COMBINED CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION-II c) Kalelkar Commission

(GROUP-II SERVICES) INTERVIEW POST (01 . 12. 2013) d) Shah Commission

    
1. The Chronological order of the following Chief Justice 
of India is a) 
1. Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal b) 
2. Sarosh Homi Kapadia c) 
3. K.G. Balakrishnan d) 
4. Altamas Kabir 4. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution specifies
 the powers , authority and responsibility of
  Panchayats?
  a) Seventh Schedule
b) Ninth Schedule
 
c) Eleventh Schedule
 
d) Twelth schedule
a) 1,2,3,4 b) 1,3,2,4
   
c) 1,2,4,3 d) 2,4,3,1
    
2. Which one of the following is not the key 
recommendation put forward by the Justice Verma
a) 
Committee, 3rd February , 2013?
b) 
a) Gender Sensitisation through Education
c) 
b) End to Human Trafficking
d) 
c) Review security laws in conflict zones
5. Assertion (A) : Fundamental Duties do not have any
d) Recommendation of death penalty in the rarest legal sanction
of rare cases
Reason (R) : The Fundamental duties cannot be en-
        forced by courts

a) Both (A) and (R) are true (R) explains (A)

b) Both (A) and (R) are true (R) does not explain (A)
a) 
c) (A) is ture but (R) is false
b) 
d) (A) is false but (R) is true
c)    
 (A)     


d)    
 (R)     


3. Which Commission recommended 27% reservation for
a) (A) (R)(R)  (A)
backward community?

a) Sarkaria Commission
b) (A) (R)  (R)  (A)
b) Mandal Commission 
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 c) (A) (R) 9. Match the feature of the constitution with the coun-
d) (A)(R)  try from which they have been borrowed:
6. Consider the following statements: Features Country
A) The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act inserts A) Rule of Law 1. Ireland
certain provisions into Part IX of the Constitution B) Judicial of Review 2. Australia
B) It empowers the State Legislature to make laws C) Idea of concurrent 3. USA
for the organisation of Panchayats at Village level subjects
as Well as at the Higher levels of a districts D) Directive Principles 4. England
a) Both (A) and (B) are true of state policy
b) (A) is true and (B) is false     
c) Only (A) is true 
d) Only (B) is true  
 A)   
A.     B)   
IX  C)   
B.   
 D)   
 
a) A B  A B C D
b) A B  a) 4 3 2 1
c) A  b) 1 2 3 4
d) B  c) 2 3 4 1
7. Which Article deals with administrative Tribunals? d) 4 3 1 2
a) Article 323 10. The National Commission for Women was set up in
b) Article 323 A ____ 
c) Article 323B a) 1992 b) 1993
d) Article 321 c) 1994 d) 1995
 11. Which is wrongly matched?
a)  a) Universal Declaration of Human
b)  A Rights 1. 1948
c) B b) European Social Charter 2. 1961
c) American Declaration of Rights
d) 
and Duties of Man 3. 1958
8. In which of the following Amendment raised the age
d) International Convenant Civil and
of retirement of a High court Judges from 62 to 65
Political Rights (ICCPR) 4. 1966
years.

a) 104th Amendment
a)  1. 1948
b) 101st Amendment
b)  2. 1961
c) 102 nd Amendment
c) 
d) 103rd Amendment  3. 1958
 d) 
  (ICCPR) 4. 1966
 a) A b) B c) C d) D
a)  12. Consider the following statements:
b)  Assertion (A): The JVP committee was set up to re-
c)  examine the issue of linguistic re-organisation of In-
d)  dian States.
Reason (R): The Committee members were Jawaharlal
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 Nehru, Vallabai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya c) II only d) Both I and II
Select your answer according to the coding scheme 
below: I. 
a) Both (A) and (R) are false II. 
b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the

explanation for (A)
a) I II  b) I 
c) Both (A) and (R) are ture and (R) is the correct
c) II  d) I  II 
explanation for (A)
d) (A) is true but (R) is false 2. Arrange in chronological order:
 I. Bhairon Singh Shekkawat
 (A) : JVP    II. K.R. Narayanan
 III. Mohammed Hamid Ansari
(R)JVP  IV. Krishna Kant
 a) III,IV,I and II b) II,IV,I and III
     c) I,III,II andIV d) IV,II,III and I


a) (A) (R)
I. 
b) (A) (R)   (R)   (A) 
II. 

III. 
c) (A) (R)(R)(A)
 IV. 
d) (A) (R)  a) III,IV,I  II b) II,IV,I III
c) I,III,II  IV d) IV,II,III  I
13. Assertion (A) : Delhi has not been accorded the
3. Match the following:
status of a full state
List I List II
Reason (R): Being capital of India, it occupies a spe-
cial status A) Deputy Chairman of 1. Appointed by the Presi
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct the Rajya Sabha dent
explanation of (A) B) Speaker of the Lok 2. Appointed by the Lok
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct Sabha Sabha
explanation of (A)
C) Chairman of Public 3. Elected by the
c) (A) is true but (R) is wrong
Accounts Committee Lok Sabha
d) (A) is wrong but (R) is true
D) Chief Election 4. Elected by the Rajya
(A) :
  Commissioner Sabha
 (R)     
 I  II
a) (A) (R)(R) (A) A)   
  
b) (A) (R)   (R)  (A) B)   
 
c) (A) (R) C)   
d) (A)(R)   
D)   
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A B C D
1. The Vice President of India is elected by a) 4 3 2 1
I. The members of Lok Sabha b) 2 3 4 1
II. The members of Rajya Sabha Out of these c) 3 2 1 4
a) Neither I nor II b) I only d) 1 3 2 4
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4. Who said that, “Prime Minister is the captain of the 
ship of the state? a) 
a) Munro b) Ramasy Muir b) 
c) Jennings d) H.J. Laski
c) 
      
 d) 
a)  b)  8. Who was the speaker of Eleventh Lok Sabha?
c)  d) H.J. a) Bal Ram Jakhar b) Shivraj Patil
c) P.A. Sangma d) Somnath Chatterjee
5. By which of the following articles,the procedure for
the amendment of the Indian Constitution is given? 
a) Article 230 b) Article 320 a)  b) 
c) Article 358 d) Article 368 c)  d) 
 9. Who appoints the Advocate General for the State?
    a) President b) Prime Minister

c) Governor d) Chief Justice of Supreme court
a)  b)  
c)  d)  a) 
6. Consider the following statements: b) 
Assertion(A) : India is a Republican Polity c) 
Reason(R) : India shall have no hereditary ruler d) 
and the people shall elect their Gov- 10. Who was the Prime Minister when for the first time
ernment. No-confidence motion was moved in the Indian Par-
Now select your answer according to liament?
the coding scheme given below. a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Indira Gandhi
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct c) Morarji Desai d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
explanation of (A)     
b) Bothe (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the cor- 
rect explanation of (A) 
c) (A) is true, but (R) is false a)  b) 
d) (A) is false/ but (R) is true c)  d) 
 11. Which of the following statements about Lok Pal is/
(A) :  are wrong?
i) Lok pal will have the power to investigate an Ad-
(R) : 
ministrative Act done by a Minister or Secretary
    
 ii) Lok Pal can inquire into a complaint of
malaministration
a) (A)(R)   (R) (A)
 iii) Action taken in a matter affecting the dealing with
Government of India and any foreign government
b) (A)(R)(R)(A)
 iv) Grant of honours and awards
   
c) (A) (R)

d) (A) (R)
i)      
7. The Chairman of Sarkaria Commission was 
a) Ranjit Singh Sarkaria ii) 
b) Rajiv Singh Sarkaria 
c) Sivaraman Sarkaria iii) 

d) Ramesh Singh Sarkaria
iv) 
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c) (i),(ii) d) (iii),(iv)
12. Which one of the following is not related to NGO’s? 1. The first women Chief Justice of Delhi High Court is
a) Gorla Rohini b) Janaki Amma
a) Civil Society Organizations
c) R. Banumathi d) Sujata Manohar
b) Citizen Associational

c) Non-State actors
a)  b) 
d) Public Corporations c) R. d) 
    2. The body set up in 1964 based on the recommenda-
 tions of the Santhanam Committee to check corrup-
a)  tion is
b)  a) Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI)

c)  b) Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)

c) Lok pal
d)  
d) Lokayukta
13. In Indian Constitution the directive principles of state
    
policy were incorporated in Articles from.

a) Art.40 to Art.51 b) Art.36 to Art.51 a) (CBI)
c) Art.39 to Art.51 d) Art.25 to Art.51
b) (CVC)
     c) 
 d) 
a)  3. The idea of establishing a Public service Commission in
b)  India was first initiated along with which of the fol-
c)  lowing?
Choose your answers from the options given below.
d) 
a) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909
14. Which among the following committees was respon-
b) Montague- Chelmsford Reforms 1919
sible for the incorporation of fundamental duties in
c) Government of India Act 1935
the Constitution?
d) Indian Independence Act 1947
a) Wanchoo Committee
   
b) Sachar Committee 
c) Swaran Singh Committee 
d) Bhagawati Committee a) 
     b) 
 c) 
 d) 
a)  b)  4. One of the following statement is true about amend-
c)  d)  ing procedures in India- Identify.
a) Parliament has power to amend the Constitu-
15. Arrange the following in descending order
tion of India.
1. Teshil 2. Sub-division b) “Constitutional Convention” exists in India to
3. Village 4. Pargana amend the Constitution
 c) The State can initiate Constitutional amendments
    d) Fundamental rights cannot be amended
         

a) 2,1,4,3 b) 3,4,2,1
a)    
c) 2,1,3,4 d) 1,2,4,3 
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 b)  c) Sovereign d) Republic
      
c)     
 a)  b) 
d)  c)  d) 
5. The power to levy an estate duty in respect of non- 12. Who called the preamble as the ‘Identity Card of the
agricultural land belongs to
Constitution’?
a) Commercial Department
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b) State Legislatures
b) N.A.Palkhivala
c) Parliament
c) Ram Manohar Lohia
d) None of the above
d) Jaya Prakash Narayan

  


a)  b) 
a) 
c)  d)  
b) 
6. How many members are elected from Tamil Nadu to
c) 
Rajya Sabha?
d) 
   
 13. Which of the following statements about salient fea-
ture of the Indian Constitution is TRUE?
a) 16 b) 18 c) 19 d) 21
I. It has Universal Adult Franchise
7. When the office of Cabinet Secretary was created in
India? II. It provides Double Citizenship
      III. It provides social equality
 IV. It is more rigid than flexible
a) 1950 b) 1952 a) I and IV b) II and III
c) 1953 d) 1955 c) I and III d) II and IV
8. The First Public Service Commission was set up on     
st
a) 1 October 1925 b) st
1 October1926 
th I. 
c) 5 October 1927 d) 27th October 1927
 II. 
III. 
a)  b) 
IV.   
c)  d) 

9. A candidate for the office of the President of India
a) I  IV b) II III
should not be less than
c) I  III d) II  IV
a) 40 years of age b) 35 years of age
14. The chairperson of the Public Service commission
c) 38 years of age d) 45 years of age
jointly set up by Two of More states is appointed by
     
a) Governor of the biggest state

b) The President of India
a)  b) 
c) Chief Secretary of the biggest state
c)  d) 
d) Chief Minister of the biggest state
10. What is the strength of the new state assembly of
Telangana?      
     
