Indian Politics

Q. The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the following, except-

A
Democratic republic
B
Communist
C
Socialist
D
Secular

Correct Answer

Communist

More Questions on Indian Politics

  • 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. Under which article of constitution, proclamation of National Emergency is declared-
    A)Article 356
    B)Article 352
    C)Article 360
    D)Article 361
    Answer: Article 352
  • Q. The Inter State Council was established in 1990 in pursuance of the recommendation made by :
    A)Sarkaria Commission (1983-87).
    B)Mukherjee Commission (1999)
    C)Mandal Commission (1980).
    D)Khosla Commission (1990)
    Answer: Sarkaria Commission (1983-87).
  • Q. Which bill cannot originate in Rajya Sabha ?
    A)Ordinary Bill
    B)Constitutional Amendment Bill
    C)Fundamental Bill
    D)Money Bill
    Answer: Money Bill
  • Q. Which one of the following statements about the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is not correct?
    A)The CJI administers 'the oath'of office 'to the President.
    B)He appoints the Chief Justice of all High Courts.
    C)When both the office of the President and Vice President fall vacant simultaneously, the CJI discharges the duties of the President .
    D)The CJI can hold his office till he attains the age of 65 years.
    Answer: He appoints the Chief Justice of all High Courts.
  • Q. The President of USA appoints the judges of Supreme Court, how-
    A)At his discretion
    B)Approval of Senate
    C)Approval of House of Representatives
    D)None of these
    Answer: Approval of Senate
  • Q. The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by-
    A)Ashok Mehta
    B)Balwant Rai Mehta
    C)K.N. Katju
    D)Jagjivan Ram
    Answer: Ashok Mehta
  • Q. _____ elects the President and the Vice President and removes judges of Supreme Court and High Court.
    A)Prime Minister'S Office
    B)Ministry of Defence
    C)Lok Sabha
    D)Securities and Exchange Board of India
    Answer: Prime Minister'S Office
  • Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the State Governments to organise Village Panchayats?
    A)Article-37
    B)Article-32
    C)Article-41
    D)Article-51
    Answer: Article-41
  • Q. Which is the last appellate court-
    A)District court
    B)High court
    C)Civil court
    D)Supreme court
    Answer: Supreme court
  • Q. Right to Privacy comes under-
    A)Article-20
    B)Article-19
    C)Article-21
    D)Article-18
    Answer: Article-21
  • Q. The lengthiest Constitution of the world is :
    A)the constitution of Ireland
    B)the constitution of India
    C)the constitution of Australia
    D)the constitution of Japan
    Answer: the constitution of India
  • Q. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian constitution was added by-
    A)Eighth Amendment
    B)First Amendment
    C)Ninth Amendment
    D)Forty Second Amendment
    Answer: First Amendment
  • Q. Name of qountry from which the consititution features of procedures for amendment was borrowed by India-
    A)America
    B)Britain
    C)South Africa
    D)Germany
    Answer: South Africa
  • Q. In Presidential Government, the President is-
    A)Dependent on the Legislature
    B)Independent of the Legislature
    C)Dependent on the Judiciary
    D)Bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers
    Answer: Independent of the Legislature
  • Q. The parliamentary form of government as prevalent in India emphasizes the interdependence between :
    A)Urban Development and Rural Development.
    B)Social Justice & Empowerment.
    C)Urban Employment and Poverty.
    D)The Legislative and Executive Organs.
    Answer: The Legislative and Executive Organs.
  • Q. The constituent Assembly was set up in-
    A)1946
    B)1945
    C)1947
    D)1949
    Answer: 1946
  • Q. In India, how many times has the President declared financial emergency-
    A)Two times
    B)Never
    C)Three times
    D)Once
    Answer: Never
  • Q. In which year, there was dominance of one party in India-
    A)1977
    B)1971
    C)1962
    D)1967
    Answer: 1977
  • Q. The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in-
    A)Dismissal of the Ministry
    B)Appointment of Chief Minister
    C)Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
    D)Assent to Bills
    Answer: Assent to Bills

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