More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The Linguistic Provinces commission appointed under the chairmanship of S.K. Dhar in 1948 recommended the reorganization of states on the basis of
A)Religious convenience rather than linguistic factor.
B)Demographic convenience rather than linguistic factor.
C)Administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
D)None of these
Answer: Administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
- Q. Republic means ultimate power is held by-
A)the people
B)the monarch
C)the winning party
D)Ministers
Answer: the people
- Q. “Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you” whose statement is this-
A)Carpentar
B)G.B.Shaw
C)Lord Bryce
D)Appa Dorai
Answer: G.B.Shaw
- Q. The President of USA appoints the judges of Supreme Court, how-
A)At his discretion
B)Approval of Senate
C)Approval of House of Representatives
D)None of these
Answer: Approval of Senate
- 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
- Q. Which of the follwing non-members of Parliament has the right to address it?
A)Solicitor General of India
B)Attorney General of India
C)Chief Justice of India
D)Chief Election Commissoner
Answer: Attorney General of India
- Q. Who among the following proposed the suggestion for a Constituent Assembly first in 1935?
A)Gandhi
B)Nehru
C)J.P. Narayan
D)M.N. Roy
Answer: M.N. Roy
- 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. The president can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses, pending authorization by Parliament, from
A)the Contingency Fund
B)the Consolidated Fund of India
C)both the above funds
D)None of the above
Answer: the Contingency Fund
- Q. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
A)Lok Sabha
B)the people
C)elected members of the legislative assembly
D)elected members of the legislative council
Answer: elected members of the legislative assembly
- 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. Fundamental Rights of Indian constitution have been adopted from which of the following nation-
A)UK
B)America
C)Soviet Russia
D)None of these
Answer: America
- Q. The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was
A)to give more powers to local government
B)extension of provincial assemblies
C)to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India
D)to establish diarchy in provinces
Answer: extension of provincial assemblies
- Q. Article 24 of the Indian Constitution “Prohibition of employment of children in factories etc” deals with?
A)The Union Government
B)The fundamental rights of the Indian citizen
C)The State Government
D)The Directive Principles of State Policy
Answer: The fundamental rights of the Indian citizen
- 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. What is the minimum age to become the Prime Minister of India if he or she is a member of Rajya Sabha?
A)25
B)18
C)30
D)35
Answer: 30
- Q. Which of the following state has 4 legislative council-
A)Tamilnadu
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The citizenship Act 1955 prescribes way of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz :
A)Termination
B)Renunciation
C)Deprivation
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who was the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B)G. V. Mavalankar
C)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
D)Dr. P.V. Cherian
Answer: M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
- Q. Which of the following is an Example of Unitary and Presidential system of governance Government?
A)Canada
B)USA
C)India
D)France
Answer: France
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