Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Indian Polity, Exercise 1: Exercise

Panchayati Raj Institutions are awarded 'Nirmal Gram Award' for which of the following?

When was the establishment of Indian States occured first on the basis of languages?

In the Centre-State financial relations in India, Gadgil Formula is used in:
(A) Division of tax revenue 
(B) Formulating the policy for fresh borrowings
(C) Writing off state's indebtedness to the Centre
(D) Allocating Central Plan assistance between states

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union?

(A) Article 257

(B) Article 258

(C) Article 355

(D) Article 356

The largest share of revenue receipts of the state government comes from:

(A) Registration fees

(B) Land revenue

(C) General sales tax

(D) Share of union excise duty

The states of the Indian union can be reorganised or their boundaries altered by:

(A) The Union Parliament by a simple majority in the ordinary process of legislation.

(B) Two thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament

(C) Two thirds majority of both the Houses of Parliament and the consent of the legislatures of concerned states

(D) An executive order of the Union Government with the consent of the concerned State Governments

Which one of the following is in the state list?

(A) Railway

(B) Corporation Tax

(C) Census

(D) Economic and social planning

Which act was implemented by the British to rectify the inconsistencies of Regulating Act?