IAS GS Prelims Indian Polity and Constitution - 30 June 2014

1. The members of the Lok Sabha are ______________________________.
[A]Partly elected and partly nominated
[B]Indirectly elected
[C]Directly elected by the people
[D]Nominated


2. The oath of office is administered to the members of the state council of ministers by _______________________.
[A]The chief minister
[B]The governor
[C]The chief justice of the state high court
[D]Speaker of the legislative assembly


3. The members of the Parliament can express themselves in the House in _____________________.
[A]English only
[B]English or Hindi
[C]Hindi only
[D]English, Hindi or mother tongue


4. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and the states falls under its _____________________.
[A]Constitutional jurisdiction
[B]Original jurisdiction
[C]Appellate jurisdiction
[D]Advisory jurisdiction


5. The position of the President which was undermined by the 42nd amendment was later on retrieved by the _____________________.
[A]44th amendment
[B]43rd amendment
[C]45th amendment
[D]46th amendment