More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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. Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution has been taken from-
A)Government of India Act 1935
B)British constitution
C)Irish constitution
D)Japanese constitution
Answer: Government of India Act 1935
- Q. In Indian parliamentary functioning, “Zero Hour” means-
A)First hour of the session
B)Time before question hour
C)Time immediately following question hour
D)Acceptance of privilege motion
Answer: Time immediately following question hour
- Q. Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move to the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of Fundamental Rights?
A)Article-28
B)Article-32
C)Article-29
D)Article-31
Answer: Article-32
- Q. Who approves a bill as money bill in Lok Sabha-
A)Finance Minister
B)President
C)Prime Minister
D)Speaker
Answer: Speaker
- Q. Members of the Executive under Presidential System of Government-
A)Are only form the popular House
B)Are drawn from both the Houses of Legislature
C)Are not members of either House of Legislalure
D)Become members of Legislature after their appointment
Answer: Are not members of either House of Legislalure
- Q. In which of the following matter the Supreme Court upheld the importance of fundamental rights over directive principles of state policy?
A)Keshavananda Bharti case
B)Golaknath case
C)Minerava Mills Case
D)All of these
Answer: Minerava Mills Case
- 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. Who is the constitutional head of the Indian government?
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Chief justice of India
D)Attorney general
Answer: President
- Q. Article-44 of the Indian Constitution “Uniform civil code for the citizens” deals with-
A)The Union Government
B)The directive principles of state policy
C)The State Government
D)The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
Answer: The directive principles of state policy
- 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. The purpose of the inclusion of Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is to establish :
A)Social Democracy
B)Political Democracy
C)Gandhian Democracy
D)Social and Economic Democracy
Answer: Social and Economic Democracy
- Q. If the Prime Minister of India submits his resignation to the President, it will mean the resignation of the-
A)Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ministers
B)Prime Minister only
C)Entire Council of Ministers
D)Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and the Speaker
Answer: Entire Council of Ministers
- Q. A writ of ____ means that the court orders that the arrested person should be presented before it.
A)Mandamus
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)Quo-Warranto
Answer: Habeas Corpus
- Q. Under which Article was Emergency in India declared in 1975?
A)Article-152
B)Article-1
C)Article-286
D)Article-352
Answer: Article-352
- 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. Who permits the formation of new state in Union of India?
A)Supreme Court
B)President
C)Prime Minister
D)Parliament
Answer: Parliament
- Q. Which of the following is described as the ‘Soul of the constitution’?
A)Fundamental Duties
B)Fundamental Right
C)Directive Principles for state Policy
D)Preamble
Answer: Preamble
- Q. At the time of emergency in 1975, who was serving as the President of India?
A)Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
B)Morarji Desai
C)V P Singh
D)Indira Gandhi
Answer: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Q. What is the literal meaning of ‘Certiorari’?
A)To have the body of
B)We command
C)To forbid
D)To be certified (or) to be informed
Answer: To be certified (or) to be informed
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