IRF – SIT PROGRAM

SSC CGL TIER II POLITY - 2

1. Which of the following is NOT an important function 11. In which of the following years was the 11th
of the Supreme Court? Fundamental Duty added in the Indian Constitution
a) It acts to check on executive authorities and enforce through the 86th Amendment Act?
the rule of law a) 2002 b) 1986 c) 1976 d) 1982
b) It maintains federal equilibrium 12. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of
c) It maintains of land records and revenue collection India provides for the promotion of international peace
d) It is the protector and guarantor of fundamental and security?
rights a) Article 47 b) Article 44
2. By which of the following Amendments was the right c) Article 51 d) Article 49
to property removed from Part III of the Indian 13. Under Article 165, the Governor appoints a person who
Constitution? is qualified to be appointed a Judge of a High Court to
a) 50 Amendment b) 64 Amendment be the _________ for the State.
c) 44 Amendment d) 70 Amendment a) Chief Minister
3. Before the introduction of Periodic Labour Force b) Attorney General
Survey (PLFS), what type of surveys did the National c) Comptroller Auditor General
Statistical Office (NSO) conduct for employment and d) Advocate-General
unemployment indicators in India? 14. The Parliamentary form of Government is a key feature
a) Biennial surveys b) Decennial surveys given in the Indian Constitution and its provisions are
c) Quinquennial surveys d) Monthly surveys detailed in Articles _____________ of Part V (Chapter
4. In India, who introduced the idea of the poverty line for II).
the first time? a) 124 to 168 b) 211 to 236
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Dr. BR Ambedkar c) 170 to 203 d) 79 to 122
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Jawaharlal Nehru 15. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the
5. The ‘Rule of Law’ is a key feature of the Indian Swaran Singh Committee?
Constitution which is a doctrine ascribed to _________. a) The committee was established during Indira
a) Plato b) Adam Smith Gandhi’s Government
c) Albert Venn Dicey d) Karl Marx Correct b) The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act was based
6. Which of the following Rights is mentioned in Article on its recommendations.
21 of the Indian Constitution? c) It suggested nine items as duties of the citizens.
a) Right to Freedom: Protection of life and personal d) The Swaran Singh Committee was set up in 1976.
liberty 16. Which of the following is the correct statement about
b) Right against Exploitation: Prohibition of trafficking the Rajya Sabha?
in human beings and forced labour a) All the members are directly elected by the people.
c) Right to Equality: Equality before law b) It is known as the Council of the States.
d) Right to Freedom of Religion: Freedom to manage c) It is known as the lower house of the parliament.
religious affairs d) The term of the members is for 5 years.
7. Match the following and choose the correct option : 17. The number of Rajya Sabha members to be elected
1. Multi party system a) USA from each State of India has been fixed by the
2. two party system b) china _________ Schedule of the Constitution.
3. Single party system c) India a) Eighth b) Fourth
a) 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 – c b) 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 – a c) Sixth d) Third
c) 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 – a d) 1 - c, 2 - a,3 - b 18. Which of the following types of emergencies is
8. Which of the following is a NOT a feature of the Indian declared under Article 360 of the Indian Constitution?
Parliamentary form of Government? a) State Emergency b) Financial Emergency
a) Dissolution of the Lower House c) National Emergency
b) Leadership of the Prime Minister d) Constitutional Emergency
c) Non membership of the ministers in Legislature 19. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution
d) Majority party rule mentions that, “There shall be paid to the Judges of the
9. According to Article 280 of the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court, such salaries as may be determined by
Finance Commission needs to be appointed for every the Parliament by law, and until provision in that behalf
_________. is so made, such salaries as are specified in the Second
a) two years b) five years Schedule”?
c) one year d) three years a) 125 b) 127 c) 124 d) 126
10. The Right to Freedom of Religion is covered under 20. Which of the following states has bicameral (two
which Articles of the Constitution of India? houses) state legislature?
