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  • Question 1
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    In case a President dies while in office, the Vice President can act as President for a maximum period of
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    Who administers the oath of office to the President of India before he enters upon the office?
  • Question 3
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    The President nominates 12 members of the Rajya Sabha according to
    Solution
    Under Article 80 of the Constitution, the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is composed of not more than 250 members, of whom 12 are nominated by the President of India from among persons who have special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as literature, science, art and social service.
  • Question 4
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    Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India?
  • Question 5
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    How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?
    Solution
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    There is no bar on the number of times a person can hold the high office of the President of India. In the United States though, a person can only become President twice (4 years each), that too only consecutively.
  • Question 6
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    Under whose advice the President of India declares Emergency under Article 352?
  • Question 7
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    Who acts as the President of India when neither the President nor the Vice President is available?
  • Question 8
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    At a time, President`s rule can be imposed on a state for a maximum period of
  • Question 9
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    The President can proclaim a state of emergency in case of
  • Question 10
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    The minimum age required for becoming the Prime Minister of India is
    Solution
    To be eligible for the position of the Prime Minister of India, a person should be a citizen of India and a member of either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha (should have completed 25 years of age if he is a member of the Lok Sabha or 30 years if he is a member of the Rajya Sabha).
  • Question 11
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    The Central Government's exclusive powers are enumerated in the
    Solution
    The Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution provides for three lists – Union, State and Concurrent. The Union List has a range of subjects under which the Parliament may make laws. The Union List or List-I is a list of 100 numbered items on which Parliament has exclusive power to legislate. This list includes defence, foreign affairs, railways, banking, among others.
  • Question 12
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    Which of the following is regarded as an essential function of the State?
  • Question 13
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    In addition to the powers given in the Union and Concurrent List, the Union Government has the
  • Question 14
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    Which of the following taxes is levied by the State Government only?
  • Question 15
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    Which of the following taxes is exclusively and totally assigned to the Central Government by the Constitution?
    Solution
    Taxes on railway fares and freight taxes are exclusively and totally assigned to the Central Government by the Constitution.
    Indian constitution has divided the taxing powers as well as the spending powers (and responsibilities) between the Union and the state governments. The subjects on which Union or State or both can levy taxes are defined in the 7th schedule of the constitution. Further, limited financial powers have been given to the local governments also as per 73rd and 74th amendments of the constitution and enshrined in Part IX and IX-A of the constitution. The Constitution provides for the formation of a Finance Commission (FC) by President of India, every five years, or any such earlier period which the President deems necessary via Article 280. Based on the report of the Finance Commission, the central taxes are devolved to the state governments.
  • Question 16
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    By which of the following amendments was education, originally a State subject, transferred to the Concurrent List?
    Solution
    The 42nd Amendment Act, implemented in 1976, restructured the Seventh Schedule, ensuring that State List subjects like education, forest, protection of wild animals and birds, administration of justice, and weights and measurements were transferred to the Concurrent List.
  • Question 17
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    The Panchayati Raj system was adapted to
    Solution
    Panchayati Raj is the basic unit of administration in a system of governance. The Constitutional (73rd Amendment) Act 1992 came into force in India on 24th April, 1993, to provide constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions. Currently, the Panchayati Raj system exists in all the states of India except Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram, and in all Union Territories except Delhi.
    Panchayati Raj has three levels: Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or the Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level) and Zilla Parishad (district level). It has been established by the State Legislatures for the creation of democracy at the grassroots level in all the states of India by decentralising the power of democracy.
  • Question 18
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    In which of the following states was the Panchayati Raj first introduced?
    Solution
    The Panchayati Raj system was first adopted by the state of Rajasthan in Nagaur district on 2nd October, 1959. During the 1950s and 1960s, other state governments adopted this system as laws were passed to establish Panchayats in various states. The second state was Andhra Pradesh, while Maharashtra was the ninth state.
  • Question 19
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    Which of the following is not a source of revenue for the village Panchayats?
    Solution
    The taxes imposed by the village Panchayats are important source of income of Gram Panchayats, which include taxes on land and houses, custom duty, toll tax, license fee on transport and communication, etc. Even taxes are collected from professions, trade and commerce, schools, hospitals, dispensaries, markets, the resting places and like places used by the common people, as well as for lighting the streets. Hence, vehicle tax is not a source of revenue for the Panchayats.
  • Question 20
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    Gram Sabha consists of
    Solution
    Gram Sabha consists of all the eligible voters of a village or clusters of villages, or all the persons whose names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat at local level. The Gram Sabha members also elect the representatives to the Gram Panchayat. Together, the Sarpanch and Panchs, form a Gram Panchayat. A Gram Panchayat is elected for five years.
  • Question 21
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    Which of the following functions are obligatory in all municipalities?

    I. Registration of births and deaths
    II. Supply of potable water
    III. Planting and maintenance of road side trees
    IV. Provision of transport facilities within the municipality
    Solution
    A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
    Obligatory functions are compulsory in nature. The municipal corporation un­dertakes the following obligatory functions:
    (a) Supply of pure drinking water and construction and maintenance of water­works
    (b) Construction, maintenance, naming and numbering of public streets
    (c) Removal and disposal of filth and rubbish, construction, maintenance and cleaning of drains, and public toilets
    (d) Establishment and maintenance of hospitals, maternity and child welfare centres
    (e) Taking preventive measures for the checking of contagious and dangerous diseases
    (f) Registration of births and deaths
    (g) Planting and maintaining of roadside trees

    Provision of transport facilities within the municipality is a discretionary function.

  • Question 22
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    Panchayati Raj is based on the ideology of
    Solution
    Panchayati Raj in India was introduced in 1992 as a system of local self-government for democratic decentralisation. It is a system of governance at the local level where Gram Panchayat is the basic unit of administration and is elected every 5 years by the eligible voters from the village forming Gram Sabha. Panchayats provide governance at the grassroot level based on the ideology of democratic decentralisation which disperses the functions instead of concentrating administration in hands of central authority.
  • Question 23
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    What is meant by political equality?
  • Question 24
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    What steps does the government take if prices of the crops fall due to more production?
  • Question 25
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    Upto what age is free and compulsory primary education provided by the government of India?
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