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TNPSC Exam-GROUP- IV - Subject wise analysed Previous Year questions and Answers-Political Science-Part-1

TNPSC Exam-GROUP- IV - Subject wise analysed Previous Year questions and Answers-Political Science-Part-1



TNPSC GROUP – IV  2012
Political Science

1.         The Chairman of the Finance Commission is appointed by

            A)        the president                        
           B)         the Prime Minister
            C)        the speaker of the Lok Sabha                              
D)        the Finance Minister






Ans : (A)







2.         Which one of the following is not a qualification required to be the Vice-president of India?

  A) He must be a citizen of India
  B) He must be able to speak, read and write in Hindi
  C) He must have completed 35 Years of age
  D) He must be eligible for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha
           






            Ans : (B)






3.         Which one of the following is correctly matched?

 A) Father of Indian Planning of Tamil Nadu     -  Gandhiji
 B)  The First Governor of Tamil Nadu                -  P.C. Alexander
 C) First Woman Prime Minister in India            -  Indira Gandhi
D) First President of India                                    -  Nehru







            Ans : (C)







4.         Who among the following has been appointed the Chairman of the Nineteenth Law Commission?

            A)        Justice A.N. Ray
            B)        Justice P.V. Reddi
            C)        Justice S.M. Sikri
            D)        Justice Y.V. Chandrachaud.




           
            Ans : (B)




TNPSC GROUP – IV  2011
General Awareness

5.         The Election Commission of India is situated at

            A)        Mumbai                                 
B)        Chennai
            C)        New Delhi                            
D)        Kalkata
  






Ans : (C)






6.         Which authority conducts the local body elections?

            A)        Central Election Commission                               
B)        State Election Commission
            C)        District Election Commission                                
D)        Observers





Ans : (B)






7.         The  Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is

            A)        the President of India                                 
B)        the Vice-President of India
            C)        the Speaker                         
D)        the Prime Minister







Ans : (B)







8.         UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on
            A)        10th December, 1945                                  
B)        10th December, 1946
            C)        10th December, 1947                                  
D)        10th December, 1948
            






                                                                                                                         
Ans : (D)







9.         The book written by Krishnadevaraya was

            A)        Amuktha Malyada                           
B)        Kambaramayanam
            C)        Sivagnana bodham                        
D)        Mahabharatam






Ans : (A)






10.       “Kadhai podhi paadal” is known as

            A)        Periyapuranam                               
B)        Thiruvilaiyadal puranam
            C)        Vishnu puranam                             
D)        Kandha puranam







Ans : (B)







11.       The link language of India is

            A)        French                       B)        Japanese
            C)        Greek                         D)        English





Ans : (D)






12.       The age for voting right in India is

            A)        21 years                     B)        25 years
            C)        18 years                     D)        20 years







Ans : (C)







13.       Who issues the Voter Identify Card?

            A)        Election Commission of India                  
B)        District Collector
            C)        Municipal Commissioner                          
D)        Chairman








Ans : (A)




TNPSC GROUP – IV  2008
Political Science

14.       Which government has the control over the Newspaper?

            A)        State government
B)        Central and state government
            C)        Central government
D)        None of these







Ans : (B)







15.       Which article of the constitution of India empowers the president to declare president’s rule in state?

            A)        Article 352
B)        Article 353
            C)        Article 355
D)        Article 356







Ans : (D)







16.       Right to freedom guarantees

            A)        6 Rights
B)        7 Rights
            C)        8 Rights
D)        9 Rights





Ans : (A)






17.       Who is the final authority declare war?

            A)        The president
B)        The prime minister
            C)        The Parliament
D)        The chief army






Ans : (A)






18.       Whose signature is needed for a bill to become law?

            A)        Prime minister
B)        Head of the legislature
            C)        Governor
D)        President







Ans : (D)






19.       Who said “without law there is no freedom”?

            A)        Laski
B)        Hobbes
            C)        Locke
D)        Mill





Ans : (C)






20.       When was the panchayati raj introduced in India?

            A)        1950
B)        1959
            C)        1952
D)        1962






Ans : (B)






21.       The president of India is

            A)        The head of the state
B)        The head of the Government
            C)        The head of the state as well as government
D)        None of these






Ans : (A)





22.       The lowest unit in the panchayati raj institution is

            A)        Village panchayat
B)        Panchayat Samiti
            C)        Zilla Parishad
D)        Gram Sabha






Ans : (A)






23.       In India, the capital city is also an union territory which is

            A)        Chandigath
B)        New Delhi
            C)        Puducherry
D)        Jaipur







Ans : (B)







24.       How many heads are there in every District Panchayat?

            A)        2                                  B)        4
            C)        1                                  D)        5






Ans : (C)





Special Exam (2008)

25.       In modern times political rights are guaranteed to

            A)        all citizens                            
           B)         adult citizens
            C)        property owners only
D)        men only






Ans : (A)






26.       Which part of the Constitution of India deals with citizenship?

            A)        I                            B)        II
            C)        III                          D)        IV









Ans : (B)







27.       Which one of the following authorities is authorised by the Constitution impose reasonable restrictions on Fundamental Rights?
           
           A)         The Parliament                                
B)        The Supreme Court
            C)        The President
D)        None of these







Ans : (A)






28.       The President can be removed from his office through impeachment by the

            A)        Lok Sabha                            
B)        Supreme Court of India
            C)        Two Houses of Parliament
D)        Council of Ministers






Ans : (C)






29.       The Rajya Sabha consists of

            A)        250 members                        B)        270 members
            C)        200 members                        D)        230 members






Ans : (A)






30.       The custodian of the legislature is

            A)        the prime Minister                           
B)        the President
            C)        the Vice- President
D)        the Speaker







Ans : (D)






31.       The Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court hold office

            A)        till the age of 60                               
B)        for life
            C)        till the age of 62 years
D)        till the age of 58 years








Ans : (C)







32.       The members of the UPSC are

            A)        elected by the people                                 
B)        elected by the Parliament
            C)        appointed by the President
D)        appointed by the Council of Ministers







Ans : (C)








33.       Paying Income Tax signifies

            A)        traditional authority             
B)        rational legal authority
            C)        charismatic authority
D)        all of these








Ans : (B)







34.       In Tamil Nadu, head of the Panchayat  is called the

            A)        Mayor                       B)   Chairman
            C)        Chief Minister         D)   Prime Minister







Ans : (B)