More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Article-60 of the Indian Constitution refers to-
A)Oath of the President
B)Election of the president of India
C)Impeachment of the President
D)Vice President of India
Answer: Oath of the President
- Q. Which of the following constitutional Amendment is known as “Mini constitution”-
A)24th Constitutional Amendment Act 1971
B)7th Constitutional Amendment Act 1956
C)42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976
D)44th Constitutional Amendment Act 1978
Answer: 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976
- Q. From which of the following nations,we have taken the provision of judicial review?
A)USA
B)England
C)Canada
D)Australia
Answer: USA
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of West Bengal is-
A)16
B)12
C)18
D)31
Answer: 16
- Q. Who is the chairman of planning commission?
A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Finance Minister
D)Vice President
Answer: Prime Minister
- Q. What is the literal meaning of the term “Quo-Warranto”?
A)To forbid
B)We command
C)By what authority (or) warrant
D)None of these
Answer: By what authority (or) warrant
- Q. Which of the following Chief Justice of India had the opportunity to act as President of India?
A)Justice P.B..Gajendra Gadkar
B)Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan
C)Justice M.Hidayatulla
D)Justice P.N.Bhagawati
Answer: Justice M.Hidayatulla
- Q. To be a voter in India, what is the minimum qualifying age?
A)22 Years
B)24 Years
C)20 Years
D)18 Years
Answer: 18 Years
- 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. How many times have the President declared National emergency-
A)Twice
B)Once
C)Thrice
D)Never
Answer: Thrice
- Q. Match List-I (Parts of the Indian Constitution) with List-II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below- List I – List II A. Part-IV(A) – 1. The Fundamental Duties B. Part-VIII – 2. The Union Territories C. Part-IX – 3. The Panchayats D. Part-IX(A) – 4. The Municipalities
A)A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
B)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
C)A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
D)A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Answer: A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
- Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India has defined the term ‘State’?
A)Article 19
B)Article 12
C)Article 51
D)Article 77
Answer: Article 12
- Q. The main duty of the Speaker Pro-tem 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. How many members of Anglo-Indian community can be nominated for the Parliament by the President-
A)4
B)2
C)8
D)Depends on President's will
Answer: 2
- Q. The pre-requisite for the enforcement of directive principles of the state policy is
A)socialist government
B)an effective, hones government
C)active opposition
D)adequate resources
Answer: adequate resources
- Q. According to Article-75(3) of the Constitution of India the Council of Ministers are collectively responaible to the-
A)Parliament
B)President
C)Lok Sabha
D)Rajya Sabha
Answer: Lok Sabha
- Q. The Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in
A)the concurrent list only
B)the union list only
C)both union and concurrent list
D)all the three lists, viz. union list, state list and the concurrent list
Answer: both union and concurrent list
- Q. Howmany members can be nominated for both houses of parliament by the president?
A)10
B)16
C)12
D)14
Answer: 12
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Maharashtra is-
A)26
B)10
C)28
D)48
Answer: 48
- Q. What was the exact constitutional position of the Indian Republic when the Constitution was brought into force with effect from 26th January, 1950?
A)A Sovereign Democratic Republic
B)A Democratic Republic
C)Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
D)A Sovereign Secular Soicalist Democratic Republic
Answer: A Sovereign Democratic Republic
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