Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution? (A) Right to freedom of religion (B) Right to property (C) Right to equality (D) Right to Constitutional remedies 79. What is the age qualification for a member of District Panchayat? (A) 21 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 35 80. The legislature of Tamilnadu had bicameralism up to the year (A) 1986 (B) 1988 (C) 1996 (D) 1998 81. The member of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly. How many members who are distinguished in the field of Art, Literature, Science and Social Service are nominated by the President? (A) 12 Members (B) 13 Members (C) 14 Members (D) 15 Members 82. The First Indian Prime Minister who resigned his post was (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Morarji Desai (C) V.P. Singh (D) Chandra Shekar 83. “Pragati” Scholarship Scheme of the Government of India is meant for (A) Higher education of girls (B) Technical education of girls (C) Secondary education of girls (D) Elementary education of girls 84. The Declaration of the rights of man was published in the year (A) 1817 (B) 1789 (C) 1897 (D) 1978 85. The council of ministers in the state is responsible to (A) Municipal council (B) Parliament (C) Legislative council (D) High court 86. The Dowry Prohibition Act was enactment by the parliament in the year (A) 1952 (B) 1961 (C) 2000 (D) 2011 87. In which form of Government is the executive not responsible to the legislature? (A) Collegiate (B) Parliamentary (C) Presidential (D) Dictatorship 88. During the freedom struggle on which day the Indian National Congress celebrated the Poorna Swaraj (A) January 26, 1930 (B) January 29, 1929 (C) August 16, 1930 (D) August 18, 1930

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89. India has a ______party system. (A) Single party system (B) Two party system (C) Multi party system (D) Four party system 90. Who is the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu during the period May 2015? (i) Thiru. O. Panner Selvam (ii) Thiru. Edappadi K. Palanisamy (iii) Selvi. J. Jeyalalitha (iv) Governor Rule (A) (iv) only (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (i) and (ii) (D) (iii) only 91. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year (A) 1856 (B) 1857 (C) 1858 (D) 1859 92. Match the following and choose the correct answer using codes given below Scheme Year (a) Indira Awas Yojana 1. 2003 (b) National Social Assistance Programme 2. 2009 (c) National Rural Drinking Water programme 3. 1995 (d) Nirmal Gram Puraskar 4. 1985 (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 3 2 1 (B) 1 2 3 4 (C) 3 4 1 2 (D) 2 1 3 4 93. According to Article I of the Indian Constitution, the territory of India can be classified into (A) Territories of the States (B) Union territories (C) Territories that may be acquired by Government of India at anytime (D) Territories of the States, Union territories and territories that may be acquired by Government of India at any time. 94. Which one of the following is a Government Scheme for the benefit of women in difficult circumstances? (A) Matriva Sahyog Yojana (B) Swadar (C) Priyadarshini (D) Sabla 95. Which one of the following is NOT true in case of National Emergency? (A) It is imposed either in the whole country or only a part of it is threatened by war or armed rebellion. (B) It has drastic effects not only on the fundamental rights, but also the center-state relations (C) It suspends the government and ordinary law courts (D) It has specific and detailed provision in the constitution 96. The tools of fiscal policy of India (A) Public Revenue and Public Debt. (B) Public Expenditure and Public Debt. (C) Public Revenue, Public Expenditure and Public Debt. (D) Public Expenditure only 97. Match the names of the Chairman in List I with the finance commission in List II Learning Leads To Ruling Page 9 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

