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MA POLITICAL SCIENCE

THIRD SEMESTER

INDIAN ADMINISTRATION

Multiple Choice Questions

1.Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with its amendment?

a. Part XX

b. Part VIII

c. Part XIII

d. Part XIX

2. New All India services can be initiated in India only if the following makes a
recommendation?

a.President
b.Rajya Sabha
c.Lok Sabha
d.Council of ministers

3. Who among the following headed the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities
and Tribal and Excluded Areas a committee under the Constituent Assembly?

a. Jawahar Lal Nehru

b. Vallabhbhai Patel
c. H C Mukherjee
d. Maulana Azad

4. Who among the following was the vice president of the executive council in the Interim
Government 1946-47?

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a. Moti Lal Nehru

b. Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. C Rajgopalachari

5. Which act provided for the establishment of Public Service Commission?

a. Indian Councils Act, 1909

b. Government of India Act, 1919
c. Government of India act, 1935
d. Independence of India act, 1947

6. The recommendations of the Simon Commission were incorporated in which of the following?

a. Government of India Act, 1935

b. Mountbatten Plan
c. Indian Independence Act, 1947
d. August Offer

7. Who among the following put forward the idea of Constituent Assembly for India for the first
time?

a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d. M. N. Roy

8. Which Schedule of Indian Constitution mentions about the division of power between the
Union and the States?

a. 6th Schedule
b. 7th Schedule
c. 8th Schedule
d. 9th Schedule

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9. Which act abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced provincial autonomy in its
place?

a. Indian Councils Act, 1909

b. Government of India Act, 1919
c. Government of India Act, 1935
d. None of the above

10. Which act provided for the establishment of a Reserve Bank of India?

a. Government of India Act, 1919

b. Government of India Act, 1935
c. Indian Independence Act, 1947
c. None of the above

11. Who headed the committee on Chief Commissioners’ Provinces in the Constituent
Assembly?

a. B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. K M Munshi
d. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar

12. Who described India as a “quasi federal state”?

a. Lord Bryee
b. K.C. Wheare
c. Harold Laski
d. G. Austin

13. Which of the following writs is issued to prevent a lower court from exceeding its
jurisdiction?

a. Mandamus
b. Habeas Corpus

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c. Prohibition
d. Certiorari

14. On whose advice the President can promulgate or withdraw an ordinance?

a. Prime Minister
b. Vice-President
c. Council of Ministers
d. On his own will

15. Which amendment provided for reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha for STs in Meghalaya,
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram?

a. 42nd
b. 44th
c. 51st
d. 69th

16. To whom the judge of the Supreme Court submit his resignation?

a.Prime Minister
b. Supreme Court of India
c. Parliament
d. President

17. What is the minimum number of Judges of the Supreme Court required for hearing any case
involving interpretation of the Constitution?

a.10
b. 8
c. 7
d. 5

18. In which country the concept of Public Interest Litigation originated?

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a. UK
b. India
c. Australia
d. US

19. Who can exercise the power of judicial review as per the Constitution?

a. Supreme Court
b. High Court
c. Both of them
d. None of them

20. Which article allows a person to move Supreme Court for the enforcement of Fundamental
Rights?

a. Article 226
b. Article 32
c. Article 133
d. Article 136

21. Who can make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union
Territories?

a. The Parliament
b. The Cabinet
c. The Prime Minister
d. The President

22. Which article of the Indian Constitution enumerates the Residuary powers of legislation?

a. 247
b.248
c. 249
d. 250

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23. In how many states the government headed by Morarji Desai imposed President’s Rule in
1977?

a.6
b. 7
c.8
d. 9

24. Who conducts elections to panchayats and municipalities in the states?

a. Election Commission of India

b. State Election Commission
c. District Election Commission
d. None of the above

25. What is the term of Chief Election Commissioner?

a. 4 years
b. 5 years
c . 6 years
d. 10 years

26. What is the main basis for allocation of seats to various States in the Lok Sabha?

a. Population
b. Gender
c. Area
d.Community

27. Which article of the Directive Principle of State Policy promotes the formation of
Cooperative Societies?

a. Article 39-B
b. Article 43-B
c. Article 44
d. Article 45

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28. How many languages are specified in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

a. 14
b. 18
c. 22
d. 24

29. The Union Public Service Commission of India has been established under the..?
a. Article 315
b. Article 320
c. Article 325
d. Article 335

