B.A 1st Semester Exam 2023-24 - POL 102 PDF

# POL 102 ## B.A. 1^st SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2023-24 ### POLITICAL SCIENCE #### (Indian National Movement & Constitution of India) - **Roll No. (In Figures):** - **Roll No. (In Words):** - **Date:** - **Paper ID:** 1791 - **Time:** 1:30 Hrs. - **Max. Marks:** 75 **Note:** The booklet con...

# POL 102 ## B.A. 1^st SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2023-24 ### POLITICAL SCIENCE #### (Indian National Movement & Constitution of India) - **Roll No. (In Figures):** - **Roll No. (In Words):** - **Date:** - **Paper ID:** 1791 - **Time:** 1:30 Hrs. - **Max. Marks:** 75 **Note:** The booklet contains 50 questions. All questions are compulsory. Each question carries 1.5 marks. ## **Important Instructions** - The candidate will write his/her Roll Number only at the places provided, i.e., on the cover page and on the OMR answer sheet at the end and nowhere else. - Immediately on receipt of the question booklet, the candidate should check up the booklet and ensure that it contains all the pages and that no question is missing. If the candidate finds any discrepancy in the question booklet, he/she should report the invigilator within 10 minutes of the issue of this booklet and a fresh question booklet without discrepancy be obtained. ## **Multiple Choice Questions** 1. During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi? - (A) Lord Hardinge - (B) Lord Reading - (C) Lord Chelmsford - (D) Lord Curzon 2. Whom of the following is associated with the Introduction of the Local Self Government in India? - (A) Lord Lytton - (B) Lord Curzon - (C) Lord Dalhousie - (D) Lord Ripon 3. First census in India was Conducted by Whom. - (A) Lord Lytton - (B) Lord Ripon - (C) Lord Mayo - (D) Lord Dufferin 4. Who called the Revolt of 1857 as the first war of independence. -(A) V.D. Savarkar -(B) R.C. Majumdar -(C) V.A. Smith -(D) P.E. Roberts 5. Under which of the following acts the system of Dyarchy was introduced in India. -(A) Government of India Act, 1909 -(B) Government of India Act, 1919 -(C) Government of India Act, 1935 -(D) Government of India Act, 1858 6. Which of the following acts provided for communal representation in British India. -(A) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 -(B) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919 -(C) Govt. of India Act, 1935 -(D) None of the Above 7. In which session of Congress was the declaration of 'Purna Swaraj' made. -(A) Lucknow session, 1916 -(B) Bombay session, 1940 -(C) Lahore session, 1929 -(D) Tripuri session, 1939 8. Who among the following is called "The prophet of Indian nationalism and the father of Modern India." -(A) Swami Vivekanand -(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru -(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy -(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 9. By which one of the following Acts was created the Federal court in India. -(A) Indian council Act, 1861 -(B) Government of India Act, 1909 -(C) Government of India Act, 1919 -(D) Government of India Act, 1935 10. The Constitution of India is handwritten by whom. -(A) Jawaharlal Nehru -(B) Prem Behari Narain Raizada -(C) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee -(D) None of these 11. In which schedule is the division of powers between the Union and the States mentioned. -(A) Sixth schedule -(B) Seventh schedule -(C) Eighth schedule -(D) Tenth schedule 12. Which of the following amendment's reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 for General elections. -(A) 42nd amendment -(B) 44th amendment -(C) 61st amendment -(D) 89th amendment 13. How many members are there in the Election Commission. -(A) 2 -(B) 3 -(C) 4 -(D) 6 14. The Finance Commission is constituted by the President of India under which article. -(A) Article 250 -(B) Article 260 -(C) Article 270 -(D) Article 280 15. Which one of the following legislative house can be abolished. -(A) Lok Sabha -(B) Rajya Sabha -(C) Vidhan Sabha -(D) Vidhan Parishad 16. Which of the following Indian state does not have Legislative Council. -(A) Uttar Pradesh -(B) Bihar -(C) Maharashtra -(D) Uttarakhand 17. Which article deals with the Ordinance making power of the Governor. -(A) Article 200 -(B) Article 213 -(C) Article 249 -(D) Article 251 18. By whom is the Governor appointed. -(A) President of India -(B) Parliament of India -(C) Chief Justice of India -(D) Prime Minister of India 19. What is the present number of supreme court judges. -(A) 30 -(B) 31 -(C) 33 -(D) 34 20. What is the time of "Zero Hour" in Indian Parliament. -(A) 9 am. To 10 am. -(B) 10 am. To 11 am. -(C) 11 am. To 12 noon -(D) 12 noon To 1 p.m. 21. Which of the following emergencies has never been imposed in India. -(A) National Emergency (Article-352) -(B) President’s Rule (Article-356) -(C) Financial Emergency (Article-360) -(D) None of the Above 22. Under which plan was the Constituent Assembly formed in India. -(A) Cabinet