APPSC Group 2 Screening Test Question Paper & Key (Held on 26.02.2017 Sunday) - 4

91. Who is the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
(1) Anil Goel
(2) Anil Baijal
(3) Vijay Goel
(4) Pradip Baijal

92. Which artist sketched the National Emblem in the original copy of the Constitution
(1) Nandlal Bose
(2) Dinanath Bhargava
(3) Jatin Das
(4) Kanu Desai

93. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for poetry in Telugu for 2016
(1) Papineni Sivasankar
(2) Katyayani Vidmahe
(3) R. Chandrasekhara Reddy
(4) Volga

94. What is Chiraharitae
(1) Species of deer discovered in Madhya Pradesh
(2) Long leaf plant discovered in Karnataka
(3) Termite species discovered in Kerala
(4) Butterfly species discovered in Tamil

95. Which country won the Kabaddi World cup 2016
(1) India
(2) Thailand
(3) Iran
(4) South Korea

96. The winner of the National Award for 2016 under Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Anty odaya Krishi Puraskar is
(1) Roop Singh
(2) Rajender Singh
(3) Krishna Yadav
(4) Aruna Rai

97. The farming model proposed by Subhash Palekar is
(1) Low budget organic farming
(2) Zero budget natural farming
(3) Multi-level organic farming
(4) Nature friendly organic farming

98. As stated in the Preamble to the Constitution of India, India is a
(1) Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic
(2) Socialist Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
(3) Secular sovereign Democratic Socialist Republic
(4) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic

99. How many Fundamental Duties are stated in Article 51A of the Constitution
(1) 9
(2) 10
(3) 11
(4) 12

100. In India, any violation to the right to property cannot be challenged by filing a
(1) writ under Article 226 of the Constitution
(2) Civil suit before a Court
(3) writ under Article 32 of the Constitution
(4) Case before Lok Adalat

101. According to Article 248 of the Indian Constitution, Residuary Power is vested with the
(1) Parliament
(2) States
(3) Union and States jointly
(4) President

102. How many times can a person be elected as the President of India
(1) Once
(2) No restriction
(3) Twice
(4) Two terms consecutively

103. In which case did the Supreme Court deliver the landmark judgement dealing with imposition of President's Rule in the States
(1) Golaknath
(2) Maneka Gandhi
(3) Minerva Mills
(4) S R. Bommai

104. For altering the boundary of a state or for creation of a new State,
(1) Concurrence of the affected State Assembly is required
(2) views of the affected State Assembly are to be sought by the President
(3) Two-thirds majority of the affected State Assembly is required
(4) Affected State has to make a recommendation to the Lok Sabha

105. Which one of the following writs can be filed against a private person also
(1) Quo warranto
(2) Certiorari
(3) Habeas Corpus
(4) Mandamus

106. The day which is celebrated as the Constitution day in India is
(1) January 26
(2) January 30
(3) August 15
(4) November 26

107. Which one of the following does not indicate a prominent federal feature of the Indian State
(1) Allocation of financial resources
(2) Independent judiciary
(3) Supremacy of the Constitution
(4) Distribution of powers

108. In the words of K. C. Wheare, a constitutional expert, India is
(1) a cooperative federation
(2) a quasi-federation
(3) a strong union
(4) not a federation

109. In which year, did the right to education come into force as a fundamental right?
(1) 2001
(2) 2002
(3) 2009
(4) 2010

110. The reason for the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament being headed by a
member of the opposition party in the Lok Sabha is
(1) Rules framed by the Government
(2) Convention
(3) Rules of Procedure of Parliament
(4) Presidential order

111. How many members are from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively in the Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(1) 15, 15
(2) 15, 10
(3) 20, 10
(4) 10, 10

112. The Model Code of Conduct for elections is issued by the Election Commission as per
(1) Rules in the Constitution
(2) Rules in the Indian Penal Code
(3) Issued for voluntary compliance
(4) Rules laid down in the Peoples Representation Act

113. President's Rule is declared under which Article of the Constitution?
(1) Article 356
(2) Article 358
(3) Article 360
(4) Article 352

114. Article 32 of the Constitution
(1) can be amended with simple majority
(2) Cannot be amended
(3) Can be amended with two-thirds majority
(4) can be amended with ratification by the States

115. Which of these Fundamental Rights is available only to a citizen of India
(1) Rights under Article 19
(2) Rights under Article 25
(3) Rights under Article 21
(4) Rights under Article 14

116. It is believed that Fundamental Duties have been introduced in the Constitution upon recommendation by this Committee
(1) Swaran Singh Committee
(2) Narasimha Rao Committee
(3) Chavan Committee
(4) Buta Singh Committee

117. Decisions of Inter State Council are taken by
(1) Consensus
(2) Simple majority from the members present
(3) Two-thirds majority from the members present
(4) Three-fourths majority from the members present

118. Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution are adopted on the lines of the Constitution of
(1) Germany
(2) USSR
(3) Ireland
(4) Canada

119. In the case of Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association, which of the following judges upheld the Constitutional Amendment for creation of National Judicial Appointments Council
(1) Justice J.S. Khehar
(2) Justice M. B. Lokur
(3) Justice J. Chelameswar
(4) Justice Kurian Joseph

120. As recommended by Justice M.M. Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations, the Governor of a State shall have
(1) a tenure fixed for 3 years
(2) no fixed tenure
(3) a tenure determined by the State Assembly
(4) a tenure fixed for 5 years