More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. In which of the following situations Habeas corpus writ is issued?
A)Extra tax receipts
B)Loss of property
C)Faulty police detention
D)Violation of freedom of Expression
Answer: Faulty police detention
- Q. Which house of the Indian parliament is a house elected by the people-
A)Lok Sabha
B)Rajya Sabha
C)Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both
D)None of these
Answer: Lok Sabha
- Q. ______ writ is issued by a higher court (High Court or Supreme Court) when a lower court has considered a case going beyond its jurisdiction.
A)Mandamus
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)Quo-Warranto
Answer: Prohibition
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of West Bengal is-
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 16
- Q. The constituent Assembly was set up in-
A)1946
B)1945
C)1947
D)1949
Answer: 1946
- 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. Uniform Civil Code is mentioned in which article of Indian Constitution?
A)4
B)44
C)14
D)34
Answer: 44
- Q. The Look East Policy in India was started by which of the following Prime Minister?
A)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B)Rajiv Gandhi
C)P.V. Narasimha Rao
D)Manmohan Singh
Answer: P.V. Narasimha Rao
- Q. Preventive detention means-
A)Detention after interrogation
B)Detention for interrogation
C)Detention without interrogation
D)Detention for cognizable offence
Answer: Detention without interrogation
- Q. How many times have the President declared National emergency-
A)Twice
B)Once
C)Thrice
D)Never
Answer: Thrice
- Q. Who among the following is a part of political executive?
A)Secretary of Ministry of defence
B)District Magistrate
C)Finance Minister
D)Superintendent of Police
Answer: Finance Minister
- 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. Who works as the chairman of State Planning Board-
A)Chief Minister
B)Governor
C)Leader of Opposition
D)Speaker
Answer: Chief Minister
- Q. Answer the name of two temporary houses of parliamentary structure of India-
A)Lok Sabha and Legislative Council
B)Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly
C)Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council
D)Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly
Answer: Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly
- Q. What is a voluntary uion of sovereign and independent states called?
A)Unitary state
B)Federation
C)Confederation
D)None of these
Answer: Confederation
- Q. Who is the former body builder, who became a film star and a Governor?
A)Dwayne Johnson
B)Sylvester Stallone
C)Arnold Schwarzenegger
D)Steve Austin
Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Q. Who served for the longest period of time as the Chief Minister of a state-
A)Pawan Kumar Chamling
B)Naveen Patnaik
C)Jyoti Basu
D)Nitish Kumar
Answer: Pawan Kumar Chamling
- Q. The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
A)Hindi only
B)English only
C)English or Hindi
D)English, Hindi or mother tongue
Answer: English, Hindi or mother tongue
- Q. Which of the fullowing countries enjoys a federal form of government?
A)USA
B)China
C)Cuba
D)Belgium
Answer: USA
- Q. The President of India enjoys emergency powers of-
A)two types
B)four types
C)five types
D)three types
Answer: three types
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