టీజీపీఎస్సీ గ్రూప్-1 ప్రిలిమ్స్ 1995
138 ప్రశ్నలు, ప్రతిదానికి అధికారిక సమాధానం మరియు వివరణ.
ఒకే ప్రశ్న పలు సంవత్సరాల్లో వస్తే, మొదటిసారి అడిగిన సంవత్సరం కింద చూపిస్తాం.
- Q1Vedic Age and the Mahajanapadas
'Nachiketopakhyanam' is from this Upanishad.
- aMundakopanishad
- bKathopanishadసరైన సమాధానం
- cPrashnopanishad
- dTaittiriyopanishad
వివరణ
Option B is correct because the philosophical dialogue between the young boy Nachiketa and Yama, the lord of death, forms the central narrative of the Katha Upanishad. Option A: Mundaka Upanishad is celebrated for the national motto Satyameva Jayate, not the story of Nachiketa. Option C: Prashna Upanishad consists of six philosophical questions posed to Sage Pippalada by his disciples. Option D: Taittiriya Upanishad is known for explaining the Panchakosha theory and the convocation advice to students.
- Q2Vedic Age and the Mahajanapadas
What is the name of Mahabharata in the Parvas?
- aHarivamsa
- bApastamba Sutra
- cJayaసరైన సమాధానం
- dAshtadhyayi
వివరణ
Option C is correct because the earliest version of the epic composed by sage Vyasa was named Jaya, which celebrated the triumph of righteousness. Jaya: initial core text of around 8,800 verses Bharata: expanded version containing 24,000 verses recited by Vaishampayana Mahabharata: comprehensive epic of over 100,000 verses narrated by Ugrasrava Sauti Option A: Harivamsa is a supplementary text or appendix to the epic focusing on the genealogy and life of Lord Krishna. Option B: Apastamba Sutra is an ancient Kalpasutra manual associated with the Black Yajurveda. Option D: Ashtadhyayi is a renowned Sanskrit treatise on linguistics and grammar authored by Panini.
- Q3Vedic Age and the Mahajanapadas
Naga Muchilinda is a character related to this religion.
- aBuddhismసరైన సమాధానం
- bJainism
- cShaivism
- dVaishnavism
వివరణ
Option A is correct because Naga Muchilinda, the serpent king, is a key figure in Buddhist tradition who shielded Gautama Buddha from torrential storms while he meditated under the Mucalinda tree following his enlightenment. Option B: Jainism features the serpent deity Dharanendra, who protected Parshvanatha, rather than Mucalinda. Option C: Shaivism centers around deities like Shiva and serpents like Vasuki, not the Buddhist guardian Mucalinda. Option D: Vaishnavism features the cosmic serpent Shesha or Ananta who serves as the resting couch of Vishnu.
- Q4Post-Mauryan India and the foreign invasions
Kubera's name is in this inscription.
- aAshoka's Maski inscription
- bBhattiprolu casket inscriptionsసరైన సమాధానం
- cGautamibalashri's Nashik inscription
- dKharavela's Hathigumpha inscription
వివరణ
Option B is correct because the Bhattiprolu relic casket inscriptions in Guntur district record the name of Raja Kuberaka, an early local ruler of coastal Andhra prior to or during early Satavahana hegemony. Option A: Ashoka's Maski minor rock edict is famous for mentioning Ashoka by his personal name along with Devanampiya, not Kuberaka. Option C: Gautamibalashri's Nashik inscription details the military exploits and virtues of her son Gautamiputra Satakarni. Option D: Kharavela's Hathigumpha inscription chronicles the career and campaigns of King Kharavela of Kalinga.
- Q5Post-Mauryan India and the foreign invasions
Purushadatta belonged to this dynasty.
- aRashtrakutas
- bVemulawada Chalukyas
- cIkshvakusసరైన సమాధానం
- dSalankayanas
వివరణ
Option C is correct because kings bearing the name Purushadatta, such as Virapurushadatta and Rudrapurushadatta, were prominent monarchs of the Andhra Ikshvaku dynasty. Option A: Rashtrakutas were an early medieval imperial power centered in Manyakheta in the western Deccan. Option B: Vemulawada Chalukyas ruled parts of modern Telangana centuries later as feudatories of the Rashtrakutas. Option D: Salankayanas ruled Vengi around the fourth and fifth centuries CE and bore names ending primarily in varman.
