Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Preamble to the Constitution is a
A)
Part of the Constitution but has no legal effect
B)
Part of the Constitution and has the same legal effects as any other part
C)
Not a part of the Constitution and has no legal effects
D)
None of the above
After Kesavananda Bharati 1973, Preamble is part of Constitution but not enforceable independently, no legal effect by itself.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The Indian National Congress was founded in the year
A)
1947
B)
1924
C)
1887
D)
1885
Indian National Congress founded 1885 in Bombay by A.O. Hume.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
To rely upon Indian-made goods rather than to patronize foreign-made products is
A)
Swadeshi
B)
Swaraj
C)
Boycott
D)
Dharma
Swadeshi means preference for indigenous goods; Boycott is refusing foreign goods.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The pension of a high court judge is charged to the
A)
Consolidated Fund of India
B)
Consolidated Fund of the state where he last served
C)
Consolidated Funds of the different states where he has served
D)
Contingency Fund of India
Salaries and pensions of HC judges charged to Consolidated Fund of India per Article 112, not state fund.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The theory of Law of Social Cycle was advocated by
A)
Raja Rammohan Roy
B)
Mahatma Gandhi
C)
Dadabhai Naoroji
D)
Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar
Law of Social Cycle (Varna cycle) propounded by P.R. Sarkar as alternative to Marxian historical materialism.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state, having a population less than-
A)
Ten Lakhs
B)
Fisteen Lakhs
C)
Twenty Lakhs
D)
Twenty five Lakhs
Article 243B: intermediate panchayat may not be constituted in a state with population not exceeding 20 lakhs.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who said, “Swaraj is my birth right, and I shall have it”?
A)
M.Gandhi
B)
G.K. Gokhale
C)
B.G.Tilak
D)
Dadabhai Naoroji
Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave famous slogan Swaraj is my birth right at Lucknow 1916.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
A)
the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
B)
the Nehru report
C)
a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
D)
the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Preamble ideals drafted from Objectives Resolution moved by Nehru in Constituent Assembly.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
To be officially recognised by the speaker of the Lok Sabha as an opposition Group, a party or coalition of parties must have at least -
A)
55 members
B)
60 members
C)
80 members
D)
1/3 of total members of the Lok Sabha
Convention to be recognised as official opposition requires strength of 1/10th of Lok Sabha, i.e., 55 members (543/10).
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The oldest regional political party in India is
A)
Telegu Desam
B)
Akali Dal
C)
DMK
D)
Muslim League
Shiromani Akali Dal founded 1920 is oldest regional party among listed options.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
By which Constitutional Amendment have the Fundamental Duties been incorporated in the Indian Constitution
A)
24th Amendment
B)
42nd Amendment
C)
44th Amendment
D)
73rd Amendment
Fundamental Duties added by 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976 on recommendation of Swaran Singh Committee.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following Motions can the Council of Ministers in India move?
A)
No confidence Motion
B)
Censure Motion
C)
Adjournment Motion
D)
Confidence Motion
Council of Ministers moves Confidence Motion to prove majority; No-confidence/Censure/Adjournment are moved by opposition.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The Parliament can make law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties
A)
With the consent of all the states
B)
With the consent of majority of states
C)
With the consent of states concerned
D)
Without the consent of any state
Under Article 253 Parliament can legislate for implementing international treaties without consent of any state.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees judicial protection to Fundamental Rights
A)
Article 19
B)
Article 160
C)
Article 32
D)
Article 36
Option B is correct: Article 160.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who among the following, was not a member of Drafting Committee of the constituent Assembly of India
A)
B.R. Ambedkar
B)
Rajendra Prasad
C)
K.M. Munshi
D)
Alladi Krishaswamy Ayyar
Drafting Committee members included Ambedkar, Munshi, Alladi; Rajendra Prasad was President of Constituent Assembly not member.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Criterion for a regional party to be recognized as a national party is
A)
To be recognized in at least 3 states
B)
To be recognized in at least 4 states
C)
To get 1/10th of the seats in Lok Sabha
D)
To get 1/10th of the seats in the Parliament
Election Commission criteria for national party includes recognition as state party in at least 4 states.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Gandhiji recommended Hijrat to the people of Bardoli in
A)
1924
B)
1942
C)
1944
D)
1928
Gandhi suggested hijrat (mass exodus) as protest during Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 led by Vallabhbhai Patel.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Mainstream Nationalism in India
A)
was characterized by Chauvinism
B)
aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
C)
had national socialisms as its ultimate goal
D)
aimed at emancipation from colonial rule
Mainstream Indian nationalism sought emancipation from colonial rule, not chauvinism or Hindu state restoration.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
A)
English only
B)
Hindi only
C)
English or Hindi
D)
English or Hindi or Mother tongue
Article 120: business in Parliament transacted in Hindi or English.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched in the year
A)
1940
B)
1942
C)
1944
D)
1947
Quit India Movement launched by Gandhi on 8 Aug 1942 demanding end of British rule.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The office of the president can fall vacant due to
A)
Resignation
B)
Death
C)
Removal
D)
All of above
President vacancy arises by resignation, death, removal or otherwise; all listed.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
How many times has financial emergency been declared in India so far?
A)
5 times
B)
4 times
C)
Once
D)
Never
Financial Emergency under Article 360 has never been declared in India till date.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The Drain Theory was propounded by
A)
Aurobindo Gosh
B)
Dadabhai Naoroji
C)
M.N. Roy
D)
Raja Rammohan Roy
Drain Theory expounded in Poverty and Un-British Rule in India by Dadabhai Naoroji 1867.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The political techniques of Tilak include
A)
Civil Dosobedience, Swaraj, National Education
B)
Swadeshi, National Education, Boycott
C)
Strike, Swadeshi, Boycott
D)
All of the above
Tilak's program was Swadeshi, Boycott, National Education as means to attain Swaraj.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Nehru wanted to establish in India
A)
A marxian Socialist State
B)
A Democratic Socialist State
C)
A Western Democratic State
D)
None of the above
Nehru advocated democratic socialism blending parliamentary democracy with socialist planning.
