Quiz June 29, 2026

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): If a state government desires, it can prevent the Centre from conducting nuclear tests within the state’s border.

Reason (R): Land is a subject of the State List under Schedule - VII.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following may be considered as the substantive achievements of the Indian Constitution?

1. Individual freedom
2. Social Justice
3. Secularism
4. Faith in political deliberation

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

'Article 275 empowers the Parliament to make grants to the states which are in need of financial assistance and not to every state. These sums are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India every year. Also, different sums may be fixed for different states’.

Which of the following types of Grants are being referred to in the passage above? 

Consider the following statements with reference to the provisions of The Regulating Act of 1773:

1. It prohibited the servants of the Company from engaging in any private trade.
2. Under the act, the Governor-General had veto power.

Which of the above is/are correct?

With reference to the Ursa Major constellation, consider the following statements:

1. Ursa Major constellation is known as the Big Bear.
2. Saptarishi is part of the Ursa Major constellation.
3. The position of the pole star is located with the help of Saptarishi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?