Uttarakhand P C S (J) 2012
PART--I
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution made it mandatory for the President to
accept the advice given by Council of Ministers ?
(a) 39th Amendment (b) 42nd Amendment
(c) 49th Amendment (d) 44th Amendment
2. The President of India may be removed from his office on which of the following grounds ?
(a) Proved misbehaviour (b) Incapacity
(c) Violation of the Constitution (d) All of the above
3. In law ‘whistle blower’ means
(a) A person who blows whistle to make a game over.
(b) A person who gives an information about corruption.
(c) A person who blows whistle to start running.
(d) None of the above.
4. In which case it was laid down that the “amendment in the Constitution is exercise of legislative
functions of the Parliament” ?
(a) Shankari Prasad Vs. Union of India
(b) Golak Nath Vs. State of Punjab
(c) Sajjan Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan
(d) Keshvanand Bharti Vs. State of Kerala
5. When was the Constitution of India enacted ?
(a) 15th August, 1947 (b) 26th January, 1950
(c) 26th November, 1949 (d) 2nd October, 1947
6. Which of the following became the first lady advocate of Indian origin appointed as legal advisor of the Queen of England ?
(a) R. Menon (b) R. Anthony
(c) K. Kaul (d) None of the above
7. Which of the following Article of the Constitution declares the Supreme Court shall be a Court
of Record ?
(a) Article 127 (b) Article 129
(c) Article 128 (d) Article 130
8. The Uttarakhand Police Act was enacted in which of the following year ?
(a) 2009 (b) 2008
(c) 2007 (d) None of the above
9. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(a) The Sale of Goods Act – 1927 ( actual year 1979)
(b) The Arbitration & Conciliation Act – 1996
(c) The Copyright Act – 1957
(d) The Right to Information Act – 2005
10. In which of the following case compensation was first time awarded for violation of Fundamental Rights ?
(a) Sunil Batra Vs. Delhi Administration
(b) Rudal Sah Vs. State of Bihar
(c) Dharam Singh Vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir
(d) None of the above
11. By which of the following Constitutional Amendment Clause (4-B) was added to Article 16 of
the Constitution ?
(a) 80th (b) 82nd
(c) 81st (d) 85th
12. The President of India shall be elected by
(a) Members of electoral college.
(b) the elected members of both Houses of Parliament.
(c) the elected Members of Legislative Assemblies of States.
(d) None of the above.
13. Where any information sought under the Right to Information Act concerns the life or liberty of
a person, the same shall be provided within the receipt of the request
(a) 24 Hours (b) 72 Hours
(c) 96 Hours (d) 48 Hours
14. In which of the following case the Supreme Court held that Article 16(4-A) providing for
reservation in promotions is a enabling provision ?
(a) Keshvanand Bharti Vs. State of Kerala
(b) M. Nagraj Vs. Union of India
(c) State of Kerala Vs. N.M. Thomas
(d) T.M. Pai Foundation Vs. State of Karnataka
15. ‘Diarchy’ was established in India by which of the following ?
(a) The Indian Council Act, 1909
(b) The Government of India Act, 1935
(c) The Government of India Act, 1919
(d) None of the above
16. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) Judgement of a High Court is not binding on other High Courts.
(b) Judgement of a High Court is binding on all courts within its jurisdiction.
(c) Judgement of a same Bench is not binding on the later Bench of the co-equal strength.
(d) Judgement of the Double Bench is binding on Singh Bench.
17. Judicial Review of the 9th Schedule of the Constitution has been made permissible by which of the following case decided by the Supreme Court ?
(a) Keshvanand Bharti Vs. State of Kerala
(b) M. Nagraj Vs. Union of India
(c) Minerva Mills Ltd. Vs. Union of India
(d) I.R. Coelho Vs. State of Tamil Nadu
18. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution relates to creation of All India Judicial Service in India common to Union and the States ?
(a) Article 312 (b) Article 312-A
(c) Article 313 (d) Article 315
19. Which one of the following Indian political leaders was awarded by the ‘International Jurists
Award, 2012’ ?
(a) Sushama Swaraj (b) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(c) Pranab Mukherjee (d) Mulayam Singh Yadav
20. Which one of the following Acts was recently passed by the Parliament ?
(a) The Sexual Offences Act
(b) The Domestic Violence Act
(c) The Prohibition of Dowry Act
(d) The Right to Information Act
21. The action required to carry out the decision of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security shall be taken by which of the following ?
(a) All the Members of the United Nations or some of them as the Security Council may determine.
(b) All the Members of the Security Council.
(c) The General Assembly by its majority vote.
(d) All of the above.
