The deciding authority of States share in central taxes is the

(1) Finance Commission

(2) Planning Commission

(3) Election Commission

(4) Finance Minister

When was the Public Service Commission, the original version of the U.P.S.C. set up?

(1) 1st October 1926

(2) 1st April 1937

(3) 15th August 1947

(4) 26th January 1950

Which of the following non-members of Parliament has the right to address it?

(1) Attorney-General of India

(2) Solicitor-General of India

(3) Chief Justice of India

(4) Chief Election Commissioner

Which authority recommends the principles governing the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India?

(1) Public Accounts Committee

(2) Union Ministry of Finance

(3) Finance Commission

(4) Inter-State Council

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India acts as the chief accountant and auditor for the

(1) Union Government

(2) State Government

(3) Union and State Governments

(4) Neither Union nor State Governments

The Finance Commission is mainly concerned with recommending to the President about

(1) distributing net proceeds of taxes between the Centre and the States

(2) principles Governing the grants-in-aid to be given to States

(3) both (1) and (2)

(4) neither (1) and (2)

Who constitutes the Finance Commission after every five years?

(1) The Council of Ministers

(2) The Parliament

(3) The President

(4) The Comptroller and Auditor General

Members of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed by the

(1) Parliament after a resolution adopted with 2/ 3rds majority

(2) President on a unanimous recommendation from the Union Council of Ministers (3) President on the basis of an inquiry and report by the Supreme Court

(4) President on recommendation from Central Administrative Tribunal

If the Election Commission is satisfied that a candidate has failed to lodge an account of election expenses, within the prescribed time and in the manner, for no good reason or justification, what is the period for which the EC can disqualify him to be a member or from continuing to be a member of the elected officials from the date of the order?

(1) 2 years

(2) 3 years

(3) 4 years

(4) 5 years

Elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of States in India are held on the basis of :

(1) single transferable vote

(2) limited suffrage

(3) proportional representation

(4) adult franchise

Vote-on-account means

(1) Statutory acceptance of planning bill

(2) Statutory acceptance of money bill

(3) Statutory acceptance of the report of account checking and documents produced by CAG

(4) Statutory acceptance of expenditure related to demands of grants till the passage of planning bill