Deck 18: Union Government Ministries and Departments

Question 1

Consider the following statements:
1) The Ministries/Departments of the Union Government are created by the Prime Minister.
2) The Cabinet Secretary is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

1 only

Question 2

Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag) comes under which one of the following Ministries?

A)Ministry of Culture
B)Ministry of Home Affairs
C)Ministry of Human Resource Development
D)Ministry of Information and Broad casting

Answer 2

Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 3

Holding a 'Bandh' was declared illegal for the first time in India by which one of the following High Courts?

A)Rajasthan High Court
B)Gujarat High Court
C)Kerala High Court
D)Maharashtra High Court

Answer 3

Kerala High Court

Question 4

Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947 ?

A)R.K. Shanrnukharn Chetty
B)John Mathai
C)Liaquat Ali Khan
D)Chintamanrao Deshmukh

Question 5

The quarantine regulation for preventing entry of diseased plants into the country is done by which one of the following?

A)National Botanical Research Institute
B)Botanical Survey of India
C)National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
D)Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Question 6

The National River Conservation Directorate is under:

A)Ministry of Agriculture
B)Ministry of Environment and Forests
C)Ministry of Earth Sciences
D)Ministry of Water Resources

Question 7

By Convention, who of the following is the Chairman of Press Council of India?

A)An eminent journalist of India
B)A senior Civil Services Officer
C)A retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India
D)The Union Minister of Information arid Broadcasting

Question 8

Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 percent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively?

A)91st
B)93rd
C)95th
D)97th

Question 9

Consider the following statements:
1) In India, the legislation passed by the Parliament is subject to judicial review.
2) The Constitution of India lays down the mechanism for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2

Question 10

Consider the following statements:
1) There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
2) The Constitution of India does not define backward classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2

Question 11

Consider the following statements in respect of protection of copyright in India
I. Copyright is a legal right given to creators of literacy, dramatic, musical and artistic works and produces of cinematograph films and sound recordings.
II. Copyright protects only the expression and not the ideas. There is no copyright in an idea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)I only
B)II only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II

Question 12

Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?

A)University Grants Commission
B)National Human Rights Commission
C)Election Commission
D)Central Vigilance Commission

Question 13

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A)States Reorganisation Act : Andhra Pradesh
B)Treaty of Yandabu: Asom
C)State of Bilaspur :Himachal Pradesh
D)Year 1966: Gujarat becomes a State

Question 14

Consider the following statements:
1) Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age group by the State was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
2) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.
3) Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1 and 3

Question 15

Which of the following statements is/are not violative of the principle of federalism?
1) The President of India takes over administration of provinces under the emergency
2) The Parliament of India has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent list of State list.
3) The distribution of powers between the Union and provinces is done through three different lists enumerated in the Constitution of India.

A)1 and 2
B)2 and 3
C)3 only
D)1 and 3

Question 16

Which one of the following can be provided under RTI Act, 2005?

A)Information leading to incitement of an offense
B)Information leading to disclosure that may constitute contempt of court
C)Conditional disclosure relating to information on intellectual property
D)Information relating to Cabinet Papers recording deliberations of Council of Ministers

Question 17

According to the Constitution (Fifty Second Amendment) Act 1985asamended in 2003, a legislator attracts disqualification under the Tenth Schedule if
I. he voluntarily gives up the membership of the party on whose ticket he was elected.
II. he votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by his political party.
III. as a result of split, less than one third of the members formed a new group or party in the house.
IV. a member who has been elected as an independent member joins any political party. Select the correct answer using the code given below

A)II and III
B)I, II and IV
C)I and III
D)I, II, III and IV

Question 18

The National Commission for Women was created by

A)an amendment in the Constitution of India
B)a decision of the Union Cabinet
C)an Act passed by the Parliament
D)an order of the President of India

Question 19

Which one of the following States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second official language of the State?

A)Bihar
B)Chhattisgarh
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Uttarakhand

Question 20

Which of the following condition/conditions must be fulfilled by the NRIs to be eligible to vote in elections in India?
1) They must be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise.
2) NRIs whether they have acquired citizenship of other countries or not are eligible to vote
3) Eligible NRIs have to register by filling up form 6-A with electoral registration office.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 3 only
C)2 only
D)3 only

Question 21

There are different arguments given in favour of power sharing in a democratic political system. Which one of the following is not one of them?

