More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. In which year, the name of Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands was changed in Lakshadweep by parliamentary act?
A)1971
B)1973
C)1970
D)1972
Answer: 1973
- Q. Which Article gives the power to the Parliament to make law on subjects of state list-
A)183
B)115
C)221
D)249
Answer: 249
- Q. Speaker of the Lok Sabha serves fora maximum term of _____ years.
A)4
B)3
C)5
D)7
Answer: 5
- Q. How many member of Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated by Governor in State Assembly-
A)2
B)1
C)12
D)6
Answer: 1
- 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D)Untill it is repealed by the Parliament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. Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection Act?
A)Fifth Schedule
B)Second Schedule
C)Eighth Schedule
D)Tenth Schedule
Answer: Tenth Schedule
- 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. ___ is issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not doing legal duty and thereby is infringing on the right of an individual.
A)Mandamus
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)Quo-Warranto
Answer: Mandamus
- Q. The position of the president which was undermined by the 42nd amendment was subsequently somewhat retrieved by the
A)45th amendment
B)44th amendment
C)26th amendment
D)None of the above
Answer: 44th amendment
- Q. Separation of the judiciary from the executive has been provided in one of the following parts of the Indian Constitution-
A)The Fundamental Right
B)The Preamble
C)The Directive Principles of State Policy
D)The Seventh Schedule
Answer: The Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. Which among the following country is not a part of ‘Second World Countries’?
A)China
B)Russia
C)Mongolia
D)Argentina
Answer: Argentina
- Q. Who was the second Chief Election Commissioner of India-
A)S.P.Sen Verma
B)Sukumar Sen
C)K.V.K.Sundaram
D)T.Swaminathan
Answer: K.V.K.Sundaram
- Q. For what duration, the election of member of Rajya Sabha is done?
A)Four years
B)Two years
C)Five years
D)Six years
Answer: Six years
- Q. Which of the following is under the state?
A)Only internal sovereignty
B)Only external sovereignty
C)Internal and external sovereignty
D)Neither external nor internal sovereignty
Answer: Internal and external sovereignty
- 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. A Member of Parliament will be suspended from his membership, if he absents the house continuously for-
A)60 days
B)45 days
C)90 days
D)365 days
Answer: 60 days
- Q. How many members of the State Legislative Council are elected. by the Assembly?
A)1/3 of the members
B)1/6 of the members
C)1/12 of the membets
D)5/6 of the members
Answer: 1/3 of the members
- Q. No person can be employed in factories or mines unless he is above the age of –
A)14 years
B)12 years
C)18 years
D)20 years
Answer: 14 years
- Q. Who does the financial distribution of the resources between Centre and States-
A)Interstate Council
B)Planning Commission
C)Finance Commission
D)Finance Minister
Answer: Finance Commission
- Q. Which of the following subject is in state list-
A)Criminal law
B)Agriculture
C)Education
D)defence
Answer: Agriculture
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