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The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office only in like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the ______.

  1. District Court
  2. High Court
  3. Supreme Court
  4. Administrative Tribunal
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Which statement best captures the vision of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments?

  1. Create parallel governments to State governments
  2. Establish direct democracy replacing representative democracy
  3. Deepen democracy through decentralization, participation, and accountability at grassroots
  4. Transfer all State functions to local bodies
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Which constitutional provision mandates training and capacity building for elected representatives and functionaries of Panchayats and Municipalities?

  1. Article 243G
  2. Article 243ZD
  3. Article 243Y
  4. No explicit provision; left to States
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The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 extends Panchayati Raj to Fifth Schedule areas with special provisions to protect ______ rights and customs.

  1. women
  2. tribal
  3. minority
  4. agricultural
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Part IX (Panchayats) does not apply to States with population below 20 lakhs, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and certain scheduled areas, but Part IXA (Municipalities) applies to Union Territories with ______.

  1. no exceptions
  2. President's notification
  3. Parliamentary law
  4. State Legislature approval
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Under Article 243ZE, Metropolitan Planning Committee must have at least ______ of members elected by elected members of Municipalities and Panchayats in metropolitan area.

  1. one-half
  2. two-thirds
  3. three-fourths
  4. four-fifths
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Article 243ZD mandates constitution of District Planning Committee to consolidate plans from Panchayats and Municipalities and prepare draft development plan for district.

  1. True
  2. False
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Under Article 243-I, the State Finance Commission is constituted every ______ years to review financial position of Panchayats and recommend grants.

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 10
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Which statement best describes India's federal structure?

  1. Purely federal like USA
  2. Purely unitary like UK
  3. Federal with unitary bias, flexible to meet national needs
  4. Confederal with sovereign States
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A Proclamation of National Emergency under Article 352 must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within ______ month(s) of its issue.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 6
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The Indian Constitution is described as 'federal with a strong unitary bias' because it contains more unitary features than federal features.

  1. True
  2. False
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Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the provision that amendments affecting federal structure require ratification by half of State Legislatures?

  1. Original Constitution
  2. 24th Amendment
  3. 42nd Amendment
  4. 73rd Amendment
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During Financial Emergency under Article 360, the President can issue directions to States to observe canons of financial ______.

  1. austerity
  2. propriety
  3. transparency
  4. accountability
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Zonal Councils, which promote inter-State cooperation, were established by which legal instrument?

  1. Constitutional Amendment
  2. Parliamentary Act
  3. Presidential Order
  4. Supreme Court Direction
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The imposition of President's Rule under Article 356 suspends the State Legislature but not the State Constitution.

  1. True
  2. False
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During a National Emergency under Article 352, the Union can give executive directions to States on any matter, effectively converting federal structure into unitary.

  1. True
  2. False
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Under Article 301, freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse throughout India is subject to parliamentary power to impose restrictions in public interest under which Article?

  1. Article 302
  2. Article 303
  3. Article 304
  4. Article 305
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Which Article mandates that net proceeds of taxes levied and collected by Union but assigned to States shall not form part of Consolidated Fund of India?

  1. Article 268
  2. Article 269
  3. Article 270
  4. Article 271
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Under Article 262, Parliament can by law provide for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers, and such law can exclude jurisdiction of ______.

  1. Parliament
  2. President
  3. Supreme Court
  4. High Courts
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Under which Article can the President refer a question of law or fact of public importance to the Supreme Court for its advisory opinion?

  1. Article 131
  2. Article 136
  3. Article 143
  4. Article 145