Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs
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71. Which among the following acts has not been enacted by parliament of India?
[A] AFSPA
[B] POTA
[C] MCOCA
[D] FEMA
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Correct Answer: C [MCOCA]
72. 7, Race Course Road, the official residence of Indian Prime Minister is commonly known as ___?
[A] Anugraha
[B] Chitrakoot
[C] Panchavati
[D] PM Niwas
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Correct Answer: C [Panchavati]
73. Which among the following terms does not get a place in Constitution of India?
[A] Attorney General
[B] Comptroller and Auditor General
[C] Budget
[D] Cabinet
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Correct Answer: C [Budget]
74. Which among the following is the basic territorial unit of Administration in India?
[A] Revenue Division
[B] Tehsil
[C] District
[D] Village
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Correct Answer: C [District]
75. Who among the following has written the book titled ‘The Perils of Democracy’?
[A] P. S. Ramamohan Rao
[B] P. C. Alexander
[C] Gurudas Kamat
[D] Shankar Dayal Sharma
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Correct Answer: B [P. C. Alexander]
76. Which among the following committee is known for recommending a 3-tier Panchayati Raj System which includes Zila Parishad at the District Level, Panchayat Samiti at the Block/ Tehsil/ Taluka Level and Gram Panchayat at the Village Level?
[A] Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
[B] Ashok Mehta Committee
[C] GVK Rao Committee
[D] Sarkaria Commission
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Correct Answer: A [Balwant Rai Mehta Committee]
77. Which among the following was the smallest state among the Part A, B, C & D states after India’s independence?
[A] Travancore Cochin
[B] Delhi
[C] Bilaspur
[D] Coorg
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Correct Answer: C [Bilaspur]
78. Legislative Powers of the State of Jammu & Kashmir don’t extend to the matters with respect to which the Parliament has power to make laws for the states under Constitution of India. The above provision finds its place in which among the following?
[A] Constitution of India part VI
[B] Constitution of India, article 370
[C] Constitution of India, article 238
[D] Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir
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Correct Answer: D [Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir]
79. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the Legislatures of various provinces and nominated by the rulers of the princely states. Why the members of the Constituent Assembly were NOT directly elected?
[A] Congress as well as Muslim League had demanded the election of the members of Constituent assembly members via this method only
[B] There was an array of disagreements with the Cabinet Mission amongst the different sections in India and formation was Constituent Assembly by directly elected members was not possible.
[C] The People of India had already given a mandate to create a Constituent Assembly from the elected members of Legislatures of various provinces
[D] The Princely states had objected for direct elections for the members of the Constituent assembly
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Correct Answer: B [There was an array of disagreements with the Cabinet Mission amongst the different sections in India and formation was Constituent Assembly by directly elected members was not possible.]
Notes:
When the Labor Government under Clement Atlee came under power in 1940s, there was a change in the Indian policy of Britain. The government of Clement Atlee had appointed the Cabinet Mission to look into the matter of Constituent assembly for India. There was an array of disagreements with the Cabinet Mission amongst different sections of India and this was the primary reason that the formation of Constituent assembly by directly elected members was not possible. Since, Jinnah and the Muslim league wanted two Constituent assemblies one for India and one for Future Pakistan, it was decided that the a Constituent assembly is to be formed by the newly elected legislators of the Provincial assemblies. Thus, based upon this premise, the provinces were grouped into three regions viz. Predominantly Hindu, Predominantly Muslim and those where both were almost equal in number. The members of Constituent assembly were elected accordingly and it was boycotted by Jinnah et al.
80. Who among the following determines the qualifications which shall be requisite for appointment as members of the Finance Commission in India?
[A] President of India
[B] Council of Ministers
[C] Parliament by an act
[D] Union Cabinet
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Correct Answer: C [Parliament by an act]
Notes:
Article 280 (2) (2) Parliament may by law determine the qualifications which shall be requisite for appointment as members of the Commission and the manner in which they shall be selected. In context with the above article, the parliament enacted the Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1951
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