Indian Polity, Policies and Constitution Knowledge QA Quiz - 07 July 2014

1. The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity is a subordinate office of which of the following Ministries?
[A]Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[B]Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[C]Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
[D]Ministry of Culture


2. In which year Railway budget was separated from the Central budget?
[A]1933
[B]1930
[C]1921
[D]1927


3. The Constitutional Amendment relating to the declaration of emergency(1978) requires the President of India to act in accordance with the ____________________________________________.
[A]Advice of the Supreme Court
[B]Advice of the Union Cabinet
[C]Advice of the Attorney General for India
[D]Collective advcie of the council of ministers


4. The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be Schedule Castes rests with the ___________________.
[A]Prime Minister
[B]President
[C]Commission for Scheduled Castes & Tribes
[D]Governor


5. Which among the following can be called a writ of prohibition?
[A]A writ isssued by Supreme court or high court to inferior court
[B]A writ issued by high court or supreme court to inferior court
[C]A writ issued by a inferior court to high court
[D]A writ issued by the state government to the inferior court