    


a) 
a) 117 b) 121 c) 119 d) 118
b) 
11. Which word was inserted to the preamble in 1977?
c) 
a) Democratic b) Secular
d) 
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15. Consider the following statements. a) 
I. State Legislative Councils are continuous bodies b) I II 
II. Members of State Legislative Councils are indi- c) I  II 
rectly elected. d) 
III. The President by an ordinance can dissolve a State
Legislative Council. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER IN
IV. Actual strength of theState Legislative Council de- TAMILNADU GENERAL SERVICE,(15-02-2015)
pends upon the strength of the State Legislative 1. The right to Information Act was passed in the year
Assembly.
     
a) Statements I,II and IV are correct 
b) Statements III and IV are correct a) 2003 b) 2004
c) All the statements are correct c) 2005 d) 2006
d) All the statements are incorrect 2. ‘December-7’ is otherwise known as
 a) Martyr’s Day b) Flag Day
I.     c) Teacher’s Day d) Worker’s Day
 ‘’
II.     a)  b) 
 c)  d) 
III.  3. DRDO belongs to which ministry?

a) HRD b) Defence
IV.      c) Environment d) Finance
   


a)  b) 
a) I,II IV 
c)  d) 
b) III IV 
4. Where was the first Municipal Corporation estab-
c)  lished?
d)  a) Madras b) Bombay
16. Consider the following statement. c) Calcutta d) Delhi
I. In case of dispute, over a bill the constitution pro- 
vides for a Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and the a)  b) 
Rajya Sabha for solving the dispute.
c)  d) 
II. There is no constitutional provision like joint Sit-
5. Match the following by choosing correct answer on
ting of the State Assembly and the State Council if
the basis of formation of each states
there is a dispute between them over a bill.
A) Kerala 1. 1975
a) Both the statements are correct
B) Sikkim 2. 1966
b) Statement I is correct but statement II is incor-
C) Haryana 3. 1986
rect
D) Mizoram 4. 1956
c) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is cor-

rect

d) Both the Statements are incorrect
A)   

B)   
I.      C)   
   
D)   
   
 A B C D
II.     a) 4 3 1 2
       b) 4 3 2 1
 c) 4 1 2 3
 d) 4 1 3 2

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6. Which of the following is correctly matched? 
I. Article-153 - Executive power of the state a) III b) I and II
II. Article-155 - Qualifications for Appointment c) I, II and IV d) IV
as Governor 9. Which one is the correct statement? Mayor of the
III. Article-161 - Oath of affirmation by the Gov- Corporation
ernor a) Nominated by the President
IV. Article-167 - Duties of Chief Minister Re- b) Elected by the members of legislative assembly
garding The furnishing of infor- c) Elected by the people
mation with Governor
d) Nominated by the Governor


I.    a) 
II.    b) 
III.      c) 

d) 
IV.     
10. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 1968 passed by the Lok

Sabha lapsed because

a) Rajya Sabha rejected the bill
a) I b) II c) III d) IV
b) President with held the bill
7. Which of the following statements on Rajya Sabha is
not true? c) Joint committee of the two houses rejected the bill
a) It is a continuous chamber d) Of early dissolution of fourth Lok Sabha

b) It is not subject to dissolution

c) 1/3rd members retire every year
a) 
d) Retiring members are eligible for reelection and
b) 
renomination
c)    


a) 
d)    
b)  
c)      11. Which house of Indian Parliament can create a new
 All India service?
d)  a) Lok Sabha b) Rajya Sabha

c) Parliament house d) None of these
8. Which of the following statement is wrong?

I. The Directive, principles of state policy are enu 
merated in part IV of constitution a)  b) 
II. The fundamental rights are enshrined in part III c)  d) 
of the constitution
12. Panchayat raj is related with the following
III. The term ‘secular’ too was added by the 44th Con-
I. State Government
stitutional Amendment Act of 1976
II. Balwantray Mehta Committee
IV. The term ‘socialist’ was added by the 42nd Amend-
ment of 1976 III. 73rd Amendment
 IV. Rural Development
I.      a) I and III b) II and III
 c) I and IV d) All
II.      
 I. 
III. ‘’ II. 
 III. 
IV.       IV. 
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 III.  - 51 A
a) I III b) II III
IV.  - 
c) I IV d) 
a) I  b) II III
13. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : The secret service expenditure is a limita- c) III IV d) IV 
tion on the auditing role of the comptrol- HEALTH OFFICER IN TAMILNADU PUBLIC HEALTH
ler and Auditor general of India. SERVICE, 2013 - 2014 (22-04-2015)
Reason (R) : The comptropller and Auditor gen-
eral of India is controlled by the ex-
1. Consider the following statements:
ecutive
The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the Presi-
a) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R)is the
dent of India on matters of Law or fact.
correct explanation of (A)
1. on its own initiative
b) Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not
a correct explanation of (A) 2. if he seeks such an advice
c) (A) is true but (R) is false. 3. only of the matters relate is the fundamental rights
of the citizens
d) (A) is false but (R) is true
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only b) 2 only
(A)      
   c) 3 only d) 1 and 2 only
 
(R) :          
 
a) (A)(R)(R) (A) 1. 
 2. 
b) (A) (R)(R)(A) 3. 
 
c) (A)(R) a) 1  b) 
d) (A)(R)
c) 3  d) 1 2
14. The principal law officer of the government of India is
2. The chairman of Public Accounts Committee is ap-
a) Advocate General b) CAG pointed by the:
c) Attorney general d) Chief secretary a) The Prime Minister
 b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
a)  b) CAG c) President
c)  d)  d) Union Finance Minister
15. Which of the following is correctly matched? 
Constitution Articles a)  b) 
I. Fundamental Rights - 12-35 c)  d) 
II. Fundamental Duties - 36-51 3. The idea of including the emergency provisions in the
III. Directive principles of - 51A Constitution of India has been borrowed from the
state policy a) Constitution of Canada
IV. Citizenship - 1to 4 b) Weiner Constitution of Germany
a) I only b) II and III c) Constitution of Ireland
c) III and IV d) IV only d) Constitution of U.S.A
      
  
I.   - 12-35 a) 
II.   - 36-51 b) 

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 c)  ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL OFFICER IN TAMILNADU
d)  AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SUBORDINATE
4. The right to information Act came into force in SERVICE (18-04-2015)

1. The top-tier of the Panchayat Raj structure in Tamil
a) 2004 b) 2005 Nadu is
c) 2006 d) 2007
a) District Panchayat b) Panchayat union
5. National Human Rights Commission is a
c) Village Panchayat d) Gram sabha
a) Constitutional body

b) Extra - Constitutional body 
c) Statutory body a)  b) 
d) The result of cabinets resolution
c)  d) 

2. Whose report is hailed as the ‘Magna Carta’ of the
a)  Panchayat Raj system?
b)  a) Ashok Mehta Committee
c) 
b) Gorwala Committee
d) 
c) Balwantrai Mehta Committee
6. Article 360 of the Indian constitution denotes
d) Tarkunde Committee
a) Proclamation of emergency
 ‘  
b) Financial emergency
’
c) President rule
a)  b) 
d) National emergency
c)  d) 

3. In which year was Madurai branch of the Chennai High
a) 
Court Started?
b) 
   
c)  
d)  a) 2001 b) 2002
7. The concept of Directive Principles of state policy was
c) 2003 d) 2004
borrowed from
4. How many Anglo-Indian Members can the President
a) Constitution of Germany
nominated to the Lok Sabha?
b) Iris Constitution
    
c) Constitution of Australia

d) Denmark Constitution
a) 5 b) 4 c) 7 d) 2

5. In which part of the Indian Constitution consists of
a)  Fundamental Rights?
b) 
a) Part I b) Part II
c) 
c) Part III d) Part IV
d) 
    
8. Who had said that the preamble is the keynote to the 
constitution?
a)  I b)  II
a) Ernest Barker b) K.M.Munshi
c)  III d)  IV
c) B.R.Ambedkar d) D.D.Basu
6. Lok Sabha consists of
    
 
a)  b) K.M. a) 500 b) 542
c) B.R.  d) D.D. c) 550 d) 552

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7. Money bills can be delayed by the Rajya Sabha
ASSISTANT STATISTICAL INVESTIGATOR IN GENERAL
a) 10 days b) 14 days SUBORDINATE SERVICE (11.07.2015)
c) 16 days d) 21 days
      1. The concept of direct principles of state polity incor-
 porated in the Constitution of India was borrowed from
a) 10 b) 14  the constitution of
a) Australia b) USA
c) 16 d) 21 
nd
c) Canada d) Ireland
8. 42 Chief Justice of India is
    
a) R.M. Lodha b) H.L. Dattu 
c) Lakhsmanan d) Y.V. Reddy 
42  a)  b) USA
a)  b)  c)  d) 
c)  d)  2. The first women judge of Supreme Court of India is
a) Gorla Rohini b) Fathima Beevi
9. Match the following :
c) Sujata Manohar d) R. Banumathi
a) Raja Hari Singh 1. Emergency rule

b) Indra Gandhi 2. Atomic Research Centre
a)  b) 
c) V.P. Singh 3. Kashmir c)  d) R
d) J. Baba 4. Mandal Commission 3. “We are convinced that women’s rights are human
 rights”-the above statement was made in
a)  1.  a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
b)  2.  b) Beijing Declaration, 1995
c)  3.  c) International Covenant on Civil and political Rights,
1966
d)  4. 
d) Durban Conference
A B C D “
a) 1 3 4 2 ”
b) 1 3 2 4 a) 
c) 3 1 2 4 b) 
d) 3 1 4 2 c)     

10. Select the false statement from the following:
d) 
i) Prime minister is the head of state and the presi-
4. In a District, the District Collector functions as :
dent is the head of government
I. District Census Officer
ii) Judiciary is the guardian of Indian constitution
II. Chief Returning Officer
iii) High courts in states comes under the Jurisdiction
III. Judicial Magistrate
of state government
IV. Collector of Revenue
a) (i) and (ii) b) (ii) and (iii)
Which of the above options are true? Select your an-
c) (i) and (iii) d) (i), (ii) and (iii) swers from the clues given below.
 
i)     I. 
    II. 
 III. 
ii)  IV. 
iii)       
 
a) (i) (ii) b) (ii) (iii) a) I, II, III, IV b) I, II, III
c) (i)  (iii) d) (i)(ii) (iii) c) I, II, IV d) I, III, IV
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5. Which amendment restricted the total size of council IV.    
of ministers to 15% the total strength of Lok Sabha? 
a) 90th b) 91st c) 93rd d) 95th a) I,II, IIIIV b) I II
      c) I, II, III d) I, II IV
 10. Find the odd one out.

a) Right to Freedom
a)  b)  c)  d) 
b) Right to Equality
6. Find the odd one out in relation to Centre-State rela-
c) Right to Property
tions
d) Right to Freedom of Religion
a) Division of Judicial Powers
b) Division of Legislative Powers 
c) Division of Administrative Powers a) 
d) Division of Financial powers b) 
   c) 
 d) 
a)  11. Identify True or False statements:
b)  I. Supreme Court decisions are binding on all courts
c)  II. Supreme Court can transfer Judges of High Courts
d)  III. Supreme Court cannot transfer cases from one
7. How many schedules are there in the Constitution of High Court to another
India? IV. Supreme Court cannot hear appeal from High
     Court
 a) All are true
a) 395 b) 12 c) 10 d) 8 b) I and II are true but III and IV are false
8. Who said Bureaucracy is “an administrative body of c) III and IV are true but II and I are false
appointed officials”? d) All are false
a) F.D Roosevelt b) W. Wilson      
c) H. Simon d) Max Weber 
   “  I. 
” 
a) F.D  b) W. II. 
c) H.  d)  III.      
9. Which of the following is/are true?    
I. The Council of Ministers shall be collectively re- 
sponsible to the House of the people. IV. 
II. The Ministers are individually responsible to the 
executive head. a) 
III. The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure b) I II  IIIIV
of the President. c) III IVII I 
IV. The Council of Minister shall be collectively respon- d) 
sible to the Prime Minister.
12. Which is/are correct relating the Preamble of Indian
a) I, II, III and IV b) I and II Constitution?
c) I, II and III d) I, II and IV I. It has four types of justice
 II. It has five types of Iiberty
I.  III. It has six types of equality
II.  IV. It has seven types of fraternity

a) I and II only b) II only
III.     
c) III only d) III and IV only

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 
I.  c)   
II.  
III.  d)     
IV.  
a) I II  b) II  3. The Lokpal bill was first introduced in the Lok Sabha in
which year?
c) III  d) III IV

13. Among the following Presidents of India, who was also

the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for
some period? a) 1968 b) 1967
a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan c) 1965 d) 1964
b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri 4. The Verma Committee on fundamental duties was set-
up in the year
c) Giani Zail Singh
d) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma      

    
 a) 1999 b) 1998
a) Dr.  c) 1996 d) 1994
b)  5. Which one of the following articles says, “The Vice
President presides over the meetings of the council of
c) 
states”?
d) Dr. 
   
