Polity UPSC PYQ 2003

Consider the following statements: 1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha. 2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. 3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions set up by the Government of India in the various ministries. Which of these statements are correct?

Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India. 1. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals 2. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals 3. There were more than 5000 members in the latest election Which of these statements is/are correct?

Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his assent to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?

The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with

Consider the following statements: The function(s) of the Finance Commission is/are 1. To allow the withdrawal of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India. 2. To allocate between the States the shares of proceeds of taxes. 3. To consider applications for grants-in-aid from States. 4. To supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions. Which of these statements is/are correct?

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by

Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately, by special majority?

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court’s opinion on the constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in the year 2002)?

Consider the following statements: In India, stamp duties on financial transactions are 1. Levied and collected by the State Government 2. Appropriated by the Union Government. Which of these statements is/are correct?

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?

Match List I (Organisation) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: List I (Organisation) A. National Sugar Institute B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited C. Institute of Military Law D. Institute of National Integration List II (Location) 1. Dehradun 2. Kamptee 3. Pune 4. Hyderabad Codes: A B C D

Match List I (Item in the Indian Constitution) with List II (Country from which it was derived) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list. List I (Item in the Indian Constitution) A. Directive Principles of State Policy B. Fundamental Rights C. Concurrent List in Union-State Relations D. India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union List II (Country from which it was derived) 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. Ireland 4. United Kingdom 5. USA Codes: A B C D

Which one of the following High Courts has the territorial jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Consider the following statements: 1. The joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution. 2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961. 3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill. Which of these statements are correct?

As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?

Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that ‘It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance’?