List I List II (a) Nand Kishore Singh 1. 14th Finance Commission (b) Vijay L. Kelhar 2. 12th Finance Commission (c) C. Rangarajan 3. 15th Finance Commission (d) Y. Venugopal Reddy 4. 13th Finance Commission (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 3 4 1 (B) 3 2 4 1 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 3 4 2 1 98. Consider the following statement about Vallabhai Patel. 1. He organized no-tax campaign in Bardoli district 2. He was arrested during the civil disobedience movement 3. In 1946, he selected as Minister in charge of Home Affairs. 4. He died in 1952 Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (A) 1 and 4 only correct (B) 1, 3 and 4 only correct (C) 1, 2 and 3 only correct (D) 1 and 2 only correct 99. How many recommendations were made by Ashok Mehta Committee report? (A) 122 (B) 132 (C) 142 (D) 152 100. The First Public Service Commission in India was set up in the year (A) 1926 (B) 1935 (C) 1947 (D) 1950 101. Which among the following forms a committee for recommending a chairperson of State Human Rights Commission? (A) Chief Minister, Speaker, Home Minister, Opposition Leader (B) Governor, Chief Minister, Home Minister, Opposition Leader (C) Chief Minister, High Court Judge, Opposition Leader (D) Chief Minister, Opposition Leader, Governor 102. Which one of the following programmes was launched on October 2, 2014? (A) Swachh Bharat Mission (B) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (C) Atal Pension Yojana (D) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana 103. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected by (A) Elected members of the Rajya Sabha (B) All members of the Rajya Sabha (C) Elected members of the Parliament (D) All members of the Parliament 104. In which schedule division of powers are enumerated? (A) 9th schedule (B) 8th schedule (C) 7th schedule (D) 12th schedule 105. Food for work programme was introduced during the ______plan (A) Fourth Five Year (B) Fifth Five Year (C) Sixth Five Year (D) Seventh Five Year 106. The constitution of India came into force on (A) 26th January 1950 (B) 15th August 1947 (C) 26th January 1947 (D) 15th August 1945 Learning Leads To Ruling Page 10 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

107. Rajya Sabha consist of (A) 220 members (B) 230 members (C) 250 members (D) 200 members 108. Number of election commissioners in election commission of India is (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 109. Consider the following statements: (i) The 73rd Amendment of the constitution was enacted in 1992 (ii) According to 73rd Amendment of the constitution Tamil Legislative Assembly enacted Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act in 1994 Choose the right answer (A) (i) correct and (ii) wrong (B) (i) is wrong and (ii) is correct (C) Both (i) and (ii) are wrong (D) Both (i) and (ii) are correct 110. The constitution of India was framed by the constituent assembly (A) 1946-49 (B) 1947-48 (C) 1950-51 (D) 1951-52 111. Who was First Woman Governor of an Indian State? (A) Sharda Mukherjee (B) Kiran Bedi (C) Fathima Beevi (D) Sarojini Naidu 112. Who is the Chairman of the XIV Finance Commission in India? (A) Rudra (B) Alka Dhupkar (C) Y.V. Reddy (D) Rajatarang 113. National Service Schemes was launched in the year (A) 1965 (B) 1966 (C) 1968 (D) 1969 114. Assertion (A): In 1944 Justice Party was changed as “Dravidar Kazhagam” Reason (R): The name was changed in appreciation of the achievements of Justice Party. (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct (B) Both (A) and (R) are false (C) (A) is true (R) is false (D) (A) is false (R) is true 115. In which year the Justice Party formed the government. (A) 1918 (B) 1920 (C) 1923 (D) 1926 116. Match the following: (a) First Five Year Plan 1. Equity and Social Justice (b) Second Five Year Plan 2. Removal of poverty (c) Fifth Five Year Plan 3. Agriculture oriented (d) Tenth Five Year Plan 4. Rapid Industrialization (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 1 2 4 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 3 4 2 1 117. Which Government enacted a law for abolishing “Devadasi” system? (A) Justice party (B) British (C) Congress (D) Chola kingdom 118. The year in which the Environmental Protection Act is implemented

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(A) 1974 (B) 1986 (C) 1981 (D) 1978 119. What is the age limit of judges of supreme court? (A) 65 (B) 62 (C) 60 (d) 58 120. Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly period is (A) 3 years (B) 5 years (C) 6 years (D) 7 years 121. The fundamental rights are classified under ______heads (A) 8 (B) 5 ` (C) 7 (D) 6 122. Who was the chairman of first finance commission of India? (A) Sri.K.Santhanam (B) Sri.K.C.Neogy (C) Sri.A.K.Chada (D) Sri.K.Brahmandanda reddy 123. The british prime minister mac Donald announced the communal award which provided separate electorate for the ______(A) Land lords (B) Scheduled castes (C) Workers (D) Peasants 124. Match the following and choose the correct answer Chief justice of India Tenure (a) Harilal kania 1. 1966-1966 (b) A.K.Sankar 2. 1950-1951 (c) M.C.mahajan 3. 1956-1959 (d) S.R.Das 3. 1954-1954 a b c d (A) 2 1 4 3 (B) 4 2 1 3 (C) 3 4 2 1 (D) 1 2 3 4 125. Who is the first law officer of the government of India? (A) Chief justice on India (B) Union law minister (C) Attorney general of india (D) Union law secretary 126. Who among the following was not a chairman of the National commission for minorities? (A) Bhuta singh (B) Tarlochan singh (C) Wajahat habibullah (D) Naseem ahmad 127. The public undertaking committee was created on the recommendation by (A) Santhanam committee (B) JVP committee (C) Krishna menon committee (D) Swaminathan committee 128. Who was the first woman president of the Indian Natiional congress? (A) Annie besant (B) Sarojini naidu (C) Sucheta kripalani (D) Rajkumari amrit kaur 129. Planning commission was dissolved on (A) 07 August, 2014 (B) 17 August, 2014 (C) 27 August, 2014 (D) 30 August, 2014 130. Which of the following amendment provides for amending first schedule that deals with acquisition of certain territories of India-Bangladesh by a mutual agreement? (A) 95th Amendment (B) 98th Amendment (C) 100th Amendment (D) 102nd Amendment Learning Leads To Ruling Page 12 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

