RPF Inspector Promotion Examination MCQ Practice

1. A. Added Sindhi to the Eighth Schedule
2. B. Adopted Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union
3. C. Passed the Official Languages Act
4. D. Created the Department of Official Language

1. A. Tamil
2. B. Bengali
3. C. Telugu
4. D. Marathi

1. A. Telugu and Kannada
2. B. Pali and Prakrit
3. C. Malayalam and Odia
4. D. Marathi and Assamese

1. A. 2004
2. B. 2000
3. C. 2013
4. D. 2008

1. A. Konkani
2. B. Gujarati
3. C. Marathi
4. D. Kannada

1. A. Nepali
2. B. Bodo
3. C. Konkani
4. D. Manipuri (Meiteilon)

1. A. Dogri
2. B. Santhali
3. C. Maithili
4. D. Bodo

1. A. Rajasthani
2. B. Dogri
3. C. Tulu
4. D. Bhojpuri

1. A. Added English
2. B. Removed Sanskrit
3. C. Added Tulu
4. D. Substituted 'Odia' for 'Oriya'

1. A. Tulu, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani and Garo
2. B. Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali
3. C. Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali
4. D. Sindhi and Konkani

1. A. Twenty-first Amendment, 1967
2. B. Seventh Amendment, 1956
3. C. Ninety-second Amendment, 2003
4. D. Seventy-first Amendment, 1992

1. A. 18
2. B. 22
3. C. 15
4. D. 14

1. A. Yes; it may be in Hindi or English and the employee cannot be required to supply a translation
2. B. Only after passing Praveen
3. C. No, only in English
4. D. Only if the office is Region A

1. A. Two: Hindi and non-Hindi
2. B. Four: A, B, C and D
3. C. Five zones
4. D. Three: Region A, B and C

1. A. The reply should be in English without translation
2. B. The reply should be in Marathi
3. C. No reply is needed
4. D. The reply should be in Hindi

1. A. It was abolished for Parliament but kept for courts
2. B. It was kept only for correspondence with foreign countries
3. C. It may continue to be used for all official purposes of the Union for which it was used before and in Parliament
4. D. It was replaced by Sanskrit

1. A. 26 January 1965
2. B. 26 January 1963
3. C. 15 August 1963
4. D. 14 September 1965

1. A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. B. Govind Ballabh Pant
3. C. Morarji Desai
4. D. Jawaharlal Nehru

1. A. Rajendra Prasad
2. B. Kaka Kalelkar
3. C. B. G. Kher
4. D. Govind Ballabh Pant

1. A. Compulsory study of Sanskrit alone
2. B. Abolition of the three-language formula
3. C. Study of a modern Indian language, preferably a South Indian language, besides Hindi and English
4. D. Replacement of English by Hindi in all schools

1. A. Section 4
2. B. Section 3
3. C. Section 7
4. D. Section 8

1. A. Publish it directly in the Gazette without the President
2. B. Forward it only to the Home Secretary
3. C. Present it to the President, who causes it to be laid before each House and sent to State Governments
4. D. Present it to the Supreme Court

1. A. Fifteen years
2. B. Five years
3. C. Ten years
4. D. Twenty years

1. A. The nearest Hindi Salahkar Samiti member
2. B. The Chief Justice of the State
3. C. The person who signs the document
4. D. The recipient of the document

1. A. The Department of Official Language alone
2. B. Only the Hindi Officer
3. C. Only the Parliamentary Committee
4. D. The administrative head of the office, who must devise suitable check-points

1. A. Rule 7
2. B. Rule 5
3. C. Rule 11
4. D. Rule 3

1. A. The office is closed for training
2. B. The office is converted into a Region A office
3. C. Its name is notified in the Official Gazette
4. D. All English correspondence is banned

1. A. In the language chosen by the Divisional head
2. B. In English with a Hindi copy
3. C. In Hindi
4. D. In Malayalam

1. A. Kerala
2. B. Karnataka
3. C. West Bengal
4. D. Tamil Nadu

1. A. It must be countersigned by the Chief Justice of India
2. B. It must be approved by the State Legislature
3. C. No further requirement exists
4. D. It must be accompanied by an English translation issued under the authority of the court

