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Indian Polity UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Altering the name of a State – Power of a State Legislature

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Altering the name of a State – Power of a State Legislature”.
Altering the name of a state is also under the power of Parliament as per Article 3. The state legislature is consulted, but it does not have the final authority to alter the name.

Similar Questions:

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
Milk is an example of:
  1. A) Foam
  2. B) Sol
  3. C) Aerosol
  4. D) Emulsion
Which on of the following is not a Constitutional body?
  1. A) Union Public Service Commission
  2. B) State Public Service Commission
  3. C) Finance Commission
  4. D) Planning commission
Fundamental duties were included in the constitution?
  1. A) Through 40th amendment
  2. B) Through 42nd amendment
  3. C) Through 43rd amendment
  4. D) Through 44th amendment
Indian Parliament consists of
  1. A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
  2. B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
  3. C) Speaker and Lok Sabha
  4. D) President and both the Houses
With reference to Panchayats which of the statements is/ are correct?

1. Fifty percent seats shall be reserved for the women of SC/ST categories.
2. Gram Sabha is a body consisting of all persons living in the village.
3. There will be a Panchayat at intermediate level.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 only
  2. B) 2 and 3
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) 3 only
Identify the correct chronological order in which the following States were created in India from the codes given below:

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Sikkim

Codes:
  1. A) 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. B) 1, 3, 2, 4
  3. C) 4, 3, 1, 2
  4. D) 3, 4, 1, 2
Article 25 of the Indian Constitution refers to:
  1. A) Right to equality
  2. B) Right to property
  3. C) Freedom of religion
  4. D) Protection of minorities
Which of the following is not a part of the Article 20 of the Constitution of India?
  1. A) Prohibition against Self Incrimination
  2. B) Double Jeopardy Clause
  3. C) Prohibition Against Torture
  4. D) Ex-post Facto Law Torture
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Policy cut Motion – Budget demand is reduced to Rs. one
  2. B) Economy cut motion – Budget demand be reduced by a specified amount
  3. C) Token cut Motion – Budget demand is reduced by rupees one hundred
  4. D) Vote on Account – Parliamentary sanction of all budgetary demands for grants in a financial year.
The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of "Basic Structure of the Constitution" in
  1. A) The Golaknath Case in 1967
  2. B) The Sajjan singh Case in 1967
  3. C) The Shanker Prasad Case in 1951
  4. D) The keshvanand Bharati Case in 1973
Match List-I with List-Il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Canals) (Rivers)

A. Upper Bari Doab Canal - 1. Sutlej
B. Sirhind Canal - 2. Yamuna
C. Gurgaon Canal - 3. Sutlej, Ravi, Beas
D. Indira Gandhi Canal - 4. Ravi

Codes:
  1. A) 4,1,3,2
  2. B) 3,2,1,4
  3. C) 4,1,2,3
  4. D) 3,1,2,4