131. The reserve bank of india was established by the (A) The Act of 1919 (B) The Act of 1935 (C) Indian independence Act of 1947 (D) Indian constitution 132. Match List I and List II List I (Prime Minister) List II (Year) (a) Gulzarilal nanda 1. 1966 (b) V.P.Singh 2. 1989 (c) Charan singh 3. 1979 (d) I.K.Gujral 4. 1997 5. 1984 Codes: a b c d (A) 3 4 2 1 (B) 4 3 2 1 (C) 1 2 3 4 (D) 1 4 5 2 133. Which part of the constitution deals with directive prinicples of the state policy (A) Part III (B) Part IV (C) Part IV-A (D) Part II 134. Prior to the ______any or all of the fundamental rights could be suspended. (A) 42nd Amendment (B) 1st Amendment (C) 73rd Amendment (D) 44th Amendment 135. In Tamil Nadu the retirement age of the government employee was increased from 55 to 58 years by the chief minister (A) K.Kamaraj (B) C.N.Annadurai (C) M.Karunanithi (D) M.G.Ramachandran 136. The minimum strength of the state legislative assembly is (A) 40 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 70 137. To identify the aim and purpose of the scheme “Deen dayal upadhyaya grameen kaushalya yojana” from the following and choose the correct answer. (i) To create an environment conducive for industrial development. (ii) To alleviate urban and rural poverty through enhancement of livelihood opportunities (iii) To connect every Indian through technology (iv) To train 10 lakh rural youths for jobs in three years (A) (iv) Only (B) (i) and (iii) Only (C) (i) Only (d) (ii) and (iv) Only 138. When was the National testing agency established and by whom? (A) Union cabinet in November 2018 (B) Union cabinet in November 2017 (C) Union cabinet in December 2017 (D) Union Cabinet in January 2018 139. Who was the cabinet secretary in 2017 ? (A) Shri. Ajit Kumar seth (B) Shri.Pradeep kumar Sinha (C) Shri.K.M.Chandrasekhar (D) Shri.B.K.Chaturvedi 140. Who was the Prime Minister of England at the time of first round table conference? (A) Ramsay Macdonald (B) Loyid George (C) Arthur Balfour (D) Pitt the Younger Learning Leads To Ruling Page 13 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

