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. The States reorganization in 1956 created-
A)17 States and 9 Union Territories
B)17 States and 6 Union Territories
C)14 States and 6 Union Territories
D)15 States and 9 Union Territories
Answer: 14 States and 6 Union Territories
- Q. Part XX of the constitution of India covered by article 368 mentions:
A)Amendments of the constitution
B)Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions
C)Elections
D)Official Language
Answer: Amendments of the constitution
- Q. Which of the followings is a Political right-
A)Right to contest election
B)Right to freedom
C)Right to equality before law
D)Right to life
Answer: Right to contest election
- Q. The First Finance Commission was constituted in-
A)1951
B)1950
C)1952
D)1954
Answer: 1951
- Q. The pension of a high court judge is charged to the
A)Consolidated Fund of the state where he last served
B)Consolidated Fund of India
C)Consolidated Funds of the different states where he has served
D)Contingency Fund of India
Answer: Consolidated Fund of India
- Q. The governor of a state is empowered to grant pardons etc. and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases under:
A)Article 161.
B)Article 167.
C)Article 151.
D)Article 163.
Answer: Article 161.
- Q. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the-
A)Act of 1919
B)Act of 1909
C)Act of 1935
D)Act of 1947
Answer: Act of 1935
- Q. Which of the fullowing countries enjoys a federal form of government?
A)USA
B)China
C)Cuba
D)Belgium
Answer: USA
- Q. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
A)a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
B)a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
C)a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
D)a socialist, secular and democratic republic
Answer: a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
- 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. 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. To which the Mandal commission report is related-
A)Scheduled tribes
B)Other backward classes
C)Minority
D)Scheduled castes
Answer: Other backward classes
- Q. In which schedule to the constitution of India is the division of powers between the union and the states in terms of the union list and the state list laid down?
A)Sixth schedule
B)Fifth schedule
C)Seventh schedule
D)Fourth schedule
Answer: Seventh schedule
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is –
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 12
- Q. What is the maximum period upto which a proclamation issued by the President under Article-356 of the Constitution and approved/extended by the Parliament may, normally, remain in force?
A)One year
B)Six months
C)Two years
D)Untill it is repealed by the Parliament
Answer: Six months
- Q. Where is the objective of “Social justice” articulated in constitution?
A)Article-15
B)Article-14
C)Article-16
D)Preamble
Answer: Preamble
- Q. Ideas of welfare state are contained in-
A)Directive Principles of State Policy
B)Fundamental Rights
C)Preamble of the constitution
D)Part-VIII
Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with-
A)Banking Reforms
B)Industrial Policy
C)Panchayati Raj
D)Centre-State relations
Answer: Panchayati Raj
- Q. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of-
A)Dalhousie
B)Canning
C)Ripon
D)Elgin
Answer: Canning
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