Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Antidefection law?
1. Under the law legislators may be disqualified on grounds of defection by the presiding officer of a legislature.
2. The law applies only to Parliament and not to the State Legislature.
Select the correct answers using the codes given below:
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Who called the Preamble as Political Horoscope of the Indian Constitution?
1) Thakurdas Bhargava
2) N.A. Palkhiwala
3) K.M. Munshi
4) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q. The word 'Cabinet' is mentioned in which Article of the Constitution of India?
1) Article 350
2) Article 352
3) Article 74
4) Article 76
Q. Haryana was established as a separate state by which of the following acts?
1) The Acquired Territories Merger Act 1960
2) Himachal Pradesh & Bilaspur (new State) Act 1954
3) States Reorganization Act of 1956
4) Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966
Q. The foremost right among rights to freedom is -
1) Right to life and personal liberty
2) Preventive detention
3) Freedom to assemble
4) Right to freedom of speech and expression
Q. Who among the following Presidents of India was also the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission?
1) V. V. Giri
2) K. R. Narayanan
3) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
4) Pranab Mukherjee a
Q. The term 'Parliament' refers to the -
1) Rajya Sabha
2) Lok Sabha
3) State legislature
4) National legislature
Q. Consider the following statements -
1. According to Article 356, the Government could declare a state of emergency on grounds of external threat only.
2. Once an emergency is proclaimed the federal distribution of powers remains practically suspended and all the powers are concentrated in the hands of the union government.
3. The 42nd Amendment was also passed during the emergency.
4. Among the various changes made by the 42nd Amendment, one was that the duration of the legislature in the country was extended from 5 to 7 years.
Which of the statements given above is correct?
1) Only 1 and 4
2) Only 1 and 2
3) Only 2 and 3
4) Only 3
Q. With reference to Directive Principles of State Policy consider the following statements -
1. The Directive Principles of State Policy of Indian Constitution have been clearly divided into three parts, i.e. Socialist, Gandhian, and Liberal.
2. Directive principles of State Policy related to co-operative society (under Article 43) of Indian Constitutions are taken from Nehru's objective resolution of 1946.
Which of the statements given above is /are incorrect?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither I nor 2
Q. Consider the following statements under Article 18 of the Indian Constitution -
1. Any Citizen of India can take any title from any foreign state.
2. In Balaji Raghavan V/s Indian Federation, 1996, the Supreme Court announced that' Padma-Vibhushan', 'Padma-Bhushan', and 'Padamshree' is a title, but these awards violate the 'right to equality'.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
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