141. Which Article confers the reservation of seats for SC and ST in the house of the people? (A) Article-331 (B) Article-330 (C) Article-324 (D) Article-326 142. The protection of human rights act 1993 was amended in the year (A) 2004 (B) 2005 (C) 2006 (D) 2007 143. In which year India formed its first coalition Ministry at the centre? (A) 1976 (B) 1977 (C) 1978 (D) 1979 144. When was the slogan “Garibi Hatao” (Removal of poverty) was raised? (A) I five year plan (B) II five year plan (C) III five year plan (D) IV five year plan 145. In which year in India the coalition governments came into being in the states (A) 1956 (B) 1962 (C) 1967 (D) 1971 146. The comptroller and auditor general of India is appointed by (A) Governor (B) Chief Minister (C) President (D) Prime Minister 147. The central administrative tribunal was set up in the year (A) 1982 (B) 1985 (C) 1987 (D) 1991 148. When was the Crop. Insurance scheme introduced? (A) May-1985 (B) April-1985 (C) June-1986 (D) December-1990 149. During the 11th five year plan Indian GDP increased by (A) 5.4% (B) 7.9% (C) 7.6% (D) 7.8% 150. What did the Indian Planning commission strongly recommend for the agricultural sector? (A) Government should invest more in agriculture (B) Government should invest less in agriculture (C) Government should invest moderately in agriculture (D) Government should not invest in agriculture 151. Name the President who sworned I.K. Gujral as Prime Minister in 1997? (A) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (B) Sankar Dayal Sharma (C) Ghiyani Jail Singh (D) K.R. Narayanan 152. Who was a women Minister in the Rajaji Ministry of Tamilnadu? (A) Jothi Venkatachalam (B) Sarojini Naidu (C) Sathiyavani Muthu (D) Muthulakshmi Reddy 153. Name the economist played a leading role in the Second Five Year Plan. (A) Jaya Prakash Narayan (B) P.C. Mahalanobis (C) J.C. Kumarappa (D) Dr. William Gadd 154. In which year the name ‘Neethikkatchi’ was changed into ‘Dravida Kazhagam’? (A) 1935 (B) 1949 (C) 1929 (D) 1944 155. Who was the Eleventh Prime Minister of India? (A) I.K. Gujral (B) Deva Gowda (C) Atal Behari Bajpayee (D) V.P. Singh 156. Who headed the interim cabinet formed in the year 1946? (A) Sardar vallabai patel (B) Rajaji (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Rajendra Prasad

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157. Which of the following article provides for an independent election commission in order to ensure free and fair election in the country? (A) Article 324 (B) Article 234 (C) Article 143 (D) Article 243 158. When was Dr.Muthulakshmi reddy, nominated as a member of the madras legislative council? (A) 1931 (B) 1950 (C) 1926 (D) 1948 159. In which year GST was introduced (A) 2016 (B) 2017 (C) 2018 (D) 2015 160. Which one of the following Article deals with the office of the advocate general for the states? (A) Article-155 (B) Article-165 (C) Article-175 (D) Article-185 161. Which of the following Article of the Indian constitution explains the original jurisdiction of the supreme court? (A) Article-131 (B) Article-132 (C) Article-133 (D) Article-134 162. The national commission for women was set up in the year (A) 1991 (B) 1992 (C) 1993 (D) 1994 163. In 1963 morarji desai resigned from nehru’s cabinet because of (A) The debacle in the Indo-China war (B) His confrontation with Nehru (C) Kamaraj plan (D) His failure as finance minister 164. Which Article of Indian constitution gives right to women education? (A) Article-24 (B) Article-15 (C) Article-28 (D) Article-351 165. In which year was the new population policy announced in India? (A) January 15, 1978 (B) October 18, 1979 (C) April 16, 1976 (D) July 16, 1990 166. Identify the mismatch (A) Nethaji - National planning (B) Tat - Bombay plan (C) Shriman Narayan - Gandhian plan (D) M.N.Roy - People’s plan 167. Mukhyamantri yuva nestum scheme is introduced by (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Telungana (C) Karnataka (D) Kerala 168. Who was the first law minister of independent India? (A) Nehru (B) Ambedkar (C) Madan mohan malaviya (D) Sardar vallabhai patel 169. The regulating act provided for the establishment of a supreme court at (A) Fort William (B) Fort St.David (C) Fort St.George (D) Fort Jinjee 170. Which act curbed the freedom of publication? (A) Indian universities act (B) Official secrets act (C) Councels act of 1892 (D) Vernacular press act 171. Which of following language were inserted in the eight schedule by the 92nd constitutional amendment act of 2003? (A) Konkani, Maithili, santhali, Dogri (B) Bodo, Dogri, Santhali, Nepali (C) Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali (D) Kashmiri, Manipuri, Urdu, Sindhi

