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)