More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The original 1950 Constitution of India is preserved in-
A)Prime Minister House
B)President House
C)Parliament House
D)Archaeological Survey of India
Answer: Parliament House
- 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 Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in
A)the concurrent list only
B)the union list only
C)both union and concurrent list
D)all the three lists, viz. union list, state list and the concurrent list
Answer: both union and concurrent list
- Q. A Secular State is one which-
A)Is irreligious
B)Has no religion of its own
C)Is anti-religion
D)Takes into consideration the religious sentiments of the people
Answer: Has no religion of its own
- Q. When power is shared among different organs of government, then it known as-
A)Separation of powers
B)Community Government
C)Coalition Government
D)Amalgamation of powers
Answer: Separation of powers
- Q. Why did one of the High Courts inIndian decree that “bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive”?
A)It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
B)It infringes on the fundamental rights of some groups of people
C)It adversely affectsproduction
D)It is not part of a right to protest
Answer: It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
- Q. To become a member of the Rajya Sabha a person must be at least_____ years old.
A)30
B)18
C)36
D)24
Answer: 30
- Q. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because
A)it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
B)it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
C)the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- 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. On the recommendations of which of the followings, the Grants-in-aid is provided to States by Centre-
A)Finance Minister
B)Planning Commission
C)Finance Commission
D)National Development Council
Answer: Finance Commission
- Q. The name of the union given in the Constitution is
A)India or Hindustan
B)Hindustan or Bharatavarsha
C)India or Bharat
D)Bharatadesh or India
Answer: India or Bharat
- Q. Which among the following writs comes into the category of public litigation petition before High Court or Supreme Court?
A)Against political interference
B)A challenge to elections of the office-bearers of a political party
C)Against the decision of Lower Court
D)Against a general topic
Answer: Against a general topic
- Q. Under which of the following jurisdiction can any individual, whose fundamental right has been violated, can directly move the Supreme Court for remedy?
A)Writ Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate Jurisdiction
D)Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: Writ Jurisdiction
- Q. Which body decides the conditions for getting the citizenship of India?
A)President
B)Election commission
C)Parliament
D)Parliament and legislative assemblies
Answer: Parliament
- Q. Attorney General of India has the right to audience in-
A)High Court
B)any Session Court
C)Supreme Court
D)any Court of law within the territory of India
Answer: any Court of law within the territory of India
- Q. Which of the folloWingwrits is called Bulwark of personal freedom?
A)Habeas corpus
B)Mandamus
C)Quo warranto
D)Certiorari
Answer: Habeas corpus
- Q. The impeachment process of President of India is adopted from-
A)UK
B)USA
C)USSR
D)France
Answer: USA
- Q. Which type of democracy do we follow in India?
A)Presidential
B)Direct
C)Representative
D)Dictatorship
Answer: Representative
- Q. Nationalist Congress Party was founded in-
A)1955
B)1925
C)1984
D)1999
Answer: 1999
- Q. Which constitutional Amendment Act facilitates the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states?
A)7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
B)1st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951
C)15th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1963
D)4th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1955
Answer: 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
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