• CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
• PREAMBLE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
• FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
• UNION AND STATE EXECUTIVE
• UNION LEGISLATURE
• DPSP
• CITIZENSHIP
• JUDICIARY
• PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION
• SALI...
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES IS NOT A FINANCIAL STANDING COMMITTEE?
A) BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
B) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
C) ESTIMATES COMMITTEE
D) COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
ANSWER. A) A BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS A COMMITTEE RELATED TO THE DAY-TO-DAY
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
THE OTHER THREE COMMITTEES ARE RELATED TO FINANCIAL COMMITTEES.
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES IS NOT RELATED TO COMMITTEES TO INQUIRE?
A) COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS
B) COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES
C) ETHICS COMMITTEE
D) RULES COMMITTEE
ANSWER. D) THE RULES COMMITTEE IS RELATED TO THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE EXAMINE THE ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT OF THE
COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA (CAG)?
A) BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
B) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
C) ESTIMATES COMMITTEE
D) COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
ANSWER. B) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT COMMITTEE COMPRISES 22 MEMBERS ( 15 FROM LOK SABHA AND 7 FROM RAJYA
SABHA).
4. WHICH COMMITTEE IS THE LARGEST COMMITTEE?
A) BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
B) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
C) ESTIMATES COMMITTEE
D) COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
ANSWER. C) ESTIMATES COMMITTEE HAS 30 MEMBERS, ALL ARE FROM LOK SABHA ONLY. IT EXAMINES
THE BUDGET ESTIMATES ONLY AFTER PARLIAMENT HAS VOTED ON.
5. THE AUDIT REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA IS EXAMINED BY (UPPSC
2020)
A) THE ESTIMATES COMMITTEE
B) PUBLIC UNDERTAKING COMMITTEE
C) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER. C) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE; 22 MEMBERS; 15 FROM LOK SABHA AND 7 FROM RAJYA
SABHA; HEAD OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT COMMITTEE; PAC WAS SET UP FIRST IN 1922 UNDER THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT 1919. THE OFFICE TERM IS ONE YEAR. CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE IS
SELECTED FROM THE OPPOSITION;
6. WHO NOMINATES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN
PARLIAMENT? (UPPSC 2014)
A) THE SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA
B) THE PRIME MINISTER
C) THE PRESIDENT
D) THE CHAIRMAN OF RAJYA SABHA
ANSWER. A) THE SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT IS
NOMINATED BY THE SPEAKER OF LOKA SABHA AND IT IS GENERALLY FROM THE OPPOSITION PARTY.
22 MEMEBERS; 15 FROM LAK SABHA AND 7 MEMEBERS FROM RAJYA SABHA
IT CAME FROM THE 1919 ACT.
7. THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT SCRUTINIZES THE ( UPPSC 2021)
A) REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL
B) CONSOLIDATED FUND OF INDIA
C) PUBLIC ACCOUNT OF INDIA
D) CONTINGENCY FUND OF INDIA
ANSWER. A;
8. WHICH IS THE LARGEST COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT? ( UPPSC 2020)
A) PUBLIC ACCOUNT COMMITTEE
B) ESTIMATE COMMITTEE
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C) COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKING
D) COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS
ANSWER. B; ESTIMATE COMMITTEE.
THE ESTIMATE COMMITTEE HAS 30 MEMBERS AND ALL ARE FROM LOK SABHA ONLY ELECTED BY LOK
SABHA MEMBERS THE MINISTER CAN NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE ESTIMATE COMMITTEE.
PAC: 22 MEMBERS; 15 + 7(RAJYASABHA )AND EXAMINE THE CAG REPORT.
9. WHO NOMINATES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN
PARLIAMENT? ( UPPSC 2014)
A) THE SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA
B) THE PRIME MINISTER
C) THE PRESIDENT
D) THE CHAIRMAN OF RAJYA SABHA
ANSWER. A. THE SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT IS NOMINATED BY
THE SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA AND IT IS GENERALLY FROM THE OPPOSITION PARTY.
22 MEMEBERS; 15 FROM LAK SABHA AND 7 MEMEBERS FROM RAJYA SABHA
IT CAME FROM THE 1919 ACT.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION MCQ[ SOURCE M LAXMIKANT] |
1. EAST INDIA COMPANY GOT THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF TRADING IN INDIA UNDER A CHARTER
GRANTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH IN:
A) 1559
B) 1600
C) 1601
D) 1602
ANSWER. B;
THE CHARTER ACT OF 1600, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH I,
ESTABLISHED THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.
