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1. In which year, the Government of India had set up the Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State relations?
A.1980
B. 1983
C. 1987
D. 1992
ANSWER: B.1983
SOLUTION : Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India.
2. Constitution of India guarantees which of the following to the states of India?
A. Territorial Integrity
B. Sovereignty
C. Right to secede from Union
D. None of them
ANSWER: D.None of them
SOLUTION: Under the right to freedom guaranteed by the Constitution of India, citizens have the freedom of speech and expression, freedom to assemble, form associations to protest peacefully, and to reside in any part of the country.
3. The Sarkaria commission is related to which of the following?
A. Centre and State Relations
B. Banking and Financial Sector
C. Election Reforms
D. Freedom of Press in India
ANSWER :A.Centre and State Relations
SOLUTION:The Sarkaria Commission was established in 1983 to examine the relationship between the central and state governments of India. The commission was named after its chairman, retired Supreme Court judge Rajinder Singh Sarkaria. The commission’s final report, submitted in 1988, contained 247 recommendations and was 1600 pages long.
4. For which of the following purpose, Rajamanar Committee was constituted ?
A. Industrial Licensing
B. Direct taxes
C. Centre State Fiscal Relations
D. Indirect taxes
ANSWER: C.Centre State Fiscal Relations
SOLUTION: Rajmannar Committee was set up by the then DMK Government of Tamil Nadu in 1969 under the Chairmanship of Dr. P.V. Rajamanar. It was appointed to examine all aspects of Centre-State relations and to investigate and identify the causes of unitary tendencies in Central-State relations.
5. Economic and Social planning comes under which of the following?
A. Union List
B. State List
C. Concurrent List
D. None of the above
ANSWER:C.Concurrent List
SOLUTION: The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.
6. The State Government’s responsibility for educational planning is shared by the _______.
A. Ministry of Programme Implementation
B. Ministry of Human Resource Development
C. Ministry of Planning
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
ANSWER: B.Ministry of Human Resource Development
SOLUTION: Ministry of Human Resource Development.
7. The state of Telangana was officially formed in _______.
A. 2016
B. 2011
C. 2014
D. 2015
ANSWER: C.2014
SOLUTION:The state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao was elected as the first chief minister of Telangana, following elections in which the Bharat Rashtra Samithi party secured a majority.
8. The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in _________.
A. 1962
B. 1960
C. 1961
D. 1959
ANSWER: B.1960
SOLUTION: Bombay State was finally dissolved with the formation of Maharashtra and Gujarat states on 1 May 1960.
9. Which one of the following is not included in the state list in the Constitution of India?
A. Law and Order
B. Prison
C. Police
D. Criminal Procedure Code
ANSWER:D.Criminal Procedure Code
SOLUTION: The Criminal Procedure Code is not included in the State List of the Constitution of India. Criminal law and criminal procedure are part of the Concurrent List, while police and prisons are under the State List.
10. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution divides the legislative powers between the Union and states?
A. 6th schedule
B. 8th schedule
C. 9th schedule
D. 7th schedule
ANSWER:D.7th schedule
SOLUTION:The Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India specifies the allocation of powers and functions between the Union and the State legislatures.