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Indian Constitution & Politics School of Distance Education UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION BA HISTORY/ECONOMICS/SOCIOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY/ENGLISH (2019 Admn.) Semester 3/4 COMPLEMENTARY COURSE ICP4 (3) CO2- INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND POLITICS: FEDERALISM, DECENTRALIZATION AND POLITICAL DYNAMICS QUESTION BANK 1. The first Election Commissioner of India was------ (a). T.N. Seshan (b). J.M.Lyngdoh (c). M.S.Gill (d). Sukumar Sen 2. Political defection is mentioned in the schedule of the Constitution. (a). Second Schedule (b). Tenth Schedule (c). Eighth Schedule (d). Seventh Schedule 3. The Indian party system is a system. (a). Single Party (b). Multi Party (c). Bi Party (d). None of the above 4. The present strength of the Election Commission in India is . (a). One (b). Five (c). Three (d). Two 5. The document in which political parties declare their policies is known as . (a). Party Manifesto (b). Party Propaganda (c). Party Policy (d). Party Declaration 6. AGP is a regional political party of – (a). Arunachal Pradesh (b). Assam (c). Andhra Pradesh (d). Tripura 7. Universal Adult Franchise was first granted in India by . (a). Act of 1919 (b). The Parliament (c). Act of 1935 (d). The Constitution Indian Constitution and Politics 10 School of Distance Education 8. Which article is related to the Constitution of the Election Commission? (a). Art.352 (b). Art.248 (c). Art.324 (d). Art.332 9. Who conducts the election to the office of the President of India? (a). UPSC (b). Election Commission (c). Parliament (d). Union Cabinet 10. The system of communal electorates was introduced by the British by the Act of . (a). Act of 1909 (b). Act of 1935 (c). Act of 1919 (d).Act of 1892 11. The present Chief Election Commissioner of India is . (a). T.N. Seshan (b). J.M.Lyngdoh (c). Navin Chawla (d). S.Y Quraishi 12. On which date is the National Voter’s Day celebrated? (a). 14th August (b). 25th January (c). 2nd October (d). 26th January 13. In which year was the Election Commission made a multi-member body? (a). 1993 (b). 1989 (c). 1991 (d). 1992 14. The 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985 outlawed _. (a). Political Corruption (b). Political Violence (c). Political Propaganda (d). Political Defection 15. In which year was the National Voter’s Day launched? (a). 25th January, 2010 (b). 2nd October, 2002 (c). 25th January, 2011 (d). 2nd October, 2010 16. Provisions regarding disqualification on ground of defection have been described in – (a). Eleventh Schedule (b). Seventh Schedule (c). Tenth Schedule (d). Second Schedule 17. Who was the Chief Election Commissioner when it was made a multi member body? (a). Navin Chawla (b). T.N.Seshan (c). B.B. Tandon (d). N. Gopalaswami 18. The Indian Constitution provides for election of the members of the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies. (a). Functional (b).Direct (c). Indirect (d). Proportional 19. Which one of the Schedules of the Constitution given below deals with recognised languages? (a) Schedule 8 (b) Schedule 7 (c) Schedule 12 (d) Schedule 9 Indian Constitution and Politics 11 School of Distance Education 20. The Chief Election Commissioner is an ex-officio member of the . (a). Finance Commission (b). Planning Commission (c). Delimitation Commission (d). None of the above 21. The members of the Election Commission have a term of years. (a). Two (b). Three (c). Five (d). Six 22. The Constitution of India has established the system of for electing representatives. (a). Communal Electorates (b). Separate Electorates (c). Joint Electorates (d). Minority Electorates 23. Which article of the Constitution provides for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People? (a). Art.352 (b). Art.248 (c). Art.330 (d). Art.123 24. The members of the Election Commission retire at the age of years. (a). Sixty Two (b). Fifty Five (c). Fifty Eight (d). Sixty Five 25. The Chief Election Commissioner can quit office by submitting the resignation to the- (a). President (b). Prime Minister (c). Parliament (d). None of the above 26. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha? (a). 79 (b). 84 (c). 52 (d). 66 27. Indian election system provides for the creation of territorial constituencies. (a). Multi-member (b). Single-member (c). Dual-member (d). None of the above 28. Which year was the Representation of the People Act enacted? (a). 1948 (b). 1956 (c). 1951 (d). 