Q21. Which article of the Constitution provides for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People?
A. art.352
B. art.248
C. art.330
D. art.123
Answer
C. art.330
Q22. The members of the Election Commission retire at the age of years
A. sixty two
B. fifty five
C. fifty eight
D. sixty five
Answer
D. sixty five
Q23. The Chief Election Commissioner can quit office by submitting the resignation to the-
A. president
B. prime minister
C. parliament
D. none of the above
Answer
A. president
Q24. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha?
A. 79
B. 84
C. 52
D. 66
Answer
B. 84
Q25. Indian election system provides for the creation of territorial constituencies
A. multi-member
B. single-member
C. dual-member
D. none of the above
Answer
B. single-member
Q26. Which year was the Representation of the People Act enacted?
A. 1948
B. 1956
C. 1951
D. 1952
Answer
C. 1951
Q27. The President can nominate two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the
A. council of states
B. legislative assembly
C. legislative council
D. house of the people
Answer
D. house of the people
Q28. The Indian Constitution provides for _ election of the members of the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Councils.
A. functional
B. direct
C. indirect
D. proportional
Answer
C. indirect
Q29. Delimitation of constituencies is the function of the-
A. election commission
B. planning commission
C. delimitation commission
D. none of the above
Answer
C. delimitation commission
Q30. In which year the Indian National Congress was formed?
A. 1858
B. 1885
C. 1588
D. 1585
Answer
B. 1885
Q31. The provision regarding the registration of political parties is given in-
A. indian constitution
B. anti-defection act
C. representation of the people act
D. none of the above
Answer
C. representation of the people act
Q32. Scrutiny of nomination papers is done by the –
A. presiding officer
B. polling officer
C. returning officer
D. none of the above
Answer
C. returning officer
Q33. The Governor of a state can nominate one member belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the
A. legislative assembly
B. legislative council
C. council of states
D. house of the people
Answer
A. legislative assembly
Q34. Recognition of political parties and allotment of symbols is the function of the-
A. union parliament
B. election commission
C. supreme court
D. legislative assembly
Answer
B. election commission
Q35. When was the Delimitation Act Enacted by the Parliament?
A. 1949
B. 1950
C. 1951
D. 1952
Answer
D. 1952
Q36. The idea of the amending procedure in the Indian Constitution has been adopted from the Constitution of which country?
A. france
B. australia
C. u.s.a
D. south africa
Answer
D. south africa
Q37. By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the voting age lowered to 18 years?
A. 42nd amendment act,1976
B. 61st amendment act, 1988
C. 86th amendment act, 2002
D. 73rd amendment act, 1993
Answer
B. 61st amendment act, 1988
Q38. In which Constitutional case Art.368 was made as the basic structure of the Indian Constitution?
A. keshavanand bharati case
B. golaknath case
C. olga tellis case
D. minerva mills case
Answer
A. keshavanand bharati case
Q39. The article dealing with powers, privileges and immunities of members of Parliament can beamended by –
A. simple majority
B. special majority
C. ratification by states
D. none of the above
Answer
A. simple majority
Q40. The Bill for the amendment of the Constitution cannot be introduced in the-
A. house of the people
B. council of states
C. legislative assembly
D. none of the above
Answer
C. legislative assembly