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Constitutional Bodies & Amendments 09
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Q1. Tenth Schedule of the Constitution relates to
A.
anti-defection law
B.
land reforms
C.
panchayati raj
D.
languages
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
The 10th Schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment (1985) to prevent political defections.
Q2. The Election Commission does NOT conduct the elections to the
A.
Lok Sabha
B.
Rajya Sabha
C.
President election
D.
Local bodies
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
Elections to Municipalities and Panchayats are conducted by the State Election Commissions.
Q3. The National River Conservation Directorate is under
A.
Ministry of Agriculture
B.
Ministry of Environment and Forests
C.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
D.
Ministry of Water Resources
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
It was moved from the Ministry of Water Resources to Environment and Forests.
Q4. The minimum age of the voter in India is
A.
15 years
B.
18 years
C.
21 years
D.
25 years
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
The 61st Amendment Act (1988) reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years.
Q5. Under whose ambit does the Inter-state Council Secretariat come?
A.
Ministry of Home Affairs
B.
Ministry of Defence
C.
Prime Minister’s office
D.
NDC
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
The Secretariat is a small office headed by a Secretary to the Govt of India under Home Affairs.
Q6. Who is considered the guardian of the Public Purse?
A.
Parliament
B.
Comptroller and Auditor General
C.
Public Accounts Committee
D.
The President
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
The CAG ensures that the money voted by Parliament is spent as intended.
Q7. The theory of Natural Rights holds that-
A.
Rights are divine
B.
Rights from pre-civil society
C.
Rights granted by king
D.
Rights granted by Constitution
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
Natural rights (like those championed by Locke) are seen as inherent to humans before government existed.
Q8. Who among the following has coined the term power elite?
A.
Robert Dahl
B.
C. Wright Mills
C.
Karl Marx
D.
V. Pareto
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
C. Wright Mills described the 'Power Elite' as the leaders of the military, corporate, and political strata.
Q9. A new All India Service can be created by
A.
Rajya Sabha resolution
B.
An act of Parliament
C.
An order of the President
D.
A resolution of the UPSC
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
Article 312 allows Parliament to create a new AIS if Rajya Sabha passes a resolution declaring it in national interest.
Q10. In which year can members of UPSC be removed from their post?
A.
1992
B.
1993
C.
1990
D.
1991
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
(This specific year refers to specific personnel changes or acts in 1993 context; general removal is via Art 317).
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