5.CHAPTER-TERRITORY
OF THE UNION
1. The
Political structure prescribed by the constitution is a federal and the name of
the union iš India and the member of this Union at present are :
(a) 25(b)
27
(c) 28(d)
29
2. The number of Union Territories are :
(a) 6(b) 5
(c) 7(d} 8
3. In
the original constitution, there were :
(a) 25 states placed under 3 Categories in
parts A,
(b) 27 states placed under 3 Categories in
parts A,
(c) 29
states placed under 3 Categories in parts A,
(d) 24 states placed under 3 Categories in
parts A, B & C
4. The
structure of States underwent Legislation through changes by subsequent
(a) The
7th Amendment Act, 1956
(b) The
10th Amendment Act, 1962
(c) The 14th Amendment Act, 1962
(d) The
12th Amendment Act, 1962
5.
Union of India should be distinguished from|-the 'territory of India' in
following manner (a)Union includes only
the states which enjoy the status of members of the federal system. "The territory
of India" includes the entire territory over which so extend sovereignty
of India
(b) Union includes only the Union Govt, while territory
includes entire federal system
(c) Union includes territory of whole India
while territory of India includes sovereign state
(d) None
of the above
6.
whether "acquired' territory includes the 'territory of India' or not?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) May be
may not be
(d) If acquired to any of the modes recognised
by International Law
7. which among the following is not a Union
Territory?
(a)
Andaman & Nicobar islands
(b)
Lakshadweep
(c) Mizoram
(d) Pondichery
8. Delhi has now got a special status of a
state by the :
(a) 64th
Constitutional Amendment
(b) 69th Constitutional Amendment
(c) 70th Constitutional Amendment
(d) 72nd Constitutional Amendment
9.
Which Union Territory got a provision for legislature by Amendment Act, 1962
(a) Delhi
(b)
Pondicherry
(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(d) Lakshadweep
10. By
an amendment to the constitution two new Articles were inserted in 1992
providing for a legislature and a ministry for Delhi :
(a) Articles 239 & 239 A
(b)
Articles 239 A & 239 B
(c) Articles 239 AA and 239 AB
(d)
Articles 239 only
11.
Delhi has been named as 'National Capital Territory of Delhi by Article
(a) 239 AA
(b) 239
(c) 249
(d) 239 AB
12. As
a result of reorganisation of states by the states Reorgnisation Act, 1956
incorporated in the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act
(a) abolished the three categories and placed
all the state on the same footing
(b) even
does not abolished the categories of State
(c) created two different types of State
(d) None of the above
13. The
Union Territories are centraliy administrated areas are to governed by the:
(a) Prime
Minister of India
(b) Presidentacting through an Administrator appointed
by him
(c)
Parliament
(d) Home Ministry
14. Any
territory which may be acquired by India by purchase, treaty, cession or
conquest will be adîninistred by the :
(a) Prime
Minister of India
(b)
President of India
(c)
Government of India Subject to legislation by the Parliament
(d) None
of the above
15. The
French settlement of Pondicherry which was ceded toIndia by the French
Government in 1954 was being administrated untill 1962 as an :
(a)
Acquired territory
(b) Union
Territory
(c) Units of India
(d) State
16.
After ratification of Treaty by the French Parliament the territory of these
French settlement was constituted as :
(a) State of Union of India in1962
(b)
UnionTerritory in December 1962
(c)
acquired territory of India in 1962
(d) a îndependent units of the Indian federation
17.
Which among the following state was not apart of territoryof India but was an
associate state :
(a) Mizoram
(b) Sikkim
(c) Chandigarh
(d)
Manipur
18.
Sikkim was associated with India by ;
(a)
Constitution 24th AmendmentAct
(b) Constitution 35th Amendment Act
(c) Constitution 36th Amendment Act
(d) Constitution 37th AmendmentAct
19.
Sikkim was associated with India an brought within the framework of the Indian
constitution by inserting :
(a) Article 2A and 10thSchedule
(bř Article 2 and 9th Schedule
(c) Article 3 and 10th schedule
(d)
Article 4 and 9th Schedule
20.