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EXAMINATION II (Interview Posts) (26-07-2015) 
a) 89 b) 90 c) 87 d) 88
1. Consider the following statements and find out the
6. Match List I with List II
correct ones:
List I List II
1. A democratic government may be liberal one
2. A liberal government mat be democratie High Courts Year of Establishment
3. A liberal democratic government is collectivistic A) Allahabad 1. 1862
4. A liberal democratic government is a welfare state B) Delhi 2. 1884
 C) Karnataka 3. 1966
  D) Madras 4. 1896
  III
  I II
   
a) 1,2,4 b) 1,2,3 A)   
c) 1,3,4 d) 2,3,4 B)   
2. Which one of the following provisions can be amended C)   
by a simple majority in the parliament?
D)   
a) Provisions relating to Executive power of the union
A B C D
b) Provisions relating to Executive power of the state
c) Provisions relating to constitution of a High Court a) 1 3 4 2
for Union Territory b) 2 4 3 1
d) Provisions relating to composition of the c) 3 1 2 4
legislative councils of the state d) 4 3 2 1
     7. Who is the thirteenth President of India?

a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam b) Smt. Pratiba Patil
a)     
 c) Pranab Mukherjee d) B.D. Jatti

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a) A.P.J.  
b)  a) 
c)  b) 
d) B.D.  c) 
d) 
8. Which one of the following is not a function of Chief
Election Commission of India? 4. Indicate the state in India which has fixed minimum
educational qualification to contest in Panchayat Elec-
a) Conduct of elections to the office of the state
tions?
Governor
a) Kerala b) Assam
b) Conduct of elections to the offices of the President
and Vice-President c) Rajasthan d) Uttar Pradesh

c) Conduct of elections to Parliament

d) Conduct of elections to the State Legislatures
a)  b) 
    
c)  d) 

5. Fundamental duties were incorporated in the consti-
a)    
tution on the recommendation of

a) Shah commission
b)    
b) Administrative Reforms commission

c) Swaran Singh committee
c) 
d) Santhanam committee
d) 
     
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OFFICER IN 
TAMILNADU PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE a)  b) 
(20-09-2015) c)  d) 
1. How many days may a member of Parliament be ab- 6. Which of the following is/are not the main features of
sent from sittings of his house without permission? the parliamentary system of government?
a) 30 days b) 60 days 1. Fusio of powers
c) 40 days d) 70 days 2. Judicial review
      3. Written constitution
     a) 1 and 3 b) 2 and 3

c) 2 alone d) 3 alone
a)  b)  
c)  d)   
2. Ideal of liberty, equality and fraternity has been taken  
from
 
a) Irish Revolution b) French Revolution
a)  b) 
c) Russian Revolution d) American Revolution
c)  d) 

7. Who among the following is authorized to certify

whether a particular bill is money bill or not?
a)  b)  a) Concerned Minister for the bill
c)  d)  b) The Prime Minister
3. The Presiding Officers of both the Houses of Parlia- c) The Speaker
ment allows the members to speak in
d) Lok Sabha
a) Hindi and English

b) Hindi only 
c) Hindi, English and Mother Tongue a)  b) 
d) English only c)  d) 
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8. Who among the following was the first speaker of the a) K.T.Shah b) Naziruddin Ahmed
Indian Parliament? c) Sardar Patel d) K.V.Kamath
a) V.J. Patel b) Bali Ram Bhagat      
c) G.V. Mavalangar d) N.A.Ayyangar 
     a)  b) 
 c)  d) 
a)  b) 
SUB - INSPECTOR OF FISHERIES / FOREMAN (MA-
c)  d) 
RINE) IN TAMILNADU FISHERIES (11-12-2016)
9. Point out a wrong statement from the following state-
ments. 1. The High court demands some activity on the party of
In the following conditions no person shall be eligible the body or person to whom it is addressed, It com-
for election as President unless he mands the person to whom it is addressed.
a) is a citizen of India a) Writ of Habeas Corpus
b) has completed the age of 35years b) Writ of Mandamus
c) is qualified for election as a member of House of c) Writ of Prohibition
people d) Writ of Quo-Warranto
d) holds any office of profit under the government 
of India      
           
 
 a) 
 b) 
a)  c) 
b)  d) 
c)   2. Which part of the Indian Constitution the Directive
 Principles of State policy consists?
d)      a) Part IV b) Part III
 c) Part IV-A d) Part V
10. The first National Commission for women was consti-     
tuted on    

a) 31st January 1990 b) 31st January 1992
a)  IV b) III
c) 31st January 1989 d) 31st January 1991
c)  IV-A d) V

3. The Governor of the state is appointed by
a) 
a) The Chief Minister
b) 
b) The President of India
c) 
c) The Judge of High Court
d) 
d) The District Collector
11. Which article of the constitution empowers the par- 
liament to legislate on any matters of state list?
a)  b) 
a) Art. 115 b) Art. 183
c)  d) 
c) Art. 221 d) Art. 249
4. Which unit is the primary and the first of the Panchayat Raj?
 a) Village Panchayat b) District Panchayat

c) Panchayat Union d) Gram Sabha
a)  b) 
    
c)  d)  
12. Who among the following persons moved the largest a)  b) 
number of amendments in the constituent Assembly? c)  d) 

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5. Who says Non “Elitist theory”? B) Rousseau 2. Prince
a) Max Weber b) Pareto C) Niccolo 3. Republic
c) Karl Marx d) Adam Smith Machiavelli
“” D) Jean Bodin 4. Social contract
a)  b)  
c)  d)   
6. Lok Adalat was Introduced in A)   
 B)   
a) 1950 b) 1987 C)   
c) 1984 d) 2000 
7. How many members are in Greater Chennai Corporation? D)   
     A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4
a) 150 b) 100 c) 125 d) 200
b) 2 4 1 3
8. Which Constitutional Amendment changed the Pre-
c) 3 4 2 1
amble of the Constitution of India?
d) 3 2 1 4
a) 42nd Amendment b) 61st Amendment
12. In France _____system is in practice.
c) 72nd Amendment d) 74th Amendment
a) Single party system b) Bi-Party system
     
 c) Multi-party system d) All the above
a)  b)  
c)  d)  a)  b) 
9. The Cantonment Board are administrated by c)  d) 
_____Government.
JUNIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER IN TAMILNADU
a) State Government b) Union territories FORENSIC SCIENCE SUBORDINATE SERVICE (16-10-2016)
c) Central Government d) Local self Government
 1. Which one of the following amendments provides for
a)  b)  29% of the total proceeds of the union to the states?
c)  d)  a) 80th b) 81st c) 82nd d) 83rd
10. Match the following:     
A) Balwantrai Mehta 1. Gram Sabha 
B) Asokh Mehta 2. Nagar Palika 
rd
C) 73 Amendment 3. Two-tier system a)  b) 
th
D) 74 Amendment 4. Three-tier system c)  d) 
 2. The Inter-state council was set up in the year 1990
through
A)   
a) Constitutional Amendment
B)   
b) Presidential order
C)   
c) Law enacted by the parliament
D)   
d) Supreme court order
A B C D

a) 4 3 1 2
a) 
b) 3 4 2 1
b) 
c) 2 3 4 1
d) 1 2 4 3 c) 
11. Match the following: d) 
Author Books 3. Examine the following two statements and select the
correct answer to these by using the codes given be-
A) Plato 1. Six Books on the Republic
low:
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 Assertion (A) : There has been a growing demand 5. ....... Year Supreme court first time banned the min-
for review of centre state relation- ing activities in Aravalli Hills.
ship.    
Reason(R) : The states do not have Adequate re- 
sources to take developmental a) 2002 b) 2003
projects. c) 2004 d) 2005
a) Both(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
explanation of (A) POSTS INCLUDED IN T.N APPROVED SCHOOLS AND
VIGILANCE SERVICE / T.N. JAIL SERVICE / T.N
b) Both(A) and (R) are true and (R) is not a correct
GENERAL SERVICE (26-02-2017)
explanation of (A)
c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
1. Which of the following statements related to National
d) (A) is false, but (R) is true Commission for Scheduled Tribes are false?
     I. 90th Amendment deals with it.
    
II. Commission is equal to civil court

III. President appoints officials
(A) :        
    IV. Prime Minister appoints officials.
 a) I & III b) III & IV
R)  c) II & III d) I & IV
   
 
a) (A)  (R) (R) (A) I. 
 II. 
b) (A)(R)(R) (A) III. 

IV. 
c) (A) (R) 
a) I & III b) III & IV
d) (A) (R) 
c) II & III d) I & IV
4. Which of the following bills were decided by the joint
2. Who was elected unanimously in the presidential elec-
sitting of the two houses of Parliament?
tion in India in 1977?
a) The Hindu Code Bill, The Prevention of Terrorism
a) V.V.Giri
Bill, The Women Reservation Bill
b) Gyani Zail Singh
b) The Dowry Prohibition Bill, The Panchayatiraj Bill,
c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
The Anti-Defection Bill
d) S.Radhakrishnan
c) The Dowry Prohibition Bill, The Banking service
commission (Repeal Bill), the Prevention of Ter-      
rorism Bill.    

d) The Banking service commission (Repeal Bill) The
Prevention of Terrorism Bill, The Hindu Code Bill. a)  b) 
    c)  d) 
 3. Match the following:
a)  Names Positions
 A) Mahatma Gandhiji 1. First Prime Minister
b)  B) Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Father of Nation
 C) Dr.Babu Rajendra 3. Chairman, Drafting
c)  Prasad Committee of
 Constitution
d)  D) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 4. Chairman, Constituent
 Assembly

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  a) 
A)    b) 
B)    c) 
C)    d) 
 
7. Which one of the following Articles provides for early
D) B.R.    Childhood care and education for all children until they
 complete the age of six years?
A B C D
a) Article - 45 b) Article - 44
a) 1 3 2 4
c) Article - 43 d) Article - 41
b) 2 1 4 3
      
c) 1 2 3 4
    
d) 4 2 3 1 
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer a)  b) 
using the codes given below the lists.
c)  d) 
List I List II
8. How many seats does the union territory of Andaman
A) Mandamus 1. By what warrant (or)
and Nicobar islands have in Lok Sabha?
authority
B) Habeas Corpus 2. We command a) 2 seats b) 3 seats
C) Quo warrants 3. To be certified c) 1 seat d) 4 seats
D) Certiorari 4. You many have the body 
(or) to have the body of 
I II  a) 2  b) 
 c)  d) 
I II 9. Which one of the following Articles says that Kolkatta
A)    High Court exercises jurisdiction over the Andaman
B)    and Nicobar islands?
C)         
D)        

A B C D
a) 2 3 4 1 a) 240 b) 239 c) 241 d) 242
b) 2 4 3 1 10. What is the Quorum both the houses of Parliament to
transact business?
c) 1 4 2 3
d) 2 4 1 3 a) 55 in Lok Sabha and 25 in Rajya Sabha
5. Seventh schedule of Indian Constitution consists of b) 60 in Lok Sabha and 30 in Rajya Sabha
a) Languages recognized c) 70 in Lok Sabha and 35 in Rajya Sabha
b) Tribal areas d) 125 in Lok Sabha and 75 in Rajya Sabha
c) Distribution of powers    
d) Salaries and emoluments 
      a)      
 
a)  b)      
b)  
c)  c)      

d) 
d)      
6. In India Public Order is included in the constitution as
an item in 
a) Union List b) State List 11. Which of the following items come under the concur-
rent list of Indian Constitution?
c) Concurrent List d) Both Union and State List
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 a) Inter-State rivers b) Forests 4. Justice Sachar Committee was appointed to make
c) Citizenship d) Local Self Government recommendations for the welfare of
 a) economically and educationally backward sec-
 tions among the minorities
a)  b) backward communities
b)  c) women
c)  d) transgenders
d)  
a)     
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILES

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b)    
1. Who has described elections as the heart of democracy? 
a) James Bryce c)   
b) Joseph Schumpeter 
c) Abraham Lincoln d)    
d) Woodrow Wilson 
 5. Match the coalition governments in Column A with
their Prime Ministers in Column B.
a) 
Column A Column B
b) 
A) National Front 1. Deve Gowda
c) 
B) United Front 2. V.P.Singh
d) 
C) National Democratic 3. Dr.Manmohan Singh
2. Which one of the following statement is not correctly
Alliance
matched?
D) United Progressive 4. A.B.Vajpayee
a) Article 53 - deals with the Executive Authority of
Alliance
President

b) Article 54 - deals with the Election of the Presi-

dent
c) Article 55 - deals with the qualification of the  
President A)  1. 
d) Article 56 - deals with Term and Removal of the B)  2. 
President C)  3. Dr. 
    
