More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The phrase ‘procedure established by the law’ means
A)judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is within the limits of the constitution
B)the judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the limits of the constitution
C)judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not due or is unjust
D)None of the above
Answer: the judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the limits of the constitution
- Q. The National Anthem was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in-
A)24th November 1949
B)24th May 1949
C)24th January 1950
D)24th June 1950
Answer: 24th January 1950
- Q. Which of the following parliamentary constituency is the largest in terms of area-
A)Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh)
B)Barmer (Rajasthan)
C)Laddakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
D)Uttaranchal East (Uttaranchal)
Answer: Laddakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. Who was the first Non-Political President of India?
A)A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B)Jakir Hussain
C)S.Radhakrishanan
D)Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- Q. The right to property was deleted from the list of fundamental rights by
A)43rd constitutional Act
B)42nd constitutional Act
C)44th constitutional Act
D)47th constitutional Act
Answer: 44th constitutional Act
- Q. Which Parliamentary Committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the opposition?
A)Estimates Committee
B)Committee on Government Assurances
C)Privileges Committee
D)Public Accounts Committee
Answer: Public Accounts Committee
- Q. The most important feature of Cabinet system of Government is-
A)Collective responsibility
B)Individual responsibility
C)Responsibility to none
D)Non-responsibility
Answer: Collective responsibility
- Q. The “Recall Provision” to removethe elected office bearers from the Local Self Government institution has been executed in-
A)Kerala
B)Bihar
C)Haryana
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The fundamental rights ofIndian citizens can be suspended-
A)During Financial Emergency
B)During National Emergency
C)Anytime
D)In any situation
Answer: During National Emergency
- Q. Which type of democracy do we follow in India?
A)Presidential
B)Direct
C)Representative
D)Dictatorship
Answer: Representative
- Q. In which of the following articles, citizenship rights of people who migrated from Pakistan to India is mentioned?
A)Article-8
B)Article-4
C)Article-6
D)Article-10
Answer: Article-6
- 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. Who admits a new State to the Union of India?
A)Supreme Court
B)President
C)Prime Minister
D)Parliament
Answer: Parliament
- 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 Article of the Constitution of India has defined the term ‘State’?
A)Article 19
B)Article 12
C)Article 51
D)Article 77
Answer: Article 12
- 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. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
A)the Nehru report
B)the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
C)a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
D)the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Answer: the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
- Q. Indian National Congress is a part of which political group?
A)National Democratic Alliance
B)United Progressive Alliance
C)Janata Parivar
D)Rashtra Parivar
Answer: United Progressive Alliance
- Q. By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the number of Lok sabha seats increased from 525 to 545 ?
A)The Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.
B)The Twentieth Amendment Act, 1966.
C)The Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978.
D)Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
Answer: Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
- Q. The Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and Schedules Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 have been enacted to protect
A)Scheduled Castes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
B)Scheduled Tribes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
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