More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. _____ means that the Presjdent of India can refer any matter that is of public importance or that which involves interpretation of Constitution to Supreme Court for advice.
A)Writ Jurisdiction
B)Original Jurisdiction
C)Appellate Jurisdiction
D)Advisory Jurisdiction
Answer: Advisory Jurisdiction
- Q. How many times has the Preamble to the constitution of India been amended ?
A)4
B)5
C)1
D)2
Answer: 1
- Q. Who was the leader of Russia at the time of signing of The Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation-
A)Leonid Brezhnev
B)Nikita Khrushchev
C)Yuri Andropov
D)Mikhail gorbachev
Answer: Leonid Brezhnev
- Q. The salary and allowances of judges of Supreme Court are charged on-
A)Contingency Fund of India
B)Reserve Bank of India
C)Consolidated Fund of India
D)Finance Commission
Answer: Consolidated Fund of India
- 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. The Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and Schedules Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 have been enacted to protect
A)Scheduled Castes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
B)Scheduled Tribes from Social Injustice and Exploitation
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. If the Parliament has to appoint a committee for a specific task, it is known as-
A)Adh-oc committee
B)Standing committee
C)Joint committee
D)Permanent committee
Answer: Adh-oc committee
- Q. Why did one of the High Courts inIndian decree that “bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive”?
A)It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
B)It infringes on the fundamental rights of some groups of people
C)It adversely affectsproduction
D)It is not part of a right to protest
Answer: It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom
- Q. “Persons may change but rules should not change” is the principle of-
A)Constitutional Government
B)Absolute Monarchy
C)Unwritten Constitution
D)Republic
Answer: Constitutional Government
- Q. Who can displace the Judge of High Court-
A)President
B)President on a proposal passed by majority in parliament
C)Chief Minister in consultation with Governor
D)President in consultation with Chief Justice of India
Answer: President on a proposal passed by majority in parliament
- Q. Who had proposed the idea of three Tier Panchayati Raj system-
A)Ashok Mehta Committee
B)Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
C)Royal Commission
D)None of these
Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
- Q. The foremost basic features of the Constitution of India include
A)Independence of Judiciary
B)Supremacy of the Constitution
C)Rule of Law, Principal of Equality
D)Judicial Review and Secularism
Answer: E
- Q. What is the total number of members in Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories?
A)228
B)218
C)238
D)248
Answer: 238
- Q. The “Rule of law” is the speciality of which of the following-
A)USA
B)Britain
C)France
D)Switzerland
Answer: Britain
- Q. Which of the followings is not a fundamental right?
A)Right against Exploitation
B)Right to equality
C)Right to strike
D)Right to religious freedom
Answer: Right to strike
- Q. Article-41 of the Indian Constitution “Right to work to education and to public assistance in certain cases” deals with?
A)The directive principles of state policy
B)The Union Government
C)The State Government
D)The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
Answer: The directive principles of state policy
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Jok Sabha) of Gujarat is-
A)26
B)10
C)28
D)48
Answer: 26
- Q. In which year was the Prevention of terrorism Act (POTA)enacted?
A)2001
B)2000
C)2002
D)2003
Answer: 2002
- Q. First Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha was-
A)A. K. Gopalan
B)B. R. Ambedkar
C)S. Radhakrishnan
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: A. K. Gopalan
- Q. If the President declares emergency then this proclamation must be approved by the Parliament within-
A)6 Months
B)1 year
C)3 Months
D)1 Months
Answer: 1 Months
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