a) Articles 25-28 b) Articles 21-24 a) Karnataka b) Goa
c) Articles 29-32 d) Articles 24-27 c) West Bengal d) Punjab
21. Which executive system is present in India? c) American declaration of independence
a) Collegiate System d) French declaration of human rights
b) Parliamentary System 32. Which of the following Acts was provided for the
c) Both Parliamentary and Presidential System establishment of a federal court in India?
d) Presidential System a) The Regulating Act of 1773
22. As per the Constitution (Ninety-First Amendment) Act, b) The Government of India Act of 1935
2003, the total number of ministers, including the Prime c) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
Minister, shall NOT exceed: d) The Government of India Act of 1919
a) 20% of the total number of members of the Lok 33. A party recognised by the Election Commission of
Sabha India that secures at least ________ of the total votes in
b) 15% of the total number of members of the Lok the General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative
Sabha Assembly in four or more states in addition to winning
c) 10% of the total number of members of the Lok four Lok Sabha seats is called a National Party.
Sabha a) eight per cent b) three per cent
d) 25% of the total number of members of the Lok c) one per cent d) six per cent
Sabha 34. Which of the following reports is considered as a
23. Which of the following features of the Indian piecemeal effort to provide resilience to the successful
Constitution is added by the 97 Constitutional working of federal system?
Amendment Act? a) Sarkaria Commission b) Kothari Commission
a) Independent Bodies c) Thakkar Commission d) Kapur Commission
b) Elections to the Panchayats 35. As per Article 163 of the Constitution of India, any
c) Cooperative Societies advice tendered by Ministers to the ________ shall not
d) Foreign Policy be inquired into in any court.
24. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the a) President b) Chief Minister
contingency fund of India? c) Chief Justice d) Governor
a) It is established under Article 267. 36. The National Population Register was created under the
b) It is issued on behalf of the President of India. provisions of _______ and ______.
c) It is for emergencies. a. the Citizenship Act, 1965
d) Allowances and emoluments of the President are b. the Citizenship Rules, 2004
charged under it. c. the Citizenship Act, 1955
25. Who among the following appoints the Acting Chief d. the Citizenship Rules, 2003
Justice in the absence of the Chief Justice of India? a) a; c b) a; b c) b; d d) c; d
a) President 37. Which of the following is NOT considered as a
b) Senior most Judge of the Supreme Court Fundamental Duty?
c) Prime Minister a) To value and preserve the rich heritage of our
d) Council of Ministers composite culture
26. Which of the following is NOT related to goals of b) To uphold and protect secularism
Fundamental Duties of Indian Citizens? c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and
a) Preserve b) Cherish integrity of India
c) Courage d) Respect d) To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the
27. The institution like Lokpal or Lokayukta (Ombudsman) spirit of inquiry and reform
was first created in which of the following countries? 38. Which of the following acts introduced the system of
a) New Zealand b) Norway dyarchy in the provincial administration in India?
c) Britain d) Sweden a) The Government of India Act of 1909
28. Which of the following is NOT a salient feature of b) The Government of India Act of 1919
Fundamental Duties of the Indian Constitution? c) The Government of India Act of 1935
a) It is non-justiciable. d) The Government of India Act of 1947
b) There is clear difference between Fundamental 39. As per the Constitution of India, every Governor,
Rights and Fundamental Duties. before entering upon his office, will make and subscribe
c) Fundamental Duties are both civic and moral in an oath in the presence of the ________.
nature. a) Chief Minister b) President
d) They are enforceable by law and can be challenged c) Chief Justice of India
in court. d) Chief Justice of the High Court
29. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY 40. Which Indian state's cabinet approved the proposal for
matched? recommending the inclusion of the Kui language in the
a) Rule of Law - Britain eighth schedule in July 2023?
b) Procedure Established by Law - Japan a) Karnataka b) West Bengal
c) Concurrent List - Australia c) Odisha d) Tamil Nadu
d) Function of President - France 41. The model of 'Quasi Federal' form of government in
30. Which house is considered as lower house in State Indian constitution is borrowed from which country?
Legislature? a) Germany b) Canada
a) Vidhan Parishad b) Lok Sabha c) United Kingdom d) Australia
c) Rajya Sabha d) Vidhan Sabha 42. What is the quorum of the Lok Sabha at the time of the
31. The Directive Principles of State Policy are influenced Presidential address, which is held at the opening of
by which of the following? each session of the Lok Sabha?
