राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१८ GS-2

Consider the following statements regarding limitations on the authority of the Indian Parliament :

(a) Most of the bills can be introduced in the Parliament with the prior consent of the President.

(b) Parliament has to operate within the jurisdiction earmarked by the Constitution.

(c) The laws enacted by the Parliament can be declared as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution.

(d) The authority of the Parliament is restrained due to grant of certain Fundamental Rights to the citizens by the Constitution.

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Which one of the following statements is correct about special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir ?

(a) Parliament needs the State Government's concurrence for applying all laws.

(b) Indian Parliament cannot increase or reduce the borders of the state without the consent of its legislature.

(c) Part IV and IV A of the Indian Constitution are applicable to the state. Answer options :

The electoral college to elect the Vice President of India consists of _________.

Which of the following statements are correct ?

(a) The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible to the Parliament.
(b) The members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.
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What are the functions of National Commission for SCs ?

(a) Investigate and monitor all matters to the legal safeguards for the SCS.

(b) Present Reports to Parliament.

(c) Advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of SCS.

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_________ in the Indian Constitution gives the Right against public hanging.

For part three and four of the Indian Constitution the term 'State includes : 

(a) Government and Parliament of India.

(b) Government and legislature of each of the states.
(c) Local authorities.

(d) Other authorities within the territory of India or under the control of Government of India.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true ?

Consider the statements about Indian federation :

(a) Indian Constitution has borrowed federal features from the US, Canadian and Australian Constitution.
(b) Indian federation was a result of an agreement between the units.

(c) The units of Indian federation have the right to secede.

Which statement/s is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements :

(a) 'Secular State' means, the state protects all religions equally and does not itself uphold any religion as the state religion.

(b) The framers of the Constitution adopted Article 25, 26 and 27 so as to further secularism.

(c) The secularism is a part of the basic structure of the Constitution. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

The National Commission for Minorities has notified ______ communities as minority communities in India, as of January 2014.

Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(a) The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.

(b) While presiding over the House, the Deputy Chairman can vote in the first instance.

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The Chairman of the Rajyasabha nominates a panel of not more than _______ Chairmen.

There is a demand for creation of separate state of Bundelkhand covering the areas in the present states of _______.

Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India ?

Which of the following writs can be issued only against Judicial and Quasi-judicial authorities ?

Which two changes were introduced in the Rajya Sabha elections in the year 2003 ?

(a) The candidate need not be resident of related state and open election to be conducted.

(b) The candidate shall be rejected if found criminal background and he must provide correct information of property.

(c) The candidate must have membership of National Party and 10 years of Political experience.

(d) He must not be a defeated candidate and age should not exceed 70 years.

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What is true about Socialist Party ?

(a) Socialist party was separated from Congress in 1938.

(b) Acharya Narendra Dev was a founder President of Socialist Party.

(c) Jayaprakash Narayan, S.M. Joshi, Ashok Mehta were leaders of Socialist Party/Praja Socialist Party.
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Which are the grounds of restrictions imposed on the exercise of the right to freedom of speech under Article 19(2) of the Indian Constitution ?

(a) Contempt of court
(b) Defamation

(c) Contempt of Legislature

(d) Security of the state

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What is meant by 'Kamaraj Plan' ?

Select the correct statement :

(a) The Election Commission of India was established on 26 November 1949.

(b) The Election Commission of India has provided experts and observers for elections to other countries in co-operation with United Nations and Common Wealth Secretariat.
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