- Q6Gupta and post-Gupta India
Buddhagupta was a great _____.
- aplaywright
- bgrammarian
- cgreat navigatorసరైన సమాధానం
- dpainter
వివరణ
Option C is correct because a prominent fifth-century Sanskrit inscription found in Kedah, Malaysia, explicitly describes Buddhagupta of Raktamrittika as a Mahanavika, meaning a master navigator or sea captain. Option A: Buddhagupta is not recorded as a dramatic author or contributor to ancient Indian theatrical traditions. Option B: Buddhagupta was not a Sanskrit grammarian like Panini, Katyayana, or Patanjali. Option D: Buddhagupta has no connection to ancient mural or miniature painting, being known exclusively as a mariner from epigraphic evidence.
- Q7Gupta and post-Gupta India
Puranas compared the king to this god.
- aRama
- bVishnuసరైన సమాధానం
- cBrahma
- dShiva
వివరణ
Option B is correct because the Puranas and contemporary political treatises conceptualized the righteous monarch as an earthly manifestation or partial incarnation (amsa) of Vishnu, whose role is to protect society and maintain dharma. Option A: Rama is an avatar of Vishnu, but the texts establish the theoretical identity of royal protection with Vishnu directly. Option C: Brahma is associated with creation rather than royal governance, defense, and preservation of worldly order. Option D: Shiva is associated with cosmic destruction and ascetic detachment rather than the sovereign sustenance of social stability.
- Q8Gupta and post-Gupta India
These people propounded the Chaturvyuha doctrine.
- aPancharatrikasసరైన సమాధానం
- bVaikhanasas
- cChaityakas
- dKapalikas
వివరణ
Option A is correct because the Pancharatra school of Vaishnavism propounded the Chaturvyuha doctrine, which describes the fourfold cosmic emanations of the Supreme Lord. Vasudeva represents the highest self and consciousness Samkarshana represents the individual living soul Pradyumna represents the mind Aniruddha represents ego Option B: Vaikhanasas are a traditional Vaishnava sect focused on Vedic temple rituals and icon worship rather than the fourfold vyuha cosmology. Option C: Chaityakas were an offshoot of the Mahasamghika school of Buddhism centered in Andhra. Option D: Kapalikas were an extreme Shaivite tantric sect devoted to Bhairava, possessing no link to Vaishnava vyuha philosophy.
- Q9Gupta and post-Gupta India
Author of 'Kuvalayamala'?
- aBana
- bKundakunda
- cDandin
- dUdyotanaసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because Udyotanasuri (or Udyotana), a Jain monk, wrote the Prakrit romantic text Kuvalayamala around 779 CE at Jalor in Rajasthan. Option A: Bana wrote the Harshacharita and Kadambari. Option B: Kundakunda was a Digambara Jain philosopher who wrote texts like Samayasara and Pravachanasara. Option C: Dandin was a Sanskrit author known for Dashakumaracharita and Kavyadarsha.
- Q10Early medieval South Indian dynasties
The famous Trimurti sculpture is located here.
- aMahabalipuram
- bElephantaసరైన సమాధానం
- cBadami
- dVijayawada
వివరణ
Option B is correct because the colossal three-headed Sadashiva sculpture, widely referred to as the Trimurti representing the pancha-brahma aspects of Shiva, is located in the main cave at Elephanta Island near Mumbai. Option A: Mahabalipuram is renowned for its Pallava rock-cut rathas, mandapas, and the Shore Temple, not the Trimurti relief. Option C: Badami contains rock-cut cave temples and structural temples of the Chalukyas, but not the iconic colossal Trimurti. Option D: Vijayawada hosts the Moghalrajpuram and Undavalli caves, neither of which houses this particular sculpture.
