More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Who has the power to decide on an election petition for any state-
A)Suprime Court
B)Parliament
C)High Court
D)Election Commission
Answer: High Court
- Q. Bicameral Legislature means-
A)Lower and Upper Chamber
B)Primary and secondary legislature
C)Lok Adalats and Courts
D)Elected as well as selected members
Answer: Lower and Upper Chamber
- Q. The preamble to our constitution includes all the following except
A)equality of status
B)adult franchise
C)fraternity
D)justice
Answer: adult franchise
- Q. The maximum number of elected members of Lok Sabha can be-
A)545
B)530
C)540
D)550
Answer: 550
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Uttar Pradesh is-
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 31
- Q. The major writs as enshrined in the Constitution of India are :
A)habeas corpus and mandamus
B)habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto
C)certiorari and quo warranto
D)Habeas corpus, mandamus and prohibition
Answer: habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto
- Q. Which of the following is exercised by Local Government in relation with state government?
A)Higher Authority
B)Delegated Authority
C)Independent Authority
D)Equivalent Authority
Answer: Delegated Authority
- Q. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A)Sukurnar Sen
B)Morarji Desai
C)Sardar Patel
D)V.S Ramadevi
Answer: Sukurnar Sen
- Q. “Man is a social animal” whose statement is this-
A)Aristotle
B)Plato
C)Rousseau
D)Laski
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. The Indian constitution was adopted on-
A)26 January, 1946
B)26 January, 1950
C)26 November, 1949
D)31 December, 19,49
Answer: 26 November, 1949
- Q. The position of the president which was undermined by the 42nd amendment was subsequently somewhat retrieved by the
A)45th amendment
B)44th amendment
C)26th amendment
D)None of the above
Answer: 44th amendment
- 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 appoints chairman of Union Public Service Commission?
A)President of India
B)Prime Minister of India
C)Judge of Supreme Court
D)Judge of High Court
Answer: President of India
- 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. Provisions of citizenship in Indian Constitution, became applicable in-
A)1949
B)1950
C)1951
D)1952
Answer: 1949
- Q. Indian Constitution is-
A)Quasi Federal
B)Federal
C)Unitary
D)Presidential
Answer: Quasi Federal
- Q. Part XVIII of the Constitution deals with
A)Fundamental Duties
B)Directive Principal
C)Fundamental Rights
D)Emergency Provisions
Answer: Emergency Provisions
- Q. Which of the following subject is not in Union list-
A)Banking
B)Census
C)Labor Union
D)Foreign Debt
Answer: Labor Union
- Q. The ballot papers were used firstly in-
A)England
B)Ancient Greece
C)Australia
D)USA
Answer: Ancient Greece
- Q. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Punjab-
A)1
B)7
C)18
D)10
Answer: 7
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