Indian Polity And Constitution (Railway) Part-VII

Total Questions: 50

31. Article 123 of the Indian Constitution confers the power to promulgate Ordinances on which of the following? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 19.09.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (3) President
Solution:Article 123 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to promulgate ordinances during the recess of the Parliament.

Without being approved by the Parliament and ordinance can last for a maximum period of six months and six weeks (six months being the maximum gap between the two sessions of Parliament).

32. What is the age limit for a Judge of the Supreme Court of India? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 19.09 2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (1) 60 years
Solution:According to Article 124(2) of the Constitution, the age of retirement for Supreme Court judges is 65.

• As per Article 217(1) of the Constitution, High Court judges retire at 62.

33. Which of the following functions is NOT a part of District Administration? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Postal Services
Solution:The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication, Government of India, is responsible for organisation and operation of postal services.

• For providing postal services, the whole country has been divided into 23 postal circles.

• Each Circle is co-terminus with a State except for few states that are responsible for providing postal services in adjacent union territories as well.

34. In which year did the Federal Court of India start functioning? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) 1937
Solution:The Federal Court of India was a judicial body, established in India on 1 October 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1935.

• It functioned until the Supreme Court of India was established in 1950.

• The seat of the Federal Court was at Delhi.

35. The fundamental duties of citizens were added to the constitution of India by the 42nd amendment in: [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) 1976
Solution:The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.

• Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002.

• Fundamental Duties are provided in Article 51A under Part IVA of Indian constitution.

36. On which of the following dates was Hindi adopted as the official language of the Indian Union? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) 14 September 1949
Solution:On 14th September 1949 Hindi was adopted as the Official Language of the Union of India.

• Later in 1950, the Constitution of India declared Hindi in the Devanagari script as the Official language of India.

• Apart from Hindi, English is also recognized as an Official Language of India.

37. What is the full name of the POCSO Act? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
Solution:POCSO Act stands for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

• The Act aims to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and pornography and provide for the establishment of Special Courts for the trial of such offences and matters connected.

38. As per Article ____________of the Constitution of India, a person cannot be convicted for an act that was not an offence at the time of its commission. [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (1) 20
Solution:Article 20 of Indian constitution deals with Protection in respect of conviction for offences.

• It states that no person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of the law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence.

39. Which of the following matters part of the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (1) Adulteration
Solution:Adulteration of foodstuffs and other goods come under the Concurrent List of Indian constitution.

• The concurrent list (Seventh Schedule)consists of subjects of common interest to both the Union and the States.

• Both the Parliament and the State Legislatures can make laws on the subjects included in this list.

• marriage, Divorce, Eduction also a subject matter of con-current list.

40. As on 30th June 2022, how many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 27.09.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) 12
Solution:At present, there are 12 Schedules in the Constitution of India.

• When the Indian Constitution was adopted in 1949, November it consisted of 8 Schedules.

• Schedules are basically tables which contains additional details not mentioned in the articles.