1. The term 'Caste' was derived from (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Portuguese
- (b) Dutch
- (c) German
- (d) English
ANS (A)
2. The term 'Greater India' denotes (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Political unity
- (b) Cultural unity
- (c) Religious unity
- (d) Social unity
ANS (B)
3. Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India ? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Lord Mayo
- (b) Lord Ripon
- (c) Lord Curzon
- (d) Lord Clive
ANS (B)
4. The two forms of democracy are (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Parliamentary and Presidential
- (b) Direct and Indirect
- (c) Monarchical and Republican
- (d) Parliamentary and King
ANS (A)
5. Which is an extra-constitutional body ? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Language Commission
- (b) Planning Commission
- (c) Election Commission
- (d) Finance Commission
ANS (B)
6. The Prime Minister of India is (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Elected
- (b) Appointed
- (c) Nominated
- (d) Selected
ANS (B)
7. Which is not an All India Service ? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Indian Administration Service
- (b) Indian Police Service
- (c) Indian Foreign Service
- (d) Indian Forest Service
ANS (C)
8. The declaration that Democracy is a Government 'of the people' by the people; for the people' was made by (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) George Washington
- (b) Winston Churchill
- (c) Abraham Lincoln
- (d) Theodore Roosevelt
ANS (C)
9. India attained 'Dominion Status' on (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) 15th January, 1947
- (b) 15th August, 1947
- (c) 15th August, 1950
- (d) 15th October, 1947
ANS (B)
10. Despotism is possible in a (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) One party state
- (b) Two party state
- (c) Multi party state
- (d) Two and multi party state
ANS (A)
11. Marx belonged to (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Germany
- (b) Holland
- (c) France
- (d) Britain
ANS (A)
12. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights ? (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Legislature
- (b) Executive
- (c) Political parties
- (d) Judiciary
ANS (D)
13. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Administrative Reforms
- (b) Electoral Reforms
- (c) Financial Reforms
- (d) Centre-State relations
ANS (D)
14. The speaker of the Lok-Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) Prime Minister of India
- (b) President of India
- (c) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
- (d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
ANS (C)
15. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force (SSC CGL 2010)
- (a) For Three months
- (b) For six months
- (c) For nine months
- (d) Indefinitely
ANS (B)
16. Judicial review in the Indian Constitution is based on: (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Rule of Law
- (b) Due process of Law
- (c) Procedure established by Law
- (d) Precedents and Conventions
ANS (C)
17. The Drafting of the Constitution was completed on: (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) 26th January, 1950
- (b) 26th December, 1949
- (c) 26th November, 1949
- (d) 30th November, 1949
ANS (C)
18. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? (SSC CGL 2011
- (a) Pt. JawaharLal Nehru
- (b) Sardar Patel
- (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
ANS (C)
19. Which innovative discussion process is introduced by the Indian parliament to the World Parliamentary systems? (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Question hour
- (b) Zero hour
- (c) Resolutions
- (d) Presidential Speech
ANS (B)
20. The judges of the Supreme Court retire at the age of : (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) 60 years
- (b) 65 years
- (c) 62 years
- (d) 58 years
ANS (B)
21. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariate in Delhi? (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Sir Edward Lutyens
- (b) Herbert Baker
- (c) Robert Tor Russell
- (d) Antonin Raymond
ANS (B)
22. If the Anglo–Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by the (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
- (a) Prime Minister
- (b) President
- (c) Speaker
- (d) President in consultation with the Parliament
ANS (A)
23. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) 25 years
- (b) 30 years
- (c) 35 years
- (d) 18 years
ANS (B)
24. A member of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) 45 days
- (b) 60 days
- (c) 90 days
- (d) 365 days
ANS (B)
25. In India, the Residuary Powers are vested with (SSC CGL 2011)
- (a) Union Government
- (b) State Government
- (c) Both the Union Government and the State Government
- (d) Local Government
ANS (A)
26. The National Commission for Minorities was constituted in the year (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) 1990
- (b) 1992
- (c) 1980
- (d) 1989
ANS (B)
27. In which of the following systems of government is bi– cameralism an essential feature? (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) Federal system
- (b) Unitary system
- (c) parliamentary system
- (d) Presidential system
ANS (A)
28. Socialism succeeds in achieveing (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) higher standard of living of the people
- (b) equal distribution of income in the society
- (c) equal distribution of income in the society
- (d) maximum social welfare in the society
ANS (B)
29. The seat of Madhya Pradesh High Court is located at (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) Gwalior
- (b) Indore
- (c) Bhopal
- (d) Jabalpur
ANS (D)
30. Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like “a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank”. (SSC CGL 2012)
- (a) Pandit Nehru
- (b) K. T. Shah
- (c) B. R. Ambedkar
- (d) N. G. Ranga
ANS (B)