1. A. State Acts must be enacted in English only
2. B. All State Acts must be repealed if not in Hindi
3. C. Where a State Act is in a language other than Hindi, a Hindi translation may be published in the State Official Gazette and treated as authoritative Hindi text
4. D. Hindi translation is the sole valid text of State Acts

1. A. All non-Hindi States' Legislatures pass resolutions for discontinuance and each House of Parliament then passes a resolution
2. B. The Supreme Court directs discontinuance
3. C. Fifty years elapse from 1965
4. D. The Union Cabinet passes a resolution

1. A. A private letter from a staff member to his family
2. B. A press communique issued by a Central Government department
3. C. A handwritten internal file note between two clerks
4. D. An unpublished draft of a lecture

1. A. In the regional language of the State of issue
2. B. Hindi only
3. C. English only
4. D. Both Hindi and English

1. A. Articles 344 and 345
2. B. Articles 29 and 30
3. C. Articles 350A and 350B
4. D. Articles 347 and 348

1. A. After fifteen years from commencement English ceases unless Parliament by law provides otherwise
2. B. After ten years English is automatically replaced by Sanskrit
3. C. After twenty-five years both languages cease
4. D. After five years the Speaker decides the language

1. A. Article 348(1)(b)
2. B. Article 343(2)
3. C. Article 347
4. D. Article 346

1. A. Number of Eighth Schedule languages to be added
2. B. Progressive use of Hindi for the official purposes of the Union
3. C. Restrictions on the use of English for Union official purposes
4. D. The form of numerals for Union official purposes

1. A. Article 344(1) and Article 351
2. B. Article 343 and Article 345
3. C. Article 120 and Article 210
4. D. Article 348 and Article 349

1. A. Hindi mandatorily
2. B. The language(s) already in use for those purposes immediately before the Constitution's commencement
3. C. The language specified by the Governor by notification
4. D. English only

1. A. Article 25(1)
2. B. Article 350A
3. C. Article 29(1)
4. D. Article 30(2)

1. A. Forty-second Amendment, 1976
2. B. Sixty-first Amendment, 1989
3. C. Seventy-first Amendment, 1992
4. D. Fifty-eighth Amendment, 1987

1. A. Article 210
2. B. Article 345
3. C. Article 208
4. D. Article 348

1. A. The Prime Minister
2. B. The Chairman of the Council of States or the Speaker of the House of the People, as the case may be
3. C. The Leader of the House
4. D. The Secretary-General of the House

1. A. Sanskrit
2. B. Persian
3. C. English
4. D. Urdu

1. A. Reports to the Chief Justice, who publishes it
2. B. Reports to the Speaker, who tables it in Lok Sabha only
3. C. Reports to the President, who causes it to be laid before each House of Parliament
4. D. Reports to the Home Secretary, who forwards it to States

1. A. Constitution (Fifty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1987
2. B. Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1955
3. C. Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956
4. D. Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 1967

1. A. Article 120
2. B. Article 350
3. C. Article 343
4. D. Article 394A

1. A. Article 345
2. B. Article 350B
3. C. Article 351
4. D. Article 349

1. A. It is deemed the authoritative text in the English language
2. B. It is valid only after Parliament ratifies it
3. C. It has no legal standing
4. D. It is valid only for the Supreme Court's reference

1. A. English
2. B. Hindi
3. C. Sanskrit
4. D. The language of the State concerned

1. A. Previous consent of the President, and the authorisation does not extend to judgments, decrees and orders
2. B. Concurrence of the Chief Justice of India
3. C. Only a resolution of the State Legislature, covering judgments too
4. D. A Parliamentary law passed with two-thirds majority

1. A. The Supreme Court on a public interest petition
2. B. The Governor alone, without reference to the President
3. C. The Registrar General of India after the census
4. D. The President, if satisfied that a substantial proportion of the population desires it