30. Reservation for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the services has been provided in
the Indian Constitution under?
a. Article 315
b. Article 335
c. Article 365
d. Article 375

31. Who said “Kautilya’s Arthashastra exemplified radical Machiavellianism, compared to it,
Machiavelli’s Prince is harmless” ?

a. Weber

b. Morgenthau

c. Waltz

d. Kissinger

32. When were the rules regarding Department Related Parliamentary standing committees made
in India ?

a. 1977

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b. 1981

c. 1989

d. 2010

.33. Which of the following state has a seat reserved on the basis of religion in the Legislative
Assembly ?

a. Goa

b. Mizoram

c. Jammu and Kashmir

d. Sikkim

33. Who among the following was not a member of the Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State
Relations ?

a. Justice R.S. Sarkaria

b. G.V. Ramakrishna

c. B. Shivaraman

d. Dr. S.R. Sen

34. Since when the Election Commission of India has become a three member body ?

a. 1989

b. 1990

c. 1993

d. 2001

35. Which one of the following types of bureaucracy tend to exhibit a bias towards party
interests ?

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a. Caste bureaucracy b. Patronage bureaucracy c. Guardian bureaucracy d. Ruling bureaucracy

36. Which of the following commissions/committees recommended that the financial year should
be from January 1 to December 31 ?

a. L.K. Jha Committee

b. Sarkaria Commission

c. Sixth Pay Commission

d. Second Administrative Reforms Commission

37. Which one of the following types of training prepares future recruits for the public service ?
a. Informal training

b. Formal training

c. Pre - entry training

c. Post - entry training

38. Who among the following was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
a. Robert Clive
b. William Bentick
c. Marquess Wellesley
d. Warren Hastings

39. Who succeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company?
a. Lord Bentick
b. Lord Cornwallis
c. Lord Hastings
d. Lord Wellesley

40. Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India
which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
a. Warren Hastings

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b. Wellesley
c. Cornwallis
d. William Bentick

41. Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?
a. The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
b. The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor-General of India
in Council
c. All law making powers to be conferred on Governor-General in Council
d. India was to be appointed as a Law An Member in Governor-General’s Council

42. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

a. imposition of certain restrictions to carry arms by the Indians
b. imposition of restriction on newspapers and magazines published in Indian languages
c. removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the trial of the
Europeans
d. removal of a duty on imported cotton cloth

43. Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse?
a. It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir
b. It did not allow an adopted heir to rule a state after the death of the ruler
c. It made the annexation of Indian state compulsory after the death of a ruler
d. It made the annexation of Indian state compulsory if the adoption of heir had not been
approved by the British authorities

44. Which Government of India Act/charter Act generated the post of Governor-General of
India?
a. Government of India Act -1858
b. Charter Act-1833
c. Charter Act-1853
d. Charter Act-1813

45. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
a. Pitt’s India Act AD 1784

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b. The Regulating Act AD 1773

c. Charter Act 1793 AD
d. Charter Act 1813 AD

46. In relation to the State Government, local government exercises :

a. Delegated Authority

b. Co-ordinate Authority

c. Superior Authority

d. Independent Authority

47. The Parliamentary System of government in India is taken from.......

a. Canada

b. UK

c. America

d. Australia

48. The salary and allowances of the Ministers of the Government of India are determined by
whom?

a.Prime Minister

b. President

c. Council of Ministers

d. Parliament

49. What does it mean that the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha?

a. All Ministers are liable to the Lok Sabha for their work

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b. All Ministers are responsible for the Rajya Sabha for their work

c. All ministers will act as a team

d. Both a and c

50. When the Lok Sabha passes a no confidence motion against the Council of Ministers .........?

a. All the ministers elected from the Lok Sabha have to resign

b. All the ministers elected from the Rajya Sabha have to resign

c. Both a and b

d. Only the Prime Minister has to resign

51. If any minister does not agree with any decision of the Cabinet ...

a. The president can remove him without asking the Prime Minister

b. He has to resign

c. He can remain a minister

d. None of the above

52. Who said that "The cabinet is the pivot around which the whole political machinery
revolves"?

a. Sir John Marriott

b. Dr. Ambedkar

c. W. Churchill

d. Jawaharlal Nehru

53. Who is the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC)?

a. Ramesh Chand
b. Ajay Narayan Jha

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c. N K Singh
d. Ashok Lahiri

