More Questions on Indian Politics
- 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. Who wrote in ‘Hind Swaraj- Our leaders are divided into two parties: the moderates and the extremists. These may be considered as the slow party and the impatient party. Some call the Moderates the timid party and the extremists the bold party.’
A)Mahatma Gandhi.
B)J. Joshi
C)Barendra Ghosh
D)Pandit Jawahar Lal Neharu
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
- Q. The Directive Principles of State Policy are enshrined in
A)Part VI of the Constitution
B)Part V of the Constitution
C)Part III of the Constitution
D)Part IV of the Constitution
Answer: Part IV of the Constitution
- Q. India is a republic because-
A)It is a parliamentary democracy
B)It is democratic country
C)The head of the state is elected for a definite period
D)All of these
Answer: The head of the state is elected for a definite period
- Q. Who was in favour of a democracy without parties-
A)Bhupendra Nath Dutta
B)Jay Prakash Narayan
C)M.N.Roy
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jay Prakash Narayan
- Q. The function of Protem Speaker is to-
A)Officiate as Speaker when a Speaker is unlikely to be elected
B)Conduct the Proceedings of the House in the absence of the Speaker
C)Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
D)Check if the election certificates of members are in order
Answer: Swearing in members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
- Q. “Reserve Bank of India” is listed in the _______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
A)State
B)Union
C)Global
D)Concurrent
Answer: Union
- Q. According to the Indian Constitution, who has the power to declare emergency ?
A)President
B)Prime Minister
C)Chief Justice
D)Parliament
Answer: President
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is –
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 12
- Q. The Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in
A)the concurrent list only
B)the union list only
C)both union and concurrent list
D)all the three lists, viz. union list, state list and the concurrent list
Answer: both union and concurrent list
- Q. What is the gap period between first no-confidence motion and second no-confidence motion-
A)3 months
B)12 months
C)6 months
D)9 months
Answer: 6 months
- Q. Which of the following provision needs a special majority in Parliament?
A)Creation of New States
B)Cange in Fundamental Rights
C)Abolition of Legislative Councils in State
D)Rules and Procedures in Parliament
Answer: Cange in Fundamental Rights
- Q. In which schedule to the constitution of India is the division of powers between the union and the states in terms of the union list and the state list laid down?
A)Sixth schedule
B)Fifth schedule
C)Seventh schedule
D)Fourth schedule
Answer: Seventh schedule
- Q. When was the comprehensive reorganisation of Indian States completed in accordance with the recommendations of States Reorganisation Commission?
A)1956
B)1953
C)1960
D)1966
Answer: 1956
- 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. Who was the first deputy Prime Minister of India?
A)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Guljari Lal Nanda
Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- Q. At the time of emergency in 1975, who was serving as the President of India?
A)Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
B)Morarji Desai
C)V P Singh
D)Indira Gandhi
Answer: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Q. Article 1 describes India that is Bharat as :
A)federal state with unitary features
B)union of states
C)unitary state with federal features
D)federal state
Answer: union of states
- Q. How many times have the President declared National emergency-
A)Twice
B)Once
C)Thrice
D)Never
Answer: Thrice
- Q. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with-
A)Banking Reforms
B)Industrial Policy
C)Panchayati Raj
D)Centre-State relations
Answer: Panchayati Raj
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