 D)   A.B.
a) 53  
b) 54 A B C D
c)  a) 2 4 1 3
d) 56 b) 2 1 4 3
 c) 3 1 4 2
3. The Maritime Jurisdiction of our country was laid down d) 1 3 2 4
in the 6. Either House of the Parliament is authorised to de-
a) 40th Amendment b) 41st Amendment clare the seat of a member vacant, who remains ab-
c) 42nd Amendment d) 43rd Amendment sent without permission from all the meetings of that
 House for a period of
a)  a) Sixty days
b) 41 b) Ninety days
c) 42 c) One hundred and twenty days
d) 43 d) Six weeks
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      
 a) 
a)  b)  b) 
c)  d)  c) 
7. Planning Commission was set up in the year d) 
 14. In which year the Election Commission issued the ‘elec-
a) 1950 b) 1947 c) 1955 d) 1958 tion symbols order’ under which political parties had
to register themselves with the commission?
8. What is the name of Indian parliament?

a) Riksdag b) Congress
     
c) Sansad d) Rashtriya Panchayat  “  ”  
 
a)  c)  a) 1952 b) 1968 c) 1971 d) 1989
c)  d)  15. The National commission on floods was set up by the
9. The duration of the National Anthem is approximately Government of India in the year
............ seconds. 
 a) 1956 b) 1966 c) 1976 d) 1986

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10. The Juvenile Justice Act was passed in the Rajya Sabha on 1. Art 14 of the Indian Constitution is associated with
nd
a) 22 December 2015 nd
b) 22 January 2016 the doctrine of
th
c) 26 November 2015 d) 5th January 2016 a) Judicial Activism b) Judicial Review
 c) Rule of Law d) Rule of Dharma

a)  b) 22 2016
a)  b) 
c) 26  2015 d) 5 2016
c)  d) 
11. The Vice-President, who resigned from his office, for
2. The final authority to decide whether a bill is a Money
assuming the President office was
Bill or not is with
a) V.V.Giri b) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
a) Prime Minister b) Speaker
c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy d) S.Radhakrishnan
c) President d) Vice-President
    
      
 

a)  b) 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
c)  d)  3. Delimitation of constituences is the responsibility of
12. How many national parties contested in the 16th Gen- a) President
eral Elections?
b) Planning Commission
16     
c) Election Commission

d) National Development Council
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 4

13. Which is the constitutional authority that has been
a)  b) 
responsible for constituting the Finance Commission
periodically? c)  d) 
a) Public Accounts Committee 4. Who said that “Financial emergency provisions were
serious threat to the financial autonomy of the
b) Parliament of India
states”?
c) President of India a) H.N.Kunzru b) H.V.Kamath
d) Comptroller and Auditor General of India c) K.T.Shah d) B.R.Ambedkar
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        9. “The problem before us is to have democracy we have
 it politically..... and we need to expand it in the eco-
a) H.N. b) H.V. nomic field also”-Who said it?
c) K.T. d) B.R. a) B.R.Ambedkar b) Jawaharlal Nehru
5. Ashok Mehta Committee in Panchayat Raj Institution c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Karl Marx
recommended for a “
a) Three - tier system b) Two - tier system      
” 
c) One - tier system d) Nyaya Panchayat

      
a) B.R. b) 

c)  d) 
a) 
10. By which amendment, the tenth schedule was added
b) 
in the Indian Constitution?
c) 
a) 42 b) 44 c) 22 d) 52
d) 
      
6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution has given Presi- 
dent of India to dissolve house of people?
a) 42 b) 44
a) Article 56 b) Article 61
c) 22 d) 
c) Article 85 d) Article 92
11. Point out the wrong statement in the following.

a) There is court fee in Lok Adalat

b) There is not strict application of procedural laws
a) 56 b) 61
in Lok Adalat
c)  d) 92
c) Disputes can be brought before the Lok Adalat
7. In which Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, the directly
noise is defined as Air Pollutant?
d) The dicision of the Lok Adalat is binding on the
a) Pollution Act 1981 Section 2(a) parties of the dispute
b) Pollution Act 1986 Section 2(a) 
c) Pollution Act 2000 Section 3(b) a) 
d) Pollution Act 2001 Section 3(b) b) 
 
 c) 
a) (a) 
b) 1986 2(a) d)     
c) 20003(b) 
d) 2001 3(b) 12. Which amendment to the Indian Constitution created
8. The main objective of the Directive Principles of State a legislative assembly for Delhi?
Policy is to a) 61st Amendment b) 69th Amendment
a) Establish the Civil Society c) 72nd Amendment d) 78th Amendment
b) Establish the Economic Dictatorship 
c) Giving direction to the Legislatures and Execu- 
tives in Policy Making a) 61 b) 69
d) Giving Direction to Prime Minister c) 72 d) 78
 13. Which year the Legislative Council was abolished in
a)  Tamilnadu?
b)  
c)     a) 1982 b) 1984
 c) 1986 d) 1988
d) 
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 5. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the
ASSISTANT ENGINEER (AGRICULTURAL ENGI- Union Territory?
NEERING) (07-07-2017) a) Part - VI b) Part - VII
1. On which date the objectives Resolutions was adopted c) Part - VIII d) Part - IX
by the Constituent Assembly? 
nd
a) January 22 1947 b) th
November 26 1949 
th
c) January 26 1950 d) January 22nd 1950 a) - VI b)  - VII
 c)  - VIII d)  - IX
 6. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a
a)  b)  a) Fundamental Right b) Constitutional Right
c)  d)  c) Natural Right d) Legal Right
2. Assertion (A) : Under the constitution, the Chief 
Minister holds office till the plea- 
sure of the Governor. a)   b) 
Reason (R) : The Chief Minister is appointed by c)   d) 
the Governor. 7. The words ‘secular’, ‘socialist’ and ‘integrity’ were
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct added in which of the following amendents
explanation of (A). a) 42nd Amendment b) 44th Amendment
b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct c) 46th Amendment d) 52nd Amendement
explanation of (A)

c) (A) is true but (R) is false. 
d) (A) is false but (R) is true. a)  b) 
(A)     c)  d) 

8. Indian Parliament passed the Administrative Tribunal
 Act in the year
(R)      
a) (A)  (R)    (R) 
(A) a) 1981 b) 1982
b) (A) (R)(R) (A) c) 1985 d) 1986

9. Constitutional safeguards to Civil Servants are ensured by
c) (A)(R) 
a) Article 310 b) Article 311
d) (A) (R)
c) Article 312 d) Article 315
3. The budget is presented in the House of the people

a) by the President 
b) by the Prime Minister a)  310 b)  311
c) by the Finance Minister c)  312 d) 315
d) by the Finance Secretary 10. The council of Ministers in a state is collectively re-
 sponsible to
a)  b)  a) Lok Sabha b) Rajya Sabha
c)  d)  c) Parliament d) Legislative Assembly
4. Which of the following states was the frist to intro- 
duce the Panchayat Raj System?
a)  b) 
a) Tamilnadu b) West Bengal
c)  d) 
c) Rajasthan d) Uttar Pradesh
11. Who of the following decides whether a Bill is a Money

Bill?

a) The Finance Minister
a)  b) 
c)  d)  b) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

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 c) The President C)   
d) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha  
 D)    
 
a)  b)  A B C D
c)  d)   a) 1 2 3 4
12. The famous book, “Principles of Public Finance” was b) 3 1 4 2
published in the year c) 2 4 1 3
  “  ”   d) 4 3 2 1
 2. Which of the following amendment included the four
a) 1920 b) 1921 languages “Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali in the
c) 1922 d) 1923 Indian Constitution”?
13. Family planning programme is implemented by which a) 75th Amendment Act b) 78th Amendment Act
Government of India? c) 84th Amendment Act d) 92nd Amendment Act
a) Central Government with full financial assistance 
of WHO      
b) Central Government with partial finance 
assistance of WHO a)  b) 
c) State Government with full financial assistance of c)  d) 
WHO 3. Assertion (A) : India is sovereign democratic
d) State Government with full financial assistance republic.
of Central Government Reason (R) : The constitution of India strives to
      bring about a happy marriage
 between British Parliamentary
System and US presidential system
a)  WHO
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
b)  WHO
explanation of (A)
c)  WHO
b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct
d)  explanation of (A)
ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS INCLUDED IN c) (A) is true but (R) is false
GROUP I A SERVICE (17-02-17) d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(A)     
1. Match the following: 
A) Original jurisdiction 1. Constitutionality of a (R)    
legislative Act   
B) Appellate jurisdiction 2. Matters referred to    
Supreme Court by     
the President of India 
C) Advisory jurisdiction 3. Review decision from a) (A) (R)(R) (A)
Lower Court 
D) Judicial Review 4. To enforce b) (A) (R)(R) (A)
Fundamental Rights 
 c) (A) (R) 
A)    d) (A) (R) 
  4. In which amendment the words “internal disturbance”
B)    was omitted and ‘armed rebellian’ was substituted in
  the Article 352?
 a) 44th Amendment b) 45th Amendment

c) 62nd Amendment d) 69th Amendment
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 “” a) 
  ‘ ’  b) 

c) 
a)  b) 
d) 
c)  d) 
8. Point out the incorrect statement in the following
5. Name the chairman of the States Committee of Constitu-
a) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a
ent Assembly
Constitutional Authority
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad b) Dr. K.M.Munshi
b) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
c) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar d) Jawaharlal Nehru does not audit the accounts of State
 Governments
 c) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is
a)  b) K.M. the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts
c) B.R. d)  Department
6. Match the key words in the preamble of the Indian d) He is the external auditor of Government - Owned
Constitution with their meanings Companies
A) Sovereign 1. Opportunities for the 
development of individual a) 
personalities 
B) Republic 2. No discrimination on the basis b)    
of colour, caste, sex, religion     
etc 
C) Liberty 3. Head of the state is elected c) 
directly or indirectly      
by the people 
D) Equality 4. No Supreme authority above it. d)    
    
 9. Article 124(2) of the Indian Constitution explains the
A)    appointment of
 a) The Prime Minister
B)    b) The Council of Ministers

c) The Governor

d) Judge of the Supreme Court
C)   
 
 
D)    a)  b) 
 c)  d) 
A B C D 10. Who raised the slogan ‘No taxation without repre-
a) 4 3 1 2 sentation’ at the Madras legistature?
b) 3 2 4 1 a) P.T.Thiyagaraya Chettiar b) T.M.Nair
c) 2 1 3 4 c) C.Natesa Mudaliar d) Raja of Panagal
d) 1 4 2 3 “  ”  

7. Articles 5.9 of Part - II of Indian Constitution relating
to Citizenship came into force from a)  b) 
a) January 26, 1950 b) August 15, 1947 c)  d) 
c) November 26, 1949 d) January 26, 1955 11. Matters not subject to the Jurisdiction of the Human
Rights Commission
    
 a) After the expiry of 5 years
 b) After the expiry of 3 years
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 c) After the expiry of 1 year b) 
d) After the expiry of 3 months 
 c)    ‘’ 
a)  
b)  d)    

c) 
15. The first state in India which introduced its own Right
d) 
to information legislation was
12. Which one of the following formed the basis of the
a) Rajasthan b) Tamil Nadu
Preamble of the Indian Constitution adopted on 17
October, 1949? c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Madhya Pradesh
a) “Objective Resolutions” moved by Jawaharlal    
Nehur in the Constitutional Assembly 
b) Swarajya Declaration of B.G.Thilak a)  b) 
c) Gandhiji’s RamRajya c)  d) 
d) Directive Principles of State Policy 16. Who decides the disputes relating to the election of
      Vice - President?
 a) The President
 b) The Parliament
a)     c) The Supreme Court
“”
d) The Election Commission
b) 

c)  
d)  a)  b) 
13. P.C.Hota Committee is associated with c)  d) 
a) Civil Services Recruitment 17. Which Article ensures the independence of Indian Elec-
b) Civil Services Transfer tion Commission?
c) Civil Services Reform a) 322 b) 320 c) 324 d) 330
d) Privatisation of Civil Services 
P.C. 
a)  a)  b) 
b)  c)   d) 
c)  18. Match the following:
d)  A) Municipal Corporation in Madras 1. 1726
14. Which one of the following statement is correct about B) Municipal Corporation in Bombay 2. 1882
the nature of High courts in India? C) Lord Rippon Resolution 3. 1687
a) Assam High Court has been made a high court D) Lord Mayo’s resolution 4. 1870
for Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Manipur etc 
b) The Jurisdiction of a High Court is not coterminus
A)   
with the territory of a state
B)   
c) Article 224 defines the meaning of High Court
C)   
d) President is empowered to establish a common High
Court D)   
 A B C D
 a) 3 2 1 4
a)     b) 1 2 3 4
    c) 3 1 2 4

d) 4 3 1 2

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19. Art 47 is associated with 
a) Raising the level of nutrition and the standard a) 
of living b) 
b) Raise the level of education c) 
c) Raise the growth of industries d)     
d) Raise the agricultural works 
 23. The salaries of the judges of Supreme Court are charged
a)      upon the
 a) Consolidated Fund of India and not votable
b)  b) Contingency Fund of India and not votable
c)  c) Contingency Fund of India and votable
d)  d) Consolidated Fund of India and votable
20. Assertion (A):Court cannot direct legislature to en- 
act a particular kind of law. a)    
Reason (R) : Legislation is the exclusive rights of 
the Legislatures b) 
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct 
explanation of (A) c) 
b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct 
explanation of (A) d) 
c) (A) is true but (R) is false 
d) (A) is false but (R) is true
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
(R) 1. The concept of ‘Partyless Democracy’ was advocated by
 a) Mahatma Gandhi
a) (A) (R)(R) (A) b) Jayaprakash Narayan
 c) Anna Hazarre
b) (A) (R)(A)(R) d) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar


c) (A)(R)
a) 
d) (A)(R)
b)  
21. Which one of the following is exclusively different from
c) 
others?
d) 
a) Article 352 b) Article 356
2. Consider the following statements regarding District
c) Article 360 d) Article 370
Consumer Forum

I. It composed of President and Two members (one

member is women)
a)  b) 
II. Every member of the District Forum shall hold of-
c)  d)  fice for a term of five years or upto the age of 65
22. Mandal Commission was established in India by which III. The District Forum can adjudicate on the matter
Government? up to 50 lakhs
a) National Front Govt. (during V.P.Singh as P.M.) The right statements are
b) CongressParty Govt. (during Rajiv Gandhi as P.M.) a) I and II only b) I and III only
c) BJP Govt. (during Vajpayee as P.M.) c) II and III only d) I, II and III
d) Janata Party Govt. (during Morarji Desai as     
P.M.) 

