Q 1 - Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?

A - Baba Saheb Ambedkar

B - Mahatma Gandhi

C - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D - Rajendra Prasad

Q 2 - Who among the following was popular as ‘iron man’ of India?

A - Baba Saheb Ambedkar

B - Mahatma Gandhi

C - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q 3 - Which among the following is incorrectly matched?

List AList B

A - The right to freedom of speech and expression1) 19(a)

B - The right to assemble peaceably and without arm2) 19(c)

C - The right to reside in any part of the country3) 19(e)

D - The right to practice any profession or occupation4) 19(g)

Q 4 - In which of the following Lok Sabha elections, the highest Voter Turnout was recorded?

A - 1^st Lok Sabha

B - 4^th Lok Sabha

C - 14^th Lok Sabha

D - 16^th Lok Sabha

Q 5 - Which among the following Amendment Bills introduced in the Parliament to reserve 33% seats for women in Lok Sabha?

A - Amendment Bill 108

B - Amendment Bill 109

C - Amendment Bill 112

D - Amendment Bill 113

Q 6 - Consider the following statements:

1. The Rajya Sabha has ALMOST equal power in all areas of legislation with Lok Sabha.

2. In the case of conflicting legislation, there is provision of a joint sitting of the two houses.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Q 7 - Which one of the following fact is true about the Adivasi (Schedule Tribes) in India?

A - There are over 500 different Adivasi groups in India

B - They contribute about 8 per cent of the total Indian population

C - They are located in important mining and industrial centers of India like Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Bokaro and Bhilai etc.

D - All a, b, & c

Q 8 - In which of the following years, the government has passed “the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act?”

A - 1963

B - 1973

C - 1993

D - 2003

Q 9 - Which one of the following statements does not favor the system of power sharing?

A - It is very useful in reducing conflict among different communities; therefore, it helps in accommodating the diversities

B - It decreases the possibility of arbitrariness by providing the mechanism of check and balance of powers

C - Sometimes, it delays in decision making process hence does not provide an effective and efficient solution of the problem

D - It increases acrimony in the society hence undermines the unity of a country

Q 10 - Which one of the following statements is not true about the distinguishing feature of a federal government?

A - Governmental power is distributed among different tiers of the government

B - Central government gives some powers to the provincial governments

C - State government has powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the central government

D - Central government can pass on orders to the provincial government

Q 11 - Which one of the following statements cannot be the objective of a secular State?

A - One religious community does not dominate another

B - Some members do not dominate other members of the same religious community

C - State does not enforce any particular religion

D - State helps to establish domination of one religious group over the rest

Q 12 - In which year Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Party was set up?

A - 1885

B - 1964

C - 1980

D - 1984

Q 13 - Which one of the following statements does not explain John Rawls’ Theory of Justice?

A - Human being cannot be expected to give up their personal interests for the good of society especially if they are to decide the conditions of the life and opportunities of their future generations

B - To decide a fair and just rule for future society, we need to make decisions considering ourselves to be in the most disadvantages position and to decide for providing maximum benefit

C - It is the morality that could lead us to be fair and judge impartially related to how to distribute the benefits and burdens of a society

D - It is the coherent thinking that could lead us to be fair and judge impartially regarding how to distribute the benefits and burdens of a society

Q 14 - Which one of the following statements does not explain the Inter-Religious Domination of the Indian secularism?

A - Thousands of Sikhs were massacred during riots in Delhi in 1984

B - Thousands of Hindu Kashmiri pundits have been forced to leave their homes in the Kashmir valley; they could not return to their homes for more than two decades.

C - Dalits were subjected to inhumane treatment like complete ban on entering temples and taking education

D - Thousands of Muslims, were massacred during the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat in 2002

Q 15 - Which one of the following countries has granted universal adult franchise to its citizen most recently?

A - New Zealand

B - Britain

C - US

D - Japan

Q 16 - Which one of the following countries has recently turned to democratic by abolishing the Monarchies system?

A - Nepal

B - Myanmar

C - Saudi Arabia

D - Bhutan

Q 17 - How many seats are reserved for Women in local bodies election?

A - 50%

B - 40%

C - 33%

D - 13%

Q 18 - How many members of Rajya Sabha are elected?

A - 233

B - 245

C - 250

D - 445

Q 19 - Which one of the following statements correctly explains the meaning of Sovereignty?

A - People have the supreme right to make decisions

B - Government of the country is free to take any decision on internal as well as external matters

C - No external power can dictate the government of a country

D - a, b, & c

Q 20 - How many countries are the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council?

A - 15

B - 10

C - 5

D - 20