More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with-
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Parliament
D)States
Answer: Parliament
- Q. If the Directive principles of state policy would have not been enforced by government where can the citizens go?
A)Supreme court
B)High court
C)National human rights commission
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. What is the basis of classification of governments as unitary and federal?
A)Relationship between executive and judiciary
B)Relationship between legislature and executive
C)Relationship between the centre and states
D)Relationship between the legislature, executive and judicial wings of government
Answer: Relationship between the centre and states
- Q. Sikkim was granted statehood in the year-
A)1974
B)1973
C)1975
D)1976
Answer: 1975
- Q. Which articles of the Constitution of India explicitly confer the power of judicial review on a High Court ?
A)Article 336
B)Article 335
C)Article 13 and Article 226
D)Article 35
Answer: Article 13 and Article 226
- Q. The provision of writs as enshrined in the constitution of India is borrowed from:
A)Irish law
B)English law
C)Australian law
D)Japanese law
Answer: English law
- Q. The only state in the Indian union which used to have its own separate state constitution was
A)Jammu & Kashmir
B)Nagaland
C)Sikkim
D)Goa
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
- Q. Which among the following in our constitution is called ” Magna carta”?
A)Fundamental Duties
B)Directive principles of state policy
C)Preamble
D)Fundamental Rights
Answer: Fundamental Rights
- Q. The Article-343 of the Indian Constitution is about-
A)Number of seats for the Rajya Sabha
B)Number of seats for the Lok Sabha
C)Hindi as official language
D)Special status to Kashmir
Answer: Hindi as official language
- Q. “Shimla Pact” between India and Pakistan is in-
A)2001
B)1972
C)1965
D)1971
Answer: 1972
- Q. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :
A)Yielding the floor
B)Crossing the floor
C)Point of Order
D)Calling Attention Motion
Answer: Yielding the floor
- Q. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party, “AITC”?
A)All India Telugu Congress
B)All India Trinamool Congress
C)All India Telugu Communist
D)All India Trinamool Communist
Answer: All India Trinamool Congress
- Q. How many seats are reserved for representatives of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha?
A)85
B)39
C)109
D)131
Answer: 131
- Q. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
A)The 40th Amendment Act, 1976
B)The 3rd Amendment Act, 1975
C)The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
D)The 4th Amendment Act, 1979
Answer: The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
- Q. Who among the following is the ex-officio chairman of the NITI Aayog in India?
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Vice President
D)Finance Minister
Answer: Prime Minister
- Q. Konkani is the official language of –
A)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
B)Chandigarh
C)Daman and Diu
D)Delhi
Answer: Daman and Diu
- Q. India is a republic, that means:
A)The head of state in India is directly elected for a fixed period.
B)The head of state in India is indirectly elected for life time.
C)The head of state in India is indirectly elected for a fixed period.
D)The head of state in India is directly elected for life time.
Answer: The head of state in India is indirectly elected for a fixed period.
- Q. Which is an example of direct democracy in India?
A)Nagar Panchayat
B)Zila Panchayat
C)Gram Sabha
D)Kshetra Panchayat
Answer: Gram Sabha
- Q. The duties of a chief minister with regard to the furnishing of information to governor are provided in :
A)Article 165
B)Article 166
C)Article 167
D)Article 168
Answer: Article 167
- Q. The disqualification of the Members of Parliament and state legislatures on the ground of defection has been provided in :
A)Eleventh schedule of the Constitution.
B)Tenth schedule of the Constitution.
C)Seventh schedule of the Constitution.
D)Twelfth schedule of the Constitution.
Answer: Tenth schedule of the Constitution.
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