Deck 3: Public Service Commissions and Constitutional Provisions in India

Question 1

Who was the Chairman of the Central Public Service Commission set up during the British rule in India?

A)rose baker
B)pethic lawrence
C)maxwell
D)myron weiner

Answer 1

rose baker

Question 2

To whom does the UPSC submit its annual report?

A)cabinet
B)president
C)prime minister
D)parliament

Answer 2

president

Question 3

Which article of the Constitution mentions about the reports of the Public Service Commissions?

A)art.312
B)art.316
C)art.318
D)art 323

Answer 3

art 323

Question 4

Members of the UPSC serve up to the age of ________ years.

A)58 years
B)68 years
C)65 years
D)55 years

Question 5

The SPSC submits its annual report to the _______________.

A)governor
B)chief minister
C)legislature
D)council of ministers

Question 6

Up to what age do the members of the SPSC serve in office?

A)65 years
B)62 years
C)58 years
D)65 years.

Question 7

Who appoints the Chairman and members of the UPSC?

A)president
B)prime minister
C)parliament
D)supreme court

Question 8

A member of a Public Service Commission shall hold office for a term of ____ years.

A)2 years
B)5 years
C)8 years
D)6years

Question 9

When was the first Public Service Commission set up in India?

A)1919
B)1926
C)1935
D)1948

Question 10

By which article of the Indian Constitution can the Rajya Sabha create a new All India Service?

A)art. 311
B)art. 316
C)art.312
D)art. 314

Question 11

Which of the following is not a State Service?

A)education service
B)agriculture service
C)co-operative service
D)postal service

Question 12

Under which Act was the Federal Public Service Commission set up?

A)goi.act,1935
B)goi.act, 1909
C)india independence act, 1947
D)goi.act, 1919

Question 13

How many members constitute the UPSC apart from the Chairman?

A)nine
B)eight
C)ten
D)eleven

Question 14

Name the authority to which the members of the SPSC submit their resignation?

A)governor
B)chief minister
C)legislature
D)council of ministers

Question 15

Name the present Chairman of the Kerala State Public Service Commission.

A)k.k.remani
B)p jameela
C)k.v. salahudhin
D)k.s. radhakrishnan

Question 16

What is the present strength of the Kerala State Public Service Commission?

A)18
B)5
C)9
D)14

Question 17

To which authority do the members of the UPSC submit their resignation?

A)parliament
B)prime minister
C)president
D)cabinet

Question 18

The expenses of the UPSC are charged on the______________.

A)contingency fund of india
B)consolidated fund of the state
C)consolidated fund of india
D)none of the above

Question 19

Which authority has the power to appoint a Joint Public Service Commission for two or more states?

A)parliament
B)prime minister
C)governor
D)president

Question 20

Name the important constitutional authority which audits the accounts of the Union government and the state governments?

A)attorney general
B)comptroller & auditor general
C)finance commission
D)finance minister

Question 21

The expenses of the SPSC are charged on the______________.

A)contingency fund of india
B)consolidated fund of the state
C)consolidated fund of india
D)none of the above

Question 22

In India residuary powers of legislation are vested in the ______________.

A)prime minister
B)union parliament
C)president
D)council of ministers

Question 23

Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Inter State Council?

A)art.263
B)art.123
C)art.326
D)art.223

Question 24

The legislative relations between the Centre and the states are included in Part _______of the Indian Constitution.

A)part iii
B)part iv
C)part xi
D)part xii

Question 25

In which Schedule of the Indian Constitution is the Union List, State List and the Concurrent List included?

A)second schedule
B)tenth schedule
C)eighth schedule
D)seventh schedule