161. Which one of the following expenditures is not charged on the Consolidated Fund of India?
Salary and allowances of the President of India
Salary and allowances of the Vice President of India
Salary and allowances of the Justices of the Supreme Court of India
Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
162. Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the Parliament?
14 days
1 month
3 months
6 months
163. Given below are two statements: Assertion (A): Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body, i.e., the Election Commission. Reason (R): Powers of the removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive. In the context of above, which one of the following is correct? Code:
Both A and R are true and R is the true explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the true explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false, but R is true.
164. Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or not?
The President
The Speaker
The Finance Secretary
The Finance Minister
165. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from his Office before the expiry of his term
by the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
if the Lok Sabha passes a resolution to this effect
if the Lok Sabha and the Prime Minister so decide
if both the Houses of Parliament pass a resolution to this effect
166. The distribution of finances between Centre and States is done on the recommendation of
Finance Ministry
Finance Commission
Reserve Bank of India
NABARD
167. Sarkaria Commission was set up to review
the relations between the President and the Prime Minister
the relations between the Legislature and the Executive
the relations between the Executive and the Judiciary
the relations between the Union and the States
168. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution President of India enjoys power to withhold his assent on any Bill?
Article 63
Article 108
Article 109
Article 111
169. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): There has been a growing demand for review of Centre-State relationship. Reason (R): The States have no adequate resources to take up the developmental projects. In the light of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? Codes:
Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
170. Which one of the following pairs about the subject and the respective list under the Constitution of India is not correctly matched? Subject List
Forests – Concurrent List
Stock Exchange – Concurrent List
Post Office Savings Bank– Union List
Public Health – State List
171. The Union Parliament can also legislate on a subject of State List. 1. to give effect to international agreement. 2. with the consent of the State concerned. 3. during President’s rule in the State. 4. in the national interest, when Rajya Sabha passes a resolution to this effect by a 2/3rd majority. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
All the four
172. Centre-State relations in India are dependent upon 1. Constitutional provisions 2. Conventions and practices 3. Judicial interpretations 4. Mechanisms for dialogue Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
All the four
173. Consider following statements and state which of them is/are correct with the help of given codes: 1. The term “Union of States” has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede. 2. The S.K. Dhar Commission preferred reorganization of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis. 3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguistic basis for reorganisation of States. Codes:
Only 1
Only 1 and 2
Only 1 and 3
All of these
174. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of persons who occupied the office of the President of India right from beginning?
C. Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, Zakir Husain, V.V. Giri.
Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, V.V. Giri, Zakir Husain.
C. Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad.
Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Husain, V.V. Giri.
175. Arrange the following Indian States in a chronological order, according to their formation, and select the correct answer by using the codes given at the end. 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Jharkhand 4. Sikkim Codes:
4, 1, 3, 2
4, 2, 1, 3
3, 2, 1, 4
1, 4, 2, 3
176. The Governor of a State can act independent of the advice of the Council of Ministers in 1. asking the Government to prove its Majority in the Assembly. 2. dismissing a Chief Minister. 3. reserving a bill for the consideration of the President of India. 4. returning the bill passed by the legislature for reconsideration. 5. seeking the opinion of the High Court. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:
1, 2, 3 and 4
2, 3, 4 and 5
1, 2, 4 and 5
All the above
177. The function of the Protem Speaker is to
conduct the proceedings of the House in the absence of Speaker.
swear in members.
officiate as Speaker when the Speaker is unlikely to be elected.
only check if the election certificates of the members are in order.
178. The expenses of Public Service Commission of Uttar Pradesh are charged upon
Consolidated Fund of India
Consolidated Fund of State
Its self-generated fund from fees
Contingent Fund
179. The following states were created after 1960. Arrange them in ascending chronological order of their formation and choose your answer from the given codes. 1. Haryana 2. Sikkim 3. Nagaland 4. Meghalaya Codes:
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 3, 4, 1
3, 1, 4, 2
2, 4, 1, 3
180. The Provision for the Calling Attention Notices has restricted the scope of which of the following?
Short duration discussion
Question hour
Adjournment motion
Zero hour
12 Total Test
360 Total Question
Scientifically designed for PCS
A must have for Civil services aspirant
IAS PCS SCC and others
75 Total Test
2250 Total Question
Scientifically designed for PCS
A must have for Civil services aspirant
IAS PCS SCC and others
69 Total Test
2070 Total Question
Scientifically designed for PCS
A must have for Civil services aspirant
Timer for time management
