Most Important Questions on Constitutional Bodies

Most Important Questions on Constitutional Bodies in India

1. Which of the following bodies is not a constitutional body?

(a) Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

(b) Joint State Public Service Commission (JSPSC)

(c) State Public Service Commission (SPSC)

(d) All of the above

Ans. B

2. Which of the following constitutional bodies have a quasi-judicial function?

(a) Finance Commission

(b) National investigation agency

(c) Election Commission of India

(d) Both A and C

Ans. D

3. Which Constitutional Amendment Act bifurcated the combined National Commission for SCs and STs into two separate bodies?

(a) 67th

(b) 79th

(c) 89th

(d) 99th

Ans. C

4. Which Constitutional amendment act gave a constitutional status to the co-operative societies?

(a) 73rd constitutional amendment act

(b) 74th constitutional amendment act

(c) 97th constitutional amendment act

(d) 100th constitutional amendment act

Ans. C

5. SEBI and RBI are _________ bodies.

(a) Statutory

(b) Constitutional

(c) Legal

(d) Executive

Ans. A

6. The Chairman of a State Public Service Commission, in India, shall not be eligible for:

(a) Reappointment as the member of the same State Public Service Commission

(b) Appointment as a member of the Union Public Service Commission

(c) Appointment as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission

(d) Appointment as the Chairman of any other State Public Service Commission

Ans. A

7. The Chairman of the State Public Service Commission is appointed by

(a) the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission

(b) the President of India

(c) the Governor of the State

(d) the Chief Minister

Ans. C

8. The First Public Service Commission was set-up in 1926 , on the recommendation of the ________ Commission ?

(a) Mehta Commission

(b) Lee Commission

(c) Ashok Mehta Commission

(d) GVK Rao

Ans. B

9. The Election Commission operates under the authority of which of the following Articles?

(a) Article 129

(b) Article 329

(c) Article 324

(d) Article 224

Ans. C

10. Who is the current chairman of the 15th Finance Commission?

(a) NK Singh

(b) Ajay Narayan Jha

(c) Ashok Lahiri

(d) Ramesh Chand

Ans. A

11. The Finance Commission is constituted under which Article of the Constitution of India?

(a) Article 262

(b) Article 273

(c) Article 280

(d) Article 156

Ans. C

12. Which Article in the Constitution on India provides for the post of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)?

(a) Article 148

(b) Article 233

(c) Article 168

(d) Article 263

Ans. A

13. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General?

(a) The Attorney general of India

(b) The Chief Justice of India

(c) The Prime minister

(d) The president

Ans. D

14. Who was the first Attorney General of India?

(a) Ashok Desai

(b) Mukul Rohatgi

(c) M. C Setalvad

(d) P. V. Narsimha Rao

Ans. C

15. Attorney General represents the Government of India in which of the following Institutions?

(a) Parliament of India

(b) Supreme Court of India

(c) Any High Court of India

(d) All Legislative Assembly of States

Ans. B

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