More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. The Parliament exercises control over council of ministers, the real executive, in several ways. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a method of control over executive?
A)Supplementary questions
B)Questions
C)Adjournment motions
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. The largest committee of Parliament of India is-
A)Estimates Committee
B)Public Accounts Committee
C)Committee on Public Undertakings
D)Joint Parliamentary Committee
Answer: Estimates Committee
- Q. The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counterpart in Britain because
A)India has adopted the federal system
B)India is the biggest democracy
C)India has a written constitution
D)his office enjoys constitutional basis
Answer: his office enjoys constitutional basis
- Q. By which of the following rights fundamental rights are ensured in Indian constitution?
A)Right against exploitation
B)Right to equality
C)Right to constitutional remedies
D)Educational and cultural right
Answer: Right to constitutional remedies
- Q. The discussion on any matter of urgent public importance, presented by any member of house is known as-
A)Confidence motion
B)Adjoumment motion
C)Censure motion
D)None of these
Answer: Adjoumment motion
- Q. The Supreme Court of India has-
A)Consultative Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate and Consultative Jurisdiction
D)Original, Appellate and Consultative Jurisdiction
Answer: Original, Appellate and Consultative Jurisdiction
- Q. The pardoning power of the president in India as enshrined in the Article 72 of the constitution of India includes :
A)pardon, commutation
B)remission, respite, reprieve
C)pardon, commutation, remission, respite, reprieve
D)commutation
Answer: pardon, commutation, remission, respite, reprieve
- Q. No person shall be a citizen of India if he has-
A)Been convicted by a foreign court of law
B)Lived in a foreign country for more than five years
C)Voluntarily acquired citizenship of another country
D)Accepted employment in another country
Answer: Voluntarily acquired citizenship of another country
- Q. How many subjects are there in union list-
A)66
B)52
C)97
D)99
Answer: 97
- Q. Objective resolution was moved in constituent assembly by-
A)Kiran Desai
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)K. Natwar Singh
D)K. M.Munshi
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The power of mitigation of dispute between centre and state falls in ______ of the supreme court of India-
A)Constitutional Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Consulting Jurisdiction
D)Appellate Jurisdiction
Answer: Original Jurisdiction
- Q. “Taxes on lands and buildings” is listed in the ______ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
A)State
B)Union
C)Global
D)Concurrent
Answer: State
- 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. 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. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is –
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 12
- Q. Under which pardoning power of the President, duration of sentence is reduced without changing its character?
A)Remission
B)Commutation
C)Respite
D)Reprieve
Answer: Remission
- Q. If Parliament has to legislate with respect to a matter in the state list, the proposal for such is to be approved by-
A)Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both
B)Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislature of related State
C)Rajya Sabha
D)Lok Sabha
Answer: Rajya Sabha
- Q. Which of the following is permanent organization-
A)Political party
B)Family
C)Red cross
D)Plato
Answer: Family
- 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. Which of the following writ is issued by a higher court to a lower court?
A)Quo-Warranto
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Prohibition
D)None of these
Answer: Prohibition
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