APPSC Group 2 Screening Test Question Paper & Key (Held on 26.02.2017 Sunday) - 5

121. The following is not one of the Directive Principles in the Constitution
(1) Increasing international trade
(2) Prohibition of cow slaughter
(3) Equal pay for equal work of men and women
(4) Separation of Judiciary from Executive

122. Which Article of the Directive Principles of the Constitution mentions about empowering Village Panchayats
(1) Article 38
(2) Article 39
(3) Article 40
(4) Article 41

123. Who circulated a questionnaire on Uniform Civil Code in October, 2016 to solicit opinions from the public at large
(1) Ministry of Law and Justice
(2) National Commission for Minorities
(3) National Human Rights Commission
(4) National Law Commission

124. As per the Constitution, a Union Minister shall hold office during pleasure of the
(1) Prime Minister
(2) President of Ruling party
(3) President
(4) Leader of the House

125. As per the Constitution, the Council of Union Ministers is collectively responsible to
(1) Both the Houses of Parliament
(2) The President
(3) The Ruling Party
(4) The Lok Sabha

126. In which category was Sachin Tendulkar nominated as the member of the Rajya Sabha
(1) Literature
(2) Arts
(3) Science
(4) Social Service

127. whose decision is final in deciding whether a bill is a money bill or not?
(1) The President
(2) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(3) The Finance Minister
(4) The Supreme Court

128. Collegium system of appointment of Supreme Court Judges derives sanction from
(1) The Constitution
(2) Consent of Government
(3) Decisions of Supreme Court
(4) President of India

129. If a bill is introduced in the the Council of the State and sent to Legislative Assembly for approval but if the Legislative Assembly rejects the bill, what is the next course of action?
(1) Joint sitting of both the Houses
(2) Council may send the bill back to the Assembly for reconsideration
(3) Bill may be sent to the Governor for examination
(4) The fate of the bill ends

130. The total number of ministers including the Chief Minister in a State shall not be less than
(1) 12
(2) 10
(3) 15
(4) 7

131. The remuneration of an Advocate General would be
(1) Equal to that of a High Court Judge
(2) As determined by the Governor
(3) Equal to that of the Chief Secretary of the State
(4) Equal to that of the Cabinet Minister of the State

132. As per Article 243 of the Constitution, the following would be the members of "Gram Sabha "
(1) All adults with age of 18 years and above in the Panchayat area
(2) All voters as per electoral rolls relating to the Panchayat area
(3) All citizens residing in the Panchayat
(4) All persons allowed by the Gram Panchayat

133. As per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, the proportion of basic grant a performance grant out of the total grant to a duly constituted Panchayat would be in the ratio of
(1) 70 : 30
(2) 80 : 20
(3) 90 : 10
(4) 75 : 25

134. The percentage of distribution of revenue from taxes between the Centre and the States is recommended by the
(1) Finance Commission
(2) NITI Aayog
(3) Inter State Council
(4) National Development Council

135. The maximum limit placed by the Constitution on levy per annum of Profession Tax is
(1) Rs. 5,000
(2) Rs. 2,500
(3) Rs. 1,250
(4) Rs. 2,000

136. Match the following Articles with the corresponding States
A. Article 371A. P. Assam

B. Article 371B Q. Nagaland.

C. Article 37iC. R. Manipur

D. Article 371F. S. Mizoram.

E. Article 371G. T. Sikkim

(1) AP, BQ, CR, DS, ET
(2) AP, BT, CQ, DS, ER
(3) AQ, BP, CR, DT, ES
(4) AR, BQ, CP, DT, ES

137. As per the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, how many members shall be there in Tribes Advisory Council be constituted by a State
(1) Up to 10
(2) Upto 20
(3) Up to 25
(4) Upto 50

138. The regulations with regard for peace and good government in a Scheduled Area would be issued by
(1) The President
(2) The Parliament
(3) The State Assembly
(4) The Governor

139. Who can alter the boundary of a Scheduled Area
(1) The President
(2) The Parliament
(3) The Governor
(4) The State Assembly

140. An autonomous region is
(1) A federation of autonomous districts
(2) An autonomous unit within an autonomous district
(3) A block of 3 autonomous districts
(4) An autonomous district

141. Even during Emergency, the following rights cannot be suspended
(1) Right under Article 21
(2) Right under Article 19
(3) Right under Article 14
(4) Right under Article 22

142. What is the amount of grant-in-aid recommended by the 14th Finance Commission to the Panchayats during 2015 -2020
(1) Rs. 250,292.20 Cr
(2) Rs. 300,292.20 Cr
(3) Rs. 200,292.20 Cr
(4) Rs. 275,292.20 Cr

143. Cultivation of opium is an item in the
(1) Union List
(2) State List
(3) Concurrent List
(4) Residuary item

144. The power of Parliament to amend the Constitution is limited by the
(1) Supreme Court
(2) Civil Society
(3) States
(4) Constitution

145. Which Article of the Constitution directs to provide instruction in mother tongue at the primary education stage to the children of linguistic minority groups?
(1) Article 350A
(2) Article 300A
(3) Article 351A
(4) Article 301A

146. The power of Judicial Review is exercised by the Supreme Court through which Article of the Constitution
(1) Article 131
(2) Article 132
(3) Article 32
(4) Article 134

147. As per Article 164 of the constitution, a Minister for Tribal Welfare is compulsory for which State
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Himachal Pradesh

148. The aim of Pradhan Mantri Uijwala Yojana is
(1) Improve coverage of rural electrification
(2) Impart skills to girl child
(3) Improve female literacy
(4) Provide LPG connections to BPL households

149. Who chaired the 27th Southern Zonal Council Meeting held at Thiruvananthapuram on 28th December, 2016
(1) Pinarayi Vijayan
(2) Rajnath Singh
(3) Arun Jaitley
(4) Kiran Bedi

150. Arrange the countries in descending order according to total medals won in the latest Olympics?
(1) USA, Great Britain, China, Russia
(2) USA, China, Great Britain, Russia
(3) USA, Russia, Great Britain, China,
(4) Russia, Great Britain, USA, China