More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Who among the following was the first ‘Minister of Finance’ in independent India?
A)Liaquat Ali Khan
B)R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
C)John Mathai
D)Satya Narayan Sinha
Answer: R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
- Q. In which year,”House of People” was named as Lok Sabha-
A)1964
B)1954
C)1974
D)1984
Answer: 1954
- Q. Which State was formed after the amendment of Articles-239(A) and 240?
A)Uttrakhand
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Sikkim
D)Chhattisgarh
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Which act provides for the disqualification of members of the Parliament or State Legislature for indulging in corrupt practices?
A)Government of India Act, 1935
B)Quo Warranto
C)The Representation of People Act, 1951
D)None of these
Answer: The Representation of People Act, 1951
- Q. The law framed by Judiciary is called-
A)Case law
B)Ordinary law
C)Rule of law
D)Administrative law
Answer: Case law
- Q. “Judicial Review” in Indian constitution is based on-
A)Due process of law
B)On the rule of law
C)On the procedure established by law
D)On former decisions and conventions
Answer: On the procedure established by law
- Q. Right to freedom of religion as enshrined in Article 25-28 includes
A)Free profession
B)Freedom of Conscience
C)Practice and propagation of religion
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The High Court which has the distinction of having the first woman Chief Justice is-
A)Allahabad High Court
B)Guwahati High Court
C)Delhi High Court
D)Himanchal Pradesh High Court
Answer: Himanchal Pradesh High Court
- Q. The state Reorganization commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of :
A)Kelkar
B)Fazl Ali
C)Mondal
D)Zakir Husain
Answer: Fazl Ali
- Q. Indian federalism is closer to-
A)Australia
B)Nigeria
C)Canada
D)USA
Answer: Canada
- Q. What Constitutional provision enables the Central Government to provide reservations in jobs and educational institutions for the weaker sections of the society?
A)Article-16
B)Article-14
C)Article-46
D)Article-19
Answer: Article-16
- Q. The objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was
A)to give more powers to local government
B)extension of provincial assemblies
C)to abolish the post of secretary of the state for India
D)to establish diarchy in provinces
Answer: extension of provincial assemblies
- Q. What is the total number of members in Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories?
A)228
B)218
C)238
D)248
Answer: 238
- Q. Articles-74 and 75 ofIndian Constitution deal with matters of-
A)Speaker of Lok Sabha
B)Council of Ministers
C)President of India
D)Cabinet Ministers
Answer: Council of Ministers
- Q. In which year was the First Five Year Plan launched in India?
A)1931
B)1921
C)1941
D)1951
Answer: 1951
- Q. Bicameral system is a feature of which of the following form of government-
A)President system
B)Parliamentary system
C)Federal system
D)Unitary system
Answer: Federal system
- Q. When was reservation of 27% government jobs for other Backward Classes declared for the first time in Independent India?
A)In the year 1988
B)In the year 1990
C)In the year 1985
D)In the year 1982
Answer: In the year 1990
- Q. The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee system in so far as
A)it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
B)it assures representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in the Parlia
C)it enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without scrutiny
D)None of the above
Answer: it enables the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in detail
- Q. In India, how many times has the President declared financial emergency-
A)Two times
B)Never
C)Three times
D)Once
Answer: Never
- Q. What is the literal meaning of the term “Quo-Warranto”?
A)To forbid
B)We command
C)By what authority (or) warrant
D)None of these
Answer: By what authority (or) warrant
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