2. IN 1765, THE EAST INDIA COMPANY GOT DIWANI RIGHTS IN BENGAL, BIHAR, AND ORISSA, WHAT
IS THE MEANING OF DIWANI RIGHT:
A) RIGHT OVER REVENUE ONLY
B) RIGHT OVER CIVIL JUSTICE ONLY
C) RIGHT OVER REVENUE AND CIVIL JUSTICE ONLY
D) RIGHT OVER REVENUE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND CIVIL JUSTICE ONLY
ANSWER. C;
THE DIWANI RIGHTS OF 1765 GRANTED THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY THE AUTHORITY TO
COLLECT REVENUE AND ADMINISTER THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE NEWLY ACQUIRED
TERRITORIES OF BENGAL, BIHAR, AND ORISSA. THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE MUGHAL EMPEROR
ALLOWED THE COMPANY TO EXERCISE CONSIDERABLE CONTROL OVER THE ECONOMIC AND
ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF THESE REGIONS.
3. WHO WAS THE FIRST TO SUGGEST THE NEED FOR A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AFTER
INDEPENDENCE?
A) MOTILAL NEHRU
B) M N ROY
C) B G TILAK
D) MAHATMA GANDHI
ANSWER. B. M N ROY( A PIONEER OF THE COMMUNIST MOVEMENT IN INDIA) SUGGESTED THE NEED FOR
A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY IN 1934 AFTER INDEPENDENCE AND HE ALSO SUGGESTED THE RADICAL
NATURE OF DEMOCRACY.
4. WHICH ONE IS NOT A FEATURE OF REGULATING ACT 1773
A) IT WAS THE FIRST STEP TAKEN BY THE BRITISH TO CONTROL AND REGULATE THE AFFAIRS OF THE
EAST INDIA COMPANY IN INDIA.
B) FIRST TIME, THE BRITISH RECOGNIZED THE POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE
COMPANY.
C) THE REGULATING ACT OF 1773 LAID DOWN THE FOUNDATIONS OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION IN
INDIA.
D) IT PROVIDED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT AT MADRAS.
ANSWER. D.
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THE REGULATING ACT OF 1773 PROVIDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUPREME COURT AT CALCUTTA IN
1774; IT WAS COMPRISED OF ONE CHIEF JUDGE AND THREE SUPPORTING JUDGES.
5. WHICH ONE IS NOT A FEATURE OF REGULATING ACT 1773:
A) BOARD OF CONTROL TO MANAGE THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS WAS ESTABLISHED.
B) COURT OF DIRECTORS WAS CREATED TO REPORT THE REVENUE, CIVIL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS IN
INDIA.
C) IT DESIGNATED THE GOVERNOR OF BENGAL AS THE “GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BENGAL” AND
GOVERNORS OF BOMBAY AND MADRAS SUBORDINATED TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BENGAL.
D) IT PROHIBITED THE SERVANTS OF THE COMPANY FROM ENGAGING IN ANY PRIVATE TRADE OR
ACCEPTING PRESENTS FROM NATIVES.
ANSWER. A;
UNDER PITTS, INDIA ACT 1784, A BOARD OF CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED FOR MANAGING POLITICAL
AFFAIRS SEPARATELY.
6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTION IS ALSO CALLED THE “ACT OF SETTLEMENT”
A) REGULATING ACT OF 1773
B) AMENDING ACT OF 1781
C) PITT’S INDIA ACT OF 1784
D) CHARTER ACT OF 1833
ANSWER. B;
THE AMENDING ACT OF 1781 WAS PASSED TO RECTIFY THE DEFECTS OF THE REGULATING ACT OF 1773.
7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FEATURE OF PITT’S INDIA ACT OF 1784.
A) IT DISTINGUISHED BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPANY.
B) A NEW BODY BOARD OF CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED TO MANAGE THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS. IT
EMPOWERED THE BOARD OF CONTROL TO SUPERVISE AND DIRECT ALL OPERATIONS OF CIVIL AND MILITARY
GOVERNMENT AND REVENUE OF THE BRITISH POSSESSION IN INDIA.
C) IT ESTABLISHED A SYSTEM OF DOUBLE GOVERNMENT.
D) FIRST TIME, IT RECOGNIZED THE POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPANY.
ANSWER. D. IT WAS REGULATING ACT 1773, THAT RECOGNIZED FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE POLITICAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPANY.
8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT PITT’S INDIA ACT OF. 1784
A) FOR THE FIRST TIME, “THE COMPANY’S TERRITORIES IN INDIA” WERE CALLED THE “BRITISH
POSSESSIONS IN INDIA”
B) UNDER THIS ACT, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS GIVEN SUPREME CONTROL OVER THE
COMPANY’S AFFAIRS AND ITS ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA.
C) IT WAS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS CENTRALIZATION IN BRITISH INDIA.
D) BOTH A & B
ANSWER. D.
REGULATION ACT OF 1773 WAS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD CENTRALIZATION IN BRITISH INDIA.
