More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Articles 17 abolishes:
A)discrimination
B)untouchability
C)equality
D)titles
Answer: untouchability
- Q. The Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and Schedules Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 have been enacted to protect
A)Scheduled Castes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
B)Scheduled Tribes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which of the following pair is correctly matched-
A)ADM Jabalpur - rights ofcitizens in emergency
B)Indra Sawhney case - rights ofwomen at work place
C)Kartar singh case - rights of minorities
D)Vishakha case - centre state relation
Answer: ADM Jabalpur - rights ofcitizens in emergency
- Q. Who said that “I don’t accept a politics without religion”-
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
C)Vinoba Bhave
D)Jaiprakash Narayan
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. From which of the following nations,we have taken the provision of judicial review?
A)USA
B)England
C)Canada
D)Australia
Answer: USA
- Q. Where the High Courts in India first set up?
A)Bombay Madras Calcutta
B)Delhi and Calcutta
C)Bombay Delhi Calcutta
D)Madras and Bombay
Answer: Bombay Madras Calcutta
- Q. The phrase ‘bicameral legislature’ means
A)an elected legislature
B)a single assembly
C)a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
D)parliamentary system of government
Answer: a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber
- Q. When any House of Parliament (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha ) is adjourned without naming a day for reassembly it is known as :
A)Adjournment of Debate
B)Demand for Grants
C)Adjournment of the sitting of the House
D)Adjournment Sine die
Answer: Adjournment Sine die
- Q. The Speaker’s vote in the Lok Sabha is called-
A)Sound vote
B)Casting vote
C)Direct vote
D)Indirect vote
Answer: Casting vote
- Q. Which type of writ is not issued under Indian constitution?
A)Prohibition
B)Mandamus
C)Injuction
D)Certiorari
Answer: Injuction
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. In federal government, power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary. II. Due to political competition in a democracy, social divisions get reflected in politics. III. Communal politics is based on the belief that one religion is superior to that of others.
A)I, II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The Indian constitution came into force on-
A)26 January, 1952
B)26 January, 1950
C)15 August, 1948
D)31 Novembar,1949
Answer: 26 January, 1950
- Q. President can forward his resignation to whom?
A)Prime Minister
B)Speaker of Lok Sabha
C)Vice-president
D)Chief justice of supreme court
Answer: Vice-president
- Q. Under the citizenship act of 1955 the ways prescribed for acquiring citizenship are
A)By registration and by naturalization
B)By birth and by descent
C)by incorporation of territory
D)All of above
Answer: All of above
- Q. Formation of a new state in India is done by Citizenship-
A)Simple Majority
B)Special Majority
C)Without Majority
D)None of these
Answer: Simple Majority
- Q. How can a new All India Service be introduced-
A)By Legislative Command
B)By doing Amendment in the Constitution
C)By passing a Resolution under Article-312
D)By Law
Answer: By passing a Resolution under Article-312
- Q. In Lok Sabha the total number of members from States are-
A)530
B)630
C)430
D)330
Answer: 530
- Q. The state which is neutral in matter of religion and dies not uphold any particular region as the state religion is called
A)Democratic state
B)Independent state
C)Secular state
D)None of these
Answer: Secular state
- Q. The money bill can be presented in the state assembly with prior athorization of-
A)Chief Minister of the State
B)Governor of the State
C)Speaker of the Assembly
D)Finance Minister of the State
Answer: Governor of the State
- Q. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :
A)Yielding the floor
B)Crossing the floor
C)Point of Order
D)Calling Attention Motion
Answer: Yielding the floor
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