31.The judges of the Supreme Court have to take an oath or affirmation before entering upon their office, which is conducted to them by

1. The President
2. The Cheif Justice of India
3. The Vice-President
4. The Attorney General of India

Option “1” is correct.
A person appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, before entering upon his Office, has to make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before the President, or some person appointed by him for this purpose.
32.A judge of the Supreme Court can relinquish office before the completion of his tenure by addressing his resignation to

1. The President
2. The Chief Justice of India
3. The Union Law Minister
4. None of the above

Option “1” is correct.
A Judge may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
33.How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 6

Option “5” is correct.
Types of writs are Habeas Corpus,Mandamus,Prohibition,Certiorari,Quo warranto.
34.The Constitution has vested the ‘residuary powers’ in which article?

1. Article 248
2. Article 256
3. Article 249
4. None of these

Option “1” is correct.
The power to make laws with respect to residuary subjects (i.e., the matters which are not enumerated in any of the three lists) is vested in the Parliament.Article 248 of the Constitution of India says that the Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in list II and III.
35.What the Indian Federation has been called in the Indian Constitution

1. Union of States
2. The Indian Union
3. Union of India
4. Indian Federal Union

Option “1” is correct.
ARTICLE 1 – “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.”
36.India is a union of states means

1. It is more centralised
2. It is more decentralised
3. It is a confederation
4. None of the above

Option “1” is correct.
India is a union of states means that state have no right to secede from the federation .The federation is indestructible. The country is an integral whole and is divided into different state only for the convenience of administration.
37.The Centre provides grants-in-aid to the states

1. To maintain friendly relations between the centre and the states
2. For use in centrally sponsored schemes
3. To cover gaps on revenue accounts so that states can undertake various beneficial activities
4. For meeting expenses of state plan project

Option “3” is correct.
Besides sharing of taxes between the Centre and the states, the Constitution provides for grants-in-aid to the states from the Central resources. There are two types of grants-in-aid, viz, statutory grants and discretionary grants.
38.Which of the following is a leading recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission?

1. Abolition of All India Services
2. Activation of Zonal Councils
3. Drastic changes in the present division of functions between the finance commission and the Planning Commission
4. Abolition of Zonal Councils

Option “2” is correct.
Recommendations are mentioned below:
1. A permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council should be set up under Article 263.
2. Article 356 should be used very sparingly, in extreme cases as a last resort when all the available alternatives fail.
3. The institution of All-India Services should be further strengthened and some more such
services should be created.
4. The residuary powers of taxation should continue to remain with the Parliament, while the
other residuary powers should be placed in the Concurrent List.
39.The Central Government derives maximum revenue from-

1. Income tax
2. Excise duties
3. Customs
4. Service tax

Option “1” is correct.
Income tax is about 16% revenue of the central government in 2017-18.
40.Which of the following is the largest contributor to the total tax revenue of the government (Central state and union territory administrations)?

1. Income tax
2. Corporation tax
3. Customs duties
4. Excise duties

Option “2” is correct.
Corporation tax is about 19% revenue of the central government in 2017-18.

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