Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is not included in the Nehru’s Panch-Sheel or Five Principles of international unity and concord?
A)
Mutual respect for each other’s territory and sovereignty
B)
Equality and mutual advantage
C)
Non-aggression
D)
Freedom of thought and expression
Panchsheel includes mutual respect, non-aggression, equality mutual benefit, peaceful coexistence; freedom of thought not part.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The power to decide an election petition is vested in
A)
Parliament
B)
Supreme Court
C)
High Courts
D)
Election Commission
Election petitions for Parliament and State legislature are decided by High Courts; President's by Supreme Court.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
What type of Party system has been evolved in India?
A)
Single Party
B)
Bi-Party
C)
Multi-Party
D)
Party less
India evolved a multi-party system due to its diversity and federal structure.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The Bharatiya Janata Party is held to be a
A)
Rightist Party
B)
Leftist Party
C)
Centrist Party
D)
None of the above
BJP is ideologically right-wing with emphasis on cultural nationalism and market economy.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
What, according to Gandhiji, is the last weapon in the armoury of the votary of Ahimsa?
A)
Strike
B)
Fast
C)
Civil disobedience
D)
Hijrat
Gandhi considered fasting as ultimate satyagrahi weapon when other methods fail.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The president addresses both the Houses of Parliament assembled together
A)
During emergency session summoned for the purpose
B)
Every session
C)
First session after general election and the first session of each year
D)
Any session
Article 87: President addresses first session after each general election and first session each year.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following year is known as ‘year of great divide’ in the Indian demography
A)
1911
B)
1947
C)
1951
D)
1921
1921 is called Great Divide because population growth turned from negative/irregular to steady positive growth.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Economic planning refers to
A)
The mobilsation of resources
B)
The allocation of resources
C)
The planning of manpower
D)
All of the above
Economic planning involves mobilisation and allocation of resources and manpower planning; all of above.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Article _______ of the Constitution provided the establishment of UPSC and State PSC
A)
Article 314
B)
Article 315
C)
Article 317
D)
Article 320
Article 315 provides for establishment of UPSC and State PSCs.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is not M.N. Roy’s concept of Organized Democracy?
A)
Party-less Democracy
B)
Complete decentralization of power
C)
Replacement of Democracy by Dictatorship
D)
None of the above
M.N. Roy advocated party-less democracy and radical decentralization; dictatorship is opposite to his organized democracy.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The president can be impeached for
A)
violating the constitution
B)
disregarding Parliament
C)
for not taking the prime minister’s advice
D)
all of the above
Article 61 provides impeachment of President for violation of Constitution.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The Objectives Resolution which laid down the main objectives to guide the deliberations of the Assembly was moved by
A)
Sardar Patel
B)
Jawaharlal Nehru
C)
K.M. Munshi
D)
B.R. Ambedkar
Objectives Resolution moved by Nehru on 13 Dec 1946 laying philosophy of Constitution.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
A)
questions and supplementary questions
B)
criticism of its policies
C)
adjournment motion
D)
all of the above
State legislature controls council of ministers via questions, debates, adjournment and no-confidence motions.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
In the case of disagreement on a Bill, between the two Houses of Parliament
A)
A special Parliamentary Committee is formed to resolve the situation
B)
The Prime Minister intervenes
C)
The Presiding casts a deciding vote
D)
A joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament is convened
Article 108 provides for joint sitting of two Houses to resolve deadlock on a Bill (except money bill).
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the constitution of India?
A)
Planning Commission
B)
Finance Commission
C)
Election Commission
D)
Union Public Service Commission
Planning Commission was created by executive resolution in 1950, not mentioned in Constitution; Finance, Election Commissions and UPSC are constitutional bodies.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The powers to legislate with respect to any matter not enumerated in any of the three lists are mentioned as residuary powers. Which of the following is empowered to determine finally as to whether or not a particular matter falls in this category
A)
Lok Sabha
B)
Judiciary
C)
Rajya Sabha
D)
Parliament
Supreme Court judiciary finally determines whether subject falls under residuary powers.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Dadabhai Naoroji
A)
Considered the Britist rule in India as a curse
B)
Was an extremist among the Indian Political thinkers
C)
Advocated peaceful and constitutional methods for achieving the political goal
D)
Never had faith in the British fair play and justice
Dadabhai Naoroji, a moderate, believed in peaceful constitutional methods and petitioning British.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The office of the prime minister of India
A)
Has a constitutional basis
B)
Has a statutory basis
C)
Has conventional basis
D)
All of above
Office of PM explicitly mentioned in Articles 74 and 75 giving constitutional basis.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The obsession to learn English and imitate English ways of life has been the chief characteristics of
A)
The lower class
B)
The middle class
C)
The upper class
D)
All of the above
Middle class criticized for Anglophilia and imitation of English lifestyle by early nationalists.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The members of the panchayat are
A)
Nominated by the district officer
B)
The electorates of the respective territorial constituencies
C)
Nominated by local self-government
D)
Nominated by the block development organization
Panchayat members directly elected by electorate of respective territorial constituencies.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers
A)
At all times
B)
Only during national emergency
C)
During national emergency and constitutional emergency
D)
None of the above
Residuary powers under Article 248 vest in Parliament and can be exercised at all times.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who said “Parliamentarianism as such cannot defend Democracy and guarantee civil liberties under all circumstances”?
A)
Nehru
B)
M.N. Roy
C)
Mahatma Gandhi
D)
Gokhale
M.N. Roy in his critique of parliamentarianism said it cannot defend democracy under all circumstances.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The main object of M.N. Roy’s concept of Radical humanism is
A)
To ensure freedom of the individual
B)
To give primacy to society
C)
To promote social, political and economic relations
D)
All of the above
Radical Humanism centers individual freedom, reason and ethics against collectivist primacy.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Which are the two states (other than UP) having the highest representation in Lok Sabha?
A)
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
B)
Bihar and Maharashtra
C)
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
D)
Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan
After UP (80), Maharashtra (48) and Bihar (40, undivided 54) have highest Lok Sabha seats; among given options Bihar & Maharashtra is correct.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following states does not have a bicameral legislature?
A)
Bihar
B)
Karnataka
C)
Rajasthan
D)
Maharashtra
In 2012 bicameral states were AP, Bihar, J&K, Karnataka, Maharashtra, UP; Rajasthan has only unicameral legislature.
