PCS-Class Test

  1. Which of the following Statements is false?

    1. India is a secular State with equality for all religions.

    2. India does not have an official State religion.

    3. No religious instruction is given in the government-aided schools

    4. The Word “Secular” was inserted in the Preamble by the Ninth Amendment of 1976.

  2. In Punjab, the maximum number of Ministers can be?

    1. 16

    2. 18

    3. 20

    4. 22

  3. Who is regarded as the Father of Local Self-Government in India?

    1. Lord Mayo

    2. B.R. Ambedkar

    3. Lord Rippon

    4. None of the above

  4. The 11th Schedule of the Indian Constitution is concerned with the …..?

    1. Panchayats and Nagar Palikas

    2. State Finance Commission

    3. Minorities

    4. Panchayats

  5. The Provision of the District Planning Committee is given in the …..?

    1. 73rd Amendment Act

    2. 74th Amendment Act

    3. 81st Amendment Act

    4. None of the above

  6. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?

    1. S.Y. Quraishi

    2. Navin Chawala

    3. VS Smbath

    4. Gyanesh Kumar

  7. 86th Amendment 2002, inserted ……?

    1. Right ot Education Under Article 21-A

    2. Fundamental Duty under Article 51-K

    3. Both of the above

    4. None of the above

  8. Who termed the Right to Constitutional Remedies as “the heart and soul of the constitution”?

    1. Mahatma Gandhi

    2. JL Nehru

    3. Srdar Patel

    4. None of the above

  9. The “ADHAAR” Programme of the UIDAI is an important step towards?

    1. Creating a database of nurses.

    2. Creating awareness among consumers

    3. Creating a database of Indian Citizens.

    4. Creating awareness among Children

  10. The basic structure of the Indian Constitution cannot be altered because?

    1. This is clearly mentioned in the Constitution itself.

    2. It will negatively affect the Vote bank of the ruling party

    3. It has clearly emerged from the judicial interpretation

    4. None of the above.

  11. Expression of “Fundamental Duties” is a feature of, Indian Constitution, which was borrowed from?

    1. England

    2. USA

    3. Former USSR

    4. Ireland

  12. A Nagar Panchayat is Constituted in a?

    1. Small Urban area

    2. Large Urban area

    3. Metropolitan Area

    4. None of the above

  13. Which of the following statements is correct?

    1. Panchayat constituted after mid-term election shall have a full term of five years.

    2. 33% seats in Panchayats shall not be reserved for women

    3. Panchayat Samitis may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding 20 lakh.

    4. All of the above statements are correct

  14. Which among he following words appears first in the Preamble to the Constitution?

    1. Equality

    2. Justice

    3. Liberty

    4. Fraternity

  15. Who is the Chairperson of the National commission for women?

    1. Dr. Girija Vyas

    2. Vijaya K Rahatkar

    3. Smt. Mamta Sharma

    4. Smt. Ambika Soni

  16. The 98th constitutional Amendment Act, 2012, has added a new article 371 (j) in the Constitution. It relates to creating special provisions regarding which of the following regions?

    1. Telangana - Rayalseema

    2. Karnataka - Hyderabad

    3. Viderbha - Marathwada

    4. Royalseema - Seemanths

  17. Which of the following States joined the Indian Union after the conduct of special opinion poll in 1975?

    1. Manipur

    2. Meghalaya

    3. Goa

    4. Sikkim

  18. Which of the following comprises the electoral college of the Vice-President of India?

    1. Members of the Lok Sabha

    2. Members of the Rajya Sabha

    3. Member of the State Legislative Assemblies

    4. Members of State Legislative Councils

    5. Choose the correct answer from the following 

      1. 1 and 2

      2. Only 2

      3. 1,2 and 3

      4. 1.2.3 and 4

  19. Which of the following languages is not mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

    1. Maithili

    2. Nepali

    3. Bhojpuri 

    4. Santhali

  20. Which of the following statements is not correct?

    1. The Chairman of a joint Public Service Commission is appointed by the President.

    2. A member of a Joint Public Service Commission holds office for a term of six years from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier.

