PSI Main 2012 - Paper 2

Why did the British government encourage non-Brahmin and Muslim organisations ?

The Rayatwari system reforms of 1836 in the Bombay Presidency resulted in:

Who wrote "101 Day's in Dongri prison” ?

For promoting higher education among women Maharshi Karve started University at Bombay in 1930, which is known as , _________ .

Why did Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar say that Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was his "Third Guru" ?

Which of the following statements is wrong about article 3 ? 

(A) Under article 3, Parliament can carve out a new state out of the existing state. 

(B) Parliament can alter boundaries and names of states. 

(C) The Bills seeking creation of new state can be tabled in the parliament only with
prior permission of the President. 

(D) It is obligatory to accept the advice of the state assembly concerned on such a bill!

Chief minister of a state in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential election if _________ .

(A) He himself is a candidate 

(B) He is yet to prove his majority 

(C) He is a member of the upper house of the state legislature 

(D) He is a caretaker chief minister 

Which of the following Acts is not included in the Preventive Detention Acts ?

By Forty second Amendment which of the following sub-articles was included in part IV of the constitution of India ? 

(a) Art, 39 - A - Equal Justice and free legal aid. 

(b) Art, 43 - A - Participation of workers in management of industries

(c) Art, 48 - A-Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of Forests and Wildlife.

Consider the statements :

(a) Indian constitution closely follows the British Parliamentary model. 

(b) In India the constitution is supreme, not the Parliament,

(c) Indian courts have no power to judge the constitutionality of the law passed by the Parliament.

Which of the above statements are correct? 

The principle of a Joint Session of both the Houses of parliament has been accepted from the Constitution of _________ .

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution is related with the Fundamental Duties of the Indian citizens ?

With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs does not match correctly?

Point out the incorrect statement :

After the 42^nd amendment how is India described ?

Which of the following is/are the basic features of the Constitution ?   

(a) Supremacy of the Constitution 

(b) Judicial review 

(c) Welfare state 

(d) Limited powers of the parliament to amend the Constitution

What are the reasons for the Uniform Civil Code not getting framed ? 

(a) Excessive pride about one's religion 

(b) Suspicion about other religions 

(c) Lack of political will

(d) Lack of feeling of national unity 

Consider the following statements in respect of Fundamental duties? 

(a) Fundamental duties perform an educative role. 

(b) The rights must be reconciled with the duties. 

(c) The duties are not self executing. 

(d) Such duties are generally found in the constitutions of Western liberal countries.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? 

Which five articles of the Indian constitution, guarantee Right to Equality ?

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the fundamental rights ? 

(A) Fundamental rights are absolute in nature.   

(B) Parliament can amend them.   

(C) Parliament can impose restrictions on them 

(D) They are justifiable.