INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 61

INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQS SET 61

601) Consider the following statements with reference to the linguistic reorganization of States in independent India:
1. The separate State of Andhra for the Telugu people came into existence in 1953.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru was particularly in favour of the movement for linguistic reorganisation of States that came in the wake of the success of the Andhra movement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:  1 only
   
602) The Constituent Assembly appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission in the year 1948
to enquire into the desirability of linguistic provinces. Who among the following was the Head of that Commission?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Justice S.K. Dhar
C) Justice Fazl Ali
D) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Answer:  Justice S.K. Dhar   
603) Consider the following statements:
1. The Ministries/Departments of the Union Government are created by the Prime Minister.
2. The Cabinet Secretary is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:  1 only
   
604) Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag) comes under which one of the
following Ministries?
A) Ministry of Culture
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Human Resource Development
D) Ministry of Information and Broad casting
Answer:  Ministry of Home Affairs
   
605) In which one of the following years did the Right to Information Act come into force?
A) 2003
B) 2004
C) 2005
D) 2006
Answer:  2005

606) Holding a 'Bandh' was declared illegal for the first time in India by which one of the
following High Courts?
A) Rajasthan High Court
B) Gujarat High Court
C) Kerala High Court
D) Maharashtra High Court
Answer:  Kerala High Court
   
607) Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government
during 1946-1947 ?
A) R.K. Shanrnukharn Chetty
B) John Mathai
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Chintamanrao Deshmukh
Answer:  Liaquat Ali Khan
   
608) The quarantine regulation for preventing entry of diseased plants into the country is done
by which one of the following?
A) National Botanical Research Institute
B) Botanical Survey of India
C) National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
D) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Answer:  National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
   
609) The National River Conservation Directorate is under:
A) Ministry of Agriculture
B) Ministry of Environment and Forests
C) Ministry of Earth Sciences
D) Ministry of Water Resources
Answer:  Ministry of Environment and Forests
   
610) Through which Supreme Court Judgement, it has been pronounced that Chief Election
Commissioner should have two other members called Election Commissioner with Coordinate power :
A) Durga Shankar vs. Raghuraj MR. 1954 S.C. 520
B) Mohinder vs. Election Commission AIR. 1978 S.C. 851
C) Inderjeet vs. Election Commission AIR. 1984 S.C 1911
D) Dhanoa vs. Union of India AIR. 1991 S. C. 1745
Answer:  Dhanoa vs. Union of India AIR. 1991 S. C. 1745