- Q11Early medieval South Indian dynasties
Those who issued the first Telugu inscription.
- aSatavahanas
- bVengi Chalukyas
- cRenati Cholasసరైన సమాధానం
- dVishnukundinas
వివరణ
Option C is correct because the Renati Cholas were the first rulers to issue inscriptions completely in the Telugu language, marking the transition from Prakrit and Sanskrit to regional epigraphy in Andhra. Kalamalla inscription is dated to around 575 CE. It was issued by the Renati Chola king Erikal Mutthuraju Dhananjaya in present-day YSR Kadapa district. Option A: Satavahanas issued their official inscriptions in Prakrit, not Telugu. Option B: Vengi Chalukyas used Sanskrit and Telugu-Kannada script later, well after the Renati Cholas. Option D: Vishnukundinas issued their inscriptions in Sanskrit.
- Q12The Delhi Sultanate
Which historian described the Arab invasion of Sindh as a 'fruitless victory'?
- aR.C. Majumdar
- bStanley Lane-Pooleసరైన సమాధానం
- cVincent Smith
- dR.S. Sharma
వివరణ
Option B is correct because the British historian Stanley Lane-Poole observed that the Arab conquest of Sindh in 712 CE by Muhammad bin Qasim was an episode in the history of India and of Islam, describing it as a triumph without results or a fruitless victory. Option A: R.C. Majumdar was an Indian historian known for multi-volume works on Indian history who did not coin this characterization. Option C: Vincent Smith is famous for calling Samudragupta the Indian Napoleon, not for characterizing the conquest of Sindh this way. Option D: R.S. Sharma was an ancient Indian economic historian who focused on feudalism and social structures.
- Q13The Delhi Sultanate
The ruler known as 'Kashmir Akbar'.
- aShah Mir
- bAli Shah
- cZain-ul-Abidinసరైన సమాధానం
- dHaidar Shah
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin earned the moniker Akbar of Kashmir due to his religious tolerance, abolition of the Jizya tax, patronage of scholars and arts, and widespread public welfare works. Option A: Shah Mir founded the Shah Mir dynasty of Kashmir in 1339 AD, but is not known by this title. Option B: Ali Shah preceded Zain-ul-Abidin and was known for persecution of non-Muslim subjects under the influence of his minister Suhabhatta. Option D: Haidar Shah was the son and successor of Zain-ul-Abidin whose short reign was marked by instability.
- Q14The Delhi Sultanate
The classical music treatise 'Ragadarpanam' was translated into Persian during his time.
- aZulfiqar
- bAlauddin Khalji
- cGhiyasuddin Tughlaq
- dFiroz Tughlaqసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because Firoz Shah Tughlaq patronized the translation of numerous Sanskrit texts into Persian, including the Indian classical musical work Ragadarpan. Option A: Zulfiqar Khan was a later Mughal-era noble and had no connection to this fourteenth-century translation. Option B: Alauddin Khalji patronized musicians such as Amir Khusrau, but Ragadarpan was translated during the Tughlaq dynasty. Option C: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq maintained an orthodox stance against music and did not patronize musical translations.
- Q15Vijayanagara and the Deccan Sultanates
The person responsible for Melattur village becoming an art center.
- aKrishnadevaraya
- bSirappanayaka
- cAchyutappa Nayakaసరైన సమాధానం
- dRaghoji
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Achyutappa Nayaka, the sixteenth-century ruler of Thanjavur, granted the entire village of Melattur as an agrahara to hundreds of Brahmin artist families, establishing it as the center for Bhagavata Mela dance-dramas. Option A: He ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from Hampi and was not the Thanjavur ruler who gifted Melattur to the performing artists. Option B: He was an administrator who did not issue the foundational royal grant that turned Melattur into an art center. Option D: He was an eighteenth-century Maratha commander unconnected to the founding of this artistic agrahara.
- Q16The Mughal Empire
Until which year did Fatehpur Sikri remain as Akbar's capital?
