Which Article of the Constitution empowers the Parliaments to create new states, alter their boundaries, even their names ?

• Article- 4
• Article- 5
• Article- 3
• Article- 17
Correct Option: C  [ Article- 3 ]

Remark:

Who is the first Women speaker of Lok Sabha?

• Sumitra Mahajan
• Meira Kumar
• Najma Heptulla
• none of these
Correct Option: B  [ Meira kumar, from 2009 to 2014 ]

Remark: During 15th Lok Sabha.

The Constitution (One hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, which introduced a national Goods and Service Tax (GST) in India, Is proposed to come into effect from:

• 1st february, 2017
• 1st March, 2017
• 1st June, 2017
• None of the above
Correct Option: D  [ None of the above ]

Remark: GST came into effect from 1st July, 2017.

The Governor of a State may be removed by the:

• President
• Parliament
• Prime Minister
• Impeachment motion in the State Assembly
Correct Option: A  [ President ]

Remark:

What is the lowest unit of the Panchayat Raj System ?

• Village Panchayat
• Panchayat Samiti
• Zilla Parishad
• Village Committee
Correct Option: A  [ Village Panchayat ]

Remark:

If a Minister loses a no-confidence motion, then:

• the Minister resigns
• the whole Council of Ministers resigns
• Lok Sabha is dissolved
• only Prime Minister and that Minister resign
Correct Option: B  [ the whole Council of Ministers resigns ]

Remark:

How many members can the President nominate in the Indian Parliament ?

• 14
• 15
• 17
• 12
Correct Option: A  [ 14 ]

Remark:

Which one of the following states of our country was the first to introduce Panchayat System ?

• West Bengal
• Tripura
• Bihar
• Rajasthan
Correct Option: D  [ Rajasthan ]

Remark:

The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Area and Scheduled Tribes in the four States:

• Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Nagaland
• Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
• Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
• Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland
Correct Option: B  [ Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram ]

Remark:

The Preamble to the Constitution declares India :

• a Sovereign Democratic Republic
• a Socialist Democratic Republic
• a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
• None of these
Correct Option: C  [ a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic ]

Remark: