More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. According to the Indian Constitution, who has the power to declare emergency ?
A)President
B)Prime Minister
C)Chief Justice
D)Parliament
Answer: President
- Q. The money of candidates for Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly is forfeited-
A)When he could not secure 1/4 votes
B)When he loses the election
C)When he could not secure 1/5 votes
D)When he could not secure 1/6 votes
Answer: When he could not secure 1/6 votes
- Q. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
A)Supreme Court
B)Parliament
C)High courts
D)Election Commission
Answer: High courts
- 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. President of India can be re-elected
A)Two terms
B)For any number of terms
C)Three Terms
D)Five Terms
Answer: For any number of terms
- Q. The correct chronological order of the formation of Haryana, Sikkim, Arunanchal Pradesh and Nagaland as full states of Indian Union is :
A)Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh- Haryana-Sikkim
B)Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pardesh-Nagaland
C)Nagaland-Haryana-Arunachal Pradesh-Sikkim
D)Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. A procedure whereby a proposed legislation is referred to the electorates for settlement by their direct votes is called :
A)Repatriation
B)Referendum
C)Representative democracy
D)Republic
Answer: Referendum
- Q. Which State was formed after the amendment of Articles-239(A) and 240?
A)Uttrakhand
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Sikkim
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Which among the following is not a preventive detention act?
A)Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA)
B)Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) act (TADA)
C)Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA)
D)Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA)
Answer: Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA)
- Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India has defined the term ‘State’?
A)Article 19
B)Article 12
C)Article 51
D)Article 77
Answer: Article 12
- Q. The pre-requisite for the enforcement of directive principles of the state policy is
A)socialist government
B)an effective, hones government
C)active opposition
D)adequate resources
Answer: adequate resources
- Q. Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions is enshrined in :
A)Article 20
B)Article 22
C)Article 29
D)Article 30
Answer: Article 30
- Q. Which Article of the Indian constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister?
A)Article-163
B)Article-166
C)Article-167
D)Article-164
Answer: Article-167
- 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. Who among the following supports customary rights?
A)Plato
B)Ritchie
C)Locke
D)Heller
Answer: Ritchie
- Q. Who among the following was the first ‘Minister of Finance’ in independent India?
A)Liaquat Ali Khan
B)R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
C)John Mathai
D)Satya Narayan Sinha
Answer: R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
- Q. _______ makes laws on matters included in Union List and Concurrent List.
A)Ministry of Defence
B)Lok Sabha
C)Prime Minister's Office
D)Securities and Exchange Board of India
Answer: Lok Sabha
- Q. In a federal Government the states enjoy-
A)Powers delegated by the Centre
B)Original powers
C)Powers given by the Constitution
D)Powers given by the people
Answer: Powers given by the Constitution
- Q. The President of India enjoys emergency powers of-
A)two types
B)four types
C)five types
D)three types
Answer: three types
- Q. The provisions of financial emergency have been laid down in:
A)Article 360
B)Article 351
C)Article 377
D)Article 370
Answer: Article 360
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