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 I.  c) 1961 d) 1962
 7. Which of the following body recommended that the
II.  main executive organ of the Panchayati Raj System
 should be located at the district level in the form of
III.       “Zila Parished”
 a) Shri Balwantrai Metha Committee
 b) First Administrative Reforms Commission
a) I II  b) I III  c) Shri Asoka Mehta Committee
c) II III  d) I, II III d) Planning Commission
3. Which of the following Constitutional authority can 
hold office during the pleasure of the President? “”
a) Governor of State 
b) Election Commissioner a) 
c) Vice - President of India b) 
d) Speaker of the Loksabha c) 
    d) 
 8. The National Wastelands Development Board was set
a)  up in India, in the year
b)       

c) 
a) 1982 b) 1984
d) 
c) 1985 d) 1986
4. “Being the largest country in South Asia, India decided on
extension of unilateral concessions to neighbours in the Sub 9. Who among the following have held the office of the
- continent” is the essence of the Vice - President of India.
a) Panchsheel b) Gujaral Doctrine 1. Mohammed Hidayatullah
c) Look East Policy d) Peaceful Co-existence 2. Fakruddin Ali Ahamed
“ 3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
” Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1,2,3 and 4 b) 1 and 4 only
a)  b) 
c) 2 and 3 only d) 3 and 4 only
c)  d)    
5. The power to Scrutinise the report of the Comptroller 
and Auditor General of India is vested with    
a) The President    
b) Union Finance Minister     
c) Finance Commission 
d) Public Accounts Committee a)  b) 
     c)  d) 
    
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR (29-04-2018)

a)  b)  1. Who was the first Chairman of Rajyasabha?
c)  d)  a) S.V. Krishnamoorthi b) A.Krishnaswamy
6. The two member constituencies (Abolition) Act was c) S.N. Banerjee d) Manekshaw
enacted on 
 a) S.V.  b) A.
a) 1947 b) 1951 c) S.N.  d) 

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2. Who was the chairman of the Fourteenth finance com- 6. Arrange the following stages in the enactment of Bud-
mission? get in proper order.
a) A.M Khusro b) Dr.Y.V. Reddy 1. General discussion
c) N.K.P. Salve d) Vijay Kelkar 2. Appropriation Bill
 3. Finance Bill
a) A.M  b)  4. Voting of the Demands for grant
c)  d)  5. Presentation to legislature
3. The Government of Maharashtra has first introduced 
the ____ 
a) Employment Guarantee scheme  
b) Minimum wages act
 
c) Co-operative farming
 
d) 20-point programme
  
a)   
b)  a) 1,2,3,4,5 b) 5,1,4,2,3
c)  c) 5,1,4,3,2 d) 5,1,3,4,2
d)  7. A president’s rule can be imposed in a state under the
4. Match the following and choose the correct answer provision of
using following codes:
1. Article 356 2. Article 360
Commission Chairman
3. Article 352 4. Article 365
A) First law commission 1. Kapur
B) Second law commission 2. Sundaram a) only 1 b) 1 and 3
C) Third law commission 3. Setalvad c) 1 and 4 d) 1 and 2
D) Fifth law commission 4. Venkatarama Aiyar      
      
    
     
A)   
a)  b) 
B)   
c)  d) 
C)   
D)    8. What is the maximum permissible strength of the State
Legislative Assembly?
A B C D
a) 4 3 1 2 a) 500 members b) 425 members
b) 3 4 1 2 c) 400 members d) 545 members
c) 1 2 3 4     
d) 4 2 3 1 
5. Which one of the following option is correct in terms a)  b) 
of all the four states having Legislative council? c)  d) 
a) J & K, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
9. In which year did Rajaji become the chief Minister of
b) Manipur, Assam,Karnataka, Bihar Madras for the first time
c) Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, J &K, Uttarakhand
     
d) Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal

   
 a) 1947 b) 1940
a)  c) 1930 d) 1937
b)  10. Which act empowered the crown to create a board of
c)      six commissioners for the affairs of India
 a) Pitt’s India Act b) Regulating Act
d)  c) Charter Act of 1793 d) Charter Act of 1813

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  14. Match the following and choose the correct answer:
     List - I List - II

(Provisions) (Article)
a)  A) Writ Jurisdiction of 1. Article 13
b)  the Supreme Court
c)  B) Suits against 2. Article 226
d)  Government
11. The act of 1853 reduced the number of the Directors C) Writ Jurisdiction of 3. Article 300
from 24 to the High court
 D) Source of the power 4. Article 32
 of Judicial Review
a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20 5. Article 166
12. Which of the following are the federal features of the 
Indian constitution I II
I. Rigid constitution  
II. Bicameral constitution A)   
III. Collective responsibility 
IV. Office of the CAG B)   

a) I, II and III b) I and II only
C)   
c) I, II and IV only d) III and IV only


 D)   

I. 
 
II. 
A B C D
III.  
a) 4 3 5 1
IV. 
b) 3 4 2 5
a) I, II III b) I II
c) 4 3 2 1
c) I, II  IV d) III IV
d) 5 4 3 2
13. Match the following and choose the correct answer:
15. The ‘Procedure established by Law’ in Indian Consti-
Speaker Tenure
tution is a feature borrowed from the constitution of
A) Mavalankar 1. 1962 - 67
a) South Africa b) Japan
B) Hukam Singh 2. 1980 - 1989
c) Ireland d) Canada
C) K.S.Hegde 3. 1952 - 56
    
D) Bal Ram Jakhar 4. 1977 - 1980  
 a)  b) 
  c)  d) 
A)    16. A State legislative council can keep a money bill for
B)    only ______ days.
C)          
D)    
A B C D a) 11 b) 12 c) 13 d) 14
a) 3 1 4 2 17. The members of the State Public Service Commission
b) 2 3 4 1 are appointed by the

c) 2 1 3 4 a) Chief Minister b) Chief Justice

d) 1 2 3 4 c) Governor d) Vice-president

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 
a)  b)  
c)  d)  I) 

COMBINED ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION
II) 
(20-05-18)

1. District Rural Development Agency was formed in the III)      
year 
 IV)      
a) 1978 b) 1980 
c) 1982 d) 1984 a) I  b) I, II III 
2. Assertion (A) : The devide of Adjournmendt motion c) II IV  d) I, II, III IV
is not used by the Rajya Sabha
4. “ National Development Council” (NDC) was formed in
Reason (R) : An Adjournment motion does not re-
“”(NDC) 
sult in removing the Government
from office. a) 1952 b) 1962 c) 1963 d) 1973
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 5. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer
explanation of (A) from the codes given below
b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the List I List II
correct explanation of (A) A) NITI Aayog 1. 15.03.1950
c) (A) is true but (R) is false
B) National Development 2. 22.11.1951
d) (A) is false but (R) is true Council
(A)    C) Finance Commission 3. 01.01.2015
  
D) Planning Commission 4. 06. 08. 1952

 (R)     I  II    
 
a) (A) (R)(R) (A) I II
 A)  1. 15.03.1950
b) (A)(R)(R) (A) B)  2. 22.11.1951

C)  3. 01 . 01.2015
c) (A) (R)
D)  4. 06.08.1952
d) (A) (R)
A B C D
3. Consider the following statements with reference to
constituent assembly. which of the statement is cor- a) 2 1 4 3
rect ? b) 4 2 3 1
I) Mahatma Gandhi is not a member of Constituent c) 3 4 2 1
Assembly
d) 1 3 4 2
II) Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as President on
6. When was Mysore State renamed as Karnataka ?
Dec . 11 , 1946
      
III) Under the Cabinet Mission’s provisions, 
Constituent Assembly was established
a) 1973 b) 1974 c) 1975 d) 1976
IV) Constituent Assembly executed only the National
Flag not the National Anthem 7. Instrument used to measure altitudes in aircrafts is

a) I Only b) I, II and III only a) Audio meter b) Ammeter

c) II and IV only d) I, II, III and IV only c) Altimeter d) Anemometer

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 a) USA b) Great Britain
a)  b)  c) Australia d) Japan
c)  d)  
8. In which year “ Project Tiger” was launched? a)  b) 
a) April 1971 b) April 1972 c)  d) 
c) April 1973 d) April 1974 13. Telangana came into existence as the 29th state of
‘’ India in the year
a)  b)       

c)  d) 
a) 2013 b) 2014 c) 2015 d) 2016
9. The Balwant Roy Mehta Committee was appointed
to examine 14. Which state first implemented the panchayat Raj System?
a) Democratic - Decentralization a) Tamilnadu b) Bihar
b) Panchayat Raj Institutions c) Rajasthan d) Gujarat
c) Administrative arrangements for rural 
developments a)  b) 
d) Community development programme c)  d) 
     
MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR GRADE II (10-06-2018)

a)  1. The 74th Amendment also known as the _____ provides for
b)  setting up of three types of Municiple bodies
c)  a) Nagarpalika Act
d)  b) District level Panchayat

10. ‘Rule of Law’ is embodied in which Article of the In- c) Gram Sabha Act
dian Constitution? d) Cantonment Board Act
       _____      
 
a) 12 b) 13 c) 14 d) 15 a)  b) 
11. Which of the statement is correct with reference to c)  d) 
The Estimates Committee? 2. Pick out the false statement (Only one statement is
I. Consists of 30 members false)
II. A Minister is eligible for election a) Administrative Reforms Commission was setup on
January 5,1966
III. The term of the Committee is 2 years
b) Under the chairmanship of Morarji Desai with
IV. The members are from only Lok Sabha
15 members
a) I only b) I and IV only
c) The commission submitted its 20 reports
c) II, III and IV only d) I, II and III only
d) The commission studied the major ten areas of
     public administration


I. 
a)        
II.  
III.  b)     
IV.      
 c) 
a) I  b) I IV  d)      
c) II, III IV d) I, II III  
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3. The word “Socialist” and “Secular” were added to the 
preamble by: a)  b) 
a) 41st amendment b) 42nd amendment c) V.P. d) 
st
c) 46 amendment d) th
47 amendment 9. The Declaration of the rights of man was published in
“”“” the year
 
a)  b)  a) 1817 b) 1789
c)  d)  c) 1897 d) 1978
10. The council of ministers in the state is responsible to
4. Which one of the following rights was described by
Dr.B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the consti- a) Municipal council b) Parliament
tution? c) Legislative council d) High court
a) Right to freedom of religion    

b) Right to property
a)  b) 
c) Right to equality
c)  d) 
d) Right to constitutional remedies
11. Father of Local Self Government is
Dr.B.R.     a) Lord Rippon b) Lord Chelmsford

c) Lord Canning d) Lord Mountbatten
a) 

b) 
a)  b) 
c)  c)  d) 
d)  12. The Dowry Prohibition Act was enactment by the par-
5. What is the age qualification for a member of District liament in the year
Panchayat?    
 
a) 21 b) 25 c) 30 d) 35 a) 1952 b) 1961 c) 2000 d) 2011
6. The legislature of Tamilnadu had bicameralism upto 13. Direct Democracy exists in
the year a) USA b) India
      c) Portugal d) Switzerland
 
a) 1986 b) 1988 c) 1996 d) 1998 a)  b) 
7. The member of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly. c)  d) 
How many members who are distinguished in the field 14. In which form of Government is the executive not re-
of Art,. Literature, Science and Social Service are sponsible to the legislature?
nominated by the President?
a) Collegiate b) Parliamentary
a) 12 Members b) 13 Members c) Presidential d) Dictatorship
c) 14 Members d) 15 Members    
   
    a)  b) 

c)  d) 

