Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following is included in the State List under seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Railway Police

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Railway Police”.
While the Railway Protection Force (RPF) comes under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, GRP comes under the respective state or union territory police.

List Subjects
Union List Defence, Communications, Banking
State List Public Order, Police, Trade, Agriculture
Concurrent List Education, Electricity, Forest

Similar Questions:

With reference of the election of the Vice President of India, which is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) The acts done by him as Vice - President before such declaration are considered valid.
(2) The acts done by him as Vice - President on the day of such declaration are not considered valid.

Select the correct answer from the code given below -
Code -
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A): Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.

Reason (R): Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.

In the context of above, which one of the following is correct?
Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the true explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the true explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Which of the following was not added to the Directive Principles by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution?
  1. A) Protection of Children-and youth from exploitation
  2. B) Equal justice and free legal aid
  3. C) Uniform civil code
  4. D) Participation of workers in the management of industries
In which of the following cases the theory of "basic feature" of the Constitution was first enunciated by the Supreme Court of India:
  1. A) Golaknath Vs. State of Punjab
  2. B) Kesavananda Vs. State of Kerala
  3. C) Minerva Mills Vs. Union of India
  4. D) Woman Vs. Union of India
Which one of the following pairs about the subject and the respective list under the Constitution of India is not correctly matched?
Subject - List
  1. A) Forests - Concurrent List
  2. B) Stock Exchange - Concurrent List
  3. C) Post Office Saving Bank - Union List
  4. D) Public Health - State List
Which of the following is the first State in India formed on the basis of languages?
  1. A) Kerala
  2. B) Madhya Pradesh
  3. C) Andhra Pradesh
  4. D) Uttar Pradesh
The fourth President of India was:
  1. A) Sri V.V. Giri
  2. B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
  3. C) Dr. Zakir Hussain
  4. D) Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
The main purpose of Panchayati Raj, is:
  1. A) to create employment
  2. B) to increase agricultural production
  3. C) to make people politically conscious
  4. D) to make people participate in developmental administration
Under the Constitution of India which of the following is NOT Fundamental Duty?
  1. A) To vote in General Election
  2. B) To develop the scientific temper
  3. C) To safeguard public property
  4. D) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideas
The objective of the ‘Kamraj Plan’ was:
  1. A) establishment of socialistic pattern of society
  2. B) industrial development of Tamil Nadu
  3. C) vitalisation of the Indian National Congress
  4. D) growth of cooperative farming
In which of the following cases Supreme Court has held that "the Preamble forms part of the Constitution"
  1. A) Union of India Vs. Dr. Kohli
  2. B) Banarsidas Vs. State of UP
  3. C) Bommai Vs. Union of India
  4. D) Maiak Singh Vs. State of Punjab
The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of the:
  1. A) Union Home Ministry
  2. B) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  3. C) Prime Minister
  4. D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha