Indian Political Awareness-44

        1.      Which of the following Union Territories attained statehood in February, 1987?

a.       Arunachal Pradesh

b.      Daman and Diu

c.       Goa

d.      Pondicherry

        2.      The 25th Indian state to achieve statehood is

a.       Sikkim

b.      Goa

c.       Arunachal Pradesh

d.      Mizoram

        3.      Chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee at the time of independence was

a.       Sardar Patel

b.      B.R. Ambedkar

c.       S. Radhakrishnan

d.      J.L. Nehru

        4.      The demand for a Constitution made by the people of India without outside interference was officially asserted by the National Congress in

a.       1939

b.      1942

c.       1935

d.      1929

        5.       The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on

a.       6th December, 1946

b.      3rd June, 1947

c.       20th February, 1947

d.      9th December, 1946

        6.      When was the Madras state renamed Tamil Nadu?

a.       1968

b.      1971

c.       1969

d.      1970

         7.      In 1938, who among the following definitely formulated his demand for a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise?

a.       C.R. Das

b.      Subhash Chandra Bose

c.       Mahatma Gandhi

d.      Jawaharlal Nehru

        8.      The first state to become bifurcated after independence was

a.       Punjab

b.      Assam

c.       Bombay

d.      Bengal

        9.      When the Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31st October, 1947, its reduced membership was

a.       331

b.      299

c.       311

d.      319

       10.  For the philosophy underlying our Constitution, the historic Objectives Resolution was moved in the Constituent Assembly on 22nd January, 1947 by

a.       Jawaharlal Nehru

b.      Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

c.       Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

d.      Dr. Rajendra Prasad

        11.  Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person?

a.       Quo Warranto

b.      Habeas Corpus

c.       Mandamus

d.      Certiorari

        12.  Which of the following cases cannot be filed directly in the Supreme Court?

a.       Cases against encroachment on Fundamental Rights

b.      Both  and  above.

c.       If one's property is forcefully occupied by the other

d.      Disputes between two or more States

        13.  Which is not an eligibility criterion for appointment as a Judge of the High Court?

a.       Must have been an advocate of a High Court for not less than 10 years

b.      Must be, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist.

c.       Must have attained the age of 55 years

d.      Must have been a High Court Judge for at least 5 years

        14.  Judicial Review function of the Supreme Court means the power to

a.       Review the functioning of judiciary in the country

b.      Undertake periodic review of the Constitution.

c.       Examine the constitutional validity of the laws

d.      Review its own judgement

        15.  The High Courts in India were first started at

a.       Bombay, Delhi, Madras

b.      Madras and Bombay

c.       Bombay, Madras, Calcutta

d.      Delhi and Calcutta