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The example for the subject included in the concurrent list is ___________.

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  1. Health

  2. Agriculture

  3. Education

  4. None of these 

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Concurrent List contains subjects of common interest to both the Union as well as the States. These include education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption, and succession. Both, the Central and the state governments can make laws in the Concurrent List.

The powers of three organs of Indian government are defined by the _______________.

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  1. Majority party.

  2. Opposition.

  3. Members of parliament

  4. Constitution.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The government has three branches: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. Indian President is the head of the state and exercises his or her  power directly or through officers subordinate to him. The power of three branches is well defined in constitution. It believes in Separation of Power for all three branches.

The authority to not intervene in the matters of religion is provided to the state by the _________.

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  1. Constitution

  2. President

  3. Parliament

  4. Supreme court

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Constitution has preamble which clearly mentions India to be a Secular nation. The fundamental rights give us various religious freedoms. It makes it clear that the State cannot interfere in the religious affairs of various communities. All these are mentioned in the Indian Constitution.

The term Eelam means ______________.

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  1. Country

  2. State

  3. Nation

  4. Territory

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tamil Eelam is a proposed independent state that Tamils in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora aspire to create in the north and east of Sri Lanka. It has no official status or recognition by world states.

The leader who fought for the rights of the minorities in the Constituent Assembly was _____________.

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  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  3. Pt. J. L. Nehru

  4. Shri K.M. Munshi

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Correct Option: B

As per the $73rd$ amendment of the constitution, the umber of seats reserved for women in the Panchayati Raj are _______________.

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  1. $1/3$

  2. $1/4$

  3. $1/5$

  4. $1/6$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 

In line with the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution, Panchayati Raj institutions currently have 33 per cent of all seats reserved for women. The idea is to bring  Empowerment to women by providing reserved seats.

Identify the leader who was not a member of the Constituent Assembly _____________.

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  1. K.M. Munshi

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. J.L. Nehru

  4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly was formed in 1946 with the responsibility of framing India's own Constitution and reviewing of prevailing laws and systems in the transition from British India to Independent India. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly. J.L. Nehru was the head of a Committee formed under Constituent Assembly and K.M. Munshi was the Member of the Drafting Committee.

Mahatma Gandhi was not a member of the Constituent Assembly.

Under the Constitution of India, the factories are not allowed to employ children below the age of __________.

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  1. 10

  2. 11

  3. 13

  4. 14

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Article 24 of the Constitution of India prohibits the child labor and specifically provides that no child below the age of 14 years be employed in any factory or work of hazardous nature.

Match the following relating to the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning:

A. Sovereign I Government will not favour any religion
B. Republic  II People have the supreme power to make decisions
C. Fraternity III Head of the state is an elected person
D. Secular IV People should live like brothers and sisters


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  1. D-II, B-III, C-I, A-IV

  2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

  3. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

  4. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sovereign means India is free from foreign interference. India is free to frame her own economic, social and foreign policies. 

Republic means the head of the state has no hereditary right. The Head of the State in India is the President who is indirectly elected by the people. 
Fraternity implies friendship among a group of people sharing common interests. The unity and integrity of India can be preserved only through a spirit of brotherhood among all its citizens, irrespective of their languages, caste, creed or religion.
Secular means freedom to preach and practice a religion of one's own choice. We do not have a state religion. 

Education was transferred to the concurrent list through which of the following constitutional amendment __________.

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  1. 42nd

  2. 24th

  3. 44th

  4. 86th

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Through the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 Five subjects were transferred from State to Concurrent List. They are:

Education
Forests
Weights & Measures
Protection of Wild Animals and Birds
Administration of Justice

Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the amendments did not include education in the list of transferals, hence, incorrect.