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  • The Contingency Fund of India has been placed at the disposal of the


  • Options
  • A. Prime Minister
  • B. President
  • C. Comptroller and Auditor-General
  • D. Home Ministry

  • Correct Answer
  • President 

    Explanation

    The Contingency Fund of India was constituted in 1950, by an act of parliament (Article 267). The Fund has been placed at the disposal of the president, who can make advances out of the Fund to meet unforeseen expenditure. The expenses must be subsequently authorised by Union Parliament (Articles 115, 116) and recovered through additional, supplementary or excess grants.


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    • 1. The number of members included in the Constitution Drafting Committee was

    • Options
    • A. Seven
    • B. Nine
    • C. Eleven
    • D. Thirteen
    • Discuss
    • 2. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly

    • Options
    • A. Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel
    • B. Acharya J.B. kriplani
    • C. Jay Prakash Narayana
    • D. K.M.Munshi
    • Discuss
    • 3. In the Indian Parliamentary System, 'Vote on Account' is valid for how many months (except the year of elections)?

    • Options
    • A. 2 months
    • B. 3 months
    • C. 6 months
    • D. 9 months
    • Discuss
    • 4. In India, planning commission was replaced by

    • Options
    • A. UPSC
    • B. NITI Aayog
    • C. National Development Council
    • D. NMDC
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of these established the rights of citizens?

    • Options
    • A. Magna Carta
    • B. The Bill of Rights
    • C. The Habeas Corpus Act
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which Commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?

    • Options
    • A. Dhar Commission
    • B. Dass Commission
    • C. Shah Commission
    • D. Mahajan Commission
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which one among the following pairs of Articles relating to the Fundamental Rights can not be suspended during the enforcemet of emergency under Article 359 of the Indian Constitution?

    • Options
    • A. Article 14 and 15
    • B. Article 16 and 17
    • C. Article 20 and 21
    • D. Article 24 and 25
    • Discuss
    • 8. From the following languages listed in the Eighth schedule of the constitution pick out of the one which is official language of a state

    • Options
    • A. Kashmiri
    • B. Urdu
    • C. Sindhi
    • D. Nepali
    • Discuss
    • 9. Who is the first Chief Minister of Telangana?

    • Options
    • A. R. Krishnaiah
    • B. K. Chandrashekar Rao
    • C. K. Jana Reddy
    • D. N. Chandrababu Naidu
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the population of Telangana as per 2011 census?

    • Options
    • A. 35 million
    • B. 38 million
    • C. 45 million
    • D. 48 million
    • Discuss


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