G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. Who can dissolve the Lok Sabha before the expiry of its normal term of 5 years?
- (A) The
Prime Minister
- (B) The
President at his own
- (C) The
President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
- (D) The
President on the recommendation of the Speaker
2. India is known as a parliamentary democracy because
- (A) The
President is not a member of the Parliament
- (B) The
members of Parliament are directly elected by the people
- (C) The
executive is responsible to the Parliament
- (D) The
powers has been clearly distributed between the Center and the States
3. Which among the following is not a fundamental Right?
- (A) Right
to equality
- (B) Right
to property
- (C) Right
to Constitutional remedies
- (D) None
of these
4. In India, partyless democracy was first advocated by
- (A) Jayprakash
Narayan
- (B) M.N. Roy
- (C) Vinoba Bhave
- (D) Mahatma
Gandhi
5. The first general Elections to the Lok Sabha were held in
- (A) 1949
- (B) 1952
- (C) 1950
- (D) 1954
6. Article 356 of the Constitution of India provides for
- (A) Reservation
of jobs for backward classes
- (B) Protection
of religious monuments
- (C) A special
status for Jammu and Kashmir
- (D) Imposition
of President’s rule in a state
7. The President’s rule in the state means that the state is ruled by
- (A) The
President directly
- (B) A
caretaker government
- (C) The
chief Minister nominated by the President
- (D) The Governor
of the state
8. The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on
- (A) August 15,
1947
- (B) July 22,
1947
- (C) January 26,
1950
- (D) January 2,
1950
9. Which of the following was the first state to hold direct elections to Panchayati Raj institutions after the enactment of the 73rd Amendment?
- (A) Madhya
Pradesh
- (B) Rajasthan
- (C) Maharashtra
- (D) Gujarat
10. Which of the following commissions has not been included in the Constitution of India?
- (A) The
Planning Commission
- (B) UPSC
- (C) The
Election Commission
- (D) The
Finance Commission