15. Which one of the following is not a source of Law?
a)  b) 
a) Caste b) Custom
c)  d) 
c) Legislature d) Religion
8. The First Indian Prime Minister who resigned his post was

a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Morarji Desai a)  b) 
c) V.P.Singh d) Chandra Shekar c)  d) 
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16. India has a _____ party system 8. Who headed the interim cabinet formed in the year
a) Single party system b) Two party system 1946?
c) Multi party system d) Four party system a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel b) Rajaji
_____ c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Rajendra Prasad
a)  b)  
c)  d)  a)  b) 
c)  d) 
FOREST APPRENTICE 14.10.2018
9. Which of the following Article provides for an indepen-
1. Which Articl confers the Reservation of seats for SC dent Election Commission in order to ensure free and
and ST in the House of the people? fair election in the country?
a) Article - 331 b) Article - 330 a) Article 324 b) Article 234
c) Article - 324 d) Article - 326 c) Article 143 d) Article 243
      
 
a)  b)  
c)  d)  a)  b) 
2. The protection of Human Rights Act 1993 was c)  d) 
amended in the year
10. Which one of the following Article deals with the of-
       fice of the Advocate General for the state
 
a) Article - 155 b) Article - 165
a) 2004 b) 2005 c) 2006 d) 2007
c) Article - 175 d) Article -185
3. In which year in India the coalition governments came
into being in the states     


 a)  b) 
a) 1956 b) 1962 c) 1967 d) 1971 c)  d) 
4. The comptroller and Auditor General of India is ap- 11. Which of the following Article of the Indian Constitu-
pointed by tion explains the original Jurisdiction
a) Governor b) Chief Minister a) Article - 131 b) Article - 132
c) President d) Prime Minister c) Article - 133 d) Article - 134
      
 
a)  b)  a)  b) 
c)  d)  c)  d) 
5. The Central Administrative Tribunal was set up in the 12. The National Commission for Women was set up in
year the year
  
a) 1982 b) 1985 c) 1987 d) 1991 a) 1991 b) 1992 c) 1993 d) 1994
6. During the 11th five year plan India GDP increased by ? 13. Which Article of Indian constitution gives right to
        women education?

a) Article - 24 b) Article - 15
a) 5.4 b) 7.9 c) 7.6 d) 7.8
c) Article - 28 d) Article - 351
7. When was the Tamil Nadi industrial guidance and Ex-
      
port promotion Bureau establishment


 a)  b) 

a) 1991 b) 1990 c) 1989 d) 1992 c)  d) 

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14. In which year India formed its first coalition Ministruy    
at the centre?    
    a)  b) 

c)  d) 
a) 1976 b) 1977 c) 1978 d) 1979
2. Andaman and Nieobar Islands is under the Territorial
15. Name the president who sworned I.K. Gujral as Prime
Minister in 1997? Jurisdiction of which High Court
a) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy a) Delhi High Court b) Port Blair High Court
b) Sankar Dayal Sharma c) Madras High Court d) Calcutta High Court
c) Ghiyani Jail Singh      
d) K.R. Narayanan 
 a) 
    ________ b) 

c) 
a)  b) 
c)  d)  d) 
16. Who was the Eleventh Prime Minister of India? 3. Match the following and choose the correct answer
a) I.K. Gujral b) Deva Gowda Name the Committee Recommendation
c) Atal Behari Vajpayee d) V.P. Singh A) Balwant Rai Mehta 1. Two tier system
 Committee
a)  b)  B) Santhanam 2. BDO spinalcord of sys
c)  d)  Committee tem
17. In 1963 Morarji Desai resigned from Nehru’s cabinet C) Ashok Mehta 3. Financial indepen
because of Committee dence
a) The debacle in the Indo - China war D) GVK Rao Committee 4. Three tier system
b) His confrontation with Nehru 
c) Kamaraj Plan  
d) His failure as Finance Minister a)   
     
b)   


a) 
c)   
b) 
d) GVK   
c) 
A B C D
d) 
a) 4 3 1 2
PUBLIC HEALTH SUBORDINATE SERVICE (22.12.2018) b) 1 2 3 4
1. Which of the following enjoys the Constitutional Sta- c) 3 2 1 4
tus? d) 1 3 4 2
1. Finance Commission 4. Assertion (A) : The Rajamannar Committee recom-
2. Niti Aayog mended the abolition of the IAS and IPS.
3. Zonal Council Reason (R) : The IAS and IPS violate the principles of
4. National Development Council federalism and Ministerial responsibil-
ity at the State level.
5. Election Commission
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
6. U.G.C explanation (A).
a) 1, 3 and 5 b) 1 and 5 b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct
c) 1, 2, 5 and 6 d) 1, 3, 5 and 6 explanation of (A)
 c) (A) is true but (R) is false
    d) (A) is false but (R) is true

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  (A) IASIPS c) 
 d) 
 (R)IAS IPS
8. The constitution of India was drafted by _____, that

started working on December 9, 1946

a) Directly elected constituent assembly
a) (A) (R)   (R) (A) 
 b) Indirectly elected constitutional assembly
b) (A) (R)(R) (A) c) Both directly and indirectly elected, constituent
 assembly
c) (A) (R) d) Council of Governor - General of India
d) (A) (R)       
5. With reference to constitution of India, Which one of 
the following pair is not correctly matched? a)      
Subject List  
a) Forests - Concurrent list b) 
b) Stock Exchange - Concurrent list
c) 
c) Post office saving - Union list  
Bank
d) 
d) Public Health and - State list
Sanitation 9. How many times, the President’s rule was imposed in
Tamilnadu?
  
     
  
a)    a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
b)    10. Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the rec-
c)    ommendation of
 a) Administrative Reforms Commission of India
d)    b) Gorwala Report

c) Kripalani Committee
6. NSC refers to
d) Santhanam Committee
a) National Statistical Commission

b) National Security Council
c) National Service Commission a) 
d) National Savings Commission b) 
NSC  c) 
a)  d) 
b)  11. In which case, the Supreme Court laid down a new
c)  doctrine of the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution?
d)  a) Kesavananda Bharati Case
7. Who said that preamble is the ‘horoscope of our sov- b) Golaknath Case
ereign democratic republic’?
c) Minerva Mills Case
a) Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer
d) Waman Rao Case
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
    
c) K.M.Munshi

d) M.Hidayatullah
a) 
    
 b) 
a)  c) 
b)  d) 
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12. Which one of the following is a non-communal Politi-
CCS -I EXAMINATION (GROUP - I) SERVICES
cal Party?
(08 . 11. 2015)
a) Shiromani Akali Dal b) Shiv. Sena
c) Asom Gana Parishad d) Muslim League 1. The National Statistical Commission of India was
headed by

a) Monteck Singh Ahluwaliya
a)  b) 
b) C. Rengarajan
c)  d) 
c) Raghuram Rajan
13. Match List I and List II (Establishment of Lokayuktha
in states) d) V.K.R.V.Rao
List I (States) List II      
(created in) 
A) Rajasthan 1. 1985 a)  b) 
c)  d) 
b) Assam 2. 1973
2. Justice D.P.Wadhwa committee was appointed by the
C) Uttar Pradesh 3. 1981
Supreme Court to examine
D) Madhya Pradesh 4. 1970
a) Insurance schemes
5. 1975
b) The level of black money in the country
III
c) The functioning of rural development

programmes
I II
d) The Public Distribution System
 
D.P.
a)   

b)   
a) 
c)   
b) 
d)   
c) 
 
d) 
A B C D
3. Identify from the options the name of the Central gov-
a) 1 2 3 5 ernment portal for students looking for educational
b) 2 1 5 3 loans
c) 5 3 2 1 a) Vidya Vikas b) Edu Care
d) 1 4 3 2 c) Vidya Lakshmi d) Shodhganga
14. When was the Tamilnadu state Human Rights Com- 
mission established? 
a) 17th April 1991 b) 17th April 1994 a)  b) 
c) 17th April 1997 d) 17th April 1996 c)  d) 
     4. The Administrative Reforms Commission of India was
 set up on 5 Jan. 1966 under the Chairmanship of
a)  b)  a) K.Hanumanthaiya b) H.C.Mathur
c)  d)  c) G.S.Pathak d) Morarji R.desai
15. Government of India was legalished the Medical ter-        
mination of pregnancy (MTP) in 
     a) K.  b) H.C. 
 c) G.S.  d) R. 
a) 1971 b) 1998 c) 2001 d) 2006 5. “The Supreme Court in the Indian union has more pow-
16. Which year National service scheme was introduced? ers than any other Supreme Court in any part of the
world”-Who said so?

a) S.M.Sikri
a) 1964 b) 1967 c) 1969 d) 1972
b) Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
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 c) M.C.Setalwad 8. Which one of the following statement is/are true with
d) Justice Kania regard to formulation of the Government?
 a) There is a Rule in the Business of Government
 which mentions that single largest party that gets
 majority will form the government
b) There is no written rules on inviting the single
a) 
largest party by the 2nd largest party to form the
b)  government. It is a convention
c)  c) There is a provision in Part I of the Constitution
d)  d) Representation of peoples Act Provides for inviting
6. Consider the following two statements consisting of the longest party to form the government
Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select your answer      
using the codes given below. 
Assertion (A): The administrative reforms commis- a)     
sion recommended Lokpal and     
Lokayukta. 
Reasoning(R): These are for the Redressal of Citizens b)      
grievances.   
a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct 
explanation of A 
b) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct c) I 
explanation of A d) 
c) A is True but R is false      

d) A is False but R is correct
9. Match List - I with List - II
    A
Laws Years
 R    
 A) The Banking Companies 1. 1966
Ordinance
(A)    
 B) Special Beares Bonds 2. 1980
Ordinance

C) Unlawful activities prevention 3. 1984
(R)   
ordinance

D) Terrorist affected areas 4. 1981
a) A  R     R
ordinance
A 
III
b) A RR 
 
A 
A)   
c) A R 

d) A R 
B)   
7. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? 
a) Article 153 - Office of the Governor
C)  
b) Article 156 - Term of the Governor 
c) Article 154 - Executive authority of Governor D)   
d) Article 155 - Removal of Governor 
 A B C D
a)  a) 4 2 3 1
b)  b) 3 1 2 4
c)  c) 2 4 1 3
d) 1 3 4 2
d) 

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10. The Protection of Civil Rights Act came into force on a) 1 and 4
a) 19th December 1974 b) 19th November 1976 b) 1,2 and 4
th th
c) 19 December 1975 d) 19 November 1977 c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
      d) None of the above (or) 1, 2 and 3
     
a)  b)  
c)  d)       
11. Who one of the following persons is the ex-officio chair- 
man of the Rules Committee, General Purpose Com-  
mittee and Business Advisory Committee?    
a) The Speaker 
b) A member elected by the house  
c) The Deputy Speaker      
d) A member of Ruling Party 
      a) 
     b) 

c) 
a) 
d) 
b) 
14. The Indian Constitution describes Legislative Relative
c)  Relations between Union and States in Article from
d) 
a) Articles 245 to 255 b) Articles 256 to 263
12. Match the following - Establishment of states and
c) Articles 264 to 267 d) Articles 268 to 276
choose the correct one:

A) 36th Amendment 1. Goa

B) 13th Amendment 2. Manipur and Tripura
a)  b) 
C) 27th Amendment 3. Sikkim
c)  d) 
D) 56th Amendment 4. Nagaland
15. Article 25 of the constitution of India guarantees
   
 a) Right to Religion b) Right to Property
A)    c) Right to life d) Right to equality
B)    
C)    a)  b) 
D)    c)  d) 
A B C D 16. Which one of the following is not a formally prescribed
a) 3 4 2 1 device avilable to the members of Parliament?
b) 1 3 4 2 a) Question Hour
c) 2 3 1 4 b) Zero Hour
d) 1 2 3 4 c) Half-an hour discussion
13. Which of the following are major features of the d) Short duration discussion
consitutions of Lokpal and Lokayukta as recommended    
by the Administrative Reforms commission? 
1. They should be demonstrably indenpendent and a)  b) 
impartial c)  d) 
2. They should compare with the highest judicial func- 17. The National Commission to review the working of
tionary in the country the Constitution was set-up in the year
3. They should be directly accountable to parliament     
4. Their appointments should as far as possible non- 
political a) 2001 b) 2004 c) 2003 d) 2002
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18. Match the list: c) 
A) Fourth schedule 1. Division of Powers d) 
B) Seventh Schedule 2. Seats alloted in the 21. Which of the following are matters on which a consti-
council of states tutional amendment is possible only with the ratifica-
C) Eleventh Schedule 3. Languages tion of the legislatures of not less than One-Half of the
states?
D) Eighth Schedule 4. 73rd Amendment
1. Election of the president

