Q. Sikkim became an Associate State of the Indian Union through -
1) The Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975
2) The Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956
3) The Constitution (35th Amendment) Act, 1974
4) The Constitution (5th Amendment) Act, 1955
Q. Which one of the following judgements is associated with the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the Collegium of Judges in the appointment and transfer of the higher judiciary ?
1) Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
2) S. P. Gupta vs. President of India
3) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India
4) S. R. Bommai vs. Union of India
Q. Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments has enormously strengthened the powers of the Speaker/ Chairman of the Houses of the Parliament/ State Legislatures?
1) 61st Amendment which reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years
2) Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment
3) Repealing of many of the provisions of 42nd Amendment by 44th Amendment
4) 73rd Amendment that conferred extensive powers on Panchayat Bodies
Q. Which one of the following Committees of the Parliament has no Members from the Rajya Sabha?
1) Public Accounts Committee
2) Committee on Public Undertakings
3) Estimates Committee
4) Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance
Q. Which one of the following States does not find a mention in Article 371 of the Constitution of India?
1) Maharashtra
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Karnataka
Q. Who among the following was Buddha's foster mother?
1) Purna
2) Gajalakshmi
3) Maya
4) Mahapajapati Gotami
Q. Which of the following statements about Bodhisattas is/ are correct?
1. They were perceived as deeply compassionate beings who accumulated merit through their efforts.
2. They made attempt to attain Nibbana.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Depiction of the descent of the river Ganga from heaven in the form of relief sculpture on rock is at -
1) Ellora
2) Mahabalipuram
3) Sanchi
4) Amaravati
Q. Which one of the following statements relating to the power of the President of India to grant pardon is not correct?
1) The President has the power to grant pardon where punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial
2) The President can grant pardon in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death
3) The Court\''s power of judicial review is very limited in relation to the decision of the President on mercy petition
4) The power to grant pardon by the President is the power that the sovereign never exercises against its own judicial mandate.
Q. Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
1) The Dominion of India got the residuary territory of India, excluding the provinces of Sind, Baluchistan, West Punjab, East Bengal and NWFP
2) The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament
3) The Act proposed to set up two independent Dominionshttps
4) The Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any Constitution
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