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172. The present systems of recruitment to higher civil services in India is based on the recommendations of which of the following committees/commissions? 1. Sathish Chandra committee 2. Lee commission 3. Kothari committee 4. Aitchison commission (A) 1, 3 and 5 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 1, 3, 4 and 5 (D) 3 only 173. The institution of lok ayuktha was created first in Maharashtra in (A) 1970 (B) 1972 (C) 1973 (D) 1971 174. The chief election commissioner is appointed by whom? (A) Parliament (B) Minister of parliamentary affairs (C) President (D) Chief Ministers of all states 175. The annual report of the comptroller and auditor general of India is scrutinized in detail by (A) Public accounts committee (B) Estimate committee (C) Consultative committee on expenditure (D) Select committee on expenditures 176. Which year “come and play scheme” was introduced by sports authority of India? (A) 2009 (B) 2010 (C) 2011 (D) 2012 177. Who initiated operation blackboard? (A) Nehru (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) Narasimha Rao 178. Which article assured equality before law? (A) 14-18 (B) 19-22 (C) 23-24 (D) 25-28 179. Which Article of the constitution accords special status to the state Jammu and Kashmir? (A) 356 (B) 370 (C) 371 (D) 350 180. Match the following: List I (schedules) List II (Previsions) (a) Sixth schedule 1. Administration and control of scheduled Areas and scheduled tribes (b) Second schedule 2. Administration of tribal areas in states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram (c) Twelfth schedule 3. Provisions as to the speaker and deputy speaker of state Legislative assemblies (d) Fifth schedule 4. Powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities 5. Powers, authority and responsibility of Panchayats a b c d (A) 1 3 4 2 (B) 1 2 5 3 (C) 2 3 4 1 (D) 2 3 5 1 181. Match the following and choose the correct answer: Political Parties Leaders (a) Assam Gana parishad (AGP) 1. Mulam Singh Yadav (b) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) 2. Uddhav Thackery Learning Leads To Ruling Page 16 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

(c) Shiva Sena 3. Sukhbir Singh Badal (d) Samajwadi Party (SP) 4. Prafulla Kumar Mahanta a b c d (A) 4 3 2 1 (B) 3 2 1 4 (C) 4 1 2 3 (D) 3 1 2 4 182. Articles 323 A and 323 B of Indian Constitution deals with (A) Centre-State Sharing of Financial resources (B) Empowering parliament and state legislatures to setup by law, administrative Tribunals (C) Central and state Services (D) Change in Union and state list 183. Which commission committee recommended language as the basis of reorganization of states? (A) Fazl Ali commission (B) Dhar commission (C) JVP Committee (D) Sarkaria commission 184. Public accounts committee consists of (A) 22 Members (B) 20 Members (C) 15 Members (D) 45 Members 185. In which constitutional amendment act, the parliament sought to check the tendency of defection (Anti-Defection Law)? (A) 42nd Amendment Act (B) 44th Amendment Act (C) 53rd Amendment Act (D) 52nd Amendment Act 186. When was the first lok sabha held its first meeting after its constitution? (A) 11th May 1952 (B) 13th May 1952 (C) 15th May 1952 (D) 21st May 1952 187. Mahalwari Tenure system was first introduced in (A) Punjab (B) Agra (C) Madras (D) Bombay 188. When did the planning commission renamed as NITI Aayog? (A) 01-01-2015 (B) 11-01-2015 (C) 21-01-2015 (D) 31-01-2015 189. The reserve bank of India has the sole right to issue bank of all denomination under the section ______of RBI act (A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 24 (D) 26 190. For which age group, “National sports talent search scheme” has been formulated? (A) 8-12 years (B) 13-17 years (C) 18-22 years (D) 23-27 years 191. The article of constitution stressing on Equality before law is (A) 19 (B) 14 (C) 21 (D) 29 192. The NITI Aayog commission was created on (A) March 15, 1950 (B) March 15, 2014 (C) January 1, 2015 (D) November 14, 2014 193. Who was the first Woman President of Indian National congress (A) Sarojini Naidu (B) Annie Besant (C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit (D) Suchita Kripalani 194. The minimum strength of a State Legislative council is