a) Gandhian philosophy a) One-third b) One-tenth
b) Rule of Law of England c) One-twelfth d) One-fourth
43. On which of the following dates did the British Empire a) 180 days b) 90 days
transfer its powers to the Constituent Assembly in c) 30 days d) 60 days
India? 52. Which Article of the Constitution of India governs the
a) 2 October b) 15 August Population Census?
c) 14 November d) 26 January a) Article 179 b) Article 246
44. The union list from the Seventh Schedule of the Indian c) Article 233 d) Article 128
Constitution consists of how many subjects as of May 53. On which date did Punjab abolish the Legislative
2024? Council?
a) Ninety three b) Ninety five a) 1 January 1971 b) 1 January 1977
c) Ninety nine d) Hundred c) 1 January 1975 d) 1 January 1970
45. Which of the following Acts provided for a system of 54. Which Articles of the Constitution of India provide for
tribunals and a ban on strikes? a parliamentary form of government at the Centre?
a) The Trade Disputes Act, 1929 a) Articles 74 and 75 b) Articles 71 and 72
b) Government of India Act, 1912 c) Articles 79 and 80 d) Articles 76 and 77
c) Age of Consent Act, 1891 55. Which Chapter of Part VI of the Indian Constitution is
d) Indian Partnership Act, 1932 concerned with the State Legislatures?
46. Which of the following articles mentions about the a) Chapter II b) Chapter III
Appropriation Bills in the state legislature? c) Chapter V d) Chapter VII Correct
a) Article 216 b) Article 204 56. In which year was the first-ever motion to remove a
c) Article 209 d) Article 213 Supreme Court Justice signed by the members of
47. Which of the following personalities had the key role in Parliament?
fighting against the British East India Company in the a) 1991 b) 1988 c) 1993 d) 1995
Battle of Porto Novo? 57. The Indian Forest Service was created under the All
a) Hyder Ali b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh India Service Act, 1951 in ______.
c) Alamgir-II d) Gopala Nayaker a) 1954 b) 1966 c) 1060 d) 1957
48. Which writ is issued by the High Court or Supreme 58. Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with
Court when a lower court considers a case going the composition of the Legislative Council?
beyond its jurisdiction? a) Article 168 b) Article 171
a) Prohibition b) Mandamus c) Article 181 d) Article 169
c) Habeas Corpus d) Quo warranto 59. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of
49. Which of the following is the federal feature of the India mentions that every Minister and the Attorney-
Indian Constitution? General of India shall have the right to speak in and
a) Bicameralism b) Integrated Judiciary participate in the proceedings of either House of
c) Single Citizenship d) All India Service Parliament?
50. As per Article 51A of the Constitution of India, a) Article 86 b) Article 87
Fundamental Duty (h) is to develop the c) Article 89 d) Article 88
________________, humanism and the spirit of inquiry 60. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution has
and reform. a provision that ‘all executive actions of the
a) religious temper b) scientific temper Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in
c) cultural temper d) sociological temper the name of the President’?
51. What is the duration for which a member of a House of a) Article 71 (1) b) Article 75 (1A)
Legislature of a State is, without permission of the c) Article 77 (1) d) Article 76 (2)
House, absent from all meetings, there in the house may
declare his seat vacant?

ANSWER KEY
1. C 11. A 21. B 31. A 41. B 51. D
2. C 12. C 22. B 32. B 42. B 52. B
3. C 13. D 23. C 33. D 43. B 53. D
4. A 14. D 24. D 34. A 44. D 54. A
5. C 15. C 25. A 35. D 45. A 55. B
6. A 16. B 26. C 36. D 46. B 56. A
7. D 17. B 27. D 37. B 47. A 57. B
8. C 18. C 28. D 38. B 48. A 58. B
9. B 19. A 29. D 39. D 49. A 59. D
10. A 20. A 30. D 40. C 50. B 60. C