MCQ for test-30-3-december-2023

Who among the following presides over the Lok Sabha if the office of both Speaker and Deputy Speaker falls vacant?

Consider the following statements:

1. The expression ‘Union of India’ includes only the states and not the Union Territories.

2. India is a quasi-federal state, with the Centre having more powers.

3. Indian Federation comprises of states joined together as a result of their agreements with the Centre.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution were added by the 44^th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978?

1. Restored the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High Courts in respect of judicial review and issue of writs.
2. Deprived the Parliament of its special powers to make laws to deal with anti-national activities.
3. Removed the provisions which took away the power of the Court to decide the election disputes.
4. Restricted the time period of preventive detention to two months.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to the office of profit:

1. The expression "office of profit" has not been defined in the Constitution or in the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

2. A Minister in the Union or State Government is not considered as holding the office of profit.

3. The final decision of whether a member of Parliament is disqualified for holding any office of profit rests with the Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC):

1. It comes into force on the first day of filing nomination papers by the candidates.

2. It has statutory backing under the Representation of the People Act 1951.

3. During bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly, the code is applicable in the entire State.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to service voters:

1. Only the wife of a male service voter, not the husband of a female service voter, can be considered a service voter.

2. A service voter belonging to Armed Forces can vote only through a postal ballot.

3. A service voter is issued an Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) like ordinary electors.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The right to vote is a fundamental right in India.

2. Individuals under preventive detention are not eligible to cast their votes in an election.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Electoral Trusts in India:

1. It cannot accept donations from any other electoral trust in India.

2. It can make donations to political parties through electoral bonds.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution:

1. A disqualification petition to the speaker can be made only by a member of the concerned house.

2. A disqualified legislator becomes ineligible to contest elections again to the same legislature until the current term expires.

3. Matters related to disqualification under the tenth schedule falls under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

With reference to Electoral bonds, which one of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to private member Bills:

1. It is a Bill introduced in the House by a member of Parliament who is not a Minister.

2. They are transacted every day in the last hour of sitting in the sessions.

3. A private member cannot introduce more than two Bills in a Parliamentary session.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to lapsing of bills in case of dissolution of Lok Sabha:

1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses whether originating in the Lok Sabha or transmitted to it by the Rajya Sabha.

2. A Bill passed by both Houses but returned by the President for reconsideration of Houses lapses.

3. All pending assurances that are to be examined by the Committee on Government Assurances do not lapse.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Who among the following leaders were actively involved in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2. C.R Das

3. Vallabhbhai Patel

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Bal gangadhar tilak was associated with which of the following?

1. Kesari

2. Hitavada

3. Mahratta

4. Gita Rahasya

Choose the correct option using the codes below:

With reference to the Congress Seva Dal, consider the following statements:

1. It was established at the Belgaum Session of the Indian National Congress in 1924.

2. Subhash Chandra Bose was its first President and had Jawaharlal Nehru and Umabai Kundapur as its members.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, consider the following statements:

1. He founded a monthly literary magazine titled ‘Bangadarshan’

2. His political novel Anandamath, was centred on the 1855 Santhal revolt.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to the societal structure during the Gupta period:

1. The status of women started improving

2. Evidence of the practice of Sati has been found

3. The position of Shudras started to improve marginally

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements with regard to Gupta ruler Samudragupta:

1. His achievements are recorded in the Hathigumpha inscription at Udayagiri caves.
2. He celebrated his conquests by performing Ashvamedha and by issuing commemorative coins.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

During British rule, who among the following established the Provincial Government of India in Kabul, Afghanistan?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Kachari kingdom:

1. It was a medieval kingdom based in Odisha.

2. It is also known as the Dimasa kingdom as the rulers belonged to the Dimasa tribe of the present Chhattisgarh state.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Fahien’s account of the Gupta period:

1. There was a well-developed spy system under the Gupta administration.

2. The practice of untouchability existed during this period.

3. He took a keen interest in analysing the political affairs of the Gupta rulers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the conquest of India by the British:

1. Battle of Wandiwash

2. Battle of Ambur

3. Battle of Plassey

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Battle of Plassey:

1. It led to the monopolization of trade and commerce of Bengal.

2. It was the result of disagreements over the Treaty of Allahabad.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Civil Disobedience Movement:

1. Assam witnessed a successful strike against the ‘Cunningham circular’ which proposed higher taxes for local tribes.

2. A volunteer brigade ‘Khudai khidmatgars’ led the movement in the Peshawar region.

3. Rani Gaidinliu revolted against the foreign rule in the north-eastern region of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?