Indian Administration Questions and Answers

Q: Which of the following is the correct procedure for impeachment and removal of a judge of the Supreme Court ?

The closest description is removal by the President after a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of members present in both Houses.Under Article 124(4) a Supreme Court judge can be removed only by an order of the President, passed after an address by each House of Parliament, in the same session, supported by a majority of its total membership and by two-thirds of the members present and voting, on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. The procedure is laid down in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.The Prime Minister has no power to remove or dismiss a judge, so the options giving him that role are wrong. A one-third majority is not the requirement.

Q: Which one of the following is the base of origin of the existing administrative system of India ?

The base of origin is the East India Company's administration.India's administrative system grew out of the structures the Company built: the district under a collector, the revenue and judicial machinery, the covenanted civil service and the secretariat. After 1858 the Crown took these over, and they continued with change into independent India.The Constitution, the 1909 Act and the 1919 Act came later and built on this inheritance rather than creating it. The Constitution in particular adopted an administrative system that was already in place, with its all-India services and district administration.

Q: The first important result of the enactment of Government of India Act, 1858 :(1) The control of the Government of India was transferred from the Company to the Crown(2) A new office of a cabinet minister, to be known as the Secretary of State for India(3) The council, under the direction of the Secretary of State(4) The Secretary of State was given an office called the India OfficeCodes :

All four are results of the Act, so the answer is Only (1), (2), (3) and (4).The Government of India Act, 1858, passed after the revolt of 1857:transferred the government of India from the East India Company to the Crown;created the post of Secretary of State for India, a member of the British cabinet;set up the Council of India of fifteen members to advise and assist him;gave him an establishment in London, the India Office.Options listing only (1) and (2), or (1) to (3), leave out results that the Act did bring about.

Q: Which one of the following is not correct about the Council of Ministers and Cabinet ?

The incorrect statement is all council of ministers participate in meeting of the cabinet.The Council of Ministers is a large body with three ranks: cabinet ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers. Only cabinet ministers are members of the cabinet and attend its meetings; ministers of state and deputy ministers attend only when invited for a subject concerning them.The other three statements are correct. The council is a big group; it contains ministers of several ranks or stages; and the cabinet is the small inner body that steers the government's policy within the council.

Q: After 1966 which Indian Service was established as the Third All India Service ?

The third All India Service is the Indian Forest Service.The All India Services Act, 1951 was amended in 1963 to provide for new all-India services, and the Indian Forest Service was constituted under it in 1966. It joined the IAS and the IPS as the third service recruited by the Union but serving the states.The Indian Police Service already existed, as one of the two original all-India services. The revenue and railway services are central services, which serve only the Union government, not all-India services.

Q: Which of the following services provided by 1951 Act, as an All India Services ?(1) Indian Administrative Services(2) Indian Police Service(3) Forest Service(4) Revenue ServiceSelect the correct code :

The 1951 Act covered (1) and (2): the IAS and the IPS.Article 312 recognised the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service as services created by the Constituent Assembly's agreement, and the All India Services Act, 1951 regulated them. These were the only two all-India services when the Act was passed.The Indian Forest Service was added later, after a 1963 amendment, and constituted in 1966, so options including (3) are wrong. Revenue services are central services, so the option with all four is wrong too.

Q: Consider the following statement related to pardoning power of the governor.(1) Governor has power to grant pardons remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to matter to which executive power and state extends.(2) Governor has executive power to grant pardon in cases where the sentence is of death sentence.Choose the correct option :

Only statement (1) is correct, so the answer is (1) only.Under Article 161 the Governor can grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions, and suspend, remit or commute the sentence of a person convicted of an offence against any law on a matter to which the state's executive power extends. Statement (1) restates this.Statement (2) is false. The Governor cannot pardon a death sentence; only the President can, under Article 72. The Governor may suspend, remit or commute a death sentence, but not pardon it. So the options accepting (2) are wrong.