54. Which state has announced to withdraw general consent to Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI)?

a. Gujarat
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Punjab
d. Haryana

55. The system of Panchayati Raj involves which of the following:

a.The village, District and State Levels

b.The village, State and Union Levels

c.The village, Block and District Levels

d.Village and State Levels

56. If there is a clash between the laws made by the state and centre on a subject in the
concurrent list:

a.The central law prevails

b.The state law prevails

c.The Supreme Court has to intervene to decide

d.Both the laws prevail in their respective jurisdiction

57. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

a. Union List: Insurance

b. State list: Agriculture

c. Concurrent list: Communication

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c. Both A and B

58. Which of the following subjects Union List includes ?

a.Police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation

b.Education, forest, trade unions, marriages, adoption and succession

c.Defence, Foreign Affairs, Banking, currency, communication

d.Residuary subjects like computer software

59. In India’s federal system, the state government consists of the power to legislate on all those
subjects that are included in which of the list:

a.State List

b.Concurrent List

c.Union List

d.Residuary Subjects

60. Which of the given subject is not included in the state list?

a.National Defence

b.Law and Order

c.Agriculture

d.Education

61. Identify the distinguishing feature of a Federal Government:

a.Power is distributed between the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary

b.National Government gives some powers to the Provincial government

c.Governmental Power is divided between different levels of government

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d.Elected officials exercise supreme power in the government

62. How many tiers are in the Panchayati Raj system of India?

a. One-tier

b. Two-tier

c. Three-tier

d. Four-tier

63. Which of the following system is established on the basis of the direct election?

a. Gram Panchayat

b. Legislative Council
Block Committee

c. Council of States
Zila Parishad

d. Both b and c

64. Which of the following Article is related to Panchayati Raj?

a. Article 243

b. Article 324

c. Article 124

d. Article 73

65. What was the main purpose behind bringing the Panchayati Raj system in India?

a. To Prevent criminalization of politics

b. Development of villages

c. Decentralisation of the political power to the general peoples

d. To reduce election expenses

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66. Which schedule was added to the constitution by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?

a. 6th

b. 7th

c. 9th

d. 11th

67. Which statement is not correct regarding "Gram Sabha"?

a. It is a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a village comprised within
the area of the Panchayat level.

b. It is a village assembly consisting of all the registered voters in the area of the Panchayat.

c. Its powers have been determined by the Central Government

d. Its powers and functions at the village level are like state legislature at the state level.

68. How many posts are reserved for women at all levels in the Panchayati raj system?

a. 1/3

b. 1/2

c. 2/3

d. 1/4

69. Which statement is true about Panchayati Raj?

a. The Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad should be constituted with directly elected members.

b. Minimum age should be 18 years to contest the election at the panchayat level

c. Election of the Panchayati Raj institutions is conducted under the guidance of the State
Election Commission.

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d. For the financial review of Panchayats, the state Finance Commission is established after 6
years

70. Which of the following committee recommended for Panchayatiraj System in India?

a. Punchhi Samiti

b. Balwantrai Mehta Committee

c. Singhvi Committee

d. None of the following

71. Kautilya's Arthashastra is a treatise on?

a. Philosophy

b.Religion

c. Diplomacy

d. Statecraft

72. Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of ?

a. Social life

b. Political policies

c. Religious life

d. Economic life

73. The most famous educational centre during the period of Mauryan age was ?

a. Nalanda

b. Ujjain

c. Takshila

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d. Vaishali

74. How many Tirthas were mentioned in Arthashastra?

a. 16

b. 18

c. 26

d. 30

75. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the great?