    3. As nearly as may be, one-half of the members of every Public Service Commission shall be persons who at the dates of their respective appointments have held office for at least ten years either under the Governemtn of India or under Government of India or under the Government of a State

    4. A member of a joint Public Service Commission may, by writing under his hand, addressed to the President, resign his office.

  21. When the office of the Chief Justice of India is vacant or when the Chief Justice is, by reason of absence or otherwise, unable to perform the duties of his office are performed by the sitting Chief Justice. Who appoints the acting Chief Justice?

    1. President of India

    2. Senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court (Ex-Officio)

    3. Prime Minister of India

    4. Vice President of India

  22. Which of the following is/are mentioned in the Directive Principles of State Policy?

    1. Securing a social order for the promotion of the welfare of the people.

    2. Organisation of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

    3. Provision of giving opportunities and facilities to the children for their development in a healthy manner.

    4. Provision of safeguarding public property

    5. Choose the correct answer from the following:-

      1. 2 and 3

      2. 1,3 and 4

      3. 1,2 and 3 

      4. 1,2,3 and 4

  23. Which of the following subjects are a part of the ‘State List’ as specified in the seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

    1. Markets and fairs

    2. Public health and sanitation; Hospitals and dispensaries

    3. Cultivation, manufacturing and sale for export of Opium

    4. Insurance

    5. Relief of the disabled and unemployable

Choose the correct option from the following

  1. 1,2, and 3

  2. 2,3 and 5

  3. 3,4 and 5

  4. 1,2 and 5

  1. Which of the following places do not fall under the territorial establishment jurisdiction of the Bombay High Court?

    1. Daman and Diu

    2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

    3. Goa

    4. Lakshadweep

Choose the correct option from the following:-

  1. Only 1

  2. 1 and 2

  3. Only 4

  4. 3 and 4

  1. Consider the following statements regarding lapsing of bills in the Parliament:-

    1. A bill pending in the Parliament lapses by reason of the prorogation of the Houses.

    2. A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by Lok Sabha lapses when the Lok Sabha dissolves

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only1 

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

  1. Consider the following statements:-

    1. The ‘veto’ power of the president is limited because if, after reconsideration, the Parliament passes the same bill again and sends it back to the President, then the President has to give assent to that bill.

    2. There is no mention in the Constitution about the time limit within which the president must send the bill back for reconsideration.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

  1. Consider the following statements about the Attorney General of India:-

    1. He is appointed by the President of India

    2. He must have the same qualifications as are required for Judge of the High Court

    3. He has the right to speak in either House of Parliament

    4. He can be removed by following the process of impeachment

    5. He has the right of audience in all courts in the territory of India

Which of the above-mentioned statements are correct?

  1. 1,2 and 4

  2. 2,3 and 5

  3. 1,2,3 and 5

  4. 1,3 and 5

  1. Who among the following described democracy as the tyranny of the majority?

    1. J. Rousseau

    2. Alexis de Tocqueville

    3. John Dunning

    4. James Madison

  2. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1. Sociological approach - G. Catlin

    2. Philosophical approach - Leo Strauss

    3. Historical approach - John Rawls

    4. Integrated approach - Carl J. Friendrich

  3. Who described the ‘Government of India Act,1935’ as a “New Charter of bondage”?

    1. Mahatma Gandhi

    2. Sardar Patel

    3. Jawahar Lal Nehru

    4. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?

    1. F.A. Hayek

    2. C.B. Machpherson

    3. Michael Oakeshott

    4. Gaetano Mosca

  5. “The duty of an opposition is to propose nothing, to appose everything and to turn out the Government” Who said this?

    1. Sir Ivor Jennings

    2. George Tiernaj

    3. Lord Bryce

    4. A.L. Lawell

  6. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer.

