More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Rashtrapati Bhavan was built in-
A)1910
B)1852
C)1947
D)1986
Answer: E
- Q. Which articles of the Constitution of India explicitly confer the power of judicial review on a High Court ?
A)Article 336
B)Article 335
C)Article 13 and Article 226
D)Article 35
Answer: Article 13 and Article 226
- Q. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India can be removed from office in like manner and on like grounds as :
A)Prime Minister
B)High Court Judge
C)Supreme Court Judge
D)None of Above
Answer: Supreme Court Judge
- Q. By wich of the following Amendment act of the Indian Constitution, the Panchayati Raj System got the constitutional status-
A)72nd
B)71st
C)73rd
D)74th
Answer: 73rd
- Q. Which of the following is not a fundamental duty?
A)To promote harmony and brotherhood
B)To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag
C)To uphold and protect the sovereignty
D)Abolition of' titles except military and academic
Answer: Abolition of' titles except military and academic
- Q. Which is an example of direct democracy in India?
A)Nagar Panchayat
B)Zila Panchayat
C)Gram Sabha
D)Kshetra Panchayat
Answer: Gram Sabha
- Q. Which of these is not a language in India?
A)Sikh
B)Sindhi
C)Kannada
D)Konkani
Answer: Sikh
- Q. The item ‘Education’ belongs to the-
A)State List
B)Union List
C)Concurrent List
D)Residuary Subjects
Answer: Concurrent List
- Q. The main cause of growth of communalism in India is-
A)Political awareness
B)Economic and Educational backwardness of minority groups
C)Social inequalities
D)Ban on communalistic organizations
Answer: Economic and Educational backwardness of minority groups
- Q. The states of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya were formed in :
A)The year 1975.
B)The year 1972.
C)The year 1976
D)The year 1977.
Answer: The year 1972.
- Q. In which year were the Indian states reorganised on the linguistic basis?
A)1951
B)1947
C)1956
D)1966
Answer: 1956
- 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. Who proposed the Preamble before the drafting committe of the Constitution?
A)B.R. Ambedkar
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)B.N. Rao
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Which of the country has single-party system-
A)Spain
B)Mongolia
C)Chile
D)China
Answer: China
- Q. Which of the following writ is issued by a higher court to a lower court?
A)Quo-Warranto
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)None of these
Answer: Prohibition
- Q. The Supreme Court of India acts as a Federel Court when it deals with-
A)Interstate disputes
B)Civil cases
C)Appeals from lower courts
D)Election petitions
Answer: Interstate disputes
- Q. Which bill cannot originate in Rajya Sabha ?
A)Ordinary Bill
B)Constitutional Amendment Bill
C)Fundamental Bill
D)Money Bill
Answer: Money Bill
- Q. In India, no government expenditure can be made without approval of –
A)Prime Minister
B)Parliament
C)President
D)Supreme court
Answer: Parliament
- Q. The Lok Sabha elections are held after every:
A)4 years
B)3 years
C)5 years
D)7 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. The total number of Languages in 8th schedule of Indian Constitution are-
A)18
B)15
C)22
D)14
Answer: 22
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