a. Chandragupta Maurya

b. Pushyamitra Sunga

c. Bimbisara

d. Ashoka

76. The Arthashastra of Kautilya is a

a. Play about Chandragupta Maurya

b. Biography

c. History of Chandragupta Maurya

d. Book on Principles of Government

77. Which among the following office was held by the superintendent of port under the
Mughals?

a.Mutsaddi

b.Mir –i-Bahar

c.Tahvildar

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d.Mushrif

78. The Mansabdari system was borrowed from ?

a.Afghanistan

b.Turkey

c
b.Mangolia

d.Persia

79. In Medieval India why was Mansabdari system introduced?

a.For revenue collection

b.Facilitating recruitment to the army

c.To establish religious harmony

d.Ensuring clean administration

80. Babur was born in the year

a. 1483
b. 1583
c. 1693
d. 1783

81. Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

a. Mughal
b. Nanda
c. Maurya
d. Haryanka

82. Which was the second capital of Akbar?

a. Delhi
b. Agra

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c. Fatehpur Sikri
d. Patna

83. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials
known as?
a. Faujdar
b. Mansabdar
c. Kotwal
d. Amin

84. In the Mughal administration, military recruitment had been looked after by the..?
a. Kotwal
b. Bakhshi
c. Wazir
d. Diwan

85. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler ?

a. Babur
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Aurangzeb

86. Under the Mughals … was administered as a department of the household?

a. infantry
b. cavalry
c. artillery
d. navy

87. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi?
a. Jahangir
b. Aurangzeb
c. Shahjahan
d. Bahadur Shah

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88. Who introduced subsidiary Alliance?

a. John Shore
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Alured Clarke
d. None of these

89. Which of the following was the first state to come under the grip of Subsidiary Alliance?
a. Awadh
b. Mysore
c. Hyderabad
d. None of these

90. Where was the Supreme Court established by the Regulating Act of 1773?
a. Madras
b. Calcutta
c. New Delhi
d. None of these

91. Where was the first English factory setup in India?

a. Madras
b. Calcutta
c. Surat
d. None of these

92. Who introduced Ryotwari system in Madras?

a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Warren Hastings
c. Thomas Munro
d. None of these

93. Which Viceroy was known as ‘The Father of Local Self-Government’?

a. Charles Metcalfe
b. Lord Ripon

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c. Lord Ellenborough
d. None of these

94. When did the British government conducted the first All India Census?
a 1951
b. 1881
c. 1872
d. None of these

95. In which year the Indian councils act commonly known morley-minto reforms passed ?
a. 1909
b. 1911
c. 1908
d. None of these

96. When did the British capital of India shifted from Kolkata to Delhi?
a. 1920
b. 1911
c. 1921
d. None of these

97. When was Indian Independence Act 1947 passed?

a. August 5, 1947
b. July 5, 1947
c. August 15, 1947
d. None of these

98. Which of the following subject comes under the Central Government?

a. Banking

b. Agriculture

c. Prison

d. Public health

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99.How many topics are currently covered in concurrent list?

a. 100

b. 57

c. 61

d. 52

100. In which Part of the Indian constitution, Central-State relations are mentioned ?

a. Part XI

b. Part X

c. Part IV

d. Part XII

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ANSWER KEY

1 A 21 D 41 D 61 C 81 A
2 B 22 B 42 C 62 C 82 C
3 B 23 D 43 D 63 A 83 A
4 B 24 B 44 A 64 A 84 B
5 B 25 C 45 B 65 C 85 C
6 A 26 A 46 A 66 D 86 C
7 D 27 B 47 B 67 C 87 C
8 B 28 C 48 D 68 A 88 B
9 C 29 A 49 A
B 69 C 89 C
10 B 30 B 50 C 70 B 90 B
11 A 31 A 51 B 71 D 91 C
12 B 32 C 52 A 72 B 92 C
13 C 33 B 53 C 73 C 93 B
14 C 34 B 54 C 74 B 94 B
15 C 35 B 55 C 75 A 95 A
16 D 36 A 56 A 76 D 96 B
17 D 37 C 57 C 77 B 97 B
18 D 38 D 58 C 78 B
C 98 A
19 C 39 C 59 A 79 B
D 99 D
20 B 40 C 60 A 80 A 100 A

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