Choose the correct option:
1. When was the Second Backward Class Commission appointed?
(a) 1989
(b) 1979
(c) 1999
(d) 2001
► (b) 1979
2. What is ‘Parliament’?
(a) Assembly of elected representatives at the national level
(b) A body consisting of appointed ministers
(c) Body comprising judges
(d) Assembly of only appointed members
► (a) Assembly of elected representatives at the national level
3. Why did people react strongly to the Mandal Commission Report?
(a) It left out many backward communities
(b) It affected thousands of job opportunities
(c) Some high castes wanted to be included in it
(d) Both (a) and (c)
► (b) It affected thousands of job opportunities
4. What is meant by ‘Office Memorandum’?
(a) Order issued by the Government of India
(b) Memoirs of the leaders of the past
(c) Important defence documents
(d) None of the above
► (a) Order issued by the Government of India
5. Which of these are correct so far as powers of the Parliament are concerned, apart from making laws?
(a) Exercising control over the government
(b) Controlling finance of the country
(c) Serving as the highest forum of discussion and debate
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
6. What do the Civil Servants do?
(a) They take important policy decisions
(b) They implement the ministers’ decisions
(c) They settle the disputes
(d) None of the above
► (b) They implement the ministers’ decisions
7. For how long can the Rajya Sabha delay a Money Bill?
(a) 15 days
(b) 1 month
(c) 3 months
(d) 14 days
► (d) 14 days
8. Apart from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, who else constitutes the Parliament?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Governor
(d) President
► (d) President
9. Two features of Indian judicial system are:
(a) Independent Judiciary
(b) Integrated Judiciary
(c) Dependent Judiciary
(d) Both (a) and (b)
► (d) Both (a) and (b)
10. How can a judge of the Supreme Court be removed?
(a) By the Supreme Court itself
(b) By the Parliament through impeachment
(c) By the President alone
(d) By the Police
► (b) By the Parliament through impeachment
11. Which of these disputes can the Supreme Court take?
(a) Between citizens of the country
(b) Between citizens and the government
(c) Between two or more state governments
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
12. What is the power of the Supreme Court to judge the constitutional validity of a law passed by the Parliament or an action of the Executive called?
(a) Judicial Revision
(b) Judicial Review
(c) Judicial Consent
(d) Judicial Permission
► (b) Judicial Review
13. Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts?
(a) President, according to his own wishes
(b) President, on the advice of the PM
(c) President on the advice of the PM in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
(d) None of the above
► (c) President on the advice of the PM in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
14. What does the Supreme Court say over the Parliament’s power of amendment of the Constitution?
(a) Parliament can amend the entire Constitution
(b) Parliament can amend only the basic structure of the Constitution
(c) Parliament cannot amend the basic structure of the Constitution
(d) None of the above
► (c) Parliament cannot amend the basic structure of the Constitution
15. What is a Public Interest Litigation?
(a) Filing a case in the court in the interest of the public
(b) Reviewing of Supreme Court judgements
(c) Procedure of removal of a judge
(d) None of the above
► (a) Filing a case in the court in the interest of the public
16. What are the two types of ‘Executives’ in India?
(a) Political Executive
(b) Permanent Executive
(c) Judicial Executive
(d) Both (a) and (b)
► (d) Both (a) and (b)
17. Whom does the President appoint as the Prime Minister?
(a) Anyone he likes
(b) Leader of the majority party
(c) MP who has secured the largest number of votes
(d) None of the above
► (b) Leader of the majority party
18. Why does the political executive have more powers than the permanent executive?
(a) Because hardly any expertise is required in taking policy decisions
(b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the people
(c) Political leaders are more educated
(d) None of the above
► (b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the people
19. Who among the following is a part of the political executive?
(a) Home Minister
(b) District Collector
(c) Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) Director General of Police
► (a) Home Minister
20. What is the tenure of office of the Prime Minister?
(a) 5 years
(b) 6 years
(c) As long as he wants
(d) He does not have a fixed tenure
► (d) He does not have a fixed tenure
21. Which organ of the government has the power to interpret the Constitution?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) District Court
(c) High Court
(d) Both (a) and (c)
► (a) Supreme Court
22. What is the government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties called?
(a) Cooperation government
(b) Coalition government
(c) Consensus government
(d) Cooperative government
► (b) Coalition government
23. Which of these options is/are correct regarding the powers of the Prime Minister?
(a) He chairs the Cabinet meetings
(b) He distributes work to the different departments
(c) He can dismiss ministers
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
24. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) The Judiciary safeguards the laws
(b) The Legislature implements the laws
(c) The political executives are more powerful than the permanent executives
(d) The permanent executives comprises the civil servants
► (b) The Legislature implements the laws
25. The president of India is elected by
(a) Direct Election by citizens 18 years of age
(b) Indirect Election by the Electoral College
(c) The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
(d) None of the above
► (b) Indirect Election by the Electoral College
26. President of India is:
(a) Head of the Government
(b) Head of the State
(c) Head of the parliament
(d) None of the above
► (b) Head of the State
Question 1.