A)It reduces conflict among different communities
B)Majority community does not impose its will on others
C)Since all are affected by the policies of the government, they should be consulted in the governance of the country
D)It speeds up the decision making process and improves the chances of unity of the country

Question 22

The song 'Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912under the title of

A)Jay He
B)Rashtra Jagriti
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Matribhoomi

Question 23

Who is the head of the National Defence Committee?

A)Home Minister
B)Prime Minister
C)President
D)Vice-President

Question 24

In India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages is it entitled to ?
1) It can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions.
2) The President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha.
3) It can derive benefits from the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)1 only
B)2 and 3 only
C)1 and 3 only
D)1, 2 and 3

Question 25

Consider the following events:
1) Fourth general elections in India
2) Formation of Haryana State
3) Mysore named as Karnataka
4) Meghalaya and Tripura
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?

A)2, 1, 4, 3
B)4, 3, 2, 1
C)2, 3, 4, 1
D)4, 1, 2, 3

Question 26

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

A)Emergency due to war declared for the first time - 1. October1962
B)Lok Sabha held its first sitting - 2. May 1952
C)Sarkaria Commission set up - 3. June 1983
D)National Commission for Minorities set up - 4. April 1980

Question 27

Which one of the following is not an independent Department under the Government of India?

A)Department of Atomic Energy
B)Department of Bio-Technology
C)Department of space
D)Planning Commission

Question 28

Which of the following is correctly matched?

A)1960- Third general elections in India
B)1958-Bombay bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat
C)1966-lndira Gandhi became Prime Minister
D)1970-Nationalisation of banks

Question 29

Why is the year 1952 important in Indian History ?

A)States Reorganisation Act was passed
B)Haryana State was split
C)First official census in India was held
D)First general elections to the Lok Sabha were held

Question 30

The Sarkaria Commission has:
I. Favoured the implementation of the three-language formula.
II. Turned down the/demand for the abolition of the office of the Governor.
III. Favoured liberal use of Article 356 of the Constitution in the interest of the country's integrity.

A)I only
B)II only
C)I and II
D)I, II and III

Question 31

Which one of the following is/are all-India services?
I. Indian Administrative Service
II. Indian Foreign Service
III. Indian Police Service
IV. Indian Defence Service

A)I and II
B)I and III
C)II, III and IV
D)I, II, III and IV

Question 32

The Constitution envisages:

A)two types of civil services-administrative and police
B)two types of civil services-Indian and Provincial
C)three types of civil services-all- India, Central and regional
D)three types of civil services-all- India, Central and State

Question 33

An aggrieved public servant of the Union can challenge the decisions of the Administrative Tribunal:

A)before the Supreme Court
B)before the High Court
C)before both (a) and (b)
D)before no court of law

Question 34

Which of the following is/are instance(s) of violation of human rights?
1) A person was detained by the security forces while going for casting vote in Parliamentary Election.
2) A civilian was killed by the army while undertaking combing operation.

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2

Question 35

The President of USA is elected after every:

A)3 years
B)4 years
C)5 years
D)6 years

Question 36

Territorial waters of India extends upto how many nautical miles?

A)8
B)12
C)18
D)22

Question 37

Which is the highest ranking post among the following?

A)Chief of the Air Staff
B)Judge of the Supreme Court
C)Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
D)Speaker of Lok Sabha

Question 38

The State having the largest population of scheduled castes is :

A)Rajasthan
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Bihar
D)Uttar Pradesh

Question 39

Which of the following countries has the briefest Constitution in the world?

A)France
B)USA
C)UK
D)Canada

Question 40

Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946 ?

A)Baldev Singh
B)Sardar Patel
C)Mohd. Ali Jinnah
D)Liaqat Ali Khan

Question 41

In which of the following States, no tribe has been declared as 'Scheduled' by the President?

