Indian Polity And Constitution (Railway) Part-VIII

Total Questions: 24

11. Article 21 of Indian Constitution deals with: [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 07.10.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (1) protection of life and personal liberty
Solution:Article 21 under Part III of Indian constitution enshrines the fundamental right of Protection of Life and Personal Liberty.

• It states that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.

• This fundamental right is available to every person, citizens, and foreigners alike.

12. Which of the following options best describes the independence of Judiciary? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 07.10.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (3) judges must be able to perform their functions without fear or favour.
Solution:Judges must be able to perform their functions with out fear or favour.

• Independence of judiciary refers to the ability of courts and judges to perform their duties free of influence of control by other actors, whether governmental or private.

• It means that Judges must be able to perform their functions without fear or favour and other organs of the government should not interfere with the decision of the ludiciary.

13. How many official languages does India have as per the 8th schedule of the Constitution as on 30th June 2022? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 07.10.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (1) 22
Solution:The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India contains a list of 22 scheduled languages at present.

• Those languages are Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi. Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

14. Select the option that does NOT support the role of the Indian Parliament. [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) To settle disputes and makes judgements between different level of governments
Solution:The Supreme Court acts as an umpire in case of disputes arising between different levels of the government in the exercise of their respective powers of dual objectives.

• If there is any disputes between the Centre and the State government, Supreme Court plays very important role as middle man to resolve those disputes.

15. The Chairman of the Block Panchayat Samiti is elected by the: [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) members of the samiti
Solution:The chairman and deputy chairman of Panchayat Samiti is elected by the members of the Panchayat samiti.

• Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level.

• It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block.

16. India has a__________form of government. [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) parliamentary
Solution:India has a parliamentary  form of government which is a feature borrowed from the British Constitution.

• The President is the head of the state and Prime Minister Is the head of the government.

• A parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic ratic legitimacy from the legislative branch.

17. Under which amendment in The Constitutional Act 1992 did the Panchayti Raj institutions receive their constitutional status? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (3) 73rd Amendment
Solution:The 73rd Amendment 1992 accorded constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions.

• It added a new Part IX to the constitution titled "The Panchayats covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(0).

• It also added a new Eleventh Schedule covering 29 subjects within the functions of the Panchayats.

18. In which year was the 11th Fundamental duty added to the list of Fundamental Duties in the Indian constitution? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (3) 2002
Solution:Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002.

• The Constitution (86th, Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right.

19. Which Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the provision of Attorney General of India? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (4) Article 76
Solution:Article 76 of Indian Constitution provides for the office of the Attorney General (AG).

• According to this article, he is appointed by the president and must be a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.

• He holds office during the pleasure of the president.

20. Which group of organisation/institutes is an example of Constitutional bodies in India? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (1) Election Commission of India, Attorney General of India, Union Public Service Commission
Solution:In India, a Constitutional body established by the Constitution of India. The provisions of its establishment is laid down in the constitution.

• Election Commission of India, Attorney General of India, Union Public Service Commission are constitutional bodies as they are provided under Article 324, Article 76 and Article 315 respectively.