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1. Which constitutional amendment substituted “Odia” for “Oriya”?




2.  How many members are there in the Public Accounts Committee?




3. Where has the Constitution declared the seat of the Supreme Court of India?




4. Where did the doctrine of judicial review originate?




5. Who is empowered to direct that an act of Parliament does not apply to a scheduled area in the state?




6. Who opined that, “The emergency power of the President is a fraud with the Constitution”?




7. Who amongst the following is associated with judicial activism in India?




8. Which of the following statements is correct for Public Interest Litigation?




9.  What are the privileges enjoyed by the office of Governor?




10. Who was the first woman to become the Governor of a State in India?




11. Which Article of the Indian Constitution states that the council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the legislative assembly of the state?




12.  Which of the following in the consequence when a no-confidence motion is passed against the council of ministers in legislative assembly?




13. Which act of Parliament abolished the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council?




14.  Who has the power of the adjournment as well as adjournment sine die in the state legislature?




15. Which act regulates the procedure relating to the removal of a judge of a high court by the process of impeachment?




16.  Within how much time the state legislative assembly should be re-elected after the revocation of national emergency?




17. Who determines the salaries, allowances, privileges, leave and pension of the judges of a high court?




18.  A motion for removal of judge of High Court should be signed by how many members in case of Rajya Sabha?




19. Which of the following come both in the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and High Courts?




20.  Who decides civil cases of small pecuniary stake?




21. The Article 371-D contains special provisions with regard to which of the following states?




22. Which committee recommended that there should also be reservation of seats for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions




23. In which year was the Gadgil Committee on Policy and Programmes constituted?




24. Who constitutes the finance commission to review the financial position of the panchayats?




25. The PESA Act or the Extension Act was enacted in which of the following years?




26. What kind of municipalities are provided for in Part IX-A to the Constitution of India?




27. To which of the following areas, the provisions of municipality do not apply?




28. On what criteria, urban bodies like Special Purpose Agency are set up?




29.  In which year was the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) established?




30. In which year was the Armed Forces Tribunal Act passed?




31.  Who was the first chairman of Press Council of India?




32. Which act provided for the establishment of Railway Claims Tribunal?




33.  The Intellectual Property Appellate Board has been established under which Ministry?




34. Who appoints the chairperson and members of National Human Rights Commission?




35. Who is authorized to remove the chief election commissioner?




36. Which part of the Constitution makes provisions with regard to the electoral system in India?




37. Which article empowers the appropriate legislature (Parliament or state legislature) to establish a tribunal for the adjudication of election disputes?




38. In which state Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were used first?




39. Who is constitutionally competent to declare under whatever circumstances a MP or MLA will stand disqualified




40. Who launched Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP)?




41.  The Sivaji Festival was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in which year?




42.  In which year a new Ministry of Tribal Affairs was created?




43. In which year National Commission for Protection of Child Rights was set up?




44.  In which year Central Information Commission was established?




45. Which of the following termed the renaming of the Planning Commission as aniti aur durniti?




46. What is an Ombudsman in India called?




47. Which of the following have the French system of Administrative Courts?




48. Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the official languages?




49. Which article of the Constitution of India mentions about the language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts and for Acts, Bills?