More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Separation of the judiciary from the executive has been provided in one of the following parts of the Indian Constitution-
A)The Fundamental Right
B)The Preamble
C)The Directive Principles of State Policy
D)The Seventh Schedule
Answer: The Directive Principles of State Policy
- Q. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
A)a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
B)a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
C)a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
D)a socialist, secular and democratic republic
Answer: a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
- Q. Who appoints the judges of district courts-
A)Chief Minister
B)Governor
C)Law Minister
D)President
Answer: Governor
- Q. Who appoints the members of Union Public Service Commission-
A)President
B)Law Minister
C)Prime Minister
D)Chief Justice
Answer: President
- Q. Part XVIII of the Constitution deals with
A)Fundamental Duties
B)Directive Principal
C)Fundamental Rights
D)Emergency Provisions
Answer: Emergency Provisions
- Q. Under which pardoning power of the President, one form of punishment is substituted by a lighter from?
A)Remission
B)Commutation
C)Respite
D)Reprieve
Answer: Commutation
- Q. Of the following who held the offices of Judge of the Supreme Court and be Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
A)K.S. Hegde
B)M. Hidayatullah
C)Subba Rao
D)P.N. Bhagwati
Answer: K.S. Hegde
- Q. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing?
A)Writ of Habeas Corpus
B)Writ of Certiorari
C)Writ of Mandamus
D)Writ of Quo Warranto
Answer: Writ of Mandamus
- Q. Which item out of the following is contained in the concurrent list?
A)Agriculture
B)Trade Unions
C)Tolls
D)Markets and Fairs
Answer: Trade Unions
- Q. Which article declares that all laws that are inconsistent with or in derogation of any of the fundamental rights shall be void?
A)Article 23
B)Article 3
C)Article 33
D)Article 13
Answer: Article 13
- Q. How many members were in the interim Parliament of India-
A)313
B)296
C)318
D)316
Answer: 296
- Q. What is the main function of judiciary-
A)Execution of law
B)To make law
C)Adjudication of law
D)To apply law
Answer: Adjudication of law
- Q. Planning Commission of India was-
A)A Free and Autonomous Body
B)A Constitutional Body
C)A Statutory Body
D)A Non-Constitutional Body
Answer: A Non-Constitutional Body
- Q. The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
A)criticism of its policies
B)questions and supplementary questions
C)adjournment motion
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. According to which article, state council can be formed or dissolved-
A)Article 168
B)Article 167
C)Article 170
D)Article 169
Answer: Article 169
- Q. Who was the first woman Chif Justice of a High Court of a state if India?
A)Fathima Beevi
B)Sunanda Bhandare
C)Leila Seth
D)Anna Chandy
Answer: Leila Seth
- Q. Who was the constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly at the time of the drafting of the constitution?
A)Dr.B.R Ambedkar
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)B.N. Rau
D)Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B.N. Rau
- Q. The provision of suspension of Fundamental Rights is borrowed from :
A)Australian constitution
B)Weimer Constitution of Germany.
C)American constitution
D)Canadian constitution
Answer: Weimer Constitution of Germany.
- 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. If the President declares emergency then this proclamation must be approved by the Parliament within-
A)6 Months
B)1 year
C)3 Months
D)1 Months
Answer: 1 Months
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