- aA.D. 1571
- bA.D. 1585సరైన సమాధానం
- cA.D. 1590
- dA.D. 1605
వివరణ
Option B is correct because Akbar founded Fatehpur Sikri around 1571 and maintained it as his primary imperial capital until 1585, when he shifted his headquarters to Lahore to secure the northwestern frontiers. Option A: A.D. 1571 marks the approximate beginning of the construction of Fatehpur Sikri, not when it ceased to be the capital. Option C: A.D. 1590 is incorrect as Akbar had already relocated to Lahore five years prior. Option D: A.D. 1605 marks the year of Akbar's death, by which time Agra had resumed being the imperial capital.
- Q17The Mughal Empire
Who was the builder of the Shalimar Garden in Kashmir?
- aFiruz Tughlaq
- bHumayun
- cNur Jahanసరైన సమాధానం
- dShah Jahan
వివరణ త్వరలో.
- Q18The Mughal Empire
Bernier visited India in this century.
- afourteenth
- bfifteenth
- csixteenth
- dseventeenthసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because François Bernier, a French physician and traveler, stayed in India from 1656 to 1668 during the Mughal period, which places his visit firmly in the seventeenth century. Option A: Bernier did not live in the fourteenth century, which corresponds to the Delhi Sultanate era. Option B: The fifteenth century precedes the arrival of the Mughals and European travelers like Bernier. Option C: Bernier was born in 1620, so he did not visit India during the sixteenth century.
- Q19Bhakti and Sufi movements
The author of 'Panchadasi'.
- aSayana
- bVidyaranyaసరైన సమాధానం
- cAppayya Dikshitar
- dRamanuja
వివరణ
Option B is correct because Panchadasi is a celebrated comprehensive Vedantic treatise consisting of fifteen chapters authored by Sri Vidyaranya, who was associated with Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Option A: Sayana, the brother of Vidyaranya, is famous for his authoritative commentaries on the Vedas, not Panchadasi. Option C: Appayya Dikshitar was a 16th-century Advaita and Shaiva philosopher who wrote works like Kuvalayananda and Siddhanta Lesha Sangraha. Option D: Ramanuja was the proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy and the author of Sri Bhashya.
- Q20Shivaji and the Marathas
Tyagarajaswami was his contemporary.
- aKakati Prataparudra
- bPraudha Devaraya
- cSarabhoji - 2సరైన సమాధానం
- dVikramajit - 1
వివరణ
Option C is correct because the Carnatic musical saint Tyagaraja (1767–1847) lived in Tiruvaiyaru during the reign of King Serfoji II (Sarabhoji II, 1798–1832) of the Thanjavur Maratha dynasty. Option A: Kakati Prataparudra ruled the Kakatiya kingdom from Warangal between 1289 and 1323, centuries before Tyagaraja. Option B: Praudha Devaraya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire during the 15th century (1424–1446). Option D: Vikramajit I was a ruler from ancient and medieval eras who predated Tyagaraja by many centuries.
- Q21Advent of the Europeans and the struggle for supremacy
This port belonged to the Dutch East India.
- aMadras
- bPulicatసరైన సమాధానం
- cMahe
- dDaman
వివరణ
Option B is correct because Pulicat served as a major maritime port and the early administrative headquarters of the Dutch East India Company on the Coromandel Coast, where they built Fort Geldria. Option A: Madras was established and fortified by the English East India Company as Fort St. George. Option C: Mahe was a prominent settlement and port on the Malabar Coast held by the French East India Company. Option D: Daman was an enclave and port held on the western coast by the Portuguese.
- Q22The Revolt of 1857
Farrobab Khan was associated with the 1857 revolt that took place here.
- aDelhi
- bMeerut
- cKanpur
- dHyderabadసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because Farrobab Khan (a variant rendering of Turrebaz Khan) was a prominent figure of the 1857 uprising in Hyderabad, where he led an armed attack on the British Residency. Option A: Delhi was the imperial center where the rebellion was led by Bahadur Shah Zafar and General Bakht Khan. Option B: Meerut was the garrison town where the mutiny first erupted on 10 May 1857. Option C: Kanpur was the center of rebellion led by Nana Saheb, Tatya Tope, and Azimullah Khan.