Who exercises all governmental powers?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(d) Chief Election Commission
Answer
Answer: (b) Prime Minister
Question 2.
The Second Backward Classes Commission was appointed by the government of
India in
(a) 1979
(b) 1981
(c) 1985
(d) 1999
Answer
Answer: (a) 1979
Question 3.
Which one of the following statement about the President is wrong?
(a) He is the head of the state.
(b) He is the highest formal authority in the country.
(c) He exercises only nominal powers.
(d) He is elected directly by the people.
Answer
Answer: (d) He is elected directly by the people.
Question 4.
The strength of the Council of Ministers ranges from
(a) 60 to 80
(b) 60 to 100
(c) 70 to 85
(d) 80 to 100
Answer
Answer: (a) 60 to 80
Question 5.
Once the Lok Sabha passes the budget of the government or any other money
related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot rejected it. The Rajya Sabha can only
delay it by
(a) 14 days
(b) 15 days
(c) 16 days
(d) 17 days
Answer
Answer: (a) 14 days
Question 6.
When was the Second Backward Class Commission appointed?
(a) 1989
(b) 1979
(c) 1999
(d) 2001
Answer
Answer: (b) 1979
Question 7.
What do the Civil Servants do?
(a) They take important policy decisions
(b) They implement the ministers’ decisions
(c) They settle the disputes
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) They implement the ministers’ decisions
Question 8.
What is ‘Parliament’?
(a) Assembly of elected representatives at the national level
(b) A body consisting of appointed ministers
(c) Body comprising judges
(d) Assembly of only appointed members
Answer
Answer: (a) Assembly of elected representatives at the national level
Question 9.
Apart from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, who else constitutes the Parliament?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Governor
(d) President
Answer
Answer: (d) President
Question 10.
For how long can the Rajya Sabha delay a Money Bill?
(a) 15 days
(b) 1 month
(c) 3 months
(d) 14 days
Answer
Answer: (d) 14 days
Question 11.
Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts?
(a) President, according to his own wishes
(b) President, on the advice of the PM
(c) President on the advice of the PM in consultation with the Chief Justice
of India
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) President on the advice of the PM in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
Question 12.
Two features of Indian judicial system are:
(a) Independent Judiciary
(b) Integrated Judiciary
(c) Dependent Judiciary
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer
Answer: (d) Both (a) and (b)
Question 13.
Which of the following institutions can make changes to the existing law of
the country?
(a) The Supreme Court
(b) The President
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Parliament
Answer
Answer: (d) The Parliament
Question 14.
Which body acts as the guardian of Fundamental Rights?
(a) District Courts
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Election Commission
(d) Legislature
Answer
Answer: (b) Supreme Court
Question 15.
Why does the political executive have more powers than the permanent
executive?
(a) Because hardly any expertise is required in taking policy decisions
(b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the
people
(c) Political leaders are more educated
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the people
Question 16.
Whom does the President appoint as the Prime Minister?
(a) Anyone he likes
(b) Leader of the majority party
(c) MP who has secured the largest number of votes
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Leader of the majority party
Question 17.
What is the government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties
called?
(a) Cooperation government
(b) Coalition government
(c) Consensus government
(d) Cooperative government
Answer
Answer: (b) Coalition government
Question 18.
Which of these options is/are correct regarding the powers of the Prime
Minister?
(a) He chairs the Cabinet meetings
(b) He distributes work to the different departments
(c) He can dismiss ministers
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 19.
Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) The Judiciary safeguards the laws
(b) The Legislature implements the laws
(c) The political executives are more powerful than the permanent
executives
(d) The permanent executives comprises the civil servants
Answer
Answer: (b) The Legislature implements the laws
Question 20.
The president of India is elected by
(a) Direct Election by citizens … 18 years of age
(b) Indirect Election by the Electoral College
(c) The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Indirect Election by the Electoral College
Question 21.
The judges of Supreme Court are appointed by
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Chief Justice
(d) Law Minister
Answer
Answer: (a) President