Mission -(B) Cripps Mission -(C) Wavell Plan -(D) None of these 23. How many members constitute the quorum of Lok Sabha. -(A) 1/3 -(B) 1/4 -(C) 1/6 -(D) 1/10 24. Who gave the slogan of 'Do or Die' -(A) Subhash Chandra Bose -(B) Mahatma Gandhi -(C) Tilak -(D) Jawaharlal Nehru 25. The retirement age of supreme court judge is - -(A) 55 years -(B) 60 years -(C) 62 years -(D) 65 years 26. Who among the following cannot participate in the voting for the election of the President. -(A) Elected Members of Lok Sabha -(B) Elected Members of Rajya Sabha -(C) Nominated Members of Parliament -(D) None of the Above is correct 27. How many years is the tenure of Rajya Sabha members. -(A) 4 years -(B) 5 years -(C) 6 years -(D) 2 years 28. Who have the final authority to interpret the Constitution. -(A) President -(B) Supreme Court -(C) Attorney General of India -(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha 29. The principle of basic structure of the constitution was developed from which case? -(A) Yusuf v/s State of Bambay-1954 -(B) Golaknath v/s State of Panjab-1967 -(C) Keshvanand Bharti v/s State of Kerala-1973 -(D) None of the above 30. The Vice President of India is also the ex-officio Chairman of? -(A) Rajya Sabha -(B) Lok Sabha -(C) Union Public Service Commission -(D) NITI Aayog 31. Who among the following was the first woman President of India. -(A) Indira Gandhi -(B) Pratibha Patil -(C) Sarojini Naidu -(D) Sucheta Kripalani 32. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the president to consult the supreme court. -(A) Article 72 -(B) Article 123 -(C) Article 143 -(D) Article 32 33. The process of removing the President of India through impeachment is a ? -(A) Legislative Procedure -(B) Executive Procedure -(C) Judicial Procedure -(D) Quasi-Judicial Procedure 34. Who among the following is called the first citizen of India. -(A) Prime Minister of India -(B) President of India -(C) Chief Justice of India -(D) None of the Above 35. Which one of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of State Policy deals with the promotion of international peace and security. -(A) Article 48 -(B) Article 50 -(C) Article 51 -(D) Article 51(A) 36. The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution have been taken from the constitution of which of the following countries. -(A) Germany -(B) Britain -(C) Ireland -(D) America 37. On the basis of the recommendation of which of the following Committees, the Fundamental Duties were included in the Indian Constitution. -(A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee -(B) Swaran Singh Committee -(C) K. Santhanam Committee -(D) Sarkaria Commission 38. Which of the following is considered as the protector of fundamental rights under the Indian Constitution. -(A) President -(B) Judiciary -(C) Prime Minister -(D) Parliament 39. Which of the following rights was described as 'soul of the Constitution' by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. -(A) Right to Equality -(B) Right to Freedom -(C) Right against Exploitation -(D) Right to Constitutional Remedies 40. Which of the following Constitutional amendments is also called 'Mini Constitution' -(A) 42nd Amendment -(B) 44th Amendment -(C) 91st Amendment -(D) 93rd Amendment 41. By which constitutional amendment was the right to education provided for under Article 21(A) of the Indian Constitution. -(A) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 -(B) 44th Amendment Act, 1978 -(C) 61st Amendment Act, 1989 -(D) 86th Amendment Act, 2002 42. How many types of freedoms are currently provided under Article-19 of the Indian Constitution. -(A) 3 Types -(B) 4 Types -(C) 5 Types -(D) 6 Types 43. Which articles of the Indian constitution are related to Citizenship. -(A) Article 1 to 4 -(B) Article 5 to 11 -(C) Article 14 to 18 -(D) Article 25 to 28 44. By which article of the Indian Constitution untouchability has been abolished. -(A) Article 14 -(B) Article 15 -(C) Article 16 -(D) Article 17 45. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights. -(A) Part I -(B) Part II -(C) Part III -(D) Part IV 46. Which words were added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitution Amendment. -(A) Socialist, Secular, Integrity -(B) Socialist, Secular, Democratic -(C) Socialist, Secular, Sovereignty -(D) Socialist, Secular, Equality 47. Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India as a. -(A) Union of States -(B) Federation -(C) Quasi federal -(D) Confederation 48. What was the total number of women members in the Indian Constituent Assembly. -(A) 12 -(B) 13 -(C) 14 -(D) 15 49. Where is the original copy of the Indian Constitution Stored? -(A) The Parliament House in New Delhi -(B) The British Library in London -(C) Supreme Court -(D) President's House 50. Who of the following is known as the architect of the Indian Constitution. -(A) B. N. Roa -(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad -(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar -(D) Jawaharlal Nehru