Knowledge Check: Indian Constitution and Administration
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Levels of Government & Authorities
Q1: Who is the Executive Head of a Village Panchayat?
A) Sarpanch
B) Panchayat Secretary
C) Mandal Development Officer
D) District Collector
Q2: Who is the Administrative Head of a State?
A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) Chief Secretary
D) Speaker
Q3: Who is the Police Head of a State?
A) Superintendent of Police
B) DGP
C) Home Minister
D) Collector
Q4: Who is the Central Administrative Head of India?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Cabinet Secretary
D) Home Secretary
Q5: Who is the real Executive Head at State level?
A) Governor
B) Chief Secretary
C) Chief Minister
D) Speaker
Q6: Who appoints the Governor of a State?
A) Chief Minister
B) President
C) Parliament
D) Supreme Court
Q7: Who heads the District Administration?
A) District Judge
B) District Collector
C) SP
D) Mandal Officer
Q8: Who maintains law and order in a district?
A) Collector
B) District Judge
C) Superintendent of Police
D) Mandal Officer
Q9: Who is the Central Police Administrative Authority?
A) Cabinet Secretary
B) Home Secretary
C) Chief Justice of India
D) CAG
Q10: Village governance decisions are taken by:
A) Panchayat Secretary
B) District Collector
C) Gram Sabha
D) Mandal Officer
Legislature & Parliament Structure
Q11: Who is the presiding officer of Lok Sabha?
A) President
B) Vice President
C) Speaker
D) Prime Minister
Q12: Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
A) President
B) Vice President
C) Prime Minister
D) Speaker
Q13: A Money Bill can be introduced only in:
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) State Assembly
D) Legislative Council
Q14: Legislative Council is the ____ House of a State?
A) Lower House
B) Upper House
C) Only House
D) Judicial House
Q15: Who dissolves the Lok Sabha?
A) Speaker
B) Prime Minister
C) President
D) Chief Justice
Q16: Parliament consists of:
A) President only
B) Lok Sabha only
C) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
D) President + Two Houses
Q17: Rajya Sabha represents:
A) Districts
B) States of India
C) Judiciary
D) President
Q18: Who presides over a State Legislative Assembly?
A) Governor
B) Speaker
C) Chairman
D) Chief Minister
Q19: The Upper House of Parliament is called?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) Legislative Council
D) Assembly
Q20: Laws for the entire nation are made by:
A) Supreme Court
B) Parliament
C) State Assembly
D) President alone
President & Executive Authority
Q21: Who elects the President of India?
A) Supreme Court Judges
B) Electoral College
C) Council of Ministers
D) Parliament only
Q22: Who is Head of Government in India?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Chief Justice
D) Vice President
Q23: The President can issue Ordinances under:
A) Article 50
B) Article 74
C) Article 123
D) Article 370
Q24: Who appoints the Prime Minister?
A) Parliament
B) President
C) Chief Justice
D) Speaker
Q25: Who appoints Governors of States?
A) Prime Minister
B) Parliament
C) President
D) Supreme Court
Q26: The Supreme Commander of Armed Forces is:
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief Justice
C) President
D) Defence Minister
Q27: The term of the President of India is:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) Lifetime
Q28: The President acts on the advice of:
A) Supreme Court
B) Parliament
C) Council of Ministers
D) Election Commission
Q29: Who is the formal head of a State?
A) Chief Minister
B) Governor
C) Chief Secretary
D) Speaker
Q30: Emergency powers are exercised by the President under:
A) Article 226
B) Article 352
C) Article 156
D) Article 370
Judiciary System & Law Officers
Q31: Who is the head of the Indian Judiciary?
A) President
B) Chief Justice of India
C) Prime Minister
D) Attorney General
Q32: District courts are headed by:
A) District Collector
B) District Judge
C) Chief Secretary
D) Public Prosecutor
Q33: Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Parliament
C) President
D) Election Commission
Q34: Who can remove a Supreme Court Judge?
A) President alone
B) Parliament through impeachment
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Law Ministry
Q35: The Attorney General of India is appointed by:
A) Supreme Court
B) Prime Minister
C) President
D) Lok Sabha
Q36: Advocate General is related to:
A) Central Government
B) State Government
C) Parliament
D) Election Commission
Q37: Criminal cases are represented in courts by:
A) Solicitor General
B) Public Prosecutor
C) Chief Justice
D) Attorney General exclusively
Q38: A Civil case generally involves:
A) Murder
B) Theft
C) Property dispute
D) Terrorism
Q39: The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by:
A) Governor
B) President
C) Chief Minister
D) Parliament
Q40: Which court is the final court of appeal in India?
A) District Court
B) High Court
C) Supreme Court
D) Sessions Court
Articles & Constitution Committees
Q41: Article 12–35 of the Constitution deals with:
A) DPSP
B) Fundamental Rights
C) Emergency Provisions
D) Judiciary Powers
Q42: Which Article contains Fundamental Duties?
A) Article 51
B) Article 52
C) Article 51A
D) Article 50
Q43: Who headed the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Sardar Patel
C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D) Rajendra Prasad
Q44: Which committee dealt with Fundamental Rights?
A) Drafting Committee
B) Union Powers Committee
C) Fundamental Rights Committee
D) Advisory Committee
Q45: Which Article establishes the Supreme Court?
A) Article 32
B) Article 124
C) Article 226
D) Article 50
Q46: Which Article is related to the Advocate General?
A) 76
B) 124
C) 165
D) 226
Q47: Which committee decided the federal structure of India?
A) Union Powers Committee
B) Drafting Committee
C) Advisory Committee
D) Rules Committee
Q48: Article 356 deals with:
A) Emergency Provisions
B) President’s Rule in States
C) Fundamental Rights
D) DPSP
Q49: Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. Ambedkar
C) Nehru
D) Sardar Patel
Q50: Article 32 is called the:
A) Right to Equality
B) Heart and Soul of the Constitution
C) Emergency Article
D) Sin Article
Laws to protect the Environment
Q51: Law and Social Justice mainly aims to:
A) Increase tax collection
B) Maintain political power
C) Protect weaker sections
D) Support industries only
Q52: The Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred in:
A) 1975
B) 1980
C) 1984
D) 1990
Q53: Which gas leaked during the Bhopal disaster?
A) Carbon Monoxide
B) Sulphur Dioxide
C) Methyl Isocyanate
D) Ammonia
Q54: Which law was passed after Bhopal to provide industrial accident relief?
A) Factories Act
B) Public Liability Insurance Act
C) Air Act
D) Criminal Procedure Code
Q55: Law without enforcement results in:
A) Development
B) Justice
C) Disasters
D) Awareness
Q56: Which Act controls environmental protection in India?
A) Wildlife Act
B) Environment Protection Act, 1986
C) Forest Act
D) IPC
Q57: Social justice ensures:
A) Only economic growth
B) Fair distribution of opportunities
C) Removal of elections
D) Removal of police
Q58: Which organization controls pollution in India?
A) RBI
B) Pollution Control Board
C) NITI Aayog
D) Supreme Court
Q59: Why are safety laws important in industries?
A) To increase profits
B) To protect lives of workers and public
C) To reduce government role
D) To avoid education
Q60: Bhopal Gas Tragedy mainly taught us:
A) Importance of agriculture only
B) Importance of industrial profit
C) Importance of strict environmental and safety laws
D) Importance of transport