More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Which Lok Sabha speaker has authored the book ‘Matoshree’?
A)Meira Kumar
B)Sumitra Mahajan
C)Sornnath Chatterjee
D)Manohar Joshi
Answer: Sumitra Mahajan
- Q. Which article declares that a constitutional amendment is not a law and hence cannot be challenged?
A)Article 14
B)Article 13
C)Article 15
D)Article 16
Answer: Article 13
- 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. The majority of the provisions of the Indian Constitution can be amended-
A)By the Parliament alone
B)By the State Legislatures acting together
C)With the joint approval of the Parliament and State Legislatures
D)Only on ratification by half of the States
Answer: By the Parliament alone
- Q. Which of the following does not fall under the jurldiction of Election Commission-
A)Election of the President
B)Election of Prime Minister of India
C)Recognition to political parties
D)Allocation of signs to poltical parties
Answer: Election of Prime Minister of India
- Q. Which Article of the constitution defines the term state in Indian context?
A)Article 12
B)Article 15
C)Article 17
D)Article 20
Answer: Article 12
- Q. Who is the father of Idealism-
A)Hegal
B)Plato
C)Berkeley
D)Grein
Answer: Plato
- Q. The term “Gram Sabha” denotes-
A)Population of a Village
B)Senior citizens of a Village
C)Electoral college for Panchayat
D)Elected members of Panchayat
Answer: Electoral college for Panchayat
- Q. What is the minimum age to qualify for Lok Sabha Elections?
A)30
B)25
C)21
D)18
Answer: 25
- Q. The Supreme Court of India acts as a Federel Court when it deals with-
A)Interstate disputes
B)Civil cases
C)Appeals from lower courts
D)Election petitions
Answer: Interstate disputes
- Q. ___ is issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not doing legal duty and thereby is infringing on the right of an individual.
A)Mandamus
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)Quo-Warranto
Answer: Mandamus
- Q. Which of these is not a language in India?
A)Sikh
B)Sindhi
C)Kannada
D)Konkani
Answer: Sikh
- 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. Participatory Notes are associated with:
A)Foreign Institutional Investors
B)Consolidated Fund of India
C)United Nations Development Programme
D)Kyoto Protocol
Answer: Foreign Institutional Investors
- Q. _______ amends the Constitution.
A)Prime Minister's Office
B)Ministry of Defence
C)Parliament
D)Securities and Exchange Board of India
Answer: Parliament
- Q. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian constitution was added by-
A)Eighth Amendment
B)First Amendment
C)Ninth Amendment
D)Forty Second Amendment
Answer: First Amendment
- Q. What is the name of Upper house of Indian Parliament?
A)Rajya Sabha
B)Senate
C)House of Lords
D)Legislative Assembly
Answer: Rajya Sabha
- Q. The parliament works through committees which
A)exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis
B)help the government in the formulation of policy
C)ensure that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and the prescribed
D)both (a) and (b)
Answer: exercise effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis
- Q. The main cause of growth of communalism in India is-
A)Political awareness
B)Economic and Educational backwardness of minority groups
C)Social inequalities
D)Ban on communalistic organizations
Answer: Economic and Educational backwardness of minority groups
- 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
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