9. WHICH ACT WAS CONSIDERED THE FINAL STEP TOWARDS CENTRALIZATION IN BRITISH INDIA.
A) REGULATING ACT 1773
B) PITT’S INDIA ACT 1784
C) CHARTER ACT OF 1833
D) CHARTER ACT OF 1853
ANSWER. C.
THE CHARTER ACT OF 1833 WAS THE FINAL STEP TOWARD CENTRALIZATION IN BRITISH INDIA.
THE CHARTER ACT OF 1833, ALSO KNOWN AS THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT 1833.
10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FEATURE OF THE CHARTER ACT OF 1833.
A) IT MADE THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BENGAL THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA.
B) LORD WILLIAM BENTICK WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA.
C) THE ACT DEPRIVED THE LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF BOMBAY, BENGAL, AND MADRAS.
D) EXCLUSIVE LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF BRITISH INDIA WERE GIVEN TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF
INDIA.
ANSWER. C. THE ACT DEPRIVED THE LEGISLATIVE POWER OF BOMBAY AND MADRAS ONLY.
11. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:
I. LAWS MADE UNDER THIS ACT WERE CALLED AS ACT.
II. IT ENDED THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE EAST INDIAN COMPANY AND THE COMPANY
BECAME A PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE BODY.
III. THE COMPANY’S TERRITORIES IN INDIA WERE CALLED “IN TRUST FOR HIS MAJESTY, HIS HEIRS, AND
SUCCESSORS”.
IV. INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF OPEN COMPETITION FOR THE SELECTION OF CIVIL SERVANTS AND
INDIANS SHOULD NOT BE DEBARRED FROM HOLDING ANY POST IN THE COMPANY.
WHICH OF THE ABOVE ARE FEATURES OF THE CHARTER ACT OF 1833.
A) I, II, III ONLY
B) II, III, IV ONLY
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C) I, III, IV ONLY
D) ALL
ANSWER. D.
12. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF BENGAL;
A) WARREN HASTING
B) WILLIAM BENTICK
C) LORD CANNING
D) LORD DALHOUSIE
ANSWER. A.
THE LIST OF GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF BENGAL DURING THE PERIOD OF BRITISH RULE IN INDIA WERE:
WARREN HASTINGS (1773-1785)
JOHN MACPHERSON (1785)
SIR JOHN SHORE (LORD TEIGNMOUTH) (1793-1797)
SIR ALURED CLARKE (1798-1801)
SIR GEORGE BARLOW (1805-1807)
GILBERT ELLIOT-MURRAY-KYNYNMOUND (LORD MINTO I) (1807-1813)
MARQUESS OF HASTINGS (LORD HASTINGS) (1813-1823)
JOHN ADAM (ACTING, 1823-1824)
WILLIAM AMHERST (LORD AMHERST) (1823-1828)
WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH BAYLEY (ACTING, 1828)
LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK (1828-1835)
13. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA;
A) WARREN HASTING
B) WILLIAM BENTICK
C) LORD CANNING
D) LORD DALHOUSIE
ANSWER. B;
LIST OF GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA WERE:
LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK (1828-1835)
CHARLES METCALFE (ACTING, 1835)
LORD AUCKLAND (1836-1842)
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE BIRD (ACTING, 1842)
LORD ELLENBOROUGH (1842-1844)
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE BIRD (ACTING, 1844)
LORD HARDINGE (1844-1848)
LORD DALHOUSIE (1848-1856)
VISCOUNT CANNING (1856–1858)
14. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE LAST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA;
A) WARREN HASTING
B) WILLIAM BENTICK
C) LORD CANNING
D) LORD DALHOUSIE
ANSWER. C
15. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE FIRST VICEROY OF INDIA;
A) WARREN HASTING
B) WILLIAM BENTICK
C) LORD CANNING
D) LORD DALHOUSIE
ANSWER. C;
AFTER THE INDIAN REBELLION OF 1857 AND THE TRANSFER OF POWER FROM THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
TO THE BRITISH CROWN, THE TITLE OF THE POSITION CHANGED FROM GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO
VICEROY OF INDIA:
THE LIST OF THE VICEROY OF INDIA WAS:
VISCOUNT CANNING (VICEROY, 1858–1862)
CHARLES JOHN CANNING (VICEROY, 1858–1862)
LORD ELGIN (1862–1863)
LORD LAWRENCE (1864–1869)
MARQUESS OF MAYO (1869–1872)
LORD NORTHBROOK (1872–1876)
LORD LYTTON (1876–1880)
LORD RIPON (1880–1884)
MARQUESS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA (1884–1888)
LORD LANSDOWNE (1888–1894)
MARQUESS OF ELGIN (1894–1899)
VICTOR BRUCE (ACTING, 1899)
MARQUESS OF CURZON OF KEDLESTON (1899–1905)
LORD AMPTHILL (ACTING, 1904)
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