Polity - Prelims PYP Part 19 - 2005, 2006

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2006,Polity

Which one of the following is the correct statements? Service tax is a/an

a. direct tax levied by the Central Government.

b. indirect tax levied by the Central Government

c. direct tax levied by the State Government

d. indirect tax levied by the State Government

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2006,Polity

What does the 104 Constitution Amendment Bill relate to?

a. Abolition of Legislative Councils in certain States

b. Introduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside India

c. Providing quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.

d. Providing quota for religious minorities in the services under the Central Government.

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2006,Polity

Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

a. M Hidaatullah

b. A M Ahmadi

c. A S Anand

d. P N Bhagwati

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Polity

What is Indo Next which was launched in January, 2005?

a. A new scheme to promote Indian tourism

b. A new scheme to promote export of Indian handicrafts

c. An association of the Non-Resident Indians to organize Pravasi Bhartiya Divas every year in India

d. An alternative trading platform being promoted by the Bombay Stock Exchange and Regional Stock Exchanges.

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Polity

Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long serving President of which of the following?

a. Oman

b. Kuwait

c. United Arab Emirates

d. Saudi Arabia

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Polity

Match ListI with ListII and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II
(Centre of Handicrafts) (State)
A. Mon 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nalbari 2. Assam
C. Pasighat 3. Meghalaya
D. Tura 4. Nagaland
A B C D

a. 4 2 1 3

b. 4 3 2 1

c. 1 3 4 2

d. 1 2 4 3

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Polity

Consider the following statements :

The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for
1. the provincial autonomy
2. the establishment of Federal Court
3. All India Federation at the centre

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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2005,Polity

Consider the following statements :

1. Article 301 pertains to the Right to Property.
2. Right to Property is a legal right but not a Fundamental Right.
3. Article 300 A was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Congress Government at the Centre through the 44th Constitutional Amendment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 2 only

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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2005,Polity

Consider the following statements :

1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts.
2. There are 390 Article in the Constitution of India in all.
3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelth schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendments) Acts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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2005,Polity

Consider the following statements:

1. Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution ( 73rd Amendment) Act, 1992
2. Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and the Article 243 Q envisages two types of municipalities – Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation for every state.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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11.

2005,Polity

Consider the following statements :

1. Article 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.
2. Constitution of India and the United States of America can envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 3

(d) 1 only

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12.

2005,Polity

The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to :

(a) Empowering the Centre to levy and appropriate service tax

(b) The Constitution of the National Judicial Commission

(d) The demarcation of new boundaries between States

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13.

2005,Polity

Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work?

(a) Ministry of Agriculture.

(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

(d) Ministry of Rural Development

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14.

2005,Polity

Who among the following is not a member of the Investment Commission formed in December, 2004?

(a) Ratan Tata

(b) Deepak Parekh

(d) Kumaramangalam Birla

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15.

2005,Polity

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

(a)There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the Constitution of India.

(b)North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country’s tribal Population.

(c)The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area.

(d)Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.

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