Indian Political Awareness-29

        1.      Financial Committees in Lok Sabha are:

a.       Committee on Estimates

b.      Public Accounts Committee

c.       Public Undertaking Committee

d.      All the above

        2.      Ad hoc Committees in Parliament are:

a.       Committee on Draft Five Year Plan, etc.

b.      Committee in the conduct of certain members during the President Address

c.       Select or Joint Committee on Bills

d.      All the above

        3.      Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament:

a.       Speaker of Lok Sabha

b.      Chairman of Rajya Sabha

c.       A & B

d.      None of the above

        4.       By which procedure the Indian President and American President are elected as laid down by their country’s constitution:

a.       Elected through Member of Legislature

b.      Elected by the People

c.       Elected by State Legislatures

d.      Elected by an Electoral College

        5.      Who has said that basic features of the Indian Constitution do not amount to a change:

a.       Prime Minister

b.      Parliament

c.       Supreme Court of India

d.      Government

        6.      What is the nature of India’s political system:

a.      Presidential System

b.      Parliamentary System

c.       A & B

d.      None of the above

        7.      Which Constitutional Article was very much affected in the Supreme Court Judgement of Kesavanand Bharti vs. State of Kerala:

a.      Article 352

b.      Article 368

c.       Article 351

d.      Article 342

        8.      Which constitutional article emopowers amendment in the Constitution of India:

a.       Article 368

b.      Article 356

c.       Article 357

d.      Article 359

        9.      Which constitutional organ has the power to amend Constitution of India:

a.       Judiciary

b.      Executive

c.       Legislative

d.      Parliament

        10.  On which subject, Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution and the same also need ratification by the State Legislature:

a.       Articles 54, 55, 73, 162 and 241 or Chapter IV of Part V, Chapter V of Part VI or Chapter I of Part XI

b.      Any of the Lists in the Seventh Schedules of the representation of State on Parliament

c.       The Provisions of Article 368

d.      All the above

        11.  Under which Constitutional Amendment Act, Article 368 of the Constitution was amended for the first time:

a.       25th Amendment Act

b.      26th Amendment Act

c.       24th Amendment Act

d.      27th Amendment Act

        12.   Which Supreme Court Judgement pronounced that Fundamental Rights cannot be abridged:

a.       Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab A.I.R. 1967 S.C. 1643

b.      Kesavanand Bharti vs. State of Kerala A.I.R. 1973 S.C. 1961

c.       Indira Gandhi vs. Rajnarain A.I.R. 1975 S.C. 2299

d.      None of the above

        13.  Who curbed the Judicial Review power of Judiciary through Amendment of the Constitution:

a.       State Legislature

b.      Parliament

c.       Council of State

d.      Legislative Council

        14.  Who restored the Judicial Review power of Judiciary under Indian Constitution:

a.       Supreme Court of India

b.      High Court

c.       Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

d.      District Court

        15.  In which House, Janta Government failed to secure two-third majority for new clause under Article 368 for introducing referendum for effecting changes in certain logic features of the Constitution:

a.       Legislative Council

b.      State Legislature

c.       State Assembly

d.      Rajya Sabha