A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Haryana
D)Bihar

Question 42

In the election of the President, the value of the vote of the Lok Sabha members:

A)is same
B)differs according to the geographical size of the respective State
C)differs according to the number of votes a member represents
D)None of the above

Question 43

The President of India is:

A)Commander-in-Chief of Defence Forces
B)Supreme Commander of Armed Forces
C)Head of the Government
D)Supreme Commander of Defence Forces of the Union and Executive Head of the Union

Question 44

The President can be removed by the way of impeachment which can be made only:

A)by the Supreme Court
B)by the Rajya Sabha
C)by the Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha through impeachment
D)cannot be impeached

Question 45

Which of the following statements is correct ?

A)The President may continue to be a member of Parliament even after assuming charge of the Presidential office
B)The President is not barred from holding any other office of profit even after assuming charge of Presidential office
C)The President is entitled to use his official residence only on payment of rent fixed
D)The emolument and allowances of the President shall not be diminished during his term of office

Question 46

In the election of the President, each Member of the electoral college has:

A)one vote
B)as many votes as there are candidates
C)one vote with value attached to it
D)one vote with value attached to it and he can give as many preferences as there are candidates

Question 47

The value of a vote of a Member of Parliament for the election of the President is determined by dividing the:

A)nation's population as per the latest census by the number of Lok Sabha members
B)nation's population as per the latest census by the total strength of the two Houses of Paliament
C)the total value of votes of members of all the State Legislative Assemblies by the elected Members of the two Houses of Parliament
D)particular State's population as per the latest census by the number of Members of Parliament elected from that State

Question 48

Who administers the oath of office to the President?

A)Chief Justice of India
B)Speaker of Lok Sabha
C)Prime Minister
D)Vice-President

Question 49

An individual who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed a member of the Council of Ministers, but he has to become a member of either House within a period of:

A)1 month
B)2 months
C)3 months
D)6 months

Question 50

Which one of the following does not constitute the electoral college for electing the President of India?

A)Elected members of Rajya Sabha
B)Elected members of Lok Sabha
C)Elected members of the Legislative Assembly of each State
D)Elected members of the Legislative Council

Question 51

Who among the following enjoys the rank of a Cabinet Minister of the Indian Union?

A)Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
B)Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
C)Secretary to the Government of India
D)None of the above

Question 52

The Chief Minister of Union Territory where such a set up exists, is appointed by the:

A)President
B)Prime Minister
C)Lt. Governor
D)Majority party in Legislature

Question 53

The five year term of the President is calculated from the:

A)first day of the month he assumes charge
B)first day of the month following the month he assumes charge
C)day he assumes charge
D)date of his election result

Question 54

In which of the following situations does the President act in his own discretion?

A)In appointing the Prime Minister
B)In returning a proposal to the Council of Ministers for reconsideration
C)Both of the above
D)None of the above

Question 55

The minimum age required for becoming the Prime Minister of India is :

A)25 years
B)30 years
C)40 years
D)35 years

Question 56

Which of the following regarding the election of the President is correct?

A)A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected
B)The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the President
C)The Presidential election cannot take place when one or more State Assemblies stand dissolved because all the State Assemblies form part of the Electoral College
D)The total value of the votes allotted to both Houses of Parliament is much more than the total value of the votes of all the States taken together

Question 57

Which of the following is not true regarding the payment of the emoluments to the President?

A)They do not require any parliamentary sanction
B)They can be reduced during a Financial Emergency
C)They are shown separately in the budget
D)They are charged on the Contingency Fund of India

Question 58

Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India?

A)Speaker of the Lok Sabha
B)Chief Justice of India
C)Chief of the Air Force
D)Chief of the Army

Question 59

The Constitution guarantees the following privileges to the President of India:

A)No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the President in any court during his term of office
B)No process for the arrest or impeachment of the President shall be issued from any court during his term of office
C)The President shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in exercise of those powers and duties
D)No civil proceedings whatsoever shall be instituted against the President in any court during the term of his office

Question 60

The power to grant pardons, reprieve or remissions of punishment under Article 72 is exercised by the President of India:

A)on the advice of the Prime Minister
B)on his own as Head of the Union
C)on the advice of Council of Ministers
D)in consultation with the Prime Minister who tenders his opinion on the advice of his cabinet

Question 61

The pardoning power given to the President of India under Article 72 can be exercised:

A)only after the trial and on the sentence of conviction
B)during or after trial but never before trial
C)at any time before, during or after the trial
D)either before or after the trial but never during the trial of the case

Question 62

The only President of India who was elected unopposed is :

A)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
B)Dr. Zakir Hussain
C)Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
D)Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Question 63

To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used?

