More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
A)criticism of its policies
B)questions and supplementary questions
C)adjournment motion
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of West Bengal is-
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 16
- Q. Which of the following has the feature of dual citizenship?
A)Federal Government
B)Unitary Government
C)Parliamentary Government
D)President Ruled Government
Answer: Federal Government
- Q. The name of a candidate for the office of president of India may be proposed by
A)any fifty members of the Parliament
B)any fifty citizens of India
C)any five member of the Electoral College
D)any fifty members of the Electoral College
Answer: any fifty members of the Electoral College
- Q. Who served for the longest period of time as the Chief Minister of a state-
A)Pawan Kumar Chamling
B)Naveen Patnaik
C)Jyoti Basu
D)Nitish Kumar
Answer: Pawan Kumar Chamling
- Q. Who said about “Ram rule through village rule”?
A)Vinobha bhave
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Jayaprakash Narayan
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. The directive principle of state policy has been adopted from which constitution?
A)British Constitution
B)U.S. Constitution
C)Irish Constitution
D)French Constitution
Answer: Irish Constitution
- Q. The maximum number of elected members of Lok Sabha can be-
A)545
B)530
C)540
D)550
Answer: 550
- Q. Article 359 of the Constitution authorizes the president of India to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during :
A)A failure of constitutional machinery in States
B)A National Emergency
C)A financial emergency
D)None of Above
Answer: A National Emergency
- Q. ____ goverment is better than other forms of government because it allows us to correct its own mistake.
A)Monarchic
B)Democratic
C)Authoritarian
D)Autocratic
Answer: Democratic
- Q. “Forests” is listed in the ________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
A)State
B)Union
C)Global
D)Concurrent
Answer: Concurrent
- Q. The main duty of the Speaker Pro-tem of Lok Sabha is :
A)To administer oath to the new members.
B)To unite the Cabinet
C)To end the session
D)To break the deadlock
Answer: To administer oath to the new members.
- Q. Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our country?
A)Finance Minister
B)Prime Minister
C)President
D)Railway Minister
Answer: President
- 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. Which of the following attribute in the preamble states that No one should treat a fellow ciizen as inferior?
A)Liberty
B)Justice
C)Equality
D)Fraternity
Answer: Fraternity
- Q. In single transferable voting system, each member can Express its verdict by-
A)Only one option
B)Two options
C)One less than the filled members
D)Voting for all
Answer: Voting for all
- Q. The office of the prime minister of India
A)is created by the Parliament
B)rests on coronations
C)is created by the constitution
D)All of the above
Answer: is created by the constitution
- Q. The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by
A)the chief minister
B)the governor
C)chief justice of the state high court
D)speaker of legislative assembly
Answer: the governor
- Q. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years ?
A)One fourth
B)All
C)Half
D)One third
Answer: One third
- Q. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B)G. V. Mavalankar
C)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
D)Dr. P.V. Cherian
Answer: G. V. Mavalankar
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