Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

The sitting of the House of the People may be terminated by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: all the above

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “all the above”.
The correct answer is option (4) all the above. In parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting or sitting, while prorogation ends a session of the House.

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Joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can take place to resolve deadlock over:
  1. A) Ordinary Legislation
  2. B) Money Bill
  3. C) Constitutional Amendment Bill
  4. D) Appropriation Bill
The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was:
  1. A) Ashok Mehta Committee
  2. B) BalwantRai Mehta Committee
  3. C) G.K.V. Rao Committee
  4. D) L.M. Singhvi Committee
The resolution for giving a Constitution to India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:
  1. A) January 22, 1946
  2. B) January 22, 1947
  3. C) February 20, 1947
  4. D) July 26, 1946
The book entitled "Indian Struggle" on Indian National Movement was written by:
  1. A) Subhash Chandra Bose
  2. B) Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya
  3. C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. D) None of the above
Read the following and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion(A): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is to be headed by a person who has been a former Chief Justice of India.
Reason(R): The Chairperson of NHRC holds office for a term of 5 years or till he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier.

Codes:
  1. A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
  4. D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Which one of the following is not appointed by the President of India?
  1. A) Vice-President
  2. B) Prime Minister
  3. C) Governor
  4. D) Chief Election Commissioner
There is no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in:
  1. A) Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B) Jammu & Kashmir
  3. C) Meghalaya
  4. D) All the above
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  1. A) Uttar Pradesh
  2. B) Haryana
  3. C) Bihar
  4. D) Punjab
In the Union Budget 2000-2001 the fiscal deficit has been pegged at:
  1. A) 4.1 per cent
  2. B) 4.5 per cent
  3. C) 5.1 percent
  4. D) 5.9 per cent
The newly discovered high temperature superconductors are?
  1. A) Metal alloys
  2. B) Pure rare earth metals
  3. C) Ceramic oxides
  4. D) Inorganic polymers
What is the legal nature of the Preamble of the Constitution?
  1. A) It is enforceable
  2. B) It is not enforceable
  3. C) It may be enforced in special circumstances
  4. D) None of the above
The lady poet who described the victorious expeditions of her husband in her work "Madhura-Vijaya" was:
  1. A) Bharati
  2. B) Gangadevi
  3. C) Varadambika
  4. D) Vijjika