Q: Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern :Assertion (A) : Minister shall be appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister.Reason (R) : Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the prime minister.Codes :

(A) is correct, (R) is incorrect.Under Article 75(1) the President appoints the Prime Minister, and the other ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister, so the Assertion is true.The Reason is false as written. Article 75(2) says ministers hold office during the pleasure of the President, not of the Prime Minister. In practice the President acts on the Prime Minister's advice when dismissing a minister, but the constitutional pleasure is the President's. With (R) false, the options treating both as true, or (A) as false, are wrong.

Q: Assertion (A) : As per the Article 120 Business in parliament shall be transacted in Hindi or in English.Reason (R) : The chairman of the council of state or speaker of the House of People is not allowed any language.

(A) is true, (R) is false.Article 120(1) says business in Parliament shall be transacted in Hindi or in English. The Assertion is true.The Reason is false because the same article adds that the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the Speaker of the Lok Sabha may permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in Hindi or English to address the House in his mother tongue. So the presiding officers can allow another language. With (R) false, the options calling both true or both false are wrong.

71.

Which of the following is the correct procedure for impeachment and removal of a judge of the Supreme Court ?

A.The Prime Minister dismisses the judges by conducting impeachment proceedings.
B.The President may dismiss him by passing a resolution against him by a 2/3 majority vote of the members present in both the Houses of Parliament.
C.The Prime Minister can remove a judge by passing a bill of parliament and passing a resolution of impeachment.
D.The President may dismiss a Judge by order of the Prime Minister, by passing a resolution by a 1/3 majority of the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

The closest description is removal by the President after a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of members present in both Houses.

Under Article 124(4) a Supreme Court judge can be removed only by an order of the President, passed after an address by each House of Parliament, in the same session, supported by a majority of its total membership and by two-thirds of the members present and voting, on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. The procedure is laid down in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.

The Prime Minister has no power to remove or dismiss a judge, so the options giving him that role are wrong. A one-third majority is not the requirement.

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72.

Which one of the following is the base of origin of the existing administrative system of India ?

A.London East India Company's Administration
B.Indian Constitution
C.1909 Act
D.1919 Act

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

The base of origin is the East India Company's administration.

India's administrative system grew out of the structures the Company built: the district under a collector, the revenue and judicial machinery, the covenanted civil service and the secretariat. After 1858 the Crown took these over, and they continued with change into independent India.

The Constitution, the 1909 Act and the 1919 Act came later and built on this inheritance rather than creating it. The Constitution in particular adopted an administrative system that was already in place, with its all-India services and district administration.

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73.

The first important result of the enactment of Government of India Act, 1858 :

(1) The control of the Government of India was transferred from the Company to the Crown
(2) A new office of a cabinet minister, to be known as the Secretary of State for India
(3) The council, under the direction of the Secretary of State
(4) The Secretary of State was given an office called the India Office

Codes :

A.(1), (2) and (3)
B.Only (1) and (2)
C.Only (1), (2) and (3)
D.Only (1), (2), (3) and (4)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: D

All four are results of the Act, so the answer is Only (1), (2), (3) and (4).

The Government of India Act, 1858, passed after the revolt of 1857:

transferred the government of India from the East India Company to the Crown;
created the post of Secretary of State for India, a member of the British cabinet;
set up the Council of India of fifteen members to advise and assist him;
gave him an establishment in London, the India Office.

Options listing only (1) and (2), or (1) to (3), leave out results that the Act did bring about.

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74.

Which one of the following is not correct about the Council of Ministers and Cabinet ?

A.Council of Ministers is a big group
B.In that council there many stages ministers are members
C.The cabinet is the steering wheel within the Council of Ministers
D.All council of ministers participate in meeting of the cabinet

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: D

The incorrect statement is all council of ministers participate in meeting of the cabinet.

The Council of Ministers is a large body with three ranks: cabinet ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers. Only cabinet ministers are members of the cabinet and attend its meetings; ministers of state and deputy ministers attend only when invited for a subject concerning them.

The other three statements are correct. The council is a big group; it contains ministers of several ranks or stages; and the cabinet is the small inner body that steers the government's policy within the council.

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75.

After 1966 which Indian Service was established as the Third All India Service ?

