1. The number of writs that can be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a High Court is
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
2. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is
a) 25 years
b) 21 years
c) 18 years
d) 35 years
3. The pension of a high court judge is charged to the
a) Consolidated Fund of India
b) Consolidated Fund of the state where he last served
c) Consolidated Funds of the different states where he has served
d) Contingency Fund of India
4. The preamble says that the state in India will assure the dignity of the individual. The constitution seeks to achieve this object by guaranteeing
a) equal fundamental rights to each citizen
b) the right to adequate means of livelihood to each individual
c) just and humane conditions of work to each individual
d) equal wages for equal work to each individual irrespective of sex
5. The minimum age of the voter in India is
a) 15 years
b) 18 years
c) 21 years
d) 25 years
6. Participatory Notes are associated with:
a) Consolidated Fund of India
b) Foreign Institutional Investors
c) United Nations Development Programme
d) Kyoto Protocol
7. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
a) Mavlankar
b) Hukum Singh
c) B.D. Jatti
d) V.V. Giri
8. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because
a) it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
b) it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
c) the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution
d) All of the above
9. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in
a) 1970
b) 1971
c) 1972
d) 1973
10. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
a) the people
b) Lok Sabha
c) elected members of the legislative assembly
d) elected members of the legislative council