N The item ‘Education’ belongs to the— (a) Union List (b) State List (c) Concurrent List (d) Residuary subjects [SSC Grad. 2004] How many schedules the Constitution of India contains ? (a) 9 (b) 10 (¢:) 1 (d) 12 [SSC Sec. Off (Aud.) 2006; MP PSC(Pre) 2010] Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj ? (a) Article 36 (b) Article 39 (c) Article 40 (d) Article 48 [SSC Sec. Off. (Aud.) 2006] Article 1 of the Constitution declares India as— (a) Federal State (b) Quasi-Federal State (c) Unitary State (d) Union of States [SSC Sec. Off. (Aud.) 2006; UP PCS Special (Pre) 2008]ow 10. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights ? (a) PartI (b) PartIl (c) Part III (d) Part IV [SSC Sec. Off. (Aud.) 2008] Part IV of Constitution of India deals with : (a) Fundamental Rights (b) Citizenship (c) Directive Principles of State Policy (d) Union executive 0. Power, authority and responsibilities of municpalities are listed in which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India ? (a) Ninth (b) Tenth (c) Eleventh (d) Twelfth [SCRA 2000] [SCRA 2000] 11. How many languages have recognised by the Constitution— (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 24 [RRB Supervisor/IESM (Mumbai) 2006; Utt. PSC(Pre) 2006; 48th- 52nd BPSC 2008; TN PSC(Pre) 2009,14, Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution 15. of India has provision for the President to proclaim emergency ? (a) Article 352 (b) Article 355 (c) Article 356 (d) Article 360 [NDA 2004] Schedule Ninth of the Indian Constitution deals with : (a) Subjects contained in the Union List, State List and Concurrent List (b) The recognition of languages (c) Certain acts and regulations of State Legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of Zamindari (d) The territories of State and Union territories [CDS 2002 . The method of Constitutional Amendment is providec in: (a) Article 348 (b) Article 358 (c) Article 368 (d) Article 378 [CDS 2003; UP PCS(Main) 20017. 18. 19. Part III of the Constitution of India relates to— (a) Fundamental Rights (b) Directive Principles of State Policy (c) Fundamental Duties — (d) Citizenship /CDS 2004) Article 340 of the Constitution of India provides for the appointment of a commission to investigate the conditions for the improvement of— (a) Socially and educationally backward classes (b) Socially and economically backward classes (c) Educationally and economically backward classes (d) Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes — [CDS 2004] The articles of the Constitution of India which deal with Directive Principles of State Policy are— (a) 26 to 41 (b) 30 to 45 (c) 36 to 51 (d) 40 to 55 [CDS 2004]45. “Ttshallbe the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment”. This statement refers to which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India ? (a) Article 21 g (b) Article 48 A (c) Article51A (d) Article 56 [Utt. PCS(Pre) 2005] - Which Article of Indian Constitution enumerates Fundamental-Duties of Indian Citizens ? (a) Article 50A (b) Article 50 B (c) Article 51.A (d) Article 51 B [Utt. PSC(Pre) 2006] Under which Article: of the Indian Constitution can the President be impeached ? (a) Article 61 (c) Article 76 (b) Article 75 (d) Article 356 [Utt. PSC(Main) 2006]36. 38. . Whoamong the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographical area as a Scheduled Area ? (a) Governor (b) Chief Minister (c) Prime Minister (d) President [UP PCS(Pre) 2006] ‘He represents the nation but does not lead the nation’. This dictum applies on whom of the following ? (a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b) Chief Justice of India (c) Prime Minister (d) President [UP PCS(Main) 2007] . Which one of the following has the power to initiate the motion of Impeachment of the President of India ? (a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d) Both the Houses of the Parliament [UP PCS(Main) 2007; NDA 2009] The Constitution authorises the President to make provisions for discharge of duties of Governor in extraordinary circumstances under the— (a) Article 160 , (b) Article 162 (c) Article 165 (d) Article 