Being an associated state Sikkim, was to entitle to seperate representatives to
the two Houses of Parliament :
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c)
Five
d) One
21. Being
an associated state sikkim the residual powers were Vested to the
(a) Government of India
(c) Union
of India
(b)
Government of Sikkim
(d) None of the above
22.
Which among the following statement is true :
(a) There
was a room for any 'associate state under the original constitution
(b) There was no room for any associate state
under the original constitution
(c)
Article 2 of the constitution empowers the Parliament to admit as an associate
state
(d) None
of the above statement is true
23.Which
among the following state represented in Indian Parliament without being a part
of the territory of India:
(a) Mizoram
(b)
Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Nagaland
(d) Sikkim
24.
Which among the following statement about Sikkim is true;
(a)
Initially Sikkim was a part of China
(b) Sikkim
was an Indian State during British rule under the hereditary monarch
(c) The external frontier in Himalayas was
demarcated by agreement with China
(d) The statements (b) and (c) are true
25.After
a lapse of paramountcy of monarch, a treaty was entered into between Sikkim and
the Govt. of Indiaby which the latter undertook the responsibility with regard
to the defence, external affairs and communication of Sikkim and thus became a
(a) Territorial Part of India
(b) State of Union Territory
(c) Acquired territory of India
(d)
Protectorate of the Union of India
26.Under
what circumstances Sikkimese express its desire to be associated with political
and economic institutions of India and for seeking representation for the
people to sikkim in India's parliamentary system'.
(a)
Sikkimess Congress decided to put an end to monarchial rule and the Sikkim
Assembly passed the Govt. of Sikkim Act, 1974
(b) It was desired that for progressive
realisation a fully responsible Govt. in Sikkim for furthering its relationship
with India's needed
(c) For speedy development of Sikkim in
social, economic and political field
(d) All the above circumstances compelled for
association with India
27.
Provisions of the associated state of Sikkim omitted and Sikkim has been
admitted into the Union of India as a state by :
(a) 36th Amendment
(b) 37th
Amendment
(c) 38th
Amendment
(d) 39th
Amendment
28.By
the 36th Amendment Act, Sikkim has been admitted into Union of State as :
(a)
21st(b) 22nd
(c)
23rd(d) 24th
29.By
the 36th Amendment Act 1975 ;
(a)
Article 2A and the 10th schedule where in SikkimWas associated was omitted
(b) 371 F
has been inserted to make some Special provisions to the administration of
Sikkim
(c) the first
and the forth Schedule were also amended
(d) All
theabovë facts are true with 36th Amendiment Act 1975
30.Which
among the following empowers to alter theterritory or integrity of its units
even without their consent or Concurrence :
(a)
Parliament
(b)
Suprenne Court
(c) State
Legislature
(d)
President
31.The
American Federation has been described as an indestructible union of indestructible states" because
:
(a) The
American Federal System is result of referendum
(b) The
American Federal system is the result of anagreement between independent states
it is obvious that agreement Cannot be altered without the consent of the parties
to it
(c) The
American Federal system was createdby the union according to its convenience
(d) None
of the above
32.Which
among the following is true about American Federal System ?
