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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 1

Cold War refers to       (SSC Multitasking 2013)

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The Cold War, often dated from 1947 to 1991, was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc, dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the Eastern Bloc, dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact. This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 2

Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for equal opportunities for all citizen in Public employment? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)

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Article 16 of the Indian Constitution deals with equality of opportunity in matters of public employment. It states that no citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent. place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect or, any employment or office under the State.

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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 3

Which one of the following is opposite to democratic state? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)

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Democracy is a political system whereby people elect their representatives who then administer the region/ nation. Despotism is a way of ruling in which the leader has total, unchecked power. It can also describe tyranny, the wielding of power through cruelty and terror.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 4

Who said: "Where there is no law, there is no freedom"? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)

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John Locke in his Second Treatise of Civil Government, Chapter 6, said that the end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.
According to him. in all the states of created beings capable of laws, where there is no law, there is no freedom.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 5

Which one of the following statements about the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is not correct ? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)

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Judges in a High Court are appointed by the President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the governor of the state. The Constitution confers the power of appointment of judges on the President of India.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 6

The authority to alter the boundaries of states in India rests with the   (SSC Stenographer 2013)

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The authority to alter the boundaries of states in india rests with the Parliament.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 7

Schedule VII of Indian Constitution contains      (SSC Stenographer 2013)

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Seventh Schedule gives allocation of powers an d functions between Union & States. It contains 3 lists
1. Union List (For central Govt.) 97 Subjects.
2. States List (Powers of State Govt.) 66 subjects
3. Concurrent List (Both Union & States) 47 subjects.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 8

Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions about financial emergency?      (SSC Stenographer 2013)

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The provisions of Financial Emergency are enshrined under Article 360 of the Constitution. This provision provides a safeguard for the Union Government if any threat exists to the financial stability of India. If the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the financial stability or credit of India or of any part of the territory thereof is threatened, he may by a Proclamation make a declaration to that effect.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 9

Maximum age of superannuation for the judges of the Supreme Court of India is      (SSC Stenographer 2013)

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The current age of retirement for Supreme Court judges is 65 years while High Court Judges is 62 years.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 10

The National Commission for Minorities was constituted in the year (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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The Union Government set up the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, on 17th May, 1993.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 11

In which of the following systems of government is bi– cameralism an essential feature? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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Some countries, Such as Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, Switzerland and the United States, link their bicameral systems to their federal political structure.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 12

Socialism succeeds in achieveing  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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Socialism is an economic system char acterised by social ownership and/or cannot of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 13

The seat of Madhya Pradesh High Court is located at (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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The Court was established in Nagpur, but after the reorganisation of states on 1 November 1956, it was moved to Jabalpur.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 14

Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like “a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the ban k”. (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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K. T. Shah said that the Directive principles of state policy are just like ‘a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank’.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 15

The proposal for the creation of new All-India Services can be considered on ly: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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Article 312 provides that an All India Service can be created only if the Council of State declares by a resolution supported by not less than a two-thirds majority that it is necessary in the national interest to create one or more such All india Services.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 16

The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be scheduled castes rests with the: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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As per the provision of the article 341(1) of the Constitution, The President may with respect to any State or Union Territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public
notification, specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to that State or Union Territory, as the case may be.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 17

The seat of Kerala High Court is located at: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Kochi. It is located in Ernakulam.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 18

The first speaker of Lok Sabha was: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, popular ly known as Dadasaheb, was an independence activist, the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, an later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 19

The Social Contract theory deals with (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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The Social Contract theory deals with the origin of the state.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 20

The Supr eme Court of India offers advice to the Pr esident on matters of Legal, Public or Constitutional importance based on (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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Article 143 of the In dian Constitution confers upon the Supreme Court advisory jurisdiction. The President may seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on any question of law or fact of public importance on which he thinks it expedient to obtain such an opinion.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 21

Which is the most effective means of executive con trol of administration ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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Appointment and r emoval of top officials is the m ost effective means of executive control of administration.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 22

Violation of ‘Rule of Law’ arises mostly from (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012)

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Violation of rule of law arises mostly from lack of checks and balances. The concept of Rule of Law permeates into the Indian Legal System through the Constitution.
Part III of the Constitution of India acts as a restraint on the various organs exercising powers.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 23

The Constitutional Amendment Act that has introduced safeguards against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency is the (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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The 44th amendment of the Constitution was enacted by the Janata Government mainly to nullify some of the amendments made by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976. This amendment act has introduced safeguards against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 24

The Fundamental Rights can be suspended by the (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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The Fundamental Rights can be suspended during the Emergency under Article 359 of the Constitution by the President of India.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 25

The main reason for the growth of communalism in India is (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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Indian sub-continent context, communalism has come to be associated  with tensions and clashes between different religious communities in various regions. The major reason for the growth of communalism in modern India is educational and economic backwardness of minority groups.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 26

A Retired Judge of a High Court is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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  • The constitution says that once a high court judge has retired, he cannot practice law in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.
  • This means that a retired High Court judge cannot practice in lower courts and the same High Court from which he has retired.
SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 27

Which one of the following does not match? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012)

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The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to protect women from domestic violence. It was brought into force by the Indian government from 26 October 2006.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 28

How many cricketers, who have represented India in test matches, are presently Lok Sabha members ? (SSC CHSL 2012)

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Three cricketer s from India (Navjot Singh Sidh u, Mohammad Azharuddin, Kirti Azad), have represented India in test matches, are presently Lok Sabha members.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 29

Which one of the following was created by the 'Pitt's India Act' ?      (SSC CHSL 2012)

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The Pitt’s India Act, 1784 was passed by the British Parliament to correct the defects of the Regulating Act of 1773. This act resulted in dual control of British possessions in India by the British government. This act continued in effect until 1858. The act provided for the appointment of a Board of Control, and provided for a joint government of British India by the Company and the Crown with the government holding the ultimate authority.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 5 - Question 30

Term 'Federal' has been used in the Indian Constitution in: (SSC CHSL 2012)

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The Constitution of In dia establishes a federal structure to the Indian government, declaring it to be a “Union of States”. Part XI of the Indian constitution specifies the distribution of legislative, administrative and executive powers between the Central government and the States of India.

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