A)System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
B)Proportional representation through list system
C)Collective voting system
D)Secondary voting system

Question 64

The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto related to the:

A)Hindu Code Bill
B)PEPSU Appropriation Bill
C)Indian Post Office (Amendment Bill)
D)Dowry Prohibition Bill

Question 65

If the President returns a Bill sent to him for his assent and the Parliament once again passes the Bill in Its original form, then the President:

A)can once again return the Bill for further reconsideration
B)can ask for a referendum on the Bill
C)has to give assent to the Bill
D)can seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on the bill

Question 66

Which of the following is not true regarding the election of the President?

A)The voting power of an MLA is made proportionate to the population he represents
B)Voting power of the elected members of the Parliament is made equal to the voting power of all elected members of the Legislative Assemblies
C)Voting power of the elected members of Parliament is determined by dividing the total voting power of the State by the number of elected members of the Parliament
D)The voting power of an elected member of State Legislative Assembly is determined by dividing the total population of the State by the total number of members of Vidhan Sabha and further dividing the quotient obtained by 1000

Question 67

Which of the following is not correct?

A)The Supreme Command of the Defence Forces is vested. in the President
B)The three Chiefs of Staff (Army, Navy and Air Force) are under the direct control of the President
C)The resoonsibility of National Defence rests with the Union Cabinet
D)All important questions having a bearing on defence are decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister

Question 68

Who acts as the President of India when neither the President nor the Vice-President is available?

A)Speakerof Lok Sabha
B)Chief Justice of India
C)Auditor General of India
D)Senior most Governor of a State

Question 69

Which is .true regarding the President of India?
I ) He is the Chief Executive.
II) He is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces.
III) He is the titular head of the State.
IV) He is part of the Union Legislature.

A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II, III and IV
D)I, II, III and IV

Question 70

Who among the following' are appointed by the President of India?
I. Chairman, Finance Commission
II. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
III. Chief Minister of a Union Territory

A)I only
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)II and III

Question 71

An ordinance promulagated by the President:

A)will lapse automatically after 2months
B)will lapse on the expiration of 6 weeks from the meeting of the Parliament
C)will automatically become a law after 6 months
D)will continue to be in force till it is superseded by an Act of the Parliament

Question 72

Appointment of the members of the Council of Ministers is made by the President:

A)on the advice of the Prime Minister
B)in his own discretion
C)on the advice of the Vice- President
D)on the basis of election results

Question 73

Who among the following are appointed by the President of India?
I. Governors of States.
II. The Chief Justice and Judges of High Courts.
III. The Chief Justice and the Judges of the Supreme Court.
IV. The Vice-President.

A)I and II
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)I, III and IV

Question 74

When the Vice-President officiates as President, he draws the salary of:

A)President
B)Member of Parliament
C)Chairman of Rajya Sabha
D)Both (a) and (c)

Question 75

Which of the following is correct ?

A)If both the President and Vice-President resign, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha will act as President till a new President is elected
B)The Constitution of India prescribes both the minimum and maximum age limits for contesting the Presidential election
C)In the event of resignation of the President, the Vice-President will act as President for the residual period of the President's tenure
D)In India, the President is part of the Parliament

Question 76

The position of the Vice-President of India resembles, to a great extent, the position of the Vice-President of:

A)USA
B)Russia
C)Italy
D)New Zealand

Question 77

The Vice-President's letter of resignation is to be addressed to the:

A)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
B)Chief Justice of India
C)President
D)Speaker

Question 78

Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office before the expiry of his term?

A)Rajya Sabha
B)Parliament
C)Lok Sabha
D)Supreme Court

Question 79

Which one of the following resigned as Vice-President to contest for the office of the President?

A)Dr. S.Radhakrishnan
B)V.V. Giri
C)Fakhruddin AIi Ahmed
D)Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

Question 80

When the Chairman of Rajya Sabha acts as President, the duties of the Chairman are performed by :

A)himself
B)a newly elected Chairman
C)the Deputy Chairman
D)a member of Rajya Sabha deputed by the Chairman