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21.

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is NOT correct?

  • He is appointed by the President of India

  • He can be removed from office in the same way as the judge of the Supreme Court of India

  • The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office.

  • The salary of the CAG is charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India.


22.

The Superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in

  • The Supreme Court of India

  • The Parliament of India

  • The Election Commission of India

  • The Chief Election Commissioner


23.

Which of the following provision(s) of the Constitution of India became effective from 26th November, 1949?

1. Elections
2. Citizenship
3. Emergency provisions
4. Appointment of the Judges

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • 1 only

  • 1 and 2 only

  • 1, 2 and 3

  • 2 and 4


24.

Which one of the following is not a subject that has been devolved to the Panchayati Raj Institutions by the 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  • Non-conventional energy resources

  • Roads

  • Higher education

  • Libraries


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25.

Who among the following can attend the meetings of both Houses of Parliament while not being a member of either House?

  • The Solicitor General of India

  • The Vice-President of India

  • The Comptroller and Auditor General of India

  • The Attorney General of India


26.

Dr. Urjit Patel, who has been appointed, recently as Governor of Reserve Bank of India, was holding which position immediately prior to this appointment?

  • Chief Economist, IMF

  • Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

  • Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India

  • Professor of Economics at Harvard University


27.

Who among the following personalities is NOT a Governor of any Indian State?

  • Najma Heptulla

  • Ram Nath Kovind

  • Acharya Dev Vrat

  • Arvind Subramaniam


28.

Which one of the following pairs of the Schedule in the Constitution of India and its Content is not correctly matched?

  • Eighth Schedule : Languages

  • Second Schedule : The forms of oaths and affirmations

  • Fourth Schedule : Allocation ofseats in the Council of States

  • Tenth Schedule : Provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection


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29.

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Constitution of India empowers the Parliament to form new States and to alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing States by passing a resolution· in simple majority.
  2. Jammu and Kashmir has been given special status under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only

  • 2 only

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Neither 1 nor 2


30.

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha may resign his office by writing, addressed to the

  • President of India

  • Prime Minister of India

  • Vice President of India

  • Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha


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