Polity (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 49

21. Which among the following statements about the power to change the basic structure of the Constitution of India is/are correct? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

1. It falls outside the scope of the amending powers of the Parliament.
2. It can be exercised by the people through representatives in a Constituent Assembly.
3. It falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (c) Only 1
Solution:

1. The concept of basic structure was laid down by the Supreme Court in the Keshavanand Bharti Case (1973). The basic structure doctrine states that the Constitution of India has certain basic features that cannot be altered or destroyed through amendments by the Parliament. Article 368 does not give absolute powers to the Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution. Thus, statement (1) is correct.

2. The amendment in basic structure can also not be brought via Constituent Assembly since it was dissolved in 24th  January,  1950. Hence, statement (2)is incorrect.

3. Constituent power is the power to formulate a Constitution or to propose amendments to or revisions of the Constitution and to ratify such proposal. The Constitution of India vests constituent power upon the Parliament subject to the special procedure laid down therein. However, scope to amend the basic structure is limited. Hence, statement (3) is incorrect.

22. When a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the right to move a court for the enforcement of all Fundamental Rights remains suspended, except [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Article-20 and Article-21
Solution:

The President can proclam emergency under Article-352 when security of nation or a part of it is threatened by war as external aggression or armed rebellion.
● Article-20 and Article-21 which ensure protection of life and personal liberty cannot be suspended at any cost.
● Article-22 Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.
● Article-19 Protection of certain sights regarding freedom of speech etc.
● Article-15 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
● Article 16 Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.

23. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down that no citizen can be denied the use of wells, tanks and bathing ghats maintained out of state funds? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Article-15
Solution:

Article-15 of the Constitution abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form. So, no person would be denied to use the wells, tanks and bathing ghats maintained out of state funds. In 1955, government enacted protection of Civil Right Act to abolish untouchability from society.

24. Who amongst the following organised the All India Scheduled Castes Federation? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) BR Ambedkar
Solution:

All India Scheduled Castes Federation was founded by BR Ambedkar in 1942 to organise schedule caste people against Brahmanical ideology.

He also established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha, Independent Labour Party and started weekly paper ‘Mooknayak’. He was appointed as the first Law Minister of India.

25. Which one of the following is not an assumption in the law of demand? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Consumers are affected by demonstration effect
Solution:

Consumers are affected by demonstration effect, is not an assumption in the law of demand. The law of demand is a fundamental concept of economics which states that at a higher price consumers will demand a lower quantity of goods and vice-versa.

26. Which one of the following is not a change brought about by the Indian Independence Act of 1947? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) India ceased to be a dependency.
Solution:

India ceased to be a dependency is not a charge brought about by the Indian Independence Act of 1947.

On 20th February, 1947 British PM declared that British rule will end by 30th June 1948, but on 3rd June, 1947 Mountabatten Plan was accepted by Congress which led to enaction of Indian Independence Act.

As per Act India was declared as an independent and Sovereign State from 15th August, 1947. Hence, option (b) is correct.

27. Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the provision of Legislative Council in the State Legislature? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) One-twelfth of all members shall be elected by electorates consisting of local bodies and authorities
Solution:

The Constitution as provided autonomy to state to have unicameral and bicameral legislature, 7 out of 28 states have bicameral legislature, Legislative Assembly and Council.

The Legislative Council is the Upper House where members are indirectly elected. The maximum strength of the council is fixed at one-third of the total strength of assembly and minimum is fixed at 40.

28. Which one of the following is not correct about the Panchayats as laid down in Part IX of the Constitution of India? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (a) The Chairperson of a Panchayat needs to be directly elected by people in order to exercise the right to vote in the Panchayat meetings
Solution:

The Part IX was inserted in Constitution through the 73rd Amendment Act.
Important Features
The Chairman of a Panchayat shall be elected in such a manner as the State Legislature determines. So statement (a) is not correct. Rest all statements are true. It also provided one-third reservation of seats for women in State Finance Commission, State Election Commission etc.

29. Which one of the following is not correct about Administrative Tribunals? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Tribunals established by a law of the Parliament can exclude the jurisdiction of all courts to allow for special leave to appeal
Solution:

The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 added a new Part XIV-A entitled as ‘Tribunals’. It consists of two Article-323A and 323B.

Article-323A empowers the Parliament to establish Administrative Tribunal, in 1985 the Administrative Tribunal Act was passed to establish Central Administrative Tribunal.

All the statements are true except (c), as they are not empowered to exclude the jurisdiction of all court to allow for special leave to appeal. Article-323B gives power to both Parliament and State Legislature to establish tribunal for different disputes.

30. Which of the following statements about Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, as a drafting member of the Constitution of India, are correct? [Morning Shift-2019 (I)]

1. He favoured the role of the Supreme Court in taking important decisions related to the interpretation of the Constitution of India.
2. He felt that the Supreme Court had to draw the line between liberty and social control. 3. He believed in the dominance of the executive over the judiciary.
4. He favoured a dictatorial form of governance.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2
Solution:

Only statement 1 and 2 are correct. Alladi Krishnaswami was eminent lawyer from Chennai, in Constituents Assembly he favoured the role of Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution when required. He also wanted that the Supreme Court had to draw the line between liberty and social control.