Free Polity Misc - 25 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

Which one of the following duties is not performed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

A. Audit and report on all expenditure from the consolidated fund of India
B. Audit and report on all expenditure from the contingency fund and public accounts
C. Audit and report on all trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts
D. Control the receipt and issue of public money and to ensure that the public revenue is lodged in the exchequer

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 2

Who among the following introduced the concept of public interest litigation in India?

A. Justice M. Hidayatullah
B. Justice S.M. Sikri
C. Justice P.N. Bhagwati
D. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 3

The gap between two sessions of Parliament should not exceed six months is based on

A. British convention followed in India
B. Rules of Parliamentary practice and procedure
C. Provisions of the constitution
D. None of the above

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 4

Which one of the following is not an exclusive power of the Lok Sabha?

A. The final authority for the passage of money bill rests with the Lok Sabha
B. The constitutional amendments can be initiated only by the Lok Sabha
C. All money bills can originate only in the Lok Sabha
D. Lok Sabha alone can pass a vote of no confidence against the Council of Ministers and oust it from office before the expiry of its term

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 5

The finance bill includes

A. All demands
B. All expenditure
C. All accounts
D. All tax proposals

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 6

Which of the following standing committees of Parliament has no member from Rajya Sabha?

A. Public accounts committee
B. Estimates committee
C. Committee on public undertakings
D. All the above committees

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 7

What is the implication of grant of 'special status' to a state?

A. Substantially large percentage of central assistance is provided to the state as grant-in-aid
B. The quantum of loan as percentage of total assistance is quite low
C. The central government bridges the current account budgetary deficit of the state
D. Both (a) and (b)

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 8

Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

 

A. 5,1,4,2
B. 1,5,3,4
C. 5,1,3,4
D. 1,5,4,2

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 9

The post of leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha was

A. Created by the constitution
B. Created through an act of Parliament in 1977
C. Created through an ordinance of the President during the national emergency
D. Created in 1981 with the consent of leaders of all the national parties

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 10

Which one of the following has not been listed as a Fundamental Right in the constitution but has been articulated by the Supreme Court as a Fundamental Right?

A. Right to good health
B. Right to equality
C. Right to constitutional remedies
D. Right to housing

SOLUTION

Solution : D