The main feature of the Federal State is

(1) Decentralisation

(2) Centralisation

(3) Theory of separation of powers

(4) Sovereignty

Which Committee/Commission examined the Centre and State relationship?

(1) Ashok Mehta Committee

(2) Indrajit Gupta Committee

(3) Sarkaria Commission

(4) N.N. Vohra Committee

The States reorganization in 1956 created __

(1) 17 States and 6 Union Territories

(2) 17 States and 9 Union Territories

(3) 14 States and 6 Union Territories

(4) 15 States and 9 Union Territories

Which of the following is not a Union Territory?

(1) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(2) Lakshadweep

(3) Puducherry

(4) Nagaland

How many states are there in the Indian Union?

(1) 27

(2) 28

(3) 30

(4) 29

The Name of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands was changed, to Lakshadweep by an act of parliament in :

(1) 1973

(2) 1970

(3) 1971

(4) 1972

Which was the first linguistic state to be created?

(1) Kerala

(2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Andhra Pradesh

(4) Maharashtra

The Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly has a tenure of ______

(1) Six years

(2) Five years

(3) Four years

(4) Seven years

The’ Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal was constituted to resolve the water sharing between

(1) Gujarat and Rajasthan

(2) Gujarat and Maharashtra

(3) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh

(4) Gujarat and Daman and Diu

Who is authorized to transfer the Judge of one High Court to another High Court?

(1) The President

(2) The Chief Justice of India

(3) A Collegium of Judges of the Supreme Court

(4) The Law Minister

Why did one of the High Courts in India decree that “bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive”?

(1) It infringes on the fundamental rights of some groups of people

(2) It is not in the exercise of fundamental freedom

(3) It adversely affects the production

(4) It is not part of a right to protest