Free Polity Misc - 03 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

Who appoints the members of the all India services?

A. The President
B. The union home minister
C. The chairman of the union public service commission
D. The Attorney General of India

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 2

Which of the following has not been provided by the 73rd constitutional amendment relating to Panchayati Raj?

A. Thirty per cent seats in all elected rural local bodies shall be reserved for women at all levels
B. The states will constitute their finance commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj institutions
C. If the Panchayati Raj bodies are superceded or dissolved by the state government, the elections shall be held within six months
D. The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries shall be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 3

The 45th amendment

A. Abolished special courts
B. Regularised the preventive detention ordinance
C. Retained forests and education in the concurrent list
D. Extended reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for a further period of 10 years

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 4

The first amendment to the constitution, which was carried out in 1951, related to

A. Security of the country
B. Security of the Prime Minister
C. Protection of agrarian reform laws in certain states
D. Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 5

Which amendment of the constitution provided constitutional status to the municipalities?

A. 70th
B. 72th
C. 73th
D. 74th

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 6

Which of the following provisions of the constitution can be amended by Parliament by a simple majority?

A. Provisions concerning establishment of high court
B. Provisions concerning federal judiciary
C. Provisions concerning representation of states in Parliament
D. Articles relating to citizenship

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 7

Proposal for amendment of the constitution in India can be initiated by

A. Parliament alone
B. Parliament as well as state legislative assemblies
C. The people
D. All the above

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 8

Which of the following amendments imposed restrictions on the fundamental rights of the citizens to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country?

A. The 14th amendment
B. The 16th amendment
C. The 24th amendment
D. The 39th amendment

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 9

The constitution of India envisages three types of services

A. Navy, air force and army
B. Civil, military and para-military
C. All India services, central services and state services
D. None of the above

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 10

The responsibility for the recruitment of all India services rests with

A. The union public service commission
B. The President
C. The Parliament
D. The union home ministry

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 
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