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 In India, who is known as the highest law officer?

A) President of India B) Attorney General of India
C) Comptroller and Auditor General of India D) Advocate General of the State
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Attorney General of India

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Which  one  of  the  following  statements  is not correct regarding the Office of the Vice President of India?

A) The  vice  President  is  elected  by  an electoral   college   consisting   of   the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament. B) The    vice    President    is    elected    in accordance    with    the    system    of proportional  representation  by  means of single transferab
C) The   Vice   President   shall   not   be   a member    of    either    House    of    the Parliament   or   of   a D) The  Vice  President  of  India  shall  be  ex officio   Chairman   of   the   Council   of States  and  shall  not  hold  any  office 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The  vice  President  is  elected  by  an electoral   college   consisting   of   the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament.

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The Vice-President is elected by an electoral  college  consisting  of  both elected and nominated members of both   Houses   of   Parliament,   in accordance   with   the   system   of proportional     representation     by means  of  the  single  transferable vote   and   the   voting   in   such election  is  by  secret  ballot.  The Vice-President  is  not  a  member  of either  House  of  Parliament  or  of  a House of a Legislature of any state. 

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__________ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.

A) Habeas Corpus B) Mandamus
C) Prohibition D) Quo Warranto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Prohibition

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What is the full form of the Indian Political Party "NCP"?

A) Nationalist Congress Party B) National Congress Party
C) National Communist Party D) Nationalist Communist Party
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nationalist Congress Party

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Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the disqualification of MPs and MLAs?

A) 42nd Amendment Act B) 52nd Amendment Act
C) 62nd Amendment Act D) 32nd Amendment Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 52nd Amendment Act

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Who among the following is addressed as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

A) Prime Minister B) Chief Justice
C) Vice­-President D) Attorney General
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vice­-President

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Who was the Finance Minister of India during the New Economic Policy (1991)?

A) Manmohan Singh B) Uma Kapila
C) Pranab Mukherjee D) Jaswant Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Manmohan Singh

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Which of the following statements about the provisions of the Constitution of India with regard to the State of Jammu and Kashmir is not correct?

A) The Directive Principles of State Policy do not apply B) Article 35A gives some special rights to the permanent residents of the State with regard to employment, settlement and property.
C) Article 19(1) (f) has been omitted D) Article 368 is not applicable for the amendment of Constitution of the State.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 19(1) (f) has been omitted

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Part IV (dealing with Directive Principles of State Policy) and Part IVA(dealing with Fundamental Duties) are not applicable to the state.Articles 19(1)(f) and 31(2) of the Constitution are still applicable to Jammu and Kashmir.An amendment made to the Constitution of India does not apply to thestate unless it is extended by a presidential order.Article 35A of theIndian Constitution is an article that empowers the Jammu and Kashmir state's legislature to define “permanent residents” of the state and provide special rights and privileges to those permanent residents

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