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(A) 40 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 70 195. In which one of the following years, General elections to lok sabha was not held? (A) 1996 (B) 1997 (C) 1998 (D) 1999 196. Part IX of the Indian constitution deals with (A) Municipality (B) Panchayats (C) Central Government (D) State Government 197. Which article of the Indian constitution deals with fundamental duties? (A) 50 A (B) 51 A (C) 52 A (D) 53 A 198. The whips in the Indian Parliament are appointed on the basis of (A) Parliament statute (B) Rules of house (C) Based on the conventions of parliamentary government (D) Rules of the party 199. The constitutional provisions regarding disqualification of grounds of defection is in (A) 5th Schedule (B) 6th Schedule (C) 9th Schedule (D) 10th Schedule 200. Article 368 of the Indian constitution provides for ______types of amendments. (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 201. When was the congress government passed the 73rd amendment for panchayat raj? (A) December 22, 1992 (B) December 23, 1992 (C) December 24, 1992 (D) December 25, 1992 202. National policy on skill development was formulated by the (A) Ministry of Human resource development (B) Ministry of Labour and employment (C) Ministry of Finance (D) Ministry of commerce and industry 203. Which of the following enjoys the constitutional status? 1. Finance commission 2. Niti aayog 3. Zonal council 4. National development council 5. Election commission 6. U.G.C. (A) 1, 3 and 5 (B) 1 and 5 (C) 1, 2, 5 and 6 (D) 1, 3, 5 and 6 204. Match the following and choose the correct answer: Name the committee Recommendation (a) Balwant rai Mehta committee 1. Two tier system (b) Santhanam committee 2. BDO spinalcord of system (c) Ashok Mehta committee 3. Financial independence (d) GVK Rao committee 4. Three tier system a b c d (A) 4 3 1 2 (B) 1 2 3 4 Learning Leads To Ruling Page 18 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

(C) 3 2 1 4 (D) 1 3 4 2 205. The vice chairman of NITI aayog is (A) Mr.Aravind Panagariya (B) Mr.Rajiv Kumar (C) Mr.Bimal Jalan (D) Mr.Y.V.Reddy 206. The constitution of India was drafted by ______, That started working on December 9, 1946 (A) Directly elected constituent assembly (B) Indirectly elected constitutional assembly (C) Both directly and indirectly elected, constituent assembly (D) Council of governor – General of India 207. How many times, the president’s rule was imposed in Tamilnadu? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 208. Central Vigilance commission was set up on the recommendation of (A) Administrative reforms commission of India (B) Gorwala report (C) Kripalani committee (D) Santhanam committee 209. In which case, the supreme court Iaid down a new doctrine of the ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution? (A) Kesavananda bharati case (B) Golaknath case (C) Minerva mills case (D) Waman rao case 210. Which one of the following is a non-communal political party? (A) Shiromani Akali Dal (B) Shiv.sena (C) Asom Gana Parishad (D) Muslim League 211. Match List I and List II (Establishment of Lokayuktha in states) List I (States) List II (created in) (a) Rajasthan 1. 1985 (b) Assam 2. 1973 (c) Uttar Pradesh 3. 1981 (d) Madhya Pradesh 4. 1970 5. 1975 Codes: a b c d (A) 1 2 3 5 (B) 2 1 5 3 (C) 5 3 2 1 (D) 1 4 3 2 212. When was the Tamilnadu state Human Rights commission established? (A) 17th April 1991 (B) 17th April 1994 (C) 17th April 1997 (D) 17th April 1996 213. The article inserted by the constitution for implementation of goods and service tax (GST) is

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(A) Article 279 A (B) Article 377 (C) Article 277 (D) Article370 214. ‘Prakash hai to Vikas hai’ scheme, a free household power connection scheme for the poor was launched recently by the state of (A) Gujarat (B) Kerala (C) Telangana (D) Uttar Pradesh 215. Who was the president of the Tamilnadu congress committee in 1930? (A) T.S.S.Rajan (B) C.Rajagopalachari (C) T.Prakasam (D) K.Nageswara Rao 216. Which one of the article was inserted in the Indian constitution to provide free and compulsory education? (A) Article 21 (B) Article 21 (A) (C) Article 22 (D) Article 22 (A) 217. Who maintain law and order in a district? (A) District collector (B) Superintendent of police (C) District Judge (D) DIG 218. The legislative council is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved each member of the legislative council serves for terms is (A) 3 Years (B) 4 Years (C) 5 Years (D) 6 Years 219. Which writ is issued by judiciary to free a person who has been detained illegally? (A) Quo warranto (B) Mandamus (C) Certiorari (D) Habeas corpus 220. The Chief vigilance commissioner is appointed on the recommendations of (A) Cabinet (B) Committee of Prime Minister, Home Minister, Leader of opposition (C) UPSC (D) Parliament 221. Rajya sabha has equal power with loksabha (A) Removal of the government (B) Amending the constitution (C) Matter of creating new All india services (D) In making cut motions 222. During the five year plan period, annual plans were followed in the period of (A) 1966-69 (B) 1970-71 (C) 1973-74 (D) 1976-77 223. The main objective of Janani suraksha yojana is (A) To reduce maternal and neo-natal mortality (B) To reduce birth rate (C) To reduce death rate (D) To provide quality health care facilities 224. Who launched narmada seva mission for conservation of narmada river? (A) President of India (B) Vice president of India (C) Prime minister of India (D) Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 225. Which of the following person accompanied Gandhi to champaran? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Vallabhai Patel (C) J.B.Kripalani (D) C.R.Dass

