Indian Polity and Governance IAS Prelims Preparation - 17 June 2014

1. Who appoints the member for the State Public Service Commission?
[A]Governor
[B]Chief Minister
[C]Prime Minister
[D]President


2. In which year was the 'Panchsheel Treaty' signed between India & China?
[A]1962
[B]1957
[C]1960
[D]1954


3. Who coined the term,'Non-alignment'?
[A]Mahatma Gandhi
[B]Jawaharlal Nehru
[C]Lokmanya Tilak
[D]Aravind Ghosh


4. In which year, by the act of parliament, the name of the Laccadive, Minicoy & Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep?
[A]1970
[B]1973
[C]1975
[D]1978


5. Joint session of Parliament is presided by __________________.
[A]Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
[B]Attorney General
[C]Speaker of Lok Sabha
[D]President