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Q.80 Who is the highest Law Officer of India under Article 76 of the Constitution of India?
(A) The Solicitor General of India
(B) The Secretary General of the Dept. of Law in Centre
(C) The Attorney General of India
(D) The Vice-President of India

Correct Answer: (C) The Attorney General of India

Q.81 Who of the following is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council?
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) Union Minister of Water Resources
(C) Union Minister of Agriculture
(D) Union Minister of Earth Sciences

Correct Answer: (A) Prime Minister of India

Q.82 Which of the following amendment bills exempted the State of Bihar from the obligation of having a Tribal Welfare Minister?
(A) 92nd
(B) 93rd
(C) 94th
(D) 95th

Correct Answer: (C) 94th Amendment

Q.83 Chief Ministers of all the States are ex-officio members of the:
(A) Planning Commission
(B) National Development Council
(C) Inter-State Council
(D) Finance Commission

Correct Answer: (B) National Development Council

Q.84 Which committee recommended for the establishment of a State Finance Commission for the allocation of finances to the Panchayats?
(A) Hanumantha Rao Committee
(B) Dantwala Committee
(C) L. M. Singhvi Committee
(D) Gadgil Committee

Correct Answer: (C) L. M. Singhvi Committee

Q.85 A member of a State Public Service Commission can be removed on the ground of misbehaviour only after the enquiry has been held by:
(A) Joint Parliamentary Committee
(B) Committee constituted by the Governor of the concerned State
(C) High Court of the concerned State
(D) Supreme Court of India

Correct Answer: (D) Supreme Court of India

Q.86 The Union Public Service Commission submits its annual report on its work to:
(A) The Chief Justice of India
(B) The Parliament
(C) The President
(D) The Union Home Minister

Correct Answer: (C) The President

Q.87 Who among the following has the Constitutional authority to make rules and regulations fixing the number of members of the UPSC?
(A) Vice-President
(B) President
(C) Home Ministry
(D) Cabinet Secretary

Correct Answer: (B) President

Q.88 The Intellectual Property Appellate Board has been established under which Ministry?
(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(D) Ministry of External Affairs

Correct Answer: (C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Q.78 Which committee recommended the 27% reservation of the OBCs in government jobs in 1991?
(A) Jogendra Nath Mandal Committee
(B) B. P. Mandal Committee
(C) Dilip Singh Bhuria Committee
(D) U. N. Debar Committee

Correct Answer: (B) B. P. Mandal Committee

Q.79 Kaka Kalelkar Commission is related to:
(A) The National Commission for Scheduled Castes
(B) The National Scheduled Tribes Commission
(C) The Backward Class Commission
(D) The Anglo-Indian community

Correct Answer: (C) The Backward Class Commission

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Q.63 Which Article mentions about the Finance Commission?
(A) Article 245
(B) Article 260
(C) Article 290
(D) Article 280

Correct Answer: (D) Article 280

Q.64 Which Commission has examined the Centre-State relations?
(A) Sarkaria Commission
(B) Sri Krishna Commission
(C) Rajamannar Commission
(D) Kher Commission

Correct Answer: (A) Sarkaria Commission

Q.65 Article 320 of the Indian Constitution deals with:
(A) functions of Public Service Commissions
(B) functions of Panchayati Raj Institutions
(C) Administrative Tribunals
(D) power of Parliament to vary or revoke

Correct Answer: (A) functions of Public Service Commissions

Q.66 Which Article of the Constitution of India contains provisions for a National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
(A) Article 356
(B) Article 365
(C) Article 338
(D) Article 337

Correct Answer: (C) Article 338

Q.67 Who is the Legal Advisor of the Government of a State in India?
(A) The Advocate General
(B) Chief Justice of India
(C) Judges of Supreme Court
(D) Vice-President

Correct Answer: (A) The Advocate General

Q.68 Article 312 of the Indian Constitution deals with:
(A) All-India Services
(B) Annual Financial Statement
(C) Administrative Tribunals
(D) Gram Sabha

Correct Answer: (A) All-India Services

Q.69 The Election Commission of India is a:
(A) Constitutional body
(B) Statutory body
(C) Private body
(D) Government controlled body

Correct Answer: (A) Constitutional body

Q.70 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Vice-President
(C) President
(D) Chief Justice of India

Correct Answer: (C) President

Q.71 Who is the Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
(A) Home Minister
(B) Speaker
(C) President
(D) Prime Minister

Correct Answer: (D) Prime Minister

Q.72 Public Accounts Committee has Members from _________.
(A) House of the People
(B) Council of States only
(C) State Legislatures
(D) Both Houses of Parliament

Correct Answer: (D) Both Houses of Parliament

Q.73 Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC?
(A) President
(B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) Prime Minister