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226. How many members attended in the first session of INC? (A) 607 (B) 436 (C) 72 (D) 65 227. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: List I List II Salient features of the constitution Borrowed the constitution (a) Rule of Law 1. Irish republic (b) Judicial review 2. Government of India Act 1935 (c) Article 356 3. USA (d) Directive principal of state policy 4. UK a b c d (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 4 3 2 1 (C) 3 1 4 2 (D) 2 4 1 3 228. Match List I and List II using codes below: List I List II (a) Railway budget 1. 1950 (b) Comptroller and Auditor general 2. 1921 (c) Integrated financial advisor 3. 1921 (d) Public accounts committee 4. 1976 Codes: a b c d (A) 3 2 4 1 (B) 1 3 4 2 (C) 3 1 4 2 (D) 3 1 2 4 229. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the rajya sabha? (A) President (B) Vice President (C) Prime Minister (D) Home Minister 230. Match the following: (a) Janakiraman committee 1. 1990 (b) Sarkaria commission 2. 1992 (c) Mandal commission 3. 1956 (d) Balwantrai Mehta committee 4. 1980 a b c d (A) 2 3 4 1 (B) 2 4 1 3 (C) 3 2 1 4 (D) 4 1 2 3 231. Arrange the legislations/Acts, Which were introduced for the emancipation of women, in chronological order I. Sarada Act II. Abolition of SATI act Learning Leads To Ruling Page 21 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

III. Dowry prohibition act IV. Abolition of devadasi act (a) I, II, IV, III (B) I, II, III, IV (C) II, I, III, IV (D) II, I, IV, III 232. The state reorganization commission was established under the chairmanship of (A) S.K.Dhar (B) H.N.Kunzru (C) Fazl Ali (D) K.M.Panikar 233. Panchayats have been given administrative control by (A) XI Schedule (B) XII Schedule (C) XIII Schedule (D) XIV Schedule 234. Consider the following events: 1. Fourth General election in India 2. Formation of Haryana state 3. Mysore named as Karnataka state 4. Meghalaya and Tripura become full states Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above? (A) 2-1-4-3 (B) 4-3-2-1 (C) 2-3-4-1 (D) 4-1-2-3 235. Which constitutional amendment added four new language to the 8th schedule of the constitution? (A) 91st Amendment-2003 (B) 92nd Amendment-2003 (C) 93rd Amendment-2005 (D) 94th Amendment-2006 236. Which one of the following persons was selected as the president temporarily at the first session of constituent assembly? (A) Sachidananda singha (B) Rajendra Prasad (C) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (D) K.M.Panikkar 237. By which amendment, the associate status of Sikkim was abolished and made her a full-fledged state (no.22) of the Indian union? (A) 35th Amendment (B) 34th Amendment (C) 36th Amendment (D) 37th Amendment 238. Which article deals with the appointment and service of comptroller and auditor general of India? (A) Article 147 (B) Article 148 (C) Article 149 (D) Article 150 239. In which year a special act had been enacted to make tamil a compulsory learning language to all the school going children in Tamil Nadu? (A) 2000 (B) 2004 (C) 2005 (D) 2006 240. The Ghadar party was organized under the leadership of (A) Lala lajpat rai (B) Thilak (C) Bipin Chandra pal (D) Lala hardayal 241. Which one of the following parts of the Indian constitution describes the legislative relations between the union and the states? (A) Part X (B) Part XI (C) Part XII (D) Part IX 242. The right restricted by preventive detention is (A) Right to freedom (B) Right to constitutional remedies (C) Cultural and educational rights (D) None of the above 243. In which popular case court declared that parliament had ‘no power’ to amend the fundamental rights of the constitution? (A) Kesavananda Bharathi case (B) Shankari prasad case (C) Golak nath case (D) Minerva mill case

