The Anti-Defection Law was passed by the Indian Parliament in the year

(1) 1986

(2) 1988

(3) 1984

(4) 1985

Who amongst the following has become the Chief Minister of a State in India third time consecutively ?

(1) Tarun Gogoi

(2) Nitish Kumar

(3) J. Jayalalithaa

(4) None of these

Who founded the Republican Party of India?

(1) Bamboo Dripad

(2) Mulji Vaishya

(3) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

(4) Sripad Dange

One of the following is the smallest (area-wise) Lok Sabha constituency in India :

(1) Chandni Chowk

(2) Delhi Sadar

(3) Kolkata North-West

(4) Mumbai South

Which of the following is protected under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?

(1) Porcupine

(2)Gerbil

(3) Bandicoot rat

(4) Squirrel

Which among the following is not true about Pressure Groups?

(1) Pressure Groups aim at capturing government.

(2) Pressure Groups aim at influencing the policies of the government.

(3) Pressure Groups articulates the interest of its group

(4) Pressure Group is characterized by the homogeneity of interests

Who was the first to use the term ‘State’?

(1) Hobbes

(2) Plato

(3) Aristotle

(4) Machiavelli

Which one of the following is opposite to a democratic state?

(1) Despotism

(2) Republic

(3) Socialism

(4) Monarchy

Which presently serving State Chief Minister has been in office continuously for the longest period ?

(1) Sheila Dikshit

(2) Narendra Modi

(3) Bhupinder Singh Hooda

(4) Manik Sarkar

Name the Prime Minister who brought about a thaw in IndiaChina relations by signing the “Line of Actual Control”.

(1) Lai Bahadur Shastri

(2) P.V. Narashima Rao

(3) Chandrasekhar

(4) V.P. Singh

Who had played a key role in the formation of the Lokpal bill in India?

(1) Vipin Hazarika

(2) Anna Hajare

(3) Baba Amte

(4) Medha Patekar