Indian Politics

Q. ______ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.

A
Mandamus
B
Habeas Corpus
C
Prohibition
D
Quo-Warranto

Correct Answer

Prohibition

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • Q. Democratic Decentralization means-
    A)Parliamentary Government
    B)Union Government
    C)Democratic Government
    D)Local Government
    Answer: Local Government
  • Q. The assumption of concurrent list of Indian constitution has been borrowed from-
    A)Canada
    B)Japan
    C)Australia
    D)USA
    Answer: Australia
  • Q. Which is the competent body to prescribe conditions for acquisition of citizenship?
    A)President
    B)Election Commission
    C)Parliament
    D)Parliament & Assemblies
    Answer: Parliament
  • Q. Which article of the constitution was called by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the most important article?
    A)Article 356
    B)Article 19
    C)Article 32
    D)Article 14
    Answer: Article 32
  • 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. The function of Protem Speaker is to-
    A)Officiate as Speaker when a Speaker is unlikely to be elected
    B)Conduct the Proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker
    C)Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
    D)Check if the election certificates of members are in order
    Answer: Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
  • Q. The nature of the anti-imperialist struggle was
    A)initially constitutional and by large non-violent
    B)always peaceful and constitutional
    C)based on continuous armed resistance
    D)largely supported by foreign powers
    Answer: initially constitutional and by large non-violent
  • Q. In which language, Lok Sabha debates are printed?
    A)English
    B)Hindi
    C)Sanskrit
    D)Both Hindi & English
    Answer: Both Hindi & English
  • 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. “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. In which year was the Capital of India moved from Calcutta to Delhi?
    A)1911
    B)1910
    C)1912
    D)1913
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. Building of the Parliament of India is called-
    A)Lok Sabha Bhavan
    B)Sansad Bhavan
    C)Rajya Sabha Bhavan
    D)Sarkar Bhavan
    Answer: Sansad Bhavan
  • 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 tatement is not correct about Governor-
    A)Governor can be tranferred from one state to another during their tenure
    B)A person can be appointed as Governor for two or more states
    C)President appoints Governor by warrant, under his hand and seal
    D)Minimum age required for a person to become Governor of a state is 30 years
    Answer: Minimum age required for a person to become Governor of a state is 30 years
  • 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. As per the Preamble of the Constitution of India, the nature of Indian State is of :
    A)Socialist
    B)Sovereign
    C)Republic
    D)A sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republican polity
    Answer: A sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republican polity
  • Q. Which of the following statements is correct about the President of India?
    A)Addresses first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year
    B)Addresses first session of Parliament after each General Election
    C)Addresses every session of Parliament
    D)Never addresses Parliament
    Answer: E
  • Q. Under which of the following articles, president can make the proclamation of emergency in failure of constitutional machinery in any state-
    A)356
    B)352
    C)360
    D)350
    Answer: 356
  • Q. Who appoints and dismisses the gazetted officials of the Union Government?
    A)The Prime Minister of India
    B)The President of India
    C)The Home Minister of India
    D)The Finance Minister of India
    Answer: The President of India
  • Q. If the Speaker, of Lok Sabha wants to resign, whom does he resign-
    A)Deputy Speaker
    B)President of India
    C)Prime Minister
    D)Council of Ministers
    Answer: Deputy Speaker

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