(a) It is
possible for the national Govt. to redraw themap of the United States by
forming need stated orby altering boundaries
(b) It is
not possible for the national govt to redraw the map of United States by
forming new states orby altering boundaries without the state consent
(c) Even
the national Govt. cannot change the boundaries of the State with the consent
of the Legislatures of the States
(d) None
of the above
33.Which
Article of Indian constitution empowers the Parliament to form new state or
alter theboundaries of any state :
(a) {(b) 2
(c) 3(d) 4
34.No
Bill for the purpose ofaltering or creation of new states shall be introduced
in either House of Parliament except.:
(a) on recommendation of the President
(b) on recommendation of the Supreme Court
(c) on recommendation of the Prime Minister
(d) on
recommendation of the concern Governor
35.The
Parliament may form new states or alter the boundaries etc. of existing states and
there bychange the political map of
India by :
(a) By
2/3rd majority
(b) by
3/4th majority
(c) By a
simple majority and by ordinary legislature process
(d) By all
the above methods
36.The
President before giving his recommendation refer the Bill (to change/alter the
boundaries of the state or creationof the new state) to the Legislature of the
State which is
going
to be effected by the changes proposed in the Bill,for expressing its views on
the changes within the period specified by the President :
(a) The
President is bound by the view of the State Legislature
(b) The
President is not bound by the views of the State Legislature
(c) above
(a) is correct and(b) is incorrect
(d) above
(b) is correct and(a) is incorrect
37.The
Andhra State Act 1953, formed a new state named Andhra, by taking out some territory
from the state of
(a) Madras
(b) Mysore
(c)
Karnataka
(d) None
of the above
38. By
the Mysore State (Alteration of name) Act, 1973 the name of Mysore has been changes
into
(a) Tamil
Nadu
(b)
Karnataka
(c) Andhra
(d) None
of the above
39.The
Bihar and WestBengal (Transfer ofTerritories) Act, 1956 transferred certain
territories from :
(a) West
Bengal to Bihar
(b) Bihar to Orissa
(c) Bihar
to West Bengal
(d) west Bengal to Orissa
40.The
State Reorganisation Act, 1956 reorganised the boundaries of the different
states of India in order to :
(a) meet
local and linguistic demands
(b) meet
the challenges of fissiparous tendencies
(c) meet the challenge of communalism
(d) meet the change of insurgency
41.The
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh(Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959 transferred
certain territories from the :
(a) State of Rajasthan to that of Madhya
Pradesh
(b) State
of Madhya Pradesh to that of Rajasthan
(c) State of Madhya Pradesh to State of Uttar
Pradesh
(d) None
of the above
42.The
Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 partitioned the State of Bombay to form :
(a) The
new State of Gujarat
(b) The
new State that is Madhya Bharat
(c) Andhra
Pradesh
(d) None
43.The
State of Bombay was split up into two States: One is Maharashtra and another is
:
(a)
Gujarat
(b) Andhra
Pradesh
(c)
Karnataka
(d) None
44. The
Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960 provided for the merger into the state
of Assam, Punjab and West Bengal of certain territories acquired by agreement
between the Govt. of India and
(a)
Bangladesh
(b) China
(c)
Pakistan
(d) None
of the above
45.The
state of Nagaland Act, 1962 formed the new State of Nagaland with effect from
1-2-1964 comprising the territory of Naga Hills Area which was previously a
Tribal Area of : (a) State of Sikkim
(b) State
of Mizoram
(c) State
of Manipur
(d) State
of Assam
46.The
Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966, by which the state of Punjab was split up into
:
(a) State
of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh
(b) State
of Punjab and Haryana
(c) State
of Haryana
(d)
Chandigarh and Haryana
47. The
Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 created an autonomous sub-state
within State of Assam named :
(a)
Meghalaya
(b)
Manipur
(c)
Tripura
(d)
Mizoram
48.
Himachal Pradesh was upgraded from the status of Union Territory to that of a
State of Himachal Pradesh Act :
(a) 1969
(b). 1970
(c) 1971
(d) 1972
49. The
North Eastern Area (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 brought up :
(a)
Manipur and Meghalaya
(b)
Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
(c)
Tripura and Meghalaya
(d)
Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya into a category of States and Mizoram and
Arunachal Pradesh to the list of Union Territories
50.Mizoram
which had been made a union territory by the Act of 1971 was elevated to the
status of State, by the State of Mizoram Act,
(a)
1985(b) 1986
(c)
1971(d) 1976
51.Arunachal
Pradesh, a Union Territory was made a state by state of Arunachal Pradesh Act :
(a) 1986
(b) 1987
(c) 1988
(d) 1989
52.Goa
became a state by virtue of Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987,
separating it from Daman and Diu w.e.f. -
(a)
30-5-1985
(b)
30-5-1987
(c)
30-9-1985
(d)
30-9-1987
53.A
new state which was created by carving out its territory from the territories
of the Madhya Pradesh by enacting the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.
(a)
Jharkhand
(b)
Chattisgarh
(c)
Uttaranchal
d) None of
the above
54.The
State of Uttaranchal came into being by separating its territory out of
territories of the
(a) Mạdhya
Pradesh
(b) Uttar
Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) None
of the above
55.The
State of Uttaranchal came into existence by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation
Act 2000 w.e.f. :
(a)
9-11-2000
(b)
9-11-2001
(c)
11–9–1999
(d)
11–9–2003
56. The
State of Jharkhand came into being by separating its territory out of
territories of the
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar
Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bengal
57.The
State of Jharkhand came into existence by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
w.e.f.
(a)
15-11-2001
(b)
15-11-2000
(c)
11-5-2001
(d)
11-5-2000
58. The
State of Chattisgarh came into existence w.e.f. :
(a) 1-11-2000(b) 1-11-2001 .
(c)
1-1-1-2000(d) 11-1-2001
CHAPTER-CITIZENSHIP
1. The
population of a state is divided into two classes - citizens and aliens, while
citizens enjoys full civil and political rights
(a) Aliens
do not enjoy any of right being a foreigner
(b) Aliens
enjoys only some of the rights
(c) They are treated as enemy of our country
(d) Aliens
have no status in India at all
2. some
of the fundamental rights even available to the aliens which among the
following is/are available to the aliens or foreigners :
(a)
Equality before law and equal protection of law guaranted under Article 14 of
the Constitution
(b)
Protection in respect of conviction against ex post facto laws, double
punishment and self incrimination guaranteed under Article 20
(c) Protection of life and personal liberty
against action without authority of law guaranteed under Article 21
(d) All the above
3.
which among the following Fundamental Rights is not guaranteed to the aliens :
| (a)
Right against exploitation Article 23
(b) Freedom of religion Article 25
(c) Cultural and educational rights of
minorities Article 30
(d),
Freedom as to payment of taxes for the promotion any particular religion
Article 27
4. which among the following Fundamental
Rights have been guaranteed to both citizens as well as aliens :
(a) Protections from discrimination on the
grounds of religion, |-race, case, sex or place of birth guaranteed under
Article 15
(b) Freedom of Religion guaranteed under
Article 25
(a) Acquisition of citizenship inIndia
(b)
Termination of citizenship from India
(c) Complete picture of law relating to Indian
citizenship
(d) All
the above
5.
Under the Indian Constitution, which among the following person/persons became
citizens of India :
(a) A
person born as well as domiciled in the "territory of India- irrespective
of the nationality of his parents
(b) A person domiciled in the 'territory of
India' either of whose parents was born in the territory of India -
irrespectiveof the nationality of his parents or the place of birth of such
person
-(c) A person
who or whose father or mother was not born in India, but who had his domicile
in India and had been ordinarily residing within the territory of India for not
less than 5 years immediately preceding the commencement of the Constitution
(d) All the above
6.
which Articles of the Constitution deals with the citizenship
(c)
Equality of opportunity in the matters of public employment guaranteed under
Article 16
(d)
Freedom of speech, assembly, association, movement, resident and profession
under Article
7.
Which among the following rights exclusively available to citizen of India and
not for aliens :
(a) Right against exploitation
(b) Equality of opportunity in the matter of
public employment
(c) Equality before law and equal protection
of law
(d) Protection
in respect of double punishment
7.
Which among the following post/posts are exclusively available only for
citizens :
(a) President Article 58 (1)(a)
(b) Vice President Article 66 (3)
(c) Judges of the Supreme Court Art. 124(3) or
of a High Court Article 217(2
(d) All
the above
7.
Which among the following post/posts may be available for both citizens as well
as aliens
(a) Attorney-General (b) Director of a Company
c)Governor
of a State (d) Advocate General
8.
Whether the right to become a member of Parliament and |-
(a) Part I
b) Part II
of the legislature of state are available to aliens :
(c) Part
III
(d) Part
IV
8. In
India there is provisions for :
a)Single
citizenship
(b) Double
citizenship
(c) May be
or may be
(d) None
of the above
9.certain rights are available to the aliens,
but 'enemy aliens
' (a) Food
means :
(b) Shelter
(c) No citizenship
(d)
Voluntarily citizenship suffer from special disability; they are not entitled
to :
10.
Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, the citizenship by birth
(a) Every person born in India on or after
January 26, 1950 shall be citizen of India by birth
(b) Every
person born in India on or after January 26, 1949 shall be citizen of India by
birth
(c) Every
person born in India on or after August 15, 1947 shall be citizen of India by
birth
(d) Every
person born in India on or after 15 August 1915 shall be citizen of India by
birth
11. A
person who born outside India on or after January 26, 1950 shall be citizen of
India by descent, if :
(a) either of his parents is a citizen of
India at the time of the person's birth
(b) either of his Parents is not a citizen of
India at the time of the Person's birth
(c) his parents is a citizen of India at the
time of person's birth
(d)
started residing in India
10. An
alien enemy includes :
(a)
subject of a state at war with India only
(b) Indian
citizens who voluntarily reside in or trade or with such a state' .
(c) not
only subjects of a state at war with India but also Indian citizens who
volụntarily resides in or state with such a state
(d) none
of the above
11. The
Constitution of India did not intend to lay down a permanent or comprehensive
law relating to citizenship in India. Parliament has enacted the Citizenship
Act (57 of 1955) making provisions for Several classed of Persons(who have not
otherwise acquired
Indian
Citizenship) can acquire Indian citizenship by registering themselves to that effect
before prescribed authority e.g. persons of Indian origin who are ordinarily
residing
in India and :
(a) have
been resident for 10 years immediately before making the application for registration
(b) have
been resident for 5years immediately before making the application for registration
(c) have
been resident for Ī5 years before making the application of registration
(d) have
been resident for 20 years before making the application for registration
12.If
any new territory becomes apart of India, the Government of India shall specify
the persons of that territory who shall be the citizens of Indía by :
(a)
Registration
(b)
incorporation of territory
(c) by naturalization
(d) by
birth
13.Persons
who are married to citizens of India can acquire citizenship by :
(a)
acquiring properties in India
(b)
Registration
(c)
producing child
(d)
naturalisation
14.A
foreigner can acquire Indian citizenship
(a) on application
for naturalisation to the Government of India
(b) a
foreigner cannot acquired Indian citizenship inany manner
(c) a
foreigner can acquired Indian citizenship by registration only
(d) None
of the above
15.The
Citizenship Act, 1955 lays down how the citizenship of India may be
lost.According to the Act it may happen by following ways :
(a)
Renunciation
(b)
Termination
(c)
Deprivation
(d) All
the above
16.Which
of the following the meaning of lost of citizenship by Renunciation :',
(a) It is
a act of the Govt. in which the Citizenship is taken away
(b) It is
a Voluntary act by which a person holding he citizenship of India as well as
that of another country may abjure one of them
(e) It is
a directions to surrender one of the citizenship in case of holding two citizenship
(d) None
of the above
17.How
citizenship of India have been terminate?
(a) By not
performing the direction of the Government,of India
(b) By not
obeying/complying the order of the Supreme Court/ High Court
(c) By
operation of Law as soon as a citizen of India voluntarily acquires the
citizenship of anothercountry
(d) There
is no Provisions of termination of Indian citizen
18.How
a person can be deprived from the citizenship of India?
(a) By an
order of the Govt. of India, if it is satisfied as to the happening of certain Contingencies
(b) If
Indian citizenship had been acquired by a person by fraud
(c) If a
person shown himself to be disloyal or disaffected towards the Constitution of
India
(d) By all
the above means
19.In
which of the following countries, there is a dual citizenship :
(a) U.S.A.