1952 29. The President can nominate two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the . (a).Council of States (b). Legislative Assembly (c).Legislative Council (d). House of the People 30. The Indian Constitution provides for _ election of the members of the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Councils. (a). Functional (b).Direct (c). Indirect (d). Proportional 31. GST was implemented in India from a) 1st January 2017 b) 1st April 2017 c) 1st March 2017 d) 1st July 2017 Indian Constitution and Politics 12 School of Distance Education 32. Delimitation of constituencies is the function of the- (a). Election Commission (b). Planning Commission (c). Delimitation Commission (d). None of the above 33. In which year the Indian National Congress was formed? (a). 1858 (b). 1885 (c). 1588 (d). 1585 34. The provision regarding the registration of political parties is given in- (a). Indian Constitution (b). Anti-Defection Act (c). Representation of the People Act (d). None of the above 35. Scrutiny of nomination papers is done by the – (a). Presiding Officer (b). Polling Officer (c). Returning Officer (d). None of the above 36. The Governor of a state can nominate one member belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the . (a). Legislative Assembly (b). Legislative Council (c). Council of States (d). House of the People 37. Recognition of political parties and allotment of symbols is the function of the- (a). Union Parliament (b). Election Commission (c). Supreme Court (d). Legislative Assembly 38. When was the Delimitation Act Enacted by the Parliament? (a). 1949 (b). 1950 (c). 1951 (d). 1952 [[[[ 39. The procedure for amendment of the Indian Constitution is given in---- (a). Art.370 (b). Art.366 (c). Art.368 (d). Art.356 40. The idea of the amending procedure in the Indian Constitution has been adopted from the Constitution of which country? (a). France (b). Australia (c). U.S.A (d). South Africa 41. By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the voting age lowered to 18 years? (a). 42nd Amendment Act,1976 (b). 61st Amendment Act, 1988 (c). 86th Amendment Act, 2002 (d). 73rd Amendment Act, 1993 42. In which Constitutional case Art.368 was made as the basic structure of the Indian Constitution? (a). Keshavanand Bharati Case (b). Golaknath Case (c). Olga Tellis Case (d). Minerva Mills Case 43. The article dealing with powers, privileges and immunities of members of Parliament can be amended by – (a). Simple Majority (b). Special Majority (c). Ratification by States (d). None of the above Indian Constitution and Politics 13 School of Distance Education 44. The Bill for the amendment of the Constitution cannot be introduced in the- (a). House of the People (b). Council of States (c). Legislative Assembly (d).None of the above 45. Name the Chairman of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC). (a). Justice Hidayatullah (b). Justice Bhagwati (c). Justice Venkatachaliah (d). Justice Pathak. 46. How many members did the NCRWC have? (a). Eleven (b).Twelve (c). Fifteen (d). Thirteen 47. In which year was the NCRWC constituted? (a). Feb, 2000 (b). Feb, 2001 (c). Feb, 2002 (d). Feb, 2003 48. Which Constitutional Amendment extended the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies from sixty to seventy years? (a). 61st Amendment Act, 1988 (b). 73rd Amendment Act, 1993 (c). 86th Amendment Act, 2002 (d). 95th Amendment Act, 2009 49. In India, the GST is based on the dual model GST adopted in: a) UK b) Canada c) USA d) Japan 50. The Civil Services in India are classified into _ categories. (a).Two (b). Three (c).Four (d). Five 51. Establishment of the Union Public Service Commission is provided in which article? (a). Art. 352 (b). Art. 324 (c). Art. 360 (d). Art. 315 52. Who was the Chairman of the Central Public Service Commission set up during the British rule in India? (a). Rose Baker (b). Pethic Lawrence (c). Maxwell (d). Myron Weiner 53. To whom does the UPSC submit its annual report? (a). Cabinet (b). President (c). Prime Minister (d). Parliament 54. Which article of the Constitution mentions about the reports of the Public Service Commissions? (a). Art.312 (b). Art.316 (c). Art.318 (d). Art 323 55. Members of the UPSC serve up to the age of years. (a). 58 years (b).68 years (c). 65 years (d).55 years Indian Constitution and Politics 14 School of Distance Education 56. The SPSC submits its annual report to the . (a). Governor (b). Chief Minister (c). Legislature (d). Council of Ministers 57. Up to what age do the members of the SPSC serve in office? (a). 65 years (b). 62 years (c). 58 years (d). 65 years 58. Who appoints the Chairman and members of the UPSC? (a). President (b). Prime Minister (c). Parliament (d). Supreme Court 59. A member of a Public Service Commission shall hold office for a term of years. (a). 2 years (b). 5 years (c). 8 years (d). 6years 60. When was the first Public Service Commission set up in India? (a). 1919 (b).1926 (c). 1935 (d).1948 61. By which article of the Indian Constitution can the Rajya Sabha create a new All India Service? (a).
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