Q. Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?

Correct Answer

Shah Commission

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
    A)the president
    B)the speaker
    C)the prime minister
    D)the minister for parliamentary affairs
    Answer: the president
  • Q. In which State does the Governor nominate woman to the Assembly?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Jammu & Kashmir
    C)Manipur
    D)Nagaland
    Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
  • Q. In which of the following American President had visited to China in 1972 to strengthen diplomatic relations-
    A)George Bush (senior)
    B)Richard Nixon
    C)D.Eisenhower
    D)J.F. Kennady
    Answer: Richard Nixon
  • Q. Article 1 describes India that is Bharat as :
    A)federal state with unitary features
    B)union of states
    C)unitary state with federal features
    D)federal state
    Answer: union of states
  • Q. Which of the following writs/ orders of the High Court/Supreme Court is sought to get an order of an authority quashed?
    A)Certiorari
    B)Mandamus
    C)Quo Warranto
    D)Habeas corpus
    Answer: Certiorari
  • Q. Who among the following is constitutionallyempowered to alter Scheduled Area?
    A)High Court of State
    B)Supreme Court of India
    C)Prime Minister of India
    D)President of India
    Answer: President of India
  • Q. Local governance is the foundation of-
    A)Secular state
    B)Elite system
    C)Democracy
    D)Reservation
    Answer: Democracy
  • Q. The maximum number of elected members of Lok Sabha can be-
    A)545
    B)530
    C)540
    D)550
    Answer: 550
  • Q. According to the Indian Constitution, who has the power to declare emergency ?
    A)President
    B)Prime Minister
    C)Chief Justice
    D)Parliament
    Answer: President
  • Q. Which of the following fundamental right can be controlled by preventive detention act-
    A)Right to constitutional remedies
    B)Right to religion
    C)Right to freedom
    D)Right to equality
    Answer: Right to freedom
  • Q. The ‘Right to Vote’ in elections of the parliament is a-
    A)Constitutional Right
    B)Fundamental Right
    C)Legal Right
    D)Natural Right
    Answer: Legal Right
  • Q. Which one of the following Committees is described as the twin sister of the Estimates Committee?
    A)Committee on Public Undertakings
    B)Public Accounts Committee
    C)Departmental Standing Committee
    D)Privilege Committee
    Answer: Public Accounts Committee
  • Q. When power is shared among different organs of government, then it known as-
    A)Separation of powers
    B)Community Government
    C)Coalition Government
    D)Amalgamation of powers
    Answer: Separation of powers
  • Q. An appeal to the High Court lies in case the Session Court has awarded the punishment of-
    A)Two years or more
    B)One year or more
    C)Three years or more
    D)Four years or more
    Answer: Four years or more
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
    A)Sukurnar Sen
    B)Morarji Desai
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)V.S Ramadevi
    Answer: Sukurnar Sen
  • Q. January 26 selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution, because-
    A)On that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942
    B)It was considered to be an auspicious day
    C)The Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930
  • Q. The members of a State Commission can be removed by the
    A)governor on a resolution passed by Parliament
    B)governor on a report by the Supreme Court
    C)president on a report by the Supreme Court
    D)president on a resolution passed by Parliament
    Answer: president on a report by the Supreme Court
  • Q. Which of the following subject is not in Union list-
    A)Banking
    B)Census
    C)Labor Union
    D)Foreign Debt
    Answer: Labor Union
  • Q. Who wrote in ‘Hind Swaraj- Our leaders are divided into two parties: the moderates and the extremists. These may be considered as the slow party and the impatient party. Some call the Moderates the timid party and the extremists the bold party.’
    A)Mahatma Gandhi.
    B)J. Joshi
    C)Barendra Ghosh
    D)Pandit Jawahar Lal Neharu
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Q. According to our Constifution, India is-
    A)A Secillar State
    B)A Religious State
    C)A Capitalist State
    D)A plutocratic State
    Answer: A Secillar State

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