More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. A writ of Mandamus can be issued by the Supreme Court to-
A)The Prime Minister to dissolve the Cabinet
B)An official to perform public duty
C)The company to raise wages
D)The Government to pay the salaries to employees
Answer: An official to perform public duty
- Q. According to Indian constitution, which of the following is a Constitutional Body-
A)National Development Council
B)Finance Commission
C)Planning Commission
D)None of these
Answer: Finance Commission
- Q. The state Reorganization commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of :
A)Kelkar
B)Fazl Ali
C)Mondal
D)Zakir Husain
Answer: Fazl Ali
- 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. Who was the first woman governor in Independent India-
A)Sucheta Kriplani
B)Sarojini Naidu
C)Indira Gandhi
D)Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. _____is an institutional mechanism to accommodate two sets of polities one at the regional level and the other at the national level.
A)Democracy
B)Feudalism
C)Federalism
D)Aristocracy
Answer: Federalism
- Q. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes in the services has been provided in the Indian Constitution under-
A)Article-315
B)Article-375
C)Article-335
D)Article-365
Answer: Article-335
- Q. The main duty of the Speaker Protem of Lok Sabha is :
A)To administer oath to the new members
B)To unite the Cabinet
C)To end the session
D)To break the deadlock
Answer: To administer oath to the new members
- Q. Who among the following issues a notification for prorogation of legislative session?
A)Chairman
B)Speaker
C)President
D)Prime Minister
Answer: President
- Q. The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is
A)30 years
B)25 years
C)40 years
D)35 years
Answer: 25 years
- Q. Who elects the members of Rajya Sabha?
A)The People
B)Elected members of the Legislative Council
C)Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
D)Lok Sabha
Answer: Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
- Q. The Prime Minister of India is-
A)Selected
B)Elected
C)Nominated
D)Appointed
Answer: Appointed
- Q. Who can restrict the fundamental rights of the citizens?
A)Parliament
B)Council of Ministers
C)Public
D)Cabinet
Answer: Parliament
- Q. Bahujan Samaj Party was founded in-
A)1955
B)1925
C)1984
D)2001
Answer: 1984
- Q. The duties of chief minister of a state with regard to furnishing of information to the Governor is enshrined in:
A)Article 170.
B)Article 167.
C)Article 180.
D)Article 190.
Answer: Article 167.
- Q. Which type of federalism is seen in India?
A)Holding together federation
B)Coming together federation
C)Coming together federation and Holding together federation both
D)None of these
Answer: Holding together federation
- Q. The office of the prime minister of India
A)is created by the Parliament
B)rests on coronations
C)is created by the constitution
D)All of the above
Answer: is created by the constitution
- Q. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
A)Supreme Court
B)Parliament
C)High courts
D)Election Commission
Answer: High courts
- Q. Indian Citizenship is granted by-
A)The Prime Minister
B)The President of India
C)The Ministry of Home Affairs
D)The Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: The Ministry of Home Affairs
- Q. In our Constitution Economic planning is in-
A)State list
B)Union list
C)Concurrent list
D)Not in any list
Answer: Concurrent list
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