4451. The President of India had referred the Ayodhya issue to the Supreme Court of India under Article ______ of the Constitution.
A. 131
B. 136
C. 138
D. 143
✅ The correct answer is option D.
UPSC
4452. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States?
A. Stamp Duties
B. Passenger and Goods Tax
C. Estate Duty
D. Taxes on Newspapers
✅ The correct answer is option A.
4453. Which one of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal?
A. A written and rigid Constitution
B. An independent judiciary
C. Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
D. Distribution of powers between the Centre and the States
✅ The correct answer is option D.
4454. The Prime Ministership is generally offered to the
A. Leader of the majority party in the Popular House
B. Leader of the majority party in the Upper House
C. Person who is unanimously elected as the Leader of the House
D. Protem Speaker of the Lower House
✅ The correct answer is option A.
4455. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of
A. the Rajya Sabha
B. the Lok Sabha
C. the State Legislative Assemblies
D. both Houses of Parliament
✅ The correct answer is option D.
4456. Is there any provision in the Constitution authorising the President to appropriate funds without parliamentary sanction?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes, during a Financial Emergency
D. Yes, during an emergency under Article 352
✅ The correct answer is option B.
4457. The power to declare an Act passed by a State Legislature as unconstitutional lies with the
A. President
B. State High Court
C. Supreme Court and State High Court
D. State Governor
✅ The correct answer is option C.
4458. The first Governor General of free India was
A. C Rajagopalachari
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Linlithgow
✅ The correct answer is option B.
4459. Is there a provision in the Indian Constitution conferring a right to recall a legislator?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes, during an Emergency
D. Yes, during a Financial Emergency
✅ The correct answer is option B.
4460. Burma (now Myanmar) was separated from India in
A. 1919
B. 1929
C. 1935
D. 1947
✅ The correct answer is option C.