1) Consider the following statements about the Attorney General of India:

1. He is appointed by the President of India.

2. He must have the same qualifications as are required for a Judge of the Supreme Court.

3. He must be a member of either House of Parliament.

4. He can be removed by impeachment by Parliament.

Which of these statements are correct?

2) The Speaker can ask a member of the House to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as

3) Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct?

4) Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 1996:

1. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.

2. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.

3. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency.

4. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.

Which of the above statements are correct?

5) Consider the following statements:

An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the

1. Lok Sabha

2. Rajya Sabha

3. State Legislatures

4. President

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

6) In the new Panchayati Raj Bill enacted in 1993, there are several fresh provisions deviating from the past. Which one of the following is not one such provision?

7) The Constitution of India recognises

8) The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the

9) A British citizen staying in India cannot claim Right to

10) Which one of the following statements is correct?

11) Which of the following Parties were not a part of the United Front which was in power during 1996-97?

1. Bahujana Samaj Party.

2. Samata Party

3. Haryana Vikas Party

4. Asom Gana Parishad

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

12) Economic Survey in India is published officially, every year by the

13) Panchayat Raj was first introduced in India in October, 1959 in

14) The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has

15) Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection Act?

16) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State legislatures does not require Constitutional amendment.

Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three per cent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

17) If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament

18) The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in

19) Proportional representation is NOT necessary in a country where

20) Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?

21) Which one of the following is NOT a principle of “Panchsheel”?

22) The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended

23) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Wilful disobedience or non-compliance of Court orders and use of derogatory language about judicial behaviour amounts to Contempt of Court.

Reason (R): Judicial activism cannot be practiced without arming the judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

24) In the following quotation, “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;

and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

In our Constituent Assembly this ‘X’ – do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution”, ‘X’ stands for

25) Which of the following are/is stated in the Constitution of India?

1. The President shall not be a member of either Houses of Parliament.

2. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: