G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 10
1. The phrase 'bicameral legislature' means
- (A) A
single assembly
- (B) An
elected legislature
- (C) A
legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
- (D) Parliamentary
system of government
2. The parliament can legislate on a subject in the state list
- (A) If
the Rajya Sabha 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 agreements with foreign powers
- (D) All
the above
3. The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947 and was presented to the nation at the midnight session of the Assembly on 14th August 1947 on behalf of
- (A) The
minorities of India
- (B) The National
Integration Council
- (C) The
women of India
- (D) The people
of India
4. The National Anthem was written by
- (A) Bankim
Chandra Chatterjee
- (B) Rabindranath
Tagore
- (C) Sarat
Chandra Chatterjee
- (D) Aurobindo
Ghosh
5. The Objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
- (A) 22nd January
1947
- (B) 26th
November 1946
- (C) 1st October
1948
- (D) None
of the above
6. Mainstream Nationalism in India
- (A) Was
characterized by Chauvinism
- (B) Aimed
at restoration of the Hindu state
- (C) Had
National Socialism as its ultimate goal
- (D) Aimed
at emancipation from colonial rule
7. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the
- (A) Chief
Minister
- (B) Chief
justice
- (C) Governor
- (D) Vice-president
8. The preamble says that the state in India will assure the dignity of the individual. The constitution seeks to achieve this object by guaranteeing
- (A) Equal
fundamental rights to each citizen
- (B) The
right to adequate means of livelihood to each individual
- (C) Just
and humane conditions of work to each individual
- (D) Equal
wages for equal work to each individual irrespective of sex
9. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is
- (A) 25 years
- (B) 21 years
- (C) 18 years
- (D) 35 years
10. The present Lok Sabha is the
- (A) 13th Lok
Sabha
- (B) 14th Lok
Sabha
- (C) 15th Lok
Sabha
- (D) 16th Lok
Sabha