{"id":2747,"date":"2025-11-26T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2747"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:31:02","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-145","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2747","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (145)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which of the following is <em>not<\/em> a valid ground for property to vest in the state under Article 296?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Escheat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bona vacantia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acquisition through eminent domain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lapse<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Acquisition through eminent domain. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Article 296 covers escheat, lapse, and bona vacantia. Acquisition through eminent domain is governed under Article 300-A (not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution originally) and is based on legislative authority, not absence of ownership.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which of the following best describes the legal status of the Union and the States under Article 300?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They are moral entities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are juristic persons capable of suing and being sued.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are constitutional entities with limited responsibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are immune from all civil litigation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. They are juristic persons capable of suing and being sued.. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Article 300 provides that the Union and states have legal identity and can sue or be sued by their respective names \u2014 \u201cUnion of India\u201d and \u201cState of X\u201d.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which of the following cases reaffirmed the <em>non-liability<\/em> of the State in sovereign functions despite its injustice to the citizen?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Nagendra Rao v. State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Common Cause v. Union of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Kasturilal v. State of UP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Kasturilal v. State of UP <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong>  In Kasturilal (1965), the Supreme Court upheld sovereign immunity, holding the state not liable for wrongful acts by police officials in sovereign functions.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. In the absence of compliance with Article 299(1), a government contract is:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Voidable at the discretion of the government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Void ab initio and unenforceable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Valid if it serves public interest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Subject to ratification by the Parliament<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Void ab initio and unenforceable <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong>  Non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements of Article 299(1) (like contract being in the name of the President\/Governor) renders the contract void from the beginning.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. The doctrine of sovereign immunity in India primarily traces its origin to which legal tradition?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indian Customary Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French Administrative Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Federalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>British Common Law<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. British Common Law <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong>  The doctrine is derived from the British principle that \u201cThe King can do no wrong.\u201d This was imported into Indian law during the East India Company period and reaffirmed in P&#038;O Steam Navigation case.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which of the following is not a valid ground for property to vest in the state under Article 296? View Answer Correct Option: 3. Acquisition through eminent domain. Explanation: Article 296 covers escheat, lapse, and bona vacantia. 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