1Easyprelims2 marks
Elections & Electoral Reforms
The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with
Ade-nationalisation of banks
Belectoral reforms
Csteps to put down insurgency in the North-east
Dthe problem of the Chakmas
Loading page, please wait…
17 questions from the UPSC 1995 examination.
17 questions
The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with
Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislative Assembly held in December, 1994. In terms of electoral analysis, the voter-seat distortion is to be explained as the result of the adoption of the
Consider the table given below: Parliament of India (extract shown) Which one of the following will fit in the place marked ‘X’?
Agricultural income tax is assigned to the State Governments by
Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
In which one of the following States of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
Which of the following is/are extra-constitutional and extra-legal device(s) for securing cooperation and coordination between the States in India? I. The National Development Council II. The Governors’ Conference III. Zonal Councils IV. The Interstate Council Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties? I. Muslim League II. Revolutionary Socialist Party III. All India Forward Block IV. Peasants and Workers Party of India Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that
Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?
Which of the following are the States in which the Lok Ayukta Act includes the Chief Minister in its ambit?
Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, etc. (Article 15 of the Constitution of India) is a Fundamental Right classifiable under
Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?
Which of the following are matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States? I. Election of the President II. Representation of States in Parliament III. Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule IV. Abolition of the Legislative Council of a State Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India?
Article 156 of the Constitution of India provides that a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. Which of the following can be deduced from this? I. No Governor can be removed from office till completion of his term. II. No Governor can continue in office beyond a period of five years. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: