Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs
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21. In which year, Daman & Diu were separated from Goa?
[A] 1968
[B] 1973
[C] 1985
[D] 1987
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Correct Answer: C [1985]
Notes:
Previously, Goa, Daman and Diu were administered as a single Union Territory. By the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987, a separate state Goa and a separate Union territory of Daman and Diu were formed. This change was not deemed to be an amendment of the constitution under article 368.
22. Which among the following term correctly represents the Zonal Councils?
[A] Advisory Bodies
[B] Actually Working Bodies
[C] Law Making authorities
[D] Administrative Bodies
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Correct Answer: A [Advisory Bodies]
Notes:
Zonal Councils are statutory and advisory bodies.
23. Who among the following introduced the Preventive Detention Bill in 1950 in the Indian parliament?
[A] Baldev Singh
[B] Narahar Vishnu Gadgil
[C] Sardar Patel
[D] Jawahar Lal Nehru
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Correct Answer: C [Sardar Patel]
Notes:
The first preventive detention bill of Independent India was moved in 1950 by Sardar Patel. Patel had said that he had several sleepless nights before deciding if it was necessary to introduce the bill. Consequently, the Preventive Detention Act, 1950 was enacted by the Parliament on 26th February 1950.
24. Right to Safety, Right to information, Right to Choose, Right to be heard & Right to Seek Redressal are the essential components of which among the following?
[A] Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India
[B] The Consumer Protection Act
[C] The Essential Commodities Act
[D] Prevention of Corruption Act
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Correct Answer: B [The Consumer Protection Act]
Notes:
The Consumer Rights under Consumer Protection Act include several rights such as Right to safety, Right to choose, Right to be informed, Right to consumer education, Right to be heard, Right to Seek redressal etc.
25. Which of the following is the main objective of Parliamentary Language Committee?
[A] Recommend on making the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the union
[B] Looking into the linguistic demands for new states and make suggestions in that regard
[C] Identify the endangered languages and make recommendations to protect and preserve them
[D] Examine the vernacular education and make recommendations for effective implementation of three language formula
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Correct Answer: A [Recommend on making the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the union]
Notes:
Article 344: initially at 5 years of commencement of constitution and thereafter every 10 years, the President will constitute Parliamentary Language Committee to recommend on making the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the union.
26. Under which among the following articles, President has pardoning power?
[A] Article 70
[B] Article 72
[C] Article 74
[D] Article 73
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Correct Answer: B [Article 72]
Notes:
ARTICLE 72 : the President to grant pardons and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in all cases where the punishment is by a Court Martial or the punishment is for an offence against a law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends or in the case of death sentence.
27. Which among the following document is presented in the parliament as per mandate of Article 112?
[A] Annual Financial Statement
[B] Demands for Grants
[C] Appropriation Bill
[D] Finance Bill
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Correct Answer: A [Annual Financial Statement]
Notes:
Annual Financial Statement (AFS), Demands for Grants (DG), Appropriation Bill and Finance Bill are presented in the parliament as per Art. 112,113, 114(3) and 110(a) of the Constitution of India, respectively.
28. Independence of India Act was result of which of the following plans / pacts?
[A] Mountbatten Plan
[B] Lucknow Pact
[C] Delhi Manifesto
[D] Delhi Pact
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Correct Answer: A [ Mountbatten Plan ]
Notes:
On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy of India, put forth the partition plan, known as the Mountbatten Plan. The plan was accepted both by the Congress and the Muslim League. The plan was immediately enforced in the form of Indian independence in 1947.
29. Which act provided for the establishment of a Reserve Bank of India?
[A] Government of India Act, 1919
[B] Government of India Act, 1935
[C] Indian Independence Act, 1947
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [ Government of India Act, 1935 ]
Notes:
The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the establishment of a Reserve Bank of India to control the currency and credit of the country. It is the central bank of India established on April 1, 1935.
30. Who among the following put forward the idea of Constituent Assembly for India for the first time?
[A] Jawaharlal Nehru
[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[C] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[D] M. N. Roy
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Correct Answer: D [M. N. Roy]
Notes:
M. N. Roy in 1934 put forward the idea of Constituent Assembly of India for the first time. He is also known as the pioneer of communist movement in India and an advocate of radical democratism.
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