More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Programme for capacity building of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs)of panchayats has been launched at_____ .
A)Ranchi, Jharkhand
B)Nagaur, Rajasthan
C)Patna, Bihar
D)Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Q. Which of the following categories of citizens of the prescribed age may be registered as a voter?
A)Convicted for certain crimes or corruption
B)Bankrupt
C)Non-resident citizens
D)Mentally unsound
Answer: Non-resident citizens
- Q. Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity – ideals inspired by the
A)Irish Revolution
B)Russian Revolution
C)French Revolution
D)US Constitution
Answer: French Revolution
- Q. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing?
A)Writ of Habeas Corpus
B)Writ of Certiorari
C)Writ of Mandamus
D)Writ of Quo Warranto
Answer: Writ of Mandamus
- Q. Which type of government is based on free and fair election where those currently in power have a fair chance of losing?
A)Autocratic
B)Democratic
C)Monarchic
D)Authoritarian
Answer: Democratic
- Q. Democratic Decentralization means-
A)Parliamentary Government
B)Union Government
C)Democratic Government
D)Local Government
Answer: Local Government
- Q. The Supreme Court of India was set up-
A)By the law of parliament
B)By the Constitution
C)By a Presidential Order
D)By the Act of 1947
Answer: By the Constitution
- Q. Under which Article was Emergency in India declared in 1975?
A)Article-152
B)Article-1
C)Article-286
D)Article-352
Answer: Article-352
- Q. ___ means that the Supreme Court will reconsider the case and the legal issues involved in it.
A)Writ Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate Jurisdiction
D)Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: Appellate Jurisdiction
- Q. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is
A)21 years
B)25 years
C)18 years
D)35 years
Answer: 25 years
- 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
Answer: Prohibition
- Q. Which Article of the Indian constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister?
A)Article-163
B)Article-166
C)Article-167
D)Article-164
Answer: Article-167
- Q. Who appoints the judges of district courts-
A)Chief Minister
B)Governor
C)Law Minister
D)President
Answer: Governor
- Q. Indian federalism is closer to-
A)Australia
B)Nigeria
C)Canada
D)USA
Answer: Canada
- Q. Which Article specifies the Fundamental Duties of every citizen?
A)Article-343
B)Article-80
C)Article-51(A)
D)Article-356
Answer: Article-51(A)
- Q. Which of the following person was elected unopposed for the post of president?
A)S.Radhakrishanan
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)N.Sanjeev Reddy
D)Shankar Dayal Sharma
Answer: N.Sanjeev Reddy
- Q. Seventh schedule of the Constitution of India deals with-
A)Distribution of power between the Union and the States
B)Allocation of Seats in the Council of States
C)Power and Authority of the Municipalities
D)Powers of the Governor of the State
Answer: Distribution of power between the Union and the States
- Q. In parliamentary democracy “he is the first among all”. Who is he-
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Leader of opposition
D)Chairman of lower house
Answer: Prime Minister
- 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. 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
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