46. The distinguishing feature of a federal government is:
(a) National government gives some powers to the provincial government
(b) Elected officials exercise supreme power in the government
(c) Government power is divided between different levels of government
(d) Power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary
Answer:
(c) Government power is divided between different levels of government
Explanation:
Federalism is a political system where power is constitutionally divided and shared between a central national authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces).
47. In the Indian Constitution the idea of the “Rule of Law” is borrowed from:
(a) British Constitution
(b) Irish Constitution
(c) United States Constitution
(d) French Constitution
Answer:
(a) British Constitution
Explanation:
The concept of the “Rule of Law”, establishing that everyone is subject to the law including lawmakers themselves, was adopted from the British constitutional system.
48. In Indian Constitution the ‘principle of liberty, equality and fraternity’ was borrowed from which one of the following Constituitions:
(a) Irish
(b) French
(c) British
(d) Canadian
Answer:
(b) French
Explanation:
The democratic ideals of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity enshrined in the Indian Preamble were deeply inspired by the French Revolution and the French Constitution.
49. The Government of India enacted the Forest Conservation Act in the year:
(a) 1976
(b) 1980
(c) 1983
(d) 1988
Answer:
(b) 1980
Explanation:
The Forest (Conservation) Act was enacted by the Parliament of India in 1980 to help conserve the country’s forests and strictly regulate the diversion of forest lands for non-forestry purposes.
50. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the:
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Libert Bill
(c) Indian Arms Act
(d) Pitt’s India Act
Answer:
(a) Rowlatt Act
Explanation:
The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919 was commonly known as the Rowlatt Act, which controversially allowed for the incarceration of suspects without trial.
