The Rowlatt Act was passed to:

• bring about agrarian reforms.

• curtail the nationalist and revolutionary activities

• have a favourable balance of trade

• put Second World War criminals on trial

Which one among the following features of the Constitution of India is indicative of the fact that the real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister?

• Federalism

• Representative Legislature

• Universal Adult Franchise

• Parliamentary Democracy

In which among the following cases the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament can be summoned?

1. To amend the Constitution
2. When a bill has been pending with one House for more than six months after it was passed by the other
3. When both the Houses disagree on the amendments to be made in a bill
4. When a bill is passed by one House and is rejected by the other

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1, 2 and 3

• 2,3 and 4

• 2 and 3 only

• 1 and 4

Read the statements and choose the correct alternative.

Statement I: Sarkaria Commission recommended that the Governor of a state should be a non-political person appointed after consultation with the Chief Minister of the state

Statement II: This could be achieved through amending Article 165 of the Constitution of India

• Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I

• Statement I is true but statement II is false

• Statement I is false but statement II is true

The Legislative Council in a state in India can be created or abolished by the:

• Parliament on the recommendation of a Governor of the state.

• Parliament alone

• Parliament after the state assembly passes the resolution to that effect.

• Governor of the state on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

The Government Bill means a bill introduced by a:

• Member of the Treasury bench in the Lok Sabha

• Member of the Parliament who is not a Minister

• Minister in the Lok Sabha

• Minister in any House of the Parliament.

Right to information about India is a:

• Fundamental Right

• Legal Right

• Both Fundamental and Legal Rights

• Neither Fundamental nor Legal Right

Which among the following statements with respect to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is/are correct?

1. The procedure and grounds for his removal from the office are the same as of a Judge of Supreme Court
2. He prescribes the form in which accounts of the Union and the States are to be kept

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2