Indian Polity - MOST IMPORTANT CAPF Previous Year Questions

From amongst the following, identify the correct option that captures the changes made in Article 74(1) of the Constitution of India through the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.

Consider the following statements about the powers and duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India:

1. He audits and reports on all expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of India.
2. He controls the issue and receipt of money from the Consolidated Fund of India.
3. He audits and reports on the expenditure of all bodies substantially financed from the Union or State revenues.
   Which of the statements given above are correct?

Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Name of the Committee)
A. Balwantrai Mehta Committee
B. Ashok Mehta Committee
C. G. V. K. Rao Committee
D. L. M. Singhvi Committee
List-II (Key Recommendation)

1. Constitutional status for Panchayati Raj
2. Creation of post of District Development Commissioner
3. Creation of Zilla Parishad and Mandal Panchayat
4. Creation of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat

Who among the following was the founder of 'Sikkim Praja Mandal'?

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Which one among the following statements about the Department of Defence (DoD) is not correct?

Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, a member of a Civil Service, whether of the Union or of a State, seeks protection from unlawful dismissal from service?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Muddiman Committee recommended the separation of Accounts from Audit as a necessary financial reform
2. Indian Institute of Public Administration was set up on the lines recommended by Dr. Paul H. Appleby
   Select the answer using the code given below:

Which one among the following reports states that the budget is seen, not as a simple balancing of tax receipts against expenditure but as a sophisticated process in which instruments of taxation and expenditure are used to influence the course of the Economy?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Some Rights contained in Part-III of the Constitution of India are enforceable against the State only
2. Some Rights contained in Part-III of the Constitution of India are enforceable in favor of citizens only
3. Some Rights contained in Part-III of the Constitution of India are enforceable against both, the state and individuals
   Select the answer using the code given below:

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Commission/Committee)
A. Kothari Commission
B. Satish Chandra Committee
C. P. C. Hota Committee
D. Prof. Y. K. Alagh Committee
List II (Suggested Reform in Civil Services Examination)

1. Inclusion of Medical and Engineering subjects
2. Entrance Examination for Civil Service after Class XII
3. Objective methodology for personality assessment
4. Civil Services Mains examination (Written and Interview)

Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe in every Municipality?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The abolition of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 was recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission
2. The Right to Information Act was enacted in 2005
   Select the answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. The 15th Finance Commission used fiscal effort as a criterion for horizontal devolution unlike the 14th Finance Commission
2. Both the 14th and the 15th Finance Commission used pre-2011 demographic variables as a criteria for horizontal devolution
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

What is the percentage weightage assigned to Forest and Ecology in the devolution formula given by the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India for sharing of Union tax revenue with the States?

Which of the following statements with regard to the Anoop Barenwal v. Union of India (2023) case is/are correct?

1. The case was heard by a Constitutional Bench
2. According to the judgment, the grounds for removal of Election Commissioners shall be the same as the Chief Justice of India
   Select the answer using the code given below:

Which of the following statements about National Emergency is/are correct?

1. A Proclamation of Emergency may be made by the President only when the security of India or any part thereof is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion.
2. The Government of India acquires power to give directions to a State on any matter.
3. The Proclamation of Emergency does not suspend the State legislature.
4. The Proclamation of Emergency can continue for a maximum period of six months at a time only if approved by resolutions of both the Houses of Parliament.

Which one of the following statements with regard to the impeachment of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India is not correct?

The National Human Rights Commission was established under the statute of :

The Judgment of the Supreme Court in Peoples' Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India 2004 is related to which of the following?