Correct Answer: (A) President

Q.74 Duties and Powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General is mentioned in which Article?
(A) Article 137
(B) Article 149
(C) Article 98
(D) Article 150

Correct Answer: (B) Article 149

Q.75 Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) Sukumar Sen
(B) T. N. Seshan
(C) Sushil Chandra
(D) Sunil Arora

Correct Answer: (A) Sukumar Sen

Q.76 The Election Commission holds election for ________.
(A) the Parliament, State Legislature and the posts of the President and the Vice-President
(B) the Parliament, State Legislative Assemblies and the State Council
(C) the Parliament
(D) the Parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies

Correct Answer: (A) the Parliament, State Legislature and the posts of the President and the Vice-President

Q.77 The control of the preparation of electoral rolls for Parliament and Legislature vests with the:
(A) President
(B) Election Commission
(C) Cabinet
(D) Prime Minister

Correct Answer: (B) Election Commission

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Q.53 Who is the highest law officer in the States of India under Article 165?
(A) Secretary General of the State
(B) Advocate General
(C) Chief Justice of the State High Court
(D) The Governor of the State

Correct Answer: (B) Advocate General

Q.54 Which one of the following Parliamentary Committees consist exclusively of members of the Lok Sabha?
(A) The Public Accounts Committee
(B) The Estimates Committee
(C) The Committee of Public Undertakings
(D) The Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Correct Answer: (B) The Estimates Committee

Q.55 To ensure free and fair elections the Constitution of India establishes an Election Commission. The members of the Election Commission at the Centre are appointed by whom?
(A) President of India
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) Vice-President of India

Correct Answer: (A) President of India

Q.56 The Constitution 89th Amendment Act, 2003 established:
(A) Right to Education as the Fundamental Right to all the children under 14 years in India.
(B) The “National Commission for Scheduled Castes” and the “National Commission for Scheduled Tribes”.
(C) Reservation of seats for women in local bodies.
(D) Three language policy.

Correct Answer: (B) The “National Commission for Scheduled Castes” and the “National Commission for Scheduled Tribes”.

Q.57 Who is the highest law officer of India under Article 76 of the Constitution of India?
(A) The Solicitor General of India
(B) The Secretary General of the Dept. of Law in Centre
(C) The Attorney General of India
(D) The Vice-President of India

Correct Answer: (C) The Attorney General of India

Q.58 The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is appointed by the:
(A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) President of India
(D) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Correct Answer: (A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q.59 Which Article of the Constitution of India envisages that there shall be an Attorney General of India?
(A) Article 78
(B) Article 76
(C) Article 67
(D) Article 113

Correct Answer: (B) Article 76

Q.60 Who appoints the Chairman and Members of the State Public Service Commission?
(A) The Governor of a State
(B) The Chief Justice of the High Court of the State
(C) The President of India
(D) The Chief Minister of the State

Correct Answer: (A) The Governor of a State

Q.61 Finance Commission is appointed for a term of:
(A) three years
(B) four years
(C) five years
(D) six years

Correct Answer: (C) five years

Q.62 Finance Commission is appointed by:
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The President
(C) The Parliament
(D) The Planning Commission

Correct Answer: (B) The President

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Q.42 Under Article 321 of the Constitution, the power to extend functions of the Union Public Service Commission has been vested in the
(A) Chairman of the Commission
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Parliament
(D) President

Correct Answer: (C) Parliament

Q.43 In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court ruled that the reasons have to be communicated to the Legislature by the Government if the advice of the Public Service Commission has not been accepted?
(A) Asha Kaul v. State of Jammu & Kashmir
(B) H. Mukherjee v. Union of India
(C) Jai Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar
(D) Jagtar Singh v. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation

Correct Answer: (A) Asha Kaul v. State of Jammu & Kashmir

Q.44 Finance Commission consists of
(A) Chairman and three other members
(B) Chairman and four other members
(C) Four whole time members
(D) Five members

Correct Answer: (B) Chairman and four other members

Q.45 The Union Public Service Commission has advisory power in the following matters:
(A) Methods of recruitment to civil service
(B) Disciplinary matters affecting a public servant
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) Both of the above

Q.46 The term of the members of a State Public Service Commission is of
(A) 5 years
(B) 6 years
(C) 10 years
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) 6 years

Q.47 Provisions relating to Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions are contained in
(A) Part XIV Chapter I, Articles 315–323
(B) Part XIV Chapter II, Articles 315–323
(C) Part XIV Chapter I, Articles 308–318
(D) Part XIV Chapter II, Articles 308–318

Correct Answer: (A) Part XIV Chapter I, Articles 315–323

Q.48 A member of a State Public Service Commission can be removed on the ground of misbehaviour only after the enquiry has been held by
(A) Joint Parliamentary Committee
(B) Committee constituted by the Governor of the concerned State
(C) High Court of the concerned State
(D) Supreme Court of India

Correct Answer: (D) Supreme Court of India

Q.49 Who nominates the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament?
(A) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(B) President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Correct Answer: (D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Q.50 Finance Commission is constituted by the President every
(A) 2 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 5 years

Correct Answer: (D) 5 years

Q.51 The Union Public Service Commission submits its annual report on its work to
(A) the Chief Justice of India
(B) the Parliament
(C) the President
(D) the Union Home Minister

Correct Answer: (C) the President

Q.52 The Election Commission is responsible for the conduct of election to
(A) Parliament
(B) State Legislature
(C) Offices of President and Vice President
(D) All of the above

Correct Answer: (D) All of the above

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Q.35 The members of UPSC hold the office:
(A) during the pleasure of President.
(B) as long as they enjoy the confidence in Parliament.
(C) for life or till they attain the age of 70 years.
(D) for the term of six years or till they attain the age of 65 years.

Correct Answer: (D) for the term of six years or till they attain the age of 65 years.

Q.36 The Election Commission is responsible for the conduct of election to:
(A) Parliament
(B) State Legislature
(C) Office of President and Vice President
(D) All the above

Correct Answer: (D) All the above

Q.37 The members of UPSC can be removed from the office before the expiry of the term by the:
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Chairman of UPSC
(C) President on recommendation of Supreme Court
(D) Prime Minister on recommendation of Supreme Court

Correct Answer: (C) President on recommendation of Supreme Court

Q.38 The Chief Election Commissioner is:
(A) Appointed by Home Minister
(B) Appointed by Prime Minister
(C) Elected by Parliament
(D) Appointed by the President

Correct Answer: (D) Appointed by the President

Q.39 Who among the following holds his/her office at the pleasure of the President?
(A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(B) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(C) Attorney General of India
(D) Chairman of the UPSC

Correct Answer: (C) Attorney General of India

Q.40 Which Article of the Constitution provides for the appointment of Comptroller and Auditor General?
(A) Article 78
(B) Article 148
(C) Article 178
(D) Article 238

Correct Answer: (B) Article 148

Q.41 Under Article 321 of the Constitution, the power to extend functions of the Union Public Service Commission has been vested in the:
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Parliament
(C) Chairman of the Commission
(D) President

Correct Answer: (B) Parliament

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Q.25 UPSC submits its Annual Report on its work to:
(A) The Parliament
(B) The Union Home Minister
(C) The President
(D) The Chief Justice of India

Correct Answer: (C) The President

Q.26 The Chief Election Commissioner is:
(A) Elected by Parliament
(B) Appointed by Home Minister
(C) Appointed by Prime Minister
(D) Appointed by President

Correct Answer: (D) Appointed by President

Q.27 Who nominates the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee of Indian Parliament?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Correct Answer: (D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Q.28 Finance Commission is constituted by the President every:
(A) 2 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 5 years
(D) 7 years

Correct Answer: (C) 5 years

Q.29 Article 340 of the Constitution of India deals with:
(A) Finance Commission
(B) Election Commission
(C) Backward Classes Commission
(D) UPSC

Correct Answer: (C) Backward Classes Commission

Q.30 The UPSC has to serve only:
(A) Selected States
(B) Entire Nation
(C) Union Territories
(D) Depends on President’s will

Correct Answer: (B) Entire Nation

Q.31 National Development Council is:
(A) Political body
(B) Non-political body
(C) Statutory body
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (B) Non-political body

Q.32 The Chairman of the Public Service Commission of a State can be removed from his office by:
(A) The President of India
(B) The Governor of the State
(C) The Legislative Council of the State
(D) The High Court of the State

Correct Answer: (A) The President of India

Q.33 Under Article 321 of the Constitution of India the power to extend functions of the Union Public Service Commission has been vested in the:
(A) President of India
(B) Parliament
(C) Chairman of the Commission
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs

Correct Answer: (B) Parliament

Q.34 The Attorney General of India holds office during the pleasure of:
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Parliament
(D) Chief Minister

Correct Answer: (A) President

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Q.21 The National Commission for Scheduled Castes was created by:
(A) 87th Amendment
(B) 88th Amendment
(C) 89th Amendment
(D) 92nd Amendment

Correct Answer: (C) 89th Amendment

Q.22 Which amendment accorded statutory status to the Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
(A) 64th
(B) 65th
(C) 68th
(D) 70th

Correct Answer: (B) 65th Amendment

Q.23 Which one of the following Articles deals with the appointment, duty and tenure of the Advocate General of State?
(A) Article 155
(B) Article 165
(C) Article 175
(D) Article 185