- Q23The Indian National Movement
The year the mutiny took place in the Royal Indian Navy.
- aA.D. 1927
- bA.D. 1931
- cA.D. 1946సరైన సమాధానం
- dA.D. 1947
వివరణ
Option C is correct because ratings of the Royal Indian Navy on the ship HMIS Talwar mutinied on 18 February 1946 in Bombay, quickly spreading to naval establishments across Karachi, Calcutta, and Madras. Option A: A.D. 1927 was the year the Simon Commission was appointed by the British Government. Option B: A.D. 1931 was the year of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact and the Second Round Table Conference. Option D: A.D. 1947 was the year the Indian Independence Act was enacted and the country gained independence.
- Q24Firsts in India: the first university, bank, dam, railway and budget
Name of the car completely designed and manufactured in India?
- aTata Estateసరైన సమాధానం
- bAmbassador
- cMaruti
- dPadmini
వివరణ
Option A is correct because the Tata Estate, launched in 1992 by Tata Motors (then TELCO), was one of India's earliest station wagon cars designed and built entirely domestically by Indian engineers. Option B: Ambassador was based on Britain's Morris Oxford series, not designed indigenously in India. Option C: Maruti was created through a joint venture using Japanese Suzuki technology and designs. Option D: Premier Padmini was based on the Italian Fiat 1100 Delight design.
- Q25Firsts in India: the first university, bank, dam, railway and budget
The place where India's first archaeological park was built.
- aDelhiసరైన సమాధానం
- bGujarat
- cHaryana
- dAndhra Pradesh
వివరణ
Option A is correct because India's first archaeological park, the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, was established in Delhi adjacent to the Qutub Minar complex. Option B: Gujarat contains renowned Harappan sites like Dholavira and Lothal, but does not house India's first archaeological park. Option C: Haryana possesses extensive Indus Valley settlements such as Rakhigarhi, but was not the site of the first archaeological park. Option D: Andhra Pradesh contains major megalithic and Buddhist ruins, but was not the location chosen for India's first archaeological park.
- Q26Firsts in India: the first university, bank, dam, railway and budget
The first district in North India to achieve complete literacy?
- aBhopal
- bMoradabadసరైన సమాధానం
- cAligarh
- dAgra
అధికారిక సమాధానం చూపించాం. వివరణ సమీక్షలో ఉంది.
- Q27Telangana: the Nizam's state, the armed struggle and statehood
What is the name of the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad?
- aMahbub Ali Pashaసరైన సమాధానం
- bOsman Ali Khan
- cNasir-ud-Daula
- dNizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah
వివరణ
Option A is correct because Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, commonly referred to as Mahbub Ali Pasha, ruled Hyderabad as Asaf Jah VI from 1869 until his death in 1911. Asaf Jah I: Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan Asaf Jah IV: Nasir-ud-Daula Asaf Jah VI: Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII: Mir Osman Ali Khan Option B: Osman Ali Khan was the seventh and last ruling Nizam of Hyderabad. Option C: Nasir-ud-Daula was the fourth Nizam of Hyderabad. Option D: Nizam-ul-Mulk was the founder and first Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty.
- Q28Telangana: the Nizam's state, the armed struggle and statehood
Jakkula Purandhri is a character related to this folk art.
- aPerini Tandavam
- bBaggukatha
- cYakshaganamసరైన సమాధానం
- dTholubommalata
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Jakkula Purandhri is a traditional character and narrator associated with Yakshaganam, a folk dance-theatre form of Andhra and Telangana originally popularized by the Jakkula community. Option A: Perini Tandavam is an ancient warrior dance form that does not feature this dramatic character. Option B: Baggukatha is a balladic narration style that does not feature the Jakkula Purandhri character. Option D: Tholubommalata is a shadow puppetry tradition whose primary stock characters are Bangarakka and Kethigadu, not Jakkula Purandhri.
- Q29Telangana: the Nizam's state, the armed struggle and statehood
Kanchanamala is a famous....
