31) Which of the following statements regarding the Estimates Committee are correct?
1. No member of the Rajya Sabha is associated with it.
2. It has twenty members.
3. Its members are elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation for a period of one year.
4. The Speaker nominates one of its members to be its Chairman.
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) II, III and IV
32) Under a single, integrated, hierarchical judicial system, the High Courts in the States are directly under the:
(a) President
(b) Governor of the State
(c) Union Parliament
(d) Supreme Court
33) Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person?
(a) Habeas Corpus
(b) Mandamus
(c) Certiorari
(d) Quo Warranto
34) The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is :
(a) 62 years
(b) 65 years
(c) 58 years
(d) 60 years
35) A Judge of the Supreme Court of India is to hold office until he attains the age of:
(a) 58 years
(b) 60 years
(c) 62 years
(d) 65 years
36) When can the salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court be reduced during their term of office?
(a) If the Parliament passes a bill to this effect
(b) During a Financial Emergency
(c) As and when the President desires
(d) Never
37) The salary and allowances of the Governor are charged to :
(a) Consolidated Fund of the State
(b) Consolidated Fund of India
(c) Contingency Fund of India
(d) ‘a’ and ‘b’ in equal proportion
38) The special status of Jammu and Kashmir implies the State has:
(a) a separate Defence Force
(b) a separate Constitution
(c) a separature Judiciary
(d) All of the above
39) If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that:
(a) the polling was very poor
(b) the election was for a multi- member constituency
(c) the elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
(d) a very large number of candidates contested the election
40) Membership of the legislative Assembly can vary between 60 and 500, but the exception to this rule is/are found in :
I. Puducherry
II. Mizoram
III. Goa
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) II only
(d) I, II and III