A.Indian Police Service
B.Indian Forest Service
C.Revenue Service
D.Railway Service

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

The third All India Service is the Indian Forest Service.

The All India Services Act, 1951 was amended in 1963 to provide for new all-India services, and the Indian Forest Service was constituted under it in 1966. It joined the IAS and the IPS as the third service recruited by the Union but serving the states.

The Indian Police Service already existed, as one of the two original all-India services. The revenue and railway services are central services, which serve only the Union government, not all-India services.

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76.

Which of the following services provided by 1951 Act, as an All India Services ?

(1) Indian Administrative Services
(2) Indian Police Service
(3) Forest Service
(4) Revenue Service

Select the correct code :

A.(1) and (2)
B.(1), (2) and (3)
C.(1) and (3)
D.(1), (2), (3) and (4)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

The 1951 Act covered (1) and (2): the IAS and the IPS.

Article 312 recognised the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service as services created by the Constituent Assembly's agreement, and the All India Services Act, 1951 regulated them. These were the only two all-India services when the Act was passed.

The Indian Forest Service was added later, after a 1963 amendment, and constituted in 1966, so options including (3) are wrong. Revenue services are central services, so the option with all four is wrong too.

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77.

Consider the following statement related to pardoning power of the governor.

(1) Governor has power to grant pardons remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to matter to which executive power and state extends.
(2) Governor has executive power to grant pardon in cases where the sentence is of death sentence.

Choose the correct option :

A.(1) only
B.(2) only
C.Both (1) and (2)
D.Neither (1) nor (2)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

Only statement (1) is correct, so the answer is (1) only.

Under Article 161 the Governor can grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions, and suspend, remit or commute the sentence of a person convicted of an offence against any law on a matter to which the state's executive power extends. Statement (1) restates this.

Statement (2) is false. The Governor cannot pardon a death sentence; only the President can, under Article 72. The Governor may suspend, remit or commute a death sentence, but not pardon it. So the options accepting (2) are wrong.

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78.

Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Pattern :

Assertion (A) : Minister shall be appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister.
Reason (R) : Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the prime minister.

Codes :

A.(A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
B.(A) and (R) both are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
C.(A) is correct, (R) is incorrect
D.(A) is incorrect, (R) is correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

(A) is correct, (R) is incorrect.

Under Article 75(1) the President appoints the Prime Minister, and the other ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister, so the Assertion is true.

The Reason is false as written. Article 75(2) says ministers hold office during the pleasure of the President, not of the Prime Minister. In practice the President acts on the Prime Minister's advice when dismissing a minister, but the constitutional pleasure is the President's. With (R) false, the options treating both as true, or (A) as false, are wrong.

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79.

Assertion (A) : As per the Article 120 Business in parliament shall be transacted in Hindi or in English.
Reason (R) : The chairman of the council of state or speaker of the House of People is not allowed any language.

A.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the reason of (A)
B.(A) is true, (R) is false
C.Both (A) and (R) are false
D.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the reason of (A)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

(A) is true, (R) is false.

Article 120(1) says business in Parliament shall be transacted in Hindi or in English. The Assertion is true.

The Reason is false because the same article adds that the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the Speaker of the Lok Sabha may permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in Hindi or English to address the House in his mother tongue. So the presiding officers can allow another language. With (R) false, the options calling both true or both false are wrong.

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80.

Which is not true about the Indian Independence Act, 1947 ?

A.Two Dominions were constituted - India and Pakistan.
B.The Suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian States would lapse.
C.The Constituent Assembly would function as the Legislative Assembly for the interim period.
D.The Governor General would have limited power to assent to any Bill in the name of His Majesty.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

The statement that the Governor General would have limited power to assent to any Bill in the name of His Majesty is not true. Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947, the Governor General was given full power to assent to any Bill in the name of His Majesty, and no Bill could be vetoed by the Crown.

The other three statements are true. Two dominions, India and Pakistan, were created. The Crown's suzerainty over the princely states lapsed. The Constituent Assembly of each dominion also acted as its legislature for the interim period.

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