1. A. Any language chosen by the Governor of the sending State
2. B. Always Hindi, since Bihar is a Hindi State
3. C. Always the official language of the recipient State
4. D. The official language for the time being authorised for use in the Union

1. A. Amend the Constitution directly through an ordinance
2. B. Issue directions in accordance with the whole or any part of that report
3. C. Refer the report to the Supreme Court for a binding opinion
4. D. Dissolve the Committee and reconstitute the Commission at once

1. A. 20 members: 10 from each House, chosen by the Speaker
2. B. 30 members: 20 from Lok Sabha, 10 from Rajya Sabha, by proportional representation through single transferable vote
3. C. 40 members: 25 from Lok Sabha and 15 from Rajya Sabha, by simple majority vote
4. D. 30 members nominated by the President equally from both Houses

1. A. At the expiration of every five years
2. B. At the expiration of fifteen years
3. C. Annually, by the Home Ministry
4. D. At the expiration of ten years

1. A. Article 348(2)
2. B. Article 350(1)
3. C. Article 344(6)
4. D. Article 343(3)

1. A. Only Roman numerals
2. B. The international form of Indian numerals
3. C. Numerals of the Eighth Schedule language of each State
4. D. Only Devanagari numerals

1. A. Kushanas
2. B. Satavahanas
3. C. Guptas
4. D. Mauryas

1. A. Raidas
2. B. Bhagodas
3. C. Namdev
4. D. Dhanna

1. A. Almora; Medha Patkar
2. B. Tehri; Baba Amte
3. C. Chamoli; Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Sunderlal Bahuguna
4. D. Nainital; Vandana Shiva only

1. A. Nitrous oxide
2. B. Methane
3. C. Ozone
4. D. Sulphur hexafluoride

1. A. Cartagena Protocol
2. B. Nagoya Protocol
3. C. Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
4. D. Aichi Biodiversity Targets

1425. The 'Gini coefficient' is a measure of:

1. A. Income or wealth inequality (0 = perfect equality, 1 = perfect inequality)
2. B. Inflation rate
3. C. Human capital
4. D. Gross domestic savings

1. A. Tax on inter-State sale/consignment of goods (and taxes on newspapers' advertisements)
2. B. Union excise duty
3. C. Corporation tax
4. D. Customs duty

1. A. Deepor Beel
2. B. Pulicat Lake
3. C. Loktak Lake
4. D. Chilika Lake

1. A. 80 degrees E
2. B. 82.5 degrees E
3. C. 90 degrees E
4. D. 77 degrees E

1. A. Odisha
2. B. Madhya Pradesh
3. C. Chhattisgarh
4. D. Arunachal Pradesh

1. A. Narmada
2. B. Luni
3. C. Sabarmati
4. D. Mahi

1. A. Brahmagiri range, Western Ghats (Karnataka)
2. B. Satpura range
3. C. Eastern Ghats in Odisha
4. D. Nilgiri hills in Kerala

1. A. 60 days
2. B. 45 days
3. C. 30 days
4. D. 15 days

1. A. Four members
2. B. Eight members (50% judicial)
3. C. Ten members
4. D. Twelve members

1. A. Article 137
2. B. Article 145(3)
3. C. Article 142
4. D. Article 131

1. A. Swaran Singh Committee
2. B. Sarkaria Commission
3. C. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
4. D. Ashok Mehta Committee

1. A. Article 163
2. B. Article 213
3. C. Article 200
4. D. Article 201

1. A. Sentences by court martial and death sentences
2. B. Suspension of sentences
3. C. Sentences under State laws
4. D. Fines imposed by magistrates

1. A. Below 6.5
2. B. Below 4.0
3. C. Below 7.0
4. D. Below 5.6

1. A. Total internal reflection
2. B. Refraction
3. C. Diffraction
4. D. Polarisation

1. A. Both parents are Rh-negative
2. B. An Rh-negative mother carries an Rh-positive fetus (second pregnancy onwards)
3. C. An Rh-positive mother carries an Rh-negative fetus
4. D. The mother is blood group O