PSC Notes 35 - Constitution

31. The Judges of the District  Court are appointed by :
(a)President of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Governor of the State
Answer: (d)

32. The system of Public Interest Litigation has been introduced in India
(a)Through constitutional amendment
(b) By judicial initiatives
(c)  By political parties
(d)By parliamentary Act
Answer: (b)

33. The accountability or responsibility of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Lok Sabha is :
(a)Intermittent  ( b) Indirect
(c) At the time of election
(d) Direct, continuous, and collective
Answer: (d)

34. The Council of States is a :
(a)House elected every six years
(b) House elected every five years
(c) House which is permanent
(d) House which can be dissolved
Answer: (c)

35. Which article of the Constitution empowers the Parliament to legislate on any matter of the State List ?
(a) 115    (b) 183   (c)221  (d)  249
Answer: (d)

36. The quorum requirement in the Rajya Sabha:
(a) 25    (b) 50    (c)  100   (d) 126
Answer: (a)

37. The Supreme Court has the exclusive jurisdiction in regard to:
(a) Constitutional validity of state laws
(b) Constitutional validity of concurrent laws
(c) Constitutional validity of central  laws
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)

38. Under which article of our constitution , the Governor can reserve the bill for the consideration of the president?
(a) 199    (b) 200     (c)201  (d) 202
Answer: (c)

39. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the supervision of the:
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(c) Prime Minister’s office
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: (d)

40. The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha in:
(a)Electoral powers
(b) Emergency powers
(c) Amending powers
(d) Financial powers
Answer: (d)

41. Right to Information is:
(a) Fundamental Right
(b) Constitutional Right
(c)  Natural Right
(d)  legal Right
Answer: (d)

42. Who took interest in the Public Interest Litigation cases ?
(a) Bhagawati and Krishna Iyer
(b) Kania and Sastri
(c)  Ray and Beg
(d)  Shah and Sikri
Answer: (a)

43. Who is responsible for protecting and defending the Constitution?
(a)President
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d)  Supreme Court of India
Answer: (d)

44. Whose prior permission is required before the money bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha ?
(a) President of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: (a)

45. Minority rights are given in :
(a) Article 25 -28
(b) Article 29 and 30
(c) Article 31 (d) Article 32
Answer: (b)

46. Where does a money bill originate  in Indian Parliament ?
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Both the House (d) None of the above
Answer: (a)

47. The Vice-President of India can be removed from the office :
(a)By a resolution in the Council of states approved by Lok sabha
(b) By a resolution of Lok Sabha agreed to by the council of states
(c) By a resolution adopted by the two House meeting in a joint session
(d) Following the normal process of impeachment
Answer: (a)

48. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected by:
(a) Elected members of Rajya Sabha
(b) Members of Rajya Sabha
(c) The elected members of Rajya Sabha
(d) All the members of the Parliament
Answer: (d)

49. The first Lok Adalat was held in the year:
(a) 1985   (b) 1986    (c)  1987    (d) 1988
Answer: (b)

50. Which of the following is not a fundamental duty ?
(a) To respect national Anthem
( b) To protect monuments and places of national importance
(c) To safeguard private property
(d) To protect and improve the natural environment
Answer: (c)