UPPSC Prelims Political Science 2011 Paper (Part 7 of 8)

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  1. Who among the following was the first Vice-President of India?
    1. Zakir Hussain
    2. S Radhakrishnan
    3. V V Giri
    4. Gopal Swaroop Pathak
  2. The Swaraj Party was founded by whom of the following?
    1. C R Das
    2. Motilal Nehru
    3. C R Das and Motilal Nehru
    4. C R Das and Maulana Azad
  3. Who is the author of the book ‘The Makers of Modern India’
    1. Sumit Sarkar
    2. Bipin Chandra
    3. Bimal Prasad
    4. Ramchandra Guha
  4. The Jalianwala Kand took place in 1919 on which of the following dates?
    1. 10th April
    2. 13th April
    3. 14th April
    4. 19th April
  5. Which of the following bodies is not provided in the Indian Constitution?
    1. Public Service Commission
    2. Election Commission
    3. Planning Commission
    4. Finance Commission
  6. The philosophical foundation of the Indian Constitution is
    1. Directive Principles of State Policy
    2. Fundamentals Rights
    3. Federal Structure
    4. Preamble
  7. Indian Parliament constitutes of
    1. Lok Sabha
    2. Rajya Sabha
    3. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
    4. Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President
  8. The total number of the members of the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh is
    1. 105
    2. 108
    3. 110
    4. 125
  9. Who presides the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
    1. President of India
    2. Prime Minister
    3. Chairperson of Rajya Sabha
    4. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  10. Under which Article of Indian Constitution a High Court can issue writs to protect the Fundamental Rights?
    1. Article 15
    2. Article 32
    3. Article 35
    4. Article 226
  11. The Legal Advisor of the State Government is called
    1. Attorney General
    2. Solicitor General
    3. Advocate General
    4. None of the above
  12. Which of the following of Indian Constitution empowers the Governor to issue during recess of the State legislature?
    1. Article 210
    2. Article 211
    3. Article 213
    4. Article 214
  13. The First Round Table Conference began on
    1. 11th November, 1930
    2. 12th November, 1930
    3. 13th November, 1930
    4. 14th November, 1930
  14. Who was the main architect of Home Rule Movement in India?
    1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    2. Annie Beasant
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. Surendranath Banerjee
  15. Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court mentioned in which of the following articles of Indian constitution?
    1. Article 131
    2. Article 132
    3. Article 143
    4. Article 148