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Q561.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which among the following subjects is not included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969
  2. B.The General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972
  3. C.The Coal Mines (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1973
  4. D.The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
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Correct answer: D. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

This Act has never been added to the Ninth Schedule; the other three were placed in it by constitutional amendments.

Q562.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IEasy

Government of which one of the following States has appointed the Rajamannar Committee to study the Centre-State relations ?

  1. A.Government of Andhra Pradesh
  2. B.Government of Karnataka
  3. C.Government of Maharashtra
  4. D.Government of Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: D. Government of Tamil Nadu

The DMK government of Tamil Nadu set up the Rajamannar Committee in 1969 to study Centre-State relations. The three-member committee was headed by Dr P.V.

Q563.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy is NOT correct ?

  1. A.State shall follow the Directive Principles of State Policy both in the matter of administration as well as in the making of laws
  2. B.The Directive Principles of State Policy embody the object of the State under the republican Constitution
  3. C.The Directive Principles of State Policy have precedence over the Fundamental Rights in case of conflict between the two
  4. D.The Directive Principles of State Policy are not enforceable in the Courts
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Correct answer: C. The Directive Principles of State Policy have precedence over the Fundamental Rights in case of conflict between the two

Directive Principles do not have precedence over Fundamental Rights; in a conflict, the Fundamental Rights generally prevail. Directive Principles are in Part IV, Articles 36 to 51.

Q564.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Who can be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court?

  1. A.An advocate who has practised for at least ten years in any court
  2. B.A Judge of a High Court for at least three years
  3. C.A distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President of India
  4. D.A person who has held a judicial office for at least fifteen years
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Correct answer: C. A distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President of India

Article 124(3) allows such a person to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court.

Q565.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following pairs of Ministries and Departments is not correctly matched?

Ministry : Department

  1. A.The Ministry of Finance : The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
  2. B.The Ministry of Home Affairs : The Department of Official Language
  3. C.The Ministry of Defence : The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
  4. D.The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers : The Department of Pharmaceuticals
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Correct answer: A. The Ministry of Finance : The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare

The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare is not under the Ministry of Finance; it is part of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

Q566.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of different stages a budget has to go through in the Parliament?

1. Presentation of the Budget

2. Scrutiny by Departmental Committees

3. Passing of Finance Bill

4. Passing of Appropriation Bill

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1-2-4-3
  2. B.1-3-2-4
  3. C.2-1-3-4
  4. D.4-3-2-1
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Correct answer: A. 1-2-4-3

The budget is presented first, examined by the departmental committees, voted through the Appropriation Bill and finally completed with the Finance Bill.

Q567.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Max Weber's ideal theory of Bureaucracy is/are correct?

1. It refers to the dominant class character.

2. Bureaucracy is associated with structural and behavioral characteristics.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

Weber's ideal type describes bureaucracy through its structure and the conduct of its officials, not through class domination. Max Weber, the German sociologist, described the ideal type of bureaucracy as the most rational form of administration under legal-rational authority.

Q568.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about Public Accounts Committee is correct?

  1. A.The Committee consists of not more than 15 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
  2. B.The Finance Minister is an ex officio member of the Committee.
  3. C.A member of the Committee is given a term for one year.
  4. D.The term of the office of the members of the Committee from the Rajya Sabha is extended even when they retire from the Rajya Sabha.
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Correct answer: C. A member of the Committee is given a term for one year.

The Public Accounts Committee is constituted afresh every year, so each member's term is one year. The PAC was first set up in 1921 under the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.

Q569.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IHard

Which of the following statements in respect of the election of the President of India is/are correct?

1. By convention, the Secretary General, Lok Sabha or the Secretary General, Rajya Sabha is appointed as the Returning Officer by rotation.