- amodern Telugu poetess
- bMinister in T. Prakasam's cabinet
- cyesteryear Telugu film heroineసరైన సమాధానం
- dinternationally renowned Andhra sportswoman
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Kanchanamala was an acclaimed early Telugu film actress who rose to stardom in the 1930s and 1940s with classic films such as Malapilla and Vandemataram. Option A: Kanchanamala was a cinema personality, not a modern Telugu poetess. Option B: She never held political office or served as a minister in the Tanguturi Prakasam cabinet. Option D: She was never known as an international athlete.
- Q30Telugu language and literature, from the Kavitrayam to the moderns
'Madhavi' is a character in this Telugu literary work.
- aHimabindu
- bKreedabhiramamసరైన సమాధానం
- cVeyipadagalu
- dAmuktamalyada
వివరణ
Option B is correct because 'Kreedabhiramam', a popular Veedhi Natakam composed by Vinukonda Vallabharaya, features Madhavi as one of the prominent female characters encountered in the city of Orugallu. Option A: Himabindu is a historical novel written by Adavi Bapiraju set in the Satavahana period. Option C: Veyipadagalu is an epic novel written by Viswanatha Satyanarayana depicting cultural transformation. Option D: Amuktamalyada is a Prabandha kavya composed by Sri Krishnadeva Raya narrating the story of Goda Devi (Andal).
- Q31Fundamental Rights
Dr. Ambedkar described this fundamental right as the heart and soul of the Indian Constitution.
- aRight to Equality
- bRight to Freedom
- cRight against Exploitation
- dRight to Constitutional Remediesసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because Dr. B.R. Ambedkar declared the Right to Constitutional Remedies under Article 32 to be the heart and soul of the Constitution, as it provides the mechanism to enforce all other fundamental rights. Article 32 guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies. Option A: Right to Equality is covered under Articles 14 to 18 and was not designated with this phrase. Option B: Right to Freedom comprises Articles 19 to 22, guaranteeing essential civil freedoms rather than the remedial machinery. Option C: Right against Exploitation comprises Articles 23 and 24, which prevent human trafficking and child labour.
- Q32Fundamental Rights
The writ that commands an officer to perform their legal duties
- aMandamusసరైన సమాధానం
- bProhibition
- cQuo-Warranto
- dHabeas Corpus
వివరణ
Option A is correct because Mandamus literally means we command, and it is issued to direct a public official or authority to execute an obligatory legal duty they have failed or refused to carry out. Option B: Prohibition is issued by a superior court to prevent an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its legal jurisdiction. Option C: Quo-Warranto is issued to enquire into the legality of a person's claim to hold a public office. Option D: Habeas Corpus is issued to test the legality of a person's detention, not to enforce general legal duties.
- Q33Amendment and the basic structure
The subject related to the 86th Amendment Bill of the Indian Constitution.
- aReservation of seats for Anglo-Indians in legislative assemblies
- bReservation of seats for promotion of women employees in government
- cReservation of seats for promotion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees in governmentసరైన సమాధానం
- dReservation of seats for promotion of minority employees in government
వివరణ
Option C is correct because the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Bill, 2001 was enacted as the Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2001, which amended Article 16(4A) to provide for consequential seniority in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees in government service. Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Bill, 2001 was introduced to amend Article 16(4A). It was enacted as the Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2001. It provided consequential seniority in promotion under reservations for SC and ST employees. Option A: Anglo-Indian representation was addressed by other amendment bills, not the 86th Amendment Bill. Option B: The Constitution contains no amendment bill specifically providing reservation in promotions for women employees in government. Option D: The Constitution does not provide reservation in promotions for minority employees in government services.
- Q34The Union executive
The fund made available by the President to make advances for unforeseen expenditure before obtaining Parliament's approval?
