1. Which of the following is the function of a judiciary ?
(A) Maintenance of law and order(B) Appointment of the Judges
(C) Imparting justice according to the laws
(D) Making of the laws
2. The main function of the Constituent Assembly is—
(A) Framing the Constitution(B) Amending the Constitution
(C) Enforcement of the Constitution
(D) Interpretation of the Constitution
3. The legislature having two houses is known as—
(A) Uni-cameral(B) Bi-cameral
(C) Upper House
(D) Lower House
4. Which of the following arguments is not in favour of the second chamber of a legislature?
(A) It safeguards against the domination of the lower house(B) It provides for representation of the special interests and the minorities
(C) It helps is hastly legislation
(D) It gives representation to the Units in the federation
5. In a socialist country, the government—
(A) Control the means of production and distribution(B) Controls the means of production only
(C) Control the means of distribution only
(D) Distributes equal wealth among the citizens
6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the meaning and the position of Sovereignty? It is—
(A) The supreme and unlimited authority of the state in internal sphere only(B) The absolute and unlimited power of the state in external sphere only
(C) The unlimited and ultimate authority of the state both in internal and external spheres
(D) The power which enjoys complete control over all the citizens in a state
7. A state ruled by a few persons for the good of all the people, is known as—
(A) Aristocracy(B) Democracy
(C) Oligarchy
(D) Monarchy
8. A constitutional monarchy means a state where a king—
(A) Makes the constitution for the country(B) Has to act according to the constitution
(C) Is elected by the people
(D) Is hereditary head of the state
9. The state governed by one person for the good of the people, is known as—
(A) Tyranny(B) Monarchy
(C) Democracy
(D) Polity
10. In the unitary type of government, there is—
(A) Rule of one person for the good of all the people(B) One unit of administration for the entire state
(C) Rule of a single dynasty for a long period
(D) Unicameral legislature
11. "Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people." Whose statement is it?
(A) Rousseau(B) J. S. Mill
(C) T. H. Green
(D) Abraham Lincoln
12. Where there is no hereditary king but an elected head of the state, it is known as—
(A) Democracy(B) Monarchy
(C) Republic
(D) Federation
13. 'Residuary Powers' means those powers which are—
(A) Delegated by the centre to the states(B) Enjoyed by the king or the President only
(C) Delegated by the state to the centre
(D) Retained by the centre or the state for themselves after division of powers between the centre and the unit states in a federation
14. Which one of the following articles in the constitution of India is related to the amendment of the constitution?
(A) Article 268(B) Article 363
(C) Article263
(D) Article 368
15. In a parliamentary type of the government, the ministry is responsible to—
(A) The Upper House only(B) The Lower House only
(C) Both Upper and Lower Houses
(D) The President or the King
16. Where an executive head, elected for a specific period is not responsible to the legislature and can be removed only by impeachment or death, such a government is known as—
(A) Dictatorship(B) Presidential type of government
(C) Federal type of government
(D) Democratic type of government
17. Which one of the following is not the function of the executive in a state?
(A) To appoint and dismiss the ministers(B) To enforce the laws passed by the legislature
(C) To appoint and dismiss the legislators
(D) To run the administration of the country
18. An independent Judiciary is—
(A) A safeguard for the civil rights of the people(B) A danger to the constitution
(C) An obstacle to the ministry
(D) A detriment to the Democracy
19. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
(A) Minto-Morley reforms Communal representation(B) Government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy
(C) Simon Commission-Partition of India
(D) Cabinet Mission-The constitution of the Constituent Assembly
20. For which of the following does the democracy not stand?
(A) Equality(B) Liberty
(C) Fraternity
(D) Dynasty rule
21. Democracy can function successfully in a country if the people are—
(A) Physically strong and healthy(B) Patriots
(C) Politically conscious
(D) Basically honest
22. Dictatorship is based on—
(A) Force and Fear(B) Public Opinion
(C) Will of God
(D) Allegiance of the Constitution
23. The constitution (79th Amendment) Act 1999 relates to—
(A) Extension of reservation of seats for SC/STs in Lok Sabha and State Vidhan Sabha till January 25, 2010(B) The grant of 33% reservation of seats in India legislatures including Parliament to women
(C) Clearing the way for reservation in promotion to union and state services to the candidates of scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes
(D) Grant of Statehood to Union territory of Pondicherry
24. Of the following, which one is correct about a federation?
(A) Federation is domination of the centre on the states(B) Federation is dependence of the centre on the states
(C) The centre and the states interfere in the matters of each other
(D) Federation is an association of states that forms a new one and all the units and centre derive power from the constitution
25. Which one of the following is not the power of the President of India?
(A) To declare emergency(B) To appoint and dismiss the ambassadors
(C) To appoint and dismiss the members of Lok Sabha
(D) To dissolve Parliament and order for fresh election
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