List-I List-II

  1. 93rd Amendment Parliament’s power to amend fundamental rights

  2. 97th Amendment Abolition of special privileges of Princely states, titles 

and pensions

  1. 24th Amendment Reservation for OBCs in unaided educational institutions 

  1. 26th Amendment New Cooperative Act

A B C D

  1. 1 3 2 4

  2. 3 4 1 2

  3. 4 2 3 1

  4. 3 1 2 4

  1. Which of these constitutional amendments does not pertain to the addition of more languages in the 8th Schedule?

    1. 21st amendment

    2. 71st amendment

    3. 92nd amendment

    4. 29th amendment

  2. As a member of the constituent Assembly, Sardar Patel did not lead which of the following committees?

    1. Committee on Tribal and Excluded Areas

    2. Committee on Minority Affairs

    3. Committee on Fundamental Rights

    4. Committee on Devolution of Power to the Union

      1. 1, 2 and 3

      2. 2, 3 and 4

      3. 4 only

      4. 2 and 4 only

  3. The number of Judges in the International Court of Justice is …..?

    1. 15

    2. 10

    3. 11

    4. 14

  4. Which of the following is not a financial committee of the Parliament?

    1. Public Accounts Committee

    2. Estimates committee

    3. Committee on Public Undertaking

    4. Joint committee on offices of Profit

  5. Who among the following can attend the meeting of both houses of Parliament while not being a member of either?

    1. Solicitor General of India

    2. Vice President of India

    3. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

    4. Attorney General of India

  6. Which of the following States was the first to establish the Panchayati Raj system in India?

    1. Rajasthan

    2. Maharashtra

    3. Punjab

    4. Bihar

  7. Which constitutional amendment deleted the right to property from Chapter III and made it a legal right only?

    1. 24th amendment

    2. 39th amendment

    3. 42nd amendment

    4. 44th amendment

  8. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, each of the following Provincial Legislatures consisted of two Chambers, except?

    1. Assam

    2. Bihar

    3. Madras

    4. Punjab

  9. Who among the following described the worldwide triumph of liberal democracy as the ‘End of History’?

    1. Samir Amin

    2. David Held

    3. Francis Fukuyama

    4. Samuel P. Huntington

  10. A person who is not a member of Parliament can be appointed a Minister by the President for a maximum Period of?

    1. 9 months

    2. 3 months

    3. 12 months

    4. 6 months

  11. Political democracy is associated with?

    1. Tocqueville

    2. Sartori

    3. Bryce

    4. Webb

  12. The Practice of appointing government servants from and by the political parties victorious at the polls results in

    1. Filibuster

    2. Gerrymandering

    3. Log-rolling

    4. Spoils system

  13. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution on the recommendation of?

    1. Shah Commission

    2. Administrative Reforms Commission

    3. Santhanam Committee

    4. Swaran Singh committee

  14. The Dinesh Goswami committee was concerned with?

    1. De-nationalisation of Banks

    2. Electoral reforms

    3. Anti-defection measures

    4. Higher education

  15. The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President on a matter of law or fact?

    1. On its own initiative

    2. Only if he seeks such advice

    3. Only if the matter relates to the Fundamental Rights of the citizens

    4. Only if the issue poses a threat to the unity and integrity of the country

  16. The members of the constituent Assembly, which drafted the constitution of India, were?

    1. Nominated by the British Parliament

    2. Nominated by the Governor General

    3. Elected by the Legislative Assemblies of various provinces

    4. Elected by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League

  17. Who said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere?

    1. Abraham Lincoln

    2. Malcolm X

    3. Mahatma Gandhi

    4. Martin Luther King, Jr

  18. Who coined the phrase, ‘banal nationalism’?

    1. Brrian Jenkins

    2. Michael Billig

    3. Elie Kedourie

    4. Ton Nairm

  19. Who coined the name” United Nations’?

    1. Franklin D. Roosevelt

    2. Winston Churchill

    3. Trygue Lie

    4. Charles de Gaulle

  20. Which one of the following is the latest member (193rd) of the United Nations?

    1. Palau

    2. South Sudan

    3. Liechtenstein

    4. Serbia

  21. Which one of the following is the incorrect match between the UN agency and its headquarters?

    1. Food and Agriculture Organisation – Rome

    2. International Labour Organisation – Geneva

    3. International Monetary Fund – New York

    4. UNESCO

  22. Match the following features of the Indian Constitution from their adoptions:-

Features Adoptions

  1. Federalism I. Canada

  2. Fundamental Duties II. Former Soviet Union

  3. Directive Principles of State Policy III. Ireland

  4. Judicial Review IV. United States of America

Choose the correct answer:-

A B C D

  1. I II III IV

  2. I III II IV

  3. III II IV I

  4. IV II III I

  1. Which two committees of the Parliament are described as ‘twin Sister’ committees?

    1. Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee

    2. Public Accounts Committee and Committee on Public Undertakings

    3. Law Committee and Committee of Delegated Legislation

    4. Committee on Privileges and Committee on Petitions

  2. Which of the following amendments in the Indian Constitution was/were equated with ‘Mini Constitution’?

    1. 24th and 25th amendments

    2. 42nd amendment

    3. 44th amendment

    4. 73rd and 74th amendment

  3. Which of the following is incorrect with the request to the schedule listed in the Constitution of India 

    1. There are a total of 12 schedules.

    2. Schedules VI and VII were incorporated, respectively, by the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments.

    3. The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by the First Amendment.

    4. The anti-defection law is in the 10th schedule of the Constitution, and it was added by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution.

  4. Which of the following is not an essential condition for a political party to be recognised as a national party?

    1. If a party gets the fixed per cent of total valid votes polled in the Lok Sabha election for four or more states.

    2. If a party sends four elected members to the Lok Sabha.

    3. If a party gets two per cent of the total number of seats in the Lok Sabha from not less than three states.

    4. If a party is recognised as a state Party in at least two states.

  5. The Panchayati elections are scheduled in the month of September 2018, in Punjab. Consider the following statements about the Panchayati Raj Institutions. Which of them is incorrect?

    1. The term of the office of the Panchayat at every level is 5 years.

    2. The direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to Panchayats shall be vested in the Election Commission of India.

    3. The state legislature may make provisions with respect to all matters relating to elections to the Panchayats.

    4. The 73rd Amendment Act provides for the reservation of not less than one-third of total of total number of seats for women (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to SC/ST)

  6. Who is the Chairman of the Inter-State Council?

    1. The President of India

    2. The Union Cabinet

    3. The Prime Minister

    4. The Union Home Minister

  7. The word “Bureaucracy” was first coined by?

    1. Max Weber

    2. Alexander Pope

    3. M. Crozier

    4. Vincent de Gournay

  8. Which one of the following is not a sufficient ground for convening a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament?

    1. Rejection of a bill by one House of the Parliament when the other House has passed it.

    2. Both Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in a Bill.

    3. More than six months have elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.

    4. The resident has refused to give his assent to the Bill.

  9. Which one of the following is not a sufficient ground for convening a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament?

    1. Rejection of a bill by one house of the Parliament when the other House has passed it.

    2. More than six months have elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.

    3. Both Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in a Bill.

    4. The President has refused to give his assent to give his assent to the Bill.

  10. Which Article of the Constitution provides that every State shall endeavour to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education to Children belonging to linguistic minority groups?

    1. Article 349

    2. Article 350

    3. Article 350-A

    4. Article 361-A

  11. Which of the statements given below is correct?

    1. The Attorney General of India is entitled to all the privileges that are available to a member of Parliament.

    2. The Attorney General of India is a member of the Cabinet.

    3. The Attorney General of India is appointed by the Chief Justice of India.

    4. He must be a person who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court.

  12. Consider the following statements:-

    1. The Sixth Schedule has conferred the District Councils the power to constitute Village Councils or courts for the trial of cases between persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

    2. The Sixth Schedule has recognised the power of the District Councils to impose certain specified taxes. (Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

      1. Only 1

      2. Only 2

      3. Both 1 and 2 

      4. Neither 1 nor 2

  13. Consider the following statements:-

    1. With respect to the Ordinary Bills passed by the State Legislature, the Governor is vested with a discretionary power either to withhold his/her assent or return the Bill for reconsideration by the State Legislature.

    2. If a Bill passed by the State Legislature is derogatory to the powers of the High Court, the Governor must return the Bill.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

  1. As per the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who has the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or family rights.

    1. State Tribal Department

    2. Gram Sabha

    3. Block Development Officer

    4. Gram Panchayat

  2. Which of the following is not a provision of the Representation of the People Act, 1950?

    1. Qualifications and disqualifications for membership of Parliament and State Legislatures.

    2. Allocation of Seats in the House of People, the state Legislative Assemblies and the State Legislative Councils.

    3. Delimitation of Parliamentary Assembly Constituencies.

    4. Local authorities for purposes of elections to the State Legislative Councils.


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