(c) Canada
20.Dual
Citizenship means :
(a)
Federal as well as national citizenship
(b) National citizenship as well as Citizenship
of the state where a person is born or permanently resides
(c)Holding two Citizenship of two different
countries
(d) Citizenship at will
20.In
India, a person born or resident in any state can acquire one citizenship i.e. citizenship
of India and the civic and Political
rights which are conferred by the constitution upon the citizen can be claimed
;
(a)
equally by an citizen of India irrespective of his birth and residence in any
part of India
(b) proportionate by a citizen from the Centre
as well as where he born or domicile
(c) where
(i.e. the state) a Person is born or permanently resides
(d) any where in India including Jammu &
Kashmir
21.so
far as employment under the Union are concern there shall be :
(a)
necessary for residence within aparticular territory
(b) no
qualification for residence within any particular territory
(c)
compulsory imposition by the candidate before seeking employment
(d) None
of the above
22.Article
16(3) of the Constitution, parliament is empowered to lay down that as regards
any particular class or classes of employment under a state or a Union
Territory residence
(b)
Switzerland
(d) above (a) and (b)
23.within
that State or Territory shall be necessary qualification because :
(a) This
exception in the case of state employment has been engrafted for the sake of efficiency
in so far as it depends on familiarity with local conditions
(b) The state Govt. does not want to provide
employment from the outside of the state
(c) Outside or the candidate from the states are not competent or comparable with
the local candidate
(d) Local peoples are opposing employment of
outsiders
24.Who
among the followings empowered to make rules, having force for a specified
period only, prescribing a residential requirement for employment/appointment?
(a) The
Parliament
(b) The state legislature where employments
have to be taken place
(c) Either Parliament or state legislature
(d) State legislature subject to confirmation
by the Parliament and the President
25.The
Parliament enacted the public employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act,
1957, for a temporary duration. By this Act, Parliament empowered the Central
Govt. to make rutes (having force for a specified period) prescribing a
residential requirement for appointment to non-gazetted posts in :
(a) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur & Tripura
(b)
Himachal Pradesh (d) All the above
26.The
Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957 expired in :
(a)
1973(b) 1974
(c)
1975(d) 1976
27.Article
15(1) of the Constitution which prohibits discrimination on the grounds only of
race, religion, caste, sex or place of birth does not mention residence. The
Supreme Court has held that because discrimination on the ground of residence
is not prohibited by Article 15, it is permissible for a state to offer a
concession to its residence in the matter of fee for admission to its state
Medical College decided by Supreme Court in :
(a) Joshi
v/s State of Bombay (b) Ram v/s State of Rajasthan
(c) Gopal
v/s State of U.P.
(d) None
of the above
28. So
far as the state of Jammu and Kashmir is concern, the Legislature of the State is authorised to confer special
rights and privileges upon persons permanently resident in the state as
respects :
(a) employment under the state government
(b) acquisition of immovable property in the
state
(c)
settlement in the state and rights to scholarship –
{d) All
the above
29.
"Domicile' has been defined as :
(a) where
the person born
(b) where
the person is taken to be a permanent home to reside
(c) where
the person is residing for gain
(d) All
the above
30. Who
is vested with exclusive jurisdiction to determine where a person, who was a
citizen of India, has lost that citizenship by having voluntarily acquired the
citizenship of a foreign state?
(a)
Central Government
(c)
Supreme Court
(b) State
Government
(d) High Court
31.
There is no Fundamental Rights binding upon the :
(a)
Legislation in India
(b)
Legislation in England
(c)
Legislation in Australia
(d)
Legislation in Canada
32.
"There is no law which can not be changed by the Parliament - this
statement is true with :
(a) England
(b) Canada
(c) U.S.A.
(d)
Neitherlands
33. In
England, the individual has rights, but they are founded on the ordinary law of
the land which can be changed by :
(a) Court
(b) Crown
(c) Parliament
(d) Prime Minister
34. In
which among the following countries, the court can not declare any law as
unconstitutional on the ground of contravention of any fundamental or natural right
(a)
England
(b) U.S.A.
(c) India
(d) Canada
35. The
fundamental difference in approach to the question of individual rights between
Englanđ and United states is that:
(a) while
the English were anxious to protect individual rights from the abuses of
executive power, the framers of American Constitution were apprehensive of tyranny
not only from executive but also from Legislature
(b) while
the English were anxious to protect individual right from the abuse of
Legislative powers the framers of the American constitution were apprehensive
of tyranny of
