……..is not a Union Territory
Daman and Diu
Pondichery
Delhi
Mizoram
The Central Government’s powers are enumerated in:
Union List
State List
Concurrent List
None of the above
The number of members in a Finance Commission, including the Chairman is:
8
5
7
6
Which one of the following statement is wrong?
A Cabinet is a small body of important Ministers holding charge of important Ministries
Generally there are 16 to 20 Council Ministers whereas the total number of the Cabinet Ministers sometimes runs into 50 to 60
All the important policy matter decisions are taken in the cabinet meetings
The Cabinet meetings are held quite frequently whereas the meetings of the Council of Ministers as a whole are held seldom
In the pre-independence period the administration was mainly concerned with the:
Maintenance of law and order
Collection of revenues
Both the above
None of the above
Formally the responsibility for the formation of policy rests on the:
Administrators
Political Leadership
Bureaucrats
None of the above
Civil Servants play an important role in the policy formulation by providing:
Necessary data
Necessary information
Both 1. And 2.
None of the above
Generally, the Ministers…. the policy suggested by the Civil Servants
Reject
Don’t care
Accept
None of the above
In the execution of a policy, which of the following plays a great part?
Secretary
Deputy Commissioner
District Magistrate
All of the above
In the Union Council of Ministers which of the following types of Ministers are second in ranking?
Cabinet Minister
Ministers of State
Deputy Ministers
None of the above
Who is the leader of Lok Sabha?
Speaker Lok Sabha
Vice President
Prime Minister
President
The minimum age for being eligible to become the Prime Minister of India is:
21 years
18 years
25 years
35 years
At what age does the governor of a state retire?
60 years
62 years
65 years
There is no age limit
Which one of the following is not a main feature of the Cabinet System of government as it prevails in India?
The members of the Council of Ministers are chosen by the president and not by the Prime Minister
The proceedings of the Cabinet are kept secret
The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet meetings
None of these
The office of the Prime Minister of India has been created by
The Constitution
A Convention
The President
The Supreme Court
President’s rule can be imposed in a State for a maximum period of:
One year
Two years
Three years
6 months
The power of rule making vested in the administration is known as:
Legislation
Partly legislation
Transfer legislation
Delegated legislation
In the judicial field, the power of administration is known as:
Judiciary at par
Administrative adjudication
Both the above
None of the above
In India the administration has played a vital role in the sphere of:
Political development
Religious development
Economic development
International morality
A candidate for the post of President should possess such qualification as laid down for election as a member of:
The Council of Ministers
The Rajya Sabha
The Lok Sabha
The Parliament
A person is not eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the:
Government of India
Government of any State
Both the above
None of the above
A President must be a member of:
Lok Sabha only
Rajya Sabha only
Parliament
Must not be a member of Parliament
……is not provided in the Constitution:
Election Commission
Finance Comission
Union Public Service Commission
Planning Commission
The State and Union government derive their authority from:
The President
The Parliament
The Prime Minister
The Constitution
What is the usual term of an elected Mayor?
One year
Two years
Three years
Four years