22. Where is the seat (headquarter) of International Court of Justice ?
(a) New York (b) The Hague
(c) New Delhi (d) Geneva
23. Who wrote “The Limits of Jurisprudence Defined” ?
(a) Bentham (b) Allen
(c) Austin (d) Gray
24. An empowered committee constituted on Mullaperiyar Dam headed by which of the following ?
(a) Justice Arijit Pasayat
(b) Former Chief Justice A.S. Anand
(c) Former Chief Justice Y.K. Sabarwal
(d) Justice P.K. Bala Subramanyam
25. Tick the correct citation of Nagraj Vs. Union of India :
(a) AIR 2006 SC 71 (b) AIR 2008 SC 71
(c) AIR 2007 SC 71 (d) None of the above
26. Who is Chairman of Law Commission of India whose tenure ended on 31 August 2012 ?
(a) Justice A.R. Lakshman (b) Justice J.S. Verma
(c) Justice P.V. Reddy (d) None of the above
27. Supreme Court Rules, 1966 have been framed under which of the following Articles of the Constitution ?
(a) Article 146 (b) Article 143
(c) Article 144 (d) Article 145
28. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
High Courts Seat
(a) Chhattisgarh – Bilaspur
(b) Rajasthan – Jaipur
(c) Orissa – Cuttack
(d) Kerala – Ernakulam
29. Which of the following is/are not within the jurisdiction of Right to Information Act ?
(1) The Supreme Court of India
(2) Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
(3) President of India
Choose the correct answer :
(a) All of the above (b) Only (1)
(c) Only (2) (d) Only (3)
30. Bar Council of India is a statutory body constituted under which of the following ?
(a) The Supreme Court Rules, 1966
(b) The Constitution of India
(c) The Advocates Act, 1961
(d) Union Ministry of Law & Justice
31. Omita Paul appointed as President’s Secretary belongs to which of the following cadres ?
(a) Indian Administrative Service
(b) Indian Information Service
(c) Indian Police Service
(d) Indian Foreign Service
32. Which of the following Committee related to revamping of the Motor Vehicles Act ?
(a) The Mashalekar Committee
(b) The Naresh Chandra Committee
(c) The S. Sunder Committee
(d) None of the above
33. Which of the following is “State” within the definition of Article 12 of the Constitution ?
(a) National Book Trust
(b) State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)
(c) Rajiv Gandhi Board
(d) Institute of Constitutional & Parliamentarian Studies
34. “Judges not only discover law but they also make law.” Who among the following was supporter of this view ?
(a) Gray (b) Diecy
(c) Salmond (d) Blackstone
35. Which of the following is not principal organ of the United Nations ?
(a) The International Court of Justice (b) The Secretariat
(c) The Trusteeship Council (d) The International Monetary Fund
36. Consider the following and choose the correct answer given below :
(1) Tonga (2) Vatican City
(3) East Timur (4) Montenegro
(a) All are Members of the U.N.
(b) Only (1) and (2) are Members of the U.N.
(c) Only (3) and (4) are Members of the U.N.
(d) Only (1), (2) and (3) are Members of the U.N.
37. “The Initiative of Five” is associated with which of the following ?
(a) NAM (Non-Aligned Movement)
(b) BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China)
(c) U.N.O. (United Nations Organization)
(d) League of Nations
38. Who among the following has been sentenced by United Nation backed War Crimes Court for
war crimes against humanity ?
(a) Charles Taylor (b) Fasih Mohemood
(c) Adolfo Calero (d) None of the above
39. “Catch up” rule established by the Supreme Court of India relates to which of the following Article of the Constitution ?
(a) Article 14 (b) Article 16(4)
(c) Article 15(4) (d) Article 16(4A)
40. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(a) Declaration of Atlantic Charter – 1941
(b) Moscow Declaration – 1943
(c) Dumbarton Oakes Conference – 1944
(d) Kellog-Briand Pact – 1938
41. The short title of our Constitution is the ‘Constitution of India’. Under which of the following
Articles of the Constitution it has been mentioned ?
(a) Article 394 (b) Article 394A
(c) Article 393 (d) Article 1
42. Name of the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India was
(a) Justice H.L.J. Kania (b) Justice Patanjali Shastri
(c) Justice S.R. Das (d) Justice A.N. Ray
43. The first Constituent Assembly’s Meeting held on 9-12-46 was presided over by
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Shri S.N. Sinha
(c) Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) None of the above
44. ‘Public Interest Litigation’ is filed in
(a) Subordinate Courts (b) High Courts or Supreme Court
(c) only Supreme Court (d) Central Administrative Tribunal
45. “Right to Education” as Fundamental Right was added in the Constitution by which of the following Constitutional Amendment ?
(a) 42nd (b) 44th
(c) 84th (d) 86th
46. The Reserve Bank of India was established in which of the following years ?
(a) 1930 (b) 1934
(c) 1935 (d) 1920
47. The Supreme Court of India issued directive in July 2012 to protect which of the following wild
animal ?
(a) Tiger (b) Lion
(c) Leopard (d) Elephant
48. Which one of the following is correct in respect of Justice Saumitra Sen, former Judge of Calcutta High Court ?
(a) He was removed through impeachment.
(b) He resigned before impeachment motion started.
(c) He resigned after impeachment motion was passed by Lok Sabha.
(d) He resigned after impeachment motion was withdrawn.
49. The number of Articles and Schedules in original Indian Constitution was
(a) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules (b) 394 Articles and 9 Schedules
(c) 396 Articles and 10 Schedules (d) 395 Articles and 7 Schedules
50. The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in which of the following countries ?
(a) Australia (b) U.S.A.
(c) U.K. (d) India
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