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. 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 was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B)G. V. Mavalankar
C)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
D)Dr. P.V. Cherian
Answer: G. V. Mavalankar
- Q. A writ of ____ means that the court orders that the arrested person should be presented before it.
A)Mandamus
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)Quo-Warranto
Answer: Habeas Corpus
- Q. The committee which Examines the audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India, is-
A)Consultative committee
B)Estimates committee
C)Public Accounts Committee
D)None of these
Answer: Public Accounts Committee
- Q. Democratic Socialism aims at-
A)bringing about Socialism through violent and peaceful means
B)bringing about Socialism through peaceful means
C)bringing about Socialismthrough violent means
D)bringing about Socialism through democratic
Answer: bringing about Socialism through democratic
- Q. There are total parliamentary seats (LokSabha constituency) in West Bengal-
A)2
B)42
C)14
D)40
Answer: 42
- Q. In India, no government expenditure can be made without approval of –
A)Prime Minister
B)Parliament
C)President
D)Supreme court
Answer: Parliament
- Q. Which of the article ensures that Directive principles of state policy cannot be enforced by any court?
A)Article-38
B)Article-31
C)Article-37
D)Article-39
Answer: Article-37
- Q. The Administrative Head of the Cabinet Secretariat is
A)The Prime Minister
B)Cabinet Minister
C)Cabinet Secretary
D)The President
Answer: Cabinet Secretary
- Q. The civil affairs like marriage, divorce, inheritance etc. which has been authorised by the constitution to make legal laws?
A)States, by the State List of the Constitution
B)Centre, by the Union List of the Constitution
C)Centre and States, by the Concurrent List of the Constitution
D)Religious authorities which have relation to individual affairs
Answer: Centre and States, by the Concurrent List of the Constitution
- Q. Which Article grants protection to persons who are arrested or detained?
A)Article 24
B)Article 23
C)Article 25
D)Article 22
Answer: Article 22
- 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. Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution has been taken from-
A)Government of India Act 1935
B)British constitution
C)Irish constitution
D)Japanese constitution
Answer: Government of India Act 1935
- Q. The first country which adopted Preamble for its written constitution-
A)India
B)USA
C)Britain
D)Canada
Answer: USA
- Q. Who was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India-
A)Dr.Rajendra Prasad
B)Dr. B.Rambedkar
C)Dr. B.N. Rao
D)Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Dr.Rajendra Prasad
- Q. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
A)The 40th Amendment Act, 1976
B)The 3rd Amendment Act, 1975
C)The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
D)The 4th Amendment Act, 1979
Answer: The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
- Q. The provisions as covered by Article 343 to 351 under Part XVII of the constitution of India deals with
A)Official Language
B)Religion
C)President
D)Emergency
Answer: Official Language
- Q. Right to Privacy comes under-
A)Article-20
B)Article-19
C)Article-21
D)Article-18
Answer: Article-21
- Q. The Chairman of Public Accounts Committee in Indian Parliament is-
A)Speaker of Lok Sabha
B)Leader of opposition
C)Deputy Chairman of Lok Sabha
D)Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Answer: Leader of opposition
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