The three-tier system of Panchayats :

The electorate for a Panchayat is :

Which of the following are a source of income to the urban local bodies?
1. Octroi duty on goods brought into and taken out of the city.
2. Taxes on vehicles.
3. Income from water and electricity supply.
4. Financial grants from the State Governments.

The most important commercial forests of India are:

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

The wet hill forest are found in the:

Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:
1. Red soils
2. Black soils
3. Laterite soils
4. Alluvial soils

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution can be amended only if (a) they
are passed by a majority of total- membership of each House of Parliament and not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting in each House of Parliament, and (b) are ratified by the legislatures of one-half of the States?
1. Method of election of President.
2. Provisions regarding the High Court.
3. Abolition of Legislative Council in any State.
4. Qualifications for Indian citizenship
5. Representation of States in Parliament.

Which of the following Amendments would need State ratification?
1. Provisions affecting President's election.
2. Provisions affecting the Union Judiciary.
3. Amendment procedure.
4. Reservation of seats for SC/ST in Parliament.

Regarding Constitutional Amendments
1. the Provision of joint sitting is not available.
2. they become operative from the date both Houses have passed the Bills.
3. the President's assent to a Constitutional Amendment is obligatory.
4. Parliament may amend any part of the Constitution according to the procedure laid down
in Article 368.

The Constitution of India does not mention the post of:

Which Amendment of the Constitution gave priority to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights?

A major portion of the Constitution:

If India decides to have a Presidential form of government, the first and foremost Amendment has to be made affecting the:

Which Amendment restored the power of judicial review to the Supreme Court and
High Courts after it was curtailed by the 42nd Amendment?

Which one of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The committee on the status of women in India (NSW/) recommended the setting up of a National Commission for Women.
II. The first Chairperson of the National Commission for Women was Mrs. Jayanti Patnaik.
III. The main task of the Commission is to study and monitor all matters relating to the
constitutional and legal safeguards provided for women.
Select the correct answer using the code given below

Which of the following cannot be altered by the Parliament by ordinary legislative
procedure ?

Which of the following would be construed as a reasonable restriction of the 'right to
freedom'?

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in
Parliament?

The provision of amending the Constitutional Provision is given in :

A Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament

Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments?

Which of the following are correct regarding the Parliament's power of amendment?
1. It can amend the Fundamental Rights.
2. It can amend the basic structure of the Constitution.

Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in :

The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India was:

The Amendment regarding the formation of a new State by separating territory from any other State must be passed by:

Of all the Amendments in the Indian Constitution, the most Comprehensive and Controversial Amendment was:

By which Amendment, the power to amend the Constitution was specifically conferred
upon the Parliament?

How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the Constitution?

Which of these Amendments and their subject matter is/are incorrectly matched?
1. 26th Amendment - Abolition of titles and privileges of former rules of princely states
2. 21st Amendment - Curtailed the right to property
3. 51st Amendment - Curbed political defections
4. 61st Amendment - Reduced voting age.

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Keshavanand Bharati case?

In the Minerva Mills batch of cases the Supreme Court has further reaffirmed its
decision in :

The decision of the Supreme Court in the Golakh Nath Case was that:

Put in chronological order the following Amendments to the Constitution.
1. Addition of Ninth Schedule to the Constitution.
2. Abolition of privy purses and privileges of former princes.
3. Insertion of XI Schedule
4. Removal of Right to Property from Constitutional Rights.

Which of the following provisions can be amended by simple majority?

If the procedure for the election of the President of India is sought to be modified,
which of the following conditions are required?
1. An Amendment of the Constitution passed by simple majority in Lok Sabha
2. A referendum
3. An Amendment of the Constitution passed by two-thirds majority in both Houses of Parliament.
4. Ratification of the legislatures of at least half the number of States.

As per the Anti-Defection Law, the final authority to decide on a member's
disqualification from the House is :

When the name of the State is changed or a new State is created, the Constitution of
India is required to be amended by Parliament by a :

An Amendment of the Bill relating to the manner and mode of election of the President:

Which of the following statements regarding 74th Amendment of the Constitution are correct?
1. It provides for the insertion of a new schedule to the Constitution.
2. It restructures the working of the municipalities.
3. It provides for the reservation of seats for women and scheduled castes in the municipalities.

The Amendment procedure laid down in Indian Constitution is on the pattern of:

National Capital Territory of Delhi has been constituted by:

A merger will not invite action under the Anti-Defection Act if ____ members of a political party decide to join another political party.

Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi?

Which of the following is true about C. Rajgopalachari?

What is the document published by the government to apprise the public on any issue?

Consider the following statements about the soils of India :
1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus
2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency
3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau
4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at

Consider the following statements:
1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds.
2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds.
3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon.
Which of these are correct statements?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?