More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Granville Austin has described the Directive principles and the fundamental rights as
A)The conscience of the Constitution
B)The heart of the Constitution
C)The back bone of the Constitution
D)None of these
Answer: The conscience of the Constitution
- Q. Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?
A)Dass Commission
B)Dhar Commission
C)Shah Commission
D)Mahajan Commission
Answer: Shah Commission
- Q. Who is the first law officer of the country?
A)Attorney General
B)Chief Justice of India
C)Law Minister
D)Solicitor General
Answer: Attorney General
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is –
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 12
- Q. Mainstream Nationalism in India
A)aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
B)was characterized by Chauvinism
C)had national socialism as its ultimate goal
D)aimed at emancipation from colonial rule
Answer: aimed at emancipation from colonial rule
- Q. Who presided over the first meeting of Indian constituent Assembly?
A)Saehehidandada Sinha
B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C)B.R Ambedkar
D)H.V. Kamath
Answer: Saehehidandada Sinha
- Q. Article-31(B) of the Indian Constitution “Validation of certain Acts and Regulations” deals with the-
A)Union Government
B)State Government
C)Directive Principles of State Policy
D)Fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
Answer: Fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
- Q. What is the Example of Direct Democracy in India-
A)Nagar Panchayat
B)District Panchayat
C)Gram Sabha
D)Kshetra Panchayat
Answer: Gram Sabha
- Q. The Westminster parliamentary system was developed in-
A)Australia
B)Spain
C)UK
D)USA
Answer: UK
- Q. Which of the following appointment is not in the Jurisdiction of President?
A)Chairman of finance commission
B)Chief justice of India
C)Chief of army
D)Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Q. What is the period within which a proclamation of national emergency made by the President is to be placed before each house of the Parliament for approval?
A)Within two months
B)Within one month
C)Within four months
D)Within six months
Answer: Within one month
- Q. Bicameral system is a feature of which of the following form of government-
A)President system
B)Parliamentary system
C)Federal system
D)Unitary system
Answer: Federal system
- Q. Who had proposed the idea of three Tier Panchayati Raj system-
A)Ashok Mehta Committee
B)Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
C)Royal Commission
D)None of these
Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
- Q. The Muslim League as a political party was founded in
A)1909
B)1906
C)1915
D)1919
Answer: 1906
- Q. The function of Protem Speaker is to-
A)Officiate as Speaker when a Speaker is unlikely to be elected
B)Conduct the Proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker
C)Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
D)Check if the election certificates of members are in order
Answer: Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
- Q. In which historic case did the supreme court of India hold that the preamble to the constitution of India is a part of the constitution and hence can be amended ?
A)Kesavananda Bharti Vs. State of Kerala (1973)
B)S. R. Bommai Vs. Union of India
C)L.M.Singhvi Vs. Union of India
D)None of Above
Answer: Kesavananda Bharti Vs. State of Kerala (1973)
- Q. Local governance is the foundation of-
A)Secular state
B)Elite system
C)Democracy
D)Reservation
Answer: Democracy
- Q. How many members of Anglo-Indian community can be nominated for the Parliament by the President-
A)4
B)2
C)8
D)Depends on President's will
Answer: 2
- Q. Who was in favour of a democracy without parties-
A)Bhupendra Nath Dutta
B)Jay Prakash Narayan
C)M.N.Roy
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jay Prakash Narayan
- Q. _____is an institutional mechanism to accommodate two sets of polities one at the regional level and the other at the national level.
A)Democracy
B)Feudalism
C)Federalism
D)Aristocracy
Answer: Federalism
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