2. Representation of states in parliament
A)   
3. Any of the lists in the 7th Schedule
B)   
 4. Abolition of the legislative council of a state
 Choose the correct answer from the codes given be-
C)    low:
D)    a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1,2 and 4
A B C D c) 1, 3 and 4 d) 2, 3 and 4
a) 1 2 3 4     

b) 2 1 4 3

c) 2 1 3 4
1. 
d) 1 2 4 3
2. 
19. Which one of the following amendment was called a revi-
3. 
sion of the constitution and it introduced changes in pre-
amble, as many as 53 articles and seventh schedule? 4. 
a) 40th amendment b) 42nd amendment 
c) 41st amendment d) 43rd amendment a)  b) 
     c)  d) 
     22. The Secession of a state from the Indian union has
     been barred by the
    a) 16th amendment b) 22th amendment

c) 29th amendment d) 35th amendment
a) 
     
b)  
c)  a)  b) 
d)  c)  d) 
20. Which is/are correct relating to the Tribunals? 23. Consider the following statemetns:
1. Part XV of the Indian Constitution deals with the The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is re-
Tribunals. sponsible for the audit of the accounts of
2. Article 323 A deals with Administrative tribunals 1. The Union Govt.
and Article 323 B deals with the tribunals for other
2. State Govts.
matters.
3. The governments of Union Territories
a) 1 only b) 2 only
4. The Urban and rural local bodies
c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of these statements are correct?

a) 1,2 and 3 b) 2, 3 and 4
 
 c) 1,3 and 4 d) 1,2 and 4
  
    
a)  

b)   
 
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   
  a) 
      b) 
 c) 
a)  b)  d) 
c)  d)  2. Who among the following was not a chairman of the
24. Which is the peculiar nature of the Indian Federation? National Commission for Minorities?
a) Equal distribution of powers between the centre a) Bhuta Singh b) Tarlochan Singh
and state c) Wajahat Habibullah d) Naseem Ahmad
b) Strong centre 
c) Strong states 
d) Strong Local bodies a)  b) 
 c)  d) 
a)      3. Who propounded the concept of ‘Rule of law’?
 a) A.V.Dicey b) Lord Bryce
b)  c) K.C.Wheare d) Ivor Jennings
c)  
d)  a)  b) 
25. In which one of the case, “Passport” is considered as c)  d) 
part of personal liberty?
4. The Puplic undertaking committee was created on
a) A.K.Gopalan (1950) the recommendation by
b) Indian Express Newspapers (1985) a) Santhanam Committee
c) Arumugham (1953)
b) JBP Committee
d) Meneka Gandhi (1978)
c) Krishna Menon Committee
  ‘’   
d) Swaminathan Committee

    
a) 

b) 
a)  b) 
c) 
c)  d) 
d) 
5. Planning Commission was dissolved on
26. Which of the schedules deals with division of powers
a) 07 August, 2014 b) 17 August, 2014
between states and union?
c) 27 August, 2014 d) 30 August, 2014
a) Fourth b) Sixth

c) Seventh d) Ninth
a) 07 , 2014 b) 

 c) 27 , 2014 d) 30 , 2014
a)  b)  6. Which of the following Amendment provides for
amending first schedule that deals with acquisition of
c)  d) 
certain territories of India- Bangladesh by-a mutual
(Legislative) Wing of Law Department in Tamil agreement?
Nadu General Subordinate Service (18.08.2018) a) 95th Amendment b) 98th Amendment
c) 100th Amendment d) 102th Amendment
1. who is the first law officer of the Government of In- 
dia?      
a) Chief Justice of India 
b) Union law Minister 
c) Attorney General of India a)  b) 
d) Union Law Secretary c)  d) 

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7. Which part of the constitution deals with Directive
Principles of the State Policy COMBINED CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION - II (GROUP
- II SERVICED) (INTERVIEW POSTS) 11. 08. 2018
a) Part III b) Part IV
c) Part IV-A d) Part II
1. Who said “The Directive Principle of State Policy is a
     Novel feature” of the Indian constitution?
 a) K.T.Shah
a)  III b)  IV b) B.R.Ambedkar
c)  IV-A d)  II c) Aladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
8. Prior to the .............. any or all of the fundamental d) B.N.Rao
rights could be suspended.   “  
a) 42nd Amendment b) 1st Amendment ”
c) 73rd Amendment d) 44th Amendment a) K.T. b) B.R.
 c)  d) B.N.
      2. The idea of concurrent list was borrowed from
 a) British Constitution
a)  b)  b) Canadian Constitution
c)  d)  c) Irish Constitution
9. In Tamil Nadu the retirement age of the Government d) Australian Constitution
employee was increased from 55 to 58 years by the 
Chief Minister a) 
a) K.Kamaraj b) C.N.Annadurai b) 
c) M.Karunanithi d) M.G.Ramachandran c) 
      d) 
 3. In which year the Parliament enacted the Official Lan-
a)  b)  guage Act?
c)  d)       
10. The minimum strength of the State Legislative Assembly is 
    a) 1955 b) 1965 c) 1963 d) 1957
 4. The members of the Central Administrative Tribunal
a) 40 b) 50 c) 60 d) 70 are given status of Judges of High Court from an
Amendment in the year:
11. Match the following and choose the correct answer.

Chief Justice of India Tenure 
A) Harilal Kania 1 . 1966-1966 a) 2003 b) 2004 c) 2005 d) 2006
B) A.K. Sankar 2 . 1950-1951 5. Which one of the following Parliamentary Committee
C) M.C. Mahajan 3 . 1956-1959 is Semi - Judicial in nature ?
a) Committee on Petitions
D) S.R.Das 4 . 1954-1954
b) Ethics Committee

c) Committee on Privileges
 
d) Rules Committee
A)  1 . 1966-1966       
B)  2 . 1950-1951 
C)  3 . 1956-1959 a)  b) 
D)  4 . 1954-1954 c)  d) 
A B C D A B C D 6. The Constiuent Assembly of India was set up accord-
ing to the proposals of
a) 2 1 4 3 b) 4 2 1 3
a) The Cripps Mission
c) 3 4 2 1 d) 1 2 3 4
b) The Cabinet Mission Plan
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d) The Nehru Plan ______ ______
     
 a)  b) 
a)  b)   c)  d) 
c)  d)  4. Indian Constitution established parliamentary form of
7. Which one is not part of the Panchayat Raj ? Government on the model of
a) Smiti b) Village a) Swiss model
c) Township d) Zila Parishad b) Canadian model
 c) American model
a)  b)  d) British (Westminister) model
c)  d)     

8. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fun-
damental Duties ? a) 
a) Part II b) Part III b) 
c) Part IV A d) Part V c) 
 d) 
 5. In which schedule of the Constitution the recognised
a)  II b)  III 22 languages has been included?
c)  IV A d)  V a) 6th Schedule b) 7th Schedule
9. The institution of Lok - Ayuktha was established first in c) 8th Schedule d) 9th Schedule
the state of 
a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra 
c) Rajasthan d) Kerala a)  b) 
       c)  d) 
 6. Which of the following is not included in the state list
a)  b)  in the Constitution of India?
c)  d)  a) Police b) Public order
c) Prisons d) Criminal procedure code
CCS - I EXAMINATION (GROUP I SERVICES)     
1. The right to Education Act 2009, is not related to 
a) primary education b) quality of education a)  b) 
c) free education d) higher education c)  d) 
       7. The idea that Indians should have a constituent assembly to
 frame a Constitution of India was initiated by
a)  b)  a) Rajendra Prasad b) M.N. Roy
c)  d)  c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) B.R. Ambedkar
2. The Chairman of the fourteenth Finance Commission    
in India 

a) Dr. C. Rengarajan b) Shri.Vijay Kelkar
a)  b) 
c) Dr.A.M.Kushro d) Dr.Y.V. Reddy
c)  d) 

8. Which one of the following statement relating to Ex-
a) Dr. C.  b) Shri.
ecutive Magistrate is not correct?
c) Dr.A.M. d) Dr.Y.V. 
a) Executive Magistrates are appointed by the state
3. The planning commission of India was changed as NITI in consultation with High court
AAYOG in _______, ______
b) Executive Magistrates are subordinate to the
a) March, 2015 b) January, 2015 District Magistrate
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subject to revisional jurisdiction of High court a)  b) 
d) Executive Magistrates are quasi-judicial c)  d) 
       13. Match the following:
 Committees Purpose
a)     A) Balwant Rai Mehta 1. Revitalisation of
 Committee Panchayat Raj
b)      Institutions
 B) Ashok Mehta 2. Rural Development
c)      Committee and Poverty
 Alleviation
d)      C) GVK. Rao Committee 3. Examine the work
 ing of community
9. Chairman of the First National Backward Class Com- Development
mission was Programme
a) Kaka Kalelkar b) Yugandhar D) L.M. Singhvi Committee 4. Strengthening the
Panchayat
c) John Mathai d) Madhu Dandavate
Raj Institutions
 
a)  b)   
c)  d)  a)   
10. The salary and allowances of the public prosecutors 
are given by 
a) High court or Supreme court b)   
b) Central Government or State Governments  
c) District courts c)   

d) Magistrate courts


d)   
a)  
b)  
c)  A B C D
d)  a) 2 1 4 3
11. According to the 74th Constitution Amendment Act, b) 1 2 3 4
“Metropolitan area” means c) 3 4 2 1
a) An area having a population of 10 lakhs or more d) 4 3 1 2
b) An area having a population of 5 lakhs 14. The chairman and the members of UPSC can hold of-
c) An area having a population below 5 lakhs fice for six years or till the age of _____ which ever is
d) An area having a population below 3 lakhs earlier
     a) 65 years b) 62 years
 c) 60 years d) 58 years
a)      
 _____

b) 
a)  b) 
c) 
c)  d) 
d) 
15. The State Reorganisation Act was passed in
12. The institution of Lokayukta was established first in
a) October 1956 b) June 1956
a) Orissa b) Rajasthan
c) November 1956 d) July 1956
c) Andhra Pradesh d) Maharashtra
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a) 1956 b) 1956 d) 
c)  d) 1956 20. In India the first proclamation of national emergency
16. In which year the widow remarriage was legally per- under Article 352 was declared in the year
mitted ? 
     
 a) 1961 b) 1962 c) 1965 d) 1975
a) 1855 b) 1856 c) 1857 d) 1858 21. According to the Article 170 of the Indian Constitution,
the maximum limit of members in a Legislative
17. Consider the following pairs
Assembly is
I. Wood’s Despatch - 1854
a) Not more than 500 and not less than 60
II. Hunter Commission - 1882 members
III. University Act - 1880 b) Not more than 400 and not less than 50 members
IV. Wardhaw Scheme of Education - 1904 c) Not more than 300 and not less than 40 members
Which of the pairs given above is / are correct ? d) Not more than 280 and not less than 30 members
a) I and IV only b) II only       
c) I and II d) II and III 
 a) 
 b) 
I.  - 1854 c) 
II.  - 1882 d) 
III.  - 1880 22. The administrative vigilance division was creted in
1955 by the
IV.  - 1904
a) Ministry of trade
18. Setting up of Village Panchayats is assoicated with
which part of the Indian Constitution ? b) Ministry of home affairs
a) Preamble c) Ministry of external affairs
b) Fundamental Rights d) Ministry of defence

c) Directive principles of State Policy
a) 
d) Fundamental Duties
b) 
   
 c) 
a)  d) 
23. Sarkaria commission on centre-state relations was ap-
b)  
pointed by the Government of India during
c) 

d)   
19. Which one of the following cases is not directly re- a) 1973 b) 1975 c) 1983 d) 1985
lated to Article 21 and provision of right to life in the
24. Which one of the following statement is not correct
Indian Constitution? about public interest litigation?
a) A.K. Gopalan Vs.State of Madras a) Public interest litigation may be transferred to
b) Menaka Gandhi Vs.Union of India appropriate High court.
c) Express News papers Vs.Union of India b) A petition in public interest litigation filed before
d) Pavement Dwellers Case the Supreme court may not be transferred to
an appropriate High court
      
    c) The letter in public interest litigation should be
 addressed to the court and not to an individual
Judge
a) 
d) Public interest litigation is under the preview of
b) 
High court
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        a) The appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
 in constitutional cases
a)  b) The appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
b)     from High Court in civil cases
 c) Criminal appeals from High Courts to Supreme
c)        Court
 d) Special leave to appeal by Supreme Court
d)      
25. Who was the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir in 1940? 
a) Karan Singh b) Maharaj Hari Singh a)   
c) Ram Ratan Singh d) Saran Singh 
 b)     
a)  b)      
c)  d)  
26. “An article without which the Indian Constitution c)     
would be nullity. I would not refer to any other article 
except Article 32. It is the d) 
a) Gandhiji b) B.R.Ambedkhar 31. Which Amendment Act enabled Delhi and Pondicherry
c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) M.N.Roy to vote in the Presidential Elections?
“ a) 70th Amendment Act
      b) 69th Amendment Act
      c) 64th Amendment Act
” d) 74th Amendment Act
      
a)  b) B.R.      
c)  d)  
27. The Maternity Benefits Act was enacted in the year a) 
b) 

c) 
a) 1961 b) 1976 c) 1978 d) 1984
d) 
28. In our constitution, the provision relating to the sus-
pension of fundamental rights during the emergency ASSISTANT HORTICULTURE OFFICER 11.08.2018
provisions has been taken from which country?
a) England b) France 1. The constitution of India came into force on
a) 26th January 1950 b) 15th August 1947
c) USA d) Germany
c) 26th January 1947 d) 15th August 1945
    
       
 a)  b) 
a)  b)  c)  d) 
c)  d)  2. Rajya Sabha consist of
29. Khosla commission was established to re-investigate a) 220 members b) 230 members
the death of whom? c) 250 members d) 200 members
a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) Mahatma Gandhi 
c) Rajiv Gandhi d) Indira Gandhi a)  b) 
c)  d) 