310 [UP PCS (Main) 2007]12. a wo 14. Which one of the following Prime Minister never faced the Parliament during the tenure ? . (a) Chandra Sekhar (b) V.P. Singh (c) Chaudhary Charan Singh (d) Atal Behari Vajpayee [UP PCS(Main) 2008] The office of the Deputy Prime Minister— : (a) was created under the original Constitution (b) is an extra-constitutional growth (c) was created by 44th Amendment (d) was created by 85th Amendment = /UP PC5(Main) 2009] Who exercises the actual executive power under the Parliamentary form of Government ? (a) Parliament (b) Prime Minister (c) President (d) Bureaucracy [MP PSC(Pre) 2004]ne 20. . To whom i (A) Wwutuows we wo 5 the Council of Ministers responsible ? (a) Parliament (b) President (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha [MP PSC(Pre) 2010] According to Indian Constitution, the Union Ministers hold office during the pleasure of— (a) The President (b) The Prime Minister (c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India [WB PSC(Pre) 2007; SSC Mat. 2008] Survey of India is under the Ministry of— (a) Defence : (b) Environment and Forests (c) Home Affairs (d) Science and Technology [UPSC 2003] . Archaeological Survey of India ia an attached office of the Department/ Ministry of— (a) Culture (b) Tourism (c) Science and Technology (d) Human Resource Development [UPSC 2004]24. The Indian Parliament cannot legislate on a subject of State List unless : 1. The President of India directs it to do so. 2. The Rajya Sabha passes a resolution that it necessary to do so in national interest. 3. The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha certifies that the legislation is necessary 4. There is national emergency Considering the above statements, select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes: (a) 1,2and3 (b) 2,3 and 4 (c) land2 (d) 2and 4 [UP PCS (Main) 2005] . Which one of the following is the subject of Concurrent List ? : (a) Police (b) Criminal matters (c) Radio and Television (d) Foreign affairs [UP PCS (Main) 2005]a. Which is NOT a Central Service ? (a) Indian Police Service (IPS) (b) Indian Foreign Service (IFC) (c) Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS) (d) Indian Revenue Service (IRS) [SSC 2006] The annual report of the UPSC is submitted to : (a) The President (b) The Supreme Court (c) The Prime Minister Service (d) The Chairman of the Union Public Commission [SSC Sec. Off.(Aud.) 2008]24. 26. . Economic Planning is in : (a) Union list (b) State list (c) Concurrent list (d) not any specified list [47th BPSC 2005] The outline of Second Five Year Plan was made by : (a) B.N. Gadgil (b) V.K.R. V. Rao (c) P.C. Mahalanobis (d) C.N. Vakil [47th BPSC 2005] NABARD was established in the : (a) Fourth Five Year Plan (b) Fifth Five Year Plan (c) Sixth Five Year Plan (d) Eighth Five Year Plan [47th BPSC 2005] The main objective of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) is— (a) inclusive growth and poverty reduction (b) inclusive and sustainable growth (c). sustainableand inclusive growthtoreduceunemployment (d) faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth [UPSC 2014]35. The slogan ‘Garibi Unmulan’ (Poverty eradication) was 36. a) given in which Five Year Plan ? (a) Second plan (b) Fourth plan (c) Fifth plan (d) Sixth plan [UP PCS (Pre) 2007; WB PSC (Pre) 2008] In which Five Year Plan, Economic Development Rate was maximum ? (a) First Five Year Plan (b) Fourth Five Year Plan (c) Sixth Five Year Plan (d) Tenth Five Year Plan [UP PCS (Main) 2007; UP PCS (Main) 2009] In which one of year ‘Rolling Plan’ was in operation in India ? (a) 1968-69 (b) 1978-79 (c) 1988-89 (d) 1990-91 [UP PCS (Main) 2007](ay rover si li Le euyy ‘ ecentralized Planni The real introduction of 8 in Indi, was made for the first time during the : (a) 7th Plan (b) 6th Plan (ec) oth Plan (d) 10¢) an ‘ [WB PSC (Pre) 2099, The major emphasis in the First Five Year Plan was on. (a) Agriculture (b) Employment generatioy, (c) Industry (d) Export promotion [TN PSC (Pre) 2009) Rourkela Steel Plant was set up with the assistance from : ; (a) USSR (b) West Germany (c) USA (d) UK [TN PSC (Pre) 20