Which Committee recommended 3-tier Panchayat system ?

• Balwantai Mehta Committee
• Punchhi Committee
• Singhvi Committee
• Pratichi Committee
Correct Option: A  [ Balwantai Mehta Committee ]

Remark:

The Vice-President of India is:

• directly elected by the people.
• nominated by the President.
• elected by the members of the state legislatures.
• elected by an electoral college constituted by members of the two Houses of the Parliament.
Correct Option: D  [ elected by an electoral college constituted by members of the two Houses of the Parliament. ]

Remark: The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting in such election is by secret ballot.

The total number of languages in the Eighth schedule to the Constitution increased by 22 by the:

• Constitution 92nd amendment
• Constitution 91st amendment
• Constitution 90th amendment
• None of the above
Correct Option: A  [ Constitution 92nd amendment ]

Remark:

The term 'Cabinet' is mentioned in which of the following articles of the Constitution ?

• Article 273
• Article 74
• Article 175
• Article 352
Correct Option: B  [ Article 74 ]

Remark:

Can a person act as Governor of more than one State in India ?

• Yes
• No
• Only for a period of six month
• Only for a period of one year
Correct Option: A  [ Yes ]

Remark:

The Panchayati Raj was first introduced in:

• Madhya Pradesh
• Kerala
• Rajasthan
• West Bengal
Correct Option: C  [ Rajasthan ]

Remark:

The 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with :

• Reservation of seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
• Free and compulory primary education
• Creation of National Judicial Commission
• None of these
Correct Option: A  [ Reservation of seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies ]

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:

Which parliamentary standing committee is concern with expenditure of the Government?

• Committee on Estimates
• Committee on Public Undertakings
• Committee on Public Accounts
• none of these
Correct Option: C  [ Public Account Committee. Consist of 22 members. 15 Lok Sabha and 7 members of the Rajya Sabha. ]

Remark: Since 1967, the chairman of the committee is selected from the opposition.

The word Satyameva Jayate have been derived from which Upanishad?

• Akshi Upanishad
• Mundaka Upanishad
• Garuda Upanishad
• Mahavakya Upanishad
Correct Option: B  [ Mundaka Upanishad ]

Remark: