Who is considered the guardian of the Public Purse?

LLB ENTRANCE: MODEL QUESTIONS

By Gopakumar Nediyath

1.Who is considered the guardian of the Public Purse?

a.Parliament
b.Comptroller and Auditor-General
c.Public Accounts Committee
d.The President

2.The portfolios are allocated to the ministers by

a.the President
b.the Prime Minister
c.collective decision of the Council of Ministers
d.individual choice

3.Can the Governor reserve certain State Bill for Presidential assent?

a.Yes
b.No
c.Circumstantial
d.None of the above

4.Which of the following is NOT a language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?

a.English
b.Kashmiri
c.Sanskrit
d.Hindi

5.Which of the following is NOT a Gandhian element in the Directive Principles of State Policy?

a.Prohibition of intoxicating drinks and drugs
b.Establishing village panchayats
c.Separating the judiciary from the Executive
d.Setting up and promoting cottage industries

6.Which of the following writs is a bulwark of personal freedom?

a.Certiorari
b.Habeas Corpus
c.Quo Warranto
d.Mandamus

7.Which of the following statements would aptly describe the true nature of the Directive Principles of State Policy?

a.Negative Injunctions
b.Positive Instructions
c.Utopian Ideals
d.None of these

8.The territorial extent of Indian State and Union territories is prescribed in the

a.First Schedule
b.Second Schedule
c.Third Schedule
d.Fourth Schedule

9.At what level does the Panchayat Samitis exist in India?

a.Village
b.Block
c.Zila
d.All the above

10.The High Court of a State is directly under the

a.President of India
b.Governor of the State
c.Union Parliament
d.Supreme Court