2. Members of the Electoral College can vote according to their wish and are not bound by any party whip.

3. The provisions of NOTA are applicable.

Select the answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 2
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1 and 3
  4. D.1 only
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Correct answer: A. 1 and 2

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, but NOTA does not apply to the presidential election. The Election Commission conducts the election under Article 324 and the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952.

Q570.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.It provides a set of basic rules.
  2. B.It specifies the power of the Government.
  3. C.It is the supreme law of the land.
  4. D.It specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.
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Correct answer: D. It specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.

The Constitution makes itself supreme, not any one organ; it balances parliamentary sovereignty with judicial review. India took a middle path between the British idea of parliamentary sovereignty and the American idea of judicial supremacy.

Q571.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IHard

With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements : 1. When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can amend or reject the Bill. 2. When the Lok Sabha transmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill, it can only make recommendations. 3. In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, but a joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill. How many of the above statements are correct?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: B. Only two

Statements 1 and 2 are correct; statement 3 is wrong because a joint sitting for a Finance Bill is possible, not compulsory.

Q572.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements : 1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid. 2. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place. 3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent. How many of the above statements are correct?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: D. None

All three statements go against what the Constitution and the law on presidential elections actually say. Article 71 lets the Supreme Court decide disputes about a President's election, and it adds that if the election is declared void, acts done by the President before that decision do not become invalid.

Q573.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following organizations/ bodies in India : 1. The National Commission for Backward Classes 2. The National Human Rights Commission 3. The National Law Commission 4. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission How many of the above are constitutional bodies?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All four
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Correct answer: A. Only one

Of the four, only the National Commission for Backward Classes is set up by the Constitution itself.

Q574.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is/are correct?

1. In India, it adheres to the strict requirements imposed by the doctrine of locus standi.

2. Letters to judges may be treated as petitions.

3. M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India was a PIL that expanded the scope of Article 21 and Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

Select the answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1,2 and 3
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.3 only
  4. D.1 and 2 only
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Correct answer: B. 2 and 3 only

PIL in India relaxes the rule of locus standi, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Q575.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following is NOT provided for under the Directive Principles of State Policy ?

  1. A.Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases
  2. B.Uniform Civil Code for the citizens
  3. C.Separation of Judiciary from executive
  4. D.Participation of workers in the management of local-self government
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Correct answer: D. Participation of workers in the management of local-self government

Article 43A speaks of workers' participation in the management of industries, not of local self-government.

Q577.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following powers of the Supreme Court is also conferred on a High Court?

  1. A.Advisory power
  2. B.Power of doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before the court
  3. C.Power of court of record
  4. D.Power to allow/refuse Special Leave Petitions
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Correct answer: C. Power of court of record

Article 129 makes the Supreme Court a court of record and Article 215 does the same for every High Court, with power to punish for its contempt.

Q578.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

The National Human Rights Commission was established under the statute of :

  1. A.The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  2. B.The Protection and Implementation of Human Rights Act, 1993
  3. C.The Human Rights Act, 1993
  4. D.The Human Rights Commission Act, 1993
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Correct answer: A. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

The NHRC is a statutory body set up on 12 October 1993 under this Act, which Parliament passed after an ordinance of September 1993.

Q579.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Who among the following was appointed by the Constituent Assembly of India as Head of the Sub-Committee for North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas?

  1. A.Gopinath Bordoloi
  2. B.Rupnath Brahma
  3. C.Bishnuram Medhi
  4. D.Tarun Ram Phukan
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Correct answer: A. Gopinath Bordoloi

He chaired the North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas Sub-Committee, which is why it is known as the Bordoloi Committee.

Q580.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the administration and control of Scheduled Areas : 1. The Governors of each State having Scheduled Areas therein shall, annually or whenever so required by the President, make a report to the President regarding the administration of the Scheduled Areas in that State. 2. The Executive Power of the Union shall extend to the giving of directions to the States as to the administration of the Scheduled Areas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Both statements repeat paragraph 3 of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, which deals with the administration of Scheduled Areas.