Q.1) Consider the following statements:
1. The speaker of the Lok Sabha has the power to adjourn the House sine die but, on prorogation, it is only the President who can summon the House.
2. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha continues in office even after the dissolution of the House and until ‘immediately before the first meeting of the House’.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Q.2) With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Forests : Concurrent List
b) Stock Exchange : Concurrent List
c) Post office savings Bank : Union List
d) Public Health : State List
Q.3) What is the difference between “vote-on-account” and ‘interim budget’?
1. The provision of a ‘vote on account’ is used by a regular Government, while an ‘interim budget’ is a provision used by a caretaker Government.
2. A ‘vote-an-account’ only deals with the expenditure in Government’s budget, while an ‘interim budget’ includes both expenditure and receipts.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Q.4) Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty?
a) To vote in public elections
b) To develop the scientific temper
c) To safeguard public property
d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
Q.5) Which one of the following authorities makes recommendation to the Governor of a State as to the principles for determining the taxes and duties which may be appropriated by the Panchayats in that Particular state?
a) District Planning Committees
b) State Finance Commission
c) Finance Ministry of that state
d) Panchayati Raj Ministry of the State
Q.6) Consider the following statements:
1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime ministership of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
2. The members of CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Q.7) When the Chief Justice of a High Court acts in an administrative capacity, he is subject to
a) the writ jurisdiction of any of the other judges of the High Court
b) special control exercised by the Chief Justice of India
c) discretionary powers of the Government of the State
d) special powers provided to the Chief Minister in this regard.
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