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First Year B.A./B.Sc. Examination, November 2011

INDIAN CONSTITUTION
(Common Paper)
Time : 3 Hours
Instructions : 1)
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Max. Marks : 75
Question paper is divided into three groups.
Each group is of 25 marks.
Figure to the right in bracket indicate marks.
Assume suitable data if necessary.

PART A
Answer any three questions (Question No. 1 is compulsory) :
1. Discuss the characteristics and structure of Mogul Administrative System.
2. Explain the role of the Governor in state administration.
3. Write a note on evolution and function of the office of Collector.
4. Examine the administrative relations between the Centre and the States.
5. Highlight the provisions of Morley Minto reforms.
PART B
Answer any three questions (Question No. 6 is compulsory) :
6. Explain the role of Council of Ministers.
7. Describe the structure and functions of Central Secretariat.
8. Discuss the powers of Chief Minister in relation to Council of Ministers and Governor.
9. Discuss the main features of Seventy-fourth (74th) Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.
10. Analyse the features of social structures and its impact on administration.
P.T.O.

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PART C
11. Fill in the blanks (Each question carry 2 marks) :
i) Constitutional Schedule __________________
ii) The Secretariat was reorganized by _______________
iii) The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the ______________
iv) The Lal Bahadur Shastri academy of administration, Mussoorie is an example
of ______________
v) The chairman and members of State Public Service Commission can be removed
by the ______________
12. Multiple Choice Question (Each question carry 2 marks) :
i) The Supreme Court
a) Protects the fundamental rights
b) Acts as a check on executive authority
c) Enforces the rule of law
d) All the above
ii) Which one of the following is not a Central Service ?
a) Indian Foreign Service
b) Indian Economic Service
c) Indian Forest Service
d) Indian Audit and Accounts Service
iii) The Secretary is the
a) Administrative head of the ministry/department
b) Principal adviser to the minister
c) Representative of his ministry/department before the parliamentary
committees
d) All the above

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iv) The directorate is a

a) Line agency

b) Staff agency

c) Auxiliary agency

d) None of the above

v) The executive branch of the Government consists of

a) Political executive

b) Bureaucracy

c) Legislature

d) Both (a) and (b)

13. True or False (Each question carry 1 mark) :

i) Federal Public Service Commission was established in 1935
ii) The preamble of the constitution includes humanity
iii) The article 356 of the constitution relates to the first type of emergency under a
state.
iv) The preamble includes justice, social, economic and political.
v) The constitution assembly adopts the constitution on the 26th day of the January
of year 1950.