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More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. Which of the following constitutional Amendment Act, deals with the Elementary Education as a Fundamental Right?
    A)85th Amendment Act
    B)84th Amendment Act
    C)86th Amendment Act
    D)87th Amendment Act
    Answer: 86th Amendment Act
  • Q. How many maximum terms, a person can serve as Prime Minister of India?
    A)5
    B)3
    C)7
    D)No Limit
    Answer: No Limit
  • Q. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes in the services has been provided in the Indian Constitution under-
    A)Article-315
    B)Article-375
    C)Article-335
    D)Article-365
    Answer: Article-335
  • Q. Which of the following is a feature of civil services India-
    A)Temporary political executive relations
    B)Neutrality and unbiasedness
    C)Partiality
    D)All of these
    Answer: Neutrality and unbiasedness
  • Q. In which year did the first amendment of Indian Constitution take place?
    A)1950
    B)1951
    C)1948
    D)1949
    Answer: 1951
  • Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Andhra Pradesh is –
    A)13
    B)2
    C)20
    D)25
    Answer: 25
  • Q. The Council of Ministers does not include-
    A)State Minister
    B)Cabinet Minister
    C)Cabinet Secretary
    D)Minister without ministry
    Answer: Cabinet Secretary
  • Q. Which of the following makes law in India-
    A)High Court and Supreme Court
    B)President and Council of Ministers
    C)President and both houses of Parliament
    D)Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
    Answer: President and both houses of Parliament
  • Q. Which of the following constitutional Amendments gave a constitutional status to Urban Bodies-
    A)72nd
    B)71st
    C)73rd
    D)74th
    Answer: 74th
  • Q. The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counterpart in Britain because
    A)India has adopted the federal system
    B)India is the biggest democracy
    C)India has a written constitution
    D)his office enjoys constitutional basis
    Answer: his office enjoys constitutional basis
  • Q. What is the retirement age of the Prime Minister of India?
    A)70 years
    B)60 years
    C)80 years
    D)No Limit
    Answer: No Limit
  • Q. Which of the following is an essential element of the State?
    A)Government
    B)Sovereignty
    C)Territory
    D)All these
    Answer: All these
  • Q. The minimum age of the voter in India is
    A)18 years
    B)15 years
    C)21 years
    D)25 years
    Answer: 18 years
  • Q. Under which pardoning power of the President, duration of sentence is reduced without changing its character?
    A)Remission
    B)Commutation
    C)Respite
    D)Reprieve
    Answer: Remission
  • Q. Who said that “I don’t accept a politics without religion”-
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Vinoba Bhave
    D)Jaiprakash Narayan
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Which provision made in the Constitution of India is the bedrock of the democratic system in the country?
    A)Fundamental Rights
    B)Directive Principles of State Policy
    C)Fundamental Duties
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Fundamental Rights
  • Q. The division of power and Independence of judiciary are two important features of-
    A)Federal character of government
    B)Democratic character of government
    C)Socialist character of government
    D)Unitary character of government
    Answer: Federal character of government
  • Q. “Trade unions” is listed in the,______ list given in the Seventh Scliedule of the Constitution of India.
    A)Global
    B)Union
    C)State
    D)Concurrent
    Answer: Concurrent
  • Q. Fundamental duties are included in the Indian Constitution by the Amendment-
    A)42th
    B)44th
    C)26th
    D)25th
    Answer: 42th
  • Q. Where is the Constitutional power located enabling the Central Government to legislate on cow slaughter?
    A)Residuary Powers under Article 248
    B)Entry 17, List III in Schedule VII Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
    C)Emergency Powers
    D)Article-48 in the Directive Principles
    Answer: Article-48 in the Directive Principles

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