 3. Number of election commissioners in election com-
mission of India is
a)  b) 
    
c)  d)  
30. Article 132 of the Indian Constitution deals with a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
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4. Consider the following statements c) Hyderabad d) New Delhi
i. The 73rd Amendment of the constitution was en- 
acted in 1992
a)  b) 
ii. According to 73rd Amendment of the constitution
c)  d) 
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly enacted Tamil
Nadu Panchayat Act in 1994 9. What is the age limit of Judges of supreme court?
Choose the right answer 
a) (i) correct and (ii) is wrong a) 65 b) 62 c) 60 d) 58
b) (i) is wrong and (ii) is correct 10. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assemble period is
c) Both (i) and (ii) are wrong a) 4 years b) 5 years
d) Both (i) and (ii) are correct c) 6 years d) 7 years
 
i      a)  b) 

c)  d) 
ii    
 11. The Fundamental rights and classified under .............
 heads
    

a) (i)(ii) b) (i) (ii)
a) 8 b) 5 c) 7 d) 6
c) (i) (ii) d) (i) (ii)
12. The kingpin in the administration of the corporation is
5. The constitution of India was framed by the constitu-
ent assembly a) Mayor b) Commissioner
    c) Councillor d) Executive officer
 
a) 1946-49 b) 1947-48 a)  b) 
c) 1950-51 d) 1951-52 c)  d) 
6. Who was First Woman Governor of an Indian State?
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN (26-12-2018)
a) Sharda Mukherjee b) Kiran Bedi
c) Fathima Beevi d) Sarojini Naidu 1. The article inserted by Constitution for implementa-
 tion of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is
a)  b)     GST (Goods and Service Tax)
    
c)  d) 

7. Which one of the following is not correectly matched?
a) Article/ 279 A b) Article/ 377
a) Human Rights Day - December 10
c) Article/ 277 d) Article/ 370
b) National Energy - December 14
2. Which one of the article was inserted in the Indian Constitu-
Conservation Day -
tion to provide free and compulsory education?
c) Kisan Divas Day - December 23
a) Article 21 b) Article 21 (A)
d) Armed Forces - December 17
Flag Day c) Article 22 d) Article 22 (A)
      

a)   
a) 21 b) 21 (A)
b)   
 c) 22 d) 22 (A)
c)    3. Indian Foreign Service is one of the service is
d)    a) All India Service
 b) Central Services Group A
8. Election commission of India is situated at c) Central Services Group B
a) Chennai b) Mumbai d) Central Services Group C

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      b) Committee of Prime Minister, Home Minister,
 Leader of opposition
a)  c) UPSC
b)  d) Parliament
c)  

d) 
a) 
4. The government of India had set - up a High Level
Committee on the Indian Diaspora under the Chair- b)     
manship of L.M.Singhvi on 
a) September 1997 b) September 1998 c) 
d) 
c) September 1999 d) September 2000
9. Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Loksabha
     
 a) Removal of the government
 b) Amending the constitution
a) 1997 b) 1998 c) Matter of creating new All India Services
c) 1999 d) 2000 d) In making cut motions
5. Who maintain law and order in a district?      

a) District Collector b) Superintendent of Police
a) 
c) District Judge d) DIG
b) 

c) 
a) 
d) 
b) 
10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer
c) 
by using the codes given below:
d)  List I List II
6. The legislative council is a permanent body and can- Salient features Borrowed the
not be dissolved each member of the legislative coun- of the constitution constitution
cil serves for terms is
A) Rule of Law 1. Irish Republic
a) 3 years b) 4 years
B) Judicial Review 2. Government of India Act
c) 5 years d) 6 years 1935
     C) Article 356 3. USA
   
D) Directive Principles 4. UK

of state policy
a)  b) 
     
c)  d)  
7. Which writ is issued by judiciary to free a person who I II
has been detained illegally?
 
a) Quo warranto b) Mandamus  
c) Certiorari d) Habeas Corpus A)   
     B)   1935
      
 C)   
a)  D)   
b)  
c)  A B C D
d)  a) 1 2 3 4
8. The Chief Vigilance commissioner is appointed on thå b) 4 3 2 1
recommendations of c) 3 1 4 2
a) Cabinet d) 2 4 1 3
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11. Match List I and List II using codes below
ASSISTANT JAILOR IN PRISON DEPARTMENT IN
List I List II TAMILNADU JAIL SUBORDINATE SERVICE
A) Railway Budget 1. 1950 (06-01-2019)
B) Comptroller and Auditor 2. 1921 1. The separate communal electorates was introduced
General in India for the first time under the Act of
C) Integrated Financial Advisor 3. 1921 a) Govt. of India Act, 1909
D) Public Accounts Committee 4. 1976 b) Govt. of India ACt, 1919
 I   II   c) Govt. of India Act, 1935
 d) Indian Independence ACt, 1947
I II     
A)  1. 1950 
B)  2. 1921 a)  1909
 b) 1919
C)  3. 1921 c) 1935
D)  4. 1976 d) 1947
A B C D 2. Which is wrong statement about “Rule of Law”?
a) 3 2 4 1 a) All are equal before the law
b) 1 3 4 2 b) Legal spirit
c) Law is supremacy
c) 3 1 4 2
d) Special status to officials
d) 3 1 2 4

12. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) 
a) President b) Vice President
b) 
c) Prime Minister d) Home Minister
c) 
   
d) 

3. Which one of the followings features is NOT in the
a)  Parliamentary system?
b)  a) Majority Party rule
c)  b) Leadership of Prime Minister
d)  c) Dissolution of Lower House
13. Match the following: d) Single executive
A) Janakiraman Committee 1. 1990 
B) Sarkaria Commission 2. 1992 a) 
C) Mandal Commission 3. 1956 b) 
D) Balwantrai mehta Committee 4. 1980 c) 
 d) 
4. Dr. P.V. Rajamannar Committee, was set up in 1969
A)   
a) To review the Centre - State relations
B)   
b) To study the Kashmir issue
C)   
c) To study the Indo-Srilankan issue
D)   
d) To review defence Administration
A B C D
Dr.. P.V
a) 2 3 4 1 a) 
b) 2 4 1 3 b) 
c) 3 2 1 4 c) 
d) 4 1 2 3 d) 

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5. Which one of the following functions is NOT performed      
by District Collector? 
a) Maintenace of Law and Order a) 
b) Collection of Land Revenue
b) 
c) Dispensation of Justice
c) 
d) Social Welfare
d) 
   
 10. Match the institutions with the Articles of the Indian
a)  Constitution:
b)  A) Comptroller and Auditor 1. Art . 315
c)  General of India
d)  B) Finance Commission 2. Art 280
6. Which division of the constitution of India explains the C) Administrative Tribunals 3. Art. 148
right against exploitation? D) Union Public Service 4. Art 323 (A)
     Commission

    
a) 14 - 18 b) 19 - 22  
c) 25 - 28 d) 23 - 24
A)  
7. The Department of Border managemetn is a depart- 
ment of which one of the following union ministries?
B)  
a) Ministry of External Affairs
b) Ministry of Home Affairs C)  
c) Ministry of Environment and Forests D)  (A)
d) Ministry of Defence 
     A B C D
 a) 3 4 2 1
a)  b) 1 2 4 3
b)  c) 3 2 4 1
c) 
d) 1 4 2 3
d) 
11. The body that elects the Indian President is
8. Find out the wrongly matched from the following:
a) Parliament b) Judiciary
a) Prohibition of Discrimination of grounds of reli-
gion , race, caste, sex or place of birth - Article 15 c) Electoral College d) Legislative assembly
b) Right to Association - Article 19 
c) Right to Protection of Life - Article 14 a)  b) 
d) Right to Constitutional Remedies - Article 32 c)  d) 
 12. Who among the following have not held the office of
a)  the Vice - President of India?
b)  a) Mohammad Hidayatullah
c)  b) Fakrudhin Ali Ahmed
d) 
c) V.V. Giri
9. The period during which the governor of stat acts as
d) Shankar Dayal Sharma
the real head of the executive is
a) Budgetary sessions 
b) Convening of state legislature 
c) During emergencies a)  b) 
d) During Election c) V.V. d) 

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JUNIOR INSPECTOR IN COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN
D) Winter Session 4. November
COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT (27-01-2019)
A)   
nd
1. The 52 Amendment Act of 1985 deal with B)   
a) Anti - Detection Law b) Election Methods C)   
c) Election Reforms d) Election Campaign D)   
 A B C D
a)  b)  a) 2 3 1 4
c)  d)  b) 3 4 2 1
2. One- third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire c) 2 1 3 4
after every d) 4 3 2 1
a) One year b) Two years 9. Rajya Sabha consists of ______ members
c) Three years d) Four years    
________ 
 a) 220 b) 230 c) 250 d) 200
a)  b)  10. Arrange the following items according to the chrono-
c)  d)  logical order of Election Commission
3. Which Amendment Right to property abolished by the I. Electronic voting
Indian Constitution? II. Rajya Sabha Election were reformed
a) 42nd b) 43rd c) 45th d) 44th III. Election expenditure was Increased
 IV. Voting right to citizens of India Living abroad
 
a)  b)  c)  d)  I. 
4. Constitution of India Classified the Fundamental Rights
II. 
as follows
III. 
a) Six b) Four c) Five d) Seven
IV. 
    
 a) I, II, III, IV
a)  b)  c)  d)  b) IV, I, II, III
5. The Supreme Court of India is located in c) I, II, IV, III
a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) Delhi d) Kolkatta d) III, I, II, IV
 11. 42nd Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution was
a)  b)  c)  d)  enacted int he year
6. Who appoints Central Vigilance Commissioner?     
a) Vice President b) President 
c) Parliament d) Chief Justice a) 1972 b) 1974 c) 1976 d) 1977
 12. Assertion (A) : Indian Parliament has a bicameral
a)  b)  Legislature
c)  d)  Reason (R): Lok Sabha is the Lower house and
7. In Which year was Panchayati Raj system introduced Rajya Sabha is the Upper house
in Tamilnadu? a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (r) is the correct
      explanation of (A)
 b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct
a) 1993 b) 1992 c) 1994 d) 1958 explanation of (A)
8. Match the following: c) (A) is true (R) is false
A) Budget session 1. Lok sabha d) (A) is false (R) is true
B) Monsoon session 2. February
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 (A)     
 
 (R)  a)      
 
a) (A)  (R)  (R) b)  
(A)  
b) (A) (R)(R) (A) c)      
 
d) 
c) (A)  (R) 
14. Who is the Chair person of Niti Aayog?
d) (A)  (R) 
a) President b) Prime Minister
13. Which one of the following is incorrectly paired?
c) Vice President d) Supreme Court Judge
a) Federal System - Supremacy of the Central 
Government
a) 
b) Written Constitution - Rules are writted down in a
b) 
document
c) 
c) Parliamentary form of Government - Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha d) 

d) Right to Equality - Fundamental right

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