UPSC 2008 › Indian Polity

What is the number of spokes in the Dharmachakra in the National Flag of India?

How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?

Who among the following have held the office of the Vice-President of India?

1. Mohammad Hidayatullah
2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
2. President, International Court of Justice
3. Chief Justice of India
4. Attorney General of India

List-I (Person) A. Nagender Singh B. A. N. Ray C. R. K. Trivedi D. Ashok Desai

List-II (Position)

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Consider the following statements:

1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Under

which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?

Consider the following statements: The Constitution of India provides that

1. The Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State
2. A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of a State if he/she is less than 25 years of age

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are included in the Directive Principles of State Policy?

1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
2. Prohibition of consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of other drugs which are injurious to health

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?

Department of Border Management is a Department of which one of the following Union Ministries?

For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?