Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The members of the State Legislative Council are elected for what period?
A)
5 years
B)
6 years
C)
3 years
D)
2 years
MLC term is 6 years with one-third retiring every 2 years.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The Plan holiday lies between
A)
The 4th and the 5th plan
B)
The 3rd and the 4th plan
C)
The 5th and the 6th plan
D)
None of the above
Plan Holiday 1966-69 was between 3rd Plan (1961-66) and 4th Plan (1969-74) due to wars and drought.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its
A)
advisory jurisdiction
B)
appellate jurisdiction
C)
original jurisdiction
D)
constitutional jurisdiction
Article 131 original jurisdiction covers disputes between Centre and States.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except
A)
Adult franchise
B)
Equality of status
C)
Fraternity
D)
Justice
Preamble mentions Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity but not adult franchise which is in Article 326.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The important characteristics of a mixed economy are
A)
Co-existence of public and private sectors
B)
Use of economic planning
C)
Use of private mechanism in the private sectors
D)
All of the above
Mixed economy features co-existence of public/private sectors, use of economic planning and market mechanism in private sector.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the
A)
Advice of the prime minister
B)
Advice of the chief justice of India
C)
Recommendation of Lok Sabha
D)
Recommendation of the Rajya Sabha
President dissolves Lok Sabha on advice of Council of Ministers headed by PM per Article 85.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
“When an individual had more than his proportionate portion, he became trustee of that portion for God’s people”, whose statement is this?
A)
Tilak
B)
Gokhale
C)
Gandhi
D)
Nehru
Gandhi's trusteeship doctrine says surplus wealth is held in trust for society.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The parliament can legislate on a subject in the state list
A)
if the Rajya Sahba passes a resolution by two-third majority declaring the subject in state list of national importance
B)
if the legislatures of two or more states recommend to the Parliament to legislate on such a subject with regard to those states
C)
for the implementation of treaties and agreement with foreign powers
D)
all of the above
Article 249, 252 and 253 allow Parliament to legislate on State list in respective special circumstances.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
How many months shall not lapse between two successive sessions of the Parliament?
A)
Four months
B)
Six months
C)
Eight months
D)
Nine months
Article 85 mandates gap between two Parliament sessions shall not exceed six months.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
A)
The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B)
Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
C)
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
D)
Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
Under Article 88, Ministers who are members of Rajya Sabha can speak and take part in proceedings of both Houses, voting only in their own House.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
A)
M.N. Roy
B)
Raja Rammohan Roy
C)
Dadabhai Naoroji
D)
Sri Aurobindo Gosh
Brahmo Samaj founded 1828 by Raja Rammohan Roy as monotheistic reform movement.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was
A)
extension of provincial assemblies
B)
to give more powers to local government
C)
to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India
D)
to establish diarchy in provinces
Morley-Minto Reforms 1909 enlarged legislative councils and introduced separate electorate for Muslims.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
Who was the author of ‘The Discovery of India’?
A)
Mahatma Gandhi
B)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C)
B.R. Ambedkar
D)
Dadabhai Naoroji
The Discovery of India written by Jawaharlal Nehru during imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort 1942-46.
Tourist Officer • 2012 • General Studies Paper-II
According to Sri Aurobindo Gosh, the State is
A)
An organism
B)
Spiritual
C)
A machinery
D)
None of the above
Aurobindo states State is not an organism but a machinery working mechanically without tact.