- aConsolidated Fund
- bContingency Fundసరైన సమాధానం
- cEmergency Fund
- dDiscretionary Fund
వివరణ
Option B is correct because under Article 267(1) of the Indian Constitution, the Contingency Fund of India is placed at the disposal of the President to enable advances to be made for unforeseen expenditure pending parliamentary authorisation. Article 266(1): Consolidated Fund of India Article 267(1): Contingency Fund of India Contingency Fund of India Act: 1950 Option A: The Consolidated Fund holds all public revenues and cannot be drawn from without prior legislative appropriation via an Appropriation Act. Option C: An Emergency Fund does not exist as a separate constitutional fund under the Indian financial framework. Option D: A Discretionary Fund is not a constitutionally established fund for advances to meet national unforeseen expenditures.
- Q35The Union executive
Who are the members who elect the Vice-President of India?
- aMembers of Lok Sabha
- bMembers of Rajya Sabha
- cMembers of State Legislative Assemblies
- dMembers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha jointlyసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because under Article 66(1) of the Constitution of India, the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha meeting jointly. Option A: Mentions only the Lok Sabha, wrongly omitting the members of the Rajya Sabha. Option B: Mentions only the Rajya Sabha, wrongly omitting the members of the Lok Sabha. Option C: Confuses the election with that of the President, as State Legislative Assemblies have no vote in the Vice-Presidential election.
- Q36Parliament and the state legislatures
Parliament's summoning of the house...?
- aDissolution of Parliament
- bAdjournment of Parliament
- cProrogation of Parliament sessionసరైన సమాధానం
- dProtem
వివరణ త్వరలో.
- Q37The judiciary
Who appoints the judges of High Courts?
- aGovernors
- bChief Ministers
- cPresidentసరైన సమాధానం
- dPrime Minister
వివరణ
Option C is correct because every judge of a High Court is appointed by the President by warrant under hand and seal pursuant to Article 217 of the Constitution. Article 217 Clause 1 designates the President as the appointing authority for High Court judges. Option A: Governors are constitutional consultees in the appointment process and do not appoint High Court judges. Option B: Chief Ministers have no constitutional power to issue appointments to High Court judges. Option D: Prime Minister does not hold the constitutional authority to appoint judicial officers to High Courts.
- Q38Federalism and centre-state relations
Who has the power to establish a new All India Service?
- aMinistry of Personnel, Training
- bRajya Sabha
- cMinistry of Home Affairs
- dParliamentసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because Article 312 of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to create new All India Services by enacting a law, following a resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha by a two-thirds majority. Option A: The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions manages administrative personnel matters but lacks the legislative power to create new services. Option B: The Rajya Sabha only passes the initial enabling resolution declaring the national interest; it cannot unilaterally enact the law establishing the service. Option C: The Ministry of Home Affairs is an executive department and does not possess constitutional authority to establish new All India Services.
- Q39Federalism and centre-state relations
Who appoints the Indian Administrative Service personnel?
- aUnion Public Service Commission
- bPresidentసరైన సమాధానం
- cPrime Minister
- dUnion Home Ministry
వివరణ
Option B is correct because the President of India is the formal appointing authority for members of the Indian Administrative Service. Article 311: Safeguards members of an all-India service against dismissal by an authority subordinate to the appointing authority Notification of appointment: Issued under the seal and authority of the President of India Option A: The Union Public Service Commission merely conducts the selection process and recommends candidates, but does not appoint them. Option C: The Prime Minister heads the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for top-level postings, but the appointment orders are issued by the President. Option D: The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions serves as the administrative cadre-controlling authority, not the appointing authority.
- Q40Federalism and centre-state relations
Chairman of the Centre-State Relations Committee/Commission.
- aMorarji Desai
- bGopalaswami Ayyangar
- cSarkariaసరైన సమాధానం
- dT.S. Seshan
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Justice Ranjit Singh Sarkaria, a retired Supreme Court judge, was appointed as the chairman of the Commission on Centre-State Relations established by the Government of India in 1983. Option A: Morarji Desai served as the initial chairman of the First Administrative Reforms Commission, not the Centre-State Relations Commission. Option B: N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar was a member of the Constituent Assembly and chaired committees on government machinery reorganization, not Centre-State relations. Option D: T.S. Seshan was a former Chief Election Commissioner of India known for electoral reforms.
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