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244. Assertion (A): The Indian councils act also called morley – minto reforms was introduced in 1909 Reason (R) : Lord curzon’s imperialistic attitude, autocratic rule and lack of sympathy for Indians and the failure of 1892 act to fulfill the legitimate wished of the people. (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the explanation for (A) (C) (A) is right (R) is wrong (D) (A) is wrong (R) is right 245. Cantonment act was passed by the central legislature in the year (A) 1924 (B) 1909 (C) 1882 (D) 1870 246. The recommendations of 15th finance commission will be effect from which date? (A) January 1, 2018 (B) April 1, 2018 (C) April 1, 2020 (D) January 1, 2020 247. Match the following: (a) Governor 1. Article 171 (b) Chief Minister 2. Article 170 (c) Legislative council 3. Article 153 (d) Legislative assembly 4. Article 163 a b c d (A) 3 2 4 1 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 1 4 3 2 (D) 2 3 1 4 248. Match the correct answer: (a) Saradha act 1. 1992 (b) Equal pay act 2. 1976 (c) Block board act 3. Tmt. Indira Gandhi (d) 20 Point programme 4. 1929 a b c d (A) 4 2 1 3 (B) 3 1 2 4 (C) 2 1 3 4 (D) 3 4 2 1 249. The planning commission in India is now known as (A) Planning council (B) NITI Aayog (C) NITI sanjog (D) Bharatiya aayog mandal 250. In which article make provision for the appointment of a law officer, the attorney general by presidents of India? (A) Article 66 (B) Article 67 (C) Article 76 (D) Article 96 251. The government of India introduced the rights to education on (A) 15th August 1947 (B) 26th January 1950 (C) 1st April 2010 (D) 2nd October 2012 252. When was the legal services authority act (lok adalat) passed? (A) 1985 (B) 1987 (C) 1986 (D) 1988 253. Article 41 of the constitution of India guarantees Learning Leads To Ruling Page 23 of 25 Indian Polity Prepared By www.winmeen.com

(A) Right to work (B) Right to property (C) Right to live (D) Right against exploitation 254. The article of the constitution provides for a vice president (A) Article 53 (B) Article 356 (C) Article 360 (D) Article 63 255. Match the following: (a) Jawahar gram samridhi yojana 1. 1993 (b) National social assistance programme 2. 1977 (c) Employment assurance scheme 3. 1995 (d) Integrated rural development programme 4. 1999 a b c d (A) 3 2 1 4 (B) 4 3 1 2 (C) 4 2 1 3 (D) 3 1 2 4 256. On behalf of the justice party, who won and formed the ministry in 1923 election? (A) T.N.Sivagnanam pillai (B) P.Thiyagaraja chettiyar (C) T.M.Nair (D) M.C.Raja 257. The forward block party was started by whom (A) subhash Chandra bose (B) Motilal Nehru (C) Rajaji (D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 258. Who said “the directive principal of state policy is a novel feature” of the Indian constitution? (A)) K.T.Shah (B) B.R. Ambedkar (C) Aladi krishnaswamy ayyar (B) B.N.Rao 259. The idea of concurrent list was borrowed from (A) British constitution (B) Canadian constitution (C) Irish constitution (D) Australian constitution 260. In which year the parliament enacted the official language act? (A) 1955 (B) 1965 (C) 1963 (D) 1957 261. The Memebers of the central administrative tribunal are given status of judges of high court from an amendment in the year: (A) 2003 (B) 2004 (C) 2005 (D) 2006 262. What is the aim of Pradhan mantra gram sadak yojana? (A) Provide all weather road connectivity (B) Provide all weather to tele communication connectivity (C) Provide food security in all seasons (D) Provide education to all people 263. When was the “Industrial finance corporation of India” established in India? (A) January 1, 1950 (B) July 1, 1948 (C) June 5, 1951 (D) May 1, 1950 264. Which of the following programme aims at the promotion of savings among rural women? (A) Jawahar rozgar yojana (B) Pradhanmantri mahila yojana (C) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (D) Mahila samridhi 265. Which of the following policy brings 5 lakh acres under organic farming?

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(A) Shyama Prasad mukherji rurban mission (B) Pramaparagat krishi vikas yojana (C) Pradhan mantra krishi sichai yojana (D) PM fasal bima yojana 266. Which one of the following parliamentary committee is semi-judicial in nature? (A) Committee on petitions (B) Ethics committee (C) Committee on privileges (D) Rules committee 267. Which part of the Indian constitution deals with fundamental duties? (A) Part II (B) Part III (C) Part IV A (D) Part V

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