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Question 1: Which one of the following is not the function of the State Human Rights Commission?
(A) Enquire suo-moto the violation of Human Rights
(B) Visit any Jail
(C) Review the protection of Human Rights
(D) To punish for the violation of Human Rights
Question 2: The Union Public Service Commission can be entrusted with the functions of a State Public Service Commission with the approval of ___________.
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) President of India
Question 3: Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Body?
(A) The Human Rights Commission
(B) Finance Commission of a State
(C) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
(D) Finance Commission at the Centre
Question 4: Which Article of the Constitution has provision for the removal of a member of the Public Service Commission?
(A) 315
(B) 316
(C) 317
(D) 318
Question 5: Which one of the following has a status different from the other three?
(A) Backward Class Commission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) National Human Rights Commission
(D) Election Commission
Question 6: Which of the following is correct about the Union Public Service Commission of India?
(A) It supervises the State Public Service Commission
(B) It has nothing to do with State Public Service Commission
(C) All its Members are taken from State Public Service Commission
(D) It sends annual guidelines to State Public Service Commissions
Question 7: The Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission set up in February, 2000 is __________.
(A) M.N. Venkatachaliah
(B) R.S. Sarkaria
(C) Krishna Iyer
(D) Fatima Beevi
Question 8: Which one of the following iscorrect? Union Public Service Commission is a ____________.
(A) Regulatory Organization
(B) Legal Organization
(C) Established by Parliamentary Ordinance
(D) Constitutional Organization
Question 9: The tenure of Central Information Commissioner is __________.
(A) 6 years or 65 years of age
(B) 6 years or 62 years of age
(C) 5 years or 62 years of age
(D) 5 years or 65 years of age
Question 10: The Union Public Service Commission submits its annual report to the ____________.
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Home Minister
Question 11: Which Act established Public Service Commission in India for the first time?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1892
(B) Council Act, 1909
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
Question 12: The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is __________.
(A) Sheela Dixit
(B) Roze Bethew
(C) Veena Majumdar
(D) Margret Alwa
Question 13: The question considered by Swarn Singh Committee was related to __________.
(A) More autonomy for Punjab than Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Suitability of President oriented governance for India
(C) Priority to Directive Principles of State Policy in comparison to fundamental rights
(D) Administrative reform
Question 14: Which of the following statements about the Lokpal Bill, 2011 is/are correct?
- Was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 4, 2011.
- Was introduced by Shri P. Chidambaram, Home Minister.
- Has been referred to the Standing Committee
- Has been termed by Civil Society members as ‘weak’.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2 and 4
(D) Only 1, 3 and 4
Question 15: Mandal Commission, whose proposals created massive dispute, was set up by _________.
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Morarji Desai
(C) Rajeev Gandhi
(D) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Question 16: Civil Society’s representatives in the panel for drafting the Lokpal Bill include
- Anna Hazare
- Prashant Joshi
- Santosh Hegde
- Kiran Bedi
- Shanti Bhushan
Select your correct answer from the code given below.
(A) Only 1, 3, 4 and 5
(B) Only 1, 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
(D) Only 1, 3 and 5
Question 17: The Report of Mandal Commission was submitted in ___________.
(A) 1990
(B) 1983
(C) 1980
(D) 1977
Question 18: Consider the following statements about the minorities in India.
- The Government of India has notified five communities, namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians as minorities.
- The National Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in 1993.
- The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians.
- The Constitution of India recognizes and protects religious and linguistic minorities.
Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4
Question 19: The causes of atrocity on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes according to the report of National Commission for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe in the year 1990 do not include _________.
(A) Land alienation
(B) Bonded labour
(C) Indebtedness
(D) Religious causes
Question 20: Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India.
- Its Chairman must be retired Chief Justice of India.
- It has formation in each State as State Human Rights Commission.
- Its powers are only recommendatory in nature.
- It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Question 21: Who appoints the Members of the State Public Service Commission?
(A) President
(B) Governor
(C) Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
(D) Chairman, State Public Service Commission
Question 22: Which of the following are Constitutional Authorities?
- State Election Commission
- State Finance Commission
- District Panchayat
- State Electoral Officer
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Question 23: The Chairman of a Joint Public Service Commission for two or more States is appointed by ________.
(A) The President of India
(B) The President of India on the recommendation of the Governors concerned
(C) The Governor of the largest State
(D) A Committee of Governors of all the States concerned
Question 24: Consider the following statements regarding appointment of National Commission for revising the Constitution.
- The report will be of recommendatory nature.
- The appointment was approved by Parliament.
- It is presided over by Chief Justice M.N. Venkatchaliah.
- It will focus on the socio-economic needs of the country.
Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Question 25: In which of the following matters the State Public Service Commission is not consulted?
(A) On the method of recruitment of Civil Services
(B) On the principles to be followed in making appointments to Civil Services
(C) On the principles to be followed in making promotions in Civil Services and transfers from one service to another
(D) On making transfers of Civil Servants
Question 26: Read the following and select the correct answer from the code given below.
- Assertion (A): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is to be headed by a person who has been a former Chief Justice of India.
- Reason (R): The Chairperson of NHRC holds office for a term of 5 years or till he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier.
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
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