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Which is the highest body that approves Five Year Plans in the country?

(1) Planning Committee

(2) Union Cabinet

(3) Parliament

(4) National Development Council

Which is NOT a central Service?

(1) Indian Police Service

(2) Indian Foreign Service

(3) Indian Audit & Accounts Service

(4) Indian Revenue Service

Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government?

(1) Attorney–General

(2) Cabinet Secretary

(3) Home Secretary

(4) Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister

Which functionary can be invited to give his opinion in the Parliament?

(1) Attorney-General of India

(2) Chief Justice of India

(3) Chief Election Commissioner of India

(4) Comptroller & Auditor General of India

The Planning Commission of India is

(1) a constitutional body

(2) an independent and autonomous body

(3) statutory body

(4) a non–statutory body

Being the non-member, who among the following can participate in the proceedings of either house of the Parliament without having the right to vote?

(1) Chief Justice of India

(2) President of India

(3) Comptroller and Auditor General

(4) Attorney General

When does Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candidate forfeit his security deposit?

(1) When he fails to win the election

(2) When he fails to secure even 1/4 of total votes polled

(3) When he fails to secure even 1/5 of total votes polled

(4) When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled

The term of office of the member of the UPSC is

(1) 3 years, or till they attain 58 years of age

(2) 5 years, or till they attain 60 years of age

(3) 6 years, or till they attain 65 years of age

(4) 6 years

The authority which is not established by the constitutional provisions is

(1) Finance Commission

(2) Planning Commission

(3) UPSC

(4) Election Commission

The age of a candidate to contest the Parliamentary election should not be lesser than

(1) 18 years

(2) 21 years

(3) 25 years

(4) 26 years

The annual report of the UPSC is submitted to

(1) The President

(2) The Supreme Court

(3) The Prime Minister

(4) The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission

Finance Commission is constituted

(1) every year

(2) once in four years

(3) once in two years

(4) once in five years

For which period the Finance Commission is formed ?

(1) 3 year

(2) 4 year

(3) 5 year

(4) 6 year

Only one of the following can be the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission. He is the

(1) Minister for Planning and Development

(2) Home Minister

(3) Prime Minister

(4) Finance Minister

Which of the following is an extra-constitutional and non-statutory body?

(1) Finance Commission

(2) Planning Commission

(3) Union Public Service Commission

(4) Election Commission

The Finance Commission

(1) draws up Five Year Plans

(2) formulates Monetary Policy

(3) recommends pay revision of Central Government Employees

(4) adjudicates on the sharing of resources between Centre and the States

Which is an extra-Constitutional body?

(1) Language Commission

(2) Planning Commission

(3) Election Commission

(4) Finance Commission

Which of the following is not a Constitutional Body?

(1) Election Commission

(2) Finance Commission

(3) Union Public Service Commission

(4) Planning Commission