Correct Answer: (B) Article 165

Q.24 Article 280 of the Indian Constitution lays down the establishment of the:
(A) Planning Commission
(B) Inter-State Council
(C) River Waters Tribunal
(D) Finance Commission

Correct Answer: (D) Finance Commission

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Q. _____ is the Chief Law Officer of India
(A) Advocate General
(B) Attorney General
(C) Solicitor General
(D) Law Minister

Correct Answer: (B) Attorney General

Q. The members of UPSC can be removed from the office before the expiry of the term by the
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Chairman of UPSC
(C) President on recommendation of Supreme Court
(D) Prime Minister on recommendation of Supreme Court

Correct Answer: (C) President on recommendation of Supreme Court

Q. The Composition of UPSC
(A) Has been laid down in the Constitution
(B) Is determined by Parliament
(C) Is determined by President
(D) Is determined by Home Ministry

Correct Answer: (C) Is determined by President

Q. The first Election Commissioner of India was :
(A) Sukumar Sen
(B) Dr. Nagendra Singh
(C) S.P. Sen Verma
(D) K.V.K. Sundaram

Correct Answer: (A) Sukumar Sen

Q. Which of the following funds/authorities/bodies can be audited by the CAG?

1. Consolidated Funds of Union Government, State, U.Ts having legislative Assemblies
2. Contingency Funds of India
3. Public Accounts of States
4. Receipts and expenditure of PPP (Public Private Partnership)

(A) 1, 2, 3 only
(B) 1, 2 only
(C) 1, 3 only
(D) All

Correct Answer: (A) 1, 2, 3 only

Q. Choose the incorrect statement among the following:
(A) The National Commission for S.C. is a 6 member body
(B) National Commission for S.C. is a constitutional body established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes.
(C) The first commission came into being on Aug, 1978
(D) The Commission enquires into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled Castes

Correct Answer: (A) The National Commission for S.C. is a 6 member body

Q. With reference to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) consider the following statements:

1. Only a retired Chief Justice of India can become a Chairman of NHRC
2. The Chairman can be re-appointed.

Which of the statements above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 & 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (B) 2 only

Q. The jurisdiction of the Union Public Service Commission can be extended by :
(A) Government by a resolution
(B) President
(C) Parliament
(D) (B) or (C) depending on the type of extension

Correct Answer: (B) President

Q. Which of the following articles correctly matched?
(A) Election Commission — Art 324
(B) Finance Commission — Art 200
(C) Attorney General — Art 176
(D) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes — Art 320

Correct Answer: (A) Election Commission — Article 324

Q. Who was the first woman to become a Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) V.S. Ramadevi
(B) G.D. Das
(C) S.K. Bedi
(D) R.M. Nikam

Correct Answer: (A) V.S. Ramadevi

Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to appoint a Commission to investigate the condition of the backward classes in general and suggest ameliorative measures?
(A) Article 340
(B) Article 342
(C) Article 344
(D) Article 339

Correct Answer: (A) Article 340

Q. Point out what is not the primary function of the Finance Commission in India:
(A) Prepare estimates of Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the Centre and the States
(C) Determine factors governing grants-in-aid to the States
(D) Recommend to the President the measures needed to augment the Consolidated Fund of a State

Correct Answer: (A) Prepare estimates of Consolidated Fund of India

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Q. The first Election Commissioner of India was :
(A) S. S. Verma
(B) B. C. Roy
(C) Sukumar Sen
(D) H. J. Kania

Correct Answer: (C) Sukumar Sen

Q. Sarkaria Commission was set up in the year :
(A) 1982
(B) 1983
(C) 1984
(D) 1985

Correct Answer: (B) 1983

Q. The first Finance Commission was constituted in :
(A) 1951
(B) 1962
(C) 1947
(D) 1952

Correct Answer: (A) 1951

Q. Which one among the following is not stipulated in the Constitution of India?
(A) Union Public Service Commission
(B) Election Commission of India
(C) Council of Ministers
(D) The Planning Commission

Correct Answer: (D) The Planning Commission

Q. Who of the following constitutes a Finance Commission for India?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Prime Minister
(C) The Union Finance Minister
(D) The Union Cabinet

Correct Answer: (A) The President of India

Q. The Planning Commission was set up :
(A) Under the Government of India Act, 1935
(B) as per the provisions of the Constitution of India
(C) by a Cabinet resolution
(D) as per the recommendations of the National Development Council

Correct Answer: (C) by a Cabinet resolution

Q. The term of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is :
(A) 6 years
(B) 65 years
(C) 6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) 6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier

Q. The Chairman and members of the UPSC hold office for a term of :
(A) Three years
(B) Four years
(C) Five years
(D) Six years or until he attains the age of 65 years

Correct Answer: (D) Six years or until he attains the age of 65 years