Q 1 - Which one of the following Articles is not related to the right to equality enshrined in the Indian Constitution?

A - Article 13

B - Article 14

C - Article 15

D - Article 16

Q 2 - Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A - The Government is responsible for administering and enforcing laws

B - The government can be changed with elections.

C - The Government (or the executive) is one part of the State

D - The State refers to the government and can be used interchangeably with it.

Q 3 - Which among of the following rights is/are available under Article 25 to Article 28 of the Indian Constitution?

A - Cultural and Educational Rights

B - Right to Constitutional remedies

C - Right to Freedom of Religion

D - Right to Equality

Q 4 - The general election (Lok Sabha election) in 2014 was held for �

A - 14^th Lok Sabha

B - 15^th Lok Sabha

C - 16^th Lok Sabha

D - 17^th Lok Sabha

Q 5 - Consider the following statements:

1. The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution.

2. The Rajya Sabha can be prorogued by the President.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Q 6 - When did the Supreme Court of India set up in its present form?

A - 26 Jan 1950

B - 26 Nov 1949

C - 26 Jan 1958

D - 26 Jan 1935

Q 7 - The Supreme Court of India starts functioning in its present building (located on Mathura Road in New Delhi) in 1958. Where was it functioning prior to this?

A - The Chamber of Princes in the Parliament House

B - The President House

C - The South Block, New Delhi

D - At the same place, but the building was old

Q 8 - The right to safe and clean drinking water is recognized as a Fundamental Right under �

A - Article 21

B - Article 22

C - Article 24

D - Article 26

Q 9 - Which one of the following statements does not favor the system of power sharing?

A - It is very useful in reducing conflict among different communities; therefore, it helps in accommodating the diversities

B - It decreases the possibility of arbitrariness by providing the mechanism of check and balance of powers

C - Sometimes, it delays in decision making process hence does not provide an effective and efficient solution of the problem

D - It increases acrimony in the society hence undermines the unity of a country

Q 10 - Match the following:

SubjectList

a) Trade1. Union List

b) Agriculture2. State List

c) Banking3. Concurrent List

d) Computer4. Residual Powers

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

abcd

A - 1234

B - 2314

C - 3214

D - 1342

Q 11 - Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to the Chipko Movement?

A - The movement was carried out during 1990s, in some parts of Uttarakhand

B - The movement was initially carried out by the villagers to protest against the practices of commercial logging that the government had permitted

C - The movement was for the protest and to protect the trees, for which the villagers used a novel tactic i.e. they used to hug the trees to prevent them from being cut down; this method became popular as Chipko Movement.

D - This movement was for the protection of the biodiversity of the Himalayan region.

Q 12 - Which one of the following political concepts was debated by the political thinker Karl Marx as a crucial right?

A - Equality

B - Freedom

C - Justice

D - Democracy

Q 13 - Which one of the following statements explains the concept of �Harm Principle� in the context of contemporary political theory?

A - It gives priority to individual liberty rather on equality, free market, and minimal role of the state

B - Freedom as the expansion of opportunities to express one�s self

C - Individuals� liberty is effect to the extends of causing harm to only one�s self to which the state has no business to interfere with

D - Individuals� liberty is inviolable and the state has no business to interfere except to prevent causing injury to others

Q 14 - Which one of the following statements does not explain the Inter-Religious Domination of the Indian secularism?

A - Thousands of Sikhs were massacred during riots in Delhi in 1984

B - Thousands of Hindu Kashmiri pundits have been forced to leave their homes in the Kashmir valley; they could not return to their homes for more than two decades.

C - Dalits were subjected to inhumane treatment like complete ban on entering temples and taking education

D - Thousands of Muslims, were massacred during the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat in 2002

Q 15 - Which one of the following statements is not related to the term Green Peace?

A - The movement is started to protect the environment

B - This is a movement against industrialization and indiscriminate use of natural resources

C - It emphasizes on conserving the natural resources and also to promote the use renewable resources of energy, such as solar energy, hydro power, and wind energy

D - It emphasizes to conserve water by using techniques of rain-water harvesting

Q 16 - What was the major reason of expansion of democracy in Asia during 1990s?

A - End of Colonialism

B - Disintegration of the Soviet Union

C - End of Monarchies

D - Promotion of democracy by America through external intervention

Q 17 - What is the limit of expenditure that a candidate is permitted to spend in a constituency of Legislative Assembly Election?

A - Rs. 28 lakh

B - Rs. 15 lakh

C - Rs. 22 lakh

D - Rs. 40 lakh

Q 18 - Which among the following Articles is not related to the right to equality?

A - Article 13

B - Article 14

C - Article 15

D - Article 16

Q 19 - Which one of the following statements correctly explains the meaning of Sovereignty?

A - People have the supreme right to make decisions

B - Government of the country is free to take any decision on internal as well as external matters

C - No external power can dictate the government of a country

D - a, b, & c

Q 20 - How many countries are the members the United Nations?

A - 173

B - 183

C - 193

D - 153