HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q31
Who said that, “The Constituent Assembly was a one party body in an essentially one party country. The Assembly was the Congress and the Congress was India”?
(A) Morris Jones
(B) Paul R. Brass
(C) Granville Austin
(D) Richard Sisson
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q32
Match List-I (Books) and List-II (Authors)…
(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(D) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q33
In which case did The Supreme Court give the doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution?
(A) Keshavanand Bharti case
(B) Golak Nath case
(C) Indira Sawhney case
(D) Sankari Prasad case
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q34
Which states/union territories are involved in the Caveri river dispute?
(A) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pudducherry
(C) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
(D) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pudducherry
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q35
Supreme Court’s judgment in Indira Sawhney Vs. Union of India case deals with:
(A) Reservations for OBCS
(B) Reservations for SCs and STs
(C) Reservations in Promotion
(D) Reservations for Muslims
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q36
Match List-I (Panchayati Raj Committees) and List-II (Year)…
(A) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (iii), (i), (iii), (ii)
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q37
Which of the following is not associated with electoral reforms in India?
(A) Tarkunde Committee
(B) Dinesh Goswami Committee
(C) N.N. Vohra Committee
(D) Indrajit Gupta Committee
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q39
Which of the following are statutory bodies? (i) UGC (ii) Official Language Commission (iii) Railway Board (iv) Atomic Energy Commission
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q41
Who said, Indian federalism is “a new kind of federation to meet India’s peculiar needs”?
(A) Granville Austin
(B) Ivor Jennings
(C) Alexanderowicz
(D) Ronald Wats
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2017 Prelims Question Paper – Q44
Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as “the Indian model of development”?
(A) Rajni Kothari
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Jagdish Bhagwati
(D) James Manner
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Answer: C
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