Indian Constitutional Amendments and Judiciary Quiz
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Which book is considered an unofficial Indian Feminist Manifesto and the first book published in English by an Indian woman?

  • Stree Dharm Niti
  • Stree Adhikar Aur Kanoon
  • The God of Small Things
  • High caste Hindu Women (correct)

Who among the following is not a liberal thinker?

  • E.H. Carr
  • David Held
  • David Mitrany
  • Francis Fukuyama (correct)

Which of the following countries is a member of the BIMSTEC?

  • Thailand
  • Myanmar (correct)
  • Maldives
  • Pakistan

Which issues have been part of the North-South Dialogue?

<p>Transfer of capital (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement(s) is/are correct about the Hegemonic stability theory?

<p>Examples of hegemons are British Empire until the beginning of the 20th century, and the United States from that point onwards (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who postulated the 3rd dimension of power in the book 'Power: A Radical View'?

<p>Bachrach and Baratz (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which thinker is known for theorizing on the issue of Suicide?

<p>Émile Durkheim (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered a critic of classical Democracy and defined democracy as merely a method of selecting representatives through competitive elections?

<p>Schumpeter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'All knowledge is gained from sense experience' is a view attributed to which thinker?

<p>David Hume (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which thinker is not related to Elite theory?

<p>Robert Dahl (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Development Syndrome' is a term associated with which thinker of modernization theory?

<p>Lucian Pye and James Coleman (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Indian constitution, who has the power to declare a caste/tribe as Scheduled Caste?

<p>Respective state legislative assembly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which High Court has branches in different cities of the respective states?

<p>Kolkata HC (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who authored the book 'Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis of Governability'?

<p>Atul Kohli (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of political party is not recognized by the Election Commission of India?

<p>Registered Party (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which trade union is incorrectly matched with its affiliation?

<p>The Hind Mazdoor Sangh (H.M.S.) - Socialist Party/Janta Party (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pair of old and new names of Indian states is incorrectly matched?

<p>North-East Frontier Agency(NEFA) - Arunachal Pradesh (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who propounded the Gaia hypothesis?

<p>James E. Lovelock (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered one of the basic features of the Indian Constitution?

<p>Independence of Judiciary (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the first Lokpal bill introduced in the 4th Lok Sabha?

<p>1968 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who attempted to give Constitutional mandate to Panchayats through the 64th constitutional amendments bill in 1989?

<p>Rajeev Gandhi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum period for which an Ordinance can remain valid without being passed by Parliament?

<p>6 months plus 6 weeks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'The Nerves of Government' in 1963?

<p>Karl Deutsch (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote the book 'Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin'?

<p>Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Ambedkar, why was he against decentralization and Panchayati Raj system?

<p>Due to entrenched caste system exploitation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the 'Ramabai Association' in Boston?

<p>Founded by Pandita Ramabai (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the headquarters of BIMSTEC located?

<p>Dhaka, Bangladesh (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Savarkar, what does Hindutva encompass?

<p>All religions originated in India (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'New International Economic Order (NIEO)' was proposed by which group of countries?

<p>'Developing' countries (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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